Whitetail Deer Hunts:Deer season opens on Aug 15th and runs through Jan1st, unless the opening or closing falls on a Sunday, If it does it will open of the 14th, or close on Jan 2nd. You are allowed to hunt seven days a week and take 2 bucks per day with the weapon of your choice all season. Doe season opens September 15th. We have trophy areas where the bucks must be 15” and also those areas where only the very mature bucks have been taken for 16 years and you must wait on one 17” and better spread. We also have areas where first timers and new hunters can take one small buck (under 12” spread) if they wish. NO hunter is allowed to take more than one small buck per season. In each of those areas there will be a limit of the small bucks, and when that limit is reached no more may be taken.

Velvet Deer Hunts : Aug 15 - 31 Buck ONLY 

The low country of South Carolina offers a unique opportunity to rifle hunt for white tail bucks in the velvet. Hunting is done early morning and late afternoon, often overlooking green plots and agricultural areas. Stands are also baited with shell corn. Undoubtedly the 08 season was one of our finest ever for trophy velvet bucks. The 09 opening proved to be even better with more quality velvet bucks than ever. It is also of importance to note that at any given time our bucks can shed out during this hunt. On the third day of this past season we had one hunter take a mature 18 inch buck clean horned. The earlier you book the better the odds for that velvet trophy.

Here are a few notable velvet bucks from this past season.
Please view our 08 Deer Gallery for more great velvet bucks.

Early season Hunts: Sept 1 - 15 Buck ONLY 

For those wanting to get an early start to their hunting season that aren't set on velvet this is an excellent time to hunt the low country.  While some bucks may still be in velvet, many will have shed in the first two weeks of Sept.

Early season Hunts: Sept 15 - 30 Buck and Doe

Sept 15 is opening day for doe hunting. Bucks will be in the preliminary stages of the rut exhibiting sparring behavior, some tree rubbing and ground scraping. While far from the actual rut, deer hunting remains productive over feed plots and bait. 

Rut Hunts: Oct 1 - Nov 15 Buck and Doe

Prime time! No explanation needed here, the whitetail rut is known to all deer hunters as the time to hunt. At PVHC our rut hunting period begins Oct 1 during the last two weeks of pre rut, heading into the chasing and breeding phases in mid Oct through late Nov. It is an exciting time to hunt, and many of our best bucks are taken during this rut period each season. Book early prime dates book quickly.

here are some noteable bucks from the rut of 08

 Late season Hunts: Nov 15 - Jan 1 Buck and Doe

With a serious pressure management plan instituted by the huntmaster and guides, PVHC continues to produce excellent hunting right up to the last day. During the 08 December season we continued to see nice racked bucks, heavy does, hogs, and bobcats come in from the field.( Check the South Carolina Deer Hunt page for images). With a reduced hunting rate and lower hunter numbers The late season hunts continue to be one of the best times to hunt PVHC. 

Turkey:Turkey hunts are March 15th through May 1st. We have 10,000 acres of very populated land. Our food plot program is conducive to turkey habitat. We have chuffas along with wheat, oats, and other varieties of food that are planted to give the birds a large choice. Corn is also fed until several weeks prior to the season opening.

Our guides are very professional, but also very personable, and dedicated to getting you on trophy birds. In most cases we work on a one on one guided situation. We encourage you to help, or even do some of your own calling, but we will have to send a guide with you to navigate the various properties.

Mornings: You and your guide will depart prior to daybreak and be in the woods set up on a tom or waiting for that tom to give away his whereabouts. Most morning hunts go from an hour before sunrise until 10-11 am. Guide/hunter teams are given two properties to hunt each day allowing a back up plan if for some reason the first choice does not work out.

Afternoons: The hunters are taken to known strutting areas, chufa plots, and roosting areas to hunt solo while your guide scouts for the following morning hunt. Many hunters take this time to practice up on their calling, apply what they learned in the morning hunts, and put their hands on trophy toms. Our afternoon success is excellent for patient hunters.

Afternoon hog hunting: This season we will offer some limited afternoon hog hunting opportunities. Due to baiting conflicts we cannot hunt all of our ground for hogs, but we will have a few prime areas available if our turkey hunters would rather go after some pigs in the afternoon.

Early season March 15 - April 1  

The opening week of the South Carolina turkey season can show our hunters everything from balmy 70-80 degree temps to cold rain. Typically the older toms have broken off of the main gobbler flocks and established themselves in strut zones and nesting areas. Success is always high during these hunts regardless of weather. While tactics and strategies may change, this is always a productive hunt. 

Mid season April 2 - 15

This period of the spring hunt is what serious turkey hunters consider prime time. During this time hens will begin to nest and gobblers often find themselves henless during the day. Many of our finest trophy gobblers are taken during this time. Weather is typically far more stable with temps usually staying over 50 in the AMs and up to mid 80's in the afternoons. 

Late season April 16 - May 1 

This is the most overlooked opportunity our club has to offer. The last two weeks of April usually find the guides at PVHC off on their own travels and hunts while our birds go unhunted. Simply we dont book many late season hunts and the birds get a free pass because of it. The hunting can be extremely productive with a seasons worth of new gobbler knowledge behind us. Nearly every season closes for us with gobbling turkeys as we walk to the truck to end another spring fling in the gobbler woods. If your looking for low pressure, high opportunity hunting this late season hunt is well worth it. 

Hogs: The feral hog population is thriving in the low country of South Carolina. In the past decade, it has become common to find once pristine river bottoms and swamps rooted into a muddy mess. Quick to adjust, feral hogs grow long hair, begin to form tusks and longer snouts in a few short generations. mature sows can have up to 3 litters of sholts a year! There is no stopping them.

 On the positive side though, this ecological disaster has been a bonus for our hunters at PVHC. We are now hunting over 3500 acres in several separate tracts, that have very huntable populations of wild hog. Many as jet black as they can be, arched back, bristle backed, tuskers. We have taken boars over 300 lbs and several 225 lb or better boars. 

Winter Hogs Jan 2 - March 14 

With the close of deer season comes a great opportunity to hunt hogs. We continue to run our feeders and do regular bulk cornings on our hog properties. Within a few short weeks of the end of deer season, the population of swine explodes as they find their way to our continuing feeding program. Weather is generally excellent. This time of the year is hogs only.

 Spring Hogs March 15 May 1

During the 09 spring turkey season we will have a limited availability hog opportunity. Our turkey hunters may opt to hunt pigs in the afternoon. Success should be excellent. Last spring we were able to stalk within feet of trophy class boars. 

Summer Hogs May 2 - August 1 

In our 08 summer hog hunts we saw a tremendous success. All of our hunters had hog encounters and all had the opportunity to kill a hog. Much of our success is directly due to the new additional property we gained added to our already pig rich ground. With more groups of hogs to hunt independent of each other, the better it gets. Again during this time there is little feeding competition for hogs, we get the lions share sending our corn bill through the roof. This is an excellent time to hunt hogs.

Fall Hog Hunts Aug 15 - Jan 1 

Our deer hunters  do very well on helping us keep the wild hogs in line. Many of our best deer grounds (15 inch areas) are being threatened by hogs. Anytime is a good time, just ask your deer guide to put you on some pigs and we will know which stand to put you in.

Here are some notable hog kills from 08