If you’re looking for something that produces a lot of protein and takes up key minerals from the soil efficiently, your best bet is to go with clover and alfalfa in your South Carolina hunting land food plots. When you lime and fertilize food plots, you want to facilitate that calcium, … [Read more...]
Deer Stands
June 7, 2012 By
There are many different types of deer stands, including tree stands, tripods and ground blinds that you can use on yourSouth Carolinahunting land. The purpose of a deer stand is to allow you to see the deer before it sees you. A good stand and stand position will protect you from deer seeing, … [Read more...]
Pre-Rut Bucks
June 4, 2012 By
Pre-rut is arguably the best time to hunt trophy whitetail deer. During this time, bucks’ travel patterns are somewhat predictable. They haven’t begun trailing does everywhere, so it is much easier to pattern a particular buck. Starting in July and running until the second week of October … [Read more...]
Deer Funnels
May 24, 2012 By
Funnels are the best place to consider placing your tree stand on your South Carolina hunting land. A funnel, or pinch-point, is a location where a buck’s travel options are limited. Funnels rarely resemble a perfect hourglass and are usually very subtle. Deer funnels are very much like a … [Read more...]
Rut Tactics
May 22, 2012 By
The primary rut is the time when you have the best chance of seeing big bucks. Even though the primary rut is the shortest of all the rut stages, bucks spend the most time moving during daylight hours during this time. For this reason, it is wise for hunters to spend the most time in their … [Read more...]
Peak Rut Tactics
May 22, 2012 By
Throughout most of the whitetail’s range across North America, peak rut time starts in mid-November and ends around Thanksgiving. During the primary rut, bucks are engrossed in finding receptive does. This lusting stage makes them most vulnerable during the rut. During the pre-rut, two or … [Read more...]
Rattling and Grunting
May 17, 2012 By
The best time to rattle horns on your North Carolina hunting land is during the pre-rut phase, since this is the time when bucks are establishing breeding rights. During the season, it’s best to rattle horns and use grunts sparingly. Mature bucks normally try to circle downwind when they hear … [Read more...]
Choosing Your Land Specialist
May 10, 2012 By
Purchasing your hunting land in South Carolina is a much more complex transaction and is far different than buying a house. It is very important to have a good, trustworthy relationship with your Land Specialist since you will be relying heavily on their knowledge when buying your property. … [Read more...]
Tree Stand Placement
May 8, 2012 By
Using maps and spending time on your South Carolina hunting land will give you a good idea of where to hang your tree stand. Which tree to use is just as important as the location of your tree stand. The most important consideration in positioning your tree stand is to make sure you are downwind of … [Read more...]
Scouting with Maps
May 3, 2012 By
Many bowhunters do the majority of their pre-season scouting using maps. It is an effective and efficient way to scout with much less human disturbance on the areas they intend to hunt. There are three types of maps hunters can use to scout their South Carolina hunting land and should be used in … [Read more...]
