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Make the Most of the Rut

Terry Madewell

The rut is a special time for South Carolina deer hunters. For most, it’s the prime time to get the drop on a trophy buck. It’s the one time of the year when the monster bucks let their “survival” guard down just a bit and make mistakes they normally don’t make, enabling hunters to harvest big deer that otherwise are too stealthy or have simply become nocturnal. […]

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Cross ‘em Up

Phillip Gentry

The scene could have been taken directly from a 1980s Vietnam-era war movie, only in this case, the unsuspecting victim wasn’t a soldier, but a respectable 8-point whitetail buck, and the backdrop was the shoreline of Lake Hartwell, not the Mekong Delta. […]

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Whitetail Heaven

Jerry Dilsaver

Halifax and Northampton counties on the Roanoke River are North Carolina’s top two counties in terms of total harvest, but they’re producing more quality bucks because of local management techniques. Here’s how. […]

Deer Hunting

Hunt rainy days

Terry Madewell

According to Mike Johnson, a lot of hunters will avoid rainy days. While many may hunt in a light mist, a steady rain will keep a lot of them out of the woods. […]