Fifty Fields Available for Public Dove Hunting

Fifty public dove fields will be available across the state during the 2007-08 season through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Area program. Get details on locations>>>
Aug 23, 2007

Hunters Must Check Deer Taken on Lower State WMA's

COLUMBIA, SC - Hunters on state Wildlife Management Area lands in Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston counties, including the Francis Marion National Forest, are reminded that all deer harvested must be checked-in at the nearest deer check station. 
Aug 19, 2007

S.C. Deer Season Soon Underway

The much-anticipated start of the 2007 deer season is just around the corner and hunters across the state are preparing to bag a trophy buck. South Carolina’s deer population is healthy and the outlook for the 2007 season is good.
Aug 16, 2007

Game Zone One Boundary in Upstate Changed by Law

The game zone restructuring legislation that became law on July 1 changed the area that comprises Game Zone One in Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties and will provide more deer-hunting opportunities for hunters in the lower portion of the old game zone.
Aug 7, 2007

Antlerless Deer Tags No Longer Valid in New Game Zone One

The use of individual antlerless deer tags has been eliminated in the new Game Zone One. Game zone consolidation legislation that became law on July 1 reduced the size of Game Zone One in Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties, a move requested by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to reduce the antlerless deer harvest in the upper portion of Game Zone One while increasing deer hunting opportunities in the lower portion of the old game zone.
Aug 6, 2007

Youth Deer Hunt Near Clemson

CLEMSON, SC - The registration deadline for an Upstate youth deer hunt sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and Clemson University’s Department of Forest Resources is Monday, Sept. 3.
Aug 4, 2007

Hunter's Extravaganza to be in Toccoa

TOCCOA, SC - Hunter's Extravaganza will be held Saturday, August 4, at 6 p.m., at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center (GBCC) in Toccoa. Tickets are $5 each. Bow techniques will be revealed. Free door prizes will be given away, including a Ross Bow, barbecue grill, bow target, bow sight and many others. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Aug 3, 2007

Youth Dove Hunt to be Held in Abbeville County

ABBEVILLE, SC - A youth dove hunt, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service, is planned for opening day of mourning dove season in Abbeville County. Youth should pre-register Aug. 1-17, and participants are selected by drawing.
Aug 2, 2007

Applications Available for Youth Dove Hunts

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct eight youth dove hunts on the opening day of dove season, Sept. 1. The youth dove hunts will be in the following counties: Abbeville, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Sumter, Union and York.
Jul 23, 2007

Wildlife Technical Assistance Providers List Available

CLEMSON, SC - The Wildlife Technical Assistance Providers List is a list of contractors who are involved in wildlife technical assistance statewide, especially those contractors who provide on-the-ground services.
Jul 22, 2007

Applications Now Being Accepted for Anderson County Dove Hunt

Applications are now being accepted for an opening-day dove hunt at Evans Field in Anderson County, conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.
Jul 21, 2007

Hunt Opportunities Abound with Coastal Deer Drawings

Several draw deer hunting opportunities are offered throughout the Lowcountry, with an upcoming deadline of Aug. 17 for submitting applications.

Draw hunts for still deer hunting occur on the following coastal Wildlife Management Areas, that are managed by S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Bear Island, Bonneau Ferry, Donnelley, Hamilton Ridge, Palachucola, and the Webb Center.

Jul 19, 2007

Deer Hunts for Disabled Hunters in Upstate SC

UPSTATE, SC - Mobility impaired hunters will again be treated to a unique opportunity to attend two special deer hunts this year on about 40 well-managed and exclusive private tracts of land in the Upstate.
Jul 10, 2007

Youth Deer Hunts Set In Upstate SC

UPSTATE, SC - Youth who are age 17 and younger, would you like to go deer hunting this fall but don’t have anyone to take you? Would you like for the hunt to be somewhere nearby where there are lots of deer?
Jul 5, 2007

Statewide Deer Harvest Moderate

Results of the 2006 Deer Hunter Survey conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources indicate that the statewide harvest of deer last season totaled 221,320 down 9.3 percent from 2005.
Jun 25, 2007