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Hunting & Fishing in South Carolina
South Carolina offers a long hunting season and a coastline rich with opportunity, blending Lowcountry tradition with productive inland forests. Hunting guides in South Carolina work the pine plantations and bottomland hardwoods for whitetail deer, with one of the earliest opening dates in the country, plus strong wild turkey hunting and waterfowl in the coastal marshes and managed impoundments.
Fishing charters in South Carolina cover the salt marsh, the open Atlantic, and inland lakes. Inshore guides chase redfish and speckled trout through the Lowcountry creeks near Charleston and Beaufort, while offshore charters reach the Gulf Stream for mahi-mahi and tuna. Inland, the big reservoirs like Santee Cooper are famous for catfish, striped bass, and largemouth. With its mild climate and varied water, South Carolina is a year-round destination.
Top Hunting & Fishing Regions
Lowcountry
The salt marshes and tidal creeks near Charleston and Beaufort offer premier inshore fishing for redfish and speckled trout.
Santee Cooper Lakes
Lakes Marion and Moultrie form a vast reservoir system famous for trophy blue catfish, striped bass, and largemouth.
Pee Dee Region
The bottomland hardwoods and pine country of the northeast hold strong whitetail and turkey hunting with a long deer season.
Francis Marion National Forest
A large coastal-plain forest north of Charleston offering public deer, turkey, and waterfowl hunting.
Tips for Hunting in South Carolina
- ✓Take advantage of South Carolina's early deer season, which opens in August in some game zones.
- ✓Fish the Lowcountry flats for redfish on a high tide, when the fish push into the spartina grass to feed.
- ✓Target Santee Cooper for trophy blue catfish, which the lakes produce at sizes few other waters can match.
- ✓Check South Carolina Department of Natural Resources game-zone rules, as deer seasons and limits vary across the state.
Did you know? South Carolina's deer season opens in mid-August in parts of the Lowcountry, one of the earliest opening dates anywhere in the country.
Season Dates
South Carolina Deer Archery Opens
SC archery deer season opens.
2026-09-01
Events & Expos
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South Carolina Hunter Education Course
Online via hunter-ed.com (approved internet course). Bowhunter, trapper, and boater safety also offered.
2026-04-18 · South Carolina
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South Carolina Boater Safety Course
In-person and online through NASBLA-approved providers. Contact SCDNR for scheduling.
2026-05-23 · South Carolina
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Retailer
Cherokee Outfitters Inc
Gaffney, South Carolina
(864) 902-9598
Guide & Outfitter
Pee Dee Outdoor Classic
Florence, South Carolina
(843) 679-9417
Fishing Charter
HHI on the Fly
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
RedfishFlounderMahi-Mahi
(704) 267-3559Visit Site →
Guide & Outfitter
Buckeye Hunting Lodge
Brunson, South Carolina
(843) 812-6562Visit Site →
Retailer
Hiers Outfitters and Gathering Spot
Varnville, South Carolina
(803) 903-1176
Guide & Outfitter
Po Boys Hunting Club
Barnwell, South Carolina
(803) 300-0366
All Hunting & Fishing Listings in South Carolina
261 guides, outfitters, charters, and outdoor businesses across South Carolina.
