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June 23, 2026

Trolling motors enable fishermen to operate from the bow in shallow water, unlike having to pole from a platform.

Stop poling and start trolling

Mike Taylor uses a 36-volt Minn Kota trolling motor with a remote-control piloting device when he is fishing for red drum in shallow water. […]

Wild hogs are a popular species across South Carolina; they can be taken on WMAs while hunting for other species using legal weapons.

Hog and coyote hunting on WMAs

Terry Madewell

Several WMAs provide hunters with opportunities to harvest hogs, and some are very good, according to Derrell Shipes of SCDNR. […]

A shallow-water anchoring device makes stopping your boat almost immediately when you contact fish a big weapon in the marshes.

Fish on? Power down!

Mike Marsh

Minn Kota’s Talon is a shallow-water anchoring system that makes it easy to stop the boat when an angler hooks a fish. This type of anchoring system is a staple on redfish tournament boats because it is so effective. […]

Quail are an important species for hunters across South Carolina, and several WMAs have habitat that is managed in a fashion that makes it ideal for bobwhites.

Quail and rabbits

Terry Madewell

Biologist Willie Simmons said quail and rabbit have specific needs in terms of habitat to thrive. […]

Location, location, location

Jerry Dilsaver

Much like for a successful business, the key to productive offshore bottom-fishing is being in the right location. Once the preferred, rock, wreck or reef is found, the captain must anchor so the boat is positioned just right to get the baits down to the fish. Bottomfish are very specific to their chosen structure, and missing it by even a few feet will result in a lot of waiting rather than catching. […]

Bucks loves terrain edges and will stage near the edges of clear-cuts, especially when rutting, to watch for does.

Additional resources

Phillip Gentry

To learn more about the steps and procedures used by timber- management companies to manage forested land, Steven Smith of Cross Creek Timber in Greenville suggests viewing some of these on-line publications: […]

Black sea bass regulations differ between waters north and south of Cape Hatteras, just one example of bottomfish regulations that are somewhat complex and often confusing.

A plethora of piscatorial regulations

Jerry Dilsaver

Regulations for offshore bottomfish species are complex and include several closed seasons and several seasons that close when the annual allocation is caught. […]

A deer’s home range

Phillip Gentry

Charles Ruth, deer-project leader for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said logging or other timber-management activities will interrupt deer activity and patterns on a tract of land, but in a nutshell, it doesn’t run all the deer off. […]

The expansion of deer herds into surburban and urban areas has provided incentive for more municipalities to join the state’s Urban Archery Season.

Deer expansion means urban archery rocks

Craig Holt

When the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission started its Urban Archery deer season program in 2007, a handful of towns signed up — Elkin was first — while many others and major cities in North Carolina turned up their noses. […]

Thinning of pines offers deer hunters with a unique opportunity to hunt stands that have previously been too thick.

Thinning vs. clear-cutting

Phillip Gentry

At a point in the life cycle of the pine forest, loggers may return to thin out the crop. Thinning cuts the number of trees back so the remaining mature left have better long-term growth. […]