How big should you make your food plots to attract deer to your property? While bigger is always better, you’ll be off to a good start if you have more available food than the areas that surround your property. […]
Results of the 2017 Deer Hunter Survey conducted by SCDNR indicate that the statewide harvest of deer increased about 7 percent last season and was comprised of an estimated 102,261 bucks and 83,025 does which made up a total harvest of 185,286 deer. […]
The summer heat often fails to deliver warm, fuzzy feelings about this fall’s deer season. Yet few people get ready for a dream fishing trip to the Seychelles or start buying Christmas presents on Dec. 25, either. […]
This month, I am stepping a bit outside of this column’s normal subject matter, but I feel strongly about this message. […]
For one reason or another, property owners routinely crank up the bush hog on old fields, fire breaks and other places they want to keep maintained in an herbaceous state. These freshly-mowed areas stimulate the production of tender grasses and forbs, especially in the spring after routine rainfall when warm air and soil temperatures are suitable. Both big and small game will quickly take advantage of the tender greenery, as new sprouts of grasses and shrubs can be palatable and quite tasty. […]
Lots of natural food sources are available for wildlife this time of year, but food plots will still bring them in by the herd. […]
Modern advancements in technology have made it easier than ever to be a successful archer. Tools such as compound bows with high let- offs, electronic rangefinders, magnified fiber-optic bow sights, fall-away arrow rests and many other advancements have changed our sport forever. […]
Here’s the equation deer hunters need to know. Any kind of physical exertion can lead to bacteria on the skin. Bacteria leads to body odor. Body odor leads to deer turning up their noses at areas where stinky hunters are set up in stands. […]
As I write this, another year’s deer season has come to a close. For many hunters, this is a sad time of year, as thoughts of a long offseason become reality. […]
We recently published an article about the 2017-18 North Carolina deer hunting season, which saw an 8-percent increase over the previous season. The article listed the top 10 counties by harvest. […]
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