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Marshall French of Sumter’s Duck Bottom Plantation shows off a nice alligator taken during the 2012 season near Georgetown.

Calling alligators

Another method that is often overlooked is calling alligators. Biologist Jay Butfiloski offers a word of caution. […]

A big treble snatch hook and a special arrow point are common accessories for gator hunters.

Getting in gear

To hunt alligators, you need something to connect with them that will allow you to drag them to the boat to be dispatched. […]

Bush-hogging crops in strips puts plenty of grain on the ground, gives hunters a place to hide, and leaves grain to cut for the later season.

Legally manipulating crops for wildlife

Jeff Burleson

From small bahia grass seed to large corn kernels, doves will eat almost any kind of seed. […]

Well-placed trail cameras can take much of the physical effort out of preseason scouting by documenting deer movements.

Cameras will cover deer movements

Terry Madewell

In recent years, the use of digital cameras has become very popular with hunters, and for good reason. They will show you where and when deer are moving. […]

To avoid putting too much pressure on a birds, hunters should let individual fields rest a few days after an early season hunt.

Avoid ‘high-bird’ pressure

Jeff Burleson

Shot-shell manufacturers expect a rise in profits when hundreds of thousands of shots are taken around corn fields. […]

Dogs can often push bucks out of heavy cover early in the season when still-hunters can’t get to them.

Put the dogs on ’em early

Terry Madewell

Bob Matthews of Ladson certainly still hunts during the early season, but he will also use dogs to hunt deer. […]

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

Public dove-hunting opportunities

Jeff Burleson

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. […]

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. […]