South Carolina Coverage
Lower Pee Dee and Waccamaw Duck Migration Forecast
Florence, Marion, Dillon, Horry and Williamsburg: the black-water swamps and oxbows of the Great and Little Pee Dee, the Lynches, the Black and the Waccamaw. The most-hunted zone in SCDNR's survey, and wood duck timber.
When Lower Pee Dee and Waccamaw peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around mid December. Lower Pee Dee and Waccamaw 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 Lower Pee Dee and Waccamaw
4 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Jordan Lake, Roanoke River, Kerr Lake, Pungo Lake. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for Lower Pee Dee and Waccamaw 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 DeeSantee Cooper LakesSantee Delta and Charleston CoastACE Basin and BeaufortSavannah River LowcountryLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with SCDNR. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.