Waterfowl lottery applications are now available

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for waterfowl lottery hunts on public lands through Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.

A non-refundable fee of $20 is required of all applicants for the Multi-site Waterfowl Lottery Hunt and $5 per youth applicant for the Youth Multi-site Waterfowl Hunt. After the selection process occurs, only the primary applicant will receive email notification of the drawing's completion.

The following hunt locations will not be available in the Waterfowl Lottery Hunt this year due to extensive and ongoing property renovations:

- Santee Delta; and

- Samworth.

You will get an email confirmation when you apply. If you do not get an email confirmation, there may be issues with your payment (please check spam folders, too). If this does occur, please wait, and try again the next day as a hung transaction must be manually cleared first. If there continues to be a problem, contact DNR at (803) 734-3886.