Guide & Outfitter listings in South Carolina (91)
- 35 Folly Apartments — Charleston
- Affinity Charleston Fishing Charters — Johns Island
- Almost Heaven Plantation — Ridgeland
- Avid Angling Fishing Charters — Charleston
- Back Woods Quail Club — Georgetown
- Barrier Island Guide Service — Pawleys Island
- Black and Blue Charters — Hilton Head Island
- Black River Hunting Preserve LLC — Barnwell
- Blacks Camp — Cross
- Bluffton Fishing Company — Bluffton
- Buck Run Hunting Lodge — Estill
- Buckeye Hunting Lodge — Brunson
- Captain Leroy's Striper Charters — Cross
- Carolina Guide Service - Fishing Charters — Pawleys Island
- Catch 1 Charters/Murrells Inlet/Myrtle Beach SC — Murrells Inlet
- Catfish ON! Guide Service — Rock Hill
- Charleston, SC FishWater Outfitters — Charleston
- Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge — Chesterfield
- CITADEL FISHING — Johns Island
- Coastal Marsh Adventures — Little River
- Collins Low Country Hunt Club — Ehrhardt
- Conestee Nature Preserve Office — Greenville
- Crooked Cut Outfitters,LLC — Allendale
- Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge — Garnett
- Deep South Hunting Services, LLC — Bamberg
- Dirty South Charters at Santee Cooper — Pineville
- Eastern Tailz Outfitters — North Myrtle Beach
- Fish Daufuskie — Daufuskie Island
- FORK PLANTATION — Townville
- Goldsmith Company — Greenville
- Greenefield Hunting lodge LLC — Estill
- Gunrise Farms — Newberry
- Hawgsrus Chesterfield SC — Chesterfield
- Hilton Head Inshore Charters — Hilton Head Island
- Hogs and Hunts — Chesterfield
- Hunt Georgetown SC — Georgetown
Boats & Vehicles listings in South Carolina (72)
- Acapulco USA - Long Term RV Camping & Boat Ramp — Leesville
- Action Water Sportz — North Myrtle Beach
- AquaFun Boat Rentals, LLC — Irmo
- Barefoot Marina Boat Rentals — North Myrtle Beach
- Big Water Marina and Campground — Starr
- Blue Life Charters — Charleston
- Blueway Adventures, LLC — Bonneau
- Boat Rentals of Lake Wylie — Lake Wylie
- Bohicket Marina & Market — Johns Island
- Captain Jack's Kiawah Sailing and Dolphin Watching — Seabrook Island
- Carolina Marine Group — Charleston
- Charleston Charter and Yacht — Charleston
- Charleston Harbor Sailing — Charleston
- Charleston Kayak — Charleston
- Charleston Luxury Yacht Charters — Charleston
- Charleston Outdoor Adventures — Charleston
- Charleston Private Party Boat Charter Kismet — Charleston
- Charleston Sailing Charters LLC Yachts Fate, Kismet, Mystique and Southern Charm — Charleston
- Charleston Sailing School & Yacht Charters — Charleston
- Charleston Super Yacht Charter — Charleston
- Charlestown Charters — Mt Pleasant
- Coastal Expeditions Beaufort — St Helena Island
- Coastal Expeditions on Shem Creek — Mt Pleasant
- Coles Baitshop & Kayak Rental — Taylors
- Commander Zodiac — Hilton Head Island
- Great Escapes Kayaking Tours — North Myrtle Beach
- Harborwalk Marina — Georgetown
- Heritage Fishing Charters — Charleston
- High Falls Boat Rentals, LLC — Seneca
- High Tide Rentals — Port Royal
- Hilton Head Helicopter — Hilton Head Island
- Hilton Head Outfitters & Bike Rentals — Hilton Head Island
- Island Head — Hilton Head Island
- Isle of Palms Boat Club — Isle of Palms
- J & L Kayaking — Little River
- Jocassee Outdoor Center — Salem
Gun Dog Trainer listings in South Carolina (34)
- Advanced Animal Care of Mt. Pleasant — Mt Pleasant
- All About Pets — Hilton Head Island
- Beaver Creek Kennels Inc. — St Matthews
- Best Friend's Boarding — Mt Pleasant
- Candy Coated Doberman's — Myrtle Beach
- Cedar Creek Retrievers Llc — Holly Hill
- Charlie's Love Doodles (Labradoodles, Goldendoodles, Cockapoos, and Labrador Retrievers) — Camden
- Claude Schumpert DVM — Irmo
- Cleveland Park Greenville — Greenville
