THE STATE ANIMAL The Whitetail Deer
		The whitetail deer (odocoileus virginianus) is South Carolina's State Animal (designated by Act No. 1334 in 1972). This species of deer is one of the greatest game animals in North America and our State's most sought after game. The whitetail deer is quite plentiful in South Carolina and some areas of the State have the longest deer-hunting season and most liberal bag limit in the United States. Every county in South Carolina features an open season on deer.