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All postspawn bass aren’t hard to catch, but at some point in the weeks after the spawn, they’re all hungry.

‘Buzz’ away those postspawn blues

For most fishermen, “postspawn” is a dreaded term. To them, it means that bass will be inactive, tired and unwilling to chase and bite lures. […]

A bill to change the upstate turkey season start dates was defeated

Legislature defeats bills to change Upstate turkey opener, change DNR makeup

Pat Robertson

Sportsmen and caretakers of the state’s natural resources scored some major wins in the 2011 General Assembly, defeating a proposal to extend the turkey season in the Upstate and a plan to restructure the S.C. Department of Natural Resources into a cabinet agency. […]

Rhyan Thompson chose this light-colored rock to display his gobbler

‘Stillhunter’ and Neems win turkey photo and video contest

Jeff Dennis

Rhyan Thompson of Eden and Matthew Neems of Hillsborough have won the NorthCarolinaSportsman.com turkey photo and video contests. […]

Cory Heaton demonstrates how to set up a hog trap

Hog management equals persistent trapping

Jeff Dennis

On May 12, the Dorchester County Clemson Extension Office organized a hog-management workshop, and the message was clear: get rid of wild hogs if you have the chance. […]

JT Norton with his youth day turkey harvest

Turkey Photo and Video Contest Voting Begins

Jeff Dennis

The NorthCarolinaSportsman.com Turkey Photo and Video Contest voting session is set to begin on Tuesday May 17 and will run for three days until May 19. […]

Hunting with dogs is under scrutiny where it concerns private property rights

‘Looking for my dog’ bill may allow unwanted trespass, force posting

Craig Holt

Private-property landowners in North Carolina with huntable acreages and ponds or access to fishing streams had better get ready to buy gallons of purple paint and/or buy a ream of “No Trespassing” signs. […]

South Carolina's deer harvest fell almost four percent in the 2010 season compared to 2009 figures.

Statewide deer harvest falls again in 2010

Terry Madewell

The harvest numbers for the 2010 deer season are in for South Carolina, and according to Charles Ruth, deer and turkey project supervisor for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, the number of deer harvested was down compared to the 2009 harvest. […]