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Hunters who know exactly where their gun will shoot at various distances and are confident of putting a bullet through a deer’s vitals are well on the way to taking big bucks with smaller calibers.

Size Doesn’t Matter

Hunters who shoot accurately can take deer — yes, even big bucks — with small-caliber rifles. […]

Small crankbaits are great tools for catching bass in the fall.

Get cranky for fall largemouths

A number of different things contribute to make crankbaits the most productive baits for bass in the fall — baits that I always have tied on. […]

October is a fabulous month to get back in the saltmarsh and work on a nice redfish.

Red (and pink) October is here

Jeff Dennis

When October rolls around, it is time to fish for spot-tailed bass. Get to the water any which way you can, and hold on firmly to your rod and reel. […]

Steve Jeffords and Scott Peavy won the Tracy’s Camp Benefit Tournament on Lake Wateree in August, taking home a total of $2,250.

Hite, Ashley qualify for ‘09 Classic

Pat Robertson

On the night before the final Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament of the year on New York’s Oneida Lake, Davy Hite’s wife, Natalie, told him he needed to finish no lower than 70th to guarantee a slot in the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. […]

Largemouth bass are a perfect freshwater species to target with a fly rod because they’re found nearly everywhere in South Carolina and because they’ll hit a variety of different flies and popping bugs.

Bass on a fly is an angling treat

Richard Bernabe

It’s a pretty good guess that one sight you’ll never see in the boat of a professional bass fisherman is a brace of fly rods and reels. […]

Currents

Whitetails 101: Know your doe

Dan Kibler

When you peer down the barrel of your rifle and click off the safety, remember that you are not only a hunter; you are ostensibly a game manager. […]

John Petno’s big Jasper County buck was feeding in a peanut field when he made a perfect shot on the afternoon of Aug. 16.

Nut House

Jeff Dennis

According to brother-in-law, John Petno couldn’t find the center of a paper target while practicing on the shooting range the day before deer season open. […]

Jeremy Bessinger’s big Bamberg County buck had tines nearly 13 inches long, an outside spread a hair under 20 inches, beams greater than 22 inches long.

Unfinished Meal

Dan Kibler

At least Jeremy Bessinger’s big buck didn’t die hungry. […]

The breech loading capacity of this Thompson/Center Encore shows how easy it is to remove the breech plug for cleaning.

Ka-Boom!

Phillip Gentry

If you swore off blackpowder rifles years ago due to the mess, maybe it’s time to give them another shot. […]

This lovely autumn brown trout was fooled by a San Juan worm bounced along the bottom of a rocky stream. Browns will strike a variety of artificials, including midges, dries, wets, nymphs, streamers and terrestrials.

Brown Beauties

Jim Casada

The late Frank Young, a man with whom I talked and fished from boyhood days right up until his death, knew streams in the high country with an intimacy few will ever match. […]