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SCDNR Asks Public Not to Bother ‘Lost’ Deer Fawns
If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, leave it there. Its mother has not abandoned it; she is probably nearby. Removing a fawn from the forest is also illegal because the animal is being taken outside the legal season for taking deer, which is the hunting season.
Deer hunting returns to Bonneau Ferry WMA
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deer hunting has returned to the 10,700-acre Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Berkeley County, just south of Moncks Corner, where a variety of hunting opportunities can be enjoyed, especially by those interested in experiencing the area with a youth hunter. Between archery hunts, adult/youth gun hunts, and limited draw gun hunts, 80 deer were harvested during […]
SCDNR: 2014 deer season forecast good
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Although the deer harvest has been on a downward trend the last few years indicating that population levels have moderated, hunter success and deer harvest rates remain good, according to Charles Ruth, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator. Top counties for harvest in 2013 included Bamberg, Union, Allendale, Spartanburg, and Calhoun with […]
SCDNR sends reminder that adopting a “lost” baby deer is illegal
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Call it “Bambi syndrome,” if you will. Who among us could resist taking home an apparently abandoned baby deer in order to care for it? While your heart may be in the right place, touching or removing a fawn from its habitat is illegal–and for good reason. According to DNR’s Turkey and Deer Supervisor, Charles Ruth, “Many people […]
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