Deer of the Year
Textbook or text buck? Sumter teen scores on huge 8-pointer on Dec. 26
“I think he’s here.” “Yupp he’s here but his butt is to me.” “Are you sure? Take your time for a good shot.” “I see big rack but he won’t turn.” […]
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Deer of the Year
Blame it on my brother — Gaffney man takes huge buck at 318 yards
Kelly McAbee of Gaffney admitted he was burned out. He’d sat one box blind on a piece of property he hunts in Cherokee County six straight days, and he was ready for a break. […]
Deer of the Year
Rabbit hunt was stroke of luck that put Person County hunter on huge buck
A rabbit hunt turned out to be one of the best days ever spent afield for Craig Hester of Person County, because it put him in the right spot to kill a huge 10-point buck on Nov. 25 that may score in the low 160s. […]
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Technology has its advantages
When Native American hunters first scoured the landscape to feed their tribes, the water courses traversing the land were prime places to encounter game animals. […]
Deer Hunting
Big bucks hide out on swampy islands to survive
In order for deer to survive the season, they must learn how to hide from the deer-hunting battalions of the Carolinas. In areas where ponds, lakes, swamps and beaver ponds exist, the deer population increases with the level of hunting pressure. And associated with almost every water course are dry-land hills or islands that begin to collect pressured bucks towards the end of the season.
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Deer hunters, don’t give up until the last minute
Deer hunters in the Carolinas have more time to hunt than most hunters in the nation, but they still need to make every legal hunting moment count. […]
Deer Hunting
Read the weather
From the beginning of deer season until its Jan. 1 close, the weather will vary from scorching, 90-degree days to bone chilling-winter mornings with frozen precipitation all over. […]
Deer Hunting
Free iPhone ‘Deer Hunt’ app fun, informative
Mundane hunting camp rituals could become a lot easier if a new iPhone app from Mississippi State University’s Deer Lab delivers what its designers hope it can. […]
Deer of the Year
Loris hunter scores on 150-inch buck on friend’s property in Dillon County
Roger Cox of Loris said it all happened so fast, he “didn’t even have time to get nervous” – and that was probably a good thing. Cox killed a 150-inch, 208-pound, 10-point buck near Dillon last Friday, in part because when the deer suddenly appeared out of a swamp, he was in range and presented a killing shot as soon as Cox saw him. […]
Deer of the Year
Mullins hunter scores on huge buck spooked by duck hunters’ shots
Since deer season began, Jeff Kirkley of Mullins had hoped to run into a huge buck he had picked up on one of his trail cameras along a Marion County swamp. […]