South Carolina which already has a liberal year round Coyote hunting policy is encouraging nightime hunting of the Coydogs when they are most active.............Recent Southeastern University Studies have pointed to Coyote predation of fawns as a limiting factor on Deer Populations............Of Course, Science is being ignored as it relates to how the Coyotes are keeping our habitat healthier by keeping deer from chewing up Forest understories through the LANDSCAPE OF FEAR THEORY which states that Deer do not stop and feed indefinitely in any one spot when predators like Coyotes are in the System chasing them at every opportunity

Bill makes it easier for landowners to kill coyotes as they threaten SC's wildlife

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina legislators are making what's already an open season to kill coyotes even more liberal.

The Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill to let the state's Department of Natural Resources issue more permits that allow a wider variety of weapons to be used to kill coyotes at night.

Hunters routinely kill coyotes during the state's open season now while hunting other game.

Coyotes are having an impact on the state's deer population. A three-year study by the Department of Natural Resources shows coyotes are responsible for most of the deaths of fawns.



A hunting license is required to hunt coyotes....  however there is no closed season on hunting coyotes a on private lands statewide. Coyote smay be hunted at night with an artificial light that is carried on the hunter’s person attached to a helmet or hat, or part of a belt system worn by the hunter (50-11-710). Coyotes may be hunted at night with a rifle no larger than .22 caliber rimfire, a shotgun with a shot size no larger than size BB, or a sidearm of any caliber that has iron sights and a barrel length not exceeding nine inches. A sidearm may not have a butt stock attached so as to create a longarm. Any weapon used to hunt coyotes at night may not be equipped with a scope, laser site, light, or light enhancing device (including night vision or thermal imaging). It is unlawful to have in one’s possession any shot size larger than a BB while hunting coyotesat night with a shotgun, and coyotes may not be hunted at night from a vehicle, unless specifically permitted by the department.


The use of electronic calls for coyote hunting is permitted statewide on private and WMA lands. Dog hunting for coyotes is allowed year-round on private lands statewide. Deer may not be hunted with dogs on any lands in Game Zones 1 & 2. On WMA lands in Game Zones 1 & 2 coyotes may not be hunted with dogs during still gun and muzzleloader hunts for deer or bear. The possession or transport of live coyotes is allowed only by permit from SCDNR