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Adding additional fuse blocks can ensure you have adequate power for your boat’s electronics, as well as making it easier to track down problems.

Power where you need it

Most boats come equipped with fuse blocks bearing just enough fuses to power their factory-installed 12-volt equipment, and you are on your own if you want to add accessories. […]

Late in the season, when ducks get “blind shy” move, leave your blind behind and use natural cover to hide in an area ducks are using.

Abandon the blind and the mallard call

Phillip Gentry

Some hunters may feel more comfortable hunting from a pre-fabricated ground blind, and some may have physical limitations that prevent them from hunting anywhere but in a boat blind. […]

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

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. […]

Spinning-wing decoys are an effective use of motion to help convince ducks to make decision to drop into a spread of decoys.

Kill more ducks by adding motion to decoy spreads

Jeff Burleson

You’ll kill more ducks if you add some type of movement to your decoy spreads. […]

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. […]

Add motion to your decoy spread for more ducks

Jeff Burleson

Hunters using clever decoy spreads can increase their odds of taking home more feathered fowl by incorporating Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion to make their hunting spot more attractive. […]

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.

Better late than never

Brian Cope

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

GPS tracking units allow hunters to keep track of the location and direction their hounds are running, a huge help in staying ahead of the pack, gathering dogs up after a race and keeping them off roads.

Here, kitty, kitty

Walt Bowen

While running coyotes and foxes with dogs is a year-round sport in Eastern North Carolina, bobcats are only in season from Oct. 13 through Feb. 28. There are no daily bag or season limits. […]

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. […]