A license is sold to a person who had to show a hunter education certificate and did not. What does section 50-9-320 say about that license?S.C. Code 50-9-320
A person born after which date may not obtain a South Carolina hunting license without first showing a hunter education certificate?S.C. Code 50-9-320
A person loses hunting privileges for hunting with a dog on land without hunting rights (section 50-11-770). What must be completed before the privileges come back?S.C. Code 50-11-770(F)
A person who must be certified buys a South Carolina lifetime hunting license before finishing hunter education. May that person hunt on it?S.C. Code 50-9-330
A South Carolina apprentice hunter must be accompanied afield by a licensed hunter of at least what age?S.C. Code 50-9-350(2)
A youth who has not completed hunter education hunts on a statewide South Carolina Youth Hunting Day. Who must accompany the youth?S.C. Code 50-9-740(B)
An apprentice hunter earns the certificate of completion before the apprentice license expires. What does section 50-9-350 say happens to the license?S.C. Code 50-9-350(3)
How close must the accompanying hunter stay to a South Carolina apprentice hunter?S.C. Code 50-9-350(2)
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Hunter education in the law, continued
How does section 50-1-85 define criminal negligence in the use of a firearm or archery tackle while hunting?S.C. Code 50-1-85
How old must an applicant be to get a South Carolina apprentice hunting license?S.C. Code 50-9-350(1)
May the adult who accompanies a youth on a South Carolina Youth Hunting Day take game during the event?S.C. Code 50-9-740(B)
On a Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, what may the accompanying adult do under section 50-11-590?S.C. Code 50-11-590(D)
Section 50-1-85, on negligent use of a firearm while hunting, sets a condition before the person may get another hunting license. What is it?S.C. Code 50-1-85
Section 50-9-310 tells the department to set up programs of instruction on what?S.C. Code 50-9-310
Under South Carolina Code 50-9-320, to whom does a hunter exhibit the certificate of completion?S.C. Code 50-9-320
What does section 50-9-740 do with license and tag requirements for a youth hunter on a Youth Hunting Day?S.C. Code 50-9-740(B)
When is a hunter education certificate from another state valid in South Carolina under section 50-9-320?S.C. Code 50-9-320
Which of these keeps a person from getting an apprentice hunting license under section 50-9-350?S.C. Code 50-9-350(1)
Who may be a youth hunter on a South Carolina Youth Hunting Day?S.C. Code 50-9-740(B)
The course and its test 7
According to the department's page, whose hunter education certifications does South Carolina accept?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
After the online hunter education course, how long is the South Carolina Temporary Hunter Education Certificate valid?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
For which students does the department recommend the South Carolina Hunter Education Course?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
How does each South Carolina instructor-led hunter education class end?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
How long is South Carolina's instructor-led hunter education class, as the Department of Natural Resources describes it?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
How may South Carolina's eight-hour hunter education class be scheduled, according to the department?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
What does the Department of Natural Resources charge for its in-person hunter education class?SCDNR, Hunter Education page
Licenses, tags and reports 17
A South Carolina hunter cannot reach the harvest reporting system on the day of harvest. When must the report be made?S.C. Code 50-11-546(B)
Besides the state license and permits, what does section 50-9-630 require for hunting migratory waterfowl in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-9-630(B)
Between which dates does South Carolina's license year run?S.C. Code 50-9-15(2)
By when must the harvest of a deer, turkey or bear be reported to South Carolina's electronic harvest reporting system?S.C. Code 50-11-546(B)
For a lifetime recreational license, "resident" means a citizen domiciled in South Carolina for how long?S.C. Code 50-9-30(A)(2)
For a recreational license of three years or less, how long must a person have been domiciled in South Carolina to count as a resident?S.C. Code 50-9-30(A)(1)
How do South Carolina hunters under 16 get bear tags?S.C. Code 50-9-665(B)
May a South Carolina hunter show proof of a hunting license on a phone?S.C. Code 50-9-50(B)
To hunt bear in South Carolina, what is needed besides the hunting license and big game permit?S.C. Code 50-9-665(A)
What does a hunter need before hunting mourning dove, woodcock or ducks in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-9-570(A)
What does a person convicted of borrowing or lending a South Carolina hunting license forfeit?S.C. Code 50-9-60
What must a hunter give a processor along with a big game carcass in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-546(C)
What must a South Carolina hunter do with a license, permit or tag while using it?S.C. Code 50-9-50(A)
What must be done to a wild turkey tag before the bird is moved from the point of kill?S.C. Code 50-11-544
When must an individual deer tag be attached to a deer taken in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-320(B)
