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May 1, 2026

Bull redfish are making their inshore move to spawn and anglers are catching them near southeastern coastal inlets.

Bull reds make their way inshore to spawn

Magnum-size bull redfish and lots of flounder are the main catches for anglers from Wrightsville Beach to Southport. […]

Jeff Ferguson of Liberty downed this huge 10-point buck in Chatham County on Sept. 14.

Hunter arrows heavy-mass Chatham County buck

Craig Holt

Liberty’s Jeff Ferguson used patience to down the biggest buck of his life Sept. 14 in Chatham County. […]

Pre-rigging live-minnow rigs for tight-lining crappie can save fishermen lots of fishing time.

Pre-packaged crappie tightlining rigs available

Phillip Gentry

When Ronnie Capps and Steve Coleman were winning an unprecedented seven national crappie-fishing championships, they credited their success to a slow-trolling system they designed. […]

Fox squirrels are likely to show up in mature stands of pines with enough open canopy to allow for the growth of some ground cover.

Out-foxing fox squirrels

Jeff Dennis

Every other year since 1994, the SCDNR has conducted a survey to gather information on fox squirrels. […]

Jason Meeks and his hunting party took this 12-foot-9, 740-pound alligator in the 'borrow pit' below Wilson Dam on the Santee Cooper system.

Santee ‘borrow pit’ spits out huge gator

Terry Madewell

When Jason Meeks told his hunting buddies he wanted to improve on the size of the first alligator he took two years ago, a 10-foot, 480-pounder, he didn’t realize what a battle loomed ahead. […]

John Kellett of Conway arrowed this 20-point Northampton County buck that could challenge as the North Carolina record non-typical bow kill.

Northampton non-typical buck will push state record

Craig Holt

John Kellett of Conway arrowed a buck Sept. 15 that could challenge the state-record non-typical white-tailed deer killed in 2005. […]

Danny Viverette, whose best buck, a 148-inch Pope&Young trophy he arrowed in Rattlesnake Holler swamp on the Barnwell-Allendale (S.C.) line, said he likes to hunt afternoons, starting about 2 p.m. (if his work permits) and stay as long as he can. […]

Mary Ellen Christian, right, and guide Kevin Davis worked as a team to land this massive alligator.

Massachusetts hunter takes massive South Carolina gator

Jeff Dennis

When Mary Ellen Christian traveled to South Carolina to hunt a gator during the 2009 season, she was not able to harvest anything. […]

Click the image for a larger view of the trophy 12-point's rack.

Bobby Tinsley wins first Trail Cam Contest

Jeff Dennis

South Carolina Sportsman’s 2010 Trail Cam Contest is off to a great start thanks to lots of support from sportsman who are glad to share their trail cam photos. […]

False albacore (shown in photo) and Spanish mackerel are attacking lures that resemble glass minnows between the East Side shoals and Cape Lookout.

Big Spanish, false albacore hitting at Cape Lookout

Craig Holt

If you like catching big Spanish mackerel or false albacore, try Cape Lookout. […]