April 1-May 1. See page 39 for season dates and regulations for WMA and private land. No Sunday hunting on WMA’s.

Possession and use of tags required. April 1 - May 1

Limit 5 gobblers per season, no more than 2 per day,

except 2 total gobblers for Chesterfield, Darlington,

Dillon, Florence, Horry, Lee, Lexington, Marion,

Marlboro, Richland and Sumter Counties.

Possession and use of tags required.

March 15 - May 1

Limit 5 gobblers statewide, no more than 2 per day

Statewide

Youth

Day

March 28

Limit 2 gobblers

Possession and use of tags required.

• Sunday hunting allowed on private lands (SC 50-11-555). No Sunday hunting allowed on WMA land (Reg. 123-51).

• Statewide limit of 5 gobblers, no more than 2 per day (Reg. 123-51).

• All hunters, including hunters younger than 16, must possess a set of turkey tags. All harvested turkeys must be tagged prior to transporting.

No person may possess more than one set of turkey tags (SC 50-11-544).

• Legal weapons - shotguns, muzzleloading shotguns, bows and crossbows. All other weapons or methods are prohibited including rifles, pistols, buckshot (50-11-500, Reg. 123-51).

• Turkeys may not be hunted with dogs, live decoys or electronic calls (SC 50-11-40, Reg. 123-51).

• Unlawful to shoot any turkey between 30 minutes after official sunset and 30 minutes before official sunrise. Unlawful to take or attempt to take a wild turkey from a vehicle on a public road. Unlawful to trap or snare wild turkey. Unlawful to take wild turkey from a watercraft (SC 50-11-500).

• Unlawful to hunt or take a wild turkey by means of bait or on or over any baited area (50-11-510). Bait means placing, depositing, exposing, distributing, or scattering of salt, corn, wheat, or other grain, or foodstuffs to constitute a lure or attraction for wild turkeys. NOTE: The following activities can result in a baited area if done prior to or during turkey season: discing or manipulating chufa to expose the tubers; mowing or manipulating standing grain crops where grain is scattered or exposed; top sowing of any grains

AREAS OPEN / BAG LIMIT

1 Keowee WMA 2

Fants Grove WMA 2

Francis Marion Hunt Unit (WMA Only) 2

Sand Hills State Forest WMA 2 4 Webb-Palachucola 2

Manchester State Forest WMA (Wed-Sat Only) 2

Moultrie Hunt Unit (Wed & Sat Only) 2

Bluefield WMA (Adult/youth Only, Wed & Sat Only)2

Santee Dam WMA 2

Edisto River WMA (Wed. Only) 2 4 Oak Lea WMA (Wed Only) 2

Marsh Furniture WMA (Wed & Sat Only) 2

McBee WMA (Wed & Sat Only) 2

Hickory Top WMA 2 5 Pee Dee Station Site WMA (Wed & Sat Only) 1 5 Great Pee Dee River WMA (Wed & Sat Only) 1

Tillman Sand Ridge WMA (Fri & Sat Only) 2

Lewis Ocean Bay HP (Fri & Sat Only) 1

Waccamaw River HP (Fri & Sat Only) 1

Bucksport WMA (Fri & Sat Only) 1

Cartwheel Bay HP (Fri & Sat Only) 1 3 Little Pee Dee River Complex (Fri & Sat Only) 1

Victoria Bluff WMA (Fri & Sat Only) 1 2 Crackerneck WMA (Fri & Sat Only) 5

Worth Mountain WMA (Wed. & Sat Only) 2

Draper WMA (Wed. & Sat Only) 2

Wee Tee State Forest (Wed. & Sat Only) 2

Woodbury WMA (Wed-Sat Only) 2 4 Hamilton Ridge WMA 2

Aiken Gopher Tortoise HP WMA 2

Longleaf Pine HP WMA (Wed. & Sat. Only) 2

Savannah River Site will hold a draw hunt for persons