Post and Courier

Deer adapt even as development claims their habitat

A friend and longtime Lowcountry deer hunter posed a question to me last week, asking if I had traveled a rural roadway near his hunting club south of Charleston. He commented on how much land had ...
Miami Herald

Hunter found shot in deer stand — but it wasn’t hunting related, SC officials say

The shooting happened in a rural area near Anderson, along the banks of Broadway Lake, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said. Street View image from July 2023 ...
AOL

Grace and Symbolism: How the White-Tailed Deer Became South Carolina’s State Animal

White-tailed deer represent “abundance and significance” to South Carolina’s “ecosystem and cultural heritage.” Act Number 1335 made the white-tailed deer the official animal of South Carolina.
Post and Courier

Sharpshooters return to SC suburb where officials say deer population is out of control

TEGA CAY — A South Carolina city overwhelmed by deer will once again let sharpshooters take aim at culling the herd, putting a more than $250,000 sterilization campaign that began just last year on ...
Charlotte Observer

Hunter found shot in deer stand — but it wasn’t hunting related, SC officials say

A hunter in upstate South Carolina was mysteriously shot in his deer stand, and investigators have determined the stray bullet did not come from another hunter nor was it self-inflicted. The shooting ...