Special Youth Dove Hunts
Special Adult/Youth Dove Hunts:
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 not required.
Charleston County Adult/Youth Hunt
Botany Bay Plantation WMA
September 7, 14, October 5, November 16, January 11, 25
- Call (843) 884-8957 for details.
Oconee County Adult/Youth Hunt
Long Creek WMA
- 1st season – Saturdays only beginning Sept. 7
- 2nd season – Open November 16, 23, 30 Only
- 3rd season – Closed
- Call (864) 986-6241 for details.
Orangeburg County Adult/Youth Hunt
Santee Cooper – Santee Cooper WMA
September 7
- Call (803) 759-0089 for details.
Sumter County Adult/Youth Hunt
Manchester State Forest near Wedgefield Bland Tract – Field 1.
September 7
- Call (803) 759-0089 for details.
Union County Adult/Youth Hunt
Sedalia (U.S. Forest Service)
September 7
- Call (803) 321-2960 for details.
York County Adult/Youth Hunt
SCDNR - Draper WMA
September 7
- Call (864) 427-5140 for details.
