Marion is in Game Zone 4. Rifle opens September1 - January 1. You can archery hunt August 15-31.

Generally speaking, it is hard to beat the whole month of October, depending on the weather. First good cool snap in October alot of big deer are killed. It can be good on into the 2nd week of November as well.

Somebody above commented about killing a velvet buck in October. That won't happen unless it is a cactus buck. Most bucks have shed their velvet by the 3rd week of August.

Hunted SC my whole life. Never hunted Marion county but it has good deer.