Pungo Lake ~ Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge ~ Bear Sanctuary ~ North Carolina 

Pungo Unit of the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge located in Hyde and Washington Counties in Eastern North Carolina.
I attempted to bag Pungo Lake in a late 2020 visit to this area, but I was unable to arrive at the lake via the refuge roads that come in from the northeast from the Phelps Lake area. So I had to study the maps and form a new plan. In this late November 2021 visit I entered the refuge from the "main" entrance near Union Grove, NC, and found my way to the observation platform on the southern shores of Pungo. Many of the interior roads are closed this time of year to protect migratory birds but I still got a good view of this naturally occurring lake. The Pungo Unit is also well known for its large Black Bear population. Unfortunately no bears were sighted on this blustery late Fall day. Thanks for watching!
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