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July 22, 2026

High schooler Evin Coombes of Columbia won December's South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest after killing the 15-pointer he father had been chasing for two years.

Coombes’ birthday present earns final Bag-A-Buck win

Dan Kibler

Evin Coombes’ 17th birthday was Dec. 30, between Christmas and New Year’s Day. […]

Art Thompson has hunted rabbits around Alamance County for decades, and he’s wise enough to their tricks to be able to a good share of the take in his game bag.

Run, Rabbit, Run

Craig Holt

The beagles’ tails appeared to be wagging fingers, a wave of vertical, white-tipped periscopes, eight to 10 inches long, moving purposefully through the green and gray of a frost-covered January morning. […]

Prior to the rut, young males are constantly testing one another. They will even instigate mature bucks to engage. Yet as females enter estrous and signposting intensifies, the dynamics of these interactions turns highly aggressive and dangerous.

Deer Dynamics

Tommy Kirkland

When the rut is in full swing, mature bucks are tending and breeding estrous does while young bucks, instinctively desperate to test their testosterone, attempt to spoil the party. […]

Get in an area where squirrels are foraging and you can stalk or sit and wait until you get a bushytail in your sights.

Three Faces of Squirrel Hunting

Jim Casada

How soon we forget! Three generations ago, when both deer and turkeys were scarce as hen’s teeth, squirrel hunting was the top-rated sport in terms of hunter participation in South Carolina and across the South. […]

Run ‘n’ Gun Rabbits

Phillip Gentry

“Hunt in here” — the mantra of the dog handler — rings across the frosted hillsides as the sun begins to peak over the east side of Abbeville County. […]

Locating areas with the shallow aquatic grasses that waterfowl love to eat is the first step toward a productive duck hunt. Scouting in mid-week before a weekend hunt is a great way to take that step.

Just Cut ‘Em!

Jeff Dennis

Brian Rucker of Columbia lives for duck season, and he knows that scouting is the surest way to discover the latest duck movements. […]

David Anderson was named the North Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest winner for November after shooting this fine buck - for the second time.

Second-chance buck is winner for Greensboro hunter in monthly Bag-A-Buck contest

Dan Kibler

Not many deer hunters get a chance to kill a trophy buck — and even fewer get a second chance when they let a trophy buck get away. […]

Aynor's Lorie Anderson won the South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest for November with this fine 8-pointer.

Horry County woman is winner of Bag-a-Buck contest for November

Dan Kibler

The last 12 months were a whirlwind for Lorie Anderson of Aynor. […]

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Quail, rabbit hunting success remains unchanged

South Carolina Sportsman

Quail and rabbit hunters had about the same amount of success during the 2008-2009 season as in previous years, and according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ Small Game Project, the hot spots for both species remained about the same. […]

Columbia bowhunter Scott Bailey knocked down this 15-point brute Nov. 10 during his 17th annual Bull's Island hunt.

Bull’s Island produces unusual trophy for Columbia bowhunter

Jeff Dennis

A hard-core group of bow-hunting enthusiasts has been hunting on a barrier island in the Cape Romaine National Wildlife Refuge for decades It’s “hard” hunting, where you provide your own boat for transportation to the island and bring all the supplies necessary for your stay. […]