July 24, 2019 To take effect in the 2019-2020 South Carolina deer season, it is illegal to possess or use, for the purpose of hunting or scouting any wild animal in S.C., any substance or material that contains or purports to contain any excretion collected from a cervid (deer) including urine, Read more
With big game seasons opening in many Western states, hunters traveling abroad are reminded not to import into South Carolina certain carcass parts from deer and elk harvested in states with chronic wasting disease. To protect the state’s extremely valuable white-tailed deer resource, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Read more
Thanks to a federal grant and the cooperation of hunters, landowners, and deer processors, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently completed the most in-depth surveillance effort for Chronic Wasting Disease in South Carolina with no evidence of the disease detected. Sampling was conducted in all South Carolina counties and Read more
New law will target chronic wasting disease COLUMBIA – A new state regulation, designed to prevent chronic wasting disease from breaking out in South Carolina among herds of deer and elk, will ban hunters from importing certain carcass parts taken from states with diagnosed cases of the disease. The new Read more