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Attracting does to a small tract of land is a sure way to have bucks show up when the peak of the rut approaches.

Create sanctuaries

South Carolina’s population continues to rise, along with interaction between humans and wildlife. […]

Blueprint for tagging a big buck

Nelson Alexander has a few rules he follows when he’s getting ready for deer season — scouting, locating a stand and setting up for that big buck. […]

Doug Goins thinks hunters will improve their success by following a simple, 12-step program.

12 steps to better hunting

Phillip Gentry

As a certified master bow technician who has hunted whitetail deer all across the country, Doug Goins of Matthews Archery has seen the best and worst in a lot of deer hunters. […]

VIDEO: Sholar and McFadden speak about the use of prescribed fire

S.C. Quail Project 2010 Field Day

Jeff Dennis

Small game hunters long for the day when the occasional covey of wild quail will be a part of their mixed bag of feathers and fur. […]

The 12-point buck caught on trail cam wins the October competition

Orange County buck image wins October Trail Cam contest

Jeff Dennis

A buck named Stickers that gave Matthew Neems the slip in 2009, re-appeared in 2010 on his Bushnell trail cam. […]

Falls from tree stands are far more of a threat to hunters than gun accidents, an Ohio State University Medical Center study shows.

Study shows tree stands bigger threat to hunters than gun accidents

From News Reports

A new study from The Ohio State University Medical Center proves that tree stands, not guns, are the deer hunter’s most dangerous weapon. […]

James Farris popped this nice 8-point two days after accepting a two-month furlough from his job, and he went on to win the October edition of the North Carolina Sportsman Bag-a-Buck Contest.

Eden man is October Bag-a-Buck winner

Dan Kibler

James Farris of Eden took a voluntary two-month furlough from his job in Reidsville on Friday, Oct. 22. If he was down in the dumps, it certainly didn’t last long because two days later, Farris arrowed a fine 8-point buck in Rockingham County. […]

The right to hunt is now a constitutional right in South Carolina.

Voters approve ‘right to hunt’ amendment to state constitution

Pat Robertson

South Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment yesterday (Nov. 2), assuring the right of citizens to hunt and fish. […]

Small-lot buck wins South Carolina Sportsman Bag-a-Buck for October

Dan Kibler

Fishermen pattern fish, and hunters often pattern deer. At least Carl Brown of Lady’s Island does.

He killed an 8-point buck and a 5-point buck on a small lot close to a major highway early in the season, and a few days later, got permission to hunt a similar lot.
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