Although Briery Creek means fishing to most people, the heavily forested ridges surrounding this 845 acre lake provide a number of hunting opportunities as well. This 3,164 acre management area is located in Prince Edward County about 7 miles south of Farmville. The area’s gently rolling terrain is typical of south-central Piedmont. Briery Creek Lake, formed by damming Briery Creek and Little Briery Creek, lies in the heart of the area. Historically, this land was farmed for tobacco and corn and for a number of years experienced significant soil erosion. More recently landowners have timbered much of the land surrounding the lake. Some of these areas now contained stand of mixed hardwoods, while other areas formerly owned by forest industry contain pure stands of loblolly pines. The diverse woodlands surrounding the lake offer opportunity to hunt forest game normally associated with the Piedmont. The area supports an excellent turkey population, with good populations of deer and squirrels as well. Abandoned farm fields add to the quality of the habitat for deer and turkey and provide some hunting for quail and rabbits. Waterfowl hunting is available on the lake and is best in the heads of coves. In recent years, resident populations of wood ducks, mallards, and Canada geese have been good. Numerous furbearing species can be found on the area. Beavers, muskrats and some otters can be found along the lake’s coves, while bobcats, foxes, raccoons, and opossums can be found on the surrounding ridges.