BirdHuntSeptember Canada Goose
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026
Canada geese15 daily45 poss.
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South Carolina
Atlantic Flyway
Opens Nov 21Season
Opens Nov 21
Daily duck bag
6
11 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Season calendar
SepOctNovDecJanFebMar
September Canada Goose
Early Teal
State Youth Waterfowl Day
Ducks (including sea ducks) & Coots
Canada, White-fronted & Snow Geese
Brant
Federal Youth & Veteran/Active Duty Military Waterfowl Days
Today
Seasons & bag limits
Early Teal
- Sep 19 – Sep 27, 2026
Blue- and green-winged teal6 daily18 poss.
State Youth Waterfowl Day
- Nov 14 – Nov 14, 2026
Ducks (including sea ducks) & Coots
- Nov 21 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 5 black-bellied whistling ducks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 pintails
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup (nov. 14, 21-28, dec. 12-22, feb. 6, 13)
- 1 scaup (dec. 23 - jan. 31)
- 1 fulvous whistling ducks
- 4 sea ducks
Sea ducks: no more than 3 each of eiders (1 hen), scoters and long-tailed ducks.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 1 hooded mergansers
Canada, White-fronted & Snow Geese
- Nov 21 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
- Feb 15 – Mar 1, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.
- 2 white-fronted geese
Snow geese25 daily75 poss.
Brant
- Jan 2 – Jan 31, 2027
Federal Youth & Veteran/Active Duty Military Waterfowl Days
- Feb 6 – Feb 6, 2027
- Feb 13 – Feb 13, 2027
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