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The 22nd Annual Pee Dee Deer Classic
Coming to Florence, SC
It’s that time again…time for the 22nd Annual Pee Dee Deer Classic brought to you by
CSX, Moree’s Sportsman’s Preserve, Arbor One, Carolina Chevy Dealers and Honda
of South Carolina.
Mark your calendars for the 2015 show which will be July 31, August 1 & 2 at the
Civic Center in Florence, SC.
Once again you will be able to experience 65,000 square feet filled with Deer
Hunting Products, Camo, Tree Stands, Archery, Guns, Truck Accessories, Outfitters,
Knives, Taxidermy and much more. Another highlight of the show will be the hosting
of the NWTF SC state turkey calling contest. You can visit www.NWTFS.com for
entry information.
One of the features of the show this year, will be the “Meet and Greet” the Hosts of
Several Outdoor TV Shows. Come meet Stacey Atkinson from “Low Country
Wildlife”, Englis Glover from “Reel’n Up the Coast”, John McPhearson with “704
Outdoors” Pursuit Channel and Bill Haire with “SC Outdoors” vs “Carolina Outdoors”.
New Hours for the show are:
Friday, opening at 1am – 9 pm, Saturday 9am – 7pm
and Sunday 10am – 6pm.
Make plans now to join us this year and bring the whole family to South Carolina’s
Largest Outdoor Show. With events for kids, door prizes, contests and great vendors,
it’s an event you won’t want to miss!
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July 2015
VETERANS
Living with Hidden Wounds
By Kris Tourtellotte
Veterans Welcome Home & Resource Center
Working with veterans for as many
years as I have, has fine-tuned my
senses to the point where I can pick
them out of a crowded room. Many
times it will be a small pin on their
lapel, maybe a hat with a unit patch,
their hair cut or the way they carry
themselves.
Generally after a short conversation
I can determine if they are genuine or
just another ‘wannabe’.
Unfortunately these days there are so
many imposters trying to reap the
benefits, earned by honest-to-goodness veterans, real veterans, making it
difficult to know if you are helping
the right person. Stolen Valor, to me,
is the lowest form of stolen identity
and I wish there was a way to punish
them with more than a slap on the
wrist. When I see a person with a sign
saying “help a homeless veteran” I
stop and ask a few questions, what
branch, when, where, MOS, or unit
and 90% of the time they answer
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wrong. It is hard for the
general population to
pick out the real veterans
and even harder to pick
out the ones who are
suffering from hidden
wounds.
Somebody may be
suffering from a
Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI) with no visible
scars. They will act
seemingly normal but
may suffer from memory
loss or occasional forgetfulness.
Others may hide the scars from
their wounds with clothing or tattoo’s
or a hat. The next time you see someone wearing long pants in 90 degree
weather, think before you make fun of
them there may be a good reason.
Then we have the biggest hidden
wound of all, Post Traumatic Stress
Syndrome (PTSD) also called combat
fatigue or shell shocked. Some of the
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symptoms are flashbacks, nightmares,
depression, extreme
startle response, anger
and poor social skills.
Each veteran suffers in
different degrees and
symptoms even if they
served side by side in
combat.
For me the nightmares have become less
frequent and usually
only occur when I am
stupid enough to watch a war movie.
I love car racing but I watch it on TV
because I know that the people will
cause me to become agitated, then
angry and lead to inappropriate
behavior on my part. My first race
was in the Poconos in the early 80’s
and I was asked to leave because I
requested that a fan remove his hat
for the National Anthem and when he
didn’t, I removed it for him. Being in
a crowded room makes me nervous
and I seek a place where I can have
my back to the wall so I can see what
is going on and also to prevent people
from grabbing me by the shoulder.
We also need a wider personal space
than most and do not like people
hanging on us or massaging our
shoulders when you are talking to us.
Generally our world is black and
white, it is either right or wrong and
we will express our views strongly.
We have been places and seen things
that most can only imagine, therefore
having a different understanding of
life. We have a low tolerance for lying
or general BS and have trouble dealing with whiners that need to ‘suck it
up’.
Some veterans with PTSD are not
comfortable around people and prefer
to be alone with their thoughts, only
sharing with other veterans. With
help, I have learned to curb my anger
but on occasion it will surface with
seemingly little provocation only now
I walk away to prevent any altercation. My wife has become adept at
recognizing a potential outburst and
knows it is best to just leave me alone
until I have cooled down. We joke that when my voice starts shaking, I
get a wild look in my eyes and I turn
red - trouble is on the horizon. With a
lot of help I am now able to live an
almost anger free life, learned how to
function the next day after a nightmare but still suffer in other ways.
I have poor hearing but can hear a
helicopter long before any others and
that along with certain smells or
foliage on the roadside will put me
back in Vietnam. The flashback may
last a few seconds or minutes but
most of the time the memories are not
good.
I have not yet overcome the
extreme startle response which causes
me a lot of discomfort. My wife has
learned to knock lightly before coming into a room, wake me up from a
distance and never to walk up behind
me. I have to keep my phone volume
high to hear it but when it rings it
startles me and I have to walk away
from the toaster until it pops. I attend
the Veterans Day and Memorial Day
ceremonies but still hit the ground
when they do the gun salute and of
course the worst day is the 4th of July.
I am sequestered to my house for the
most part and when I am with others,
I politely ask them to hold off on the
fireworks until I leave. There are still
those who think it is funny to watch
me jump and purposely throw a firecracker but they soon find out my
face will turn red and my voice will
start cracking.
I am asking that everyone try to
recognize some of these symptoms,
do their best to give the vet some
room, do not walk up behind them
and grab their shoulder or slap them
on the back. If you see them walk
away let them go and if they are quiet
leave them alone. If you are going to
make a loud noise at least give him or
her fair warning and most of all do
not laugh or tease them about their
reaction. We do not want to be handled with kid gloves we only wish to
be respected because our suffering
comes from protecting the rest of
America so you can enjoy your freedom and celebrate this great nations’
birthday.
Kris ‘Turtle’ Tourtellotte is the
founder of
The Veterans Welcome Home and
Resource Center located at
421 Hwy 57, South in
Little River, SC. Feel free to stop by,
call 843-427-4568 or check out our
website: www.veteranswelcomehomeandresourcecenter.org
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July 2015
Managing the
Home Lawn
By Gary Forrester
Turfgrass management in the home landscape can be frustrating
at times for the average
gardener. Most homeowners want a decent
looking lawn but often
fail at their endeavors.
Maintaining an attractive, healthy lawn in the
south can be quite an
adventure in gardening
fortitude, especially
when you want to garden with little input.
To begin with, it is
important to properly prepare a site
and select a grass species that will
thrive in your landscape. During the
construction of many landscapes, the
areas that are to be devoted to turf are
often neglected. The soil is not
amended to provide a quality growing environment, soil tests are not
performed to assure the chemistry of
the soil is adequate for the turf selected, poorly drained areas are left unattended and grades are not provided
to assure adequate surface drainage.
You may also find a turf species planted that will not grow well at your
particular site. All too often these conditions are seen in newly constructed
landscapes leaving us with poor
growing conditions leading to poor
quality turf.
As with all your
landscape plantings,
soil preparation for
your turfgrass is essential. The compacted,
usually clay filled soil
used to build a house
on is not necessarily
conducive to growing
turf. Organic matter
should be tilled into
your soil to provide
aeration and drainage
needed for healthy
root growth. If nothing
else is accomplished,
amending the soil is probably the
most beneficial feat you can do. The
turf area should also be graded to
allow excessive water to run offsite to
a catch basin or into a rain garden.
This will assure that, during wet conditions, the turf will not stay wet for
extended periods increasing root loss
and disease problems. Again, soil testing is important from the start to
assure proper soil chemistry for the
turf species you want to grow.
Speaking of turf species, there are
four permanent turfgrasses we commonly grow along the coastal plains
of the Carolinas. They include centipedegrass, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and St. Augustinegrass. A relatively unknown turf species is making
its way to our southern lawns as well.
