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DNR News
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
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Columbia, SC 29202

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Aiken County wildlife area open to public in September

Aiken County’s Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will open to the general public on the following Saturdays this fall: Sept 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Scouting, some non-consumptive uses, and fishing will be allowed. No weapons will be permitted during this period.

• DNR biologists, Law Enforcement rescue Murrells Inlet loggerhead
  
• Help birds by providing much-needed source of water during summer heat
  
• Permit deadline set Aug. 22 for floating water structures
  
• Aiken County wildlife area open to public in September
  
• Reef-Ex project continues partnership with Guard, DNR
  
• Public event series continues conservation topics this fall
  
• Coastal archery deer hunting opportunities are numerous
  
• Hunters must check deer taken on lower state WMA’s
  
• Fifty fields available for public dove hunting
  
• Natural Resources Board meets August 24 in Florence
• S.C. deer season soon underway
  
• Get your story published in S.C. Wildlife Magazine
  
• Hammock islands offer important habitat for birds
  
• Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup will be held Sept. 15
  
• Landowners encouraged to apply for wildlife conservation programs
• Game Zone One boundary in Upstate changed by law
• Antlerless deer tags no longer valid in new Game Zone One
  
• Early-season migratory bird seasons approved by Natural Resources Board
  
• Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program Sept. 7-9 in Clemson
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable