Small Game Seasons
South Carolina
Hunting & Fishing
| All Game Zones | ||||
| Species | Game Zone | Private Land Seasons | WMA Seasons | Limit |
| Mourning Doves | All Game Zones | Sept. 5-7 (afternoons only) Sept. 8-Oct. 11, Nov. 14-28, Dec. 25-Jan.31 | See Public Dove Field List pg. 82-85. | 15 per day |
| Crow | All Game Zones | Nov. 1-Mar. 1 | Nov. 2-Mar. 1 | No Limit |
| Quail | All Game Zones | Mar. 2-Nov. 22, 2020 (dogs only) Nov. 23-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) Mar. 2-Nov. 21, 2021 (dogs only) | Sept. 1-15 (dogs only) Nov. 23-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) | 12 per day |
| Rabbit | All Game Zones | Mar. 2-Nov. 25, 2020 (dogs only) Nov. 26-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) Mar. 2-Nov. 24, 2021 (dogs only) | Sept. 1-15 (dogs only) Nov. 26-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) | 5 per day |
| Squirrel-gray & fox | All Game Zones | Mar. 2-Sept. 30, 2020 (dogs only) Oct. 1-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) Mar. 2-Sept. 30, 2021 (dogs only) | Sept. 1-15 (dogs only) Oct. 1-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) | 10 per day |
| Fox | All Game Zones | Mar. 2-Nov. 25, 2020 (dogs only) Nov. 26-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs) Mar. 2-Nov. 24, 2021 (dogs only) | Sept. 1-Nov. 25 (dogs only, night only) Nov. 26-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs, night only) | No Limit |
| Beaver | All Game Zones | Year-round | Oct. 1-Mar. 1 | No Limit |
| Other Furbearers (Bobcat, Otter, Mink, Muskrat, Skunk, Weasel) | All Game Zones | Nov. 26-Mar. 1 | Nov. 26-Mar. 1 | No Limit |
| Grouse | Game Zone 1 only | Nov. 26-Mar. 1 | Nov. 26-Mar. 1 | 3 per day |
| Raccoon & Opossum | All Game Zones | Mar. 16-Sept. 14, 2020 (dogs only) Sept. 15-Mar. 15 (guns & dogs) Mar. 16-Sept. 14, 2021 (dogs only) | Sept. 1-14 (dogs only, night only) Sept. 15-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs, night only) | 3 per party, per day No limit for opossum |
| Statewide Youth Days on Private Land | |||
| Species | Game Zone | date | Limit |
| Raccoon | All Game Zones | Sept. 12, 2020 | 3 per party per day |
| Squirrel | All Game Zones | Sept. 26, 2020 | 10 per day |
| Quail | All Game Zones | Nov. 21, 2020 | 12 per day |
| Rabbit | All Game Zones | Mar. 6, 2021 | 5 per day |