Will the longleaf make a comeback?
February 2010
Fifty years ago last summer, my father planted a handful of longleaf pines in the front yard of our home in Athens, Ga. Within a year, however, his job moved us first to Raleigh, N.C., then to Washington, D.C.
Will 2010 soften industry’s tumble?
January 2010
I’m sure there will be many interested observers at boat shows this winter — observing how few or how many boats sell.
Will latest success open flood gates?
December 2009
When I first started turkey hunting about 20 years ago, it took me a while to get rid of the big goose egg and wrap my tag around a gobbler’s leg. Quite a few seasons, as I recall.
A tax break that’s easier to live with
November 2009
On the surface, I’m like most members of the middle class: hearing about tax breaks for the wealthy generally gets my blood boiling.
The promise that is October is here
October 2009
Turkey hunters, bass fishermen and crappie fishermen look forward to March and April all the way through the cold, cold winter.
Hunters reap only what they sow
September 2009
I reached the answering machine of one of my fishing buddies the other day when I called. When he phoned back, he seemed awfully out of breath, so I asked him if it had been hot on the lake that afternoon.
My Augusts just aren’t that bad
August 2009
Unlike most sportsmen, I’ve never really held anything against August. I put up with the daily 90-degree temperatures and 90-percent humidity, mostly thanks to the joys of air conditioning. My annual visit to the local swimming pool usually takes place in August, because at some point, cool water will be required for continued breathing.
One up, one down in S.C. legislature
July 2009
The state legislature, as is noted elsewhere in the magazine, has passed one piece of legislation important to sportsmen, but it has failed to do anything about another issue that appears no closer to being resolved than it was when it came to a head several years ago.
Can development be a nice word?
June 2009
When it comes to sportsmen, the word “development” may be 11 letters long, but it’s a 4-letter word that brings up some ugly memories.
Mother Nature can be friend or foe
May 2009
Biologists can have great intentions and use the best management tools available, but in the end, Mother Nature often trumps everything.
Giving honor due to a matchless foe
April 2009
The first time my buddy Taz volunteered to take me into the woods and teach me how to turkey hunt, first-hand, my introductory lesson was postponed. I remember the day very well, April 16, 1990.
Same substance, new delivery style
March 2009
If you have read South Carolina Sportsman very often over the past three years, you’ve probably noticed a bit of a change over recently.
We can’t afford more SCDNR cuts
February 2009
I realize that this month’s column might fall in the category of NIMBY — “Not in My Backyard!” — but when things beyond your control threaten to affect things near and dear to you, you speak up if you don’t like it, or you go ahead and take your medicine. Sometimes, it tastes like castor oil, and this is one of those times I’d rather not have that slide down my throat.
Going ‘outdoors’ will help schools
January 2009
If there is a division of state government in better hands right now than the S.C. Department of Education, I want somebody to bring me evidence.
Currents
Currents
