– By Tiffani Ireland – June 25, 2015 – “No changes to deer [laws] this year.” Those were the words of SC State Rep. Bill Hixon when he spoke to The Advertiser, Tuesday, June 23. This comes after the Senate passed a bill earlier this year which would have brought significant changes to deer hunting […]
June 8, 2015 – Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called “glittering fragments of the rainbow,” are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials. Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as they are beautiful to watch. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages South Carolina residents […]
Biologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources are reporting increased black bear activity throughout the state, and they urge people to use common sense when encountering these fascinating animals. The warm weather has black bears on the move, and with few berries yet ripe, they are hungry and looking for food. While people may […]
May 8, 2015 – After a modest increase in 2013 results of the 2014 Deer Hunter Survey conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources indicate that the statewide harvest of deer last season decreased about nine percent. An estimated 109,446 bucks and 93,506 does made up a total harvest of 202,952, according to Charles Ruth, […]
AIKEN, S.C. (April 29, 2015) – More than 1,300 hunters are expected to participate in the annual SRS Deer Hunt Program at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS). The program is managed by the SRS management and operations contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). For the general public, hunts will be conducted […]
Strom Thurmond High School basketball standout Daquarious Johnson signed to play for Southern Union this week. Daquarious, third from left in front in photo, is joined by his mother Stacie along with family, friends and coaches at the signing ceremony.
– By Tiffani Ireland – Turkey hunters across the state can expect to see changes to the season as well as to bag limits when a new bill goes into effect. These changes, first brought before the state’s House of Representatives in bill H. 3118, will change the current bag limit from 5 turkeys a […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – On March 18, 2015, the South Carolina Senate passed S. 454, a bill that will bring significant changes to deer hunting across the state. This bill will, among other things, change the bag limits on deer to 4 antlered and 4 antler-less deer a year and will require all deer […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C., March 14, 2015 — The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) have a long standing commitment to preserve our hunting heritage and introduce people to the shooting sports. Now NWTF Hunting Heritage Programs and SCDNR’s Take One Make One (TOMO) program are working together to coordinate hunting opportunities. […]
Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ annual series of measuring sessions. Each year during March, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) measures deer antlers throughout the state, with a major effort during the Palmetto Sportsmen’s […]