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Seashore paspalum is a turfgrass
species that will grow when irrigated
with water containing salt at a level
that may inhibit other turf species.
Seashore paspalum will also thrive
under low management regimes. The
cool-season grasses, including fescue,
ryegrass and bluegrass, will grow in
the coastal plains during the winter
but often fail as a permanent turf due
to the heat and humidity seen during
the summer months.
Each of these warm-season turfgrasses also has their own niche in the
landscape. Bermudagrass needs full
sun, centipede needs good drainage
and low maintenance, St.
Augustinegrass will grow fairly well
in shady conditions but will also
thrive in full sun and zoysiagrass will
grow almost anywhere conditions are
favorable. For more information on
which turf will fit your site, contact
your local County Extension Office or
visit the Home and Garden
Information Center at Clemson
University (http://hgic.clemson.edu)
for extensive writings on turfgrass
culture.
Managing a lawn under ideal conditions is relatively easy. However,
not many homeowners have this luxury. So, what can you do to achieve a
nice lawn under less than perfect con-
ditions? First, have your soil tested to
assure the chemistry is OK and check
for any physical limitations to your
site. This would include compacted
soils, poor drainage or wet areas and
thatch problems. These problems can
be overcome by aerifying, dethatching
and topdressing the turf. Second, be
sure the turf you have planted in your
lawn is of the proper species for that
particular site. Finally, be sure you are
managing the lawn properly including fertilizing according to soils test
reports, mowing at the proper height
and watering as needed. If all these
fail, contact a turf care professional
for further help.
Proper turfgrass selection and soil
preparation can help you achieve a
healthy lawn thus reducing the need
for pesticides. A healthy lawn has
always been a recommendation to
reducing pest populations and to
becoming the envy of the neighborhood.
For more information contact:
Gary Forrester, Environmental
Horticulturalist/Master Gardener
Coordinator Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service Horry
County Horry County Extension
office number
843-365-6715
gfrrstr@clemson.edu
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Haile Gold Mine land transfer to DNR
creates Wateree River Heritage Preserve,
addition to 40-Acre Rock
Haile Gold Mine has transferred three land
parcels totaling 4,374 acres to the S.C.
Department of Natural Resources, creating the
3,677-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve in
Richland County and adding 698 acres to FortyAcre Rock Heritage Preserve in Lancaster
County.
The land transfers in part are to offset for
impacts to wetlands and streams caused by the
permitting of Haile Gold Mine in Lancaster
County.
"DNR is committed to partnering with the private sector, other state and federal agencies and
non-government organizations on mitigation
strategies that involve landscape-scale conservation," said S.C. Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) Director Alvin Taylor. "I am excited
because these opportunities are yet another
example of working together to enhance and preserve the natural resources of our state and make
more lands available for public recreation. Our
collective conservation efforts and successes here
in South Carolina are as good as anywhere else
in the nation."
"Haile Gold Mine deserves credit for this innovative and standard-setting mitigation plan,"
Taylor said.
Cook's Mountain and Goodwill Plantation in
Richland County, respectively 1,132 and 2,545
acres, and which are adjacent properties, will be
known as the Wateree River Heritage Preserve.
The 698-acre Rainbow Ranch in Lancaster
County will become part of Forty-Acre Rock
Heritage Preserve. DNR will dedicate these lands
under the S. C. Heritage Trust Act, thus protecting them forever.
All of these lands will be open for public use.
The Rainbow Ranch lands will soon be accessible
as part of Forty-Acre Rock Heritage Preserve.
However, the new Wateree River Heritage
Preserve cannot be opened until the construction
of a bridge on the entrance road is completed,
expected in another month. DNR will implement
a broad array of public uses on all these areas
that will be consistent with preserving their natural condition. Anticipated public uses include
hunting, fishing, bird watching, bicycling, hiking,
nature study, fishing rodeos and family fishing
clinics.
All of the lands transferred to DNR are of high
conservation value. Cook's Mountain is part of
the COWASEE Basin, a partnership habitat protection initiative that covers 215,000 acres in the
Midlands of South Carolina and includes the
Congaree, Wateree and upper Santee rivers. With
elevations 300 feet above the adjacent Wateree
River, the site is a unique landform containing a
diverse ecology and outstanding scientific, educational, aesthetic and recreational qualities.
Goodwill Plantation, also in the COWASEE
Basin, is an outstanding cultural and historical
treasure and contains a diverse ecology and
opportunities for scientific research, education
and recreation.
Rainbow Ranch in Lancaster County includes
more than 8,500 feet along Flat Creek, designated
as critical habitat for the endangered Carolina
heelsplitter mussel.
Haile Gold Mine has transferred $2.2 million
to DNR to initiate sound management of the sites
and to further research and management of the
endangered Carolina heelsplitter. Additional
annual payments will follow until Haile has met
the endowment obligation of $9.4 million: $4.5
million for maintenance and management and
$4.9 million dedicated to the Carolina heelsplitter. The land transfers and funding endowments
fully mitigate for natural resource impacts resulting from construction and operation of the mine.
Tom McCoy of the U.S Fish and Wildlife
Service said, "The protection of Cook's Mountain,
Rainbow Ranch, and Goodwill Plantation caps
an unprecedented cooperative effort to conserve,
restore and recover outstanding and imperiled
natural resources in South Carolina. These properties protect important habitat for at-risk
species, as well as designated critical habitat for
the endangered Carolina heelsplitter mussel.
Combined with the funding endowment, we will
partner with DNR with vital, on-the-ground
recovery efforts for imperiled species that would
be extremely difficult to achieve otherwise."
Eighteen teams accept the natural challenge
of the 2015 SC Envirothon
On Friday May 1st, nearly two
hundred high school students from
across the state descended upon the
Sandhill Research and Education
Center in Columbia to compete in the
19th Annual Envirothon. Students
began their preparations for the testing in February, and competed with
their peers at the test stations.
Covering Aquatics, Forestry, Oral
Presentations, Soils, Wildlife and
Urban Forestry (the current topic,
specific to each year), these brave
and bright young adults made their
mark, and three teams walked away
with scholarships and cash awards.
Spartanburg Day School took top
honors, Dorman High School placed
second, and Spartanburg High
School was in third. Although teams
from across the state attended the
competition, it seems as though a bit
of rivalry may be going on in
Spartanburg.
In the nineteen years that the
Envirothon has been in South
Carolina, over $85,000 has been
awarded to students pursuing their
college education. Scholarships are
available for five years and are valid
for any institution of higher learning.
The SC Envirothon is coordinated by
the SC Department of Natural
Resources, in cooperation with the
SC Forestry Commission, USDANatural Resources Conservation
Service, Central Carolina Technical
College, Francis Marion University,
Florence County Environmental
Discovery Center, SC Soil and Water
Society and Clemson University.
Major financial sponsors are the SC
Conservation Districts Foundation,
Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife
Fund, SC Association of
Conservation Districts, Richland
Conservation District, SC Forestry
Foundation and the Lowcountry
RC&D.
The Envirothon is now sponsored
by the National Conservation
Foundation, a 501(c) (3) public charity. If you would like to become a
sponsor, or if you wish to follow the
successes of the SC Envirothon, visit
the website at www.dnr.sc.gov/education/Envirothon, or contact the SC
Envirothon by telephone at
(803) 734-4602. Congratulations to all
the teams that participated this year.
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Outdoor Truths
By Gary Miller
I have been able to take a couple of days and
float the river. Both
times I have taken
someone that has
never been. One
time the fishing was
very slow. The next
trip was more productive. Both trips
were filled with all
of those things that
come with fishing
the river whether
the fish are biting or
not.
I think that’s what I like most about the river.
When the rivers are small like in my area, there
is enough action outside of catching fish to
keep one interested. Making our way through
the shoals, dodging low hanging limbs, and
dragging our boat through the shallowest spots
give the trip its character. Most of the time
catching fish is an uneventful exercise. The
story line doesn’t change very much. “I casted
my bait. The fish hit it. I sat the hook, fought it
for a while, and reeled it in.” That’s pretty
much the narration. What adds intrigue to a
story is always the things that are peripheral.
