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Wildlife Habitat Initiative:

Piedmont Hunt Club, Inc. (PHC) is a private hunting club that has operated in South Carolina’s Fairfield and Chester counties for more than 27 years. […]

Archery-only zones on several game lands are often places where big bucks (right) go when hunting pressure increases during gun season.

NCBA members enjoy week at Butner-Falls of Neuse

Craig Holt

Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land’s most-popular, archery-only zone is on the northern edge of the public lands in the Granville County section and mostly inside the limits of the town of Butner. […]

The harvest of does is still important to herd management, but hunters need to consider the impact of harvesting a lot of does.

Doe do’s and dont’s

Terry Madewell

According to biologist Charles Ruth, the harvest of doe deer has dropped in recent years as has the overall deer harvest, but he said the decrease is not necessarily a bad thing. […]

2012 Harvest Data for South Carolina Wildlife Management Areas

WMA harvest was up in 2012

Terry Madewell

According to the SCDNR, the harvest of deer on public lands actually increased in 2012, despite the overall decrease in statewide harvest. […]

The Honeybun won the Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament with this 38.22-pound king.

Onslow Bay win is a sweet one for Honeybun

Jerry Dilsaver

Swansboro was a real fishing town the weekend of Aug. 10, with three tournaments in its waters. […]

Winners in the Big Kahuna Pier Tournament at Folly Beach topped a big field of entries.

Winge, Culpepper are biggest of the

Jerry Dilsaver

Christie Winge and Daniel Culpepper were the big winners in the 18th annual Big Kahuna Pier Fishing Tournament held Aug. 10 at Folly Beach Pier. Winge’s 2-pound, 14-ounces Spanish mackerel won the king mackerel category in the absence of any kings, and Culpepper had a five-fish aggregate catch of five pounds, one ounce, with a trout, two bluefish and two whiting. […]

It’s more than the spot

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen are notorious for collecting fishing spots. This varies from the perfect point of marsh or bulkhead for catching inshore or freshwater species to an offshore ledge in the middle of nowhere that always holds the baitfish that bottomfish and king mackerel feed upon. […]