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As cutovers grow, slow packs fade
Hunting with slow packs of beagles used to be the way to go for rabbit hunters, but thanks to changes in habitat, quicker packs of dogs are now preferred for chasing bunnies. […]
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Rabbits by the numbers
The most-recent small-game survey conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (2015-16) revealed that the best rabbit hunting occurs in the Midlands (2.19 rabbits jumped per hour). […]
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A guide’s recommendations
A guide at Contentnea Creek Shooting Preserve in Snow Hill, N.C., Walter Claybrook has some advice for hunters visiting a shooting preserve for the first time. […]
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Top 5 tips for squirrel hunters
Once deer season is over, hunting squirrels is a fun way to stay sharp on the trigger while spending quality time in the woods. And you’ll kill more squirrels if you follow these tips. […]
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Small game hunting –– what’s in season?
The 2017 deer hunting season is a distant memory for most hunters, and while many hunters are either looking forward to April’s opening day of turkey season or to the fall for the next deer season opener, other hunters are still in the woods taking advantage of the small game that are currently in season. […]
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Run, rabbit run! Beagles — and hunters — can have plenty of fun in the Carolinas
If Alex Trebek unveiled this clue on his TV quiz show, Jeopardy, would you come up with the correct question? […]
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Extending the quail tradition
Before whitetail deer and wild turkeys became the flagship species for hunters in the Southeast, bobwhite quail was king. Back when boys rolled up into the high-school parking lot with shotguns in gun racks in the back window of the truck — and no one minded — it was common to stop along the way to school and kick up a covey of quail before heading to class. […]
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When can you hunt crows?
Crows are a federally protected species, and both North Carolina and South Carolina have set hunting seasons for them. […]
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Youth quail hunting clinic this Saturday
You hear it all the time whenever the subject of quail hunting comes up anywhere in South Carolina….”quail hunting is a lost art,” and while it’s not at all what it once was, is it really lost? […]
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Something to crow about
A lot of people ask me, “Why would anybody hunt crows?” I usually answer. “It’s fun.” Hunting crows is a great way to polish your wing-shooting skills for duck or dove season, and it is pure fun. […]