South Carolina Hunting & Fishing

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.