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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Website has directions to and maps of public dove fields around the state.

Public dove-hunting opportunities

Not all hunters get a chance to ride though the countryside looking for good dove fields, and sometimes, the best fields may just not be available to all hunters. […]

Crossbows are legal weapons during any open deer season, and they’re legal on private land on Sundays.

Puts landowners at ease and get better access

Jeff Burleson

Hunting deer in the South dates to Native American times when it was required to put food on the table and clothes on the body. […]

ThermaCELL’s lantern not only repels mosquitos, but it can be a source of light for getting out of the woods or trailing wounded deer.

Play defense on early season archery hunts

Jeff Burleson

Early season hunting has its challenges, beyond wind direction and the effective killing range of modern weaponry. […]

White Oak Hunt Club in Williamsburg Co., S.C., manages for trophy bucks on 6,000 acres, planting food plots, doing prescribed burnings and restricting buck harvest.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement Series: SC’s White Oak Hunt Club

Jeff Burleson

In the heart of Williamsburg County’s agriculture belt is an elite hunting organization, White Oak Hunt Club. Founded in 2000 by Grier Copeland and Will Carter, White Oak prides itself as one of the premier hunting clubs in the Carolinas. […]

Practice shooting your crossbow enough to be comfortable at different ranges.

Practice required, even with a crossbow

Jeff Burleson

Even though crossbows have been around for centuries, deer hunting with this “ancient” technology is an entirely new endeavor in North Carolina, with unrestricted use beginning only in 2010. […]

Some WMA dove hunts draw a crowd of hunters on opening day, but in many cases, that makes the shooting better.

WMA Dove Details

John Gribb

The first segment for South Carolina’s 3-part dove season opens Sept. 2 and runs through Oct. 5, with shooting limited to afternoon for the first six days. […]

Mushrooms are a favorite food for deer; they have profited greatly from the wet spring and summer.

Overlook toadstools? Deer won’t!

Jeff Burleson

Mushrooms are one of the most-overlooked deer foods available during just about every month, including the approaching fall and winter. […]

Late-season hunts on WMA dove fields are colder, with less cover, fewer hunters, but still plenty of doves.

Youth dove hunts

John Gribb

Bream fishing and dove shooting. Are there any better ways to introduce youngsters to outdoor sports? […]

Small sunflower seeds are the foundation of a good dove field, especially an early season field.

Prepping your own dove field

John Gribb

Would you like to host a classic dove shoot for your friends? Staging such an event elevates hosts into exalted company. […]

Four South Carolina hunters were convicted in Colorado this past week for illegally hunting deer and elk with poison arrows.

Four South Carolina men convicted of using poison arrows in Colorado

Pat Robertson

The admission in a Colorado court this past Tuesday by four men from South Carolina that they used poison arrows to take big game in Colorado and in their home state has raised the ire of ethical bowhunters in the Palmetto State who are calling for legislation to ban the practice. […]