NC great herd of Elk for the most inside the native american reservation. Of course elk don't pay attention to property lines. There is good trout fishing on the Ravens fork just north of the high school. Bears are hit and miss. Good trout right there in Ashville on French Broard river. Just a couple of suggestions. Have you seen Biltmore? It is worth it. One of the Vanderbilt boys built it.Welcome. I just started a project in Asheville. I'm debating on whether or not to hang out a few extra days to do some fishing and look for bears.