Deer Hunting

Big Game Kayakin’

At first blush, the thought of big game — at least where a kayak is concerned — conjures up thoughts of one of those guys who tries to hook up with a marlin or sailfish out in the deep blue off of someplace like Hawaii or Coast Rica where the bluewater is within paddling distance of the beach. […]

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The Stretch Run

By the first of December and the last month of the Palmetto State’s deer season, crisping leaves and frost-covered fields become common visions just after daybreak. […]

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Winter Wonders

As winter arrives in North Carolina, the final segment of dove season kicks off, allowing a wingshooter crouched in a hedgerow one final hoorah. […]

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Quail for Christmas?

Ben Chewning has run bird dogs over most of the 5,000 acres on the Buchanan Shoals Sportsman’s Preserve in Anson County, so he’s got a good idea of what kind of wild quail live on the property — even though he mostly runs guided hunts for released birds. […]

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Greenwood’s Greenheads

The predawn cold rattled my bones as I pulled my neoprene waders up over many layers of insulation. Sunrise was still a couple of hours away, and the anticipation of big ducks swooping into our decoys helped me stave off the cold as I pulled the waders up as far as they would reach. […]