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The 28-day wait – The secondary rut is approaching for South Carolina deer hunters
Deer hunters are funny. Many of them sit in their stands for months, peering through the woods hoping to see a trophy deer. […]
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Stretch a cold string on a hungry, late-season South Carolina buck
I sat motionless for hours, my breath lifting like steam in the bitterly cold morning air lofting as I waited for something to show. Frost covered everything, blanketing the area like a light dusting of snow. […]
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Duck hunting’s fabulous five – Five duck calls you need to master
Calling ducks is a skill, an art that very few people master, but it’s one that waterfowl hunters need to know how to do. […]
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It’s time to conquer deer-hunting’s December despair
Suddenly, you find yourself in December with no productive deer hunts to remember. October optimism has become December despair, and you are anxious to put venison in the freezer and a positive end to your season. […]
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Dogged determination – Technology has changed their sport, but bear hunters in eastern North Carolina are still letting things go to the dogs
With the inventions of GPS, trail cameras and hand-held devices that use satellite imagery to keep track of dogs, bear hunting in eastern North Carolina has changed nearly as much as every aspect of life in America. […]
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Paint them black – Catch December black sea bass off South Carolina’s coast
Many anglers view black sea bass as the scourge of the ocean, mainly because they are so plentiful and eager to bite when anglers are targeting different fish, but others view them as a good source of entertainment — as well as table fare. […]
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A den of foxes – Check out the Sandhills Game Lands this month for some top-drawer squirrel-hunting action: foxes or grays
Bruce Trujillo is a semi-retired machinist from Castle Hayne, who works a few days a week and carries a few fishermen offshore fishing, but he’s really waiting for squirrel season to come around. […]
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Chilling out with some cold-weather South Carolina crappie
December signals the end of the calendar year, but not the end of great crappie fishing in South Carolina. The action can be sensational statewide through the cold months if anglers use the correct tactics for specific bodies of water. […]
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Don’t forget December – Don’t put your deer rifle away just because it’s December
A lot of North Carolina hunters store their deer rifles when December arrives, in part because many have filled their tags — especially during the November rut — and because big bucks seem to disappear in the final month of the year. […]
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Cover: December 2015 (SC)
Discover the latest crop of huge bucks killed this season, including this one taken by Murrells Inlet’s Tripp Love. And you can also find out how to take your own trophy. […]