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Columbia - Brett Witt (803) 667-0696
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DNR News
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
P 0 Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202

** Archived Article - please check for current information. **

Youth raccoon hunt is Oct. 20 in Darlington

Tyler Gardner of McBee, and his dog, "Radar," won the 2006 Senior Division representing the Black Creek Coonhunters Association. Tyler qualified to hunt in the state championship hunt by placing second in his division as well as winning the sportsmanship award at the Darlington regional youth hunt.

• Multi-year research improves knowledge about sea turtles
  
• Motorists need to watch for deer on state roads
  
• Youth raccoon hunt is Oct. 20 in Darlington
  
• View autumn leaf colors at state heritage preserves
  
• Savannah River committee to meet Oct. 12 in Columbia
  
• Wildlife, Fisheries Committee meets Oct. 16 in McCormick County
  
• Loggerhead sea turtle tagging project subject of Oct. 17 Charleston lecture
  
• Natural Resources Board meets Oct. 19 in Columbia
  
• Savannah River Joint Committee meets Oct. 16 in Clemson
• $1.8 million avian oil spill response facility opens in Awendaw
  
• Striper fishing clubs donate $12,000 to DNR
  
• Venison is not only source of toxoplasmosis parasite
  
• Hunters should not be concerned with eating venison
  
• DNR honors 2007 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year
  
• Special Sumter County youth deer hunt will be held Nov. 3
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable