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January 13, 2026

Veteran hunters recommend infrequent grunt calls or horn rattling sequences. Fifteen to 20 minutes between sessions is enough.

Magic Time

It has been 15 years since Dennis Chastain bagged his buck of a lifetime, but he remembers the hunt as if it happened yesterday. […]

There is no evidence that chronic wasting disease has made its way into the S.C. deer herd, but outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease are somewhat common. Hunters should not consume deer or any other game that appears sick or in poor condition.

Deer hunters should not confuse CWD with hemorrhagic disease

From News Reports

Although chronic wasting disease represents a significant threat to infected deer and elk populations, there is no evidence that chronic wasting disease occurs in South Carolina, according to the state natural resources agency. […]

White-tailed bucks like to travel in thick places, but they’ll often venture into the open during late October as they seek does.

Lifetime Buck

Dan Kibler

Jordan Barnes isn’t a run-of-the-mill 10-year-old boy. […]

Neil Alford of Raleigh, who tagged N.C.’s No. 1 non-typical muzzle-loader trophy last year, said his food plot has attracted three more trophy bucks.

Basket Racks to Rocking Chairs

Craig Holt

Some white-tailed deer hunters like to place their stands atop ridges; some prefer hardwood slopes with dropping acorns; and some set up close to scrapes or where they’ve discovered big rub trees. […]

The rut in Piedmont S.C. runs from Oct. 15-Nov. 15, according to SCDNR deer supervisor Charles Ruth. It’s about a month later in the mountains.

Rutted Adjustment

Walt Rhodes

As I grow older, the amount and type of stuff that stays stuck in my mind like pluff mud on hip boots is amazing. […]

A hunter who notices wind direction, food sources, deer concentrations, buck signs and tries not to leave human scent has a leg up in filling a tag.

Speed Ain’t All You Need

John E. Phillips

Jerry Simmons of Jasper, Ala., considered one of the nation’s best bowhunters, spends thousands of hours in the woods scouting and hunting for whitetails each year. […]

Matthew Rummage downed his 10-point Pope & Young qualifier in Person County, which has supplied N.C.’s last two non-typical champions.

Preacher’s Buck

Craig Holt

Matthew Rummage didn’t attend the awards ceremony at March’s Dixie Deer Classic. […]

Good bucks and an open hunting situation once made Fants Grove a fairly dangerous place to be until the SCDNR began granting permission only by permits.

Draw on Deer

Scott Keepfer

Location, location, location. As it is in real estate, location is of utmost importance when it comes to deer hunting as well. […]

Keith Barley (left) is joined by Buckmasters president Jackie Bushman after the Browns Summit archer won the Top Bow Shootout grand prize at Greensboro.

Browns Summit archer wins Buckmasters event

Dan Kibler

It wasn’t exactly home turf, home field or homecourt, but the concrete floor inside the Greensboro Coliseum’s Special Events Center was home ground July 30 for Keith Barley, and he defended it superbly, winning the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship. […]

Placing limits on numbers of bucks each hunter may harvest is another factor in stock-piling more trophy deer.

2006 Whitetail Forecast

Jeff Burleson

As the deer season quickly approaches, South Carolina hunters should be excited. […]