South Carolina Deer Hunting by County Deer harvest, public land, and terrain for 46 South Carolina counties — 46 with a full breakdown.
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Updated September 2026
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Try Ember free County Deer harvest Per sq mi▼ Public land Anderson County 7,773 10.9 1% Bamberg County 3,977 10.1 0% Orangeburg County 10,976 9.9 1% Hampton County 5,110 9.1 7% Spartanburg County 7,040 8.7 2% Allendale County 3,449 8.5 0% Abbeville County 4,063 8.3 9% Laurens County 5,891 8.3 6% Lancaster County 4,407 8.0 2% Williamsburg County 7,440 8.0 2% Union County 3,929 7.6 20% Lee County 3,109 7.6 2% Cherokee County 2,861 7.3 1% Sumter County 4,808 7.2 12% Clarendon County 4,357 7.2 4% Darlington County 3,969 7.1 2% Chester County 4,089 7.0 4% Kershaw County 5,103 7.0 1% York County 4,727 6.9 4% Florence County 5,458 6.8 1% Saluda County 3,032 6.7 2% Calhoun County 2,518 6.6 3% Greenwood County 2,966 6.5 5% Edgefield County 3,258 6.5 11% Pickens County 3,147 6.3 15% Dorchester County 3,530 6.2 1% Newberry County 3,896 6.2 18% Fairfield County 4,197 6.1 3% Greenville County 4,711 6.0 8% Barnwell County 3,266 6.0 0% Colleton County 6,136 5.8 6% Marlboro County 2,730 5.7 0% Chesterfield County 4,479 5.6 29% Aiken County 5,734 5.4 1% Lexington County 3,520 5.0 1% Berkeley County 5,557 5.0 34% Georgetown County 3,845 4.7 13% McCormick County 1,659 4.6 26% Dillon County 1,789 4.4 1% Marion County 2,002 4.1 12% Richland County 2,884 3.8 7% Horry County 4,237 3.7 5% Oconee County 2,314 3.7 25% Jasper County 2,156 3.3 9% Charleston County 2,905 3.2 34% Beaufort County 1,640 2.8 10%
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