Deer Tag Information

Nonresidents

Nonresident adults receive no free tags with the purchase of their Hunting License/Big Game Permit and must also purchase deer tags in order to deer hunt.

Nonresident deer tags are as follows:

• May purchase up to 4 antlered buck tags.
  • 2 unrestricted antlered buck tags.
  • 2 antler restriction buck tags: 4 points on one antler or a minimum 12-inch inside spread.
  • Cost: $50 for first antlered buck tag- $20 for each additional ($110 for all 4).
  • After the purchase of an unrestricted buck tag, there is no particular order in which the buck tags must be purchased or used.
• May purchase up to 4 Individual Antlerless Tags as in the past. Tags are valid on any day beginning September 15 in Game Zones 2, 3, 4 and October 1 in Game Zone 1 until the end of the deer hunting season. These optional tags do not alter the daily or seasonal bag limit. Only 1 of the optional antlerless tags is valid for use in Game Zone 1. Cost for nonresident antlerless tags is now $10 each. Hunters who purchase all 4 optional antlerless tags will receive 2 free bonus tags that are valid for antlerless deer on private land only in Game Zones 3 and 4 to help control deer damage to agriculture.
• Nonresident youth: receive base set of tags for free by request like resident youth. May purchase one antler restriction buck tag ($50) and up to 4 Individual Antlerless Tags ($10 each). To request youth tags call
  803-734-3833 or go online https://www.dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html.

Important Information

• Tags are valid for the entire deer season, however, hunters must maintain an active License/Big Game Permit to legally deer hunt.