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Lawton Hayes
ServiceMaster of Charleston • Owner
Lawton Hayes
has not only lived in
Mount Pleasant for
nearly three decades
and worked the en-
tire tri-county area,
but he has fished,
explored and hunted
the woods. He has
hunted many types
of animals locally,
regionally, nationally
and even internation-
ally, but most often
you can find him where he is most comfortable, on his
farm in Holly Hill, South Carolina.
“I was 4 the first time I went dove hunting with my
dad in Tennessee,” said Hayes. “I started out by fetching
the dogs, and I was hooked. Dove hunting is the greatest
Southern tradition.”
Hayes can often be seen with his faithful companion, a
6-year-old lab that hunts and greets the many family mem-
bers, friends and business clients who visit their property.
“I love introducing people to the farm,” said Hayes.
“Hunters go through stages, and right now my passion con-
tinues for the outdoors and managing the land, especially
conservation. If it wasn’t for the license fees people pay every
year, conservation and restocking wouldn’t be what it is.”
When asked what types of game he likes to hunt,
Hayes chuckled. “It’s better to ask what I don’t hunt.”
Jack knigHt
Allen andWebb Industrial Supply • Sales Rep
Jack Knight is
everyone’s friend,
and his enthusiasm is
catching, as is his pas-
sion for hunting.
Originally from St.
George, he has lived
in Mount Pleasant
for 16 years and has
hunted the area for
just as long.
“My favorite is
hunting Virginia rails,
which are commonly
known around here as marsh hens,” explained Knight.
“They are a migratory bird, so the season is in the fall and
winter.”
Knight has hunted in Mexico, California and Argen-
tina and throughout South Carolina. His preferences are
doves, ducks, geese, deer, rabbits and hogs.
“I eat what I hunt and it is good for you,” said Knight.
“We don’t waste anything. If it’s down, it goes on the table.
I grew up in the country, and on the weekends we caught
what would appear on our table during the week. Hunting
is what we’ve always done, and I continue to do it today.”
CAMeROn MAIle
Roper St. Francis Hospital
• emergency Medical Physician
Cameron
Maile lives on
Daniel Island,
but his roots
extend back to
northern Indi-
ana. He grew
up hunting with
his father and
has since intro-
duced his son to
the incredible
world of hunting.
“From the beginning, I found the experience plea-
surable,” explained Maile. “Much of the time we didn’t
harvest anything but instead enjoyed being with nature.
Now I do the same with my son. We try to hold out for a
decent animal, like a larger buck or a good doe.”
Maile and his son, Preston, typically hunt white-
tailed deer locally and back home on their farm in
Indiana.
“It is a deer reserve of 160 acres with very limited ac-
cess. My son and I visit a couple of times a year,” he said.
The deer population is at an all-time high and Maile, a
physician, offers advice from his experience in the emer-
gency room.
“Be vigilant on the roads as there is an increase in deer
vs. car accidents, and the most common hunting injury
is from people falling out of their blinds. Falling from a
blind is called ‘buck fever’ because it describes an excit-
able hunter who forgets that they are in a tree stand. The
hunter experiences a large surge of adrenaline, and, the
next thing they know, they are falling, often times with
gun in hand.”
Photo courtesy of Lawton Hayes.
Camaraderie of Hunting
Photo courtesy of Jack Knight.
Photo courtesy of Cameron Maile.