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Protected area of Virginia, United States
Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area
is a 3,164-acre (12.80 km
2
)
Wildlife Management Area
in
Prince Edward County, Virginia
. With terrain typical of Virginia's south-central
Piedmont
, it encompasses the 845-acre (3.42 km
2
)
Briery Creek Lake
, a reservoir formed by the damming of Briery Creek and Little Briery Creek. Much of the area was historically used for tobacco farming, and more recently, timber production; today the land contains a mixture of
hardwoods
and
loblolly pine
.
[2]
Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. The area is open to the public for hunting and trapping; game species include deer, turkey, quail, rabbits, and waterfowl. Fishing and boating is facilitated by two boat ramps on Briery Creek Lake. Other permissible activities include hiking, horseback riding, and primitive camping.
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Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, a current Virginia boat registration, or a WMA access permit.
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See also
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References
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- ^
"Briery Creek"
.
ProtectedPlanet
. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
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a
b
"Briery Creek"
. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
- ^
"Access Permit"
. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
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