Which of these does section 50-11-320 make unlawful?S.C. Code 50-11-320(C)
With a South Carolina hunting license and big game permit, which individual deer tags is a resident issued?S.C. Code 50-9-650(B)(2)
Night hunting and lights 10
How does South Carolina's night hunting article define "night"?S.C. Code 50-11-700(1)
How far outside the regularly designated hunting hours does South Carolina make it unlawful to take waterfowl?S.C. Code 50-11-10(B)
How long after official sunset does it become unlawful to shoot a wild turkey in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-500(6)
Night hunting hogs or coyotes with a firearm within what distance of a residence needs the occupant's permission?S.C. Code 50-11-715(B)
On unregistered property at night, a light that can disclose deer is shown by someone with a centerfire rifle at hand. What is that under section 50-11-705?S.C. Code 50-11-705(E)
On what kind of property may feral hogs, coyotes and armadillos be hunted at night in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-715(B)
Raccoons, opossums, foxes, minks and skunks may be hunted at night in South Carolina. When may artificial lights be used on them?S.C. Code 50-11-710(B)
Until what time may a South Carolina property owner use artificial lights to observe wildlife?S.C. Code 50-11-717(A)
What is the largest shot allowed when night hunting raccoons in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-710(B)
Who is not eligible to night hunt feral hogs, coyotes or armadillos under section 50-11-715?S.C. Code 50-11-715(C)
Bait, calls and methods 16
A rifle of .36 caliber or larger with a one-eighth inch nonmagnified peep sight is a primitive weapon under section 50-11-45 if it uses what propellant?S.C. Code 50-11-45
After all bait is eaten or removed, how long does a place stay a "baited area" for wild turkey in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-510(B)
From which of these is it unlawful to take a wild turkey under section 50-11-500?S.C. Code 50-11-500(8)
How high may the floor of a blind be for taking migratory waterfowl around freshwater in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-25(A)
In what condition is it unlawful to possess a deer while in transit from the woods, fields or roads in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-400
In which South Carolina game zones is it unlawful to pursue deer with dogs?S.C. Code 50-11-310(B)
Of what must a waterfowl blind on South Carolina public lands or waters be built?S.C. Code 50-11-25(B)
South Carolina bars recorded or electronically amplified calls for hunting game birds and game animals. Which animal is excepted?S.C. Code 50-11-40(A)
What counts as archery equipment in South Carolina's game chapter?S.C. Code 50-11-565
What does section 50-11-730 forbid?S.C. Code 50-11-730
What does South Carolina law say about stalking a wild turkey while behind a decoy or tail fan?S.C. Code 50-11-500(11)
What is "computer-assisted remote hunting", which no person may do in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-95(A)
Where does South Carolina allow a bear to be taken with unprocessed bait?S.C. Code 50-11-450(B)
Which act with bear does section 50-11-430 list as unlawful?S.C. Code 50-11-430(E)
Which of these does section 50-11-500 forbid for taking a wild turkey?S.C. Code 50-11-500(7)
Which of these is an antlerless deer under section 50-11-410?S.C. Code 50-11-410
Roads, land and other people 13
A hunting dog enters another person's land without permission. What does section 50-11-770 say about the dog?S.C. Code 50-11-770(D)
Besides the fine, what follows a conviction for hunting from a public road under section 50-11-760?S.C. Code 50-11-760(D)
Firing a gun within 300 yards of which building needs the owner's permission under section 50-11-356?S.C. Code 50-11-356
For South Carolina's law on hunting from public roads, when is a weapon "loaded"?S.C. Code 50-11-760(B)
Hunting from a public road or railroad right-of-way is unlawful in South Carolina unless the hunter has what?S.C. Code 50-11-760(A)
South Carolina bars hunting deer with a firearm within 300 yards of a residence without permission. At what height of the hunter does that rule apply?S.C. Code 50-11-355
What does section 50-1-137 make unlawful?S.C. Code 50-1-137
What does section 50-11-2210 require of a person who leaves trash on wildlife management area land, besides a fine?S.C. Code 50-11-2210
What must nonexempt persons wear on Wildlife Management Area lands in South Carolina during deer hunting season?S.C. Code 50-11-365
When is a dog not required to be on a leash under section 50-11-780?S.C. Code 50-11-780
Which structures may be placed on South Carolina wildlife management areas without breaking section 50-11-2200?S.C. Code 50-11-2200(C)
Whose consent does a person need to enter land in South Carolina for the purpose of hunting?S.C. Code 50-1-90
With the landowner's permission, a hunter may use a single dog to recover a dead or wounded animal on another's land. What else does section 50-11-770 require?S.C. Code 50-11-770(C)
Game the code names 10
A native bird is neither a game bird nor an unprotected bird. How does section 50-1-30 class it?S.C. Code 50-1-30(3)
Into how many game zones does the code divide South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-1-60
What is the closed season for hunting coyotes with weapons in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-1080
Which bird does section 50-1-30 list as unprotected by South Carolina law?S.C. Code 50-1-30(2)
