{"product_id":"sunrise-on-the-santee-a-memoir-of-waterfowling-in-south-carolina-9781570034541","title":"Sunrise on the Santee: A Memoir of Waterfowling in South Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003eA duck hunter gets his limit of cherished memories  For more than half a century  Julius M. Reynolds  Jr. has hunted waterfowl  and the Santee lakes of South Carolina have been his sporting paradise. Early mornings  cold duck blinds  and sunrises on the Santee compose some of his most prized memories. Reynolds has lived on both sides of the lakes and has roamed them from the Santee delta to the Pinopolis powerhouse. He has witnessed both the glory days and the decline of duck hunting in South Carolina. With this heartfelt memoir  Reynolds recalls his best hunting stories  shares his knowledge of waterfowling  and chronicles recent dramatic changes in his beloved sport.  Describing himself as a Sumter boy who \"grew up chasing ducks in Pocotaliago Swamp and from one end of the lake to the other \" Reynolds takes readers into the Santees best duck hunting areasfrom Cane Branch  Billups Slough  and Line Island  all located around Jacks Creek  to McGirts Lake  Otter Flat  Risers Old River  Pine Island Creek  Broadwater  Indigo Flat  and Fullers Earth Creek  Reynoldss favorite hunting spots in the Santee Swamp. He tells stories of memorable trips  colorful South Carolina sportsmen  favorite dogs  boats  shotguns  and the joy of life in the outdoors. He recalls a time when the Santee National Waterfowl Refuge wintered more than 100 000 ducks  and records the heroic efforts of outdoorsmen who saved the Santee Swamp from timbermens sawmills.  Reynolds touches on his personal milestonesshooting \"a hundred straight\" of skeet  participating in the national duck calling competition  and hunting in a luxury Arkansas blindbut he also looks to the future of waterfowling. Reynolds challenges the next generation of hunters to save our rapidly vanishing wetlands  for the health of the environment and in the hope that waterfowl migration might return to the Santee.  reviewing a previous edition or volume\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666271952949,"sku":"ByrdShop_1570034540","price":50.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781570034541.jpg?v=1782426348","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sunrise-on-the-santee-a-memoir-of-waterfowling-in-south-carolina-9781570034541","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}