It’s just the way it is. Those peripheral things
are much easier to find on the river than on the
lake. At least they are for me. And in writing,
one always needs to find a way to present the
same things in a different way. I find this same
issue when I watch the hunting and fishing
shows on TV. I can recite every line they are
going to say. It may not be verbatim but the
content will be the same. The shows that will
move to the forefront in the days ahead will be
the ones who learn to say the same thing a different way. This problem doesn’t lessen the
truth of each story or the excitement of each
adventure; but without intriguing peripheral
information, one may not stop the channel long
enough to see the outcome.
The same problems can also plague other
areas that hold more crucial information than
an article or a Television program – like the
Bible. You see the Bible contains stories and
events that convey and contain truth. Over the
past 2000 years these stories have not changed.
David always defeats Goliath. Jonah always
gets swallowed by a big fish, and Jesus always
rises from the dead. What many of us have
tried to do over the years is simply add bravado to the same story without applying ourselves to know the peripheral information. We
thought if we just raised our voice or hit our
podium; the truth would be more attractive.
Perhaps we need to listen to our own words
when we tell others that passion and sincerity
does not equate to truth. Truth is not made
more truthful by humility or less truthful by
pride. It is truthful because it corresponds to
reality. But it wouldn’t hurt us to find new
ways to explain it. The churches who continually strive to do this will become the places truth
seekers will go.
Gary Miller
gary@outdoortruths.org
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Feeding, Watering
Manatees Is Illegal
Manatees have begun returning to their summer
haunts along the coast of South Carolina, which
means the S.C. Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) is again reminding boaters to be on the lookout to avoid collisions with the endangered animals.
Feeding and watering manatees is illegal and encourages them to spend time at docks and marinas, making them susceptible to boat strikes, one of the main
causes of mortality for manatees. Enforcement efforts
to prevent the feeding/watering of manatees will be
enhanced in South Carolina.
“People may not realize that by watering a manatee,
they are habituating that animal to a marina or dock,
and therefore boats,” said DNR veterinarian Al
Segars. “Essentially, they are baiting that animal into a
very dangerous zone.”
With an estimated population of only 3,000 animals
in U.S. waters, manatees, also known as sea cows, are
protected as an endangered species under federal and
South Carolina law. Dangers to the species include
boat strikes, entanglement in fishing gear and harmful algal blooms known as red tides.
Although Florida manatees are present throughout
the year in Florida, they are migratory in South
Carolina. Manatees begin their slow migration up the
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tidal rivers, estuaries and nearshore marine waters
throughout Georgia and the Carolinas throughout the
summer months. Manatees return to Florida in
September and October as the water temperature
cools.
Adult manatees are about 10 feet long and weigh
up to one ton. Their skin varies from gray to brown,
and their bodies are rounded with two pectoral flippers and a wide, flat tail. Subsisting on marsh grass
and other aquatic plants, the animals are gentle and
pose no threat to humans. It is illegal to hunt, play
with or harass manatees; this includes touching,
watering or attempting to feed them.
Manatees have a slow reproductive rate. Females
are not sexually mature until about 5 years old, and
males mature at about 9 years of age. On average, an
adult female gives birth to one calf every two to five
years, and twins are rare. The gestation period is
about a year.
Mothers nurse their young for one to two years, so
a calf may remain dependent on its mother during
that time. Manatee calves are about 4 feet long at
birth and about 60 pounds.
The number of manatees along South Carolina’s
coastline each year is unknown because the turbid,
murky waters near the coast make surveys difficult.
South Carolina residents can help biologists learn
more about the movements and habitat use of manatees by reporting any sightings and taking photo-
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graphs.
Collisions between boaters and manatees are more
likely to occur in shallow waters, particularly around
docks and at the edge of marshes where manatees
feed. Following boater safety regulations in these
areas can reduce the risk of a collision. Boaters should
also watch for manatee backs, tails, snouts and "footprints"—a series of round swirls on the surface
caused by a swimming manatee’s tail.
If a boat accidentally collides with a manatee, the
S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks
that the boater stand-by and immediately contact the
U.S. Coast Guard on VHF Channel 16 or DNR at (800)
922-5431. Doing so provides biologists the best chance
to help the animal and gather valuable scientific data.
Report a healthy, live manatee at
www.dnr.sc.gov/manatee/sight.htm. Please note the
date, time, location and number of manatees seen, as
well as the coordinates, if possible. Photographs of
scars on their backs and tails are especially useful
because they can often be used to identify previously
known manatees.
Report an injured or dead manatee by calling the
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DNR Hotline at 1-800-922-5431.
Find out more about manatees in South Carolina at:
www.dnr.sc.gov/manatee/index.html.
Here are some other ways South Carolina residents
can help protect manatees:
• Look around for manatees before cranking your
boat’s motor.
• Use caution when navigating in shallow water
and along the edge of a marsh. Manatees cannot dive
away from boats in these areas.
• Please heed "slow speed," "no wake" and manatee
warning signs, especially around docks.
• Wear polarized sunglasses to reduce glare, making it easier to spot manatees below the surface.
• Watch for large swirls in the water, called footprints, that may be caused by manatees diving away
from the boat.
• Dock owners should never feed manatees or give
them fresh water. This could teach the animals to
approach docks, putting them at greater risk of a boat
strike, and it is illegal.
• Never pursue, harass or play with manatees. It is
bad for the manatees and is illegal.
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Saying Good-Bye
By Chris Bishop, Owner GoosePond Kennels
I’m feeling it right
now. Is it
time? Do
we have
more time
together?
Do you
feel ok? Do
you hurt?
Are you
hungry?
Thirsty?
Are you
happy? It’s hard to tell. When I pet
you, does that comfort you? Is that
enough? Am I doing the right thing
by you? I know your time is close.
What are the signs I’m looking for?
Will I be right? Do we need help? Will
I cry? When do I need to take action?
This segment is devoted to my personal thoughts on when it’s time for
me to have my pets euthanized. I’m
not suggesting that my way and
thoughts are right for everyone but
ask you to use this segment to think
about the importance of doing the
right thing for your pet and companion when that time comes to say
goodbye. For me it boils down to the
quality of life. My Vet gave me advice
once to consider three things, can my
pet get up on its own, can it control
its eliminations, and does my companion seem to have a good quality of
life.
I had a bad experience with the
best retriever I’ve ever owned.
‘Threat’ was a very good dog and was
near his last days at seventeen years
old. I know I waited a week too long,
holding on for me. I woke one night
to hear my best friend moaning in
pain. Of course I took him to my Vet
to let him go, brought him home, laid
him to rest. I was too late and learned
a hard lesson from our ending together. When I related that story to my
Vet, he also said he once did the same
thing. So l learned from that experience not to hold on too long.
The last companion I let go was my
favorite Boykin Spaniel Cassie, she’s
the one that’s featured in this segment. Her love for me was special.
She’s the one that caused me to use all
those question marks at the start of
this article. When I re-read my first
paragraph I wonder if I should leave
it as is. Too soft for a man? I’m leaving it, that’s the way I felt and the
way I dealt with the process of letting
her go. When this process takes place
it’s comforting to know that my companion just closes her eyes and goes
to sleep. I held her in my arms and
we let go. It’s ok now.
Please use this segment to prepare
yourself for doing what’s best for
your companion when that time is
near. Consult your Veterinarian and
others to discuss those final plans and
it will make that time acceptable and
easier because it’s our responsibility
and duty to do the right thing by our
beloved companions.
Call, text or email Chris Bishop,
843-362-0801,
chris@thegoosepond.com
for more information or
any questions you may have.
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July 2015
How Fast Can You Evacuate?....
Are You Ready To Go?
By Simon Spain
It’s that time of year again “hurricane season”. Are you ready to go or
are you really ready to stay? And at
the risk of repeating myself let’s talk
about being really ready for whatever
the season dishes out to us. The
NOAA Weather Center predicts a
slow hurricane season, but who
knows for sure, this could be the big
year.
