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Annual Ducks Unlimited Fall Banquet Oct 27
  WeHuntSC.com - Lancaster County Ducks Unlimited
   

Last year I attended the Lancaster County Duck Unlimited Banquet. Robbie Boone and the Ducks Unlimited chapter over there put on a great event.  It was well organized, the food was good, the place was packed, and the auction prizes were top notch. You could feel the energy in the room and I wanted to go broke bidding on all the guns that were on hand. Luckily my wife was there to keep me from spending all my money! 
 
This year the DU chapter is preparing for another great event. The event details are below:
  • Doors open 6pm
  • Dinner at 7:15pm
  • Live auction, silent auction, ticket raffles and a lot of guns
  • Tickets
    • 45 for singles 
    • 65 for couples
  • For more info call 803.246.5743
Hope to see you at the event!
 
Regards,
 
Clint
 

SC Youth Duck Hunt Give-Away
     WeHuntSC.com - WinnTuck Waterfowl Lanyards
   

We?re excited to announce that we?ve partnered with some SC waterfowl enthusiasts & WinnTuck to host a SC Youth Duck Hunt Give-Away! I?m telling you this prize package is one of the best that you could win. I went hunting at this location last year and can tell you that you?ll see more mallards there at one time than you will at almost any place in South Carolina that?s not a preserve.  I?m really looking forward to the entries for this contest as well as the hunt itself.

We were contacted by some local waterfowl enthusiasts about them wanting to donate a duck hunt on the Federal Youth Day that happens right after the season ends.  Of course we jumped to this opportunity and have been planning ever since.  The short of it is that 2 lucky SC youth waterfowl hunters will win a free overnight hunt, stay at a lodge, some gear, free meals, and an awesome hunt!

We do have some rules for entering so be sure to pay attention. Contestants must be from South Carolina and must be 15 years and younger to enter.  To enter, the youth hunter must write a paper detailing why they like duck hunting and why being a conservationist is important to the sport of waterfowl hunting.  Entries must be submitted by January 15th and then we?ll select the 2 winners and contact them. Shortly thereafter we?ll be getting ready to hunt!

WeHuntSC.com- Shine the Duck Dog  
   

The contest winners can be accompanied by one adult male who will also be able to sit in the blind with the youth on the hunt. We?ll be watching a highly trained duck dog named ?Shine? go and retrieve the ducks that the youth harvest and the whole trip will be videotaped and blogged about right here by me! All meals will be provided on this hunt and, from experience, I can tell you that the meals are good!

The accommodations are really nice as the lodge is literally right beside the duck pond and there will be bunks, a bathroom, air conditioning, a heater, a shower, kitchen, etc.  Everything you could possibly need for a great duck hunt will already be there from the lodge all the way to the blinds. This will be a hunt a youth hunter will most likely remember forever. Also, if a winner opts not to stay the night at the lodge we can easily meet up early that Saturday morning of the hunt and make it work.

To top all of this off WinnTuck has joined in and sponsored the event and is giving away some free gear to the winners of this lucky hunt. WinnTuck has some really nice and stylish merchandise and even if we leave without some ducks we?ll have some full bellies, good memories, and really cool stuff to wear.

Below is a video of the setup and Shine the duck dog in action

  WeHuntSC.com - Get Fowled up with WinnTuck
   

 

I?m really looking forward to this so if you know any youth hunters interested in waterfowl hunting, be sure to forward this to them.  We?re ready for an action packed weekend & I?m trying to pull strings and even get Mr. Blake Hodge to come out and do some calling lessons on the night before if he?s not booked somewhere else.

Check out the WinnTuck Youth Duck Hunt Give-Away page for more information, pictures, and to submit your entry.

Regards,

 

Clint
 


Jamie Barnes to blog with WeHuntSC.com
     WeHuntSC.com - Jamie Barnes
  WeHuntSC.com's 1st female blogger - Jamie Barnes

I imagine that you get tired of reading what I write after a while.  This off-season we?ve worked hard to increase our blogging staff and we?ve made some great additions.  We?re continuing the growth by adding our first female blogger to the site?Jamie Barnes!

