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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
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. […]
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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. […]
Deer of the Year
Martin County produces huge non-typical for Hamilton hunter
Brian Thomas of Hamilton rarely hunts deer during the morning because of his maintenance job with the Martin County school system. But Nov. 12 was a holiday, so he hit the woods early. […]
Deer of the Year
‘Heartbreaker’ no more — Reidsville woman kills trophy buck
Mindy Huffines of Reidsville muffed a 10-yard shot at large-racked whitetail deer back in 2009 while bowhunting. Shaken to the core by the incident, she nicknamed the deer “Heartbreaker.” […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County hunter scores on huge non-typical
Nathan Isner of Julian started getting regular trail-cam photos of a huge, non-typical buck on some land in southern Guilford County late in the summer. He admitted later, he was a bit shocked. […]