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Palmetto Dunes Fishing

Bob heads to Hilton Head, South Carolina for some red and trout fishing with guide Captain Trent Malphrus of Palmetto Lagoon Charters.
Plus this week Bob talks some new Revo fishing reels from Abu Garcia.
Then on this week’s Sportsman’s Table, it’s a South Carolina Certified brown sugar salmon recipe.

Georgia Quail Hunt Part 2

Here’s part two of Bob’s early quail hunt down at Southern Woods Plantation in Sylvester Georgia. On the Sportsman’s Table, Chef Tom Mullally serves up South Carolina-certified fried snapper recipe.

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[Narrator] On this week’s “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine,” Bob is back at Southern Woods Plantation in Sylvester, Georgia for some more quail hunting. And this week’s “Sportsman’s Table” recipe features a South Carolina-certified fried snapper recipe. Stay tuned for this and a whole lot more on this week’s “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine”.

Yeah, it’s just been a great day. We shot this hog. Look at that, wow! Lemme hold that thing. Nice!

Well folks, welcome to our show this week. We are back down at Southern Woods and with more of our Chevy partners. If you saw last week’s show, well, I tell you what, we had some great action with some great partners and, again, I always gotta ask you, what’s in your garage? And if it’s not a Chevrolet, then, well, you’re just wrong. I’ve got some special guests that are gonna start off with me this week, gonna be my wing men. On my far right over here is John Thornton. He’s the owner of John Thornton Chevrolet in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Next to him is my good friend Newt Strickland of Bellamy Strickland Chevrolet in McDonough, Georgia. Trey Dettmering is also with John Thornton Chevrolet in Lithia Springs. Guys, I just have to give you the old bump all the way down. Go Auburn Tigers, huh? Huh, yeah? Newt. John, listen. It is a pleasure to have outdoorsmen, but also Chevrolet dealers, who love the outdoors, and I know you guys do. This is what you do, you love doing this, and I love taking and going with you. So I just want to thank you for that. And thank for all that you guys do for all of us outdoorsmen, okay? It is a great, great opportunity for us. And John, you and I, I think. Mr. Newt Hughes is gonna put us on the first covey, and then I’m gonna hunt with each one of you guys, okay? Now, just be easy on me and John out here, okay? It’ll be all good, okay?

Thanks, Bob.

Well, guys, listen. Again, I thank you all in the individual. We’re going to do that all, I’ll tell you what. War Eagle.

War Eagle.

All right, man. You ready, Josh?

Let’s go.

Let’s go do ‘er. What are you thinking, Dixie?

[Newt] Get a bird, Dixie. Coming at you and said, “Look, let’ hunt.”

[Bob] Yeah, he did.

[Newt] Get a bird, Dixie.

[Bob] Up, there they go! They’re down? Okay, awesome. How many did you get, John?

[John] Three, I think.

[Bob] Okay, that’s all I’m talking about. Whoo!

[Newt] Whoa!

[Bob] That’s a nice covey rise out of that. Nice covey rise. I know, I know. And the only good thing about that is it’s Southern Woods.

Southern Woods is great.

You know, listen. I have to ask how many years have you been a Chevrolet dealer? You know, your dedication is just remarkable. I mean, I know you put your heart and soul in that dealership.

I’ve been a dealer since 1983. Trey came in and took over a few years ago, so we’re good partners now. He’s a great, great dealer. He’s a lot smarter than I am and does all this newfangled stuff a lot better than I do. We’ve been able to develop a great relationship that thrives when we get out and do things like this. Right after he came to work for us I started a deal going out once a year quail hunting with Ian, my other son-in-law. It’s been great.

That’s awesome. All right, the kids say they’re here.

[Newt] Get a bird.

[Bob] Dixie’s looking.

[Newt] Go, Bill.

[John] Two dead and one sore butt.

Dixie, heel.

Heel.

[Bob] Gotta be more in there, Bill. Gotta be more in there.

[Newt] All right, Bill’s on point straight in there on that dead bird, so y’all watch him.

[Bob] All right, William. I see him.

Get a bird. That may be clear.

[John] Those birds moved.

[Bob] Bill says we’re done here. Okay.

[John] All right Bob, you saw I needed a little help.

[Bob] Nah baby, I’m right there with you.

[Newt] Dixie, get a bird.

[Bill] We’ll just see if Dixie gets it up.

[Newt] Get it.

[Bob] There we go. All right. Dixie did good.

There’s the other one.

There’s our other dead bird.

That was one I was looking–

Come here!

[Bob] Yep! Pointing to back, William. Nicely done. Dot and Bill.

[John] Boy that’s real pretty when they get like that, isn’t it?

It is, ain’t it? Dixie makes three. I got a feeling it’s coming your way, William, whoa!

[Bob] I think it went around that tree. I had to have an excuse on that one. Ah, you know, gosh. Goodness. Oh well. I can’t get ’em all.

You know, Bob, sometimes–

I can’t get ’em all brother!

Bob, sometimes you gotta leave a little seed.

You got to, I’m telling you!

You gotta leave seed.

Listen, to us, talk a little about Bellamy Strickland and your years as a dealer and, of course, your a big outdoorsman, okay? I see you all the time. It’s just one of those things. It’s really a pleasure because you guys, you get it, and you do as an individual.

Thanks, I enjoy being outside an awful lot. I was raised in the country. I’m a country boy at heart. I love getting out there. I’ve taught my daughter to get outside a little bit. She enjoys horses and hunting a little bit. And we enjoy being out here with you guys. Chevrolet is a big part of the outdoors, as you know, and it’s been really good to both of us.

I can tell you it’s been great having you as a wingman today, but you know there’s a lot more birds out here so let’s see if we can go get some.

All right, Bob thanks a lot.

Right, man, let’s do it. All right, thanks. Whoa-ho, ah!

[Newt] Get a bird, get a bird!

[Bob] I know Dixie, I know. There he goes, take him, Trey! Oh, nice shot! Nice shot! Whoo!

Listen, you know I could tell. John’s got you out of that dealership, boy. A War Eagle, man!

A little bit, huh?

You know, it’s been a while since you and I have been, not only on camera, but been hunting together. The last time I remember, it was colder than a well digger’s butt in the Klondike.

With snow. Yeah, fourteen degrees. Ice and snow, and we were out quail hunting. Great conditions today.

Perfect today.

I can tell you still get out and hunt a little bit.

As much as possible.

Well look, I know you love the outdoors, but you also love Chevrolet, and that’s been your life. Tell me a little bit about your background and history with that, because it really means so much to us who love the outdoors.

I have, I got into it about fifteen years ago with the family business, and have gotten to meet and do things that I never would have thought I would have gotten to do with Chevrolet, and it’s been a great ride.

Well, we got more quail out there, brother.

Let’s go get ’em.

War Eagle, okay. You know, as dedicated Auburn fans, they’re everywhere, they really are. But I have to say go Vols okay? Tennessee, gotta have it. Let’s go, man, we’ll get some more quail.

All right, let’s go.

[Bob] All right, Trey, I got a feeling they’re all going to go your way.

[Newt] Dixie! Dixie, come! Get a bird! Get a bird!.

[Bob] There they go!

There we got ’em! Whoo, they’re still coming out of there! Man! This looks like a water retrieve here. Dixie in a water retrieve. Trey, you don’t see that everyday.

[Trey] No you don’t.

[Bob] Oh, man. Look at that, aw my goodness. There she comes.

[Narrator] “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. Chevrolet, the official vehicle of “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.” By the South Carolina Agriculture Department. It’s a matter of taste. By Browning. Browning, the best there is. By Wacca Wache Marina and Deck 383. Located in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. By the Old 96 District of South Carolina. Come discover the unexpected wonders. And by South Carolina Embroidery and Screenprinting. Your source for all your promotional product needs.

Well, folks, welcome back to our show this week. You know, I always love having great friends… Well, you know when you’re Quail hunting you got to have a good wingman, and I’ve got two of the best from the state of South Carolina. Two of my great friends. The one right next to me here, Chuck McDonald.

Hey, Bob.

McDonald Law, this guy keeps me out of trouble. Tiger fan number one, okay, and I’ll tell you what. The next one is Brian White, representative from Anderson, South Carolina. These two guys are great outdoorsmen, they love it. Brian.

Bob.

Thanks so much for being a guest on the show. And both of you guys.

Thank you. Coming down to South Georgia to quail hunt. Look at your style and your profile.

Absolutely.

Of course.

Brian, you do so much for the sportsmen, not only throughout the state, but you also do it on a national level as well.

That’s right. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation has state chapters called “NASC.” Matter of fact, we just finished up our annual event here in South Georgia. Brought in people from all over the country to show ’em how great South Georgia is for quail hunting and other types of hunting. Bob, thanks for you for always being a good supporter of ours and the great outdoors, and what you do to–

Oh Brian it is a pleasure. And you know, Chuck, I’ll tell you what. The thing I gotta say about this guy, McDonald Law. You’re wondering, hmm, why has he got an attorney? Well, you never know when you may need one, okay? We always say, 9-1-1, call Chuck.

Well I’m like a Maytag repair man with you. You never get in any trouble, buddy.

No sir.

You’re just rock solid.

Boy, I got two great coaches. I got two great wing men, I wanna thank you both. Let’s go shoot some birds.

Let’s do it.

All right man.

Yes sir.

[Bob] Dot and Bill have got us a bird here, and here comes Dixie.

[Chuck] Deep fryer and they like the smell of French fries.

[Brian] Might have to buy some and try that trick on the way home. Deep fried smoked sausage.

Dixie!

[Brian] You have some pretty dogs.

[Bob] Good spot!

[Newt] Get a bird, Dixie. Dixie! Get it, there he is. Whoo, umm! I thought he was coming your way, I’m sorry. Gosh. Man!

[Brian] They should come my way. They know I keep missing ’em so far this morning.

But that’s some good covey rises, I’m telling you! You know, one of the great things about coming down here is bringing friends who love to do this. I have to ask you, I know you kinda do it all. What is your favorite thing? What do you love to do the most?

Well, we’re doing it.

Do you really?

Yeah.

Honestly? I don’t believe I’ve ever asked you that question.

I grew up quail hunting.

Oh, wow.

We had nothing else to do where I grew up in rural South Carolina other than quail hunt. It was all family farmland around, so that’s what we did. My dad taught me to respect the outdoors. If you take game you have to eat it. You don’t just take to be taking, and you thank God for his creatures every day.

Well, I have to finally ask you what’s coming up special that really pegs the needle for you with the coalition?

I think one of our biggest things that we’re doing now is the shooting sports. The fastest growing population of shooters is women, believe it or not, and we’ve getting high school youth involved in skeet and trap shoots. And just to promote sporting, clays. That’s part of shooting, because the average person doesn’t understand that by buying these guns and buying this ammo, you’re contributing to conservation which is God’s world and that’s what we’re gonna to take care of and provide that access for people to be able to do it. I think that’s the number one issue is access. Go out and buy a hunting license and you’ll preserve the great outdoors.

Brian, it’s been a pleasure, man.

Absolutely.

Thank you so much. Let’s go get some more quail.

All right.

[Bob] All right, Chuck!

All right, Mr. Bob.

Come on, man!

Dixie!

Wing men on point.

[Newt] Dixie, get a bird!

[Bob] I’ll tell you what, Dot and Bill are working their heart out for us here this morning. And so is Dixie. There we go!

[Chuck] That’s one Brian wounded, wasn’t it?

[Bob] I think that was one of the… That had a leg down on it, okay, well. We got him, anyway.

[Newt] Bring it, Dot!

[Bob] Dot says, “I’m on to the next one.”

[Newt] Dixie, bring it!

Dude, I’m telling you. Dixie says, “Look, Dad, huh?” “Gimme a break.” All right, Chuck, there gotta be more. This could be the big one.

Coming my way.

I know. Oh, nicely done, Chuck. Awesome shot, wow!

Thank you.

Man, I think they’re gonna leave us out front. Take him! Aw, you got the tail end, and he’s coming down!

[Newt] Crash dead, right?

Right, coming down.

Hey, stayed in the wind.

Mmm. That’s okay, Chuck.

Yep.

I think he’ll helicopter in.

Yeah I saw some feathers fly.

Well, Chuck, listen. I have to ask you, as Newts’s going over there. We’ve been friends for, gosh, fifteen, over fifteen-plus years.

Yeah, yeah.

One of the things that I have really become very fond of you is is, you know, you’ve gotten back out into the outdoors. I’m not sure if that’s just because I get you out here, but you grew up that way.

Yeah.

Then you kind of got away from it for a little bit.

That’s right. Absolutely.

And now I got to get you out from behind a laptop, on occasion, to do this.

I love it.

But you do.

Thank you for doing that.

Oh, listen. It’s really so enjoyable to have you out and have you as a wingman. Next thing I gotta do is gotta you on the boat.

Yeah, I need some help on the boat brother.

Okay, now look, I’m going to go ahead. I know that we’re going to date this a little bit, that your Clemson Tigers–

Absolutely.

But I have to say this. It’s been a while. The last time we were on a show, South Carolina Gamecocks were on a roll.

They were.

They had Dabo up on the ropes. It was 5-0, okay. Now the tales have turned.

Yeah.

Now its 6-0 against the Gamecocks. You guys lost the national championship but you’ll be back.

We’ll be back.

Okay.

Better team won that night. We’ll be back, we’ll be back.

Yeah, but folks, I have to tell you though. Chuck has the best of both worlds. He went to Clemson and got his engineering degree, and then he went to USC School of Law in Columbia. So he has a balance, but he still leans over to the Tiggers.

It’s a pretty strong lean, but I got a degree from South Carolina.

I haven’t learned the Tiger Rag yet, but I’m sure before the trips over, you’ll teach me.

We’ll sing it.

Okay, let’s go some quail.

All right, good deal.

[Narrator] When we come back, we head to the Sportsman’s Table for another South Carolina-certified seafood recipe. “The Sportman’s Table” is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out of state, be sure to buy South Carolina-grown meats, vegetables and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina-certified. It’s a matter of taste.

Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Sportsman’s Table.” Folks, we’re here at Deck 383 Restaurant in beautiful Murrells Inlet, and with me today is Chef Tom Mullaly. He is Chef Instructor and he owns Strand Catering right here in Murrells Inlet. He’s got a special fish recipe for us. I’ll tell you what, this guy never ceases to amaze me. Tom, it’s always a pleasure, man! Before we get you off–

Great to see you, sir.

