October 2015 - Page 13 of 13 - Carolina Sportsman

Powder burns aren’t all that bad, especially this month when primitive weapon season arrives in the Upstate

Other than a handful of Wildlife Management Areas below the fall line, primitive weapons seasons for deer in South Carolina have always been an Upstate thing. Maybe the proximity to the mountains is what beckons hunters to squeeze in a few days between stick-and-string and the heavy artillery to honor those pioneers who settled the land with their trusty smokepole at their side. […]

Don’t bark up the wrong tree; put your deer stand in the right one

Pete Rogers

As hunters prepare for the peak of deer season or the changes in deer behavior, many are looking at hanging or moving tree stands into just the right locations. […]

Stalk fall Santee slabs – Sample Lake Marion’s great fall crappie action

Terry Madewell

The long rod bowed into a deep, inverted “U” as another slab crappie was swung aboard the boat. Guide Buster Rush grabbed his client’s fish and sized it up. […]

Top 4 tips to stay scent-free while deer hunting

Brian Cope

It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand, and over the past couple of decades, a whole category of gear has sprouted up to help with that task. […]

4 tips to stay odorless while deer hunting

Brian Cope

Weather postpones US Open King Mackerel Tournament

North Carolina Sportsman

The 2015 U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Board of Directors announced after much consideration and consultation about weather concerns due to Hurricane Joaquin, have postponed the tournament to October 30th & 31st. […]

Pittsboro hunter goes against instincts on wind, kills big buck

Brian Cope

Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro killed a trophy buck that he didn’t know was on his property until just before the season started. After doing a little scouting one day in a field on his 30-acre farm, he saw two really big deer than got his blood flowing, but it was the last he saw of those deer. […]

Bombs away for venison

Jerry Dilsaver

We’ve made it back to fall again and into October, one of my favorite times of the year. The days have cooled enough to hunt without drowning in your own sweat, but they are still warm enough that short-sleeve shirts are fine by late morning. […]