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The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has schedule its annual youth fishing rodeo in Oconee County for May 17.

Youth fishing rodeo is scheduled for Oconee County in mid-May

The popular annual youth fishing rodeo at PiedmontForestryCenter near Tamassee in Oconee County will be held Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. […]

North Carolina deer hunters killed a record 188,130 deer in the 2013-14 season, an all-time harvest record.

North Carolina deer harvest sets all-time record

Craig Holt

North Carolina deer hunters posted an all-time harvest record during the 2013-14 season, tagging 188,130 whitetails according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Small crankbaits will likely play a big role in bass fishing this April, thanks to what appears to be a delayed spring.

I might enjoy this April

David Fritts

I have made no bones about having trouble catching bass in April, because I’m a crankbait fisherman and it’s probably the worst month in North Carolina to fish a crankbait. […]

Shallow, April bass are usually suckers for a topwater plug fished above their heads.

A lot of people love to fish in April, and it’s easy to understand why. The weather has warmed up and settled, it’s a joy to spend a day on the water when it’s that pretty — and the fish will be biting. […]

Brian Sykes' Orange County gobbler had five beards that measured between 7 and 9 3/4 inches.

Orange County gobbler with five beards will rank No. 10 all-time in North Carolina

Craig Holt

Veteran turkey hunter Brian Sykes of the Caldwell community in northeastern Orange County has had little trouble filling his tags in recent season, but a gobbler he took two weeks ago is a first for him: a 5-bearded bird that ranks in the top 10 all-time in North Carolina. […]

South Carolina hunters killed more than 225,000 deer during the 2013 season, a 3.6-percent increase over 2012.

Statewide deer harvest is up 3.6 percent in 2013, SCDNR reports

Terry Madewell

South Carolina’s deer harvest last fall was up 3.6 percent over 2012, continuing a see-saw trend over the past few years, but the state’s top deer biologist found plenty to be happy about. […]

Taxidermist Chuck Mulkey of Anderson said the final week of turkey season could be the best for Upstate hunters.

Will final week of turkey season be the charm for Upstate hunters?

Phillip Gentry

Turkey hunters who have yet to tag a longbeard still have time to score during the last week of the season, and taxidermist Chuck Mulkey of Anderson expects the last week — which ends May 1 — to be the best time to tag a gobbler. […]

Boat docks are holding a lot of nice crappie on Lake Greenwood for anglers like Bill Brookshire of Taylors.

Lake Greenwood’s post-spawn crappie ganging up around piers, docks

Phillip Gentry

After another season of wait, wait, wait, fishermen are reporting that the crappie spawn at Lake Greenwood has come and gone like a spring-break romance. […]

Warming inshore waters have got redfish fired up around the Little River area, and a relative lack of bait has them hitting anything that looks like a meal for Capt. Greg Holmes.

Little River inshore action heating up with the weather

Jeff Burleson

Spring weather is finally taking hold, and for anglers looking for a good way to start the season, the fishing in Dunn Sound off Little River and just off the ICW has taken off in a big way, with decent catches of three of the most popular species around: flounder, redfish and speckled trout. Capt. Greg Holmes of Fish Skinny Guide Service has been putting fish in the boat along the state line with ease. […]