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May 2, 2026

Cover: September 2010 (NC)

If you’re planning to venture onto public land this season, you’ve GOT to read our annual Game Lands Forecast. […]

William Kirkland, left, killed this 140-class buck while hunting with father Danny (right) on Sunday.

When high school senior William Kirkland of St. Matthews kicked off the school year with a hectic football practice schedule that left only a small amount of time for the start of deer season, he made the most of his opportunity by taking down a 224-pound Bowman buck. […]

Hunters on the Francis Marion National Forest face new regulations resulting from lower deer numbers.

Francis Marion deer opener delayed, increased archery opportunities on tap

Jeff Dennis

The 2010 deer season will wipe away the traditional August 15 start date for hunting in the Francis Marion National Forest just north of Charleston. […]

The first couple of weeks of deer season is the only time hunters really have a chance to pattern and target ‘bachelor groups’ of bucks.

Kill the bachelors

Dan Kibler

The late-August/early-September period provides hunters not only with the opportunity to take a buck in velvet, but it gives them the opportunity to find and hunt bucks in their “summer” patterns — often ganged up with other bucks. […]

During the late summer and early fall, thunderstorms with high winds can cause whitetails to take to the woods seeking out leaf snags blown to the ground. Usually there are premature clusters of acorns on the leafy debris.

Deer Dynamics: Hard Mast

Tommy Kirkland

A white-tailed buck leaves his bedding site in a stand of small pines. Instead of heading to the clover plot, he scales up a small ridge to seek out what is beneath the trees. […]

Cover: August 2010 (NC) – Hunting

North Carolina Sportsman

Saltwater action is still great, and many outdoorsmen are beginning to think about deer season. What a month! […]

North Carolina’s statewide deer herd has numbered 1.2 million animals for several years, despite a steady increase in the annual harvest — up until the 2009 season.

2010 Deer Season Forecast

Craig Holt

The cliche that claims “the more things change, the more they remain the same” apparently applies to North Carolina’s whitetail deer herd. […]

Danny Dillard's 13-point buck, killed last fall in Anderson Co., qualified for the Boone & Crockett Club's all-time record book and is the third-largest typical ever taken in South Carolina.

No. 3 all-time SC buck is discovered

Scott Keepfer

A few years ago, Easley’s Danny Dillard shot a big 12-point buck on a private parcel of land in Anderson County, then watched in disbelief as the buck ran headlong into a pine tree, snapping off one of its brow tines at the base. […]