South Carolina deer tags to be mailed soon: SCDNR

South Carolinians who have an annual or three-year hunting license should be receiving deer tags soon, according to the Department of Natural Resources. (Credit: SCDNR)

(WCIV) — South Carolinians who have an annual or three-year hunting license should be receiving deer tags soon, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Those with a hunting license and big game permit, combination license, or sportsman license, will have them be valid starting Aug. 15.

License holders should automatically receive a base set of deer tags, the department said.

Lifetime, senior, gratis, disability and Catawba license holders who have requested deer tags will continue to automatically receive a free base set of tags this year and in the future.

Youth license holders must request their free base set of tags each year, according to the department.

Deer tags will be available over-the-counter starting Aug. 5 at South Carolina Department of Natural Resource offices in Charleston, Clemson, West Columbia, Florence, Aynor and York.