Eligibility for these hunts requires adults 21 years or older to bring 1 or 2 youths 15 years of age and younger. Youths 16 & 17 years of age may participate in the hunt with or without an accompanying adult. The following regulations also apply: (1) Adult must remain in the field and closely supervise participating youth at all times. (2) In parties of one adult and 2 youths, only one youth hunter may be handling a loaded firearm at any given time. (3) Adults are allowed to shoot. (4) Bag limit is 15 birds per participant. Birds harvested by individual hunters must be kept separate, and in no instance may an individual hunter harvest more than 15 birds.

Pre-registration is no longer required.

Abbeville County

US Forest Service –
Power of Partnerships Field

September 4

• Call (864) 986-6249 for details.

Charleston County Adult/Youth Hunt

Botany Bay Plantation WMA

September 4, 11, October 2, November 13, December 18

• Call (843) 869-2713 for details.

Orangeburg County Adult/Youth Hunt

Santee Cooper – Santee Cooper WMA

September 4

• Call (803) 609-7011 for details.

Sumter County Adult/Youth Hunt

Manchester State Forest near Wedgefield Bland Tract – Field 1.

September 4

• Call (803) 609-7010 for details.

Union County Adult/Youth Hunt

Sedalia (U.S. Forest Service)

September 4

• Call (803) 321-2960 for details.

York County Adult/Youth Hunt

SCDNR - Draper WMA

September 4

• Call (864) 427-5140 for details.