Colleton County, South Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl, Black Bear
- Group
- Lowcountry & Pee Dee
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 6,136
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Waterfowl, Black Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedColleton County is home to the heart of the ACE Basin, one of the East Coast's most important conservation landscapes, where tidal rivers, managed impoundments, and bottomland hardwoods produce some of the finest Lowcountry hunting in South Carolina. Trophy-caliber whitetails grow to impressive size on the undisturbed conservation lands, while managed impoundments on Donnelley and Bear Island WMAs provide exceptional waterfowl hunting during migration. Black bear are a legitimate bonus species here, a rarity in the Lowcountry that reflects the ACE Basin's ecological integrity.
Classic ACE Basin Lowcountry with tidal marshes, blackwater rivers including the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto, managed impoundments, and bottomland hardwood swamps forming one of the most ecologically intact coastal plain landscapes on the East Coast.
Low to moderate on most public units; ACE Basin conservation culture limits development and commercial lease pressure significantly.
Over-the-counter statewide; managed impoundment hunts available by permit on select WMA units.
Outstanding waterfowl hunting in managed impoundments on Donnelley and Bear Island WMAs. Black bear populations are real and regularly encountered in the ACE Basin, making Colleton one of the few South Carolina counties where bear are a legitimate target species. Wild turkey present throughout upland portions.
The ACE Basin ranks as one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the East Atlantic, and Donnelley WMA offers trophy whitetail and premier waterfowl hunting on a single public management area.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Colleton County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Colleton County.
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Boundaries: SCDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.