Early Bird Kills the Buck

Will McElveen plans his early-season tactics around hunting for bucks, whether he’s hunting with a rifle or archery equipment.

Scout and get the lowdown on what deer are doing when the season opens, and you’ll go a long way toward filling your tag with a nice buck.

“Early season deer hunting” means different times to hunters across South Carolina because season opening dates vary from game zone to game zone.

But one constant is that early season tactics are different from those used the rest of the year. Successful hunters must have a well-defined game plan for this specific time of year. In the Lowcountry, bow and gun hunters share Aug. 15 as opening day. In many other areas, however, bowhunters get a jump on gun hunters.Click here to read more on Early Bird Kills the Buck

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Award-winning writer and photographer Terry Madewell of Ridgeway, S.C., has been an outdoors writer for more than 30 years. He has a degree in wildlife and fisheries management and has a long career as a professional wildlife biologist/natural resources manager.

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