Deer Hunting
Rain means deer gains
Over the past decade, annual rainfall totals have fallen well below their mark, leaving woodlands, grasslands and crop fields with a little less moisture than normal. […]
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Fishing
What’s new, fisherman?
The 56th edition of the largest fishing show in the world was held July 10-12 in Las Vegas. ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) is the show that manufacturers of sportfishing tackle and accessories look towards each year. […]
Inshore Fishing
Corks are useful tools
Many fishermen got their start early in life using a bobber. It may have been a red and white plastic one with a spring-operated brass hook for attaching a line, or a more-traditional painted cork with a stopper that the line went through. […]
Backlashes
Threats, intimidation won’t win in the end
From the 1972 movie “Deliverance”:
1st Griner brother (Seamon Glass): “What the *#@! you wanna go *&^% around in that river for?” […]
Bass Fishing
It gets better in the dark
August is the hottest month in the Carolinas, and if you’ve been on the water on a windless day, you know how miserable it can be for bass fishermen. […]
General
Where have all the bullets gone?
If by now you haven’t experienced the frustrating bullet shortage or voiced a loud complaint about it, it’s a fair bet you don’t shoot for a hobby — or shoot at all. […]
Fishing
How to get the best cartography on your chart plotter’s screen
Back when the earliest digital maps for freshwater lakes began to appear on chart plotter screens, I was struck by how different they were. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t quit, beat the heat
Excellent fishing opportunities abound on the Santee Cooper lakes in August, despite the hot and humid weather. One thing we can’t do is keep stripers, so keep that in mind while fishing. […]
Head for the Mountains
Take a kid fishing
The first Saturday in June, delayed-harvest trout waters switch from catch-and-release to catch-and-keep fishing. Streams are crowded, and due to the large numbers of trout that have been stocked, just about everyone goes home with a limit of seven trout. […]
Fishing
It’s more than the spot
Fishermen are notorious for collecting fishing spots. This varies from the perfect point of marsh or bulkhead for catching inshore or freshwater species to an offshore ledge in the middle of nowhere that always holds the baitfish that bottomfish and king mackerel feed upon. […]