Date: 8/26/25 4:15 am From: Dennis Forsythe (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Reminder of Dove Season Start
Deer Seasons opened 15 August Dove Season opens in early September.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM Christopher Hill <carolinabirds...>
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> https://www.dnr.sc.gov/hunting/SCMigratoryBirdSeasons.pdf >
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> On Aug 25, 2025, at 9:14 PM, Sophia Cox <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> 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
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> 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:
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>> Steve,
>>
>> Thanks. Can someone reply with dates for hunting seasons here in South
>> Carolina?
>>
>> Steve Compton
>> Dorchester, SC
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.**
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Good luck and good birding!
>>
>>
>> Steve Shultz
>>
>> Apex NC
>>
>>
>> **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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