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July 13, 2026

A rotary-wing decoy will provide motion to a decoy spread, but it’s not the only way to do so.

Show off your moves

The main difference between a flock of real ducks and a fine spread of decoys is motion. Ducks rarely sit in one place for more than a second or two unless they are resting. […]

South Carolina duck season is still in full swing, and woodcock season runs all month.

Quacks and Timberdoodles — How to make the most of your late-season duck and woodcock hunts

By January, the easy bird hunting is long past, unless a plantation-owning friend invites you for a quail hunt. Aside from plantation or shooting-preserve quail, however, other wild birds are legal game this month.

Duck season is still in full swing, and woodcock season runs all month.

It is an understatement to say that most South Carolina bird hunters do not focus on woodcock, but hunters with dogs — especially transplanted Yankees — love them. Woodcock are a favorite of bird dogs because they are easy. Put your dogs in good woodcock cover, and they will find the birds. Woodcock are easy to smell, easy to point and flush, and easy to carry on a retrieve. […]

Coyotes hunt by scent and sight; it’s common for them to circle downwind to try and pick up the scent of the caller.

Silencing Sumter’s song dog — Tips for hunting coyotes

The woods were silent, except for the crying sound of a wounded rabbit. Wailing and squealing. Pause, more squealing. […]

Hunters to pursue hogs with dogs need plenty of specialized equipment, including a GPS receiver to track their dogs’ progress.

Hog-hunting essentials are, well, essential

Having the right tools makes every job easier. Chris Warren carries a few essentials in a small backpack to make his hunts a little easier. […]

Layton Whitehurst of Wilmington finished off his North Carolina duck-hunting “grand slam” at age 10.

Legacies live on!

Across the country, hunting is not drawing a lot of collective interest from the nation’s youth, and North Carolina is one of the few states showing an interest in preserving and promoting the time-treasured pastime of hunting. […]

Many of South Carolina’s WMAs have the kind of habitat that can put a bird dog on top of a woodcock.

WMA lands with woodcock cover

For woodcock, biologist Billy Dukes of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources suggests several public hunting opportunities availabilities on WMAs. […]

Find sign like these mud-caked trees on which hogs have rubbed after wallowing and you’ll know you’re in the right area.

Lotsa sign means lotsa hogs

Even with hogs spread across South Carolina, a lot of people have never seen a wild hog and are surprised to hear of people hunting them. […]

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Swans by water — hunting tundra swans over waterfowl impoundments

The tundra swan is the largest waterfowl species hunted in North Carolina. In bygone years, traditional hunts included decoying them on the water or sneaking up on them in a boat, but modern agriculture changed all that. […]

Hunters have plenty of waterfowl arriving in state waters throughout the last weeks of the season in January.

The right stuff for woodcock

Opinions vary on the perfect woodcock gun. Purists may insist on a classic side-by-side classic English double gun in 20-gauge, possibly with a straight grip. […]

Clean any reeds, grass or corn stalks off the water; swans don’t like to land in on a cluttered surface, and the vegetation can be used to camouflage a pit blind.

You can hide from flying eyes

When making a water decoy set for swans, any vegetation floating or sticking above the water should be removed. […]

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