Fishing
Striper fishing is back
October is a great time for catching all kinds of fish on the Santee Cooper lakes, but the most anticipated day is the re-opening of the striped bass season after a four-month closure. […]
Outside Carolina’s
Deer Hunting
Deer hunting temporarily closed in Waccamaw River drainage area
After last year’s “Flood of ’15,” numerous areas were temporarily declared closed to deer hunting, and due to flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the SCDNR has once again issued similar closures. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Change strategy when you’re catching only small Santee Cooper stripers
The fall striper bite on the Santee Cooper lakes is a must-see event for anglers. Typically, hundreds of birds hovering over the water in fall are prime indicators of a surfacing school of stripers. Sometimes, anglers may want to consider leaving fish to find other fish. Here’s why. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Santee Cooper’s Diversion Canal can be a striper hot spot on bad-weather days
The Santee Cooper lakes, Moultrie an Marion, span more than 170,000 surface acres of water. While they include many coves, blackwater ponds and creeks where anglers can hide on windy days when the surface gets rough, the best schooling action is usually in open water where there’s no where to hide. […]
Inshore Fishing
An Electric Chicken with fur, feathers
Because of the popularity of soft-plastic baits in the chartreuse-pink Electric Chicken color, fly anglers and guides created several flies to mimic the jig’s silhouette and motion. […]
Featured
Duckfest to be held in Summerton on Oct. 22
Clarendon County is one of South Carolina’s top destinations for waterfowl hunting, so it’s only fitting that this will be the site of the Inaugural Duckfest on Oct. 22, a celebration of duck hunting throughout the county and state. […]
Featured
NWTF is about more than turkey hunting
Since turkey hunting season is a long ways off, there’s really no reason to see what’s happening with the NWTF right now. Perhaps they are shut down for the winter anyway, and will open back up in the spring? Far from it. […]
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15 state parks closed due to Hurricane Matthew damage
As we have reported, 15 of our state parks suffered damage from Hurricane Matthew and are currently closed. The good news is, we hope to have the majority of these parks open and welcoming visitors within the next week. Our coastal parks were hardest hit. […]
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WMA closures, draw hunts facing closures
Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, South Carolina’s outdoorsmen are facing a number of closures that may be of interest to them. Whether you are scheduled to participate in a draw hunt or if you were planning on heading to a WMA to do some hunting or fishing, check the list below to see if your activities are still taking place. […]
Deer of the Year
Durham hunter wins 1st Bag-A-Buck contest of 2016
Brent Grady, a 33-year-old law-enforcement officer from Durham, N.C., is the first monthly winner in Carolina Sportsman’s Bag-A-Buck contest for his entry of an 11-point buck he killed with a crossbow. […]