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September 12, 2026

For late-season South Carolina ducks, make changes or go home empty-handed.

Up the ante on late-season ducks

When South Carolina duck hunters take to the water for the short opening segment of the season around Thanksgiving, if the ducks are around, the hunting is relatively easy. […]

Finding areas that geese are using to feed, loaf or roost can put you in position for some great hunting.

O Canada! Put in some time scouting for areas being used by geese, and a late-season South Carolina hunt may wind up being special

Brian Cope

The harvested corn field looked dull and brown against the gray, early morning December sky. […]

Paddleboards like the Flatstalker are excellent vessels for getting into hard-to-reach places during waterfowl seasons.

Paddle up waterfowl

Bill Howard

Years ago, in the back of a lake near home, my father took me on my first duck hunt. The water was cold, the world was dark, and paddling the wooden johnboat deep into the swamp was tiring. […]

Waterfowl hunters around the Santee Cooper system have been overwhelmed with an influx of puddle ducks and divers over the past week.

Santee Cooper hunters overwhelmed by numbers of puddle and diving ducks

Jeff Burleson

Duck hunters should have little to complain about, as harsh weather conditions to the north have caused a massive migration of ducks into South Carolina, both puddle ducks and divers. […]

Spots remain available for a Jan. 31 youth-only permit duck hunt in Currituck County.

Permits remain available for youth-only waterfowl hunt in Currituck County

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has a limited number of permits remaining for a special youth-only waterfowl hunt on Jan. 31 on Currituck Sound. […]

Plenty of ducks have moved on to South Carolina, and according to biologists and Ducks Unlimited, birds from the mid-Atlantic states haven't filled in North Carolina's holes yet.

North Carolina stuck in dead zone as duck migrations start and stall

Taylor Pardue

Temperatures are high and expectations are low as the third segment of North Carolina’s three-part waterfowl season gets underway. […]

A pintail can be a tremendous bonus to a bag of mixed diving ducks and sea ducks.

How to tackle big-water decoy spreads

Dan Kibler

For many hunters trying to lure ducks into range on ponds, in swamps or around other small bodies of water, “less is more” when it comes to decoys. […]

The ACE Basin is a waterfowl-rich area that provides plenty of access to duck hunters.

ACE Basin is waterfowl hunter’s heaven

John Gribb

A map and history of the ACE Basin is available from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at 843-844-8957 or online at www.dnr.sc.gov. […]

SCDNR personnel roll out the blue ribbon for hunters drawn for special waterfowl hunts on some of their best WMAs.

SCDNR draw hunts are top-drawer

John Gribb

It won’t do you any good this year, since the drawing has already taken place, but every avid or wannabee waterfowl hunter should apply for one of the SCDNR-sponsored duck hunts on several WMAs. […]