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EDGEFIELD — South Carolina has recently taken a progressive step by overturning its outdated ban on Sunday hunting on public lands. This decision comes as a result of extensive public support for allowing hunting activities on Sundays.

“We are pleased that the regulations that allow Sunday hunting on a significant portion of the public land in South Carolina for a large part of deer season and some weekends during small game season have been approved,” said Larry Deas, NWTFSC state chapter president.

A majority of states already practice this regulation, as the prohibition on Sunday hunting in South Carolina has its origins in outdated blue laws, lacking scientific foundations in wildlife-management principles. These restrictions not only impede efforts to recruit, retain and reactivate hunters (known as R3), but also unfairly limit hunter access…