Game Zone 4 WMAs Only

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Clarendon, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter and Williamsburg counties
All deer must be tagged with a valid deer tag as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill. Tag must remain attached until the deer/carcass is quartered or received by a processor. Processors see Deer Rules & Regulations.
Statewide WMA limit for deer is two deer per day, 5 deer total, no more than two bucks, unless otherwise specified. Antlerless deer limit is two deer per day, unless otherwise specified.
Individual antlerless deer tags are valid on WMA lands in Game Zone 4 starting September 15. For all WMAs combined in Game Zone 2-4, a maximum of 5 individual antlerless deer tags may be used.
Feral hogs and coyotes may be taken during all hunts. No hog hunting with dogs except during special hog hunts with dogs.
Bears – Harvested bears must be tagged at the point of kill and reported by midnight of the day of harvest. Game Zone 4 quota is 30 bears. Refer to Alligator & Bear Regulations for details on tagging, reporting methods, and how to determine season status related to the quota.
Bears – On WMA lands in Game Zone 4, weapons used to hunt bear are limited to the weapons that are allowed for the current open season for deer on each WMA.

SCDNR Offices

Wildlife Office

295 S. Evander Drive, Florence, SC, 843-661-4766

420 Dirleton Road, Georgetown, SC, 843-546-8119

Law Enforcement Office

295 S. Evander Drive, Florence, SC, 843-661-4766

2762 Wildlife Lane West Columbia, SC, 803-755-1822

217 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, 843-953-9307

Area/ Methods	Seasons	Limits
Deer - Other WMAs
Youth Deer Hunt Day	Jan. 6 (see Youth & Mobility Impaired Hunts for WMAs)	2 deer total
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 11-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons. Additional small game season restrictions may apply to specific WMAs.
Named WMAs
Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve WMA Horry County
Bear Still Hunts (No Dogs)	Oct. 17-30 Tagging & reporting required.	1 bear; no sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve WMA Darlington County
For big game hunting, access is restricted from two hours before sunrise to two hours after official sunset. All visitors must sign in and out at the kiosk. Gates may be locked in wet weather.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 31	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Nov. 1-30	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 18-23, May 20-25 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Raccoons and Opossum	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.	Statewide Limits
Other Small Game	Nov. 23 - Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Hickory Top WMA Clarendon County
Data cards required for hunter access. Completed data cards must be returned daily upon leaving the WMA. Hickory Top Greentree Res. is closed to public access from Nov. 1-Mar. 1 except for scheduled waterfowl hunts. WMA permit required. Public waterfowl hunting without a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) permit will be allowed on all land and water below 76.8’ following current regulations governing waterfowl hunting on Lake Marion. Waterfowl hunting at or above 76.8' elevation requires a WMA permit. Waterfowl hunters crossing WMA lands to hunt areas below 76.8' lake elevation must have their guns unloaded and cased.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 31	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Nov. 1-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Small Game (including raccoon and opossum)	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons. No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve WMA Horry County
Horseback riding is prohibited during all big game hunts, including turkey.
Bear Still Hunts (No Dogs)	Oct. 17-30 Tagging & reporting required.	1 bear; no sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11-20
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 21-Jan. 1
Small Game (including raccoon and opossum)	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Liberty Hill WMA Kershaw County
Hunting is allowed on Sundays Oct. 15- Jan. 31 for species that are in season and listed below. Quality deer management area. Antlered deer must have at least 4 points on 1 side or a minimum 12-inch inside antler spread. All visitors must sign in and out of the kiosks. No ATVs allowed.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-30	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Oct. 2-10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 11-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game (includes raccoon and opossum)	WMA seasons and limits. Refer to chart on Small Game Seasons. No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve (HP) River Complex Horry & Marion Counties - Includes Little Pee Dee River HP, Tilghman HP, Dargan HP and Ward HP, also Upper Gunters Island and Huggins tracts in Horry County which are part of Dargan HP.
Bear Still Hunts (No Dogs)	Oct. 17-30 Tagging & Reporting required.	1 bear; no sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	1 deer per day
Deer Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11-20	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 21-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunt (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Raccoon and Opossum	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.	Statewide Limits
Other Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve WMA Lee County
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 11-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game (includes raccoon and opossum)	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve WMA Lee County
Small game only — no deer or turkey hunting
Small Game	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons. No fox squirrel hunting.
Manchester State Forest (MSF) WMA Sumter County
Dog hunt clubs by lottery only. SC Forestry Commission will handle lottery 803-494-8196. Firearms must be unloaded and cased and not readily accessible when not in legal use. No deer hunting or shooting from, on, or across any road open to vehicle traffic. All hunters are reminded that the Palmetto Trail may be in use by nonhunters. Some gates may be locked due to wet roads.
