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Adult, youth dove hunts to be held at Draper WMA in York County, SC 07/21/10

Public drawings will be held at noon Tuesday, Aug. 17 to select participants for the opening day dove hunts at the Draper Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in York County.

Early-Season Migratory Bird Seasons approved by S.C. Natural Resources Board 07/19/10

For more information, write to Early-Season Migratory Birds, DNR, PO Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202, call (803) 734-3886 in Columbia, or visit the DNR Web site at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/hunting.html.

Commercial license needed in SC to sell pen-reared quail 06/21/10

A growing market continues to exist for the sale of pen-reared bobwhite quail, but state natural resources officials say a commercial quail breeder’s license is needed before opening for business.

Contact SCDNR about least terns nesting on roof tops 05/07/10

Least terns initiate nesting activities beginning in late April and S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ biologists are interested in documenting least terns nesting on roof tops.  If you see terns flying above a building and think they are nesting on the roof please send information about the location to Felicia Sanders at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Act Now to Reduce Nuisance Canada Geese Problems This Summer 03/26/10

The Canada goose is an adaptable bird and can live in a variety of locations, including open farmland and rural reservoirs to suburban neighborhood ponds, office complexes, parks and other developed areas.  According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, as the goose population increases and they become more common in urban areas so does the increase in nuisance complaints.

S.C. Youth Turkey Hunt Day set for Saturday, March 27 not Sunday, March 28 03/12/10

Saturday, March 27 is Youth Turkey Hunt Day in South Carolina not Sunday, March 28 as indicated in the recently released 2010 Spring Turkey Brochure. 

Spring S.C. turkey season forecast fair, youth day March 27 03/11/10

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.

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.

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.