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December 31, 2015
December 24, 2015
- Nine special youth deer hunts held on private lands in the Upstate
- Remember bats are mammals that should be protected
- Just-sprouted longleaf pine seedlings are good to eat!
- Habitat restored, safety improved on heritage preserves where prescribed fire is used
- Here are some simple ways to help wildlife during holidays
December 17, 2015
- Lower Saluda River trout stocked by helicopter
- Williston man honored as Certified DNR Fishing Instructor of the Year
December 10, 2015
- Red drum & seatrout released to boost local populations
- Deer hunters remain supportive of limits and tagging
- DNR Small Game Program saw increased number of rabbits harvested in 2014-15
- Upstate mobility impaired deer hunts are once again a success
- Reel Art now accepting artwork submissions
November 26, 2015
- All-time antler records update now available
- Hickory Top Green Tree Reservoir WMA in Clarendon County to be drawn down
- Wild and domestic turkeys: birds of a different feather
November 19, 2015
- Twelve-foot tiger shark tagged in sc waters
- DNR wildlife biologist honored for mobility impaired hunts
- Aquatic Plant Management Council meets Dec. 3 in Moncks Corner
November 5, 2015
- DNR assists in stocking endangered freshwater mussel
- Rainbow Ranch Tract: Now part of Forty Acre Rock
- DNR youth deer clinic in Marion County on Nov. 25
- State wildlife, fisheries group meets Nov. 10 in Columbia
October 29, 2015
- Santee Dam WMA to reopen, remaining dove hunts cancelled
- John Godwin from A&E's Duck Dynasty featured at the 2016 Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic
- Motorists need to watch for deer on state roads
- Flooded property owners should consult local floodplain manager before rebuilding
October 22, 2015
- 2015 a successful seabird nesting season
- Wild turkey harvest in S.C. decreases this spring
- Wood Storks had a successful nesting season in 2015
- Submit a winning "Trashter Piece" and take home an iPad Mini 3
- Venison is not only source of toxoplasmosis parasite
- Lake Paul Wallace emptied for inspection
October 15, 2015
- Lewis Ocean Bay now partially open to vehicles
- Stay off S.C. waterways - Otherwise no wake!
- DNR hosts Socastee Youth Fishing Rodeo on Oct. 24
- Several WMAs remain closed due to flooding
- Fish, fun, & food at DNR open house in Charleston on Oct. 24
October 8, 2015
- Temporary hunting closure is declared in multiple counties in S.C.
- Several WMAs closed due to flooding
- Flash flooding, swift water continues on SC waterways
- Reel ‘Em In 2015 kids fishing tournament results
September 24, 2015
- DNR honors 2015 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year
- Committee downgrades drought for coastal counties, optimistic for more with forecast heavy rain
- DNR investigator honored by The International Hunter Education Association
- DNR to offer youth deer clinic in Edgefield on Oct. 30
- Fish, fun, & food at DNR open house in Charleston Oct. 24
- Wood Duck box applications available: Deadline Nov. 1
- Longleaf pine trees shedding needles is normal this time of year
- DNR creates new hunting opportunities at Wateree River Heritage Preserve
September 17, 2015
- Shellfish season will open Oct. 1 in South Carolina
- DNR offers guidelines to keep bird feeders clean, backyard birds safe
- Preregister for Free Kids Fishing Tournament in Charleston
September 10, 2015
- Late-season migratory bird regulations set
- Shrimp-baiting season opens Sept. 11 in S.C. waters
- Boardwalk at Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve reopened
- SC Drought Response Committee conference call on Sept. 24
- DNR partners with QDMA for new deer decoy
- DNR, USDA conduct workshop to help landowners in Indian Creek Area
August 27, 2015
- Public meetings scheduled to discuss deer management legislation
- Public input sought at boating safety meetings - Next is Sept. 8, Chapin
- Charleston County artificial reef grows
- Fishing to be improved at Lancaster County's Sunrise Lake
- DNR asks public to report sightings of banded wood storks
August 20, 2015
- DNR courtesy boating inspections set during Labor Day weekend
- DNR partners for increased monitoring of South Carolina flounder
- Import of deer, elk parts into SC still limited by state regulation
- Deer hunts for mobility impaired hunters to be held in Upstate; applications due Sept. 14
- Aiken County wildlife area opens to the public Saturdays in September
- 27th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep set for Sept. 19
- Liberty Hill Wildlife Management Area (WMA) opening this fall
- Sept. 14 is deadline for DNR's special youth deer hunts in Upstate
- DNR partners for increased monitoring of South Carolina flounder
- State antler records down slightly this year
August 13, 2015
- South Carolina Bat Blitz held in Bluffton
- Youth dove hunt to be held Sept. 5 in Abbeville County
- Sept. 14 is deadline for DNR's special youth deer hunts in Upstate
August 10, 2015
- State Litter Committee Member meeting Aug. 13 in Columbia