Deer Hunts (with Dogs)	Clubs selected by drawing	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-30
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 1-Jan. 1, except closed on Oct. 28, Nov. 17-18 & Dec. 15-16. No man drives
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9 Refer to Reg 2.16 on WMA Regulations.
Small Game (includes raccoon and opossum)	Nov. 23-Mar. 1	Statewide Bag Limits
Dove	Sat. afternoons only during 1st season in designated fields only. Any day during 2nd and 3rd seasons on general forest and designated fields. See Public Dove Field Regulations pg 82-85.
Marsh WMA Marion County
All visitors must sign in and out at the kiosk. No ATVs. A portion of Marsh WMA is designated a youth special hunt area and is closed for hunting except for special lottery hunts.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 31	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Nov. 1-30	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9, Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 18-23, May 20-25 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations. Handguns only	No Limit
Raccoons & Opossums	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.	Statewide Limits
Other Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting	Statewide Limits
Quail	Nov. 25, Dec. 6, 16, 20, 27, Jan. 6, 17, 27, Feb. 14, 17	Statewide Limits
McBee WMA Chesterfield County
No ATVs. All visitors are required to sign in upon entry and sign out upon exit and provide requested information.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 11-Nov. 18	Statewide WMA Limits
Quail	Hunts by lottery only. See WMA Regulations.
Other Small Game (including raccoon and opossum)	Regular Zone 4 seasons & limits except no hunting before Jan. 15 or after Mar. 1. No fox squirrel hunting	Statewide Limits
Oak Lea WMA Clarendon County
Data cards required for hunter access. Completed data cards must be returned daily upon leaving Oak Lea WMA.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-30	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 2-Jan. 1 No man drives.	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game (including raccoon and opossum)	Small game (except quail) Nov. 23-Mar. 1 except no small game hunting during scheduled quail hunts. No fox squirrel hunting.
Quail Hunts	Nov. 25, Dec. 6, 16, 20, 27, Jan. 6, 17, 27, Feb. 14, 17 Shooting hours end 30 minutes before official sunset. Quail hunters must pick up and return data cards at kiosk.	12 per day
Dove	Dove hunts on designated days only. Seasons and limits published in the Public Dove Field List pg 82-85.
Pee Dee Station Site WMA Florence County
All visitors must sign in and out at kiosk.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 31	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Nov. 1-30
Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.
Samworth WMA Georgetown County
Deer Archery (impoundments only)	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Hunts (with Dogs) (impoundments only)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Sand Hills State Forest WMA Chesterfield County
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 11-Jan. 1 No man drives allowed.	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game
No hunting within the boundary of the H. Cooper Black, Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area during scheduled field trials. Inquire at Forest Headquarters about scheduled events or call 843-378-1555. No quail hunting allowed on H. Cooper Black, Jr. Memorial Field Trial Area. Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.
Santee Dam WMA Clarendon County
Hunter access by watercraft only from Borrow Pitt Landing (Clarendon Co.) or Wilson's Landing (Berkeley Co.) except during scheduled dove hunts (see Migratory Bird Regulations)
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 31	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Nov. 1-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Dove	Dove hunts on designated days only. Season and limits published in the Public Dove Fields List pg 82-85.
Small Game	Jan. 2-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Santee Delta WMA Georgetown County
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Santee Island WMA Georgetown County
Deer Archery	Sept. 15 – Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Small Game	Nov. 23 – Mar. 1	Statewide Limits
Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve WMA Horry County
Bear Still Hunts (No Dogs)	Oct. 17-30 Tagging & Reporting required.	1 bear; no sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11-20
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 21-Jan. 1
Small Game (including raccoon and opossum)	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9 Refer to Reg 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Wee Tee WMA Williamsburg & Georgetown Counties
Bear Still Hunts (No Dogs)	Oct. 17-30 Tagging & Reporting required.	1 bear; no sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less.
Deer Archery	Sept. 15-30	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 2-Jan. 1	Statewide WMA Limits
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9, Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 11-16 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Raccoon and Opossum	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.	Statewide Limits
Other Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting.	Statewide Limits
Woodbury WMA Marion County
Hunting is allowed on Sundays Oct. 15- Jan. 31 for species that are in season and listed below. Quality Deer Management Area Antlered deer must have at least 4 points on 1 side or a minimum 12-inch inside antler spread. All visitors must sign in and out at the kiosk. No ATVs allowed.
Deer Archery	Sept 15-Oct. 10	Statewide WMA Limits
Deer Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11-20
Deer Still Gun Hunts	Oct. 21-Jan. 1
Hog Still Gun Hunts	Mar. 4-9, Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations.	No Limit
Hog Hunts (with Dogs)	Mar. 18-23, May 20-25 Refer to Reg. 2.16 on WMA Regulations. Handguns only	No Limit
Small Game
Raccoons & Opossums	Refer to WMA seasons in chart on Small Game Seasons.	Statewide Bag Limit
Other Small Game	Nov. 23-Mar. 1 No fox squirrel hunting	Statewide Bag Limit