Terry Madewell, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Caution! Rut ahead!

It’s the time of the season when deer hunters in South Carolina have their best chance of taking the trophy buck they know lurks in their woods. […]

November is action time on the Santee Cooper lakes. With falling water temperatures, shad schooling ever tighter and big fish ready to chow down, it’s time to get in on the annual fall feeding frenzy. […]

South Carolina hunters killed more than 17,000 turkeys during 2011 spring season.

Terry Madewell

Turkey hunters enjoyed a slightly better spring season in 2011 compared to 2010, with a harvest increase of 1 percent, according to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources statistics. […]

Andrews man puts down ‘charging’ buck

Terry Madewell

Lance Tilton of Andrews felt he was in good position on Sept. 3 to see a deer being pushed through a Williamsburg County swamp by a pack of howling Walker hounds. […]

Husband-wife team scores again with huge Santee Cooper gator

Terry Madewell

For the second straight year, a husband-and-wife team has scored on a gargantuan gator in Lake Moultrie. This year, the tag belonged to Mark Christian of Fitchburg, Mass., who had plenty of help from Maryellen Mara-Christian, Bob Parent of Fitchburg and Wayne Curry of Bradenton, Fla. […]

A bass blast; October brings great schooling action

Terry Madewell

October is the prime month for overall fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes, according to several professional guides. […]

Ohio father, sons take huge opening-day gator at Santee complex

Terry Madewell

When Lacy Blankenship and his sons Cory and Lacy Jr. made the 11-hour drive from Ohio to Lake Moultrie to hunt alligators, they had no idea they were embarking on the outdoor adventure of a lifetime. […]

2011-12 WMA Forecast

Terry Madewell

South Carolina hunters have a lot of reasons for being thankful. First, the diversity of land available to hunt, from rugged mountains to coastal marsh and swamp is among the most-productive and diverse found anywhere. […]