I’d love to get you on the boat, but I know you gotta tee time you gotta get to.

There’s never enough hours in the day. You know how that works.

I’m telling you. What do you got for us?

Fresh, local red snapper right here out of the inlet. Right in our atlantic waters.

Oh, wow.

Beautiful stuff, doesn’t get any better than that. So again, as you know, Bob, no bland food allowed. Little salt, little pepper.

Yeah, spice of life. We’ve got our pan piping hot here. Definition of saute is minimal oil and high heat. So we’re looking for that sizzle factor. Always wanna hear that sizzle, here we go! Oh yeah. On a piece of fish like that, I know you guys tell me all the time, “Don’t overcook the meat.”

Correct, there’s nothing worse than an overcooked piece of fish. You don’t want it to be dry, you want it to be nice and moist in the center. So you don’t want to cook it well, well done but like medium and mid-well. It can be a little loose in the center just so it’s a little bit tender.

We’re all about certified SC.

Always.

Poultry. All of the great things that you guys put together and you use, not only on the table, but in the restaurant, you’re right.

Always, always, from sea to land. Fresh and local, that’s how we roll. This is one of those items that people don’t frequently use, but you know Chef Tom likes to be a little bit different from the competition.

Oh yeah.

[Tom] And we’ve got rice plantations going on in our state, so I figured be nice and appropriate to have a little rice on there. And this right here, my friend, I love this. This is just fresh roasted Silver Queen corn shucked off the cob. It’s gonna go great with our fish. Just fresh and sweet. Doesn’t get any better.

Got some carrot sticks.

Yeah, yep. When we garnish, we’re looking for odd numbers. Threes and fives, that type of stuff. It’s good for eye appeal.

Yeah, man. The plate is definitely coming alive, as we can tell. Got a little yellow squash here. Look at all those colors coming together.

[Bob] Yes sir.

[Tom] These are fresh red pearl onions. I’m always up to something. I’m always in competition with myself.

[Bob] I know you are, and that’s a good thing. Right here on the “The Sportsman’s Table,” too.

[Tom] I think it needs a little bit of green. We’re going to put some green in there.

[Bob] And folks, if you want a copy of Chef Tom’s recipe just log onto bobredfern.com and it’ll be right there.

There’s our beautiful piece of local snapper. Oh man, it’s all coming alive, Bob. I can feel it! We’re gonna lace it with a little roasted red bell pepper sauce.

[Bob] Oh, wow. Gosh.

Just makes you wanna eat it.

Big time.

Excellent.

[Tom] We’re gonna hit it with a little balsamic glaze. Balsamic glaze is just a little reduction of balsamic vinegar.

Okay, oh yeah.

Balsamic vinegar has a lot of natural sugars in there, so when you reduce it down, Bob, on a little medium-low heat it gets a syrupy texture.

Oh, wow.

And then I think we just need one more color. A little bit of fresh scallion. And there you go, sir.

There we go.

[Tom] Looks good enough to eat.

[Bob] Oh my goodness, Tom, thank you so much. And folks, listen. If you wanna see what’s fresh on the menu, log onto certifiedscgrown.com. Buy local, eat fresh. You can’t do any better. And from Deck 383 Restaurant, right here in Murrells Inlet. We wanna see you right back here again next week on another great edition of “The Sportsman’s Table.”

[Narrator] To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier, go online at certifiedscgrown.com. Buy certified South Carolina-grown products. It’s a matter of taste. “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Life’s just better outdoors. By Abu Garcia. Abu Garcia for life. By Browning Ammunition. Browning, the best there is. By Southern Woods Plantation, offering the best in southern comfort and quail hunting. And by Santee Cooper Country. Discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s Great Lakes.

Well, folks, it’s time to pack and go. Another show is in the books. Southern Woods Plantation in Sylvester, Georgia. I’ve gotta thank my guests this week. All the guys from Chevrolet, they make it happen. Over the years, Chevrolet makes our destinations possible all across the country. My great friends in South Carolina, listen. It’s always wonderful to have wing men on your side when you’re upland bird hunting. The great folks at Browning, for the Browning shotguns that I use and the Browning ammunition. Again, I couldn’t do it without all those great things, but I couldn’t do it without you. Again, the outdoors are my passion. I want it to be yours, too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another great episode.

Georgia Quail Hunt Part 1

Bob heads down to South Georgia to our friends at Southern Woods Plantation for some early winter quail hunting and on this week’s Sportsmen Table we feature a southern inspired tuna recipe.

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[Narrator] On this week’s Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine. Bob heads to south Georgia to Southern Woods Plantation for some early winter quail hunting and on this week’s Sportsman’s Table, we feature a southern inspired tuna recipe. All this and a whole lot more and it begins right now.

Gosh, it’s been a great day! Look at that, wow, lemme hold that thing. Nice! Well folks welcome to our show this week. Again we’re down at Southern Woods Plantation and I’ve got a great wing man and hey got a bunch of good guests that are gonna join me today but here on my far right over here is Kurt Newbruck. He is the Chevrolet marketing manager for the southeastern United States and I’ll tell you what, he’s got some great guests from Chevrolet with us today and Kurt, bud, it’s always good to have you as my wing man.

Hey, glad to be back this year.

Well, listen, introduce these two guys that are gonna hunt with us.

Sure, we got.

This mornin’ and tell everybody who they are.

Yeah, I got two great dealers with us here. We got Jonathan Megel from John Megel Chevrolet in Dawsonville, Georgia. And Bill Hall from South Town Chevrolet in Newnan, Georgia.

Well, listen, I tell you what, it’s always great to get Chevy dealers and you as well ’cause I don’t get a chance to do that very often to get out here and hunt but I tell you what. I’m lookin’ forward to it. The weather’s great. Dogs gonna be workin’ hard and I tell ya what, let’s go do it okay.

Gonna be a great day.

My first brace, Kurt Newbruck right here. All right, boys, come on Kurt. Get on up there. Now, folks I gotta put in a good plug for my good friend down here at Southern Woods, Newt Hughes and, oh, bird! Nicely done, Kurt, nicely done. The boys and girls say we got birds out here. Nice shot! Okay. All right, Kurt we look like we got a good point in the back here.

[Kurt] Yes we do.

[Bob] Look at that beautiful setting over there. Oh, there we go.

[Kurt] Gorgeous.

[Bob] Nice done, nicely done. Nicely, nicely done! Man, you’re even shootin’ good. You even scared the duck off the pond.

[Kurt] That’s right. Well, gotta keep up with you.

[Bob] No, no, man. Wow. Great rise there.

[Kurt] Oh, looks like we got a couple more here.

[Bob] I’m tellin’ ya, you’re on target this mornin’. That’s a good thing. Oh, take him! Almost, all right, all right. Nicely done.

[Dog Handler] Whoa, Bill, whoa.

[Bob] Get reloaded, they’re all goin’ your way now.

[Kurt] I know, well, they felt bad for me. I’m ready. There you go, Bob.

[Bob] There we go.

[Kurt] I sent one your way now.

Okay, thanks, man .

[Kurt] That was a good little covey.

[Bob] Yeah it was, nicely done, man.

It’s kinda nice when they spread out too and not all at once.

I know, I’m tellin’ ya. It’s just, it’s quail huntin’, brother.

Yeah, it’s quail huntin’.

You know it’s been a while since we’ve had a chance to get together but one of the things and folks I want you to pay attention to this because this guy is gonna talk to us later in the show about something I’m really excited about and I know you will be too and that’s the new 2020 HD Duramax Silverado.

Yeah, you know, we launched light duty trucks the year before and then now with the heavy duties, it’s a great package and lookin’ forward to talkin’ to ya about that.

Well, we’re gonna show ’em. I’ll tell you what, my ride, it’s a sweet ride.

Yeah it is.

High Country both and we’re in great country here too.

That’s right.

All right, let’s go get some more birds. All right, here we go Jonathan. I’m gonna dedicate this covey rise to a good friend and who I never met but he watches the show, this one’s for you Garland Bastrid. And it go, down. Awesome. I tell you what, they’re gettin’ up and movin’ out. Find ’em Dixie.

[Dog Handler] Whoa!

[Bob] Yep, that’s dead. Right there we’re down, finally. You know, that’s right. All right guys, so what do you think, Dixie? All right Jonathan, come on up, brother. Listen to them ducks down there in that corner. Oh my goodness. All right Dixie. There we go. All right, up and down. Great shootin’ Jonathan, man! I think you need to get reloaded on that one. You know, I know it’s hard to focus ’cause you’re a duck hunter.

Oh, I was lookin’ at those greenheads on that first shot.

I know you was . Oh my goodness. All right boys and girls. Well, look.

Will they get that one over here?

They will. All right, bud, great shootin’ now.

Thank you.

Now folks, Jonathan Megel has been down here in Southern Woods with us before but I felt it, you know, it was just appropriate to put this guy on camera because the one we’re missin’ here is his dad John and he’s actually out in Arkansas huntin’ so when hear these ducks down here, okay.

Oh, he’s thinkin’ about.

Yeah, I know.

Yeah, I’m getting excited. I don’t know whether to go for the ducks or the quail so.

Well, I tell you what, both of you guys are great. Not only Chevy dealers but great outdoorsmen and.

Well, I appreciate that. We enjoy it.

Yeah, the dealership, I know that folks, that’s a treat to come in there with all the mounts that you guys have in the showroom. You know, you and your dad just do such a great job.

Well, I appreciate it, Bob. We enjoy it and it’s our passion and it’s what we love to do so.

Well, and you’re a great shot there.

Thank you, appreciate it.

Let’s go get some more, man.

Let’s do it.

Now, I know you’re gonna be twichin’. Newt’s ready he said. All right, boys, nice point. Come on up, Bill. Don’t let the tree get ya. All right. awesome, nicely done, Bill. Nicely done. There may be some more in there, get reloaded brother.

[Dog Handler] Whoa, whoa!

You never know. There’s not just one. All right. Aw man, all right, we gotta talk about it. Folks, I gotta tell ya. What I didn’t tell ya before, this is Bill Hall’s first quail hunt, okay? Now, he’s a big outdoorsman, big deer hunter but upland birds he just never had a chance to do it and so, okay, I gotta ask ya, what do you think?

I think it was great.

Huh?

I think it was great. I enjoyed it.

Listen, you did good, man. Well, tell me a little bit about, you know, your dealership is huge down in South Town and I tell ya Newnan, Georgia is the place to be man, okay?

Growin’ by leaps and bounds. Amazon’s goin’ in, three months.

Wow.

2800 employees, puttin’ a stadium for minor league baseball team. That area is growin’ tremendously.

And you’re gonna have all them Chevrolets, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac.

Absolutely.

Ready to rock and roll?

That’s right.

And now you’re a quail hunter, okay? I expect to see you out there somewhere else on the course, okay?

I will, I’ll be back.

Well, listen, there’s more coveys. Newt and the gang is gonna get us on ’em. Let’s go do it, okay.

Thank you.

All right, man.

[Narrator] Stay tuned for more quail hunting from Southern Woods Plantation. Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine is being brought to you today by these following sponsors, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, life’s just better outdoors, by Abu Garcia, Abu Garcia for life, by Browning Ammunition, Browning the best there is, by Southern Woods Plantation, offering the best in southern comfort and quail hunting and by Santee Cooper Country, discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s great lakes.

Well folks on our second brace here at Southern Woods Plantation down in Sylvester, Georgia, well, I tell ya what, it’s just an honor and a privilege to have another couple of our Chevrolet dealers are gonna join me as my wing men this mornin’ and the first guy to my right here is Shawn Boyd out of Megel Chevrolet out of Dawsonville, Georgia and Shawn, boom.

Happy to be here. It’s been fun.

[Bob] Listen, it’s awesome, man. We’re glad you could come and I really appreciate it.

Thank you, I appreciate the invite, yeah.

And the other guest that I’ve got folks is a good friend of mine, long time friend and that is Richard Pendarvis from Pendarvis Chevrolet down in Edgefield, South Carolina. I tell you what, this guys have got more stories than any joke book that you could ever dream of, okay? He is such a pleasure to have on any trip, and you know Richard, it’s just, it’s just awesome. What do you think about huntin’ quail at Southern Woods.

I’m tellin’ ya, the weather’s perfect today. I don’t think we coulda picked a better day and bein’ here with all my buddies and you is always, it’s just a great trip and always have been.

Well, guys, I tell ya what. I think Russell Lee, not any relation to the General, but I think he’s got some quail out there for us so let’s go get ’em.

Let’s go get ’em.

All right. Don’t get me hamstrung over here, Richard. Get behind that tree.

[Russell] Nash, Nash, no!

[Bob] Beautiful point and back.

[Russell] Tell me when y’all ready.

[Bob] All right, we’re ready.

[Russell] Let’s go, gentlemen.

[Bob] Always love to see a puppy work. There we go, take ’em! There we go, nicely done, Richard, nicely done brother. Nicely done.

[Russell] Here we go. Whoa!

[Bob] I love to see that little puppy work. He’s down. Good shot. I had to wait round that dang tree.

[Russell] Good shot, Bob!

[Bob] Nicely done, Shawn, nicely done, awesome. I got one.

[Russell] Nash, Nash, no, Nash, no, whoa! No, no, Nash, tell me when y’all ready, Nash!

[Bob] That’s okay.

[Richard] Still got birds on the ground, Bob.

[Russell] Nash, no, no, Nash, no! Everybody ready?

[Bob] Yeah man.

[Russell] Here we go, we got a puppy. Hey, bird up!

[Bob] Nicely done.

[Russell] Whoa, Nash!

Hey, we got him.

Good shot.

All right. All right, ready, Shawn? There, take him! Nicely done, great shot. Awesome! Hey, I’m tellin’ ya, even Peaches is helpin’. Brother, that’s what I’m talkin’ about right there, man. Listen, it has been awesome, okay.

Had a great time.

And you guys down at Megel Chevrolet, what a mainstay. How many years you guys been down there?

We’ve been there in that location since 2004. Before we were in Dahlonega. So we moved down about nine miles outside of Georgia 400.

Well, I have to tell ya, I remember when you guys were in Dahlonega because way back when I was in college, okay, I went to U.S. Army Rangers School and that was the mountain ranger camp up there.

Yeah, that’s right.

