| For the hunting enthusiast, few things can be | | | | you don't' have to worry about the intense action |
| more satisfying that hunting for wild boar. South | | | | that a dog hunt brings. There is no limit to the |
| Carolina has one of the largest populations of wild | | | | number of boar you can take during this hunt. |
| boar in the United States. These animals can be | | | | Anyone who might have access to some private |
| especially vicious, making the hunt that much | | | | land that lies along the lower parts of the South |
| more exciting. | | | | Carolina's river areas has access to these wild |
| South Carolina offers a number of options for | | | | hogs. The hogs have been roaming around this |
| hunting boar. On January 2 of every year, the | | | | state since the Spanish settlers came up the |
| Manchester State Forest, located near Sumter, | | | | Savannah River back in the 1500's. Many of the |
| holds a public-land, post season hunt. In February, | | | | wild boars in this state are the offspring of hogs |
| you can also hunt with dogs for about three | | | | that were turned loose to feed on the land in the |
| weeks out of the month. | | | | fall. Many of these hogs never returned to their |
| January is usually one of the best times to hunt | | | | pen. Still others were released intentionally to get |
| hogs at Manchester, as long as the river is not | | | | hogs established in lands that had a low hog |
| flooded. Many people hunt around the | | | | population. South Carolina law prevents hunters |
| bottomlands, and the hogs will try to leave the | | | | from trapping and then releasing any boar that |
| area with rising water. The boars come up to the | | | | was captured in another county. |
| high ground and the sand ridges. These boar | | | | The boar season runs from January to |
| located on the high ground can still be hunted, | | | | December. Sunday hunting in South Carolina is |
| because they are still inside the boundaries of the | | | | only allowed on private land. Wild boars are so |
| forest. The only restrictions in this area are that | | | | plentiful there is often no limit set on the number |
| you cannot remove a live boar from the forest | | | | you can bag. Many hunting lodges offer wild boar |
| and you are not allowed to bait the hogs. | | | | hunting trips and guarantee a kill. Several of these |
| There are also a number of primitive weapon | | | | lodges will also clean and butcher the hog for you. |
| hunts for boar available. From January to March, a | | | | There are a couple of places in South Carolina |
| special muzzleloader and archery hunt is usually | | | | that do not allow boar hunting with a big game |
| scheduled at the Santee Dam in Clarendon | | | | rifle. These regions include the Game Zone One, in |
| County. That's two months that you are able to | | | | the counties of Greenville, Pickens, and Oconee. |
| hung boar on public land. No dogs are allowed, so | | | | However, that still leaves a very large area for |
| you must be a still hunter only. At the same time, | | | | you to pursue the wild boar. |