S.C. Youth Shooters Win Championship Medals August 5, 2008
SPARTA, IL- Youth shooting teams from 15 states captured medals and national honors during the weekend at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet and Sporting Clays National Championships, including 4 medals, 1 gold, 1 silver an 2 bronze by S.C. shooters.
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S.C Has New State Record Gobbler July 30, 2008
South Carolina has a new state-record wild turkey, with the National Wild Turkey Federation certifying earlier this month a huge gobbler killed this past March in Orangeburg Co., as the state’s best bird ever.
NOAA Proposes Snapper-Grouper MPAs in Federal Waters July 22, 2008
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) published a proposed rule to implement Amendment 14 to the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in the Federal Register on July 16, 2008 (73 FR 40824).
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DNR Completes Santee Cooper Striped Bass Stocking July 22, 2008
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently completed the stocking of over 4.2 million hatchery raised striped bass fingerlings throughout the state, with over 2.5 million stocked in the Santee Cooper system between Lakes Marion and Moultrie.
NOAA Proposes Rule to Require Saltwater Angler Registration July 8, 2008
NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking comment on a proposed rule that requires anglers and spearfishers who fish recreationally in federal ocean waters to be registered before fishing in 2009.
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Mt. Pleasant Fisherman Trumps New African Pompano State Record July 1, 2008
A Mt. Pleasant angler has broken the saltwater marine game fish state record for African pompano a mere 13 days after the 11 year old record was recently broken.
SCDNR News Release
Individual Rights Score Victory in Supreme Court Second Amendment Case June 26, 2008
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry – hailed today’s United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Scalia that determined authoritatively that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms.
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S.C. Bald Eagle Population Continues to Increase June 23, 2008
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has been monitoring bald eagle populations in the state for 32 years and the population, especially with nesting sites, is definitely on the rise.
SCDNR News Release
Artemis Wins 50th Big Rock in Morehead City, N.C. June 17, 2008
After five days of waiting, the Artemis crew won the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on June 14, earning $708,400 from the event’s $1,854,575 purse.
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Invasive Island Applesnail Found in Horry County Ponds June 17, 2008
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Nuisance Species team and its partner organizations are currently dealing with the highly invasive island applesnail, which was recently discovered in a retention pond just southeast of Socastee in Horry County, near the Grand Strand.
SCDNR News Release
Alligator Hunt Applications Available On-line June 4, 2008
The S.C. General Assembly recently passed legislation to allow for an alligator hunting season beginning this fall.
SCDNR News Release