Hunting
Get wood duck boxes ready
It may seem early, but wood ducks will soon be nesting again in the swamps and flooded bottomlands of the Carolinas. […]
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Fishing
Improve critical shallow habitat in fishing ponds
Everybody loves a good fishing pond, and the winter drawdown provides more than just a mechanism to balance the predator-prey relationships. […]
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Right shotguns, proper calls are keys for sea ducks
Having effective weapons and ammunition and mimicking duck sounds are keys to successful sea-duck hunting. […]
Deer Hunting
Food plots, thick cover a terrific combo for late-season bucks
Chuck Porter of Sumter said that when the rut ends, it can occur rather abruptly, and unless you hunt frequently and know the signs, you’ll continue to hunt for rutting bucks too long. […]
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Decoy sets crucial to big-water hunting
Whether waterfowlers use a scissors rig or not, setting up decoys to lure ducks in shotgun range is a key component. […]
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Making decoys and calls works
Any successful duck hunter understands the importance of being in the right place when birds are in the air. If the flock never passes by, few birds will come home to the dinner table. […]
Deer Hunting
Drive ’em out!
As the season chugs along into December, hunting pressure drives deer deep into heavy cover. While not impossible by any means, traditional still-hunting becomes challenging. […]
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Find wood for woodies
As soon as duck season arrives, diehard waterfowlers patrol swamps, rivers and estuaries. […]
Deer Hunting
White out = Lights out!
North Carolina is not a northern state, and significant snowfall rarely occurs during the deer season. However, arctic blasts occasionally show up in December, converting the landscape into a winter wonderland. […]
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Refrain from rallying
With an excellent duck season predicted, South Carolina will likely support huge waves of migrating birds for much of the season. […]