is le ▁T ract , ▁relatively ▁u pl and ▁areas ▁have ▁been ▁plant ed ▁with ▁lo bl olly ▁p ine ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cover ▁cro ps ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁wild life . ▁La wn es ▁Creek ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁Stewart ▁tract s , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁mar sh land . ▁ ▁Public ▁access ▁Hog ▁Island ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Department ▁of ▁Game ▁and ▁In land ▁Fish eries , ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁hunting , ▁tra pping , ▁fish ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁and ▁bo ating . ▁The ▁Carl is le ▁T ract ▁includes ▁a ▁boat ▁r amp . ▁Hor se back ▁r iding ▁and ▁primitive ▁camp ing ▁are ▁permitted ▁only ▁within ▁the ▁Carl is le ▁T ract . ▁Access ▁for ▁persons ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older ▁requires ▁a ▁valid ▁hunting ▁or ▁fish ing ▁permit , ▁a ▁current ▁Virginia ▁boat ▁registration , ▁or ▁a ▁W MA ▁access ▁permit . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁Captain ▁John ▁Smith ▁Ch es ape ake ▁National ▁Historic ▁Tra il ▁along ▁the ▁James ▁River . ▁O pport un ities ▁to ▁view ▁wild life , ▁including ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁bald ▁e ag les ▁that ▁are ▁frequently ▁observed ▁on ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁property , ▁are ▁facil itated ▁by ▁two ▁wild life ▁view ing ▁platforms ▁that ▁are ▁available ▁within ▁the ▁Hog ▁Island ▁T ract . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Are as