It’s no surprise to anyone who’s ever spent any time on the hopeful end of a fishing rod that crappie — one of the most prized game-fish species in the country — travel in schools.

The long period between the end of deer season and the beginning of turkey season can wear long on some hunters.

If you’ve been hibernating so far this year, now is a great time to get out and try your hand at some white perch fishing.

Coyotes have been in the news a lot over the last several years as their encounters with humans have been on the rise.

The bass fishing community suffered a tragic loss following a week of search-and-recovery efforts after a boat in the FLW Costa Series Open Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake Okeechobee in Florida went missing last week.

With the onslaught of frigid temperatures across most of the country over the past couple of weeks, many sportsmen who planned to move straight from the woods after deer season and onto the water are having a change of heart.

With the year 2017 all but in the books, a look back over the last year from an outdoorsman’s perspective, particularly where developments in the Upstate of South Carolina are concerned, reveals some interesting perspective.

For some anglers, a day of fishing means using one rod to do all of your business. For others, the concept of “the more the merrier” runs strong, especially if the offering on the end of the line is some type of live or cut bait.

Deer hunting in the Mountain Hunt unit of South Carolina is unlike any other area of the state.

It’s said men are hard to buy for, and you can double the degree of difficulty if that man — or woman — loves to spend their free time outdoors.

I would like to propose a new trend among deer hunters heading to the woods this month.

The first segment of the two-part 2017-18 waterfowl season open at sunrise last Saturday, and early reports indicate cold temperatures to the north have already started pushing a few birds south to mix with resident populations of waterfowl.

As an Oconee County sheriff’s deputy, Roy Mckenzie has long been associated with neighborhood watch programs where residents keep an eye out for criminal activity.

Wildlife management is not an exact science, and in a lot of ways, it’s like growing roses.