Jamie is an avid hunter and loves the outdoors.  Jamie resides in the Greenville area and is a proud Clemson alum! She?s been hunting and fishing with her dad for as long as she can remember and just enjoys being in the outdoors.

We?re excited to have Jamie on the WeHuntSC.com team and I know you?ll enjoy getting a different perspective on the outdoors from Jamie?s blogs.  Join me in welcoming Jamie to the blog team!

Regards,

Clint


2011 Deer Competitions Announced
    WeHuntSC.com - Last year's Big Buck Winner Brantley Barfield
  Last year's Big Buck Winner Brantley Barfield
Thanks again to the contributions of some great sponsors we?ll be hosting 4 competitions this year on the site. We?re going to host the following competitions:
  1. Big Buck of the Year Competition
  2. Archery Buck of the Year Competition
  3. Youth Buck of the Year Competition
  4. Game Camera Competition ( The game Camera Competition is already accepting entries)
The winners of these competitions are going to receive some great prize packages again this year.  To see what each competition winner will receive, just go to the competition page and read the prize package list.  We hope to be adding a few additional prizes to the list in the next few weeks as well.  
 
REMEMBER TO PUT THE DATE IN THE PICTURE in order to be eligible to win!  Take plenty of pics in case one of them comes out blurry and be sure the date is readable. 
 
Following the same pattern as we did last year, we?re going to narrow the entries down to the top 5 photos and then let the site audience vote for the winners.  Voting will be live for 3 days and then we?ll announce the winners and give out the prizes.
 
We look forward to seeing what gets posted in the competitions!
 
Regards,
 
Clint
 

2011 Pee Dee Deer Classic Review

  WeHuntSC.com - Pee Dee Deer Classic
   

The 2011 Pee Dee Deer Classic proved to be another successful outdoor event. If you?re a deer hunter the event definitely got you in the right frame of mind as the new products, gear, & displays on hand would get your blood pumping. Not only were deer hunting product vendors on hand, but even turkey, gator, waterfowl, and international hunting vendors were on hand as well. Radio stations were broadcasting from outside and you could find baby alligators, puppies, deadly snakes, and even a bear on hand inside the event! There were several activities for youth & kids as well as speaking sessions for sponsors.

Also, if you?re a tech-geek and use Twitter we ?live-tweeted? the event with usage of the hashtag #PDDC. If you want to go back and see the tweets just search for that hashtag and you?ll find them

I enjoyed the 2011 Pee Dee Deer Classic and was able to talk with many of WeHuntSC.com?s sponsors, bloggers, as well as a couple of site members at the event. I had lunch with 2 of our bloggers (Tommy & Evan) as well as site member ?KershawBuck? during the middle of the day. We had a good time talking about our plans for this upcoming deer season as we chowed down on some Firehouse subs.

After lunch I headed over to the Schofield?s Hardware Annual Classic Sale where Mr. Blake Hodge of the Wrecking Crew was on hand doing some calling demos on behalf of Drake Outdoors. I have never been in Schofield?s Hardware before, but I have to tell you that I will definitely be going back! Just thinking of the word ?hardware? gives one an inaccurate impression of this store. This place is an outdoor store combined with a hardware store. To me, having all those products hand-in-hand is great because I always use hunting gear & hardware simultaneously. I couldn?t believe just how much hunting/outdoor product they had on hand in the store. They?ve got really nice clothing for any kind of hunter, they?ve got feeders, boots, deer stands, scent products, all the way to guns and ammo. You name it and they had it. I left the store with a new perspective?and a new outdoor store for when I?m in the Florence area!

After lunch and going to Schofield?s I headed back over to the 2011 Pee Dee Deer Classic. This time around I wanted to really look at the products on hand with a critical eye. Probably like many other people do, I?m always looking for new products that are not just ?gimmicks?. I?m looking for cutting edge innovation and for things that could improve my hunts and yet still not hurt my wallet too much! I?m also looking for booth-vendors who are passionate about the products they are promoting...in a genuine way, not a push-this-product on you type way. I found a couple of those products and met a couple of these people. Below I?ve detailed some of the people, companies, organizations, and products that stuck out to me.


