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Rebecca Baker of Hartsville killed this nice buck in Kershaw County last season.

Deer Me!

As corn begins drying in the fields and leaves prepare to fall, deer are scraping the velvet off their antlers, kicking off another exciting time in the woods for hunters in South Carolina. […]

The deadline for applications for the opening-day dove hunts at Draper WMA in York County is August 17.

Application deadline approaching for York County dove hunt

SCDNR News Release

Applications are due Aug. 17 for an opening-day adult dove hunt and youth dove hunt at Draper Wildlife Management Area in York County. […]

The deadline for applying for the Lowcountry WMA deer hunt drawings is August 17.

Draw deer hunt deadline approaches

SCDNR News Release

Several draw deer hunting opportunities are offered throughout the Lowcountry, with an upcoming deadline of Aug. 17 for submitting applications.

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Deer hunters with mobility impairments will have the unique opportunity to hunt on some well-managed areas in the upsate area again during the 2007 hunting season.

Fall Deer Hunts for Disabled Hunters Scheduled for Upstate S.C

SCDNR News Release

Mobility impaired hunters will again be treated to a unique opportunity to attend two special deer hunts this year on about 40 well-managed and exclusive private tracts of land in the Upstate. […]

WRC executives (left to right) Dick Hamilton (director), Wes Seegars (WRC chairman), Fred Harris (assistant director) and David Cobb (Division of Wildlife Management chief) spoke to the NCBA convention about coming changes in WRC bow-hunting regulations.

Bow hunting rules change

Ramon Bell

For the fast-approaching archery season (two more months and September will be here, can you believe it?), Tar Heel bow hunters will have to deal with a number of new regulations. […]

This photo shows what can happen when a pistol fails to extract. In this case, the fired case has remained in the chamber. The extractor failed to pull the empty case from the chamber even though the action cycled. The slide picked up another round from the magazine and attempted to force it into the chamber, but it was stopped by the empty that failed to extract. This condition is known as a double-feed.

Why your semi-auto pistol jams

Gordon Hutchinson

Each time we teach a concealed-firearms course — and we teach at least one class each month — someone is going to come up to me or my associate instructor and ask us to check out his or her semi-automatic pistol because it keeps “jamming.” […]

Hunters can learn about white-tailed deer from one of the south’s top experts at the Cape Fear Branch QDMA seminar at Howell Woods Learning Center.

QDMA Offers Seminar at Howell Woods

North Carolina Sportsman

The Cape Fear River Branch of Quality Deer Management Association will hold a June 23 white-tailed deer workshop free of charge at Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center.
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The odds are about 1 in 1,000 for harvesting a record buck in S.C., but 168 were discovered during scoring sessions this spring.

S.C. Antler Scoring Sessions Reveal New Records

SCDNR News Release

The most recent round of white-tailed deer antler scoring conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources revealed 168 new records including one potential Boone and Crockett record. […]

The Bersa is about the same size as the Glock, but has a slimmer profile and deeper grip, making it much easier to hide and shoot. It costs half as much, but the .380 Auto is not nearly as much of a self-defense cartridge as the 9mm Parabellum. The Bersa has proven to be a dependable and accurate handgun in the author’s tests.

Don’t underestimate Bersa .380s

Gordon Hutchinson

Small, flat-sided semiautomatic pistols have long been popular with law-enforcement officers as hide-away or backup guns to supplement their duty weapons. […]