Which birds are the "birds of prey" that South Carolina makes it unlawful to molest or kill?S.C. Code 50-11-852
Which of these is a game animal under section 50-1-30?S.C. Code 50-1-30(4)
Which of these is small game under section 50-11-110?S.C. Code 50-11-110
Which species make up "big game" in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-11-300
Which wild turkeys may not be hunted, killed or possessed at any time unless the department sets a special season?S.C. Code 50-11-500(3)
Who owns wild birds, wild game and fish in South Carolina?S.C. Code 50-1-10
Points and suspension 7
A person hunts while under suspension in South Carolina. Besides the fine or jail, what does section 50-9-1200 add?S.C. Code 50-9-1200
A person with more than three points goes a calendar year without new points. What does the department do?S.C. Code 50-9-1130(A)
At how many points does the department suspend a person's South Carolina hunting and fishing privileges for one year?S.C. Code 50-9-1140
How many accumulated points does the department deduct when a person completes its hunter education program?S.C. Code 50-9-1130(B)
How many points does South Carolina assign for hunting or fishing without a license in possession?S.C. Code 50-9-1120(1)
How many points does South Carolina assign for night hunting deer, bear or turkey?S.C. Code 50-9-1120(2)
How many points does South Carolina assign for taking more than the legal limit of game or fish?S.C. Code 50-9-1120(1)
How this list was compiled: Written from Title 50 (Fish, Game and Watercraft) of the South Carolina Code of Laws as published by the South Carolina Legislature: chapter 1, general provisions, https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c001.php (sections 50-1-10, 50-1-30, 50-1-60, 50-1-85, 50-1-90, 50-1-137); chapter 9, hunting and fishing licenses, https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c009.php (sections 50-9-15, 50-9-30, 50-9-50, 50-9-60, 50-9-310, 50-9-320, 50-9-330, 50-9-350, 50-9-570, 50-9-630, 50-9-650, 50-9-665, 50-9-740, 50-9-1120, 50-9-1130, 50-9-1140, 50-9-1200); chapter 11, protection of game, https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c011.php (sections 50-11-10, 50-11-25, 50-11-40, 50-11-45, 50-11-95, 50-11-110, 50-11-300, 50-11-310, 50-11-320, 50-11-355, 50-11-356, 50-11-365, 50-11-400, 50-11-410, 50-11-430, 50-11-450, 50-11-500, 50-11-510, 50-11-544, 50-11-546, 50-11-565, 50-11-590, 50-11-700, 50-11-705, 50-11-710, 50-11-715, 50-11-717, 50-11-730, 50-11-760, 50-11-770, 50-11-780, 50-11-852, 50-11-1080, 50-11-2200, 50-11-2210). The three chapter pages were read on 2026-10-12; each question names its section and links to its chapter. The course facts in the topic "The course and its test" (the eight-hour instructor-led class, its test, the age the course is recommended from, the temporary certificate, the certifications accepted) are the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources' own, read the same day on its Hunter Education page, https://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html, which is the published outline this page follows. That page gives no number of questions and no pass mark for the class test, so none is given here. The department's regulations in Chapter 123 of the Code of Regulations were not read and nothing is asked from them. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the South Carolina Code of Laws and the facts on the department's public page; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a study guide, an online course, a chapter review or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice for South Carolina's hunter education test: our own questions from Title 50 of the Code of Laws and the Department of Natural Resources' course page, each with its section. Firearm handling and field safety belong to the course.
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A deer or turkey is tagged before it leaves the point of kill and reported by midnight that day. Night runs from one hour after sundown to one hour before sunrise. On Wildlife Management Areas in deer season, a hat, coat or vest of solid international orange is worn.
What the course is
The department's instructor-led class is free, runs eight hours in one day or over two evenings, and ends with a test. It also approves an online course from an outside provider.
No certificate yet: an apprentice license lets a person 16 or older hunt beside a licensed hunter who is 21 or older.
Eighteen points bring a one-year suspension, and finishing hunter education takes four points off.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the South Carolina hunter education test?
The Department of Natural Resources' course page gives no question count and no pass mark for the class test, so this page does not guess them. A score here comes with no pass or fail verdict.
Who has to take hunter education in South Carolina?
Every resident or nonresident born after June 30, 1979, before a hunting license can be obtained. The department accepts certifications from Canadian provinces and from other U.S. states.
Is this SC hunters education practice test from the DNR?
No. This page is unofficial and not affiliated with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Classes and certificates come only from the department or the online course it approves.
How old do you have to be to take hunter education in SC?
The department's page names no minimum age. It recommends the course for motivated students 12 and older with strong reading skills, and presents the materials at a sixth-grade reading level.