The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Board has approved all migratory bird hunting seasons for 2016-2017. The seasons, daily bag limits, and methods of harvest have been published in the federal register by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The mourning dove daily bag limit for 2016-2017 is 12 birds per day. The SCDNR has gathered data on the […]
Frequently during the spring wild turkey nesting season, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is contacted concerning wild turkey nests that appear to be abandoned. These inquiries often involve concern for the welfare of the nest and eggs along with a desire to take the eggs and attempt to hatch them. However, state law is clear on this subject and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In an effort to keep state waterways safe during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings. The Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 27-30, is one of the busiest weekends of the year on state waters. South Carolina Department […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Rescue Squad chief and coroner, Bill Salisbury–crews have recovered the body of a commercial crabber missing since Monday. His identity hasn’t been released at this time. The Berkeley County Rescue Squad and SCDNR spent the last several days searching for the man. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, squad members were dispatched to the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deer hunting has returned to the 10,700-acre Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Berkeley County, just south of Moncks Corner, where a variety of hunting opportunities can be enjoyed, especially by those interested in experiencing the area with a youth hunter. Between archery hunts, adult/youth gun hunts, and limited draw gun hunts, 80 deer were harvested during […]
The 2014-2015 season for harvesting shellfish (clams, oysters and other bivalves) in coastal waters of South Carolina will open one-half hour before official sunrise on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. The shellfish season will remain open through May 15, 2014, unless conditions warrant extending or shortening the season. Season dates apply to both recreational and commercial shellfish harvesting. In the […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division will begin a survey Oct. 1 to locate illegal buoys along state waterways and lakes. Officials say this action is a result of the increasing number of illegal ‘No Wake’ buoys that are located on many lakes and waterways across the state. They are quickly becoming a navigational hazard and […]
The 2014 shrimp-baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in South Carolina waters. Recent sampling by DNR collected below average numbers of shrimp available for fall harvest, with heavy rainfall and river runoff during the summer washing small shrimp down into some coastal areas, similar to 2013. Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp-baiting license can legally cast their […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Although the deer harvest has been on a downward trend the last few years indicating that population levels have moderated, hunter success and deer harvest rates remain good, according to Charles Ruth, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator. Top counties for harvest in 2013 included Bamberg, Union, Allendale, Spartanburg, and Calhoun with […]
SOUTH CAROLINA–Each year, manatees leave the coast of Florida to make their way to the warming waters of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. These gentle creatures, who feed on plants and pose no threat to humans, number only 3,000 in the United States today, and are often killed because of collisions with boats and entanglement in fishing nets. Because […]
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