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South Carolina HuntingSouth Carolina offers generous deer seasons and excellent hunting across Lowcountry swamps, piedmont forests, and mountain terrain, with strong white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and feral hog populations.
38 Seasons 7 Species
Seasons by Species GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Muzzleloader Oct 1 — Oct 10 — — 1 Archery Oct 1 — Oct 10 — — 1 Rifle Oct 11 — Jan 1 — — 2 Archery Sep 15 — Sep 30 — — 2 Muzzleloader Oct 1 — Oct 10 — — 2 Rifle Oct 11 — Jan 1 — —
+ 4 more Deer seasons
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Shotgun Sep 1 — Oct 4 — — 1 Shotgun Dec 22 — Jan 31 — — 2 Shotgun Sep 1 — Oct 4 — — 2 Shotgun Dec 22 — Jan 31 — — 3 Shotgun Sep 1 — Oct 4 — — 3 Shotgun Dec 22 — Jan 31 — —
+ 2 more Dove seasons
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Rifle Oct 17 — Oct 30 — — 2 Rifle Oct 17 — Oct 30 — — 3 Rifle Oct 17 — Oct 30 — — 4 Rifle Oct 17 — Oct 30 — —
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Shotgun Nov 17 — Mar 1 — — 2 Shotgun Nov 17 — Mar 1 — — 3 Shotgun Nov 17 — Mar 1 — — 4 Shotgun Nov 17 — Mar 1 — —
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Any Legal Nov 24 — Mar 1 — — 2 Any Legal Nov 24 — Mar 1 — — 3 Any Legal Nov 24 — Mar 1 — — 4 Any Legal Nov 24 — Mar 1 — —
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Any Legal Oct 1 — Mar 1 — — 2 Any Legal Oct 1 — Mar 1 — — 3 Any Legal Oct 1 — Mar 1 — — 4 Any Legal Oct 1 — Mar 1 — —
GMU Weapon Season Harvest Public 1 Shotgun Apr 3 — May 3 — — 2 Shotgun Apr 3 — May 3 — — 3 Shotgun Apr 3 — May 3 — — 4 Shotgun Apr 3 — May 3 — —
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