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Carry your quarry out
Carrying a raccoon or two out of the swamp is not as easy as placing the animal in the pocket of your game vest. […]
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Raccoon-hunting equipment, modern and old school
David MacCallum uses a GPS tracking collar to keep tabs on his dog’s progress during a raccoon hunt. […]
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Post-season prime time: Squirrel hunting can extend the season for South Carolina hunters
A squirrel had just hit the ground belly up, with a slight thud, when Mike Spinks of Sumter whispered to his daughter Taylor, “Let that one lay because there’s another one up there. Stay still.” […]
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Don’t get swamped
Raccoon hunters must contend with dense swamp vegetation, wet ground, ditches and creeks. […]
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Gray squirrels and ‘foxy’ ladies of the woods
The most-common species of squirrel in South Carolina is the eastern gray squirrel, which average 1 to 1 1/2 pounds and 16 to 20 inches in length. […]
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Beagles and bunnies: Good dogs, good land and good hunters usually means lots of cottontails in the bag
After deer season ends, lots of private land becomes available for hunters to turn loose their packs of beagles. […]
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Wolf Hill Squirrel and Grits
“Some people just can’t get past the whole idea of eating a rodent, but just like hunters who think hunting season ends on Jan. 1, they don’t know what they’re missing out on,” Rusty Williams said. […]
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Start young to train beagles
As in the training of any hunting dog, nothing helps a beagle become an effective chaser of rabbits more than opportunities to chase rabbits alongside veteran hunting dogs. […]
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Barking up the right tree
Using dogs isn’t the most-popular way to hunt squirrels, but it is an effective method that some outdoorsmen employ. […]
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Many game lands offer rabbit hunting
A major problem for North Carolina rabbit hunters is gaining access to suitable private land, although interfering with deer hunters usually isn’t a concern with deer season ending Jan. 1. […]