Deer of the Year

Hartsville, SC hunter nails big buck on rainy day

After a three year saga, Michael Camak of Hartsville, S.C. finally encountered a true trophy buck while ducking out of the rain in a roofed box stand late morning on Nov. 8. Wet and raining conditions are rarely praised when climbing into a deer stand. But, Camak would beg to differ this week.  […]

Deer of the Year

N.C. hunter kills Rockingham County brute

Bo Gibson killed the biggest deer of his life on the cool, rainy Saturday afternoon of Nov. 4 in Rockingham County, N.C. after sitting in his stand for about five hours. But the hunt for this big deer started much earlier than that day. […]

Sound & Sea

Weedless topwaters?

Using topwater lures in a walk-the-dog fashion over oyster shell banks, especially in smaller creek mouths that meet larger channels, is a great way to catch speckled trout this time of year. […]

Deer of the Year

Coin flip leads to record book buck for Marion huntress

Abby Cribb of Marion, S.C. has killed her share of deer with a rifle, but this year, she wanted to try something new. Her boyfriend has always been a very encouraging hunting partner, so he bought her a bow, and assured her that she would enjoy killing a big buck with it even more than the ones she’s killed with a rifle. […]

Columns

Skewerless wahoo kabobs

The fall of 2017 has presented a few challenges for fishermen in the Carolinas, but fishing has been good when the weather has allowed. Uninvited visitors Irma, Jose and Maria, plus some fronts rolling off other tropical systems, made the waters rough at times, but fishermen are persistent and made trips when possible. […]