The Horsemen Hunting Club has expanded to 15 members, proving rabbit hunting is still popular in the Tar Heel State.
A covey of pickup trucks nestled in the back of a Duplin County farm field, the beds sporting dog boxes empty but for the musty remaining scent of beagles. But the howls, yips and yelps from the thick piney woods surrounding the field revealed where the kennels’ occupants were and what they were doing.
Most of South Carolina’s larger reservoirs, and many of the smaller ones as well, offer fine crappie fishing. On sprawling Lake Murray in the heart of the state, slabs aplenty await the angler’s attention, and arguably, no one knows crappie fishing on this reservoir better than Jackie Hite. A genial resident of the little town of Leesville, Hite is a local icon thanks to many years as mayor — and even more for his culinary landmark, Jackie Hite’s BBQ. But if you find Hite holding court at the restaurant, it’s unlikely he’ll be talking about food.
The topic will possibly be politics or sports — or most likely of all, crappie fishing. Most of South Carolina’s larger reservoirs, and many of the smaller ones as well, offer fine crappie fishing. On sprawling Lake Murray in the heart of the state, slabs aplenty await the angler’s attention, and arguably, no one knows crappie fishing on this reservoir better than Jackie Hite.
A genial resident of the little town of Leesville, Hite is a local icon thanks to many years as mayor — and even more for his culinary landmark, Jackie Hite’s BBQ. But if you find Hite holding court at the restaurant, it’s unlikely he’ll be talking about food. The topic will possibly be politics or sports — or most likely of all, crappie fishing.
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