Jeff Burleson, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Get your trail cameras up and running this month to get an early idea of what your deer herd looks like.

Assignment June: Work the land for whitetails

Here are the top wildlife management activities for June every landowner with significant acreages should consider for growing big whitetails. […]

Sheepshead flock to the rock jetties that line the mouth of Winyah Bay.

Winyah Bay rocks are May sheepshead paradise

Jeff Burleson

By May, those South Carolina anglers looking for a cooler full of sheepshead can’t go wrong on a trip to the rock jetties outside Winyah Bay. […]

Big flounder are a regular May catch in the estuaries around Little River Inlet, especially when baitfish are pouring in from the ocean.

Flounder invade Little River estuary

Jeff Burleson

The good weather that comes with May also brings excellent flounder fishing to Little River on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. […]

Where does your deer herd spend the summer? Ride around in May and see what’s planted in agricultural fields in your area, like these soybeans

Deer will be on agricultural offerings for much of the spring, summer

Jeff Burleson

Hunters that provide a food source for their deer herd throughout the late spring and summer will benefit when deer hunting season opens in the fall. […]

Blackfin tuna are an early season favorite for South Carolina bluewater fishermen along the Grand Strand.

Bless the blackfin!

Jeff Burleson

The blackfin tuna bite is hot off the coast of South Carolina this month, and these tips will help you catch your share. […]

Spot-tail bass, aka redfish, hit the spring hungry after a winter in the ocean, and they move into Georgetown’s estuaries in April with a big appetite.

Spring spot-tails fill Georgetown’s estuaries

Jeff Burleson

In April, redfish are plentiful and hungry in the Georgetown area. With plenty of baitfish moving into the area, the fish get in a feeding frenzy, making them vulnerable to live bait and artificial lures. […]

A great food plot of clover or another wildlife food crop needs to be located with the utmost care.

Plotting to plant a plot

Jeff Burleson

Location is the most important aspect of a food plot, but probably not for the reasons most landowners believe. Your location has to have the proper soil to make it worth the time, effor, and money. […]

Black drum will wake up early in the year and stage on structure in deeper holes in Little River’s estuary.

Black drum stir in Little River estuary’s deeper waters

Jeff Burleson

The Little River estuary on the North Carolina/South Carolina border is a great spot to catch springtime black drum. […]

Plenty of trout will overwinter near Murrells Inlet’s rock jetties for the available bait.

Spring specks getting hungry at Murrells Inlet’s jetties

Jeff Burleson

The spring speckled trout bite is heating up in the Murrells Inlet area, thanks in part to a mild winter that didn’t cause massive kills similar to what the Carolinas have experienced in the past few years. […]

Timing the maturation and flooding of crops for waterfowl impoundments can have a huge impact on hunting success.

Impoundment timing is key

Jeff Burleson

Planting for wildlife involves many critical steps, but none is more critical than the timing of planting crops for waterfowl, especially for hunters without extremely large areas. […]