CamOver?s SacSuit

  WeHuntSC.com - SacSuit by CamOver
   

Probably the neatest thing I saw this year was a camo suit called the ?SacSuit? by CamOver. This product is definitely innovative and the guy at the booth was definitely passionate about the product. It?s hard to describe what this suit is like without seeing it for yourself, but to try to describe it I would say that it?s a 1-piece camo suit that folds inside itself and zips up into a nice circular pouch. When opened for wearing the zippers where this thing zips are used as a venting system. This product was definitely designed by a hunter and I think the guy at the booth may have even sold out there at the event. This product is a definite ?must check out?.

SacSuit

- Web site: http://www.sacsuit.com/


   WeHuntSC.com - Falconry

Falconry

Have you ever heard of ?Falconry?? I haven?t, but I learned about it this past weekend. Falconry, as defined by the SCFalconry.com web site is, ?the taking of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained raptor.? The definition taken from the web site lines up with what the guys at the show told me about falconry. They catch falcons in the wild and train them to hunt. Imagine dog hunting without dogs, but rather falcons. Trying to imagine this piqued my interest because I?ve never seen or really heard of anyone around me doing it. I?m definitely going to research more about the sport and hopefully try to learn more about it?and maybe even get in on a falconry hunt at some point.

- Web site: http://www.scfalconry.com/

 

 


BuckYum

  WeHuntSC.com - Buck\Yum

Another new product that seemed really neat is a feed called "BuckYum". BuckYum is a feed, an attractant, a mineral supplement, and a permanent food source all at the same time! BuckYum consists of a mixture of corn, peanuts, and peanut chips. If you get anywhere near some BuckYum you definitely can smell the peanuts in it. Just grabbing a bag of BuckYum will make your hands smell like peanut butter. BuckYum not only smells great, but it has a good balance of protein, fat, & fiber that deer need. When you put BuckYum out it usually gets eaten qiuickly by the game in your area, but in the case that it doesn't all get eaten up the seeds in BuckYum start to grow a permanent food source. This way you get the maximum "bang for your buck".

One more notable thing about BuckYum is that one of it's creators is a former NFL player...and a good one at that! Brad Hoover of the Carolina Panthers is one of the co-owners of BuckYum. Brad is very down-to-earth and is genuinely a good guy...and he loves the outdoors. Brad gladly signed autographs for Pee Dee Deer Classic event attendees.

- Web site: http://www.BuckYum.com


WinnTuck

    WeHuntSC.com - WinnTuck

WinnTuck is an organization that makes waterfowl lanyards and sunglass lanyards. You wouldn?t imagine finding many waterfowl oriented vendors at the ?deer? classic, but WinnTuck?s gear looks so good and is of such quality that it drew interest from everyone that walked by. WinnTuck?s lanyards are very high quality and very durable. Also, their shirts and hat designs are so unique and stylish that you can ?crossover? in these clothes...that is, you can wear them to an outdoor oriented event or a semi-formal event and still not be out of place. I love it when I find clothing that can ?fit in? regardless of the environment and WinnTuck?s clothing & logo design is so stylish that it fits this bill. If you?re a waterfowl hunter and you haven?t heard of (or seen) WinnTuck?s gear before then you should definitely check it out.

Product web site: http://www.WinnTuck.com


Appletree Game Feeder

  WeHuntSC.com - Apple Tree Game Feeder
   

Yes you?ve seen all kind of feeders before, but you?ve never seen one like this. It doesn?t work by gravity and the contents of the feeder move upward before they move downward. This is another product that is tough to describe without seeing. This product was also definitely designed by hunters because all the T?s were crossed & I?s were dotted in the design of this product. I fired rapid questions about the design to the gentlemen working this booth and he had a quick and legitimate response to every question.

