But here in the Lowcountry, there’s no need to lock up the guns just yet. Some say Hucks carved either the majority or at least carved the fine features of the head, neck and wings on mallards and black ducks. Baruch realized that the men were not only exceptional marksmen and cunning hunters, but the men held poachers and trespassers at bay. You must be an Up-To-Date PAID NAAGA member, in order to start a Chapter in your area.No chapters yet. The weather was warm and a gentle breeze guided the doves into the field so that all the gunners, which included about 10 youths, were able to have a fun shoot until 6 p.m. A Boston butt supper was served with green beans and some cold BEvERages.
By using huge punt guns, commercial hunters brought down a brace of ducks all at once.
He wrote, “Hucks could call a duck so well with his mouth or with a caller that neither the hunter nor the duck could distinguish the call for that of a real duck. The ducks and other wild game were taken to the Market Wharf in Georgetown for export to the northeast. Hucks was Baruch’s favorite guide and great raconteur, telling his stories around a barbecue pit or at an oyster roast after a long day in the field.
He had gunned game in every region of the US, Czechoslovakia, Scotland and Great Britain, and Hobcaw Barony put those places to shame. The South Carolina Lowcountry is so rich with history that the stories do not have to be enlarged or exaggerated, nor do ghosts have to bring characters out of the past. She smiles, thinking of what Hobcaw means to her family and to her sons’ futures.Dominated by rivers, bay and ocean, Georgetown County celebrates its sporting heritage by honoring hunting and fishing guides, commercial and recreational uses of the area’s rich natural resources and individuals whose singular crafts and talents contribute to an important legacy. USA Carry has provided essential concealed carry resources since 2007, such as our Concealed Carry Maps, Concealed Carry Info by State, Firearm Forums as well as Concealed Carry and Firearm-Related articles, reviews, news and more. When I asked Hucks the secret of his success as a duck man, he would say, ‘Mr. A wooden boat, built by the Caines brothers, stands beside a cistern, used to gather rainwater for either summer residents or hunters.The Caines brothers grew up on land at Hobcaw Barony and were hired as hunting guides for Bernard M. Baruch, native South Carolinian and New York financier, on his shooting preserve during the early 20th century. If you are interested in starting a chapter in your area, contact us at Name: Greater Bay Area, California Chapter of NAAGA
The wings have led collectors to speculate that the Caines may have borrowed the Delaware designs that they saw on the local waters, but the decoys they created were mostly influenced by their own creative impulses. Sarah cleans up, makes another pot of coffee and moves toward the buckboard wagon. With respect and admiration, Ball Caines presented him with a pair of miniature decoys and named his second son Joseph Hucks Caines. Alston said he never knew of another such abundant place for game as the Georgetown County rivers.A circa 1910 postcard, produced for guests at Hobcaw Barony, features chef Charlie McCants, Sr. and hunting guides Bob, Hucks and Sawney Caines, all in the employ of Bernard Baruch. If you are interested in starting a chapter in your area, contact us at No chapters yet.
It was not unusual for fine hotels and restaurants to advertise “Carolina Plantation Duck” on their menus.Duck hunters at Hobcaw fired both from blinds and from boats, or bateaux, seen here in North Inlet at Hobcaw Barony.Many hunters from the north came as guests of post-Civil War plantation owners who were hosting paid hunts or leasing land. If you are interested in starting a chapter in your area, contact us at Name: F.I.S.T. A cold 32 degree morning graced the coastal Lowcountry and a foursome of friends headed into a natural vegetation pond in central Yemassee. The eyes were often made with hat pins and many decoys went home with Baruch guests as souvenirs. A forecast of Fast and Furious wood duck activity at shooting time did not disappoint as three swamp gunners took a limit of woodies. If you are interested in starting a chapter in your area, contact us at Name: Freedom Firearms and Safety Club (FFSC) Gun ClubName: National African American Gun Association Connecticut ChapterName: Marcus Mosiah Garvey United Gun Club – aka M.M.G.
But the Caines story begins much earlier according to Caines descendants. In 1780, John Caines was born and he later married Ann Hucks.
Purchased in 1905-07, the barony comprised 17,500 acres now belonging to Bernard M. Baruch of New York City.