Fishing South Carolina: Lake Wateree Offers Great Catfish Action!
South Carolina’s Lake Wateree contains excellent populations of blue cats with some topping 80 pounds!
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Bobcat Predation On Deer
Shane R. from South Carolina writes to ask about bobcat predation on deer. “I live near Kiawah Island, S.C., and have heard that bobcats on that island take a lot of deer. This surprises me because I didn’t think that: (1) we had that many bobcats around; and (2) that they ate a lot of deer. Do you know about this situation?”
READ MORE ›Southeast Hunters Have Highest Success Rate
Ann E. from South Carolina
e-mails to ask about success rates. “In what states do hunters have the highest
success rates? My husband says it is the Midwest,
but I believe it is the Southeast. Who is right?”
Fawn Numbers Are Down
Eve F. from South Carolina
writes to ask about coyotes eating fawns. “I know that coyotes eat fawns.
We have found fawn numbers on our property to be down the past few years and
assume coyotes are the problem. But we have friends who have managed property
20 miles from us, and their fawn production seems OK. What would explain
that?”
Historic Charleston Harbor Boasts Great Shark Fishing
Just mentioning sharks conjures up images of vicious, toothy man-eaters that
can bite a person in two. While true man-eaters, such as giant tiger sharks,
prowl the waters off South Carolina, anglers fishing inside Charleston Harbor
chase smaller creatures, but these mighty mites can provide awesome action on
light tackle.
Bow-Wounding Losses Are Low
Steve H. from South Carolina writes to ask about bow-wounding losses.
"My gun-hunting buddies still have a bias against bows for deer hunting
because they believe that bowhunters wound and lose a lot of deer. I thought
that bow-wounding losses were pretty low. Who’s right here?"
Southeast Paddling: South Carolina’s Chattooga River Is Wet, Wild!
Despite the roar of turbulent waters that plunge some 6 feet over a falls into a churning froth of whitewater that is squeezed between two huge rocks, I could hear the screams of the five people in an approaching raft!
READ MORE ›When Is Big — Big?
Josh B. from South Carolina writes to ask about age and antlers in deer.
"At what age to bucks reach their maximum antler size?" he asks.
Feeding Deer At Bait Sites
Andy W. from Virginia writes to ask whether feed at bait sites just attracts
deer, or does it actually "feed" deer. "We have bait stations on
our hunting lease in South Carolina. Actually there are quite a few bait
stations there and they seem to get heavy use. If habitat is not the best, do
such bait sites allow us to support more deer on the area?"
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