Currents
Don’t let bucks stand in your way
Deer hunters across South Carolina look forward to the end of October almost as much as their kids look forward to circling the neighborhood, knocking on doors and filling bags with candy. […]
Opinions & Responses
Backlashes
New deer strategy: Will the plan work?
The N.C. Wildlife Resources held nine public hearings across the state during September to get public input on proposed changes to hunting, fishing and trapping laws for 2013-14. […]
Currents
Why September is No. 1 calendar page
When I was a younger, I kept a long look ahead on the calendar when April and November appeared on the horizon. […]
Backlashes
Gamefish bill tabled but battle isn’t over
Legislative bill, H 353, that would have moved three saltwater finfish species — red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass — into the gamefish category to prevent netting, sale or bartering ended with the 2012 General Assembly’s closure in July. […]
Currents
The joy of the hunt is to be shared
I am looking forward to the upcoming deer season — and next spring’s turkey season — much more than I have in the past couple of years. […]
Backlashes
Politicians playing shell games again
North Carolina’s saltwater resources watchers may be jumping too high and too soon with regard to Senate Bill 821, which emerged May 21 after the state legislature’s Marine Resources Study Committee adjourned. […]
Backlashes
Gamefish bill looks like a 2013 item
As we foresaw, House Bill 353 won’t be reported out of committee during the short session of the 2012 state legislature. […]
Currents
Can we reverse our impact on wildlife?
Except for the times when Mother Nature sticks her nose into things, most of the successes and failures in wildlife populations and fisheries are of our own doings. […]
Backlashes
Intended or not, no good consequences
“Fanaticism and ignorance are ever busy and need feeding.” — Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry Drummond in “Inherit the Wind” […]
Currents
Sportsman writers top notch but aging
A couple of months ago, I received an email from a reader who was interested in writing for South Carolina Sportsman. […]