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Decoy sets crucial to big-water hunting
Whether waterfowlers use a scissors rig or not, setting up decoys to lure ducks in shotgun range is a key component. […]
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Making decoys and calls works
Any successful duck hunter understands the importance of being in the right place when birds are in the air. If the flock never passes by, few birds will come home to the dinner table. […]
Deer Hunting
Food plots, thick cover a terrific combo for late-season bucks
Chuck Porter of Sumter said that when the rut ends, it can occur rather abruptly, and unless you hunt frequently and know the signs, you’ll continue to hunt for rutting bucks too long. […]
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Find wood for woodies
As soon as duck season arrives, diehard waterfowlers patrol swamps, rivers and estuaries. […]
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Refrain from rallying
With an excellent duck season predicted, South Carolina will likely support huge waves of migrating birds for much of the season. […]
Deer Hunting
Drive ’em out!
As the season chugs along into December, hunting pressure drives deer deep into heavy cover. While not impossible by any means, traditional still-hunting becomes challenging. […]
Deer Hunting
White out = Lights out!
North Carolina is not a northern state, and significant snowfall rarely occurs during the deer season. However, arctic blasts occasionally show up in December, converting the landscape into a winter wonderland. […]
Deer of the Year
Martin County produces huge non-typical for Hamilton hunter
Brian Thomas of Hamilton rarely hunts deer during the morning because of his maintenance job with the Martin County school system. But Nov. 12 was a holiday, so he hit the woods early. […]
Deer of the Year
‘Heartbreaker’ no more — Reidsville woman kills trophy buck
Mindy Huffines of Reidsville muffed a 10-yard shot at large-racked whitetail deer back in 2009 while bowhunting. Shaken to the core by the incident, she nicknamed the deer “Heartbreaker.” […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County hunter scores on huge non-typical
Nathan Isner of Julian started getting regular trail-cam photos of a huge, non-typical buck on some land in southern Guilford County late in the summer. He admitted later, he was a bit shocked. […]