But not only should your preparedness be just for hurricanes but in the
event of any weather or man-made
event.
Get ready! Sometime ago I wrote an
article titled “Ready or Not Here It
Comes” and none of those facts have
changed. With the state of things in
todays’ world you should have a
ready to go plan or as some call it a
“bug out plan”. I personally have a
hurricane and a just in case bag, so
should you. My hurricane bag is
setup so that if I have to leave or
evacuate because of the weather I
would have all the essentials I would
need immediately, in the event I’m
not able to get home for a week or so.
Some of you may remember the
Barefoot fires and what happened
there. I had some friends that where
awoken in the middle of the night
and told to leave, so they left home
with what they had on their backs,
not worrying about it they chose to
take nothing else. One couple was not
allowed back to their home for 2 days,
in the same clothes they left home in.
The other ones returned to what used
to be their home, but was now a pile
of burnt ruble. What I think would
work in both cases is to have a ready
to go bag. It won’t help with our losses, but it will provide us with a piece
of our life until we can make other
arrangements.
Your bag needs to include the clothing (outer and under) for 4-5 days
wear. Socks, alternative shoes, a couple of small towels, hygiene products
and necessary medicine. When
packed properly all these items can fit
in a small duffel bag. I like the marine
style bags because they are often
waterproof. Either keep it in the trunk
of your vehicle or strategically located
in your home so you can grab it on
the way out.
My second bag is my “just in case”
bag. To me that means a little of
everything, just in case I can’t get
back home, just in case I need to cover
my own food or just in case I need to
protect or provide for me or my family’s welfare. This is a bag for survival
from all the possibilities. I won’t tell
you everything that is carried in this
bag, but some of the items you all
have around all the time. Your bag
needs to have food products (MRE’S
or Dehydrated), flashlight, knife (1
pocket size and 1 large utility), rope,
water purification, fire starting source,
any off-the-grid resources you might
need and of course the unmentioned
protection gear and supplies I mentioned earlier.
All of these things are great but
none of them will work if you have
no way to activate them. I mean
FROM THE KILL TO THE
GRILL:
Grilled Stuffed Squash
Large Squash
Sausage
Onions-chopped
Eggs
Cheese
Salt & Pepper
Take some of those large squash
that you might normally throw
away. Cut them in half the long way
and with a spoon remove most of
the center of the squash (get rid of
the seeds), chop it up and hold on
the side for later.
In a skillet, brown the breakfast
sausage (venison or pork). Just
before the sausage is done add the
chopped squash, chopped onions
and season as desired.
Remove your mixture from the
pan and place aside until it cools.
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Just some of our goals as a coalition are:
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“KEEP FUEL IN YOUR VEHICLE”.
My Dad used to get so upset with my
mom when she got ready to go somewhere and she’d say ‘I need gas.’
When you are awakened at 2-3
o’clock in the morning, from a sound
sleep, to evacuate and you do not
have enough gas, this could make it
even worst for you if you get stuck
out on the highway under any condition.
Just a few quick points on preparing
yourself in a hurricane or any other
emergency - be prepared and be safe!
feel free to fill out the application and
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Our current Board Members are Mike
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John Mishoe, Bryson McCord, John Long
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Matt Johnson 843-907-5637
Ritchie Beverly 843-855-3016
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In a bowl mix the sausage mixture, cheddar cheese (or your choice
of cheese) and a couple of eggs.
Once mixed together, fill the
squash halves, then cover the tops
of your squash with more cheese.
Place your squash on the grill and
cook until the cheese starts to brown
or the squash is done.
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Archery Segment
By Michael Jones, BBR Outdoors
Hello
folks. This
months’
segment is
about getting ready
for the
upcoming
hunting
season:
FirstCheck all
your tree
stands.
Make sure
they’re in
tip top shape. I use a wire brush to
clean, then take my pressure washer
to clean the rust & dirt. Then I
repaint my stands and sticking steps,
using spray cans of Rustoleum. Then
inspect the straps and all the hardware. Make sure the tree has not
grown into your stand, straps, chains,
etc. The next thing I would recommend is change your setup. This is a
great time to move just 50 yards. It
can make all the difference in the
world.
The next thing I’d like to cover is
over hunting your stand. Do not
underestimate a mature buck. The
University of Auburn tags bucks from
3 to 4 years of age and tests have
shown that when humans go into
their core area they do one of two
things: some bucks left the area and
the rest went nocturnal. This is nothing new to those of us that have been
hunting for so many years, we know
the best thing you can do is stay out
of an area as much as possible. So if
you’re going to do any work or make
changes to your stands, now is the
time to do so.
You see, folks, I would like for all
of my customers and friends to be
successful. I love to bow hunt. If I
help just one bow hunter harvest a
deer that would be wonderful. Here
at BBR, we want all of our customers
to be successful. I am a bow technician, helping people is what I do. I
like to share all my tips and information, I don’t keep secrets. When someone helps me, I like to share that
information. Folks wonder why I harvest deer year after year with my
bow. Luck has nothing to do with it, I
believe it’s the little things I do that
make a big difference. If you are a
bow hunter you need to practice
every day. The season is right around
the corner. I am already running my
feeders and my cameras. Other tips
are check your feeder motors, wires,
etc.
The next thing is trail cameras.
How I get the most out of my trail
cameras is after every season I take
out the batteries and the SD card and
store them in the original packaging. I
also keep it in a climate controlled
area in the off-season.
Now back to the deer hunting.
Hanging your stand, I’ve found the
magic number is 26ft. or above.
Anything under 26ft. lowers your success rate. Folks, I’ve spent thousands
of hours in a tree stand and years of
bow hunting. I can tell you the deer in
the Lowcountry are smarter than the
rest of the country. That really is an
understatement, they are born looking
July 2015
up. That’s no joke, it’s the truth. Deer
around houses are twice as likely to
bust you. Now if you’re afraid of
hunting heights, there are products
out there like the Ozone Machine that
my friends swear by to actually eat
your scent, but they are expensive. So
folks that aren’t from around here
would probably say hunting is easier
here than where they’re from because
we bait, but the fact is we live in a
subtropical area, and the hunting is
harder because the air thermals are
constantly switching direction. The
deer are smarter so we have to hunt
smarter, too. That’s why so many of
our customers go out of state and
come back with trophies. Simply put,
we are better hunters for many reasons. One reason is our season is the
longest deer season and we have a
liberal bag limit, so we harvest more
deer. Deer are smarter because our
winds are constantly changing and
because they are hunted from August
15 to January 1. I hope this doesn’t
offend any out of state folks. But the
fact that our season is longer and the
deer are smarter is the truth. That has
to make our hunters smarter. Hunt
smarter, not harder. Stay out of your
hunting area as much as possible. Let
your trail cameras do the scouting.
The other tip that I can give you is
most folks think they have to go in
the middle of a block to put up a
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stand and harvest a mature buck. But
the truth is they have just blown their
hunt before they started. Basically, they
have gone through their bedding area
or worse. Most of the time, just starting right off the road works best. Let
your trail camera dictate where your
deer are coming from. Once you find
their bedding, then you can move your
stand. It’s like the old saying, when a
man is fishing from the hill, he casts
out and a man fishing from the boat
casts in. It’s human nature to do so.
The fact is during the rut, most of the
bucks will use the road to cover the
most distance. Most of the bucks I have
harvested are less than 100 yards from
the road. The last thing you want to do
is push your deer out of your area.
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Folks, I hope this segment helps
you harvest a big buck. The season is
right around the corner. Come by BBR
Outdoors, check us out, go to our
Facebook page or
www.bbroutdoors.com. Remember to
get outdoors and make memories.
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July 2015
Foot
Notes
By Chris Bishop, Owner
GoosePond Kennels
Starting
with this
segment I
will keep
you
informed
as to the
progress
of three
pups I am
currently
training.
The first two are six months, Bizzy,
a yellow female lab, and Dan, a
black female lab, the third puppy is
Uno, a six week old male black lab.
