Pinckney Island National Wildlife

Refuge is one of over 545 national

wildlife refuges. The primary objective

of a national wildlife refuge is to

provide habitat for the conservation

and protection of all species of wildlife.

The harvest of surplus animals is one

tool used to manage wildlife populations.

Carefully managed hunts maintain

wildlife populations at a level compatible

with the environment, provide

recreational opportunities, and permit

the use of a valuable renewable

resource.

Public hunting on Pinckney Island

National Wildlife Refuge is permitted

on approximately 1,050 acres. Certain

areas (marked on the map printed on

the reverse side) are closed to hunting.

The regulations listed below

supplement the general regulations

which govern hunting on wildlife

refuge areas as set forth in Title 50,

Code of Federal Regulations. Hunting

will be in accordance with applicable

State (South Carolina) regulations.

Federal permits are required for all

hunts and must be carried on the

person while hunting. All hunters

must obtain a permit regardless of age.

Permits are non-transferable. Only

hunt participants with proper licenses

and permits will be allowed on the refuge

during the hunt.

Hunters 15 years of age or under

(youth hunters) must have successfully

passed a state-approved hunter

education course in order to

participate in any refuge hunt.

Satisfactory completion of this course

must be demonstrated by a card or

certificate. Youth hunters must be

supervised by an adult 21 years of age

or older and must remain in sight and

normal voice contact with the adult.

The adult may supervise only one

youth.

Each hunter may place one stand on the

refuge during the week preceding the

hunt. However, hunters assume all

responsibility for the loss or damage of

personal property left on the refuge.

Stands must be removed by the end of

the hunt.

Hunters must be checked in at the

designated check station by refuge

personnel between 4 and 5 am, and park

in the designated area prior to hunting.

Entry by boat is prohibited.

Personal identification (driver’s license

or official state identification card) will be

required at check-in.

Vehicles will be permitted only on the

gravel road from the refuge entrance to

Clubhouse Pond.

Hunters are required to wear an outer

garment which contains a minimum of

500 square inches of hunter-orange

material above the waist.

Does must be tagged with state doe tags.

These tags will be issued (free) at the

deer check station.

Deer harvested during any scheduled

hunt must be checked by refuge

personnel before leaving the refuge.

Hunting from a tree in which a metal

object has been screwed or driven to

support a hunter is prohibited.

Participating in "man-drives" for deer is

prohibited.

No flagging, painting, blazing, or trail

marking devices may be used to locate

stands, or for any other purpose.

Only designated game species may be

taken and other wildlife may not be

molested in any manner.

The distribution of bait, and hunting

over bait, is prohibited.

Camping is not permitted on the refuge.

Pruning/limbing of live trees is

prohibited.

The possession of alcoholic beverages

while hunting is prohibited.

All forms of litter must be removed

from the refuge.

Gun hunting for deer on Pinckney

Island NWR will be permitted only on

November 14, 2008, within the area

indicated on the attached refuge map.

Five deer (no more than four

antlerless) may be taken.

Shotguns, 20 gauge or larger, with

slugs are the only weapons permitted.

Hunters must be on their stands from

one-half hour before legal sunrise

until 9 am and from two hours before

sunset until legal sunset.

Hunting will not be permitted closer

than 100 yards of US Highway 278 or

the check station area, nor closer than

200 yards of the residence area.

The refuge will be closed to the

general public any day on which a hunt

is scheduled.

The attached permit-applications for

the Pinckney Island NWR gun hunt

should be used by one hunter only. To

apply as a party, applications for all

party hunters (a maximum of three)

should be stapled together and mailed

to the Savannah Coastal Refuges office,

1000 Business Center Drive, Parkway

Business Center, Suite 10, Savannah,

GA 31405. Additional applications may

be obtained by mail, or picked up at the

Coastal Refuges office located in the

Parkway Business Center, off I-16 at

Chatham Parkway, Savannah, GA.

Hunt regulations and permit

applications can also be downloaded

from our website

http://www.fws.gov/pinckneyisland

Only one application may be submitted

per hunter. Applications must be

received by August 31 to be entered in

the drawing; 80 permits will be issued.

Hunters selected by drawing on

September 5, 2008, will be notified by

mail. A $15.00 permit fee must be paid

by each hunter selected by drawing.

Accepted payment methods are credit/

debit cards (call 912/652 4415 to make

payment by phone), cashier’s check or

money order (made payable to the U.S.

Fish & Wildlife Service/ mailed to

Savannah Coastal Refuges office). No

personal checks will be accepted, and

all payments must be received by

October 15 to guarantee issuance of a

permit to the selected hunter.

Assistance can be provided to hunters

with disabilities. Contact the refuge

manager for advance planning.

Millions of people visit national wildlife

refuges each year. The impact of

human activity, if not regulated, can

degrade these wildlands. Signs control

recreational activities while protecting

natural resources on the refuge. Please

respect the following signs:

This sign delineates the refuge boundary.

You may enter only through the

entrance on US Highway 278. Consult

manager for restrictions.

This area is closed to all entry. No

hunting or sight-seeing is permitted.

Roads and trails within this area are

closed to the public.

Signs Protect

Visitors and

Resources

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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NATIONAL

WILDLIFE

REFUGE

UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY

PROHIBITED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Pinckney

Island NWR

Beaufort County,

South Carolina

General

Hunting

Regulations

Gun Hunt

Permit

Application

Procedures

Pinckney Island NWR

Gun Hunt Permit-Application

November 14, 2008

Name (please print) _____________________________

Mailing address ________________________________

City ______________________ State ____ Zip _______

Phone number __________________________________

Applications for party hunters (maximum of three)

must be stapled together. List your party hunters:

1. ____________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________

Take pride in your refuge! Report violations. Pick up litter.

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