And I remember, okay, Megel Chevrolet in Dahlonega, Georgia so.

Yeah, we do a lot with the rangers still.

Oh yeah, I, that one night on Yonah Mountain.

Oh yeah.

Comin’ down on one foot and rappel, matter of fact I hurt my heel on that thing and it still hurts me today so, but, you know you guys do a great job for the outdoorsman, for Chevrolet and I just gotta thank you guys.

Thank you, we appreciate it.

You bet man.

I’ve enjoyed it.

All right, though. Russell’s got us on some birds here.

[Shawn] There we go!

yeah, there you go, good shootin’, Richard. Nicely done, bubba, nicely done. Pond in the background, huh, that’s what I’m talkin’ about. Uh oh, wait a minute. Got one more.

[Russell] Dog out front, y’all gotta watch out for the dog out front.

[Bob] Got it? No, we’re gonna let that one go. I’d rather be safe than sorry. All right.

[Shawn] All right Bob.

[Bob] Nash has got ’em brother.

[Shawn] Take no prisoners.

[Bob] Here comes Peaches. Take him Richard! Nicely done, Richard, nicely done.

[Russell] Whoa, that’s over a bird. Whoa, whoa, Nash come here.

[Bob] Even Peach is like.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ease up.

[Shawn] That’s a bird.

[Russell] Nash, no, Nash no!

[Bob] Even Peaches liked it.

Peaches, Peaches, no!

[Bob] Poor Peaches just can’t get no respect.

[Russell] Hey, bird out.

I just flat missed that one. Absolutely missed that one. Oh well. Gosh, you can’t get ’em all. I’m just excited about Peaches. Come here, Peach, come here, Peach.

Peaches.

Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh, look at this dog. Come here, Richard, I got Peaches here, lookee here. Yeah, I know! Look at that.

Peaches.

Good dog. Oh boy.

She’s only what, eight months?

Yeah, look at that.

[Russell] Four months.

Four months.

You’re a pistol. Yeah, there you go. Thank you my friend, it was awesome. Now, I tell you what. For an outdoorsman, you do it all, okay? And one of the things that I wanna talk about right now is the annual dove shoot that actually your daddy, Butch, started how many years ago?

34.

Wow.

Just got through his 34th year two weeks ago.

And I hate it that we didn’t get to come. Next year, I promise you, okay? I’m gonna come, I’ll come with an umbrella, a bubble.

You gotta come early.

[Bob] A tent or whatever it is.

We’ll put you to work.

Okay. So, folks Richard is so generous to me. He handles all my Chevrolet vehicles over there in Edgefield. He takes ’em and we’re gonna talk about the latest one that he got ready for me and that’s the 2020 HD, comin’ right back here on Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.

[Narrator] The Sportsman’s Table is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out of state, be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables, and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina certified. It’s a matter of taste.

Folks, welcome, we’re here at Deck 383 in Wacca Wache Marina at beautiful Murrells Inlet, South Carolina and I’ve got the sous chef here at Deck 383 joinin’ me today. This is Felicia Davis. She is a former student at the International Culinary Institute here in Myrtle Beach and she’s gonna cook a fish recipe for ya. This is actually one that you did before you graduated, huh?

Yes sir.

Well, good. Okay, tell me what we got today?

Today we have a pecan crusted mahi with a wild rice and an orange ginger soy reduction, all local.

Okay, Felicia, what are we gonna do here to this fish today?

We are going to pan sear it.

Okay.

So I’m gonna go ahead and pick it up and get it for ya nice.

[Bob] That’s a nice cut of mahi.

[Felicia] Yes sir.

[Bob] Now, caught right here off the coast of South Carolina, right?

[Felicia] Yes sir.

[Bob] Yeah, there you go, okay, awesome. Now how long you gonna cook this for?

[Felicia] It’s about two minutes on each side.

[Bob] Okay.

[Felicia] Get it nice and golden.

[Bob] Just a nice brown, okay.

[Felicia] Yes sir.

Now once you get it cooked, are you gonna have to put it in the oven at all to finish it or is it gonna be ready to go?

You can absolutely put it in the oven if you like your fish a little bit more on the rare side, you can go ahead and take it right out of the pan and put it right there. I personally like to stick it in the oven just to get it nice and golden and fully cooked.

[Bob] Okay. Ah, yeah.

[Felicia] Nice and beautiful color.

[Bob] And look at the pecans there.

[Felicia] They add a nice little crunch to it.

[Bob] It does.

[Felicia] With that sweetness, like it’s just.

Now in order to cook this, olive oil, butter, which do you prefer?

I prefer butter, olive oil works great if you’re trying for a healthier alternative.

Okay.

You can do any kind of nut with this. You don’t have to do just pecans. You can do macadamia nuts, cashews, peanuts, any nut you wanna think about, you can absolutely do it with this piece of fish.

But while that fish is renderin’ and cookin’ here, I gotta ask ya, this is your first job outta school.

Yes sir.

Down here at Deck 383.

Yes sir.

How do you like it?

I absolutely love it. There’s nothing quite like it. The owners are fantastic people. They really care about their employees and their customers. I’ve never heard anything bad about this place.

See, and every once and a while you can get out of the kitchen back there, okay, if Chef Jermaine’ll let ya and look at what you can cook over, huh?

Absolutely, we have wonderful sunsets. Great backdrops for dinners. If you wanna come in for lunch, beautiful weather, great breeze, there’s nothing quite like this place.

No there is not. All right, we about there, Felicia?

Yes sir.

Okay. You know mahi mahi is a great fish, okay, and not everybody thinks that that’s only in Hawaii.

Absolutely.

But that thing is caught right here off the coast of South Carolina so. Okay, now what are we puttin’ this on?

So we have a wild rice here that was also locally grown.

Okay.

[Felicia] But we’re just gonna place this right on top.

[Bob] Oh wow.

[Felicia] Just like that. And then I’ve got a ginger soy orange reduction here.

[Bob] Okay.

[Felicia] That we’re just gonna drizzle right on top.

[Bob] Oh great.

[Felicia] Nice and around it.

[Bob] Fantastic.

[Felicia] And there we have it.

There we go, mahi mahi over local rice right here at Deck 383. Felicia, thank you so much and congratulations on your first job here.

Thank you.

Okay, what a better place. I’d love to go to work here every day.

Absolutely.

Yeah, there ya go. Well, folks, listen, that’s our Sportsman Table recipe from beautiful Wacca Wache Marina down here in Murrells Inlet at Deck 383 and again log on to certifiedscgrown.com and see what’s on the menu fresh every day and come on down to Deck 383 and join’ em for lunch, dinner, you name it. You come on down or just to have a brew. The folks down here are glad to have ya and I tell you what, you can’t miss it. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another edition of The Sportsman’s Table.

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Folks, welcome back to the show. Down here at Southern Woods Plantation. Quail is king and Chevy trucks and Kurt Newbruck of the Chevy marketing manager for the southeastern region’s gonna talk to ya about, well, a truck that I’m excited about and I love drivin’ it, is my 2020 HD Duramax High Country. Kurt, man I gotta tell ya, Chevrolet has hit the target on this one.

Hey, we’re excited about this truck.

Well, tell me, you know, there’s a lotta changes in this thing, okay. Not from just the ride and the drive but there’s a lotta stuff that you guys did to it.

Yeah, I mean you can see from behind us here, we’ve got a 19 and a 20 as well but bigger and bolder truck for sure. We got a new 66 gas engine with 464 foot pounds of torque. We got the new Duramax diesel with the 10 speed Allison transmission. That’s got 910 foot pounds of torque and it’ll tow up to 35,500 pounds and it’s made to work. You can see trailering mirrors are standard on all trims so it’s ready to do the job.

Well, and you know one of the great things about it, you gotta tell everybody about the camera system, okay? ‘Cause that is just, that is a great piece of addition.

Yeah, that advanced trailing technology, it’s got eight cameras and 15 views so hopefully you’ve seen the ads on TV but it does a great job and a lotta safety involved with that as well.

Well, you guys have outdone yourselves. I’ve enjoyed havin’ you guys down here behind these bird dogs, okay. It’s always a pleasure to hunt with ya and, you know, I just can’t thank Chevrolet and all you guys so much for what you do and the dealers, okay? Show casin’ the dealers on the show today. It was great to get them out. It’s, you know, they do and they love the outdoors, just like you.

They do and Chevy trucks is there every step of the way and we’re proud to be a partner.

Well, folks, I tell you what. That’s our show from Southern Woods down here. Got a question I’m gonna ask you before we go, what’s in your garage? If it’s not a Chevy Silverado HD Duramax, well, maybe you need to get on down to your local dealer and you find one for your very own. As I always like to say, each and every week, the outdoors are my passion, I want it to be yours too. We’ll see you back here again next week on another episode of Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.

Kansas Deer Hunting

Bob is in Kansas for hopefully an opportunity to kill a big buck from this part of the country. Also on this week’s “Sportsman’s Table” we feature another South Carolina certified shrimp recipe.

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[Announcer] On this week’s “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” Bob is in Kansas for hopefully an opportunity to kill a big buck from this part of the country. Also on this week’s “Sportsman’s Table” we feature another South Carolina certified shrimp recipe. All this and a whole lot more. And it all begins right now!

Yeah, it’s just been a great day. We shot this. Look at that, wow! Let me hold that thing!

[Hunter] Nice!

Well folks, welcome to our show this week. I’m gonna have to tell you where Bod Redfern is this week. I am in South Central Kansas and we’re gonna be doing a little bit of big buck hunting. You know, we’ve had an opportunity to come out here. And I’m gonna introduce our host today. And, coming to Kansas is really special. I spent some time out here while I was on active duty in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, but I’ve never been to South Central. And I tell you what, it’s just beautiful terrain out here. We had an opportunity to do a little duck hunting this morning, it was just like being in Arkansas, covered up over there. So I will tell you, I’ve gotta introduce my host and the guy that’s gonna put me on a big buck, and that’s Mr. Travis Stevens right out here. Travis, listen, I gotta tell you. Why is Kansas so special? I mean, you’re a lifelong resident. I know you’re gonna be partial, but this is just wonderful terrain out here and you guys got big bucks.

Oh, yeah, well we’re right on kinda the line between unit 15 and 16, that’s where you kinda meet the rivers, there’s two big rivers. There’s probably more bridges in this county than any other county in the state. And it’s loaded with big, huge fields of red cedars and mixed with that in the prairie hay grass, there’s–

Tell me, you find, I mean, gosh, all the sheds every year. I mean, you just got enormous bucks out here. I mean, what’s the difference between that and the south eastern white tail?

Well, we got a lot more timber. We got a lot more area for them to hid in. You know, you usually find maybe 70 to 100 antlers a year and that’s maybe 10%

Wow.

of what exactly is out there.

The body mass is bigger, the antlers mass is bigger. That has to be, I guess maybe the protein is bigger out here, and of course, the winter’s are harsher and I guess the good Lord made them withstand the cold so, and again, I’m not telling our viewers out there anything they probably don’t know, but to come out here, to get an opportunity to draw a buck tag as a non-resident is really kinda special. But, having a great host like you who is a lifelong resident, you farm here, you grew up here, your family’s here and this is just a very special place to you, I know.

Yeah, 5th generation farmer, here. Everybody came in from Kentucky clear back in the old days, probably late 1800s.

Wow, well, I tell you what, I am excited to get in the stand. I’m just looking forward to this because we’ve already saw a lot of big bucks since we’ve been out here. And I just tell you, I can’t wait. Plus, having you as my spotter, man it don’t get any better than that, my friend! Let’s head on out to the stand, okay? I’m anxious because, you know, the sun’s shining a little bit, we had lunch, maybe a little nap time in there! You think?

That’s right, yeah.

Well folks, listen, we’re gonna head on down to the stand. But listen, on “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” this week Kansas big buck hunting, I’m telling you, we’re gonna do it.

Well, folks, it’s 2:00 and Travis has got us in the stand out here. He believes in this app that has the peak times and so we’re following that thing. And so we got a peak time here this afternoon from about 1:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon. We’ve already seen a doe kinda move around, but I wanna tell you what I’m shooting because I’m really kinda excited about this new Browning X Bolt, okay? It is in the 6.5 Creedmore. It is a beautiful, beautiful gun. And I’m also using the X sight from ATN, this is the 4K Pro, it’s the digital video scope that you’ve seen me use before. So we’re also gonna have camera video from my partner producer here today. But I’m also gonna get him on camera with the video sight. As well as, Travis down here has got the ATN Video Binos, okay? And so he’s gonna be getting some other video. Now, all we need is this buck to come on, okay? But I tell you, I have to put out a shoutout to the good folks at Browning Ammunition, okay? We’re using the Browning BXS, okay? From Browning Ammo, the best there is. So I’ve got the best of all worlds today. I got a great guide, I’ve got good weapons to use, I’ve got great sights, and now all I need is a buck to come on down. So stay tuned, we’re gonna see if he’s gonna come today. Well, folks, it’s a little after 2:30 in the afternoon. Travis and I just got in the stand and low and behold out my right window about 430 yards is a nice buck, a couple of does, we’re right in the rut season here. And he is just having a good ol’ time. Just take a look at this, see what else may come about. Usually when there are does there are other bucks. In my ATN Video Scope here. All right, little movement. He’s got a nice rack on him. Could be a shooter, I think there’s bigger ones out there. All right, boys and girls. Not anything to make him move, yet. Okay, well folks, here’s another shot. Couple of bucks about the same distance, about 430 yards, just came in on the other window I’ve been previously looking out. And where’s that other big boy going back there? Okay, he’s just, he’s got a funky looking set of antlers back there. All right, now the does. Now we got a little fighting going on, okay. That one big one looks like maybe he’s got a little damage to that upper right antler on his right side. Okay, ah, the doe, she’s gotta get back in it, okay. I mean, you go from famine to feast. They’re still 430 yards away. Need to get them a little bit closer here. All right, that other, those are two nice bucks. Little bit different.

[Announcer] When we come back from commercial break we head back to Kansas to see if our luck is any better on day two of our Kansas deer hunt. “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. Chevrolet, the official vehicle of “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.” By the South Carolina Agriculture Department, it’s a matter of taste. By Browning, Browning, the best there is. By Wacca Wache Marina and Deck 383, located in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. By the Old 96 District of South Carolina, come discover the unexpected wonders. And by South Carolina Embroidery and Screen Printing. Your source for all your promotional product needs.

