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Take a chance on a South Carolina B & C deer in the Jocassee
Gorge 3 day hunt $225.00 a day. This is a camp hunt. You pack
in and pack out. The terrain is rough and you must be in pretty
good health to hunt this area. Not too many hunters in this
area. This is a real hunt for real hunters.
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South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Homepage
Purchase licenses online here - 3 day hunt is $216.00; 4 or more days $251.00 (nonresident)
Call 1-866-714-3611 to buy a
license
7 Days a week 24 hours a Day
2009-10 Rules & Regulations Season Dates: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/rulesreg0910.pdf. Adobe Reader required to open the files and is available as a free download from the Adobe® Web site.
Game Zone 1-
Mountain Hunt Unit:Sunday Hunting - Hunting is prohibited on Sundays on all
WMA lands. On private lands statewide, Sunday hunting for all game is legal
except bear hunting which is prohibited on Sundays in Game Zone 1.
Oconee, Pickens & Greenville Counties
SCDNR offices
• Wildlife Office, 311 Natural Resources Drive, Clemson, SC 29631, 864-654-1671• Law Enforcement Office, 311 Natural Resources Drive, Clemson, SC 29631 phone: 864-654-8266.
Game Zone 1 consists of all properties north of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad from the Georgia State line to South Carolina Hwy 183 in Westminister, then north of SC Hwy 183 to intersection of SC Hwy 183 and the Norfolk So. Railroad main line in Greenville and then north of the main line of the Norfolk So. Railroad to the Spartanburg County line.There is no Sunday hunting for black bear allowed in SC.
Bear (map above shows bear hunting area)
1. The open season for taking bears by still hunting in Game Zone 1 is
Monday through Saturday, the 3rd week in October. 1 bear, no bears 100 lbs.
or less, no sow with cubs at her side.
All harvested bear must be reported to the Clemson Wildlife Office @
864-654-
1671 ext. 24 within 24 hours of harvest.
(Still hunt only - No dogs - October 19 - 23, 2009 - 1 bear, no bears 100 lbs. or less, no sow with cubs. Harvested bear must be reported within 24 hours to Clemson DNR at 864-654-1671, ext. 19.
Blue Ridge WMA - North Georgia Bear & Deer Hunts - Dawson, Fannin & Lumpkin Counties (20,900 Acres)
These dates are currently available for booking. All other dates are unavailable on the Georgia hunts. October 8-10, 2009 (primitive weapons); November 25-28, 2009; December 16-19, 2009.
http://www.georgiawildlife.org/Assets/Documents/WMA%20maps/region2/Blue%20Ridge%20WMA%20Topo.pdf
We will be offering Bear/Deer Hunts in the Blue Ridge WMA in the fall of 2009.
Dates are:
Archery - September 12 -October 16, 2009
Primitive Weapons - October 8 - October 10, 2009
Gun - November 25 - November 28, 2009: December 16 - December 19, 2009
Space is limited on these hunts so email us for available dates.
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/bear/index.html (info on bears)
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Bear It is unlawful to buy, sell, barter or exchange a bear or bear part. Transportation of a freshly killed bear or bear parts is unlawful except during bear season. Any person violating these offenses must be fined not more than $2500 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, and hunting and fishing privileges must be suspended for 3 years. It is unlawful to feed bears or to hunt bears by the aid of bait (50-11-430, 50-11-440, 50-1-130, 50-1-125). All harvested bear must be reported to the SCDNR Clemson office or 864-654-1671, ext. 19 within 24 hours of harvest. Participants in party dog hunts for bear must register before Sept. 15 with SCDNR. 25 members maximum per party. Write: SCDNR Bear Registration Permit, 311 Natural Resources Dr., Clemson, SC 29631. |
• Feral hogs and coyotes may be taken during all hunts. No hog hunting with dogs during still gun hunts for deer or bear on WMAs.
Deer: Archery & Muzzleloader WMA - Limit: 2 per day, 2 deer total - Oct. 1-10 - Archery either-sex Muzzleloader buck only
Deer: Archery only WMA - Limit: 2 per day, 2 deer total - either sex Dec. 23-Jan. 1•
No muzzleloader hunting on WMAs Dec. 23-Jan. 1
• Muzzleloaders allowed during Gun Hunts.
Deer: Gun Hunts on WMA Lands - Limit:
2 per day, 7 deer total - buck only Oct. 11-16, Oct. 31-Dec. 22, either sex Nov. 1, 8, 15•
No gun hunting for deer on WMAs Dec. 23-Jan. 1• No deer hunting on Long Creek Tracts (Oconee Co.)
on or after Thanksgiving Day.
Turkey
- Season dates: . Game Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and selected Wildlife Management Areas,April 1-May 1. See page 39 for season dates and regulations for WMA and private land. No Sunday hunting on WMA’s.
Feral Hogs
Feral Hogs and Coyotes
- A hunting license is required to hunt feral hogs and coyotes. Coyotes may be hunted at night only as prescribed in the “Night Hunting” section on the following page. (see page 25). Hogs may not be hunted at night. There is no closed season or weapons restrictions for hunting feral hogs and coyotes on private lands statewide with the following exceptions;in Game Zone 1 it is unlawful to have in possession any firearm loaded with buckshot or larger shot or a rifle or ammunition greater than .22 rim fire except during deer and bear season (50-11-380). Feral hog and coyote hunting on WMA lands is permitted during any open season for game unless otherwise restricted. (See individual WMAs.) On WMA lands, weapons used to hunt hogs and coyotes are limited to the weapon(s) that are allowed for the current open season on the WMA - see WMA seasons listing in the Game Zones sections beginning on page 44. No Sunday hunting on WMA lands. The use of electronic calls for feral hog and coyote hunting is permitted statewide on private and WMA lands. Dog hunting for feral hogs and coyotes is allowed year-round on private lands statewide. Deer may not be hunted with dogs on any WMA lands in Game Zones 1 & 2. On WMA lands in Game Zones 1 & 2 feral hogs and coyotes may not be hunted with dogs during still gun and muzzleloader hunts for deer or bear. The possession or transport of live coyotes is allowed only by permit from SCDNR. No hogs may be taken live from any WMA in the state. It is unlawful to release or transport for the purpose of release, hogs for hunting purposes or in an attempt to establish or supplement a free roaming population (50-16-25).
White Tail Deer - South Carolina
Hunting dates available for White-T ail Deer
Gun Hunts
Limit 2 Per day 7 Total
Buck Only Oct 11-16
Oct 31-Dec 22
Either Sex Days Nov 1, 8, 15
Archery Hunt Only Dec. 23-Jan 1
Vant's Grove - The Archery Only Area NO Guns Are Allowed Here
Oct. 11-Nov. 29 (start Hunts after the 20th of Oct)
Dec. 15-Jan. 21
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