Hunting
South Carolina WMAs: Few issues with safety exist
As a group, hunters are an opinionated crowd., and many opinions are based on feelings rather than fact. […]
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Hunting
The best in ducks
North Carolina’s best waterfowl hunting for ducks, geese, swans is in the extreme eastern portions of the state, and public-land opportunities reflect that situation. The region serves migrating birds along the Atlantic Flyway every season. […]
Hunting
Bear facts for South Carolina WMAs
Biologist Charles Ruth of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said two distinct populations of bears are found in South Carolina, and WMA hunting is available for both. […]
Hunting
Public-duck splashdown
SCDNR’S Category I WMA waterfowl hunts are draw hunts; the application process begins around mid-September. Getting drawn for Category I hunts is usually a three-year process, so your odds of being drawn the first year are not high. […]
Hunting
The top spots for rabbits
Three subspecies of rabbits — cottontail, marsh and Appalachian — inhabit North Carolina. Cottonails thrive in early-successional habitat (cutovers) that afford cover and safety from avian and ground predators. […]
Hunting
Public-land squirrels abound
North Carolina is home to four varieties of squirrels — gray, fox, red/Appalachian and flying — hunters target all of them except fliers. Gray squirrels are ubiquitous at all forests that have a substantial number of hardwood mast trees. […]
Hunting
NC’s top deer game lands
Let’s take a look at North Carolina’s top public game lands for deer hunting. […]
Hunting
Don’t avoid public-land whitetails
More and more hunters are looking past public land in favor of joining hunt clubs and leases. It seems they are more willing to spend a lot of money to hunt on with others on a few hundred acres of land rather than spend $30.50 for access to hundreds of thousands of acres of WMA land. […]
Dove
North Carolina dove heaven
This game land is huge (61,225 acres), spreading across four counties in the south-central piedmont, and has more dove fields (20) than any public land in North Carolina. […]
Hunting
The best of South Carolina’s small-game WMAs
Small game hunters may not present the overall number of deer hunters in the Palmetto State, but they still put up an enormous number of days afield. Biologist Michael Hooks is SCDNR’s small-game project leader. His WMA picks follow. […]