N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Second Creek Game Land Impoundment Condition Poor

RALEIGH, N.C.  – The prolonged drought in North Carolina has impacted yet another waterfowl impoundment, this time at Second Creek Game Land in Rowan County.  Currently the wooded impoundment is completely dry, and without above-normal rainfall through the end of the year, the situation is unlikely to improve according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. 

All hunting on Second Creek Game Land is by randomly-drawn special permit hunts only.  While the drawings for waterfowl have already occurred and permits have been issued, applicants should be aware that drought conditions may negatively impact hunting.

The water level at the Second Creek impoundment relies solely on runoff and backwater from the creek.  In a year with normal precipitation, it holds water year round, but with the extreme drought this spring and summer, the impoundment has been dry since mid-August.  It is the only designated impoundment on this game land

This is the first year of operation for the 1,140 acre Second Creek Game Land.