Scott Keepfer, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Striped bass protection

Once it was discovered that super-sized striped bass were in Lake Russell, no one wanted to protect them more than the very fishermen hell-bent on catching them. […]

Big fish fever – Fall brings out the best in Lake Russell’s trophy striped bass

Scott Keepfer

About 13 years ago, Rich King caught his first striped bass. […]

Easley hunter dominates SCDNR antler-scoring sessions

Scott Keepfer

An Easley hunter placed three bucks in the top 10 of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ antler scoring sessions this past March, including the biggest buck measured across the state. […]

SCDNR releases schedule for March antler-scoring sessions

Scott Keepfer

Charles Ruth has been part of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ antler-scoring efforts for the past 18 years, but he still gets excited when March rolls around — namely because he never knows what the SCDNR’s annual statewide scoring sessions might reveal. […]

Late to his stand, Fair Play hunter still scores on huge buck

Scott Keepfer

Michael Rogers typically is settled into his deer stand well before daybreak, so he wasn’t feeling too optimistic about his chances for success on Dec. 5 when he had to drop his granddaughter off at school before hitting the woods. […]

Ashley River produces 13-foot gator for 4-man team

Scott Keepfer

Benjamin Rader is an avid outdoorsman who has reeled in redfish along the coast, hunted elk in Colorado and gunned for ducks in Saskatchwan. […]

Pickens County buck, killed in 2008, is biggest scored in SC in March

Scott Keepfer

It took David Elrod’s 14-year-old, deer-hunting granddaughter to finally get his trophy buck off the wall and into the record book. […]

SCDNR sets antler-scoring sessions for March

Scott Keepfer

Doug Cisson is proud of the 9-point buck he killed late last season in Pickens County, but also knows that a broken brow tine on the deer’s antlers is likely to cost it a spot in South Carolina’s all-time record book. […]