Deer Hunting
Police officer euthanizes deer that attacked several people
An Aiken County, S.C. police officer euthanized a young spike buck after the deer attacked numerous people over the course of a few days in the town of Aiken. […]
Outdoor Update
Alligator
Live frozen gators spotted at Ocean Isle nature park
Alligators don’t often have to worry about the water freezing around them, but they don’t seem to mind it one bit. They just freeze themselves in, but keep their noses above the surface so they can breathe just fine. […]
Events & Announcements
Conservation leader Bridges will join N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
Eddie Bridges of Greensboro, N.C., who currently serves as executive director of the N.C. Heritage Foundation, will be inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame on May 3, 2019 in Raleigh. […]
Featured
Hilton Head anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark
Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]
Bass Fishing
Redfish will not be stocked in Hyco Lake
The NCWRC hoped to stock redfish a/k/a red drum, in Hyco Lake to help control the population of tilapia, but their studies determined redfish would not survive due to the quality of water hardness in the reservoir. […]
Bear
Rabid black bear found in Hyde County
After finding and handling a black bear that tested positive for rabies, a Hyde County, N.C. hunting guide has received the rabies vaccination. […]
Featured
124 bears taken during 2018 S.C. Mountain Bear Harvest
The 2018 Mountain Bear Harvest was the second best season on record with a total of 124 bears taken. This included 55 during the still hunt and 69 during the dog hunt which included 66 males and 58 females taken in three counties. […]
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South Carolina turkey harvest down 6.4 percent in 2018 spring season
South Carolina turkey hunters wrapped their tags around 17,939 birds this past spring, a 6.4-percent drop from 2017 levels that may reflect poor breeding success over the past handful of years or signal a return to an “average” harvest after harvest increases the past two springs credited to expanded season dates. […]
Deer of the Year
Huntress arrows big buck, wins October Bag-a-Buck contest
When Kristin Montgomery of Greensboro, N.C., spied a buck she’d never before seen in a round of trail-camera photos in late October, she laid claim to it. […]
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Upstate hunter kills 504-pound bear
Jeff Kay of Travelers Rest, SC killed his first bear last Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Greenville County, and it was a whopper. The bear weighed 504 pounds. With cool and clear weather, it was a nice opening day for Upstate bear hunters.