Well folks, welcome back to “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” day two of our big buck quest here in Kansas, and joining me again is Travis Stevens, and Travis is our outfitter. You know, I tell you what, big bucks is the name of the game. Tell everybody about the outfitters here that you run in South Central Kansas.

The name of it’s Trophy Buck Outfitters of Kansas. And I’ve been in business 20 years now. Started when I was about 28. Just some of the best prime white tails in the country.

Well, and a true test to that last night. We kinda run out, you know as deer shows come and go, okay, I don’t spend all year hunting deer, okay? I love to come and enjoy it with folks like you. It is a destination for us, but tell everybody last night what we saw out there and those three big bucks. I have to be honest with you. I been doing this for a long time, but I have never seen nothing what we saw last night. Let’s recap just real quick here before we head to the stand for our second day hunt. Tell them, I’m gonna let you tell them, not me!

Well, we started off, we had a few does come in there. There was actually one doe came in there that was heat, second round of ruts been coming on. It’s been about 30 days. The rut hit around the 11th or 12th this year in November. It was about 10 after five, we had about 30 minutes of shooting light left and over to our right about 400 yards, there was three bucks came out, big six pointer and a 10 and an eight. And that 10 and that eight locked up and was fighting probably 10, 15 minutes or so. And that big six pointer just sat back there and watched them like he was just running the show and just seeing what they were doing.

[Bob] Well, I have to ask you, Travis, as we were sitting there watching them, you’ve already had your eye on this big six. I mean, huge, high rack. Is that unusual? I mean, you’ve been kinda watching that deer for what, a couple of years?

[Travis] Yeah, I’ve seen him, let’s see, three years now? I had him on camera in 2017. I didn’t get to see him last year. We didn’t hunt over here in this area. We had some trouble getting cattle out and stuff. So this is kind of a, and there was no cattle in here this year, so it’s kinda the first time we’ve hunted it in a couple years.

Well, you know, one of the things that I want to tell all the folks out there, and I want y’all to pay attention to this, okay? ‘Cause everybody talks about fair chase and all that, and that’s what I do, okay? You’re not gonna see me hunting in high fencing and I just don’t do that, okay? That’s why I’m here with this guy because of what you have out here. These deer come and go. This is a free reign, fair chase area out here, okay? You don’t have them bottled up, you don’t have them named you know, like some places we know. That’s what’s really special about what you do, Travis.

Right, and we’re gonna get out here, it’s only about 1:00 in the afternoon, but we got a slight peak in the afternoon. And a lot of times them big bucks will go out there and will be breeding them does and them does will like to get a little bite to eat in the afternoon and they might set back there and watch them. So we’ll see if he comes out here in the afternoon like a lot of times they do just by themselves with that doe.

Well, it’s really special that you’re able to join me in there. Because I’ve got the hard work to do, I’ve gotta get him down when you say pull the trigger, so, I’m really looking forward to this, really. And for much, that what we do here, again, it’s the friendships that we make along the way. And I just have to say you have just been the consummate new friend that I have found and I have to tell you–

Well, it’s been a pleasure.

Man, it really has been, you’ve got a great family, you’ve got a great operation, and again, folks, this guy is a farmer, okay? He is one of these unsung heroes of America, okay? Him and his family, you go back, what? Four generations?

Five generations.

Five generations of farming here, and so this is a sideline for him. It’s a passion for him okay? It’s not his primary income. He does it and he only does 15 hunts a year, and so–

At the most.

Yeah, at the most. And so that’s really kinda special. And I just really appreciate you allowing me to come out here, first of all, be a part of this. You love to duck hunt, okay? We’ve had some great duck hunting that you do!

it’s been a blast!

Well listen, let’s go to the stands–

Let’s do it!

Because I can’t wait. All right, come on, man! All right, day two of our Kansas hunt. I’ve got a big boy, I can’t tell if that is the same, I think that’s a different deer, all right. But he’s out there by himself. He’s at about 323 yards. Not sure if I’m looking at him or if he’s looking at me. Let’s just see, there’s a couple of does running around out there, too, so, this is out the right side of the stand. All right, what are you gonna do, here? It’s like a stand off. Now that doesn’t look like too bad of a buck. He’s a shooter, I’d be happy with that one. Okay, where are we headed here? That does not look like a deer from yesterday. Ah, gonna lose him, here. Let’s see if I can pick him up on the other side. Nope, okay. All right, now deer on the other side of those trees. We’re at about 222 yards. This deer looks really familiar. I believe that’s the deer from yesterday. Got that funky looking tine on his right side over there. That’s a high rack. Little bit different. I don’t guess that other one’s gonna show up, so let’s see if we just can’t take this one. Oh, yeah.

[Announcer] Stay tuned, when we come back we head to Deck 383 in Murrells Inlet for another South Carolina certified shrimp recipe. The “Sportsman’s Table” is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, whether you live in South Carolina or out of state, be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables, and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina certified, it’s a matter of taste.

Folks, welcome to this week’s edition of “The Sportsman’s Table.” Back with us this week, Chef Tom Mullaly, he’s a chef, instructor, and the owner of Strand Catering, right here in Murrells Inlet and Myrtle Beach. Tom has been with us and cooking for us over 10 years, okay? I tell you ’bout it!

Hey, Bob, always a pleasure, my friend!

It is, man, I tell ya’! And you’ve got another great dish for us, today.

I do, I do.

What are you gonna be whipping up?

This is gonna be sauteed shrimp Francese. Francese has a little Italian flair to it. It’s in a light egg batter and as we know here in our Atlantic waters, we got fresh, local shrimp.

Yeah, well, do you know, the sitting, of the setting that we’re here at Wacca Wache Marina, I mean, we’re at Deck 383, the boats in the back, I mean shrimp–

Nothing could be finer than South Carolina.

There you go, all right.

Doesn’t get any better than this.

This has gotta be an easy res.

Yeah, it’s not bad at all. We’re gonna dredge it in a little flour and egg wash.

Okay.

So we’re gonna go in our flour, season, salt, pepper, no bland food allowed, that never impresses. My culinary students’ll tell you that.

Okay.

One of my famous lines. And the way I look at it, Bob, you know how it is with shellfish, shrimp seems to be the most popular. There’s people out there, for whatever reason they may dislike clams or oysters, but I don’t know too many people that dislike shrimp.

Well, I mean, of course, we’re so blessed here, especially on the coast, certified SC caught fish, produce, all those kinds of things under the certified SE program. And of course, none other than the great chefs across this state, you guys use those products in all your recipes.

[Tom] It’s how we roll.

[Bob] Yeah.

[Tom] Farm to table, fresh, support fresh, local, family owned businesses here in the inlet.

[Bob] Oh, absolutely.

[Tom] Seven Seas, fresh seafood, Lee’s Farm for our produce, all that stuff, we’re all a team, it’s a team effort!

[Bob] How long we gonna let these hummers cook?

[Tom] These are just gonna need a minute or two on each side.

Okay.

We’re looking for a nice golden brown, so we went in our flour, first, then our egg wash. Egg wash is just–

Oh, that’s great, wow.

Yep, half and half cream and one whole egg, whisk it together, and you’re gonna get that nice, golden brown color, there. And what I love about this dish, Bob, is that it’s nice and light, there’s no bread crumbs at all, it’s flour, egg wash, into the olive oil.

There you go. So if you’re watching your weight, no?

This is the way to go.

It can be watching you!

Exactly, exactly.

There you go.

Carb free.

Yeah. Tom, what have you got here going now? Mm, it smells great.

You know how it is, Bob, us chefs, we love garlic and onions.

Yeah.

So I’m gonna do a heirloom tomato relish, tomato dill relish–

Oh, wow.

that’s gonna go on top of our shrimp. So we started off with a little garlic, shallots, beautiful colored heirloom tomatoes. These are sweet grape tomatoes. We got about three different colors in there. Some scallion, we’re gonna put a little fresh dill in there. And again, now, we realize that no bland food is allowed, so it’s gonna be nice and flavorful. That always impresses our guests. That beautiful color there really makes the plate come alive. All right, now let’s start plating this delicious dish.

[Bob] Oh, there you go, okay.

Again, shrimp Francese, this is some of my fresh rice, I put a little scallion in there for a little color, a little added flavor.

See, most of us good ol’ boys can’t pronounce Francese.

You just have to repeatedly say it and it just comes to mind.

[Bob] I gotcha, okay.

[Tom] Here’s our shrimp Francese in our light egg batter. Fresh, local, and again, I think this fish, I would say, is our most popular shellfish when people are eating.

[Bob] Oh, absolutely, they do, they love shrimp.

[Tom] Odd numbers are best for eye appeal, for plate presentation, we’ve got seven shrimp going down there. Some fresh, local vegetables, you can actually put any type of your favorite vegetables on there. And they eat with the eyes first, as we know, and as you can see, the colors and flavors are just really starting to come alive. We’re topping it with our heirloom tomato dill relish, Bob, and we’ll be good to go, ready for service.

[Bob] Oh, my goodness. Tom that is just great.

[Tom] Well, the plate just developing. They eat with the eyes first, it makes you wanna eat it, Bob.

[Bob] Here, listen, the breeze in the background from Deck 383 here at the marina.

[Tom] Great cooking conditions for the chef!

It is, Tom, thank you so much for being a guest again. And folks, I will tell you, certifiedscgrown.com, check and see what’s fresh on the menu. Come on down to Wacca Wache Marina, down here at Deck 383 and I will tell you the folks down here at Wacca Wache, it is just awesome and I can’t say enough about it. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another episode of “The Sportsman’s Table.”

[Announcer] To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier, go online at certifiedscgrown.com. Buy certified South Carolina grown products, it’s a matter of taste. “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine” is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, life’s just better outdoors. By Berkley, catch more fish with Berkley fishing products. By Ranger Boats, still building legends one at time. By Browning Ammunition, Browning, the best there is. By Souther Woods Plantation, offering the best in southern comfort and quail hunting. And by Santee Cooper Country, discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s great lakes.

Well, folks, that’s our show this week. I hope you enjoyed our deer hunting in Kansas. Listen, it was a great opportunity, and if you get a chance, you need to try the same thing. Well, as I always like to say each and every week, the outdoors’ my passion, I want it to be yours, too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another episode of “Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.”

Kansas Duck Hunting

Bob heads west to Norwich Kansas for some early winter duck hunting. On The Sportsman’s Table, we feature a South Carolina certified skirt steak recipe. Plus, a look at Browning’s new Cynergy shotgun.

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[Narrator] On this week’s Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine, Bob heads west to Norwich Kansas for some early winter duck hunting. Also, on this week’s Sportsman’s Table, we feature a South Carolina certified skirt steak recipe. Plus, we take a look at Browning’s new Cynergy shotgun. All this and a whole lot more and it begins right now.

This has been a great day.

Shot this.

Look at that, wow. Nice.

[Bob] A flight behind us, Joey.

[Joey] Look, here, here.

[Bob] Rooster’s gonna get ’em.

[Joey] Come on, come on.

Woo!

Fetch him up, fetch him up.

Nicely done, bud. Perfect pair, man.

Good start to the morning. Hey, Travis, listen man, I’m telling you, woo hoo.

Best duck hunting we’ve had in a while.

Listen, it’s gonna be the best duck hunt I’ve probably had in my lifetime. Folks, we are in Kansas, just outside of Norwich Kansas, not too far from Wichita. We came in, drove all night long, 18 plus hours to get here. Travis Stevens, the property owner right here, man, I’ll tell you what, and we’ll introduce Joey Robinson from Sumter South Carolina. He’s got Rooster the dog. He’s going to get these first two ducks that we got down. I tell you what, man, listen I don’t know how Joey has kept this, Travis, as the best kept secret from me, and him only living 30 miles from me in South Carolina. Rooster finally got to work. Oh my goodness. One of the great things is you love duck hunting. You’ve got this thing just absolutely prepared to the “T”. Get ’em, Rooster, get ’em. Beautiful, wow. Two big ducks.

[Travis] Mine’s the black one. The other’s his brother. He has a brother. I don’t take ’em out together. He’s dominant over

[Bob] Is he really? Wow.

[Travis] He won’t even go get a bird ’cause he’s afraid Trigger’ll whoop his butt. Yeah, he’s just a big lover. Don’t sit still long enough either. That’s just how we want ’em to come in right there.

[Bob] I’m telling you, just like that. Golly, woo, man. What they’re gonna start doing is kinda just dropping in.

Just dropping in after this ice. You know, folks, when we got here early this morning, before dawn, the pond was water free out here, ducks on it. Come in early before shooting light and then as sun started coming up, again, as it always will out here, in three and a half feet of water in these sloughs and ponds, that ice will start setting in. We did good, Joey.

Y’all shot good. Let me see one of them hummers.

Getting old and .

Oh my goodness.

That’s a pretty duck.

That is a pretty duck, wow, beautiful. It don’t get no better than that.

[Narrator] Stay tuned, when we come back from commercial break, we head back to Kansas for more duck hunting action.

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[Bob] All right, Rooster.

[Joey] Fetch him up.

[Bob] I tell you what, he was coming in a cupping in a hurry.

That was a good one. Good shot. Good shot.

They going to. Yeah, pretty duck right there now. Look at that one. Now that one’s a good mature duck there. Oh, he’s got two curls on the rear end, looky there.

[Joey] Fetch him up, fetch him up. Fetch him up, fetch him up, fetch him up, fetch him up.

[Travis] All he had to do was get ready to call in.

[Joey] Fetch him up.

[Bob] Oh, Rooster. Rooster needed something to do. Rooster needed something to do. Another one just like that one, come on. Look at that, wow.

[Joey] Get him!

[Man] Oh shit.

[Bob] I’d rather Joey done that than me.

[Joey] Good boy, good boy!

[Bob] Sorry, Rooster.

[Joey] Come on, buddy.

[Bob] Beautiful retrieve. Good boy, good boy.

[Bob] Look at that. He busted a little ice, too.

[Joey] Come on, bud. Come on, bud. Good boy, good boy.

Well, folks, we’re duck hunting in Kansas. I’ve got my two good friends here with me, Joey Robinson, he’s from Sumter, South Carolina and he’s trying to call his wife. It’s her birthday today. So, he’s trying to kill two birds with one stone. And Rooster just retrieved my duck. Nice retrieve, Joey, nice retrieve.

Thank you, thank you.

Oh, man, look at that. Kansas mallard.

