SOUTH CAROLINA OUTDOOR PRESS ASSOCIATION
ESTABLISHED 1987
A wise “young” fisherman once told me, there will be a trout where a trout belongs. ” I have fished this spot many times, and pulled many trout out from under those branches and behind that rock” The next morning I was drifting worms in that same stream under the same branches and behind that same rock. The results were….Seen Above!
Thank You ~ “Travis”
( Photos by Brian Carroll, www.theoutdoorimage.com )
Pete Rogers tests out the CROSMAN ~ Pioneer AIRBOW at the 2016 SCOPE Conference. The unit was sighted in in just 4 shots and turned heads as the crowd watched water balloons get smashed at 40 yards within minutes of sighting in.
Merry Christmas from SCOPE~ We hope that you enjoy a special holiday season as we step forward into our 30th year!
Brian Cope proves that writers aren’t just talk, as he connect with a clay target at the Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgfield, SC
Dan Kibler shows off his shooting skills at the Palmetto Shooting Complex after the Shotgun 101 session during the SCOPE 2016 Conference.
South Carolina Outdoor Press Honors Casada, Excellence in Craft
The South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPe) presented special honors to Jim Casada and others at the organization’s 29th annual conference September 17th in Edgefield, S.C.
SCOPe is an organization of writers, editors, photographers, media producers and authors dedicated to a high standard of professionalism and ethics in communicating about the outdoors in South Carolina.
Well known author and charter member of SCOPe, Jim Casada was honored with the Pat Robertson Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual conference September 17th. President Brian Carroll presented the award to Casada who was recognized for his long-term commitment to the organization, and for a career spent documenting, reporting and exhorting about the lifestyle we all enjoy as sportsmen and women. Pat Robertson for whom the award is named, gave a well-deserved roast of Casada recounting many stories from his career that has spanned over fifty years.
In addition to the recognition of Casada for his lifetime achievement. SCOPe also presented their Excellence in Craft Awards to its membership. Once again dominating the awards was Jim Casada who took top honors in Best Newspaper Feature and Best Column and best Magazine Short Feature. Other awards were bestowed as follows:
Magazine Feature: 1st – Jon Wongrey, 2nd- Jim Mize, 3rd Jon Wongrey
Magazine Short Feature: 1st – Jim Casada, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Jim Casada
Electronic Media: 1st – Pat Robertson, 2nd – Jim Mize, 3rd – Pete Rogers
Non Game Story: 1st – Jim Mize, 2nd – Jim Casada, 3rd – Jim Mize
Bob Glendy Award for Best Overall Fishing Story: Pete Rogers
Published Photography: 1st – Jim Mize, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Pete Rogers
Open Photography: 1st – Pete Rogers, 2nd – Pete Rogers, 3rd – Jim Mize
SCOPe would like to thank the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Palmetto Shooting Complex for their hospitality in hosting this year’s conference. The 2017 conference will be held in Florence, SC and will mark the organization’s thirtieth year as a professional organization.
For more information on SCOPe or to join, please contact; Roger Metz at rmetz@bellsouth.net 864-414-8787
This fawn needs some time to grow up, It was dropped just a little over a month away from deer season. GROW FAST LITTLE BUDDY !
Mike Johnson ( Supporting Member and Manager of The Clinton House Plantation ) with an Upper Wando River Black Drum ~
Lindsey Johnson ( Clinton, SC ) with a GATOR Wando River Speckled Trout