Deer Hunting
The history of moon tables and how to calculate them
Anglers and hunters should keep a close eye on solunar tables. […]
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Deer Hunting
Fewer deer, but bigger?!
Statistics show that the deer density is lower in Game Zone 1, but the deer are larger, with 2 1/2-year old bucks sporting 7.3 points compared to the statewide average of 6.3 points for deer of the same age. […]
Deer Hunting
Hybrid lock-on stands
Until the last few years, hunters who used lock-on style stands were limited to hanging one stand in one location, and that stand was likely affixed for the season. […]
Deer Hunting
Essentials for hunting from portable stands
It is important to recognize the risk in hunting from an elevated stand. Hunters should always maintain tethering by use of a lineman’s belt or lifeline with a prussic knot when ascending and descending trees. […]
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Turkey harvest off more than 10 percent in 2013, SCDNR says
The harvest data from the 2013 turkey season is in, and according to Charles Ruth, the deer and turkey project leader for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, hunter success fell appreciably from 2012 levels. […]
Deer of the Year
Rockingham County buck may rank among state’s biggest ever
John Tuttleof Reidsville lives in a deer-rich area of North Carolina and is involved intimately with deer and deer hunting, but he rarely gets to hunt, and then only with a bow. […]
Greener Pastures
Love hunting? Promote it
Hunting has always been an important facet to American and human culture. Yet the history of wildlife in America could have led down an entirely different path. […]
Deer Hunting
Upstate deer focusing on acorns over corn piles as gun season approaches
After purchasing broadcast feeders and stocking up on shelled corn in anticipation of the opening of deer season in the Upstate, many hunters are reporting a less-than-enthusiastic reaction from the local deer population, mostly because there’s more natural food on the ground around oak trees. […]
Deer Hunting
Kershaw County “freak” buck is first Bag-A-Buck contest winner
A Kershaw County hunter is the winner of South Carolina Sportsman’s first monthly Bag-A-Buck contest for his entry of a huge non-typical in full velvet killed on Sept. 28. […]
Deer Hunting
Chatham County hunter wins first monthly Bag-A-Buck contest
The second time was the charm for Jake Muehlbach. Early in bow season, Muehlbach, from Pittsboro, had a big 8-point buck wander in close to his stand in Chatham County, but the buck was skittish and left without giving him a shot. […]