A limited number of free wood duck boxes will again be available to private landowners and other qualified applicants across South Carolina this fall through a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the State Chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

Interested individuals can apply for the available boxes via the SCDNR website at dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/waterfowl/woodduck/application.html.

Up to five boxes per applicant will be available for distribution throughout the state. The application deadline is Nov. 1. All applicants will be notified as to the status of their application by January.

Approved applicants will be supplied with a wood duck box and predator shield. Each box also requires a 4-inch-by-4-inch-by-10-foot post along with the hardware for mounting the box and predator shield. Posts and

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