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September 12, 2026

Speed Reed

South Carolina Sportsman

Camo Unlimited Speed Reed synthetic grass panels provide long lasting boat/duck blind and pit cover solutions. […]

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Scent control: friend or foe for trapping coyotes?

Jeff Burleson

The last deer fawns and turkey poults should have appeared in June. Consequently, coyote pups are weaned off their mother’s milk and are beginning to feast on a wild assortment of solid foods. […]

Hybrid sorghums produce tremendous yields for hunters looking for a grain to plant in waterfowl impoundments.

Plant hybrid sorghum in June

Jeff Burleson

While corn ranks at the top of the list as a waterfowl food, sorghum will not disappoint incoming flocks, either. […]

Corn is a popular crop for landowners planning to plant waterfowl impoundments for fall flooding. A relatively new strain allows for later planting.

Even though duck season is a long way away from June, hunters with upland waterfowl impoundments need to get their crops planted this month to have them mature by the opening day of hunting season. […]

The SCDNR said that duck hunts on public waters were excellent this past season.

SCDNR grades duck season as excellent based on WMA harvest

From News Reports

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources called this past duck season “excellent” based on harvest figures from WMAs across the state, with Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir in Clarendon County and Bear Island WMA in Colleton County leading the way. […]

Naturally occurring aquatic plants will offer waterfowl a more complete, longer-lasting buffet than do grains planted in impoundments that are only temporarily flooded.

Jump-start impoundments

Jeff Burleson

For the landowner ready to covert a section of property over to a moist-soil management regime or a permanent aquatic community, specific plantings will jump-start the impoundment and attract have ducks in the first year. […]

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Wildlife Habitat Improvement Series: Beaver Creek Trophy Club

Jeff Burleson

Nestled in the heart of South Carolina’s Piedmont lies Beaver Creek Trophy Club. With more than 3,200 acres of pines, cutover, and swampland, Beaver Creek has the basic habitat components to back up to their name as a trophy club. […]

Banana water lily is a great aquatic plant to help jump-start a moist-soil management program.

Get ducks and keep them

Jeff Burleson

Each fall and winter, flooded areas along the eastern seaboard get bombarded by the annual migration of waterfowl, and duck hunters are always on the prowl for new ways to get more birds into shooting range. […]