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Spring S.C. turkey season forecast fair, youth day March 27 03/10/10

An estimated 50,000 hunters will take to the woods during the upcoming turkey season, generating an estimated $30 million in direct expenditures for South Carolina’s economy. 

SC Freshwater Fishing Report - March 8 03/08/10

Find out what’s happening this week in the lakes and rivers in your area! 

SC Saltwater Fishing Report - March 8 03/08/10

See what’s happening in the local waters this week! 

SCDNR conducts first prescribed fires in decades at Forty Acre Rock 03/07/10

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Heritage Trust Program recently conducted prescribed burns on about 125 acres of Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County.

Wildlife benefits from brushy ditch banks, weedy field borders 03/05/10

Brushy ditch banks and weedy field borders may not be attractive to some people, but many of South Carolina’s favored farm wildlife and game species depend on these areas for their very survival.

Public Meetings Scheduled Regarding Lake Chatuge Sport Fishery 03/04/10

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (GAWRD) and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will hold two public meetings in March to discuss the Lake Chatuge sport fishery.  Fisheries biologists from both agencies will provide management updates and will also give the public an opportunity to comment on proposed hybrid striped bass stocking in Lake Chatuge.  Those interested are encouraged to bring these meetings to the attention of others that also may be interested in participating. 

Archaeological excavations open at Great Pee Dee March 8 03/03/10

The 13th Annual Johannes Kolb Archaeology and Education Project will be March 8-13 and March 15-19 at Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, a 2,725-acre preserve in Darlington County owned and managed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

12 youth hunters participate in Cottageville, S.C. squirrel hunt 03/01/10

Twelve youth hunters from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Take One Make One program, with the help of club members from Sandhill Hunting Club and members of the QDMA Coastal Branch, enjoyed a sunny day of squirrel hunting with dogs, some delicious southern cooking, and a lot of camaraderie on Feb. 20 near Cottageville.

Adult-youth fishing opens March 3 at Bonneau Ferry WMA 02/28/10

Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area, located near Cordesville in Berkeley County, opens to adult/youth public fishing March 3. 

Aiken County wildlife area open three Saturdays in March 02/27/10

Aiken County’s Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will be open to the public on selected Saturdays (6, 13 and 20) during the month of March. Scouting, some non-consumptive uses, and fishing will be allowed. No weapons will be permitted during March.

Nine-year-old angler reels in S.C. record brook trout on North Saluda River 02/26/10

A 9-year-old angler from Tigerville recently caught a brook trout that tied a 31-year-old South Carolina state record for the species.

Antler scoring sessions set across South Carolina 02/24/10

Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ annual series of scoring sessions. 

Return Tags from Toccoa Trout by April 9th Deadline for Chance at FREE Lifetime License 02/24/10

The deadline to turn in trout tags is approaching – so anglers fishing the 15-mile stretch of the Toccoa River (between Blue Ridge Dam and the Tennessee state line) should get busy and make sure all tags removed from tagged trout are sent in by April 9, 2010.  Why? Because thanks to the Blue Ridge Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited, one lucky person will win a lifetime license at the drawing to be held on Sat. April 10!

SC Coastal Explorations Series offers Lowcountry learning, adventure opportunities 02/23/10

The Coastal Explorations Series, hosted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, is once again being offered for the public this spring in the Lowcountry.

Duck hunters finish ‘pretty good’ season on SCDNR Waterfowl Management Areas 02/22/10

Duck hunters finished the season on S.C. Department of Natural Resources public hunting lands, with a total harvest of 3,643 birds, an average of two birds per hunter, identical to the per hunter average reported last year. 

Getting information about S.C. public boat ramps now easier than ever 02/18/10

Planning a day on the water is now easier than ever with a new search feature at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Web site. 

Georgia’s 2010 Fishing Regulations Now Available 02/17/10

The new 2010 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations are now available.  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division recently distributed printed versions of the regulations to all Division offices and facilities, a number of State Parks and fishing license retailers statewide.  An online version of the new regulations currently is available at http://www.gofishgeorgia.com.

New Blue Catfish State Record Caught at Lake Walter F George 02/17/10

Angler Earnest Timpson of Edison (Calhoun County) reeled in the new state record blue catfish from Lake Walter F. George on February 2, 2010.  According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), this 80 lbs., 4 oz., 49-inch catch beats the former state record by more than five pounds.  The previous record weighed in at 75 pounds and was caught in 2008 from a private pond near Carrollton by Tyler Dodson.

Charleston student wins 2009 S.C. Junior Duck Stamp contest 02/15/10

Weston DeWolff, a high school student from North Charleston’s School of the Arts, won “Best of Show” in South Carolina’s 15th annual (2009-2010) Junior Duck Stamp Contest with his color pencil drawing of a Redhead Duck. 

Benefits of prescribed burning are many, but challenges abound 02/14/10

The use of prescribed fire as a land management tool has deep and ancient roots in South Carolina’s heritage, but conducting prescribed burns is becoming increasingly challenging because of a variety of factors, according to Johnny Stowe, S.C. Department of Natural Resources representative to the South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council.