Small Game Archives - Page 21 of 26

May 25, 2026

Hunters need to put in some time scouting for late-season doves and be ready to hunt them as soon as they are located.

Keep dove reports updated

According to Billy Dukes, SCDNR’s small-game specialist, dove hunters who decide to take advantage of South Carolina’s late season should find plenty of birds, just like they have the past few years. […]

Staying hidden is much more important on late-season hunts, so building a blind from natural sources is often a good idea.

Late-season dove tips

Jason Hawkins

Andy Pope and Lowrie Beacham have developed habits in their pursuit of late-season doves that are worth sharing: […]

Since the leaves and most of the other foliage is gone in January, hunters have to make due with what’s left and often move frequently during the hunt to keep the doves stirred up and flying.

Don’t miss the late show – There is still plenty of great wingshooting for South Carolina dove hunters this month

Phillip Gentry

Dove hunters who think the best shooting of the year is finished about the time college football starts could be missing out if those fields of September gold are forgotten. […]

Squirrels coming to the forefront for Carolina hunters

Jeff Burleson

Once deer season closes, many hunters hang up their camouflage, but it’s the perfect time to hunt squirrels throughout the Carolinas. […]

Don’t miss going afield during the last segment of North Carolina’s dove season.

Dove Dusting – Cold-weather dove hunting can be some of the best North Carolina hunters can experience

Jason Hawkins

Good camo helps, but not as much as finding fields that will provide migrating doves a place to feed as they pass through North Carolina. […]

Look for rabbits in the right places on SC WMAs

Terry Madewell

Some of South Carolina’s WMAs have excellent rabbit hunting habitat, but it changes from year to year. […]

Some WMA dove hunts draw a crowd of hunters on opening day, but in many cases, that makes the shooting better.

WMA Dove Details

John Gribb

The first segment for South Carolina’s 3-part dove season opens Sept. 2 and runs through Oct. 5, with shooting limited to afternoon for the first six days. […]

Late-season hunts on WMA dove fields are colder, with less cover, fewer hunters, but still plenty of doves.

Youth dove hunts

John Gribb

Bream fishing and dove shooting. Are there any better ways to introduce youngsters to outdoor sports? […]

Small sunflower seeds are the foundation of a good dove field, especially an early season field.

Prepping your own dove field

John Gribb

Would you like to host a classic dove shoot for your friends? Staging such an event elevates hosts into exalted company. […]

Late season dove hunts

John Gribb

In South Carolina’s public dove fields, hunters shoot a very large percent of the annual harvest on opening days, but there are good hunts on the second and occasionally the third hunt day of the early season — with far fewer hunters. […]