Happy birthday, baby.

He didn’t even get the chance to take his mask off. What do you think? Woo, yes sir! All right!

It’s a little high, but that’s all right.

[Joey] He’s here, Rooster, here.

[Bob] Hey, Rooster.

[Joey] Rooster.

He’s hiding back there, Rooster. He’s hiding.

[Joey] Rooster.

Here’s another one.

[Travis] Another one right there, Joey.

No it’s not, nope, sorry. My eyes are playing tricks on me here. There he’s getting it. There you go, Rooster. There you go, buddy. You know, it’s funny, they’re not circling much. They’re just coming and dropping right on around.

[Travis] They all have moods just like everybody else.

Yeah, they do. That’s it. It’s a beautiful morning in Kansas. I got him, I got him.

[Travis] Them suckers didn’t wanna fall. Finally got that one right above my head.

[Bob] I can’t believe we missed that other one.

[Travis] Got both of them though, at least. He dropped right there.

[Bob] Oh, did he?

[Travis] I got him right above our heads.

[Bob] Oh, okay, did the dog already get him?

[Travis] Yeah, the dog got him.

[Bob] Oh, okay.

Good boy.

[Bob] Rooster got him, Joey.

Oh yeah.

[Bob] Well done, man.

Good shooting, good shooting.

[Bob] He’s coming in.

[Travis] Get ready, Bob.

Good job, good job. Down in front of the blind.

Boom! Nice calling, bud.

Good, good, good shot.

Can I get across to that dike, Travis?

Huh?

Can I get across to that dike?

It’s shallow right here. You can go straight right there. Let me take my gun in case . Good shot.

I tell you what, he was going. He was headed away, man. The Wicked Wing.

Fetch him up. Here, fetch him.

Oh my goodness, come here, Rooster. You got my duck, buddy. Woo, yeah, you got my duck!

Good boy.

Man, that’s a long shot, bud. A long shot, buddy.

Long shot. Good shot.

Did anybody ever tell you, you make a good retriever?

[Narrator] After commercial break, we head to Deck 383 in Murrells Inlet for another great South Carolina certified recipe.

[Narrator] The Sportsman’s Table is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out of state, be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina certified. It’s a matter of taste.

Welcome to our Sportsman’s Table edition this week. Joining me today as my guest chef, Tom Mulally. He is the chef, instructor and the owner Strant Catering right here in Murrells Inlet. We’re at Deck 383 here at Wacca Wache Marina and that is our cooking destination for the day.

Hey, Bob.

Man, it’s always good to see you, brother.

Great to see you. Great to see you.

What have you got on the menu for me today?

I’m gonna do something a little bit different. I’ve never done beef on your show, so we’ve got fresh from Price Farms a skirt steak and this is from Price Farms. They’re outta Kingstree South Carolina. Beautiful, nice piece of meat.

[Bob] And you already got the grill going.

Oh yeah, oh yeah. You gotta have it hot. Gotta have that nice sizzle. And we’re gonna season it with a little salt and pepper. No bland food allowed as we know.

Now, skirt steak? Last time I checked, I didn’t see many cows wearing dresses.

I know, I know. It’s a little thin. It’s a thinner cut of meat. It’s not filet mignon, per se, but when you have a cut of meat like this, if you cut it thin against the grain, it breaks down the muscle fibers. It becomes nice and flavorful.

[Bob] I gotcha.

Good stuff, good stuff. We’ll add a little oil there. Salt and pepper the other side. It’s a nice cut of meat, again, when you cut it thin against the grain.

[Bob] Now, how long you gonna let that sear for?

Me personally, I like my red beef like rare to mid-rare. It’ll probably need about two minutes on each side.

I gotcha.

If somebody likes it on medium or mid-well, it’s gonna need a few more after that.

Oh yeah, and that’s quick, too.

It’s nice and thin. It sautes really quick and it’s very flavorful as well.

Well folks, listen, log onto bobredford.com if you want a copy of Tom’s recipe for the steak. You know, South Carolina Certified SC grown. You guys do that so well.

Got it all.

Especially over here at the beach.

You know how our chefs are. We’re big into farm-to-table. We’re big into supporting local purveyors.

Absolutely.

The way it should be.

Okay, Jerry, I’m gonna stop. Okay, I’m ready whenever you are.

I’m ready. All right, Bob, we are in great shape. We’re gonna pull our meat off. We’re gonna slice it thin against the grain so it’ll be nice and tender for us.

Now, there is a key to this, because a lot of folks, when they get cuts of meat like this, that they don’t do this right. It’s tough and it’s hard to cut, right?

Correct, against the grain is the key. As you can see, the lines of the meat are going this way, so you wanna cut it the opposite way. And that breaks down the muscle fibers and that’s what’s gonna make ’em more tender for us.

[Bob] I gotcha, okay. Man, looks awesome. That’s just the way I like it, too.

There you go, perfect. I aim to please, Bob. I aim to please.

[Bob] I know you do.

Excellent. But now we have to garnish it. You know how my plates always come alive. We’re gonna use some fresh roasted Yukon gold potatoes. I got these from Lee’s Farm Farmer’s Market down the Inlet. Great stuff, great stuff. Again, it’s fresh and local. Family-owned business, just great people. Roasted carrots, I love roasted carrots. We eat with the eyes first, Bob, as you know. We’re gonna put some color and flavor out there as we always do.

[Bob] Oh yeah, you always do.

Exactly, exactly. That’s what makes you call me back for the show.

[Bob] I’m tell you, man, we love having you here.

Asparagus. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.

And I know the folks at Deck 383 here in Murrells Inlet, they love having you down here.

Great people as well. Another family-owned establishment. Supporting our locals. We’re gonna garnish it with some cool red bell pepper diamonds. You know, it’s a chef thing. Just gotta be a little bit different.

[Bob] All in the eye of the beholder.

[Tom] That’s it. The plate is coming alive. We’ve let our meat rest a little bit. We’re gonna put this bad boy on the plate. And they’re all gonna come running for dinner.

[Bob] It’s just really remarkable how you guys can put a menu together. I know that’s what you do. That’s your life as a chef.

Good food is the way to people’s hearts. That’s what I love about food, Bob. It brings people together.

That a little wine sauce?

Yeah, this is a red wine sauce. A little cabernet sauce. There you go, sir. What do you think? Looks good enough to eat.

[Bob] It does, Tom. It’s always a pleasure, man, having you here.

[Tom] Thank you, Bob.

[Bob] And I tell you, folks, listen, buy and eat local, certifiedscgrown.com. Stop on in, check ’em out and see what’s fresh on the menu right here at Deck 383 in Murrells Inlet South Carolina.

[Narrator] To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier, go online at certifiedscgrown.com. Buy Certified South Carolina grown products. It’s a matter of taste.

[Announcer] Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Life’s just better outdoors. By Berkley, catch more fish with Berkley fishing products. By Browning Ammunition Browning, the best there is. By Southern Woods Plantation, offering the best in southern comfort and quail hunting. And by Santee Cooper Country. Discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s great lakes.

Welcome back to this week’s show. We had a great time duck hunting in Kansas. They were flying. It was cold. Just the way it ought to be. You know, there are three things that you gotta have. You gotta have a great place to go duck hunting. You gotta have a good dog and you even gotta have a shotgun and I’ve got one I wanna show you this week. From the folks at Browning, the Cynergy Wicked Wing Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades. It is a three and a half inch over and under. It is cerakote bronze finish. It comes in 26, 28 and 30 inch length and that’s what I’ve been using this week. I tell you what, if you haven’t had a chance to look at this wonderful shotgun, you need to log onto browning.com and find a dealer near you. But, better yet, I gotta ask you. Browning, the best there is. What’s in your gun safe? This Cynergy Wicked Wing shotgun, folks, has a cerakote bronze finish and is combined with Mossy Oak’s Shadow Grass Blades camo. The adjustable comb and a quarter-inch stock spacer, well, they really make it easy, so you can dial in a perfect fit. The camo, the composite stock with the textured gripped surfaces and the recoil pad. Make no mistake about it, that Inflex recoil pad is awesome, especially when you’re shooting threes and three and a half inch shells. Combining the Cynergy Wicked Wing shotgun with the Wicked Wing Browning Ammo, what a great combination. And ducks, they’ll be flying and they’ll also be coming down. I will tell you, again, Browning, the best there is. What’s in your gun safe? Log onto browning.com and locate a dealer near you and check out the Cynergy Wicked Wing shotgun from Browning. Well, that’s our show for this week. I really appreciate you joining us. Duck hunting, it’s always a great pleasure to go somewhere to shoot some ducks. And this year, nonetheless, we went on a long trip. Hope you enjoyed tagging along. We enjoyed bringing it to you. Again, the outdoors is my passion. I want it to be yours, too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another episode of Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.

Santee Stripers with Ricky Drose

Bob heads to Lake Marion in South Carolina which is part of the Santee Cooper lake system. Joining Bob will be guide Ricky Drose, whose family has guided on Santee for over 40 years. Also on this week’s Sportsman’s Table we feature a South Carolina certified grouper taco recipe.

Ricky Drose at Drose Guide Service 803-460-7717

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[Announcer] Coming up on this week’s Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine: Bob heads to Lake Marion in South Carolina which is part of the Santee Cooper lake system. Joining Bob will be guide Ricky Drose, whose family has guided on Santee for over 40 years. Also on this week’s Sportsman’s Table: We feature a South Carolina certified grouper taco recipe. All this and a whole lot more. And it all begins right now.

Yes, it’s been a great day.

Who shot this?

Look at that! Wow, let me hold that thing.

Nice.

Get’ em Ricky.

Got’ em hooked.

All right. Yes, sir. Hmm-mm. Man. You know, you do well stylin’ and profilin’ on that thing.

I’m learning.

Yeah.

You’re a good teacher.

Yeah, right. Now I don’t have a net in here so you get him over here and I’ll get him up, first.

All right.

How ’bout that? All right. Santee Stripe. Oh, yeah. Come here, now. I’m just gonna… We’re gonna take your picture. We’re just gonna take your picture. And yeah, uh huh. Don’t do that, ’cause I don’t want my hook in my hand. Hold still. Hold still. Hold still. Ah, there we go. We got it. Mmm-mm-mm. Okay, there. Nicely done, my friend. Man, that’s a good start right there.

They got a better fish…

Well, we’re gonna let this one go! Let me get’em. Whoo-hoo! Oh, that’s on the free line, Ricky.

[Ricky] Yes, sir.

[Bob] Well folks, welcome to our show this week. Here on Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine I have the distinct pleasure I have in probably if not the premier guide, the legacy guide on Santee, Mr. Ricky Drose with us, okay. And Ricky and his uncles, his dad, and I will tell you, they are just renowned guides here on Santee. And we are really very appreciative of having the opportunity to have him be on our show this week. He’s already pulled in one. Now, I tell you what, Ricky–

Yes.

[Bob] I really don’t…uh oh…

[Ricky] That’s all right, just gotta unhook the line.

[Bob] You got it? Okay. Ah, there we go, awesome. And I don’t mind dating this thing, ’cause to be honest with you, it’s December in South Carolina and it’s nice.

It is hot.

Yeah, it is. I’m telling you.

It is hot.

So, you know, you fish 200 days a year.

Right.

I mean, of course you’ve got all kinds of things, okay. I know you got two kids in college, bro.

I do, I do.

You know, so, you ain’t got any choice…

That’s exactly right. We’ve gotta work.

Thank goodness, I already got mine out.

Oh, mercy.

Tell everybody… Spend just a couple of minutes while I’m… I’m gonna let this fish dance a little bit. Everybody’s gonna say, “Redfern will you dial that thing in” But I really love striper fishing, okay. How exciting is it is for you to guide down here with these stripers that are coming back on Santee?

Striper fishing has gotten really good in the last couple years. We’ve had some good size limits as far as over the past few years, of getting the fish back to where they were years ago.

Yeah.

Catching some really nice fish now. Starting to, with those size limits. So they have helped tremendous amount. Caught some really pretty fish this week so hopefully it will continue… if the weather will cooperate.

Listen, I tell you, the weather’s awesome. It really is awesome, huh? Ah, there he comes. Okay. There he comes Ah, man. Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. I tell ya, they’re difficult little hummers this morning. You know, we just passed over a bait ball and they just decided to hit.

That’s correct.

You know?

The bait… That’s what we’re doing now is hunting the big schools of bait. And fishing around those schools of bait.

Yeah. And…tell everybody. I mean, we’re rigged up, it’s not rocket science. I mean, of course we’ve got Abu Garcia and striper rods here with the ugly stick.

Right.

But I tell you what, that is picture moment on that fish. I gotta…let me get him up there. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, mm. Now, that fish is a good what? Twenty…

Twenty, twenty-one…

Twenty-six maybe, yeah. Well it maybe with the tip fish tail.

Of course. That’s a good fat striper right there.

Right, right.

You done good, okay.

Well, thank you.

Man, here it is. It’s foggy.

The fish did good.

The fish did good. Well, you did too, okay, all right. Here we go. We let him go, we’ll catch more.

[Announcer] Stay tuned. When we come back from commercial break, we’ll have more striper fishing from Santee Cooper.

[Announcer] Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine is being brought to you today by these following sponsors: The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Life’s just better outdoors. By Berkley. Catch more fish with Berkley fishing products. By Ranger Boats. Still building legends, one at a time. By Browning Ammunition. Browning, the best there is. By Southern Woods Plantation. Offering the best in southern comfort & quail hunting. And by Santee Cooper Country. Discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s great lakes.

Let’s see, my knee hit. Let’s do a switch here. Up, that one’s up. Oh, man. Listen, this one here is a lively hummer. Oh. Mm-mm-mm. Listen, you know what is so enjoyable? To see these stripers come back on Santee.

Right.

Folks, listen, you need to pay attention to this ’cause what was on Santee is no more. And this guy can show you the way, okay? Listen, 60 years of family history guiding on this lake. Talk to me while I’m reeling this fish in.

Right, my family moved here, my granddaddy moved to the lake in 1948. And opened up a bait and tackle store called “Joe’s Place”.

Joe’s Place, wow.

Joe’s Place. And so he started guiding, renting boats and running that and my father and two brothers grew up here guiding. So it’s been a family tradition.

Oh my goodness, Ricky.

So, I’m third generation from…

And you’re not that old, man!

I’m not that old.

