North Carolina Coverage
Cape Fear Coast Duck Migration Forecast
Onslow, Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick: Holly Shelter, the Cape Fear river swamps and the White Oak marsh. The one stretch of the coast with a real lunar tide.
When Cape Fear Coast peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around early November. Cape Fear Coast carries its own season curve rather than sharing North Carolina's statewide one, because the timing here genuinely differs from the rest of the state. That is a modelled typical curve, not a prediction for any single year. The actual push depends on cold fronts and freeze-up upstream, which is what the daily score tracks. Always confirm season dates with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
What DuckCast watches upstream of Cape Fear Coast
5 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Hog Island, Fredericksburg, Back Bay, Blackwater, Chincoteague. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for Cape Fear Coast are always shown at the region level. DuckCast never collects or displays exact coordinates, so filing a report here never burns a spot.
Also covered in North Carolina
Currituck Sound and the Outer BanksAlbemarle SoundMattamuskeet and PungoDown East and the Lower NeuseRoanoke River and the Northern Coastal PlainSouthern Coastal Plain and SandhillsTriangle and the Northern LakesWestern Piedmont and the MountainsLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with NC Wildlife. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.