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Archery deer-hunting opportunities are numerous in coastal region

Numerous opportunities are available along the coast for the archer looking to harvest a deer this fall.
According to Sam Chappelear, regional wildlife coordinator at Fort Johnson on James Island, bowhunters will have ample opportunity to hunt about 383,000 acres that are in the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) program in Horry, Georgetown, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties. (Photo courtesy Phillip Jones - SCDNR)

• Natural Resources Board meets Sept. 15 in Columbia
• Historic habitat protection project nears completion
• 18th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup will be held Sept. 16
• Outdoor Family Adventure Day celebration Sept. 30 in Columbia
• Archery deer-hunting opportunities are numerous in coastal region
• Shrimp-baiting season opens Sept. 15 in South Carolina waters
• No evidence of chronic wasting disease found in South Carolina white-tailed deer
• ACE Basin Research Reserve observes Estuaries Day Sept. 30
• Deer-hunting opportunities set at Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Area
• Late-season migratory bird season approved by Natural Resources Board
• Import of deer, elk parts into state still limited by state regulation
• Outdoor Family Adventure Day celebration Sept. 30 in Columbia
• Hunters must check deer taken on lower state WMA ’s
• Non-native Pacu fish caught in Sampit River
• Respect Wildlife Management Areas around South Carolina
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable