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How long is too long to shoot a deer?
Jerry Land of Greer grew up hunting in rural Pennsylvania where he had few opportunities to take shots at whitetail deer at distances greater than 100 yards. […]
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Deer Hunting
Hunter kills big 8-point buck with 20 1/4-inch spread
The weather was kind of nasty Oct. 10 – misting rain and blowing wind, the remnants of the storm that wreaked havoc across South Carolina with devastating flooding the weekend before – but Donnie Poplin likes to hunt in rough weather. […]
Deer Hunting
Murrells Inlet hunter kills 24-point non-typical buck
What started out as an Oct. 14 doe hunt for Tripp Love of Murrells Inlet wound up being the trophy hunt of a lifetime, with him taking a 24-point non-typical buck with a third main beam that has more than 170 inches of antler should score well up in the South Carolina whitetail record book. […]
Deer of the Year
Hunter kills Wayne County 14-point buck
A move to higher ground was the ticket to success for a Rosewood hunter during the two weeks of wet weather that ushered in the eastern blackpowder season. […]
Deer Hunting
Public land hunter kills 10-pointer, 9-pointer minutes apart on Roanoke River
Lee Huffman of Dallas likes to hunt, and this is his favorite time of year to do it. Seeing the results from his hunt on Oct. 23, it’s no mystery why. Huffman killed two deer — a 10-pointer and a 9-pointer — within a five minute stretch, and the 10-pointer was the best deer he has ever taken. […]
Deer of the Year
Gibsonville hunter downs 200-pound, 16-point buck
After a gut wrenching standoff last Sunday, Gibsonville hunter Shane Phillips got a second chance on a Rockingham County buck that he actually wounded last year during rifle season. […]
Deer Hunting
Aging a buck on the hoof
Many hunters have been in their deer stand and “something” steps into a field or shooting lane. The typical scenario is a buck on the prowl, usually at a considerable distance and in low light conditions. The hunter’s eyes immediately go to the rack. […]
Deer of the Year
Anderson County hunter bags 158-inch buck
For years, Justin Kelley searched his home county, Anderson, for a trophy buck, but he never imagined that his dream would come true on a tiny, 4-acre woodlot. […]
Deer Hunting
Aging a buck on the hoof
Observing certain traits of a buck’s body is a more reliable way of determining its age than looking at the size of its rack. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunting regulations in South Carolina facing big change
New deer regulations are coming to South Carolina, and most hunters agree that this is long overdue. While the new regulations have not yet been enacted, or even completely decided upon, you can bet that the 2016 deer season will come with rules that are vastly different than what South Carolina hunters have ever seen. […]