  • Does it clog? No.
  • How long does the battery last? All season.
  • How often do you have to fill it up? Once a month.
  • Can I put corn in it? Corn on the cob...yes. Shelled corn?no.
  • Is this controlled by pneumatic pressure? Yes.
  • Can I program it? Yes.
  • What is the standard interval? The feeder pushed up for 1 second at intervals (set by owner)

- Web site: http://appletree.embarqspace.com


McKenzie Scent Fan Bag

   WeHuntSC.com - Eddie McKenzie of McKenzie Outdoors

I also spent time over at Eddie McKenzie?s booth where he was demoing his ?Scent Fan Duffle bag? for the second year. His booth had the whole area smelling like dog-fennel and event attendees caught whiffs of the smell as they walked by. It was neat to see them smell the scent and then turn and look. I guess from a vendor?s perspective it?s a good way to get attention. Though, what was more impressive to me was that people who had previously bought the bag last year were stopping by just to tell Eddie how much they loved his bag and how they were sitting on top of deer in tree stands without the deer scenting them during the last deer hunting season. Unsolicited positive feedback from consumers is always a good sign and demonstrated that to me that the people who use the McKenzie Scent Fan bag like it so much that they stopped back by just to talk about it. That is impressive. So if you?re reading this blog and you?ve never heard about the McKenzie Scent Fan Duffle Bag, you should really check it out.

 

Web site: www.McKScent.com


  WeHuntSC.com - Riley Darby

Riley Darby I also met a YouTube star for the first time in person this past weekend. I?ve seen Riley Darby in a lot of videos where he?s catching fish, showing off the biggest buck in the world, and almost falling off an ATV, but I?ve never met him in person until this past weekend. From meeting Riley I can tell you that the videos don?t do his personality justice. Not only was Riley shooting random people that walked by with a rubber band gun that he got at the Classic, he was telling us about the deer he?s going to harvest this coming year, he put on a display at the bow shooting station, and he even threatened to shoot a bear with a rubber band too. The camera loves Riley and he?s pretty accurate with a rubber band gun so it?s only a matter of time until he?s on ESPN outdoors. Keep your eyes out for Riley in the future!

 

 


 

All in all, the Classic was another good event. I had a good time hanging out and seeing the new products. Tommy also pointed something out to me that I had previously just walked right by. Someone had used the WeHuntSC.com banner in their setup! This was really neat to see.

Regards,

Clint


Schofield?s Sporting Goods Annual Classic Sale
     WeHuntSC.com - Map to Schofields Hardware from the Florence Civic Center
  Map to Schofield's Hardware from the Civic Center

Just wanted to let you know that if you?re going to be around for the Pee Dee Deer Classic this weekend in Florence, SC then be sure to know that Schofield?s Sporting Goods is also having their annual sale.  Schofields is located just down the street from the Pee Dee Deer Classic and they are having some great sales, giving away a Benelli shotgun and some boots, + they?ve got 2-time SC Duck Calling Champion, Blake Hodge on hand to do some calling for the crowd.

Hope to see you at either the Pee Dee Deer Classic or Schofield?s Hardware sometime this weekend!

See the Event Flyer

Regards,

Clint


The 2011 Pee Dee Deer Classic
WeHuntSC.com - Pee Dee Deer ClassicThe Pee Dee Deer Classic is an annual event that is put on by the guys at Moree?s Hunting Preserve in Society Hill, SC.  The Pee Dee Deer Classic is South Carolina?s largest deer hunting expo with tons of exhibitors, displays, merchandise, and information.  This is the 18th year of the event that brings deer hunters from across the state together.  This event is for deer hunters everywhere so all you NC hunters that look at the site feel free to come on down.  It?s just a hop skip and jump down 95 right to Florence.
 
If you're on Twitter, we will be using the hashtag #PDDC during the event.
 

 
Event details:

Name: Pee Dee Deer Classic
Date:  Fri July 29, - Sun, July 31 
Admission at door:  - Adults $8.00
                                    - Children 7 ? 12 $3.00
                                    - Children 6 and under ? FREE
Location: Florence Civic Center, Florence SC Create directions to the Florence Civic from your location
Parking: - Free
Event Layout: If you?re interested in you can view the booth layout     
 

 
We will be attending the event and, as we did last year, we will give a post game review blog entry of the Pee Deer Classic here on the site.  So if you can?t attend we?ll try to give you a glimpse of what it was like on the inside. 
 