I’ll tell you, it’s some good water down here on Santee. You hardly got no gray hair!

But, uh…

Oh my goodness!

I should have some gray hair.

Oh my goodness. Well, listen. I will tell you, years ago this was such a great fishery.

It was.

And then it kind of took a decline. Let’s just be honest about it.

Right.

And then, the DNR and all of the conservationists back here have done such great work to bring back the fishing in this lake.

Right.

Both the upper and the lower lake.

The size limits have done really well on the fish and we have a lot of fish, a lot of small fish in the past few years.

Man, that was caught on the free line back there too. Okay, ha ha! You know, he ain’t done yet. That is a good looking striper. Wow! Wow, Ricky, I’m so glad you talked me into coming this morning, okay?

[Ricky] Even though it’s 80 degrees in the wintertime.

Yeah, there you go, ha ha. Oh my gosh, ha ha. I tell you what, man, that one I tried to get out of there a while ago, he just wasn’t having it. There you are.

Just doesn’t want to open his mouth!

He just wasn’t having it! Aw, man! Mm-mm-mm. Wow, let me get over here and then I’ll get ’em from you. Show everybody this beautiful Santee striper. Wow, now that one… Gosh, that would almost go to, what 26, 28?

Right?

Maybe. Good fat fish. Listen, they are back, folks. Santee, it’s here, okay. Log onto to Bob’s Top 16, come on down, we’ll have Ricky on there, if you want to fish with him. Alright, tell ’em how to get a hold of you, now. Give ’em a number. My number is 803-460-7717.

Please, put that in your dial. ‘Cause I’ telling you, you want to come fishing on Santee, this is the guy to take you, right there. All right, let’s put this one back in here, we catch some more, bro.

I’m gonna go under this one right here.

[Bob] All right, here, let me get it out of the way. You got it? Okay. How ’bout the back one?

He gone under all of those.

Okay, all right, you set. That’s a nice hit right there now.

He’s taking some line.

Yeah. Well listen, while you’re doing all the work, let’s talk a little bit about… This is a unique fish now to Santee. Not in all the lakes that they stock and put and take, but this one, they reproduce here.

That’s correct. They go up, all the way to Columbia and reproduce. They spawn there. And their eggs float and come down the river. And so we do have natural reproduction.

Oh, wow.

For stripers here.

Now, does DNR still supplement?

They do occasionally stock a few fish, it’s not every year, but they do stock some from time to time. But a lot of ours are just natural reproduced fish.

Well, they just kind of help fine-tune. Look at…

He’s got around that.

[Bob] Do we got it wrapped?

He is.

[Bob] Let me see if I can get it out of there. Where am I? Over? Are we good?

Yep, got it now. One of ’em.

All right. Go ahead, bring him in. Let me see if I can get this thing off here.

I’m just taking my time. He’s just…

He looks like a nice striper. At least he’s giving you a head nod that he is.

That’s exactly right.

[Bob] Yeah. Get ’em up here. Well see if we can get ’em. Oh, yeah. Tell you what, let me move this one up here. And some strategery here. Yeah, there we go, come here. We’re just gonna take your picture, that’s all we’re gonna do. That’s all we’re gonna do. Wow, come on. Come on. Ahh, there we go. Now look, he wasn’t comin’ off there, either. He had that thing. Okay, there’s your fish.

All right.

Hey, I’ll let you hold it for everybody. Man, now that one’s the biggest of the day! Look it there! Whoo-hoo!

Beautiful fish.

[Bob] Yes, they are. And I tell you, they’ve got some good weight to ’em. Look at that. Now one’s a good 26?

Yep.

Twenty-eight inch maybe?

Yep.

Yeah.

Nice fish.

Man. Ricky Drose right there. Drose Guide Service, Santee. It’s back, brother!

It’s back!

It is back. Alright, ha!

Well folks, listen. I have a special guest today and I want him to talk about how we got where we are with the stripers coming back that you saw us catch today. And none other than Buddy Jennings, the former Director of the South Carolina Parks Rec and Tourism. We’re gonna talk about the legislation that got us where we are today and just how important it’s been. Buddy, I want to thank you for all you do for the resources of this state. But tell me, in 2014, a big change happened.

Yeah, you know we had lost the fisheries due to drought and a lot of other conditions but in 2014, with the work of DNR and the Santee Cooper Country, working with the stakeholder’s group across the state, we were able to come up with legislation that would help bring that fisheries back. What we ended up with was a 23 to 25 inch slot and the striped bass grow through that slot in a matter of a year. And there’s three different classes in that slot. So we were able to catch three fish in that slot limit. One can be over 26, so if you catch a truly memorial fish, it’s good to keep that one. But we closed the season from June the 16th through October the 1st. All of those, plus the fact that we’ve had more rain and we’ve had more stocking, have brought this fishery back to the world-class status that we once enjoyed.

Well, you know, one of the other key pieces too. I mean, Santee Cooper Country has done a wonderful job down there with the tourism, but this even helps their job even more to get more folks to come down there now and enjoy the lakes.

Absolutely. Their job is to promote and advertise the Santee Cooper area. Mary Shriner and her board do a great job working with the legislative delegation in that area. So, I’m real proud of all the work that they’ve done.

[Announcer] When we come back, we head to The Sportsman’s Table for another great recipe from Deck 383 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

[Announcer] The Sportsman’s Table is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out-of-state, be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina Certified. It’s a matter of taste.

Folks, welcome to this week’s Sportsman Table. I tell you what, Carol Panagos, she’s a sous chef with Strand Catering here in Murrell’s Inlet in Myrtle Beach. She’s got a great fish recipe for you today. Carol, thank you for coming in, okay.

Thanks for having me.

Beautiful setting here at Wacca Wache Marina, Deck 383. And it’s all about fish.

It is.

Okay, well let’s get started ’cause I love fish.

Well, today we’re gonna be using grouper. We’re gonna do some beer battered fish tacos.

Oh awesome.

But it’s very simple recipe so everybody can use this. We got our grouper from a local place here in Seven Seas Fishmarket.

Oh, wow.

They usually get it in the day of.

Yeah, that’s right here in Murrell’s Inlet.

It is.

Certified South Carolina, right there.

Exactly. So all you’re gonna do, you’re gonna take your flour, and then you’re gonna take a little bit of baking soda with salt and pepper.

Okay.

And then, you can’t have enough Old Bay. You can’t go wrong. I like to use the Old Bay with the garlic in it. And then we’re gonna use our Nut Brown Ale New South Beer which is local here as well. You just pour a whole can in there.

Really?

Yes.

No kidding, huh. Well, I have to look at this beer. A New South Nut Brown Ale, right there folks. I’m telling ya.

Locally brewed.

A new use for beer. That’s local.

It’s local as well. The only brewery in South Carolina.

Okay, that’s certified.

And in Myrtle Beach I should say.

There you go.

There you go. Alright, so once you have this stirred up here, you want to have a nice pancake batter consistency.

Okay.

You set that aside. You’re just gonna take your fish and you’re gonna just drudge them in there.

Oh, wow. So you don’t even have to kind of pre-do it with an egg wash or anything, huh?

No. Everything’s right in here for you.

Oh my goodness.

Then you just drudge it, and you’re gonna stick it right in your oil. And that’s gonna cook for 5 to 7 minutes, real simple.

That is easy.

It is.

Okay, Carol, what do we got now?

Now you want to make your cole slaw. While your dish is cooking, you can quickly make your cole slaw and let that rest. We’re gonna use thin sliced red cabbage and thin sliced red onions. Combine those together.

Oh wow.

You’re gonna take some thin sliced green onions and then some lime zest, throw that in there.

Mmm.

You’re gonna take some olive oil, just enough, like two tablespoons, three tablespoons is fine. And then you want to take a lime and you want to squeeze over it. Remember we use the mesh screen over it.

Yeah.

So that way you don’t get your seeds inside there. And then, let that settle there. And then all you’re gonna do is just mix it around.

The lime just smells good.

It does. The lime with the lemon and then once you… You know, a little salt and pepper if you need to as well. Once you massage it with your hands, it’s gonna make the cabbage break down a little bit so it won’t be so crisp to it as well.

I gotcha. Well, I tell you what, let me move this plate over here and we’re ready to roll.

Okay Carol, now what’s next?

We’re gonna take our pre-heated taco shell.

Okay.

We’re gonna take our cooked grouper, beer-battered nice big piece there. You take your slaw and put it right over top of this with the red onions, and see all the color in there? That’s really nice.

[Bob] Oh, yeah.

And then you take a little bit of your sour cream. A good way to spice up some sour cream or crema, is to take a lime and squeeze in there or put some lime zest in there as well. So that’s another option. And then you can also take some pineapple, a little sweetness to the spice, little pineapple salt, and then also some fresh cilantro.

[Bob] Oh my goodness.

[Carol] And there you go.

[Bob] Wow, that is fantastic.

Fresh beer taco.

Fish tacos, okay. Carol, listen, thank you so much for being a guest on the show today.

You’re so welcome.

And folks I will tell you, what’s fresh on your menu? Check out certifiedscgrown.com. And you too can have great items just like we saw today on the show. And, the next time you’re down in Murrell’s Inlet, stop on by Deck 383. Come on in, enjoy this beautiful backdrop. I tell you what, fishin’, it’s all about that and comin’ in for a great meal. We’ll see you right back here again next time, on The Sportsman’s Table.

[Announcer] To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier, go online at certifiedscgrown.com. Buy Certified South Carolina grown products. It’s a matter of taste.

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Got ’em Ricky, got ’em! Let me Oh, man! You know, we just came across that bait pod.

That’s right.

The sun’s come out, the fog’s lifted.

The fish were right behind that bait.

Look at him, look at him go. Bam! You know, we’ve caught some great fish today.

We have.

I’m serious. And I know you’ve caught some bigger ones. And I tell you what, that’s okay. But what you’re doing as a guide down here and what we want to show today is… Okay, okay.

Gotta chase the fish around the boat!

Well, you know, we try to play it real, here. I don’t want to give the false sensation that everybody’s gonna catch, you know, a 35 pound striper down here. Now, can you?

Yes.

You bet you can.

You can.

But what we want them to do is to come down, stay active, catch lots of fish with you.

Right.

And you know, Santee is back.

Yes.

From striper. I mean, it is back. Look at that. Oh-oh-oh! Yes, sir! Well folks, while I’m reeling this fish in we’ve had a great day on the water. Ricky, tell these folks… Let me come on back down here. Tell these folks, ’cause they want to come. Again, you can on to Bob’s Top 16 on our website at Bobredfern.com. Ricky’s gonna be on that top 16 list. Tell everybody your phone number again, how they can come down and fish with you.

It’s Ricky Drose at Drose Guide Service. And my number is 803-460-7717.

And folks, listen: Santee Cooper country, this is a beautiful place to come. Again, I know I keep saying, Santee, it never left. But it’s really back in a big way. And our DNR and all these great folks and these conservationists like the guides that are down here, have helped do this and bring these stripers back. And I will tell you all the great work that’s been done here is just awesome. And it is awesome. And that–whoa! You know, I may have got the big end today.

I believe you did.

Why man, look at that. Well folks, listen, as I always like to say each and every week, the outdoor’s my passion. I want it to be yours too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another great episode of Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine. Come on in here, striper! Yeah, man, look at here! Whoo! You got ’em Ricky?

I’m gonna get ’em.

[Bob] All right, Bo, get ’em. He’s not giving up!

He’s not quite ready yet.

[Bob] You know, you gotta be careful too ’cause not only do the teeth hurt, that fin hurts too. Oh, yeah. Oh my goodness. Look at there! Wow! Folks, we’ll see ya next week, on another episode. Ricky, you did good, my friend. All right. Alright!

Southern Woods Quail December 2019

Bob heads again to Sylvester GA and Southern Woods Plantation to hunt quail.

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[Announcer] On this week’s Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine, Bob heads to Sylvester, Georgia to do some quail hunting at Southern Woods Plantation! And on this week’s Sportman’s table, we feature another South Carolina certified recipe! All this, and a whole lot more, and it begins right now!

Oh man, It’s been a great day. We shot this hog. Look at that, wow! Lemme hold that thing!

[Man] Nice!

Well folks, welcome to Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine. This week, we are back down in South Georgia and I’ve got some special guests, and I’ve got a great guide. I’ll tell you what, when we are at Southern Woods Plantation in Sylvester, Georgia, I always like to bring some of my best friends down here. And I’ve got two of the best that I know in the country who love bird hunting, who love the outdoors, and let me introduce the guy right here. To my immediate left, there’s Mr. Jim Rockmore. He is a CEO and President, he is a Georgia boy actually, but he lives in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He is the CEO and President of a Super-Sod, and you all have got grass in your yard, he probably helped put it in there! Then, the guy over here on the other side is the Commissioner of Agriculture for the great state of South Carolina. A good friend of mine for years, I’ll tell you what, this guy absolutely SC certified and I tell you what, he’s got so many great programs that’s Mr. Hugh Weathers. And then on the other side over here is our guide premier today, Newt Hughes from down here Southern Woods Plantation. I tell you what, guys, I just want to thank you all for having the opportunity to come down here and be on the show today.

Good to be here, Bob.

Hugh, I tell you what, I just have to ask you before we get started here, I know your love of the outdoors as a youngster growing up, okay. I know all about this guy too, we’re going to ask him. From your perspective, just how important is your job now as the Commissioner of Agriculture? And agribusiness and all those kind of things, but I mean that’s one of the premier things that you have done since you’ve been in office.

Well, it’s where agriculture happens, outdoors. For so many of our farm families across the state who make their living in agriculture in so many different ways. Really, I’ve got the best job in the state. I get to work with these people, to experience their livelihoods, and help create opportunities for them. But you are right, the outdoors is where it happens in agriculture, no matter whether you are growing sod or sweet corn, and just getting to work with those farmers is a real privilege.

Well, and you brought a good friend of yours that you’ve grown up with from Orangeburg right here. Jim, I’ll tell you what, it’s just a privilege to have you join Hugh and I today, and I tell you what, you’re a guy after my own heart. Shooting a 410 Browning, it don’t get any better than that, okay, you got Browning, the best there is. But you know, Jim, just growing up here in Georgia and then moving over to South Carolina, of course, that’s where home is. You’re such a big outdoors man, okay, and I know it’s so important to you as well, conservation and what we are about to do today.