- Early-season migratory bird seasons approved by S.C. Natural Resources Board
August 6, 2015
- DNR, U.S. Forest Service to provide special youth dove hunt in Union County
- Forty-five fields available for public dove hunting
- DNR unveils new Spanish language website
- Boating safety public meetings to be held around the state - Aug. 11 Charleston, Aug. 13 Clover
- Feral swine interfere with prescribed burning
- State wildlife, fisheries group meets Aug. 18 in Columbia
- S.C. Prescribed Fire Council annual meeting to be held in Walterboro Sept. 23-24
July 30, 2015
- Top honors for two SC National Archery in the Schools students
- Veterans encouraged to apply for Jackson deer hunt
- State Heritage Trust Advisory Board meets Aug. 6 at Table Rock
July 23, 2015
- DNR offers Aug. 12 Edgefield Co. youth shooting clinic
- DNR remembers the fallen: Game Warden Frank Addison Floyd
July 16, 2015
- Boating safety public meetings to be held around the state
- All of South Carolina now under drought status
- Apply online for deer lottery hunts until Aug. 21
July 9, 2015
- Lights Out For Loggerheads! Sea turtle hatching season officially underway
- Public invited to Columbia film screening, Q&A on Fort Frederick
- Bat surveys taking place across South Carolina
- S.C. Natural Resources Board meets July 16 in Columbia
- SC Drought Response Committee conference call on July 16
- Two fishing lakes closed for renovation, restock
July 2, 2015
- Submit a winning "Trashter Piece" and take home an iPad Mini 3
- Share the beach with shorebirds this holiday weekend
- DNR recognizes 2014 Employee of the Year
June 25, 2015
- SC Drought Committee upgrades drought status for 28 counties
- DNR offers July 16 York Co. youth shooting clinic
- DNR courtesy boating inspections for July 4 holiday
- Volunteers needed to participate in the Summer Turkey Survey
- Biologists banding Whistling Ducks to determine range expansion, migration patterns
- DNR biologists document Golden Eagles at Marsh WMA in Marion County
June 18, 2015
- Jocassee Gorges field office dedicated in honor of 'living legend' biologist Sam Stokes Sr.
- Sunflowers decorate acres of Draper WMA in York Co.
June 11, 2015
- Haile Gold Mine land transfer to DNR creates Wateree River Heritage Preserve, addition to 40-Acre Rock
- African American family land protection success stories highlighted in Lowcountry celebration
- Eighteen teams accept the natural challenge of the 2015 SC Envirothon
June 4, 2015
- Feeding, watering manatees is illegal
- Renew your state hunting and fishing license
- Coyote workshop planned for Fairfield Co. on June 9
May 28, 2015
- Commercial shrimp trawling season opens May 27
- June 15 deadline to apply for 2014 public alligator hunting, special WMA season
- Hummingbirds returning to South Carolina
May 21, 2015
- Provisional Areas opened to commercial shrimp trawlers
- DNR volunteers honored with Spirit of Cooperation Award
- Spawning season for a “Living Fossil”
- DNR courtesy boat inspections set during Memorial Day weekend
- Oyster season closes May 15, clam season to close May 31
- DNR offering virtual hands on boating safety classes in July
- Environmental Awareness Award call for nominations
- DNR hosts series of youth fishing rodeos/family fishing clinics around the state
May 14, 2015
- DNR dedicates memorial plaque to fallen officer
- Thousands of stripers to be stocked in Lake Wateree, Catawba River on May 18
- Coyote workshop planned for Greenwood on May 26
- S.C. Natural Resources Board meets May 20 in Georgetown
May 7, 2015
- Loggerhead nest kicks off sea turtle season
- Statewide deer harvest decreases in 2014
- DNR offers guidelines for dealing with bears; report a sighting on website
- Piedmont Forestry Center youth fishing rodeo set May 16 in Oconee County
April 30, 2015
- DNR hosts inaugural Youth Sporting Clay Open
- 2015 public alligator hunting, special WMA season applications available online May 1
- State wildlife, fisheries group meets May 5 in Columbia
- State Heritage Trust Advisory Board meets May 7 in Olanta
- Learn and Burn workshop lets landowners see prescribed fire benefits up close
- Laws are strict on taking wild turkey eggs and releasing pen-raised turkeys
- DNR continues access improvements at Woodbury WMA
- DNR continues habitat improvement at Marsh WMA
- DNR ends turkey season with youth hunt
April 16, 2015
- DNR's Marine Resources thanks volunteers during National Volunteer Week
- Youth Sporting Clay Open to be held in Edgefield on April 18
- Get on course with DNR's new Boating Virtual Trainer
- Aquatic Plant Management Council meets April 22 in Columbia
- Aiken County wildlife area opens to the public Saturdays in May
- Thermal thinning and pruning with prescribed fire benefits longleaf pine stands
April 9, 2015
- Don't adopt a 'lost' fawn, it's illegal and likely not abandoned
- FLW College Fishing National Championship Expo weigh-in April 18 in Columbia
- Growing-season burns a natural ecological process in South Carolina
April 2, 2015
- Duck hunters finish the season on DNR Waterfowl Management Areas
- DNR to host youth turkey clinic April 25 in Chesterfield Co.
