Turkey Season Clarification

For those of you wondering why I haven't posted in a while, unfortunately I just haven't had that much going on! Between taking care of Jennifer, Anderson, and completing much needed honey do's around the house, there hasn't been much else going on in our lives worth blogging about. I guess I could whine about Obama and his ridiculous spending plan, or brag about Clemson showing out on the hardwood, but I'll leave that to the pundits! I'd rather talk about our lives and hobbies, but I may slide a blog entry in every now and then about college sports or the Conservative cause!

We did have a wonderful dedication service for Anderson this past Sunday at church, however. It was a really great service and Anderson was well behaved! For more about the service, click here.

I hope to hit a few more Civil War sites with the detector before Turkey season kicks in, but in the meantime I recieved clarification for those of you in the Lowcountry wondering if the Zone 6 Season will begin Mar 15 as stated, or Mar 14, since the 15th falls on a Sunday. Well, I recieved the answer straight from the horse's mouth, Charles Ruth, DNR Biologist and Turkey Project Supervisor. Here is his written response:

Bradley,

The old Sunday to Saturday law was finally repealed last year. In the future, seasons for all species will open on the date that the law says they will open.
This is a good thing because there was always a lot of confusion among hunters (and DNR) about this issue. Plus, it reeked havoc on our printed materials when, every 7 years, the dates fell onSunday.
That being the case, turkey season in GZ 6 will open as posted on March 15.
Keep in mind that the basis for the old law was from a time when people did not hunt on Sunday (it was actually illegal to hunt deer and turkeys on Sundays in the piedmont until a few years ago). As things changed, the attitude concerning Sunday hunting changed and now most people hunt on Sundays. You may recall that there was even a lawsuit about the right to hunt on Sunday a few years ago.
Let me know if you have questions and good hunting.

Charles Ruth
Wildlife Biologist Deer/Turkey Project Supervisor
SCDNR
P. O. Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202-0167

So, for those of you that were hoping to get an extra day chasing those longbeards, sorry to report you'll either have to hold church in the woods on the 15th, or play hookey from work on the 16th!

Happy Hunting,

Brad