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Myrtle Beach Hunting Season Status
Myrtle Beach Hunting Weather Now
- Deer season is open — focus today's hunt on deer. Also open: Hog.
- Warm day. Deer activity will shift toward dusk. Focus on evening hunts near water and food sources.
- Calm winds are ideal for scent control. Play the wind carefully — enter and exit your stand downwind.
- Light rain can suppress your scent and mask your approach noise. Deer often move well in light precipitation.
- Dark moon nights push deer to move in legal shooting hours at dawn and dusk. Be at your stand early.
Myrtle Beach Hunt Conditions Today
Myrtle Beach Hunt Forecast — 5 Days
Myrtle Beach South Carolina Wildlife Management Areas
SCDNR heritage preserve in Horry County. Bear still hunts (no dogs) Oct. 17–30; deer archery Sept. 15–Oct. 10, primitive weapons Oct. 12–20, still gun Oct. 21–Jan. 1; small game Nov. 26–Mar. 1 (no fox squirrel).
Horseback riding prohibited during all big game hunts, including turkey. Bear: 1 bear, no sow with cubs or bears 100 lbs. or less; bear tag, tagging and reporting required. (843) 546-8119. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
SCDNR heritage preserve along the Waccamaw River. Bear still hunts (no dogs) Oct. 17–30; deer archery Sept. 15–Oct. 10, primitive weapons Oct. 12–20, still gun Oct. 21–Jan. 1; hog still gun Mar. 2–18; hog hunts with dogs Mar. 19–26 and July 20–Aug. 15.
Bear tag, tagging and SC Game Check reporting required. (843) 546-8119. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
Includes Little Pee Dee River, Tilghman, Dargan and Ward heritage preserves plus the Upper Gunters Island and Huggins tracts. Bear still hunts Oct. 17–30; deer archery Sept. 15–Oct. 10 (1 deer per day), primitive weapons Oct. 12–20, still gun Oct. 21–Jan. 1; hog hunts Mar. 2–26 and July 20–Aug. 15.
Bear tag required; no dogs for bear. (843) 546-8119. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
Small SCDNR heritage preserve in Horry County. Bear still hunts (no dogs) Oct. 17–30; deer archery Sept. 15–Jan. 1; small game Nov. 26–Mar. 1 (no fox squirrel).
Bear tag, tagging and reporting required. (843) 546-8119. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
SCDNR Quality Deer Management Area in Marion County (4 points on one side or 12-inch spread). Deer archery Sept. 15–Oct. 10, primitive weapons Oct. 12–20, still gun Oct. 21–Jan. 1; youth-only dog hunts Nov. 21 and Dec. 12.
All visitors sign in and out at the kiosk; no ATVs. Sunday hunting allowed Oct. 15–Jan. 31 for in-season species (no Sunday waterfowl). (843) 661-4766. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
Bear still hunts (no dogs) Oct. 17–30; deer archery Sept. 15–30, still gun Oct. 1–Jan. 1; hog still gun Mar. 2–18; hog hunts with dogs Mar. 19–26 and July 20–Aug. 15; small game Nov. 26–Mar. 1 (no fox squirrel or fox hunting).
Bear tag, tagging and reporting required. (843) 661-4766. WMA permit required in addition to an SC hunting license (Big Game Permit for deer). No Sunday hunting on WMA lands unless SCDNR lists it for the property.
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Myrtle Beach Hunting FAQ
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Myrtle Beach (Horry County) is in SCDNR Game Zone 4. 2026-27 private-land deer season: archery only Aug. 15 – 31, gun hunts Sept. 1 – Jan. 1; buck only Aug. 15 – Sept. 14. Youth deer days: Aug. 8 (antlered, limit 1) and Jan. 2 (either-sex, limit 2). WMA dates differ by property — see the WMA cards above and the SCDNR regulations.
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Public hunting near Myrtle Beach is listed in the WMA directory above. SCDNR manages all WMAs in South Carolina; a WMA license is required in addition to a basic hunting license.
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Yes. All hunters in South Carolina need a state hunting license. Deer and turkey require an additional big game permit. Hunting on any Wildlife Management Area (WMA) requires a WMA license. Federal migratory bird hunters age 16 and older need a federal duck stamp for waterfowl. Licenses and permits are available through SCDNR at dnr.sc.gov or at authorized license agents throughout Horry.
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Yes on private land: Sunday hunting is allowed on private lands statewide. On WMA lands Sunday hunting is not allowed (Reg. 123-51) except where SCDNR lists Sunday dates for a specific property — for example some WMAs allow Sunday hunting Oct. 15 – Jan. 31 for species in season.
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Antlered deer: residents 2 per day and 5 total; nonresidents 2 per day and 4 total (all seasons and methods combined, private and WMA lands). Antlerless on Game Zone 4 private lands: 2 per day, 9 total, using individual antlerless deer tags (valid from Sept. 15). Statewide WMA limit: 2 deer per day, 5 total, no more than 2 antlered. Report every harvest through SC Game Check.
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Yes. Horry County is one of five Game Zone 4 counties (with Florence, Georgetown, Marion and Williamsburg) open for bear still hunts (no dogs) Oct. 17 – 30, 2026, under a 40-bear zone quota — the season closes 24 hours after SCDNR's quota notice. Limit 1 bear; no sow with cubs and no bear 100 lbs. or less. A bear tag is required and harvests must be reported by midnight through SC Game Check. On private land only, bears may be hunted over unprocessed bait.
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