Well, it is, there is no better way to spend the day than behind a bird dog with good friends, and it’s just great. You just look around at the peace and tranquility and the beauty of the Lord’s creation. It’s just unbelievable, and to be able to be outside and be a guest of both of y’all is just a special privilege, and thanks for having me, I look forward to a great day with Newt, I know we’re gonna have a good time and kill some birds.

We are, that we are. Hugh.

All right, brother! Let’s get behind them dogs Bob. Bob, it’s all up to you now! All right folks! But I tell you what, Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine, Southern Woods Plantation, great friends! Guys on my right and my left, listen, stay tuned cause I’m telling you it is going to be some action you’re always going to remember. Find them! Oh look at there. Oh my goodness! Oh wow! There we go! Look at that! There’s South Georgia snow. Get reloaded boys!

[Hughes] Bring it in, Bill.

There you go, take it! Nicely done Jim! Nicely done! Yeah! Yeah, they always do that! They always do that! Got two down there. Good shooting, guys! Good shooting! Great shooting! Let’s get reloaded ’cause I think the boys say there’s more in here. A little more in here. Here he comes, we got to wait on the man. They may have got out of there. There he goes! Nice! There he goes! Get reloaded, boys! Get reloaded. There we go! Take him! There he goes, Hugh, get him! Nicely. There we go, all right, awesome! Awesome! All right. Jim, now I got to tell you man. Both you guys, huh? You’re out a lot here, I can tell! You guys have been getting on the circuit a little bit! Listen, tell me just real quick about Super-Sod and what that’s meant to you your whole life. I know this outdoor business is huge, but that’s something I want our viewers to know about because the business that you’re in, we all need grass. Look at that! Hugh’s still knocking them down! I’ll go talk to him in a minute. But tell me a little about the business.

The Super-Sod Company started in Lakeland, Georgia, 40 miles south of here. I moved to Orangeburg 35 years ago. We’re in three states; North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We ship more sod than anybody in the world. We shipped out 18,000 tractor trailer loads this year. It’s a big logistics business. Most of our grass goes in somebody’s yard. Our team is all from Aycock. A hundred people are unbelievable how they sell, how they deliver, how they take care of it. And like this business it’s quality and service if you wanna stay in business. And I think that’s been our key to success. This is my 51st year working with the company. I started planting grass when I was 13. So 51 years, I’ve loved every day.

[Announcer] Stay tuned after commercial break we head back to Southern Woods for some more quail hunting on this week’s Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine! Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine is being brought to you today by these following sponsors; Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Bob Redferns Outdoor Magazine. By the South Carolina Agricultural Department, it’s a matter of taste. By Browning. Browning, the best there is. By Wacca Wache Marina and Deck 383, located in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. By the Old 96 District of South Carolina. Come discover the unexpected wonders! And by South Carolina Embroidery & Screenprinting. Your source for all your promotional product needs.

[Bob] I know, buddy.

Take him! Nicely done, guys!

[Hugh] I shot a dead bird in the butt!

[Bob] That’s what I’m talking about right there!

[Hugh] I shot a dead bird.

Woo! Good shot, listen let’s take a second. We’ll let, Jim see if he can find some more birds out there. Listen, talk to me just a little bit. You are 15 years in as the Commissioner of Agriculture. What’s so important. I know agribusiness is important to you. That was one of your mainstays. Let’s talk to all the folks out there for just South Carolina.

South Carolina is still a rural state. We’ve got Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville. Those economies are thriving. But agriculture is still our state’s largest industry. It happens in all of our rural counties. Our focus is to provide more opportunities for agribusiness to expand in those counties. Either by a farmer adding something to his or her mix, to vertically integrate that way, or by attracting industries to come to this state, back to South Carolina and use farm products, and build up that way. We done some things pretty aggressive, in order to encourage that. I’ll tell you what I’m most pleased with from Governor McMaster and the commerce department and others. They are beginning to recognize what we’ve known in farming just how important it is. But we’ve got great partnerships and I think that will just bode well for the future. Again, growing this industry. We think we will reach a 50 billion dollar impact by 2020. So what do we do? We set our sites on fifteen years down the road and see in the year 2035 when I’m rocking on the porch in a nursing home. What can that impact be, and how can we get that next generation of farmers to see it just as a great career choice?

[Jim] Which way you wanna take us?

[Bob] Go that way, or swing around a little bit?

[Hugh] Wanna pivot this way?

[Bob] Here we go.

[Hugh] Okay, I just didn’t know.

[Bob] All right, let me get right in here. Are we good, guys? All set?

[Jim] All set.

All right. Man, that’s beautiful points. Hugh, I got a feeling they’re coming your way.

That’s their best chance for survival.

No, that’s not true! See I told you! There you go! Nice shot!

That breeze had that tip blowin’ a long way.

[Bob] Listen, well, I’ll tell you what, and that was an excellent shot now! I have to compliment you on that one. Because that thing zipped and dived. Oh my goodness!

He did a flyby and he buzzed the top.

[Bob] There he goes! Take it Jim! There we go! He’s falling! There you go! You got credit for that one! I tell you, come on, man! Nah, that’s alright!

[Announcer] When we come back, we head to the Sportsman’s Table for another great recipe from Deck 383 in Murrells Inlet in South Carolina. The Sportsman’s Table is brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out of state, be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables, and fruits. Make sure your food is South-Carolina certified. It’s a matter of taste.

Folks, welcome to Deck 383 here on Wacca Wache Marina in Murrells Inlet. We’re back here on the Sportsman’s Table with another great recipe. Jermaine Austin, he’s our main guy down here on Deck 383. Got a special shrimp and grits recipe for you today. This is absolutely awesome. Jermaine, it’s always a pleasure my friend! – Thank you, Bob. Thank you for having me back.

Well, let’s get on with this, man. ‘Cause I tell you what, shrimp is always in season in South Carolina!

Especially, fresh local shrimp

There you go, okay.

Fresh local shrimp. All right, how are we going to cook this up?

This is one of our recipes here that’s outstanding. We serve this and people just love it. It’s a little country recipe. Our shrimp and grits, and it’s the bomb.

Okay, all right, man.

So we are going to start off with Bob, we’ve got some fresh South Carolina-certified onions and green peppers. We’re going to throw those in here.

[Bob] Mm!

[Jermaine] Oh yeah!

Okay.

[Jermaine] Let that kinda start cooking a little bit.

[Bob] Aw man, when you start hearing that sizzling down here on Deck 383, woo, mmm, that’s what I’m talking about!

[Jermaine] You don’t want to cook these too long, because you them a good al dente. You don’t want it too soft, you don’t want it too firm.

[Bob] I gotcha, okay.

[Jermaine] So we just let that cook–

[Bob] Now we’ve got that in butter, as opposed to–

I like cooking with butter, ’cause it’s a little more flavor to the…

Yeah, there ya go. Plus, you know, when you come to Deck 383 you’re not down here trying to worry about losing weight, man. You’re down here to enjoy the food! Yeah, there you go!

Get good food, enjoy the view!

Yeah!

So we got our onions cooking a little bit, onions and peppers. We can go ahead and add our fresh, local shrimp. I use 2125, but you can use 4150, 1620–

Any size you want?

Any size you want.

Yeah, okay, that’s good. All right Jermaine, what else we got to go in this shrimp and grits?

We’ve got our last two finishing touches for the shrimp and grits. We’re gonna throw a little chopped bacon.

[Bob] Okay, bacon always makes everything good!

[Jermaine] Oh, you never can go wrong with bacon. The smell of bacon and shrimp mixed together.

[Bob] Oh goodness.

[Jermaine] And let that saute a little bit and cook down. And then we’re gonna be adding what?

[Jermaine] Fresh made, brown gravy.

[Bob] Oh, goodness.

Made fresh right here at Deck 383.

Oh, wow!

Get that gravy in there.

This is a different twist on shrimp and grits, Jermaine!

Oh yeah, a lot of people use a tomato, a touch of ham gravy, some people use a cream gravy. I was raised on the brown gravy.

[Bob] Well I tell you what, that looks great! Oh wow! No wonder folks come down here to eat your cooking!

[Jermaine] Yes, sir! And we are going to top it off with a little green onions there.

[Bob] Deck 383 cooking, makes you good looking!

[Jermaine] Oh yes sir! Why do you think I’m so beautiful?

I know that! I’m telling you, man! Thank you for the recipe today and hosting us here at Deck 383 and folks listen, I will tell you, come on down to the Wacca Wache Marina down here at beautiful Murrells Inlet at Deck 383 and log on to certifiedscgrown.com and see what’s fresh on your menu as well as what’s fresh on the menu down here.

[Announcer] To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier, go online at certifiedscgrown.com. Buy certified South Carolina grown products, it’s a matter of taste! Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine is being brought to you today by these following sponsors. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Life’s just better outdoors. By Berkley, Catch more fish with Berkley fishing products. By Ranger Boats, still building legends, one at a time. By Browning Ammunition, Browning the best there is! By Southern Woods Plantation, offering the best in Southern Comfort and quail hunting. And by Santee Cooper Country, discover the natural wonders of South Carolina’s great lakes.

I’ve got a whole new group of South Carolina guys from up and around Columbia and I’m going to introduce them now. They’re going to be my wing men on this segment of the show. The guy on the far left is Duncan McIntosh, he’s the Vice President and legal council for Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. Next to him is Tripp Jennings. He’s our MD, our Doctor. He’s actually the son of Buddy Jennings, who you’ve seen on the show before. Of course right here, Grayson is Buddy’s brother-in-law but he’s actually a construction manager for Impact Consultants there in Columbia. Then I’ve got Bobby DelRossi, he’s our guide. And who do we got here?

That’s Little Bear.

Oh man, Little Bear! And of course, my long time friend here Buddy Jennings the former Director of South Carolina Parks, Rec and Tourism. I tell you what, we just got a great Carolina Contingent down here in South Georgia on our quail hunt today. I tell you what, guys I’m ready to go. I think the boys have got some points for us, okay? You guys are styling and profiling today.

We’re all friends of Bob’s, F.O.B.!

F.O.B. Friends of Bob’s! Okay, well now we got to go do this! Duncan lets me and you go get this covey, Bo, you ready?

I’m ready.

All right man, let’s go do it! Woo!

[Man] You’re shooting the 410 Bob, we’ll defer to you.

[Bob] All right, come on up boys. Nice points. You know Duncan, I’ll tell you what, sun’s shining in South Georgia… Hup! Them things got going, in a hurry! Gottta be more in there.

[Man] Come on up, Bob.

[Bob] All right, you ready?

[Man] OK Zeke, get ’em out. Find em’ Zeke! Find em’ Zeke! There’s one, kill him!

[Bob] Nicely done, nicely done guys! Nicely done. Man when they get up, they get down. Oh there we go, more in there. Get ready!

[Man] Get ’em out Zeke. There he is, kill him!

[Man] Good shot, Bob!

[Man] Boy! Close Jill, close Jill, Jack! Get in there and help her Jack! Close! Go get her Jack, close! Good boy, Jack!

[Bob] Maybe? What do you think, boys?

Check it, Zeke.

That it, Zeke?

I think that’s it boys. All right, come here Tripp, Duncan. Come here guys! Let’s talk a little bit while Bobby gets reset now. One of the great things, get over here Tripp, that I love is having great sportsmen behind bird dogs, okay? And you guys have done y’alls work. Now tell me a little bit about what Blue Cross and Blue Shield is all about. Everybody knows it’s insurance, it’s that sort of thing and it’s protection and medical care. And then I’m going to get to you in just a second. Because having the medical expertise on staff there, and the legal expertise, you guys are a great team. Well, we are and I appreciate you asking Bob. It’s interesting, Blue Cross of South Carolina is a smaller blue cross plan, and we are only in South Carolina. That’s the rules of the association, we use the name and the mark. But we’re a bigger company because we do a lot of back office processing for the government and for other Blue plans. We’ve got what, 15,000 employees? It’s a big company for a small footprint. And it’s getting to one of the few corporations left in South Carolina, and it makes a difference to the community.

Well now Tripp, okay this guy can get us out of jail. Okay, you can make sure that we’re healthy when we get there. But as a medical doctor, okay? And what you do now at Blue Cross? Tell me just a little bit about how important it is what you provide these guys.

Well, I think certainly from the standpoint of traditional insurance, thinking about just having that, in case something happens. But we’ve really transitioned over the last few years to say what can we do to keep people healthy. And how can we help the community, the state, and even those that might be… The corporation’s based in South Carolina, but they have employees outside of the state. How can we keep them healthy? And so that’s one of the big things we focus on, value-based care, trying to move away from fever service, but really helping the employers which still pay for the majority of insurance in the middle of the nation. How can we help them keep their employees at work, happy and healthy.

Well what’s so heart-warming for me from both of you guys, you guys are big outdoorsmen, and I love that, but you are also good shots, okay. So it’s nice to have wing men on the right and left, who really love and do what I do, and I want to thank you both. Listen, we’ve got more coverage out there, okay? All right, let’s go get them okay? Cause we are set up here! Look at that setting back there! The lakes, I hear the mallards on the pond.

[Man] Ya’ll good?

[Bob] I think we’re good! There they go!

[Duncan] Pick them up Zeke!

[Bob] Okay, reload!

[Duncan] Come on Zeke, you got two? Good boy Zeke, you got two birds!

[Bob] Oh my goodness!

[Man] Another bird in here I think, Bobby.

[Bob] All right, here they go! Here they go! That one got away from us, boys. That’s okay, he’ll live to fly another day. Well folks, that’s our show from Southern Woods Plantation in Sylvester, Georgia this week. I hope you’ve enjoyed as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing it to you. You watching it and all of the guests, I’ve got to thank those guys for coming down here. It’s a beautiful place. The birds are flying, it’s always a treat to come down. Benji Delotch and all the staff do a great job. Check ’em out on Bob’s Top 16. Southern Woods Plantation, and I’ve got to close the top on my Browning shotgun this week. As always I like to say each and every week, the outdoors is my passion and I want it to be yours too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another episode of Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine.

South Carolina Deer Hunt 2

Bob takes you on two deer hunts on his property in South Carolina.

Salmon Salad | The Sportsman’s Table

The Sportsman’s Table returns to Deck 383 right on the Waccamaw River, beautiful setting, and guest chef Jermaine Alston. Today, Jermaine serves up one of his Summer best sellers: Deck Salmon Salad.