I’ll briefly report on each pup’s
progress and describe the training
techniques used. If you have a pup,
in the same phase of training,
maybe having difficulty, or wondering what to do next, email your
question and I’ll respond directly to
you.
Uno came from a litter of uno.
Presently six weeks old. Ugly as sin.
I took to him out of pity, now I’m
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attached. He rides the golf cart and
lawn mower, wants to do what I do.
Threw a fresh pigeon for him for
first time, went ok, not great. Likes
to come in house. Important socializing going well. That’s really it,
spending time socializing. Will start
simple puppy retrieves with canvas
bumper soon.
Bizzy- presently six months old. I
did not socialize her well, should
have spent more time. Started every
day training, working on obedience
basics training, going well now. Her
basics training started out chaotic.
Was starting out with a big pup that
was hyper and knew nothing.
That’s a recipe for frustration, I created that by not spending enough
time doing early social training. I
had to step back and take the training very slow until she settled into
obedience training routine. I noticed
that she seemed to get rattled quicker and showed a lack of interest in
wanting to cooperate with training.
She is a very talented pup and we
will catch up. Her negative start to
training would have been eliminated had her social training been complete.
After several weeks of basics
training things have gone well,
started steadying on retrieve with
short check cord. Started ecollar
conditioning, going well. Marks
well, but her return has gone bad.
Initially she returned straight back
to me, since starting serious basics
training her return now is poor. This
is very common for a pup to go
from returning perfectly to not
wanting to return at all. When this
happens, this problem can get
worse. Often people will over react
and apply undo pressure causing
pup to not want to return at all. As
for Bizzy’s poor return, here is how
I fix that. I use that all important
check cord. Bizzy’s retrieves are the
length of the check cord. The check
cord allows me to tug her back to
me. I Do Not apply undo pressure
physically or verbally. I know I’m
going to fix this poor return through
ecollar conditioning. Trying to fix
this with undo physical and verbal
pressure can diminish pup’s interest
and desire to retrieve.
Dan- similar story as Bizzy. Not
socialized well. Basics training started out with a crazy pup. After several weeks she has leveled out and
doing well. Doing the same training
as with other pup. Started ecollar
conditioning, going well. Her
return when retrieving is good but
likely it will regress somewhat.
That’s why proper basics training
including obedience, force fetch,
and ecollar conditioning is a standard when training retrievers.
Call, text or email Chris Bishop,
843-362-0801,
chris@thegoosepond.com
for more information or any
questions you may have.
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Hummingbirds
Returning to
South Carolina
Hummingbirds, which artist John J.
Audubon called "glittering fragments of the
rainbow," are once again darting around
flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say
state natural resources officials.
Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as
they are beautiful to watch. The S.C.
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
encourages South Carolina residents to
landscape with flowers, hang out a feeder
and invite hummingbirds to lunch. In return,
they'll entertain you with their antics and
add a little color to your life.
Thousands of South Carolina residents
enrich their summers by feeding hummingbirds. Male ruby-throated hummingbirds,
which feature the characteristic metallic
blood-red throat bib, began showing in
South Carolina in late March, with their
white-throated mates arriving from the tropics about a week later. Most hummingbird
activity around feeders, however, does not
really pick up until midsummer. Do not
despair if you had hummers at your feeder
early during the migration period and now
there are none. Some of those birds continued flying north and others stayed here but
are busy raising young and taking advantage
of plentiful natural food sources.
Under natural conditions, hummingbirds
obtain sugar by eating the nectar of flowers
and the sap of trees. Homeowners can
duplicate this part of a hummer's diet by
placing a sugar solution in a hummingbird
feeder, with the added attraction of getting
to witness the antics of one of nature's most
delightful and colorful birds. Hummingbirds
consume 50 percent of their body weight
daily in sugar, which makes it one of the
most important food items in a hummer's
diet.
A wide variety of hummingbird feeders
are now available on the market. If you
have used the feeders in previous seasons,
be sure to wash the hummingbird feeder
with hot water and vinegar or hot water and
bleach to destroy all mildew and mold left
over from last year, then rinse thoroughly
with clean water. This is the most important
thing to do to make these birds' stay in the
Palmetto State more enjoyable.
The sugar-water mixture for the feeders
should be a ratio of four parts water to one
part sugar; an easy-to-remember mixture is
one cup of sugar per quart of water. This
solution closely approximates the sugar content of nectar. Red dye is unnecessary-the
red coloring on the feeder will suffice.
Honey should not be used as a sweetener
because honey-water solutions often harbor
a fungus that can be harmful to the hummer.
When making the sugar-water mixture,
DNR advises boiling the sugar and water
solution for about three minutes-this will
help retard fermentation. Store all unused
solution in the refrigerator, and keep the
feeder mold-free by keeping fresh nectar in
it at all times. As soon as the solution
becomes cloudy, discard it.
If you are putting a feeder up for the first
time, don't be discouraged if hummingbirds
don't come right away. It may take a while
for them to find it and establish a visitation
routine. Be sure to keep the solution fresh
especially as the days get warmer, because
birds will not be attracted to a fermented
solution.
Hummingbirds are attracted to tubular
red flowers like red salvia, bee balm, trumpet creeper, cypress vine, crossvine, firecracker vine, red buckeye, native azaleas
(Oconee, flame and plumleaf) and woodbine, and they will readily seek out others
such as hibiscus, hollyhock, petunia and
impatiens. Hummingbirds also feed on
small insects.
Feeders can be left up well into the fall
season, and this will not cause the hummers
to delay their migration. Migratory birds
base their departure date primarily on the
changing day length, not on the availability
of food. Actually, leaving feeders up into
the fall will help the late migrants that stop
for a rest on their way back to Mexico and
Central America as their natural food
sources will be limited at that time.
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The So
Fine
By Robert Thompkins
The So
Fine is
the boat
of my
dreams.
I can’t
fathom
just how
much
fun she’s
gonna’
be.
Someone
asked, “Where you gonna’ go in
that boat?”
My response was, “I don’t know
yet. Wherever there’s water maybe.”
My ex asked, “Who you gonna’
get to help take care of that boat?”
My response was, “I don’t know
her name yet! A good-time girl,
that’s for sure, who drinks, has computer skills, and has a driver’s
license.”
“Billy, would you consider being
an ambassador to the outdoors to
others ‘bout North Inlet and
beyond. The concept is beautiful,
only lackin’ in horse-power but certainly not imagination. That Coastal
Cruiser would alter my life and
change yours too.”
I’m an apprentice, to say the
least, on a good day. I’m ready!
Bring it on!
Then two days later: stove up,
sinus shut down, hip grindin’, knee
poppin’, poor rest——I surrender!
No mass!
The responsibility of havin’ a 54’
boat floatin’ is a bit different and
scary for me. No land base. Like an
ostrich that buries its head under
the sand...there ain’t none on the So
Fine. Big time total exposure, the
talk... People are gonna’ have a
good time following the stories
behind her wake. Five good years,
that’s all I ask. How using that vessel could enrich our lives—-everyone within reach would be
touched—-is beyond comprehension.
That outdoor shower is powered
by a wash-down pump that’ll come
in real handy when cleanin’ fish or
washin’ oysters and clams. Sounds
real convenient, don’t it?
I was sort of adopted by the
fishin’ Weavers of Lake City, SC.
Their dad, Jerry Weaver, gave those
boys plenty of exposure to the salt
water marsh in and around
Georgetown. Lots of others helped
mold those young men and hone
their fishin’ skills on the inland
lakes and rivers. Because of their
influence and help, the So Fine’s
gonna’ do us proud. An upscale
version but it’s still a clubhouse for
us river rats and the like, complete
with a pooper and a half (1 ? baths).
All the appliances plus the shower
are regular size. She has two
Florida-type air conditioners that
will freeze you. There is an outdoor
shower when she’s anchored in
fresh water. She’s got everything I
need.
A motley crew, yes indeed. I can
see ‘um now. They’re true river rats
at heart that can find day labor for
me to move that boat at will. Don’t
use your Lake City manpower from
portal to portal unless they want the
adventure of the trip. Like Willis
said, “Half the fun in goin’ is the
adventure in gettin’ there.”
