Other Hunting Archives - Page 3 of 24

July 19, 2025

John Alden’s special .243, made for long-range varmint hunting, is mated with a powerful, night-vision scope.

Stem the furry flood – Watch the wind, change calls and carry the right equipment when targeting coyotes

Some North Carolina hunters believe a mature whitetail buck is the most difficult game animal to hunt. Others think a wild turkey gobbler is a tougher challenge. […]

As an incentive to have more hunters kill coyotes, the SCDNR has tagged and released 32 of the canines in the past two years. The 'yotes carry a bounty of a lifetime hunting license.

SCDNR releases 16 tagged coyotes for harvest incentive program

SCDNR News Release

For the second year in a row, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources has tagged and released 16 coyotes. Four coyotes have been placed in each game zone as part of the coyote harvest incentive program. […]

Frankie Sanders killed this 300-pound bruin on Game Management Land during South Carolina's 2017 bear season.

2017 SC bear season was second best on record

Glenn Corley

According to Tammy Wactor, SCDNR Wildlife Biologist and Upstate Black Bear Coordinator, the 2017 Bear Season was the second highest season on record. […]

Phillip Gosnell killed the largest bear of South Carolina's 2017 season. It took three shots to down the 597 pounder in Greenville County.

Upstate bruin is largest of 2017 season

Glenn Corley

Phillip Gosnell, a 36-year-old water treatment operator from Landrum, took the largest bear of the Palmetto State’s 2017 bear hunting season. […]

Wildlife openings and some large areas of loblolly pines on Liberty Hill WMA provide great public-land habitat for bobwhite quail.

Liberty Hill WMA is a great “tweener”

Terry Madewell

Biologists Michael Hooks and Charles Ruth of the SCDNR both mentioned Liberty Hill WMA as one of their top picks because of its size, ease of accessibility and land diversity, giving hunters multiple species of big and small game that provide excellent hunting. […]

Learn the proper methods of trapping coyotes on March 30 - 31. Registration is limited to first 30 applicants, so apply now.

Learn to trap coyotes March 30, 31

SCDNR News Release

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), in conjunction with the South Carolina Trappers Association, will host a Coyote Trapping and Management Workshop at the Webb Wildlife Center, located in Hampton County, on March 30-31, 2017. […]

Coyotes kill turkeys, so the NWTF Granville County Chapter says "save a turkey; shoot a coyote."

Coyote hunting competition Feb. 17 – 19 in Granville County, N.C.

Brian Cope

Coyotes kill deer fawns. Study after study has proven this fact, but they also kill turkeys. This has prompted the Granville County Gobblers NWTF Chapter to make a statement. “Save a turkey; shoot a coyote.” […]

James Gillis became the first hunter to win a lifetime hunting license through the SCDNR's Coyote Harvest Incentive Program.

McBee hunter kills first tagged coyote of SCNDR’s Coyote Harvest Incentive Program

Brian Cope

The SCDNR’s Coyote Harvest Incentive Program has been met with some degree of skepticism throughout the Palmetto State, but most hunters agree that something should be done about the coyote population. […]

Squirrels can sit still for long periods of time when sensing danger. Stay still and quiet, and they'll forget you're there.

With deer season over, it’s time to bag some squirrels

Brian Cope

Deer hunting season is now over for hunter in both Carolinas, and many hunters didn’t even notice that squirrel hunting season slipped in quietly a couple of months ago as well. Let’s face it, who wants to shoot a tree rat when you can shoot a big deer instead? […]

Zeb Nichols killed this 500-pound bear in Beaufort County with a handgun at point-blank range.

Swannanoa native kills 500-pound bear in Beaufort County

Craig Holt

Zeb Nichols, a 59-year-old Swannanoa native learned how to hunt bear and train hounds in North Carolina’s mountains But he and his friend’s soon discovered the state’s biggest bears live along the N.C. coast. […]