Regards,
 
Clint 
 

Sean Jeffries to blog with WeHuntSC.com

WeHuntSC.com - Sean Jeffries DevotionalThe WeHuntSC.com is crew is happy to announce that published author, outdoor enthusiast, and fellow developer Sean Jeffries is going to be blogging with WeHuntSC.com!  Sean is a fellow South Carolinian hunter who has been able to hunt in various places around the world.  It?s not that often that you meet someone as diverse as Sean so we?re really looking forward to what he?s going to bring to the blog-o-sphere here on the site.

I won?t ?steal Sean?s thunder? telling you about his experiences, but I?m sure he?ll bring a lot to the site.  Sean is a published author with several publications under his belt and if his blog entries are as good as his books then we?ll all be in for a treat! Sean is a man of Christian faith and his faith shows through in his life and manuscripts.

Join me in welcoming Sean to the site

Regards,

Clint

 

Evan Peterson to blog with WeHuntSC.com

The WeHuntSC.com crew is excited to announce that Evan Peterson will be blogging on WeHuntSC.com! Evan hails out of Blythewood, SC and is very passionate about the outdoors and hunting.  Evan is an aspiring outdoor TV show host and is very connected in the industry.  

We recently met with Evan and from speaking with him one can feel the energy and motivation he has towards hunting and the outdoors. We look forward to the good hunting stories, experiences, and videos that Evan will bring to the site in the coming hunting seasons.  Join us as we welcome Evan to the site and to the blogging crew.

Regards,

Clint


Who is Evan Peterson?

Evan Peterson with a nice buckMy name is Evan Peterson.  I am twenty years old and live in the ever expanding town of Blythewood, South Carolina.  I graduated from Heathwood Hall and attended one year at Clemson.  I have been brought up hunting from a very young age and have always had a huge affinity for anything to do with the outdoors.  I live in one corner of my grandmother?s 400 acre farm not far from the small horse farm where I grew up.  This is the place where my hunting addiction began.

I was introduced into hunting by helping my dad take care of the pesky squirrels that liked to cause damage on our horse farm.  I started off by being the spotter.  I took it upon myself to be on constant recon for the invasive critters and alert my dad the moment I saw one enter the perimeter.  For my eleventh birthday I got my first gun.  It was a Gamo high powered pellet gun and from that point on no squirrel was safe at our farm.  I can remember several times that my dad and I would keep our guns close at hand, just in case one rodent became brave and decided to cross into the danger zone.  

Not too long after that I went on my first turkey hunt on my grandmother?s farm and successfully bagged a good three year old gobbler with an eleven inch beard.  From then on I was hooked and moved on to deer and ducks.  I am still that way today.  The only difference is that my addiction has grown so much that I am looking to become a popular hunting show personality as a profession.  It takes time, but one day I intend to see myself on a hunting channel pursuing wild game across the world and getting it all on camera.  This may seem like an unusual career path to some, but it is something I can?t imagine not doing.  

I got a huge break last July when I contacted Ken Cobb from Huntin the World Southern Style.  I went up to the studio to see what the show was all about and from the moment I walked through the door, I was convinced that this was the place for me.  From that point on I have been doing all that I can to learn as much as I can about the industry and running a camera.  I went on several trips last fall as a cameraman and got to see first-hand what it is like to be a part of a hunting television show.  I got to see the low-country of South Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Virginia, and Iowa last deer season which has given me so much experience and really helped me realize that I am meant for this job.     

I love everything there is about hunting; the adrenalin, fatigue, and emotion are what keep me craving more.  As soon as one season ends, I am getting ready for the next.  Whether it is honing my skills in the field by looking at new travel corridors and tracks or shooting dozens of arrows every day in the summer in preparation for the following fall, I am ready and motivated.

I look forward to sharing some of my hunting stories and experiences here with you on WeHuntSC.com.  I?m glad to be a part of the team and glad to have the opportunity to share stories with my fellow SC hunters.  Hopefully I?ll learn a great deal about the outdoors and have fun doing it.  Counting down until the season starts,

Evan


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