Deer of the Year
Antreville, S.C., hunter takes big non-typical buck
It took less than 10 seconds last Friday afternoon for Cody Fields’ deer season to become a tremendous success. […]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Easley, S.C. hunter kills 12-point, 163-inch trophy with strategic management plan
Zach Phillips of Easley, S.C., missed out last season on a massive buck on his Abbeville County hunting land. He started getting trail camera photos of the same buck this year and developed a plan to get the buck in his sights. […]
Deer of the Year
VIDEO: Allendale County youth hunter smacks 5 1/2-year old brute
On Sept. 23, 13-year-old Jake Wall shot one of his biggest bucks ever in a disked up iron clay pea field on his uncle’s Allendale County, S.C. farm. For years, Wall and his uncle, Josh Wall, had watched this deer on camera. […]
Deer of the Year
Win great prizes in the Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck Contest
Have you entered our Bag-A-Buck Contest? It’s easy to enter and you can win a great prize package, including a two-day deer-hog hunting combo at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield, S.C. and a three-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the South Carolina whitetail deer rut
A large portion of South Carolina experiences peak rut activity within a well-defined time period. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the North Carolina whitetail deer rut
When does the deer rut occur throughout North Carolina? […]
Deer Hunting
Delay doe harvests until December
Every year, hunters look to kill a nice buck to add to their trophy collection and to put a load of fresh venison in the freezer. And every hunter looks to supplement his venison stock and control his local deer herd with a handful of doe harvests as well. […]
Hunting
Take sporting clays seriously in preseason
Being a successful hunter for some is the ability to get their game into shooting range. For some wildlife species, a fail-safe plan must be followed in the strict sense to get the opportunity to close the deal. […]
Alligator
Three gator hunters fill all three tags on same hunt at Santee
Filling an alligator tag is a dream come true for many South Carolina sportsmen — filling 3 on the same outing is nothing short of incredible. But, that’s exactly what happened for Buck Koon of Gilbert, SC and Jason and Amy Kirkland of Leesville, SC. […]
Deer of the Year
Lexington, N.C. hunter bags 22-point Forsyth County freak
For two years, Ben Anderson and Levi Tussey kept tabs on a huge non-typical buck on their Forsyth County hunting land. But this wasn’t just any buck. It was a gnarly-racked beast with four main beams, 22 scorable points, and a 14-inch drop tine extending down past the deer’s face. […]