Bear
S.C.’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt netted 112 bears
During South Carolina’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt, hunters killed a total of 112 bears. […]
Articles by Glenn Corley
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124 bears taken during 2018 S.C. Mountain Bear Harvest
The 2018 Mountain Bear Harvest was the second best season on record with a total of 124 bears taken. This included 55 during the still hunt and 69 during the dog hunt which included 66 males and 58 females taken in three counties. […]
Deer of the Year
Third time is the charm for Granville hunter
James Williams had not killed a “good” deer in over 30 years. Lamont Williams, his son, was determined to help his father, who taught him how to hunt, to finally get a trophy. After two misses, it was the third time that James finally got a prized nine-point buck that scored 133 5/8 inches of hard horns and weighed in at 165 pounds. […]
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Top tips for sheepshead fishing on Apache Pier
Derrick Rogers of Weaverville, NC, drives down to the Apache Family Campground several times a year just to fish the Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. And on this pier, he only fishes for one thing- sheepshead. […]
Deer of the Year
Aiken hunter kills trophy buck after two-year hunt
Tyler Craig, his dad, and his neighbors had all seen a trophy buck on trail cameras, but no one had seen the buck during the day. But when the deer went looking for love in the wrong place at the wrong time, Craig finally saw it and bagged it. […]
Deer of the Year
Seneca hunter kills trophy 8-point buck at Botany Bay WMA
Gerald Foster of Seneca, S.C. and some friends have been drawn to hunt several different Wildlife Management Area (WMA) properties over the last 10 years. Foster said that Botany Bay is probably the most beautiful and now, his all-time favorite. […]
Bear
2017 SC bear season was second best on record
According to Tammy Wactor, SCDNR Wildlife Biologist and Upstate Black Bear Coordinator, the 2017 Bear Season was the second highest season on record. […]
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Upstate bruin is largest of 2017 season
Phillip Gosnell, a 36-year-old water treatment operator from Landrum, took the largest bear of the Palmetto State’s 2017 bear hunting season. Gosnell was still hunting on 40 acers of private land in Greenville County when he took the 597-pound bear. […]
Flounder
Flounder-gigging hot spots in South Carolina
The Charleston area probably has the most places to gig for flounder in South Carolina, if you include the Isle of Palms area, the creeks in the Wando and Cooper rivers and Bulls Bay to the north, as well as the creeks off the Folly River and behind Kiawah Island to the south of the city.
Inshore Fishing
Gigging regulations
In South Carolina, fishermen can gig 15 flounder per day, with a maximum of 30 per boat per day, with a 14-inch size minimum.
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Beat the heat with gig in hand – Gigging can be a great way for anglers in the Carolinas to fill a summertime cooler
It gets mighty hot on the Carolinas’ coast in July. Fishing during the day can be a sweltering experience, especially if there is little or no wind blowing. An alternative is to go flounder-gigging at night to beat the heat.
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Santee angler catches 82-pound catfish
Paul Blackwell and his two daughters all caught their “personal best catfish” while fishing on Lake Moultrie on March 3.
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Lake Jocassee trout anglers surprised by striper catch
Lake Jocassee is known for large lake trout, great smallmouth and largemouth fishing, but anyone in the Upstate will tell you the lake does not have stripers.
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Shepherd the pier flock – Winter doesn’t shut down sheepshead action, especially on Mount Pleasant’s unique pier
South Carolina fishermen can find plenty of cold-weather sheepshead action off the Mount Pleasant Pier, including good numbers and hefty sizes — if you know how to catch them and don’t mind cold weather.