Catfish
Get Murray blues
When the water temperature in Lake Murray drops below 65 degrees, it’s time for the winter blues, according to guide Chris Simpson of McCormick, S.C. […]
Midlands SC
Deer of the Year
Hartsville, SC hunter nails big buck on rainy day
After a three year saga, Michael Camak of Hartsville, S.C. finally encountered a true trophy buck while ducking out of the rain in a roofed box stand late morning on Nov. 8. Wet and raining conditions are rarely praised when climbing into a deer stand. But, Camak would beg to differ this week. […]
Bass Fishing
South Carolina’s Lake Monticello bass love shad funerals
Deer and dying shad factor heavily into the bass fishing on South Carolina’s Lake Monticello this month, according to pro angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria, S.C. […]
Deer of the Year
11-year-old huntress downs big 9-point buck
After studying hard all week, then acing her test, 11-year-old Mary-Katherine Tisdale went hunting on Friday afternoon, Oct. 20. Hunting with her father, Dale and younger sister Whitney, she drilled a massive 9-point drop-tine buck after only 10 minutes in the stand. […]
Deer of the Year
South Carolina hunter doubles up on trophy bucks
Three years ago, Kevin Ackim of Lexington, S.C., missed a big buck on his Lexington County hunting property. Ever since, he has kept tabs on that missed deer through dozens of trail-camera pictures, all snapped under the protection of dark skies. […]
Deer of the Year
Batesburg hunter bags 217-pound Aiken County giant
For Will Berry of Batesburg, S.C., the three rifle cartridges loaded in his Remington 7mm magnum almost weren’t enough to take down his biggest buck ever. Berry cycled three shots into the chamber and only got performance from the last one in his rifle. […]
Deer of the Year
South Carolina teen tags heavy-horned Chesterfield County buck
Deklan Woodell of Chesterfield, S.C., was in a lock-on tree stand Saturday morning around 8 a.m., listening to squirrels running in the leaves and barking in the trees around him on a hunting buddy’s land. […]
Deer of the Year
Fairfield hunter kills buck of a lifetime after late start
Chris Smythe was running late on Saturday, Oct. 14, to the hunt property near Ridgeway, S.C., that he shares with his brother, Jason. There was a buck on the property so impressive that Smythe, 37, a veteran deer hunter, over which he admits he had been losing sleep. […]
Crappie/Bream
It’s slab time on Murray
Fishing for crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Murray starts picking up in early October and gets better week by week through the fall until it peaks, usually around Thanksgiving, according to guide Brad Taylor. […]
Featured
Orangeburg lawyer fined $30,000 for killing red-tailed hawks
Last July, University of South Carolina trustee and Orangeburg, S.C. lawyer Charles Williams pleaded guilty to killing seven federally protected red-tailed hawks, and was fined $75,000. […]