A few more details must be
worked out, and ya’ know that the
coast guard’s gonna’ take forever to
process the paperwork to transfer
that boat to me. I can’t wait! To
anchor out in Old Woman’s Lake in
the boat of my dreams is the pinnacle. I just might not wanta’ come
back except to the laundromat.
That’s right: The use and need of a
house might not be necessary for
me. That little dingy and a great
opportunity to use Vivian’s yard at
Bucksville Landing for my little car
and dingy trailer. It’s gonna’
enhance everything ‘bout that to
explore close to Old Woman’s Lake.
She’s such a sweet heart.
The So Fine is a comfortable,
homey kind of boat. She has more
room outside in deck area than
inside air conditioned comfort.
Soon I’m gonna’ be livin’ a dream
on the boat of my dreams right here
on a local scale at first. The maiden
voyage is gonna’ be to anchor up in
Old Woman’s Lake for a few days,
then take her over to North Inlet for
an extended stay. By then hopefully
most of this extreme heat will be
behind us.
The So Fine is gonna’ be like the
sister boat and floatin’ clubhouse for
harbor anglers with their own rigs
and will provide accommodations
for overnight excursions. It’s
gonna’ be great. My new
slogan:”Do more of what it takes to
make me happy.” The So Fine will
bring new adventure and much fun
for all that enjoy her. This boat will
be a blessing to many.
I had cold feet more than one
time over the months that I deliberated buying the boat. For months no
one that knew of my idea could find
a reason for me not to buy her—-‘til
the last week. M. A, said, “Robert, I
don’t think you should buy it.” As
usual, I paid her no attention. She
has spent time on the So Fine and
knows what a job it is. It was a
motherly instinct. I understand
that. After all I’m gonna’ have our
grands on board. It takes gonads
and she ain’t got none. I do have a
tow boat who’ll come and get us.
It’s all about the adventure and
what goes with it.
I used to envy people who were
on those jet planes. I just saw one
take off from Myrtle Beach. The
nose was pointed upwards as it
climbed over the tree tops and condos, white sand, and beautiful
blue/green water under her. The
scenery back across our beach is
breath-takin’. Pretty much almost
out of this world. You’re flying so
low and can see everything clearly.
That sight is beautiful. Come real
soon those folks sittin’ on the port
side (left to most folks) might just be
able to see me and the So Fine
anchored up in North Inlet.
So now rather than envy people
who traverse afar, I’m anxious to
explore and enjoy just what’s right
here within our reach. South
Carolina has a tremendous fishery,
and North Inlet has been my
stompin’ grounds since 1957, thanks
to my dear old friend “Reno” Mack
Spivey. May he rest in peace.
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Robert Thompkins
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MEANDERINGS …
By Jerry W. Teaford, Jr.
As I topped the
hill at
Grandmaw’s, the
familiar feeling of
excitement swept
over me. Just seeing her house
made me feel like
that’s where I was
supposed to be.
The swing on the
front porch was a
place I’d spent
many hours listening to Grandmaw sing and talk. It
was one of my favorite places in the
whole world. She would push the
swing in rhythm with a bump of
her foot and would never miss a
beat in her song or what she was
saying.
Coming over the hilltop and into
her yard, I didn’t see her sitting in
her usual spot. Grandmaw liked to
sit in her rocking chair in front of
one of her living room windows. I
can’t tell you how many times I’ve
seen her there. She had a few distinguishing things she was known
for doing. She had long, silver hair
and would twirl the bottom of it
with her finger into curls. She wore
silver rimmed glasses but her eyes
sparkled behind the lenses. Her
smile would light up the room and
make those beautiful eyes glisten.
Grandmaw also loved chewing
gum. When she would see any of
us coming to her house, she would
wave to us by opening and closing
her hand several times. As I walked
into her yard, I didn’t see her
through the window. But, it didn’t
take me long to figure out why. She
was in the kitchen cooking breakfast.
My Grandmaw was the best cook
in the world. When she said,
“Come and Get It!” she never had
to say it twice. This morning she
was cooking breakfast. Scrambled
Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Fried Tators,
Sausage Grease Gravy and
Homemade Biscuits with Butter,
Jelly and Apple Butter.
Grandmaw’s breakfasts were so
good, it would
make your
tongue slap
your brains out.
The funny thing
about
Grandmaw’s
cooking is, even
with the kitchen
windows pulled
down, you
could smell it
outside. As I
walked to the
back porch, my mouth watered at
the aroma of breakfast filling the air.
We always entered Grandmaw’s
house through the back porch. The
back porch was clapboard halfway
up and screened the rest of the way.
The door on the back porch was a
solid, hinged door attached to a
spring that pulled it closed. The
spring was so strong most times it
would slam the door shut with a
loud bang. We were so excited
about getting in the house to see
Grandmaw, we would forget to
hold the door so it wouldn’t slam.
There was no sneaking up on her.
She could always hear us coming.
This morning, there was no sneaking up on her anyway because she
saw me through the kitchen windows.
Entering the porch and coming
through the back door into
Grandmaw’s kitchen, there she was,
waiting on me. She threw her arms
around me, puckered up and laid
her “wet-typical-grandmaw” kiss on
me. She always hugged you so
tight. I can remember at times
wishing she would never turn me
loose. Before she’d let me go, she
would always tell me she loved me
and I would always make sure to
tell her how much I loved her too.
The breakfast table was set and
Granddaddy was seated at the head
of the table as usual. He was
halfway finished with his breakfast.
Grandmaw treated Granddaddy
like a King. Most of the time, He
would eat before the rest of us.
Grandmaw wanted him to eat in
peace. When he was done, she
would call the rest of us to the table
and we would dig in like we were
half starved. But this morning,
Granddaddy was in a talkative
mood. Since it was just the three of
us, me and Grandmaw sat down at
the table with him and fixed our
plates.
Grandmaw wanted to make sure
I had all the “vittles” I could fit on
my plate. She would pile the food
high and deep and always offered
seconds … sometimes thirds.
Granddaddy poked a little fun at
her and then asked me if I needed a
shovel? Grandmaw laughed and
shook her head as if to say, don’t
pay him any attention. The laugh
coming from her along with the
glow in her eyes caused me to focus
my attention on her. In her presence, soaking up her love, the world
seemed right. If I could, I was
going to spend the whole day right
there with her.
The kitchen was warm so
Grandmaw raised one of the windows to let the heat out. She finally
sat down at the table to enjoy some
of her own, masterful, country cooking. My eyes were glued on her. I
was just about to compliment her
on breakfast when a unique sound
caught my attention. I listened
intently. There it was again! I couldn’t believe it. There it was again!
Grandmaw did you hear that? It
sounds like a turkey gobbling!!! I
slipped away from the table to
sneak a peek out of the back porch
door. Opening the door as slowly
as I could, my eyes opened and to
my great disappointment, I was in
my bedroom and the “Turkey
Alarm Clock” on my phone was
going off. It had all been a dream.
I sat up, turned the alarm off and
sat there for a second wiping the
tears out of my eyes. Those are the
kind of dreams you never want to
end. It was a dream of a simpler
time of life. We didn’t have air conditioning. We didn’t have a telephone. We didn’t have video games.
We didn’t have computers, laptops
or electronic tablets. We didn’t have
many of today’s modern day conveniences. By some folks’ standards,
we were misfortunate. We played in
the yard until dark. We had supper
as families. We actually talked to
each other in person or wrote letters
to family and friends who lived
away from us. We took pictures that
meant something and put them in
frames. We had pride for our country and respect for the flag. Heck,
we even held that some things were
sacred and reverent.
Yep … I guess we were pretty misfortunate
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Renew your
State Hunting
and Fishing
License
License Sales for
2015-2016 hunting and
fishing licenses, permits
and tags begin on
Tuesday, June 16, 2015.
You can buy your South
Carolina hunting and fishing
licenses multiple ways. Licenses
July 2015
are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by
calling 1-866-714-3611 or by visiting the S.C.
