Environmental
791 acres added to Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve
The Nature Conservancy has transferred 791 acres to SCDNR’s Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve, nearly tripling the upstate wilderness area. […]
Upstate SC
Fishing Reports
9-pound “goldfish” captured in Upstate, S.C. pond
An extra-large pet fish was discovered in an Upstate, S.C. community lake during an electrofishing survey on Nov. 16, 2020. […]
Deer Hunting
Lath Freeman’s first deer
Lath Freeman killed her first deer on Dec. 1, 2020. She killed the mature doe in Spartanburg County with a Marlin .30-30. […]
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Dustin Hostetler’s Spartanburg County buck
My name is Dustin Hostetler I killed this buck in Spartanburg County, S.C. on election day morning, 11/03/2020. […]
Columns
Welcome the winter for mountain trout
Winter is a time of stark beauty in the mountains, a time when the dominant colors are blue, gray, brown and black, when streams run full and clear and icy cold and when a warm, sunny day is an event and a blessing for a trout fisher. […]
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Chris Myers’ trophy Upstate, S.C. buck
Chris Myers: 11-16-20 harvest date, Anderson, S.C.. South Carolina public land archery kill of 151 inches. […]
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Justin Smith’s Halloween buck
My Halloween, 2020 hunt began by us climbing in the stand and realizing wasps were in the corner of the stand due to the colder weather and wanting to get warm. […]
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Mike Hutchens’ 220-pound Upstate, S.C. buck
I killed this 220-pound, 8-point whitetail buck in Spartanburg County, S.C. in Dec. 2018. […]
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Walker Mcabee’s Upstate, SC 8-point buck
Hunting on youth day Sept. 12, 2020 in Spartanburg County, S.C., I harvested my biggest buck so far. […]
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Upstate hunter kills huge 10-point buck on second-chance hunt
John Johnston of Spartanburg, S.C. killed a 10-point trophy buck that had a huge drop tine on Oct. 26. The buck has been green-scored at 145 inches. […]