Based on recent Lands of America data, North Carolina ranks third in the United States for the combined number of land listings currently for sale in the state. By overall acreage of land for sale, North Carolina ranks 17th. Internal data from Lands of America shows appromixately $12 billion in land for sale in the Tar Heel State. This constitutes a total of 490,928 acres of land for sale in North Carolina. Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Iredell County had the most land and acreage for sale. There were 1,170 acres of sold land in North Carolina recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a decline in sales activity over data from the previous month. Moore County had the most land sales recently in the state. North Carolina offers year-round opportunities to fish and hunt, including prime fly-fishing in over 3, 000 miles of mountain trout streams in the western third of the state. Throw in Atlantic Ocean deep-sea fishing and some two million acres of game lands open to hunters, anglers, and trappers and you've got one serious outdoor sports-obsessed state. In terms of its size, North Carolina is the country's 28th-largest state, covering an area of 53,821 square miles (34 million acres). Of this area, 48,618 square miles is made up of land, while the remaining 5,201 square miles is made up of water. Wildlife to be found on land for sale in North Carolina include whitetail deer, turkey, bear, ducks, and dove. Anglers have their pick of bass, trout, catfish, and walleye.