Deer Hunting
Drive ’em out!
As the season chugs along into December, hunting pressure drives deer deep into heavy cover. While not impossible by any means, traditional still-hunting becomes challenging. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
White out = Lights out!
North Carolina is not a northern state, and significant snowfall rarely occurs during the deer season. However, arctic blasts occasionally show up in December, converting the landscape into a winter wonderland. […]
Deer Hunting
Use all available mapping tools
Hunting North Carolina’s Game Lands or any other unfamiliar parcel of land should always start with a map of the area before to investing too much time on site. […]
Content
Crossing over
Jerry Simmons of Castle Hayne made his rounds, checking out the ground blinds and elevated stands he and his son Jerry Simmons Jr. were planning to hunt later that afternoon. […]
Deer Hunting
Crossbow broadhead issues
Arrows fired from crossbows are shorter and more touchy about broadhead flight than the shafts typically launched from traditional or compound bows. […]
Deer Hunting
Blind luck
Chris House and Jerry Simmons both like to hunt from tent-style ground blinds when using crossbows. […]
Deer Hunting
Cocking a crossbow
Jerry Simmons cocks his crossbow before entering a blind or stand. […]
Content
Take the long (range) road
There’s a lot of ways to kill a deer in South Carolina, from up close and personal with a bow to in front of dogs that scatter deer from almost impenetrable cover. […]
Deer Hunting
Tools of the long-range trade
Mike Cox of Awendaw has the mind-set of a long-range hunter when carrying a deer rifle. While he also loves the close quarters of bowhunting, he goes to great effort to set up his gun stands so he is from 180 to 250 yards from where a deer is likely to be first seen. […]
Deer Hunting
Don’t dodge the bullet
Mike Cox of Awendaw said another key ingredient in the long-range pursuit of a whitetail is the rifle and the specific bullet used. […]