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Deer hunters, it’s time to get ready for the rut
The rut is fast approaching for hunters in the Carolinas. Are you ready? […]
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How the Green Mountain monster meet its doom
Western North Carolina’s mountains can’t carry a large number of whitetail deer because the habitat just doesn’t match the rest of the state, so trophy bucks from the high country aren’t too common. […]
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Get on track and find bucks after the shot
It takes hours, days, sometimes years to figure out the daily travel patterns of a trophy buck. These grown-ups are scholars in the wilderness, living long enough to sense trouble from most of the average hunter’s tricks. […]
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Powder burns aren’t all that bad, especially this month when primitive weapon season arrives in the Upstate
Other than a handful of Wildlife Management Areas below the fall line, primitive weapons seasons for deer in South Carolina have always been an Upstate thing. Maybe the proximity to the mountains is what beckons hunters to squeeze in a few days between stick-and-string and the heavy artillery to honor those pioneers who settled the land with their trusty smokepole at their side. […]
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Cover: October 2015 (SC)
The early season is the best time to ambush a nice buck, so learn everything you need to fill your tag before pressure makes them wary. […]
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Don’t bark up the wrong tree; put your deer stand in the right one
As hunters prepare for the peak of deer season or the changes in deer behavior, many are looking at hanging or moving tree stands into just the right locations. […]
Deer Hunting
4 tips to stay odorless while deer hunting
It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand, and over the past couple of decades, a whole category of gear has sprouted up to help with that task. […]
Deer Hunting
Top 4 tips to stay scent-free while deer hunting
It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand, and over the past couple of decades, a whole category of gear has sprouted up to help with that task. […]
Deer Hunting
Pittsboro hunter goes against instincts on wind, kills big buck
Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro killed a trophy buck that he didn’t know was on his property until just before the season started. After doing a little scouting one day in a field on his 30-acre farm, he saw two really big deer than got his blood flowing, but it was the last he saw of those deer. […]
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Moriah hunter kills trophy 12-point buck
When a man turns his passion for deer hunting into a family affair, he reserves the right to drop a nice one every once in a while himself. […]