Bulls Island is site of week-long December archery deer hunt
Last Updated on 3/18/2010
Published on 12/1/2009
The Cape Romain Refuge Bulls Island archery hunt for white-tailed deer will be held Monday through Saturday, Dec. 14-19.
Hunters must possess the required state hunting license and equipment. Each hunter must check in and sign the register before setting up camp and/or starting to hunt. Hunters under the age of 16 must have successfully completed a State approved hunters education course and be under the immediate supervision of an adult. Cape Romain Refuge will provide doe tags.
The camping area on Bulls Island will remain open from 9 a.m. on the Sunday preceding each hunt until noon on the Sunday following each hunt. Only registered hunters will be allowed to camp.
Hunters must provide their own transportation to and from Bulls Island. Only portable hunting stands that will not injure trees are allowed. Firearms and ammunition, motorized equipment, crossbows, poison arrows, dogs, nails, wire, paint and flagging are prohibited. Bicycles will be allowed.
Additional information may be obtained from the Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center, 5821 Hwy 17 N, Awendaw, SC 29429 at (843) 928-3368.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The Service manages the 150-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 550 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas.
It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts.
It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
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Visit the Service's Web site at http://www.fws.gov.