- Coyote workshop planned for Georgetown area April 14
- 3rd Annual DNR Youth Bass Fishing Championship held on Lake Murray March 28
March 26, 2015
- New Blue Catfish length, possession limits on Santee Cooper lake April 1
- March 31 deadline for public review of 2015 Aquatic Plant Management Plan
- 10th Annual SC NASP State Tournament held in Sumter
March 19, 2015
- Governor's proclamation brings attention to the benefits of prescribed burning
- DNR hosts series of youth fishing rodeos/family fishing clinics around the state
- DNR officer named investigator of the year by International Association of Marine Investigators
March 12, 2015
- S.C. Natural Resources Board meets March 19 in Edgefield
- Boardwalk at Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve closed to protect nesting wood storks
- 3rd Annual DNR Youth Bass Fishing Championship to be held on Lake Murray March 28
- March Madness is underway for weather observation
- Spring turkey season forecast fair, youth day March 28
March 5, 2015
- Youth turkey clinic to be held April 3 in Horry County
- DNR gives Upstate fish attractors a 'structure' makeover to enhance fishing experience
- 2015 Aquatic Plant Management Plan available for public review, comment
February 26, 2015
February 19, 2015
- Antler measuring sessions set across South Carolina
- Singular effort initiates DNR Barn Owl nest box program
- Aiken County wildlife area opens to the public Saturdays during March
- Benefits of prescribed burning are many, but managers finding it harder to burn
February 12, 2015
- SC’s highest peak to become more accessible with help from Duke Energy
- Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund donates $150,000 to DNR
- Reel Art contest winners announced
February 5, 2015
- White Knoll HS student wins Archery in the Schools t-shirt design contest
- S.C. Natural Resources Board meets Feb. 6 in Columbia
- Coyote workshop planned for Webb Wildlife Center on March 6-7
January 29, 2015
- Help DNR preserve natural resources at tax time
- Handwritten turkey tags no longer available at local vendors
- Wildlife and Fisheries committee to meet Feb. 10 at Donnelley WMA
- Palachucola Shooting Range to conduct field day on Feb. 7
January 22, 2015
- North Island hog hunts with dogs to remove destructive feral hogs
- South Atlantic Fishery seeks public input on snapper grouper management
- Youth coon hunt to be held in Ridgeville on Saturday, Jan. 31
January 15, 2015
- DNR to conduct coyote biology, control program Jan. 27 in Greenville
- Rainfall relieves drought conditions statewide
- Boating infrastructure grant workshop March 31 in Charleston
- 27th Annual Wild Quail Management Seminar scheduled for March 5-6
- Midlands Striper Club hosts annual awards banquet
- Hunting introduced to new generation during youth deer hunts on Upstate private lands
- Youth coon hunt to be held in Norway on Jan. 24
January 8, 2015
- Youth coon hunt to be held in Bowman on Saturday, Jan. 10
- Visiting boaters to SC waters reminded of numerous pumpout stations along the coast
- 2015 South Carolina Wildlife-Hampton Wildlife Fund annual outdoor photo contest deadline approaching
- Jan. 31 outdoor expo to benefit Conway area youth fishing clubs
- DNR to begin removal Jan. 19 of illegal buoys on Lake Keowee
January 1, 2015
- Jan. 10 deadline to submit the winning T-shirt design for S.C. Archery in the Schools
- Send your "Trip Report" to South Carolina Wildlife magazine
- Late-season migratory bird season continues