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Armadillos can destroy a field, rooting up the ground in its search for food. That makes them perfect targets for varmint hunters, since no one complains when they are shot.

Handgunning for varmints

We were never overrun with those juicy targets we read about in the big sporting magazines — articles by guys who referred to their shooting cult as “varminters.” […]

ProMariner chargers can be set to charge either flooded/standard AGM batteries or gel batteries.

Battery chargers with a pulse

Allan Tarvid

The chemical process that produces electrical power in a battery can also damage it without human intervention. […]

Shannon Clark's 5-pound, 8-ounce redfish was weekend's biggest, and she and husband Rennie won the Lowcountry Redfish Cup's championship.

Carolina Beach couple knocks off championship of South Carolina redfish tour

Jerry Dilsaver

Rennie and Shannon Clark of Carolina Beach decided earlier this year to fish the Lowcountry Redfish Cup trail – there being no trail in North Carolina in 2013. […]

Be ready for a buck to show up almost as soon as you put down your call; immature bucks are especially susceptible to calling, as they can often get in and sneak off with a doe while bigger bucks fight it out.

Be prepared

Jeff Burleson

Calling to wildlife is definitely an active way to entice game into close range. The animal’s nature and mood will determine how intense the response is. […]

Choose a deer call for its versatility when it comes to making different sounds at different levels of volume.

How to choose a call

Jeff Burleson

Game calls have been around for nearly 400 years. Duck calls were among the first type readily available; they were used to entice ducks into caged enclosures. […]

Rattling with shed horns can produce life-like sparring and fighting noises.

Pick the right calls, rattling horns

Pete Rogers

Deer calls on the market today produce a variety of sounds. Look for ones with adjustable reeds that are loud and capable of making many sounds. […]

Use a leaf blower or rake to clear a path to your stand so your approach will be a quiet one.

Be quiet going in

Pete Rogers

Access is everything. Being able to get to your stand is critical when hunting big bucks. […]

Trail cameras set near bedding areas can give hunters a better idea of where to set up after the peak of the rut passes.

Check your trail camera after dark

Pete Rogers

Hunters use game cameras to monitor deer movements and identify mature bucks. […]

Decoys with realistic paint jobs and actions, like these Fowl Foolers, can give waterfowl hunters an edge in small waters.

Putting out decoys, even for woodies, can be a plus

Brian Cope

Talk to a dozen hunters, and you’ll get your share of those who’ll say wood ducks don’t respond to decoys, but you’ll get just as many who’ll say the opposite. […]

Carolina Swamp Calls were born out of a handful of duck hunters’ desire for calls better than those commercially available.

Lee County duck hunters came up with new line of calls

Brian Cope

Calling is a major part of duck hunting to Chuck Amerson. After years of unhappiness with the inconsistencies of commercially-available duck calls, Amerson, his brother Ethan, his father Mike, and friend Scott Rollins, all of Lee County, partnered to make their own calls. […]