Whew its been a while

Well its been a while since I last wrote on this blog.....too long infact. But here we are and its my goal to put more frequent updates.


In my state Deer season is 6 weeks away and there is still a LOT of work to do. Mowing roads and access points, hanging more stands, trimming lanes, refilling feeders, moving feeders, cutting ATV trails, etc. etc. etc. And of course we are in the middle of a very oppressive heat wave that is paralyzing the area.


A few of us (my huntin buddies) are heading down this weekend to hopefully make a big dent in the final touches before season. It's scheduled to be 99 degrees and with the heat index - pushing 110! I don't care where you live that is HOT. Whil i find the heat very oppressive and debilitating, the work done now will pay huge dividens come season. What we miss now will inveriably come back to haunt us at a critical time. For me, this is some of the best part of hunting. Scouting, finding good locations, hanging stands, putting the pieces of the puzzel together. And when it all comes together and we are able to get a deer from one of these locations, it makes all of the work worth while.


If you have some last minute things that need doing on your property, get it done and let the land rest before the start of the season.......I have always believed that by letting the land rest, and having no activity the weeks leading up to the start of season, your chances of getting a good buck increase signifiantly.

Trapping season

I have to get back to writing here......time is precious so until I can here are some pictures of this year's trapping season.....More to come -

Redfish in Bulls Bay

I went this past weekend to Charleston, SC to catch some Tarpon in Bulls Bay with Capt. J. R. Waits out of the Isle of Palms marina.

We haven't had any measurable rain in almost six weeks, then I plan a fishing trip and the storms of teh year arrive! But we kept fishing. I can't say enough about Capt. JR Waits and his effort to put us on a Tarpon. We struggled the first day in the storms to catch bait, but we finally got some and fished hard and landed one big Redfish and some decent sharks.

On day two the storms really hit, blowing 40+MPH and raining sideways! but we stuck it out, and did some fishing for some reds during some of the lull's of the storm. Using ultralight tackle, and Gulp! Alive bait, we caught some nice fish. It was a real blast catching them on that light tackle.

Back out in Bulls Bay, I landed my personal best redfish, weighing 26lbs! I was pumped to catch a fish like that! It made riding out those storms worthwhile to get a fish like that.

I highly recommend Capt. J. R. Waits of Fishcall charters for any fishing charter in Charleston. If you want redfish, or Tarpon this is the man. He will show you a great time, and definitely give his all.

www.fishcall.com