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Quality, Not Quantity?
The raw numbers jump out at you: the deer harvest in South Carolina declined for the eighth year in a row in 2010, down between 25 to 30 percent from the record harvest of 2002. […]
Articles by Pat Robertson
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Legislators override vetoes of South Carolina Conservation Bank funds
Pushed by a loud outcry from environmentalists, conservationists, and hunters and fishermen from across the state, the South Carolina Senate and House voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s vetoes of funding for the S.C. Conservation Bank on June 30. […]
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Fishery law rewrite action anticipated in 2012 session
State wildlife officials and fishermen’s groups are hopeful that legislation to completely rewrite the state’s freshwater fishery laws will pass in the opening days of the South Carolina Legislature next January. […]
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Cobia added to list of fish on watch list
State health officials have warned fishermen in South Carolina that while eating fish is good, some species should not be consumed very often. […]
Bass Fishing
Blue ‘Hors d’oevres’
By June and on through the summer, fishermen need to know only one thing to catch largemouth bass in Clarks Hill Lake — where to find the blueback herring. […]
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Legislature defeats bills to change Upstate turkey opener, change DNR makeup
Sportsmen and caretakers of the state’s natural resources scored some major wins in the 2011 General Assembly, defeating a proposal to extend the turkey season in the Upstate and a plan to restructure the S.C. Department of Natural Resources into a cabinet agency. […]
Events & Announcements
Chandler’s Law addresses youth ATV use
Last month, less than a week after an Irmo teenager died from injuries suffered when his ATV crashed, the South Carolina Legislature finally passed a law requiring anyone under age 16 to take a safety course and wear a helmet while riding an ATV. […]
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Opposition mounts to bill that would increase redfish creel limit
A move to raise the daily creel limit on redfish from three to five per person has received opposition from many sport fishermen and the Coastal Conservation Association of South Carolina. […]
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Is upscale development in Santee Cooper’s future?
Could a high-rise hotel or vacation destination development be in the future for the Santee Cooper lakes? […]
Bass Fishing
Duke Energy funds Thurmond drought study
Duke Energy, which operates a hydroelectric operation 100 miles upstream from Lake Thurmond, is funding research to determine the effects of the serious drought during 2007 and 2008 on the lake that fishermen call “Clarks Hill.” […]