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Sportsmen love this kind of jewelry
The one piece of jewelry that many sportsmen and sportswomen would love to own comes off the leg of a duck or goose. […]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Make your breaks with mock scrapes
Creating “mock” scrapes during the rut is a deer-hunting tactic many hunters practice. […]
Deer Hunting
That .06 of a deer must have been difficult to kill
Here are some facts about North Carolina’s deer harvest in 2013-14 and from the 2012-13 Hunter Harvest surveys compiled by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]
Deer Hunting
Food for thought
According to Clemson-based biologist Richard Morton of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, food sources are the primary key in locating trophy deer almost any time of year, but particularly during the rut. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the rut
A number of factors influence exactly when deer will go into rut across South Carolina, but for most areas, the 30 days from Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 are historically when does go into estrous and bucks breed them. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunting over corn
Beginning with the 2013, baiting for deer became legal on private lands across the state. Many hunters put out corn, both in feeders and in piles, but they are quick to point out they rarely see trophy deer eating there during daylight hours. […]
Deer Hunting
It makes scents to him
Randy Lambert doesn’t consider using lures or scents as a big part of his deer-hunting program, with one exception. […]
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NC’s No. 2 all-time black bear killed in Hyde County by Virginia hunter
On the morning of Nov. 11, Thomas Capps of Richmond, Va., killed a 782-pound black bear from a blind overlooking a field of soybeans and corn on private land in Hyde County. […]
Deer Hunting
Get vocal with big bucks – it might get them in range
Hunters will do anything they can to get a big buck within bow or gun range, but there is one technique that is used to great advantage by some, but totally overlooked or misused by many: vocalization – talking to the deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Keep deer stores stocked
For deer hunters rooted in the Carolinas, November is a demanding and sometimes challenging month in the deer woods. […]