Haley appoints Evans as chairman of DNR Board 2 hours ago John P. “Johnny” Evans, a calming influence in the brouhaha that erupted last year over the way the retirement of S.C. Department of Natural Resources director John Frampton was handled, has been tapped by Gov. Nikki Haley to chair the Natural Resources Board.
Evans, who served as acting chairman after board member Caroline Rhodes of Charleston vacated the chair in March, represents the Sixth Congressional District. His selection was hailed by conservationists.
Bill to extend SC Conservation Bank rests on Haley's desk May 10 at 3:58 pm A bill to reauthorize the S.C. Conservation Bank – which has protected almost 160,000 acres of wildlife habitat and historic places – for another five years, has passed its final Senate hurdle and has been sent to Gov. Nikki Haley for her signature.
Although she supported the bank as a legislator, the S.C. Camo Coalition is taking no chances on a possible change of heart and has launched a campaign to have supporters contact the governor and urge her to sign the bill into law.
Mount Pleasant team wins Fillin' Station cobia tournament May 08 at 10:50 am When Cara Simpson and Bubba Bryan of Mount Pleasant set out on the Jenny Jeanne to fish the Broad River before daylight on the morning of May 5, they had one thing on their minds: winning the Fillin' Station cobia tournament.
Simpson and Bryan are no strangers to big cobia; their lines were in the water at 6:30, giving them plenty of time to catch the big one before the 6 p.m. weigh-in deadline. The action that morning was fast, but they had trouble closing the deal, at least until around 11.
Back-trolling over brush piles producing Lake Wateree crappie May 07 at 2:40 pm The crappie fishing at Lake Wateree is hot this month, and Buster Rush of Rush Guide Service said back-trolling jigs over brush piles is a great technique to put these fish in the boat.
Deer harvest up 1.2 percent, SCDNR reports May 03 at 11:30 am The 2011 deer harvest in South Carolina may have not made a big jump, but sometimes even a small step can be good. Overall, there was a slight increase in harvest in the 2011 season and the prospects for the 2012 season are also good.
According to Charles Ruth, deer and turkey project supervisor for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the harvest figures are encouraging and are representative of a stable deer population across the state.
Given third reading in the House, the bill, introduced by Rep. Phillip Lowe (R-Florence) was delivered to the Senate ahead of the May 1 deadline for crossover legislation and could be passed into law this session if the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee acts before its scheduled adjournment in June.
One 3-1/2-inch shotgun shell packed with copper-plated No. 4 shot was all he needed to bag two mature gobblers in a cypress-tupelo swamp in Orangeburg County on April 25.
NWTF Wheelin' Sportsman hunt a tremendous success April 25 at 1:57 pm The first time Frank Troglauer participated in the National Wild Turkey Federation's Wheelin’ Sportsmen “Ultimate Turkey Hunt” – on the Savannah River Site four years ago – he missed a nice gobbler.
He was determined not to duplicate that lack of success on his second trip to the special outing for handicapped hunters April 20-21.
Big gobbler just another step in amputee’s comeback April 23 at 3:53 pm Ricky Miller lost his left leg below the knee in an accident in March 2006, but the way he’s come back hasn’t been accidental, at all.
Santee Cooper bream already heating up April 18 at 8:01 pm Nothing says springtime like bream fishing, and opportunities for catching these tasty panfish are plentiful, especially on Santee Cooper's Lake Marion.
South Edisto spits out huge flathead catfish April 13 at 9:02 pm A lot of people think that big fish only get that way in big waters. Dennis Reilly of Bamberg knows better now, but until recently he had no idea how big of a fish could live in the relatively small waters of the South Edisto River in his home county.
Checking his set lines on the morning of April 7, Reilly was pleased to discover that many nice catfish had taken his baits, but especially a 67-pound flathead that had swallowed a bait.
TV angler Wejebe dies in plane crash April 10 at 4:24 pm Television personality Jose Wejebe, famous for his nationally-aired TV show Spanish Fly, died Friday when a plane he was piloting crashed in the Florida Everglades.
