December 2011 Archives - Page 3 of 4

The late season can prove successful for the hunter willing to alter his strategy.

The Stretch Run

By the first of December and the last month of the Palmetto State’s deer season, crisping leaves and frost-covered fields become common visions just after daybreak. […]

Guide Owen Plair shows off the results of a morning cast-and-blast: a double-handful of redfish and marsh hens.

Being a sportsman in South Carolina is not an either/or situation. You can be a hunter or fisherman — or both. So it’s no surprise that Lowcountry sportsmen have discovered a way to combine their two loves on the Broad River, casting and blasting the day away. […]

Cover: December 2011 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

Inshore fishing guide Mike Taylor of Swansboro killed this huge main-frame 8-point buck in Alamance County. […]

MOA Shooting Sticks

South Carolina Sportsman

Browning’s new MOA Shooting Sticks give serious sportsmen the stable rest essential in making accurate rifle shots. […]

MVP Series Varmint rifle

South Carolina Sportsman

The first rifle in the ground-breaking series of varmint and predator bolt-action rifles from Mossberg & Sons, Inc. is the MVP Series Varmint chambered in .5.56mm NATO (.223 Rem). […]

Cover: December 2011 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

Guy Kessler’s Barnwell County 12-pointer may measure better the 170 inches and rank among south Carolina’s top 20 bucks all-time. […]

Pelican Case

South Carolina Sportsman

Designed as watertight/ crush-resistant armor for iPads, netbooks and tablet computers, the Pelican 1075 HardBack Case will protect just about any sensitive electronic device up to 10 inches from the rigors of travel. […]

The Ardent Edge

South Carolina Sportsman

The Ardent “Edge” series of baitcasting reels were designed to be unbelievably durable, yet light enough to be fished comfortably all day. […]

While two-thirds of the dove harvest occurs in the first season that begins Labor Day weekend, the final month of the season can offer wingshooters with fast-paced action.

Winter Wonders

Jeff Burleson

As winter arrives in North Carolina, the final segment of dove season kicks off, allowing a wingshooter crouched in a hedgerow one final hoorah. […]

The Reedy and Saluda rivers, which feed Lake Greenwood, offer ducks with plenty of food, cover and still water.

Greenwood’s Greenheads

Pete Rogers

The predawn cold rattled my bones as I pulled my neoprene waders up over many layers of insulation. Sunrise was still a couple of hours away, and the anticipation of big ducks swooping into our decoys helped me stave off the cold as I pulled the waders up as far as they would reach. […]