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website at
www.dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html. Having your state
issued identification ready and a current SC hunting/fishing license that displays your customer
identification number will speed your purchase.
Licenses are also available in person at any of the
four regional DNR offices or by visiting one of the
450 license vendors across the state.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources began
issuing annual and three year recreational licenses that expire on the anniversary date of issue
beginning Jan. 1, 2015. This is commonly
referred to as a 365 day license.
The following licenses and permits will
expire on the anniversary of the date of issue:
Freshwater Fishing License *
Saltwater Fishing License*
Combination License
Junior Sportsman License
Sportsman License
Hunting License *
Apprentice Hunting License *
Big Game Permit *
Wildlife Management Area Permit *
The following 3 Year licenses and permits will
expire on the third anniversary of the date of issue:
Freshwater Fishing License *
Saltwater Fishing License*
Combination License
Sportsman License
Big Game Permit
Hunting License
Wildlife Management Area Permit
* Applies to both resident and non-resident licenses.
Residents and nonresidents age 16 and older
must purchase the required licenses to hunt and fish
in South Carolina. Persons born after June 30, 1979,
must have successfully completed a hunter education course prior to obtaining a hunting license. To
find a course near you or complete hunter education
online, visit
www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html.
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Hunting license applicants who do not have a
hunter education certification may use a onetime
exemption and apply for an annual Apprentice
Hunting License. The apprentice hunter must be
accompanied by a SC licensed hunter who is not
licensed as an apprentice hunter, is at least 21 years
of age, has not been convicted of a hunting or
hunter education violation or received deferred
adjudication of the same, and stays within a distance
that enables uninterrupted, unaided, visual and oral
communication with the apprentice hunter and provides adequate direction to the apprentice.
South Carolina hunters and anglers remain the
state's top conservationists. Through your purchase
of a state recreational hunting and fishing license,
combined with excise tax collected on hunting and
fishing gear, hunters and anglers contribute funding
to South Carolina's wildlife and sportfish restoration
projects. This includes wildlife management, habitat
management, research and education research, education and boating access. Without these dollars, fish
and wildlife conservation projects would be very
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Hello Again
And Happy Summer
from Roper, Joan and the Staff at
“Socastee’s 707 Deer Processing”!
This month we are
going to cover the difference between
Chronic Wasting
Disease (CWD) and
Hemorrhagic Disease
(HD) and the laws that
ban the import of live
and butchered deer
from states that are
afflicted with CWD.
First, a little bit
about what is happening at “Socastee’s 707
Deer Processing” - We
have been trying to get
geared up for a slamming season. This is
our 3rd season and the
Deer Hunting
Community are starting to hear about the
quality and flavors we
are achieving with the venison! The
phone constantly rings with customers expressing their joy about the
flavor of our venison burger and
sausage. When asked why the venison burger tastes so much like beef
the answer is simple. The meat has
been aged properly and we do not
use any of the deer fat or the
unwanted scraps of gristle and trim.
We use a full 20% of beef fat that is
expensive but worth the cost to produce a superior burger.
The sausage from “Socastee’s 707
Deer Processing” is unique because
it is CORRECTLY made, and for the
same reasons as above, but we use
30% porkbelly fat. For a sausage to
be correct, it must be ground twice
with 2 different size plates. The first
grind, with no fat but with the seasoning, because the seasoning will
not bind with the fat molecules. The
second grind must have 10% water
added and a powdered protein to
bind the meat and seasoned water
molecules together. The 10% water is
critical! It adds moisture to the
sausage, but more importantly, it
provides the spices a vehicle to cook
and evenly release their flavors into
the meat! When you bring in your
deer, make sure you order some.
Keep in mind there is a 10 lb mini-
mum on all sausages. This provides
the ability to correctly divide and
combine all of the ingredients.
At the “Socastee’s 707 Deer
Processing” facility we are adding 2
new rails to our aging cooler this
summer. We must hold deer for an
extended amount of time due to the
aging process. We are anticipating a
fairly decent increase in business due
to more hunters finding out about us
and a strong push in advertising.
We do not like to brag, but without it, the other hunters would not
hear about the difference in taste that
we have been achieving. Truly, most
hunters and their friends and families, have not experienced venison
without that nasty gamey taste. This
taste is what keeps so many people
from eating and enjoying the fruits
of your harvest. “Socastee’s 707
Deer Processing” truly produces
venison with a totally different
taste. We achieve this by properly
aging (hanging) the venison in the
same manner as all of the beef you
purchase in the grocery store. All
beef that you purchase has been
aged for 14 to 21 days at approximately 37 degrees F before it is
allowed to be sold. This allows the
natural enzymes to break down the
collagen in the connective tissue, cre-
ating a tender
piece of meat.
Whitetail deer
are not as
large, but
they still
require 7-14
days (this is
why your order
will not be
ready for at
least 9 days)
for the natural enzymes
in the meat to
break down
the collagen
connective tissues. The
gamey taste
in venison is
inside the
moisture of
that collagen. Our humidity controlled cooler with extra fans create
the proper amount of airflow that is
needed to allow the gamey moisture
to evaporate from the venison.
If you analyze the aging process
from the literature above, it will
explain why the “leave it in a cooler
of ice for 7 days” is actually the
opposite of what should be done.
First, it is a giant slurry of bacteria
that gets into every nook and cranny
and covers every inch of the meat
(bacteria continues to grow until it
reaches a temperature of [negative] 190 degrees, liquid nitrogen). The
temperature is too cold for the natural enzymes in the venison to be
active. Evaporation cannot occur
from the meat in the wet environment. There is a term called shortening, which occurs when the meat
gets too cold too fast (It should take
a minimum of 12 hours for the meat
to slowly cool to 37*F). What happens when you drop something in a
tub of ice water? It tightens up and
shrinks thus causing the meat to be
tough.
At Socastee’s 707 Deer
Processing, Every single whole deer
or whole carcass goes through this
process. Quarters and pieces are usually accepted but there is no guaran-
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tee on how the meat will come out.
We have had venison pieces dropped
off that start to turn bad within a
day or two. Usually it is meat that
has been riding around in a cooler in
the back of a truck and new ice is
only added when the old ice has
completely melted (YUCK). One can
only imagine how that venison turns
out. With pieces, we rarely know
how long ago that the venison was
harvested. This is why we strongly
encourage bringing us a whole carcass to hang. Most of the time it is
actually less expensive to bring it to
us whole than it is when it’s in
pieces. It actually is more difficult
and time consuming to process
pieces than it is a whole carcass.
This month we are going to cover
a topic that confuses many hunters
in SC! This topic is one of the more
important issues that a lot of hunters
really get wrong. It is the difference
between Chronic Wasting Disease or
CWD, and Hemorrhagic Disease
(HD). Hemorrhagic Disease is most
commonly referred to as Blue
Tongue and it is the disease that
infects a substantial portion of SC’s
Deer Herd. On the other hand CWD
has absolutely never presented itself
in SC or anywhere in the entire
Southeastern USA. It is very prevalent in the Northeastern states and
many of the Central and Western
states and is 100% fatal in infected
deer.
There are more states that have
CWD because of captive deer than
there is where the disease presents
itself naturally. Virtually every
infected, captive deer operation now
has CWD in the surrounding wild
deer herd. Read that again....almost
every infected, captive deer operation now has CWD in the surrounding wild deer herd!!! CWD is not
only transmitted from deer to deer
contact but also simply from the
ground that it spends time on.
This is only one reason why our
state does not allow people to bring
those big bucks from up north, with
those “great” genes in them, and
turn them loose in SC. It is against
the law (with severe penalties) to
bring even butchered deer with any
spinal column or brain matter still
attached. Any meat brought back
after a hunt in one of the states
afflicted with CWD, and is on scent’s
list, must be cut off of the bone and
wrapped in butcher’s paper.
Thankfully SCDNR monitors and
heavily polices these activities. With
big game seasons opening in many
Western states, hunters traveling
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abroad are reminded not to import
into South Carolina, certain carcass
parts from deer and elk harvested in
states with chronic wasting disease.
