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Temporary hunting closure in hurricane-affected areas

Temporary hunting closure in hurricane-affected areas

By South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

With the extreme high river level and widespread flooding following Hurricane Florence, the Department of Natural Resources has declared a temporary closure for hunting within the Pee Dee and Waccamaw River drainage systems on all game species except for alligator, doves, hogs and coyotes.

The Department has been contacted by numerous concerned sportsmen. The flooding has created potential for exploitation of game species that are deprived of their normal escape routes and confined to small areas of high ground.

Effective at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 19, a 10-day closure of the hunting season for all game species excluding alligator, dove, hogs and coyotes will be in effect. The closure will continue until 11:59 p.m. Sept. 28, 2018.

SCDNR will continue to monitor flooded areas to adjust the closure zones and timeframes as conditions change. Any changes will be posted on the SCDNR website.

To view links to the public and private lands included in the closure:

Map of Great and Little Pee Dee area closures.

Map of Waccamaw area closures.

For the interactive map of all property closures, click here.

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