South Carolina Coverage
ACE Basin and Beaufort Duck Migration Forecast
Colleton, Beaufort and Dorchester: the rice-field impoundments on the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto, salt marsh and the sounds. Bear Island and Donnelley are here.
When ACE Basin and Beaufort peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around mid December. ACE Basin and Beaufort carries its own season curve rather than sharing South 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 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
What DuckCast watches upstream of ACE Basin and Beaufort
5 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Pungo Lake, Roanoke River, Jordan Lake, Kerr Lake, Lake Norman. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for ACE Basin and Beaufort 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 South Carolina
Upstate LakesCatawba and Broad RiversLake Murray and the CongareeSandhills and Upper Pee DeeLower Pee Dee and WaccamawSantee Cooper LakesSantee Delta and Charleston CoastSavannah River LowcountryLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with SCDNR. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.