Currently, deer hunting generates
more than $200 million annually for
South Carolina’s economy. Deer are
States where CWD has been
diagnosed include Colorado,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
New York, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
killed deer.”
Blue Tongue or Hemorrhagic
Disease
Blue Tongue/hemorrhagic is the
sickness that is very prevalent in SC
and in the Southeastern states! Blue
Tongue, (hemorrhagic disease) HD
do see an emaciated deer. Last season we had 2 that were not able to
be processed.
An emaciated deer carcass from
2014 season!
You can find the majority of this
material on SCDNR’s web site and
the most-sought game species in the
state, in addition to being the official
state game animal.
This measure was taken so resident hunters who travel to other
states to hunt will not bring potentially diseased carcass parts to South
Carolina.
Chronic wasting disease is similar
to mad cow disease. The disease
attacks the central nervous system of
the deer and presents symptoms
including extreme weight loss, excessive salivation, odd behavior and
poor coordination. The disease is
infectious, communicable and
always fatal to deer. But the biggest
stumbling block is that chronic wasting disease has a prolonged incubation period-up to five years-and no
approved test exists to detect the disease in live animals.
the state regulation reads, “hunters
traveling to states with confirmed
cases of chronic wasting disease
should only bring the following
carcass parts into South Carolina:
Quarters or other portions of meat
with no part of the spinal column
or head attached; Meat that has
been boned out; hides with no
heads attached; clean (no meat or
tissue attached) skulls or skull
plates with antlers attached; antlers
(detached from the skull plate); and
completed taxidermy heads.”
Hunters traveling elsewhere should
check with the wildlife agency in the
state they are traveling to and determine its CWD status and find out
what restrictions the state may have
on the movement of carcasses.
Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and
the Canadian provinces of Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
DNR requires resident hunters
who travel to other states, to follow
these restrictions when bringing certain carcass parts into South
Carolina. Good evidence exists that
CWD from other states can remain
transmittable in the soil for example.
This has been demonstrated at
research facilities where the disease
was present in deer. The diseased
animals were removed, and the facilities underwent complete disinfecting and no animals were present for
an extended period of time. Once
animals were returned to the facility,
they became infected with CWD.
This is precisely the reason that DNR
mandates hunters not to bring certain parts of deer carcasses to South
Carolina when they hunt in states
where CWD has been diagnosed. If
hunters dispose of these carcass
parts in South Carolina then the disease agent may infect deer in the
local area.”
South Carolina’s DNR is following
the lead of a number of states in letting hunters know how they can
help fight the spread of CWD.
Chronic wasting disease represents a
very significant threat to North
America’s deer populations, and it
may be the most detrimental wildlife
disease issue the country has ever
faced. Fortunately there is no indication that the disease can be transmitted to humans either by contact
with or consumption of hunter-
for short and CWD are two totally
different types of disease. Some deer
likely die in South Carolina each
year from Blue tongue/hemorrhagic
disease. The disease is part of life for
deer in the Southeast and fortunately
it appears that Southern deer have
acquired a pretty good amount of
immunity to the disease. Northern
deer, on the other hand, are not
exposed to the disease as frequently
since the insects (midges or gnats)
that transmit the disease are not as
common in cooler climates. For this
reason, significant outbreaks and
mortality from hemorrhagic disease
are more frequent in northern deer
populations than here in SC. There
was a study performed where 20
southern deer and 20 northern deer
were placed in the same pen. Blue
tongue or HD was introduced to the
captive deer. 20 Northern deer died
and 20 southern deer lived. Blue
tinge (HD) is neither transmittable to
humans nor harmful to consume.
The most common observable sign
present in a deer that has had the
disease, is that the toe nails (hooves)
are peeling off. This is extremely
painful to the deer and it will, a lot
of times, walk on its elbows or push
itself along on it’s belly until the
hooves heal some. This will result in
severe weight loss, sores on the
elbows and bare chest areas. Other
observable signs are a swollen head
and tongue, and lesions inside the
mouth and on the tongue. We see
this at the processing plant in a fair
amount of the deer brought to us for
processing. Every once in awhile, we
hopefully this article will help educate hunters about the reasons SC
has all of the laws about the import
retractions in place.
There are the same type of laws in
place about pen raising wild turkeys
or importing them for release into
the wild. That is another story, but
they are for the same type of reasons.
Releasing pen raised or imported
turkeys into our environment, can
and has in the past, introduced diseases that our birds have no immunities to and have virtually wiped
out the wild turkey population in
SC. It only takes one uninformed
person to wreak havoc on our environment. Our coyote infestation in
SC is a prime example of people
messing up what nature has created.
Be kind to nature - take care of
her and she will take care of you!
Come see us this fall and have
your deer processed. If you have not
used us yet you are really missing
out. It takes me 7-14 days to properly
age and process your deer and I
promise, when I finish with your
deer you will be amazed with the
flavor of your venison. If it is done
in any less time than that it simply is
not done right!
Take your children hunting and
you will never have to hunt for your
children!
Thank you for reading, May God
Bless You All and Keep You Safe
while preparing for this Upcoming
Hunting Season!!
Roper and Joan Wilkes and The staff
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Dips, Dips & More Dips
In large bowl, combine all ingredients; mix
well, and spoon into casserole dish.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until bubbly and
golden. Serve warm.
Serve this super dip recipe with a side of
crackers or rye bread
New England Clam Spread
1 (6-1/2-ounce) can minced clams, undrained
1 (10-1/2-ounce) can white clam sauce
1 (4-ounce) strip saltine crackers, crumbled
4 drops hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
What To Do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Coat a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients
except onion and butter; set aside.
In a large skillet, saute onion in butter over
medium heat, until transparent. Stir sauteed
onion into clam mixture. Place mixture in prepared baking dish.
Bake 20 to 30 minutes, or until light golden.
Serve warm as a spread with crackers or
cocktail bread
Cheesy Beer Dip
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese
blend
1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa
1/4 cup beer
In a small saucepan over medium heat,
combine all ingredients; cook 3 to 5 minutes, or
until smooth and the cheese is melted, stirring
frequently. Serve immediately.
There are many different types of Mexican
cheese blends available, and some are spicier
than others. So, depending on the spiciness of
the cheese and the type of salsa you use, this
can be as spicy or as mild as you like. Regular,
light, or even nonalcoholic beer can be used,
but make sure to have plenty of tortilla chips
on hand for dipping.
Hot Greek Dip
This garlicky-hot dip is the perfect accompaniment to roast meat or vegetables
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
Hawaiian Fruit Dip
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon (1 to 2 cloves) minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Preheat the grill to medium heat.
In a bowl, combine all ingredients until well
mixed. Place mixture in a disposable 9-inch
aluminum pie pan.
Place pan on grill and cook, uncovered, for 7 to
9 minutes, until dip is heated through and
bubbly.
Makes 1-1/2 to 2 cups
This is great served immediately but you can
also make it in advance and keep it warm on
the side of the grill.
Baked Reuben Dip
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (8-ounce) can sauerkraut, drained and
chopped
1/2 pound deli sliced corned beef, finely
chopped
1 cup (4-ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 2-quart
casserole dish with cooking spray.
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in its own
juice, undrained
1 (4-serving) package instant coconut-cream
pudding mix
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
In a blender or food processor combine all
ingredients; blend 30 seconds.
Transfer mixture to a small bowl, cover, and
refrigerate for several hours or overnight,
allowing the flavors to blend.
Dip at the Grill
1 pound Italian or your favorite sausage, casing removed
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (15-ounce) can ready-made chili (or your
own)
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, broken up
Preheat grill to medium heat.
In a large cast-iron or other heat-resistant
skillet, on the grill, crumble and brown the
sausage; drain, then add remaining ingredients.
On a gas or electric grill reduce heat to low.
On a charcoal grill, raise rack to about 6 inches
from the heat. Simmer mixture until it thickens
and the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
Immediately place pan on the edge of the
grill to keep it warm and use right from the
grill as a dip for crackers or pieces of crunchy
bread.
Makes 4 cups dip.
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