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May 7, 2026

Catfishing with live bream is effective, and legal in South Caroilna, despite a common myth among many anglers.

Catching catfish with live bream

It’s the biggest myth concerning fish and game laws ever told. I’ve heard it my whole life. I first heard it when I was a teenager, and I knew it was wrong then. […]

Determining the age of a buck is better done through an analysis of its body features, not the size of its rack.

Aging a buck on the hoof

Many hunters have been in their deer stand and “something” steps into a field or shooting lane. The typical scenario is a buck on the prowl, usually at a considerable distance and in low light conditions. The hunter’s eyes immediately go to the rack. […]

Deer hunting regulations will likely be vastly different in the future for South Carolina hunters.

Deer hunting regulations in South Carolina facing big change

New deer regulations are coming to South Carolina, and most hunters agree that this is long overdue. While the new regulations have not yet been enacted, or even completely decided upon, you can bet that the 2016 deer season will come with rules that are vastly different than what South Carolina hunters have ever seen. […]

Modern fish finders offer nearly photographic images of what’s under your boat, but if you are letting the computer decide what it shows, you aren’t getting everything out of your investment.

High-tech developments haven’t changed sonar basics

Current-generation sonar units show the underwater world with a level of realism fishermen could only dream of 30 or 40 years ago. […]

Despite their ease of operation and availability, only 40 percent of hunters use safety harnesses when hunting from elevated stands.

Wear a harness!

Even with the market flooded with easy-to-wear safety harnesses and many models from which to choose, only 40 percent of hunters wear one when hunting from an elevated stand. […]

A well-blown grunt or bleat call is often enough to tweak a buck’s curiosity and lure him into range.

Hey deer, come over here

If more deer knew the old English proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat”, a few more might survive each hunting season. […]

Have plenty of backups for wind

If deer couldn’t smell, they would have been hunted to extinction thousands of years ago. They rely on a keen sense of smell to find food, communicate with other deer and avoid dangerous situations. […]

A shot through the heart-lung area will be almost always fatal to a deer, but because a deer shot through his boiler room will not expire immediately, finding and following a blood trail is a hunter’s responsibility.

Be prepared to trail

Every time a hunter leaves home to go after some venison, freezer, he or she should always expect that the hunt is going to be successful, and they had better be prepared to track their quarry under any conditions. […]

Proper planting equipment can produce better crop yields in food plots because of the machinery’s effectiveness.

Specialized planting equipment equals more-productive stands

Deer hunters looking for a way to increase the availability of food on their land without spending enormous amounts of time and money on corn and sweet potatoes can start a food- plot program, and it doesn’t have to be real expensive, either. […]

Cleaning out and marking a path to your stand will make it easier to get in without spooking nearby animals.

You’re in the clear

Clearing access to your tree stand is an often-overlooked details that can make a difference when it’s time to hunt. […]

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