Another feather in Palmetto cap
August 2008
South Carolina has been blessed this year to have the two most-prestigious bass-fishing tournaments in the nation held on its waters. The Bassmasters Classic visited Lake Hartwell and Greenville this past February, and the Forrest Wood Cup, the championship of the FLW Tour, will make Lake Murray and Columbia its home base in two weeks.
How to keep DNR Ship afloat
July 2008
You would think that one of South Carolina’s biggest industries might warrant a little special treatment from the state legislature and the governor’s office. You know, if we can spend millions to attract shiny new industries, we ought to be able to spend the money we need to keep one of our best industries humming along.
A special thanks to 2 special men
June 2008
As best I can remember — and it gets tougher as the years pass — my first fishing trip was not to some little farm pond somewhere, but to Georgia’s Lake Sinclair. There was a family picnic of sorts, with grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins, and somebody or other handed me a cane pole, with cork, split-shot and a worm impaled on an Aberdeen bronze hook.
Face it, biologists know their stuff
May 2008
One of the rules I set for myself when I started this outdoor-writing gig 20-some years ago was to always trust the pros who manage our wildlife and fisheries.
A ‘bump’ from our government
March 2008
I know this stuff isn’t supposed to bother me as much, because I’m over 50 and somewhat jaded about how much the government actually represents the interests of individual citizens, but the feds’ latest foray into fisheries management has made my skin crawl.
It’s still Classic; that’s for sure
February 2008
I first attended the Bassmaster Classic in 1988, driving up to Richmond, Va., for the final day of a tournament that was won by Guido Hibdon, edging hometown favorite Woo Daves.
A sportsman’s wish list for ’08
January 2008
People make New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions but rarely keep them. Those resolutions come on the heels of the Christmas “wish lists” that bring joy to people, especially retailers.
Holiday hunts make memories
December 2007
When I was growing up, Christmas was important for the usual reasons: the carol sings, Santa Claus, the presents, the lights, the Savior’s birth — all the stuff that a school kid would first mention.
The camp thing has hold of me
November 2007
Growing up, I never did the camp thing. During summer vacation, there was too much baseball to be played, and the thought of anything interfering with the annual visit to my grandparents’ farm was one that never entered my mind.
When bass leave the shallows in June, I start to think about October. When it’s 100 degrees in the shade in August, I’m definitely thinking about October — when the cool nights start to show up, the leaves start to turn colors, and just about everything a sportsman could dream about comes true.
Playing against a stacked deck
September 2007
I attended a seminar a while back at which a biologist said that deer hunters didn’t care about deer management unless it led to an 8-pointer standing within easy range of their stand every season.
Remembering 2 outdoorsmen
August 2007
As far as I know, Smokey Goodwin and Gault Beeson never met, so I am probably the only connection between the two. I met both through two of my passions — fishing and rabbit hunting.
Let science lead, not politicians
July 2007
Sen. John Drummond of Ninety Six had it right when he said that it was time for South Carolina’s legislators “to get out of the rabbit sheriff business.” The problem is, that speech was nearly 30 years ago, and many legislators are still muddling in areas that cry out for good science, not politics.
You can come home again
June 2007
The first Kiblers came to South Carolina in 1753 from an area of Germany near the Swiss border via the sailing ship Anne, arriving in Charleston.
Currents
Currents
