Catfish
Slow drifting for spring cats
Fishing for catfish during the springtime on the Santee Cooper lakes calls for slowing things down. […]
Articles by Larry Chesney
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‘Fantasy Island’ for bowhunters – Bulls Island is really ‘fantasy island’ for adventuresome bowhunters
Imagine spending six days on a jungle island; deer-hunting when you have a hankerin’, fishing when you feel like it, and sitting by a campfire at night eating and drinking like some banana republic royalty. […]
Hog Hunting
Hoofing it for Hogs
It was late February in the Sandhills, and Mother Nature could have shown more compassion by pelting the hunters with sleet and snow. […]
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Bring home the bacon
With hog-hunting regulations growing less stringent and the animals becoming more widespread, you’d think hunting them would be getting easier, but that’s not the case. […]
Hog Hunting
Calling all hogs
I have had some luck with a call to attract hogs. I can’t honestly say that it works all the time “as seen on TV,” but it’s probably going to do more good than harm to try it out. […]
Hog Hunting
Clemson going ‘whole hog’ after feral pigs
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Service has established the South Carolina Wild Hog Task Force to coordinate educational, research and management efforts to reduce the problems associated with wild hogs in our state. […]
Hog Hunting
Any weapon will work — behind a hog’s ear
A lot of hunters who haven’t targeted hogs don’t know what weapon to use. Any high-powered rifle or slug gun that is sufficient for a whitetail deer will put down most any pig, assuming bullet placement is on the money. […]
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Dealing with the blues
It had been a slow winter for fishermen targeting catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]
Freshwater Fishing
‘State of Santee’ message is good for catfish anglers
Biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said fishermen will find fewer blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes than a decade ago, but their chances of getting a big fish are far greater. […]
Deer Hunting
Wounded Warrior hunt in Lowcountry draws 45 participants
The Lowcountry chapter of Safari Club International held its seventh annual Wounded Warrior Hunt in late October, providing hunting opportunities for 45 participants on 23 different properties with 100 volunteers. […]