DECK SALMON SALAD

Chef Jermaine Alston, Deck 383

Ingredients

1 piece 6 oz. salmon
8 oz. salad mix
4 slices of cucumber, peeled
4 tomato wedges
5 slices of red onion, cut in half
2 oz. walnuts
2 oz. Candied pecans
4 oz. bleu cheese crumbles
4 oz. balsamic vinaigrette

Procedure:

Cook salmon to medium temperature. Place 8 oz. of salad mix in a salad bowl. Top with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, walnuts, candied pecans and bleu cheese crumbles. Place salmon on top, in the middle of the dish, and dress with the balsamic vinaigrette

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Best of 2019

End of the year show where we highlight some of the best segments of the show.

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[Narrator] Coming up this week on Bob Redford’s Outdoor Magazine. Bob takes a look at the at the best of 2019. It’s a look back from the best hunting fishing moments this past year. Plus, on this year’s Sportsman’s table, we feature a South Carolina seafood recipe from Deck 383 in Murrell’s Inlet. All this and a whole lot more and it begins right now.

It’s just been a great day!

Who shot this?

Look at that, wow!

Nice!

[Bob] Folks, this week we’re on location in Norwich, Kansas. A trophy book of outdoor outfitters, filming for 2020. 2019 was another great year to be in the outdoors and I had a chance of a lifetime to hunt and fish in some of the greatest locations in America with some very special folks. As you know, we’re always taking you to some very special destinations around the country. And that’s what brings us to Kansas today. We’ve traveled to Kansas over the past few years and you’ve seen us do some shows out there. But I’ve really only had the chance to do some spring turkey hunting. Folks, this is going to be my first trip to Kansas where I’m going to have the opportunity to take a big buck and do some duck hunting while we’re out here. What a great combination that’s going to be. You know, my first look back on this week’s show it’s another great combo hunt but this time it was back in the South Carolina low country. Night hog hunting and doing one of my favorite things in the outdoors and that’s quail hunting behind some awesome bird dogs, all in the matter of 12 hours. Let’s take a look at our low country combo hunt, this week, right down in South Carolina.

Got a pretty nice sized hog, just decided to come out. Folks, I’m using my ATM night vision scope mounted on my Browning BAR 308 caliber. It’s a great tool option for hog hunting here at night. Here down at Cedar Knoll, again, the guys really got these stands in strategic places up. He’s not sure he’s ready to come out. Hi, come on guys. Alright, he’s getting a little bit braver. Come on. Still something he’s not liking out there. Okay, maybe it’s the light. He’s looking right at it. Okay here we go. Maybe we’re going to settle down here. Alright, this may be my shot. Here comes another one, he’s even bigger. This one here is probably a little over 200. But again, at about 195 yards, it’s hard to tell. Don’t leave. I’d much rather take the other one behind him but that’s okay. Sometimes if you wait too long, they decide to scurry and not come back. Maybe this one is going to cooperate here.

I know I was looking here and I seen the birds are in between. You all want to come up a little more here. You get close just shoot that little hog . I can see this is going to be a tough crowd this morning.

Yes sir.

Don’t be too hard on me Hayward.

Nah.

Find them Blue, find them.

We got little Blue.

We’re fixing to find them.

Oh yeah.

Well I got my two!

I didn’t get mine, I winged them.

Alright! Well folks joining me now is a good friend of mine Joey Robinson, he’s a quail hunter, a duck hunter, a fishing guide. He lives down in South Carolina right near Sante and I tell you what, Joey has invited us to come down and join him on the deer and duck hunting adventure in Kansas, at Travis Steven’s place at Big Trophy Bucks of Kansas Outfitters. Joey I want to thank you again for

Glad you came. Coaching us, for coming out here. I know we’re out duck hunting this morning and

It’s good. Well you know, it’s hunting okay?

That’s right. And we’re having a chance to kind of catch our breath a little bit.

Yeah.

We’ve had birds come in, but one of the things that often intrigues me about guys that have the passion like you. You’ve been coming out here for over 20 years. What brings you coming out every year?

The deer, the ducks, the people out here are super, nice people. This is just a way of life that I love, I’ve always loved it.

You told me many times, this is your vacation.

It is, it’s a vacation to myself.

Well, there’s not too many guys that can unhook from the family and the wife and say I’ll see you when I see you.

I’m lucky I have a good one.

Exactly we all are, that’s really for us that has the passion for the outdoors like you. You got 50 years of duck hunting around your neck.

Yeah.

You got all those bands around your neck, I know you really love it.

It’s been a ride.

You’ve got Rooster, your dedicated lab, will travel. I mean one of those things I enjoy is being around guys just like you who understand what it’s like to be in the outdoors. And we’re getting fewer and farther between.

Yeah, we need to get more kids involved in it. Bring more kids and their parents also, get them involved in it. Let’s take a sneak peak at some of our duck hunting action we had.

Absolutely.

We’ve been out here, we’ve been at it hard, man, every morning .

It’s been a tough week.

Yeah, I tell you, it’s always tough out here.

Well folks, I tell you what, let’s take a look at our action from earlier duck hunting this week. And maybe we’ll be able to take some sneak footage of what’s coming up in 2020.

Here, here.

Rooster’s gone again.

Come on, come here.

Nice again bro.

Perfect pair. Man.

Good start in the morning.

That Travis listens, I’m telling you.

Best duck hunting.

Listen, it’s probably the best duck hunting I’ve probably had in my lifetime. Folks, we are in Kansas just outside of Norwich Kansas not too far from Wichita. We came in, drove all night long, 18 plus hours to get here. Travis Stevens, the property owner right here, man, I’ll tell you what I’ll introduce Joey Robinson from South Carolina. He’s got Rooster the dog, he’s going to get these first two ducks that we got down. I’ll tell you, I don’t know how, Joey has kept this, Travis, is the best kept secret from me and him only living 30 miles from me in South Carolina. Rooster finally got to work. We’re here in Norwich Kansas, where Trophy Bucks of Kansas Outfitters and I’m actually trying to get one of these big hummers on camera. And, probably, a buck of my lifetime, they’re here. They grow bigger, badder, and I tell you what, antlers like this and we’re already had a chance to see some of those. And I know, you’re going to get a sneak peak in 2020. But, looking back at some of our hunts over the past year I had some great opportunities to do a lot of great things in the outdoors, but one I really value the most is I was able to do some deer hunting on my property up in South Carolina and I tell you what, I just want to show you a little of that deer hunting footage that we have for 2019. I am about 54 yards from iy. I look to my left there’s that itty bitty ugly looking buck. A young one, and I’m coming back, and it’s time and I’m going to take the shot. Well folks, joining me again is Joey Robinson from South Carolina. You know Joey and I did a show several years ago, together, and it was just an awesome opportunity to showcase one of his championship bird dogs. Joey, if you had the opportunity to give some advice to folks who either own a bird dog, want to own bird dog, or love quail hunting, I want you to think about one of those tips that you provide.

Okay, we’ll do that.

But right now what I want you to do is hold that thought because I know there’s a lot of tips that we could give.

Oh yeah.

I’ve had bird dogs over the years, as well, but you hold that thought because, first folks, I want to take you all to south Georgia and take a look at some quail hunting action we had the opportunity to do in 2019.

Come here.

Come on up Mike.

Alright, Dixie, help us out.

Nicely done, guys, I got two down.

Dixie says there’s birds in here.

I see one.

Right there.

Man, I’m on fire today.

I’ll tell you bud, you are! Man! I’d call you quick draw Mcgraw! Alright, Joey, I promised all the folks out there that you’d provide them with a tip about training a bird dog, keeping a bird dog, and if they want if they wanted to quail hunt. What would you provide them is the best advice to those guys out there or gals who want to bird dog.

Very first thing is finding the best trainer you can find, after that, find time to take your dog out. There’s nothing like working a dog, you have to spend time with them to get good dogs. Thirdly, keep them in good shape, that’s the main thing. When you get a good one, hang onto him.

Absolutely, you have and I’ve had the opportunity to have 6, or 8, 10 of them over my life time. And you’re right, if you don’t have the opportunity to put them in birds at least two or three times a week – –

Right. And that’s year round, it’s just not doing them service.

And take them out west, Kansas, Missouri, different places, take them out where they have plentiful birds and get them in those birds. Doesn’t matter where you go, just get them in the birds and work them Well, that’s great advice out there. You know folks I tell you what. Stay tuned, when we come back I’m going to take you on the boat and we’re going to be doing some great fishing action. And showing you some of that footage and some of the best of 2019.

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You got him.

That’s a little better.

Get him, get him, yeah man.

That will work.

Fun when there’s a little spinner on it.

I guess we’re going to go to this side.

Which way you want to go?

Hey Bill, I got my call.

I don’t know if he’s quite ready to come in here with this light line.

That’s okay. Oh yeah, there it comes. Alright, we’ll get him over here for everybody to look at. He’s tough this morning. He swallowed that thing.

Did he?

Yeah, yes sir he did.

Yeah, that will work. Okay, alright, need some pliers? He definitely ate it.

Okay we got – –

There we go, I’m telling you. Folks it’s the General this morning on the fusion, weedless.

Right there bro. Look at that, that’s a good start.

You got a big fish.

Okay.

Who’s going to hit the side.

That’s okay.

Come on, fish, stay with me buddy! Stay with me.

That’s a nice red.

Okay.

If we have to I’ll put your rod in the rod holder.

The rail has to wait.

Here he comes, that’s a nice one.

Come over the side.

That’s a nice one Bill.

That’s a real nice fish.

That is.

I’m going to put this guy in the rod holder.

Do that.

Here we go, I got him coming right over here.

Okay, you got to do your thing.

I’ll talk while I try get this for you.

There we go.

Man, I’m rocking and rolling with this Toro beast.

There we go. Oh yeah!

I think I may have one right behind you!

Right where he’s supposed to be hooked?

Yep, he’s hooked right where he’s supposed to be hooked.

Fish on Craig, fish on brother!

Well the fog is hopefully getting out of here.

And you know, I always say, hope is never a method but this morning, that’s the best that we can do. I tell you what, you talk about soup and sandwich.

Hopefully they couldn’t see anything.

I don’t know.

No sir, we don’t have nets on this boat. No sir. I think I can get him, hang on here. Oh yeah, that is a little better fish Come here hummer! You hold the rod. I’ll do the honors. Come here, come on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, just hold on, I know. I want to get you up here and show you off and then we’re just going to let you go. Yeah, we’re just going to let you go, hang on. We’re just going to let you go. Oh yeah, nice fat striper right there now, oh yeah. Well folks stay tuned, when we come back, we’re going to head over to the Sportsman’s table and I know you’re going to enjoy this week’s recipe.

The Sportsman’s table brought to you by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Whether you live in South Carolina or out of state be sure to buy South Carolina grown meats, vegetables, and fruits. Make sure your food is South Carolina certified, it’s a matter of taste.

Welcome back this week folks, we’re here on another edition of the Sportsman’s table on Deck 383 on right here on the Waccamaw River, beautiful setting, and Germaine Alston, he’s the main guy here on deck 383. He’s got a recipe, well, I know your going to need to pay attention to today. Germaine, welcome back to the show my friend.

Always a pleasure.

Okay, what have we got today?

We’re gonna do– this is a phenomenal dish during the summer time, We can’t get over selling this so much, we sell this 20, 30 everyday. It’s our Deck salmon salad.

Okay, alright.

You get get it blackened or you can get it grilled. I do it blackened for the show here.

Well, that’s a good started.

I throw a little black seasoning on the salmon.

Now this is wild caught salmon?

Wild caught salmon. Alaskan wild caught salmon.

And this is on the menu today at Deck 383?

Yes sir.

Okay.

Get that salmon good and seasoned and I put it – –

Now is that butter in the pan or – –

It’s oil.

Oil.

You put oil in there.

I got you.

Let that cook for two minutes on each side, flip it over, throw it in the oven, you don’t want to overcook your salmon you don’t want it well done.

Okay.

Give it a good medium.

Germaine man, is the salmon ready?

Salmon is ready to go. We’re going to dress our salad right here.

Okay.

A little bit of blue cheese crumbles.

Got to have blue cheese.

Got to have blue cheese. Spread it over, going to have some candied pecans.

Got to have them

That’s such a great color.

This is so wonderful of a salad. We’re going to do some toasted almonds.

Now you guys can turn these out in a moment’s notice.

Oh my goodness, five minutes max. We’re going to throw some red onions on there.

And all the certified SC grown foods.

Everything produce is certified.

Good mators.

Good mators from Lee’s farm, can never go wrong with Lee’s mators.

Oh wow.

Throw some good cucumbers on there.

There you go.

Now I’m going to throw our salmon on here. Right there in the middle.

Wow, there you go.

Going to dress that with balsamic vinegarette.

All about style and the profile, Germaine.

Oh yes sir.

There you go.

And there’s our Deck salmon salad.

Germaine thank you man.

Not a problem.

Well it’s awesome having you on here. Folks listen, come on down to Deck 383 on the Waccamaw River, come on down, eat some of this great food they’re prepared out here. It’s all certifiedScgrown.com You check them out there and see what’s fresh on the menu. And, we’ll be right back here again next week on another great recipe on the Sportsman’s table.

To find out more information on food that’s fresher and tastier go online to certifiedscgrown.com Buy certified South Carolina grown products, it’s a matter of taste.

Bob Redfern’s “Outdoor Magazine” is being brought to you today by Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Bob Redfern’s “Outdoor Magazine”, by the South Carolina Agriculture Department, it’s a matter of taste, by Browning, Browning the best there is, by South Carolina Embroidery and Screen printing, and by the Wacca Wache Marina and Deck 383, located on the Waccamaw River in Murrell’s Inlet South Carolina.

Well folks, I hope you’ve enjoyed our look back at the 2019 season. It really did come and to real quick. I especially appreciate everyone tuning in each week and following us across this great country. It wouldn’t be possible without all of our viewers, our guides, and outfitters and especially our great sponsors. Be sure you go to our website and make sure you check out Bob’s top 16. And check out all those guides that have allowed us to bring the great outdoors to you, each and every week, for the past 19 years. I would like to thank each and everyone of you the very best for the Holiday season, from all of us here at Bob Redfern’s “Outdoor Magazine”. And remember, the outdoors is my passion, I want it to be yours too. We’ll see you right back here again next week on another episode of Bob Redford’s “Outdoor Magazine”.