Brian Cope

During his first ever dove hunt, Hunter Garason killed a limit of doves in Cumberland County, NC on Sept. 5, 2026. This photo was taken during the hunt.

Corey McCall killed this 195-pound, 9-point Marlboro County buck during the early part of South Carolina’s 2026 deer hunting season.

Regan Watts killed this 170-pound, 8-point buck in Williamsburg County, SC during the early part of South Carolina’s 2026 deer hunting season, when sweltering temperatures had hunters wearing shorts in their stands.

Hudson Evans, Thatcher Bass, Clayton Willis and Camden Joseph of Edenton, NC all experienced a great day in the dove field on Sept. 5, the opening day of the 2026 dove season.

During a Labor Day dove hunt with family during the 2026 dove hunting season, Lindsay Gibbs enjoyed a day afield with family. One of the doves she killed was a banded dove, shown here.

During the opening week of rifle season in South Carolina’s Game Zone 4, David Koontz killed the “Wheelbarrow Buck” at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield, SC. It was the third buck killed by hunters in three days at Cherokee Run.

A day after rifle season opened in South Carolina’s Game Zone 4, Rob Woodhouse killed a big 10-point buck at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield County, SC. The big 10 was one of three big bucks killed in the first three days of rifle season at Cherokee Run.

Brayden Lewis killed a 180-point, 10-point trophy buck in Darlington County, SC. The buck’s rack had plenty of mass to match the number of antler points.

Five-year-old Kolbie Hayes Scott, 5-years-old, killed her first buck, which was also her first deer, in Clarendon County, SC. She shot the buck with a.243.

Youth hunter killed banded dove in federal field Brian Cope is the editor of Carolina Sportsman. He has won numerous awards for his writing, photography, and videography.