Turkey Calling Strategies That Work in the SC Piedmont
Understanding the SC Piedmont’s Turkey Terrain Spring turkey hunting in the South Carolina Piedmont is as much about reading terrain as it is about calling skill. The hardwood ridges, creek drainages, and mixed pine-hardwood stands that define Spartanburg County and the surrounding Upstate create a particular set of acoustic and behavioral patterns that hunters should […]
Best Hunting Boots for 2026: What Spartanburg Area Hunters Should Know
Matching Boot to Terrain in the South Carolina Upstate The right hunting boot can make or break a season. Spartanburg County hunters face a distinct set of conditions — wet creek bottoms, dense hardwood ridges, briars, and the persistent mid-Atlantic humidity that soaks socks even on cool mornings. Choosing footwear designed for those specific conditions […]
Chronic Wasting Disease Continues Spreading Across Whitetail States
CWD Detection Rates Rising in Core Affected States Chronic Wasting Disease continues its slow march across the whitetail deer range of the United States, with infection rates in the most heavily affected regions reaching alarming levels. In Wyoming, Colorado, and Wisconsin — three of the states dealing with the most established CWD zones — infection […]
SC Legislation Would Protect Public Hunting Access on State WMAs
H3872 Advances Through South Carolina Legislature A bill that would require South Carolina to maintain existing hunting acreage on state-owned Wildlife Management Areas has cleared a major hurdle in the General Assembly. House Bill 3872 passed the full House by a 110-0 vote and cleared the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee unanimously on April […]
South Carolina Reports Sharp Drop in Hunting-Related Fatalities
Fatalities Drop Sharply in Latest SCDNR Report South Carolina hunters closed the 2025 season with one of the safest records the state has seen in recent memory. According to data from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, only two hunting-related fatalities were recorded during the year — a significant drop from the five fatalities […]
Spring Turkey Season in Full Swing Across Spartanburg County
Spring Turkey Season Opens Across Spartanburg County Spring gobbler season is underway in South Carolina, and hunters across Spartanburg County are heading into the woods in pursuit of Eastern wild turkeys. The season opened statewide on April 3 and runs through May 3 on private lands, with the close date on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) […]