January 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 7

Only one in 1,000 Canada geese killed in South Carolina carry leg bands, making them highly desired trophies.

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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. […]

South Carolina’s goose season runs into late February, giving hunters more opportunities to share this view of approaching geese through the door of a portable layout blind.

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. […]

Flagging is a technique that can convince a wary goose or flock to make a fatal mistake.

Don’t be afraid to wave the flag for wary geese

Brian Cope

Sometimes, placing decoys out 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. […]

Join a real band of brothers

Brian Cope

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. […]

South of Cape Hatteras, fishermen like Rube McMullan are allowed five black sea bass per day, with a 13-inch size minimum.

Black sea bass rules and regulations

Chris Burrows

Brunswick County anglers are fishing the South Atlantic stock of black sea bass, regardless of where that fish came from or is going. Black sea bass have been divided into three different stocks, the Mid-Atlantic, the South Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Better late than never

Brian Cope

South Carolina’s late goose season is longer than any other waterfowl season. […]

Don’t be afraid to wave the flag

Brian Cope

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. […]

Dress warmly and don’t forget a toboggan on your head while fishing for black sea bass during the winter.

Safety comes first, especially during the winter

Chris Burrows

Winter can be a great time to fish. In Brunswick County, the temperature usually climbs into at least the 50s during the day, so it doesn’t feel oppressively cold, and you often have the ocean to yourself. […]

Relatively low numbers of bass and lots of blueback herring contribute to an equation that makes for trophy bass like this one.

How do bass grow so big in Jocassee?

Pat Robertson

Although it is the most-infertile of all the major reservoirs in South Carolina, Lake Jocassee in the Upstate mountains has produced the state records for three of the four black bass species recognized by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]