South Carolina § 50-11-590 - Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.
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§ 50-11-590. Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.
Section effective until May 11, 2028. See, also, section 50-11-590 effective until May 11, 2028.
(A) The Saturday and Sunday preceding April 3 and the Saturday and Sunday following May 3 is declared to be a "Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend" for youth turkey hunters under eighteen years of age.
(B) A license or tag requirement is waived for a youth turkey hunter during a Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.
(C) The total bag limit for the two Youth Turkey Hunting Weekends combined is one legal male wild turkey that shall count toward the season bag limit. A youth turkey hunter who has reached the season bag limit on or prior to May 3 must not harvest or attempt to harvest a turkey during the Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend following May 3 but is permitted to call turkeys for another youth turkey hunter. A turkey harvest must be reported to the electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546.
(D) Youth turkey hunters who have not completed the hunter education program pursuant to Section 50-9-310, and who hunt during a Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, must be accompanied by an adult who is at least twenty-one years of age. An adult must not harvest or attempt to harvest a turkey during a Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend but is permitted to call turkeys for a youth turkey hunter.
HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), SECTION 3, eff July 1, 2019; 2024 Act No. 224 (H.4820), SECTION 4, eff July 2, 2024.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-11-590 ("Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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