Good fishing doesn’t just happen; Waddell Center helps out
Quite often I get on my hand and knees begging you to understand everything the Waddell...
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Category: Nature
Prepping the beach has begun for the arrival of sea turtles
It is no small task to get Hilton Head Island’s 14 miles of beach ready and safe for the nesting...
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Perils and pleasures of saltwater fishing can’t keep me away
People who don’t fish at all or folks who have done nothing but freshwater fishing seldom realize...
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The turtles are coming and we’re getting ready for them
Sea Turtle nesting season on Hilton Head Island’s beaches officially starts May 1. Sea Turtle...
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Women might talk a lot, but they also listen to the captain
Without offending either gender, the phrase “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus” is oh, so...
Read MoreWhen it’s this cold, the fish don’t bite, but kids still play
Since I write my column days in advance of printing, it is probably 75 degrees and sunny outside when you’re reading this, but how about that cold snap around Jan. 20? For many of you transplants from up north, you were probably...
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It takes a village to get ready for loggerhead sea turtles
Loggerhead turtles won’t be returning to Hilton Head Island until May, but there is ever so much...
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s 8,000 words
Why all the pictures, you ask? Seeing that it is 2022, I figured a picture is worth a thousand...
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Island’s sea turtle nesting season deemed successful
A sea turtle nesting season that has delighted thousands of visitors and residents has come to a...
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Gulf fishing near oil rigs yields new experiences, yellowfins
In my nearly 14 years writing outdoor columns, I have never once received any recognition for my...
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Hail to the king! Now is perfect time to fish for mackerel
Sitting here at my computer I started thinking about all the people I guide and how each has their...
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Waves of mullet, shrimp make annual ‘run’ to escape predators
Even if you don’t fish, if you have lived here for any period of time, chances are you have seen...
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Teaching children about nature can be bonding experience
I know that somewhere along the line I mentioned that my daughter Camden, an orthodontist, her...
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Strangers in our strange land seem oddly out of place
I want to share some unique experiences over the past three weeks. In some of these cases my...
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Remembering a childhood filled with Lowcountry adventure
Since I am new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in one’s so-called “Golden...
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