Deer Hunting
There’s a storm a comin’
With the Carolinas facing a winter storm this weekend — snow is predicted across much of the Southeast on Sunday and Monday — savvy deer hunters know to get in the woods before it gets there. […]
Month: December 2018
Deer of the Year
Ketchuptown hunter breaks Horry County, S.C. non-typical record with 15-point buck
The buck has been green-scored at 164 1/8 inches After waiting out a late day rainstorm, Bryan Barnhill of Ketchuptown, S.C. killed a massive 15-point buck that is his biggest ever in the back of […]
Deer of the Year
Avery County hunter tags 18-point non-typical
Zack Laws and the guys in his hunt club in the mountains of Avery County, N.C., took on a management plan a couple of years ago that included letting young bucks walk, hoping to have more trophies on their ridges and in their hollers. […]
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Cover: December 2018
John McDonald Jr. of Woodruff, S.C., killed this huge Spartanburg County buck on Oct. 14. […]
Fishing
ABU Garcia’s Revo Rocket baitcasting reel
Talk about a fast baitcasting reel. ABU Garcia’s Revo Rocket takes retrieve ratio to an unheard of level at 10:1. You get 41 inches of line back in for every turn of the reel handle, which has got to result in dozens of extra casts over the course of a day on the water. […]
Ducks
December is duck prime time
For 60 days, waterfowl hunters in the Carolinas invest time and money into leases, impoundments, decoys and calls to pop a limit of winged migrants on a day-off from work. […]
Crappie/Bream
Cold crappie kickoff
Cool weather and dropping water temperatures are a very good combination for December crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Marion. Anglers with a good game plan find that crappies begin to congregate into tighter areas around deep-water cover and score outstanding catches. […]
Features
The clear advantage – Look for clean water to catch Carolina speckled trout
All cylinders fire in the Carolinas when offshore and inshore fisheries take off at the end of fall. Offshore waters are dominated by massive grouper, line-stretching tuna and reel-screaming wahoo; the inshore grounds teem with redfish and the Carolinas’ most-coveted species, the speckled trout. […]
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Cape Fear River is giving up nice mixed bags to anglers
As he pushed away from the boat ramp at the Dram Tree Park in Wilmington, N.C., Rennie Clark’s plan for a chilly, slightly cloudy fall day, was first to target stripers in the Northeast Cape Fear River, then head to the Cape Fear River for trout and red drum. […]
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Food plots shine as winter arrives
Deer and other wildlife demand rich nutrient sources throughout the year to fuel their daily requirements. For most of the Carolinas, Mother Nature provides adequate groceries in areas where wildlife populations are balanced. […]