Deer Hunting
Make every moment of your hunt count with quality optics
Luring a trophy buck onto your hunting property is a big feat, but killing it is even better. Quality optics will help you do that even in waning light. […]
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Liberty Hill WMA is a great “tweener”
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. […]
Deer Hunting
How to get your deer from tagged to tenderloins
Once your deer is on the ground, how do you turn it into meat for the freezer? […]
Deer Hunting
Identifying bucks on scent markers
During the rut, the action can get hot and heavy. As does come into estrus, odors filter through the deer woods like smoke in a forest fire, driving bucks crazy. Hunters who spend a lot of time in the stand get many opportunities to see deer moving in and out of their property. […]
Deer of the Year
Elloree hunter goes doe hunting, bags a trophy buck in velvet
With his living room overflowing in buck mounts, Bradley Hughes of Elloree, S.C. admits he’s not really a “horn hunter” anymore. Unless he’s got a real trophy in his crosshairs, he’d rather fill his freezer with doe meat. But, on Aug. 19, he laid eyes on a buck that he could make room for — a full velvet, Orangeburg County 10-point. […]
Deer of the Year
After 43 years, Horry County hunter bags trophy book buck
For over four decades, Joey Johnston of Conway, South Carolina has trampled the woods in search of a buck capable of making the cut into the South Carolina record book. Every few years, Johnston kills a nice buck that always tapes out a few inches short of the 125 net minimum. […]
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Hunter shoots, kills Upstate man after mistaking him for a hog
Kenneth Jason Young, a 40-year-old hunter from Starr, S.C., was killed Wednesday night during a hog hunt on private property in Anderson County. […]
Deer of the Year
Rougemont huntress sticks 15-point, 138-inch non-typical buck
The buck that Jennifer Morris of Rougemont, N.C., killed on Monday afternoon in Granville County is a testament to what can happen if you let smaller bucks walk. […]
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More South Carolina property closures due to Hurricane Irma
The SCDNR has updated its list of temporarily closed properties. […]
Deer of the Year
Elon hunter downs 9-point, 159-inch buck on opening day
With the cool September weather, and having a trophy buck show up in range by 7:30 a.m., Elon’s Alex Hughes couldn’t ask for much more on his opening day hunt. But a squirrel or some other critter broke the early morning silence, almost foiling his opportunity at the trophy deer. […]