South Carolina Coverage
Santee Delta and Charleston Coast Duck Migration Forecast
Georgetown and Charleston: the old rice-field impoundments of the Santee and Pee Dee deltas and Winyah Bay, with the state's biggest public duck shoot. Green-winged teal first, then gadwall, shovelers and pintail.
When Santee Delta and Charleston Coast peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the wood duck peak here around mid December. Santee Delta and Charleston Coast 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 Santee Delta and Charleston Coast
4 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Pungo Lake, Roanoke River, Jordan Lake, Kerr Lake. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Locations stay generalized
Hunter reports for Santee Delta and Charleston 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 South Carolina
Upstate LakesCatawba and Broad RiversLake Murray and the CongareeSandhills and Upper Pee DeeLower Pee Dee and WaccamawSantee Cooper LakesACE Basin and BeaufortSavannah River LowcountryLive migration map
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with SCDNR. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.