“It’s creepy, that’s all I’m gonna say.” That is Preston Logan’s thought when he and his sister, Savannah, found a two-headed snake near their home in South Carolina. The rough earth snake is a weird find, but not unprecedented. Scientists equate the snake to a siamese twin. The kids are enjoying showing this creepy critter, though, [...]
South Carolina Hunting
Federal Government Expands Hunting Access in 14 States
The National Wildlife Refuge System is one of the biggest government programs for hunters, with all of them doing great work in preserving wildlife, and many of them giving access to hunters. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rolled out this year’s new regulations, and included in those regulations are expanding hunting in 16 [...]
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The Most Eager Duck Hunting Dog
Our friends at Garden & Gun magazine have great readers with great gun dogs, and they often share those great photos, and this one caught our eye. The photo is of Ollie, a yellow Labrador from Salters, South Carolina, who is clearly very eagerly waiting for some ducks to fly in. Thanks to the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s [...]
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High School Principal’s Head Mount Decor Causes Controversy
In South Carolina, Summerville High School Principal, Buddy Chapel, who is a former marine drill sergeant, had to remove his large collection of mounts from his office because parents were bothered by them. The collection was made up of African animals that he had shot on several safaris. His office decor only created controversy after [...]
The First Family of Squirrel Hunting
This issue of Field&Stream features an amazing profile of 77-year-old Mac English, who might take squirrel hunting more seriously than anyone I've ever heard of. English has raised a brood of bushytail enthusiasts in South Carolina, and thankfully, Field & Stream sent photographer and videographer Chris Crisman to bring their story to life. If anyone [...]
Animal Rights Group Shuts Down Pigeon Shoot, So Hunters Shoot Down Group’s Video Drone
The Broxton Bridge Plantation was set to have a pigeon shoot on their South Carolina property on a Sunday. That didn't make the people being the animal right's group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, or SHARK, very happy. The group decided to send a small Mikrokopter drone to the Ehrhardt plantation to capture the shoot on [...]
Boone & Crockett Bucks up 400 Percent in 30 Years, Organization Ranks Big Buck States
Quality deer management has taken it's toll, and whitetail hunters are reaping its benefits.According to the Boone & Crockett Club, the number of bucks qualifying for their books increased 400 percent over the course of 30 years. The conservation group is perhaps the most respected record-keeping organization of all big game animals, and for your [...]
Sunday Hunting Ban Passes Hurdle in Virginia
At the Field & Stream Heroes of Conservation lunch, one of their conservation leaders said that if the few states would legalize Sunday hunting where it's banned, it would add $1 Billion to the economies of those states.I'm guessing that is one of the reasons why the Virginia Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee voted [...]
Record Number of South Carolina Hunters Apply for Alligator Licenses
Are alligators the new wild boar?As more and more states introduce gator seasons, more hunters are trying to chase them. With only 1,200 permits available in South Carolina, the state Department of Natural Resources has received more than 4,000 applicants. The winners are drawn by a lottery on a computer system, and the DNR is encouraging [...]
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Slams Hunters Trying to Legalize Sunday Hunting in the Keystone State
There are only seven states that 100 percent prohibit Sunday hunting, and Pennsylvania, the state with the second most hunters, is one of them.Seemingly every year, hunters try to legalize Sunday hunting, and groups like the Safari Club International and the NRA are trying hard to give hunters an extra weekend day to be in [...]
