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Mallard limit cut in half for 2019-20
Hunters in the Carolinas will only be allowed a limit of two mallards during the 2019-20 season due to a decline in the species along the Atlantic flyway. […]
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Duck hunting has been great at Clarendon Club
Due to a number of factors, the waterfowl season has been one of the toughest in recent memory for many hunters in the Carolinas and beyond, but Clarendon Club has been a shining spot, producing limits of a variety of ducks on a regular basis. […]
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How to predict when duck hunting will be the best
The habitual behaviors of waterfowl give hunters a unique set of tools to monitor the location and distribution of birds especially when migratory movements are peaking.
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December 2018 New kayak gear
Benelli Super Vinci Shotgun
The superbly balanced Super Vinci shotgun is the world’s most reliable, softest-kicking, fastest-shooting, lightweight, semi-auto 12-gauge that shoots 23/4-, 3- and 31/2-inch magnum shells.
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Paddle up some public puddle ducks
One of the biggest problems with public duck hunting in the Carolinas is an overabundance of people who want to hunt and a limited amount of public water. Tales of getting to the best spots at 2 a.m. and sleeping in the boat until legal shooting light make the prospect of public duck hunting even less palatable.
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December is duck prime time
For 60 days, waterfowl hunters in the Carolinas invest time and money into leases, impoundments, decoys and calls to pop a limit of winged migrants on a day-off from work.
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Duck-banding info essential to managing waterfowl
Since 1940, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has managed national fish and wildlife populations and their habitat to protect and promote the resources. As part of those efforts, USFWS manages migratory birds jointly with Canada and Mexico, and to make educated, informed decisions, hunter input and band data must be included.
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Time for the big duck migration
Even though waterfowl hunters got a brief chance to bag a few ducks over the past two months, the meat of the season doesn’t arrive until now.
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Big Lake’s T-Rex duck calls
From T-Reed to T-Rex.
It wasn’t a long stretch for the call designers at South Carolina-based Big Lake Outdoor Products, who earlier this year debuted a pair of T-Rex duck calls, one in acrylic and one in wood. […]
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Alpz Doggie Duck Blind
You’re pretty good at hiding yourself beside your favorite duck hole camouflage clothing, some brush and maybe a little camouflage cloth but that big, black, yellow or brown dog next to you, that’s another story. He wants to see those mallards come into the decoys as much as you do, and he needs to see them splash down when you make a good shot. […]
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SC’s sea duck zone and special regulation changes
Because of different season dates, a small percentage of waterfowl hunters have used sea ducks to extend their shooting, but this season, regulation changes ended that practice.
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Sea duck retrieval is critical
From shooting wood ducks in timber-filled swamps to mallards in grass-covered marshes, retrieving an be one of the most-challenging aspects of duck hunting.