Inshore Fishing
Lighten up, shape up and gain distance
Often, new anglers casting to wintering schools of reds in shallow water will disturb the fish on the first cast by throwing heavily rigs into the middle of the school. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Find ’em with the gold standard
Finding the schools of winter redfish can be easy much of the time, since fish typically frequent the same flats each season. However, they will move from tributary to tributary or from one end of a flat to another during the course of a few tide sequences. […]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Desperately seeking surveys
Willing Simmons, a biologist who is the small-game coordinator for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, is looking for hunters who will help with a data on woodcock hunting. […]
Other Hunting
It’s in the bag
Like hunters who target different gamebirds and small-game species, woodcock hunters have bag limits and possession limits to think about during the season. […]
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Better late than never
South Carolina’s late goose season is longer than any other waterfowl season. The final segments of the season include the Dec. 6 through Jan. 25 time frame — running concurrent with the duck season — then opening again Feb. 8 and closing Feb. 23, giving waterfowlers who chase geese an extended season. […]
Geese
Join a real band of brothers
Killing a banded goose is a thrill to most waterfowlers, and less than one of every 1,000 geese killed in South Carolina is banded. […]
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Don’t be afraid to wave the flag
Sometimes, placing decoys isn’t enough to lure in a flock of Canada geese. This is especially true when several groups are scattered throughout numerous fields within sight of each other. […]
Ducks
Old-school tactics still produce
There’s no disputing that a life-like decoy spread is often the difference between a limit of ducks and going home wanting. […]
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Abandon the blind and the mallard call
Some hunters may feel more comfortable hunting from a pre-fabricated ground blind, and some may have physical limitations that prevent them from hunting anywhere but in a boat blind. […]
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Add motion to your decoy spread for more ducks
Hunters using clever decoy spreads can increase their odds of taking home more feathered fowl by incorporating Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion to make their hunting spot more attractive. […]