Date: 8/25/25 6:15 pm From: Sophia Cox (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Reminder of Dove Season Start
That would be very helpful. I frequently bird at Nine Times in Pickens, SC,
which I believe allows hunting (at least on part of the land), and I've
never been sure when the season(s) are. And I know there are other birding
spots as well where this is a concern.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM scompton1251 <scompton1251...>
wrote:
> Steve,
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> Thanks. Can someone reply with dates for hunting seasons here in South
> Carolina?
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> Steve Compton
> Dorchester, SC
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> Sent from my Galaxy
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Steve <sshultz...>
> Date: 8/25/25 2:30 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Carolinabirds <carolinabirds...>
> Subject: Reminder of Dove Season Start
>
>
> Happy Monday out there in Carolinas (and wherever). We’ve had an early
> taste of full already with a cool front that moved in late last week and
> another that came through last night. And indeed, fall migrants are being
> seen all across the states. They may not be dripping from the trees yet,
> but they are at least oozing.
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> Folks will likely be planning birding outings over the next couple of
> weeks to catch up with some of those “confusing fall warblers” and other
> avian wonders. I wanted to remind my good birding friends that **hunting
> season for doves begins September 1.
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> It’s been several months since sharing the environment with other outdoors
> people has required being cognizant of hunting so wanted to get that
> reminder out.**
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> And while dove hunting has a pretty low likelihood of injury (for those
> not aware, shotguns with relatively small pellets are used and load
> trajectories are up, not horizontal), it’s good to be aware that starting
> on the first you may encounter hunters in the field.
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> Bow season for deer starts September 13. I would definitely recommend
> wearing blaze orange while in areas where bow hunting occurs. It is
> extremely unlikely that a bow hunter would mistake you for a deer, but why
> risk it?
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> This is especially important on game lands and areas like Transis Camp in
> Chatham County, which is getting a lot of traffic and attention lately due
> to the nearby wader roost. Transis Camp is a **very** popular dove
> hunting location, and you will see or hear multiple hunters throughout
> September. In order to promote harmony, please de respectful of hunter
> presence, don’t wander through the fields over which they are hunting, get
> between hunters and targets, scare the game, or other engage in other
> behavior that could lead to confrontation.
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> Good luck and good birding!
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>
> Steve Shultz
>
> Apex NC
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> **yes, there is always something in season, but practically, there has not
> been significant hunting since end of the deer and waterfowl seasons
> earlier in the year.
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