- Covey Kennels — Pelzer
- Davis Building and Kennels — Gaffney
- Dog Training Now Charleston — Mt Pleasant
- Dry Pond Kennel — Johnston
- Electric City Stay and Play — Anderson
- Emily Johnson DVM — Irmo
- Foolish Heart Farm — Seneca
- Kenco Farm and Kennels — Iva
- Old Red English Bulldogs Kennel Inc — Moncks Corner
- Pawmetto Hounds — Irmo
- Paws in Paradise — Mt Pleasant
- Pet Vacations — Irmo
- SHD Kennels — Gaffney
- Sumter Pet Sitters — Sumter
- Swift Creek Kennel — Rembert
- Tail Lights Dogs, llc — Greenville
- Tiffany Boyette DVM — Irmo
- Top Dog Ltd — Greenville
- Top Line Retrievers — Hodges
- Upstate Gundogs — Abbeville
- West Columbia Barn Hunt — West Columbia
- Windchime Kennel — Chester
- Winding Lane Kennels & Stables — Aiken
- Woof Park Lodge — Rock Hill
- Wyatt's Bed & Biscuit — Aiken
Fishing Charter listings in South Carolina (19)
- Capt. Colt Harrison - Atlanticus Fishing LLC — Johns Island
- Captain John Irwin — Charleston
- Carolina Hook and Fly CO. — Murrells Inlet
- First Step Fishing Excursions — Seabrook Island
- Fishing With Brett — Cross
- Grand Strand Guide Service - Myrtle Beach — Myrtle Beach
- HHI on the Fly — Hilton Head Island
- Knot Stressed Inshore Charters — Mt Pleasant
- Let's Go Charter Services — Summerton
- Missin' Link Outdoors — West Columbia
- Murrells Inlet Fishing Charters — Murrells Inlet
- RedFin Charters — Charleston
- Saltbreak Charters — Summerville
- Salty Habit Charters — Mt Pleasant
- Santee Catfish Guide Capt Pedro — Cross
- Stealth Pursuit Charters — Tega Cay
- TAILFIN Expeditions Fishing Charter and Travel Company — Charleston
- Tall Tide Fishing Adventures — Charleston
- Tidal Waters Guide Service, LLC — Johns Island
Shooting Range listings in South Carolina (18)
- 707 Indoor Shooting Range — Myrtle Beach
- Blue Line Shooting Center — Florence
- Broxton Bridge Sporting Clays — Ehrhardt
- Bullseye Bill's Guns & Ammo — Summerville
- C&S Shooting Sports — North Charleston
- Champion Defense LLC — Swansea
- Champion Sportsman's Club — Swansea
- City Arsenal — Greenville
- Hermitage Sporting Grounds — Camden
- Palmetto Gun Club — Ridgeville
- Quickshot Shooting Range - Charleston — Charleston
- Riverbend Resort — Inman
- Sandhill Shooting Sports, LLC — Lugoff
- SCDNR James O. Thomason Firing Range — Spartanburg
- SharpShooters Indoor Range — Greenville
- ShootLogic, LLC — Reevesville
- The Sawmill Training Complex — Laurens
- Top Gun Indoor Pistol Range LLC — Lugoff
Retailer listings in South Carolina (14)
- Cherokee Outfitters Inc — Gaffney
- D & C Arms & CWP Classes — Lexington
- Hiers Outfitters and Gathering Spot — Varnville
- Irby Street Sporting Goods — Florence
- Kraken Customs — Easley
- Leonard's Shooting Supply — Hilton Head Island
- Phantom Outdoors — Moncks Corner
- Plantation Iron LLC — Bluffton
- Rivers and Glen Trading Co. - Charleston — Mt Pleasant
- SharpShooters Firearms Training & Sales — Travelers Rest
- Shooters Choice — West Columbia
- The Gun Vault — Elgin
- The Range At Ballantyne — Indian Land
- Wolverine Defense Institute LLC — Woodruff
Education listings in South Carolina (8)
- ATAFTinc firearms training — Aiken
- CPR ASAP Center — Columbia
- CWPchick — Gilbert
- FNFIT Tactical — Easley
- Island Training Academy — North Charleston
- Meares Property Advisors (formerly Meares Auctions, Inc) — Pelzer
- SafeGuard Defensive Tactical — Aynor
- Wilco Training Solutions, LLC — Central
Taxidermy listings in South Carolina (2)
- S&J custom meats — Charleston
- Shipman's Taxidermy — Sumter
Game Processor listings in South Carolina (2)
- Ted's Butcherblock — Charleston
- Williams Meat Processing — Columbia
Accommodation listings in South Carolina (1)
- Solitude Pointe Cabins and RV Park — Cleveland
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