Get a hunting regulation hand book for NC . Check to see which arias have the largest bag limits and tightest regulations . This would be for quantity of game .
Also check Boone and Crocket and Pope and Young records for the state . I forgot to add the records should tell the counties or regions the best deer come from .
You say your family lives in Charlotte...if you are trying to be close to them, you do realize you can also live just south of there in South Carolina. Just a stones throw away. Good hunting there, too.
I don't have anything specific for you - I live in AZ, but my dad lives in Winston-Salem area. Just trying to help you think outside of the box maybe.
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