Deer Hunting

Make mock scrapes

Before the rut arrives, bucks are confined to bachelor groups, traveling together and very close to groups of does. When the mating season begins, hormones fly, and the entire deer herd busts out of the frame, going out in all directions. […]

Deer Hunting

Use photo surveillance

Isn’t the easiest way to kill a trophy buck to know when and where he’s going to be the next day? There wouldn’t be any mature bucks left if it was that easy. […]

Deer Hunting

Hunt those wet spots

Even though fall arrives in September, the thermometer tells a different story. Average daily temperatures remain on the hot side for most of the month, and wildlife are still hovering near one of their most vital assets, water.  […]

Deer Hunting

The sisters-in-law bucks

Jennifer Morris and Nancy “Tootie” Morris have something in common besides living in the tiny Person County community of Moriah: they married brothers. […]

Deer Hunting

Poachers beware

Things just got a little tougher for South Carolina poachers. Thanks to a grant from QDMA’s Foothills Chapter, the SCDNR has received a new robotic deer decoy which will be used by game enforcement officers to catch illegal hunters. […]

Deer Hunting

Mix up a good fall plot

With fall on the way, hunters are behind the 8-ball if they’re only just getting started with plans for the 2015 deer season. Fortunately, the Carolinas are blessed with a liberal deer season spanning several months, from the end of summer to the first few weeks of  winter. […]