Hunting in South Carolina
Official agency resources
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/regulations.html
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/hunting/lottery/index.html
- GMU map ↗
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/hunting/zones/index.html
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://dnr.sc.gov/harvestreport/
- Hunter education ↗
https://dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in South Carolina, go straight to the issuing agency.
South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesGame species in South Carolina
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for South Carolina are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in South Carolina.
Huntable public lands in South Carolina
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
62,245.1 acres
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
12,231.4 acres
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
National Forest
629,000 acres
Francis Marion National Forest
National Forest
416,839.99 acres
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
4,052.8 acres
Santee National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
13,161 acres
Sewee Purchase Unit
Conservation Area
3,561.56 acres
Sumter National Forest
National Forest
959,508.24 acres
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area