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The need for new deer regulations

It’s going to be awfully ironic if a bunch of imported canines is the force that gets deer-hunting regulations in South Carolina changed for the first time in ages. […]

The backs of creeks that aren’t completely drained during low-tide cycles will often hold warmer water in the winter, and that will attract redfish.

Red Means Warm!

Jerry Dilsaver

Late last January, the North Carolina coast was in the throes of the coldest winter of the decade. Quick temperature drops had already triggered trout kills, and the water temperature in the Cape Fear River had plunged into the high 30s. […]

Ryan White shows off a couple of cottontails that didn’t do a good job of throwing a pack of beagles off their tracks — and didn’t dodge that load of No. 6 shot.

The Head Beagle

Craig Holt

One day last January, Harold Langdon sat on a stump last January inside a cutover that was part of a large deer lease. […]

Big spotted bass are a common catch on Lake Norman during the winter. Spots appear to handle the colder winter water better than largemouths.

Warm Up Norman’s Bass

Paul Rose

It was the middle of January, and most anglers had put away their fishing gear and were stuck watching outdoor shows on TV, tinkering in the basement or going shopping with the wife. […]

Growing up and living in eastern North Carolina has taught Matthew Cagle a thing or two about waterfowl hunting.

Public Ducks the Right Way

Phillip Gentry

Growing up in eastern North Carolina can have a profound effect upon a young outdoorsman. […]

Backlashes

MFC hatches dubious plot to rebuild specks

Craig Holt

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission made another astoundingly bad decision Nov. 22, ignoring state law in favor of the wants of a handful of strike netters who target speckled trout. […]

'Afternoon Reflections' as recorded by a Moultrie Trail Cam

Delaware man wins fourth Trail Cam contest

Jeff Dennis

Three daytime trail cam photos made it into the finals for SouthCarolinaSportsman.com readers to vote on during a three day period. When the sun went down on the fourth month of the contest, the photo submitted by Delaware’s Duane Gray titled “Afternoon reflections” and showing a buck crossing a creek and was selected as the winner of the Sportsman prize pack and one-year free subscription. […]