WMA Waterfowl on Management Areas

Name: eRegulations
Price range: $

General Waterfowl Management Area Regulations

Category I and Category II

Hunting on Category I Designated Waterfowl Areas is permitted only by means of special permit obtained through an annual lottery.

For applications contact: Public Lottery Hunts, SCDNR, PO Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202 or visit our web site at www.dnr.sc.gov or your local DNR office.

Hunting on Category II Designated Waterfowl Areas is permitted only during specified days and times during duck seasons including September seasons for Canada Goose and Teal. Category II areas are not open for the late (Feb.-Mar.) goose season.

Designated Waterfowl or Dove Management Areas

Unless specially designated by SCDNR as a Waterfowl or Dove Management Area, all WMAs and Hunt Units are open during the regular season including September seasons for hunting and taking of migratory birds except where restricted to special small game seasons and within migratory bird framework.

The Department may designate sections of Wildlife Management Areas and other lands and waters under the control of the Department as Designated Waterfowl Management Areas or Designated Dove Management Areas. In addition, the Department may set special shooting hours, bag limits, and methods of hunting and taking waterfowl and doves on those areas. All State and Federal migratory bird laws and regulations apply. Regulations pertaining to the use of Dove Management Areas will be filed annually.

On Designated Waterfowl Areas, no species other than waterfowl may be taken during waterfowl hunts. On Designated Dove Management Areas no species other than doves may be taken during dove hunts. Only dove hunting is allowed at Lake Wallace.

Non Toxic Shell Requirement

On all State-owned, US Forest Service and other Federally owned Category I and II Waterfowl Management Areas each hunter is limited to 25 Federally approved non-toxic shells per hunt.

Hunting From Blinds

On areas where blinds are not provided, only portable blinds which are removed at the conclusion of the hunt or temporary blinds of native vegetation may be used. Temporary blinds once vacated may be used by other hunters.

Fishing Restrictions

No fishing is permitted in any Category 1 Designated Waterfowl Management Area during scheduled waterfowl hunts.

Consent To Search

Entry onto WMA land constitutes consent to an inspection and search of the person, vessel, game bag or creel.

Boating Safety Equipment

Boating safety requirements apply on all waters within Wildlife Management Areas.

Category II and Other WMA Specific Details

Area	Open Period	County	Latitude	Longitude	Special Conditions
Beidler Impoundment	Sat. AM Only	Sumter	33.8	-80.556
Carr Creek (within Samworth WMA)	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Georgetown	33.463	-79.183
Coosawhatchie WMA	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Jasper	32.6030	-80.9671	Open only Dec. 18 - Jan. 31
Ditch Pond	Wed. AM Only	Barnwell	33.0419	-81.466
Donnelley WMA (east of Donnelley Drive and Blocker Run Rd. See Reg. 10.19)	Wed. AM Only	Colleton	32.7054	-80.6036	Sign in/ Sign out required. No entry before 5:00 AM. No trailered boats or motors. No hunting from dikes.
Dunaway WMA	Sat. AM Only	Union	34.7096	-81.456	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Duncan Creek WMA	Sat. AM Only	Laurens	34.5246	-81.7988	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Dungannon WMA	Wed. AM Only	Charleston	32.757	-80.194	No hunting is allowed from boardwalk
Enoree River WMA	Sat. AM Only	Newberry	34.432	-81.422	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Fant's Grove WMA	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Anderson & Pickens	34.623	-82.83
Francis Marion National Forest	Waterfowl Season (Mon. - Sat.)	Berkeley & Charleston	33.1619	-79.8291	Closed on Waterhorn WMA unit during any scheduled deer hunt
Great Pee Dee HP WMA	Sat. AM Only	Darlington	34.388	-79.705
Hamilton Ridge WMA	Mon. - Sat. AM Only	Hampton	32.618	-81.359	Open only Nov. 25-30 Dec. 15 - Jan 31
Hatchery WMA	Sat AM only & until sunset on last Sat. of regular duck season	Berkeley	33.256	-80.084	No airboats are allowed in the WMA during Nov. 15 - Jan. 31. No fishing allowed during scheduled waterfowl hunts.
Hickory Top WMA	Mon. thru Sat.	Clarendon	33.607	-80.481	Waterfowl hunting at or above 76 ft. 8 in. in elevation requires a WMA permit.
Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir	Sat. AM Only	Clarendon	33.607	-80.481	Closed to all public access Nov. 1 - Mar. 1 except during scheduled hunts. Hunting hours are from 30 minutes before legal sunrise until 11:00 AM. No shooting from roads or dikes. Hunters may use only electric motors on boats. Completion and submission of data card is required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Lake Blalock	Wed. AM Only	Spartanburg	35.166	-81.887	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Lake Cunningham WMA	Wed. AM Only	Greenville	34.987	-82.284
Lancaster Reservoir	Mon. & Fri. AM Only	Lancaster	34.702	-80.751
Little Carr Creek (within Samworth WMA)	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Georgetown	33.467	-79.178
Little Pee Dee River Complex	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Marion and Horry	34.091	-79.255
Marsh WMA	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Marion	33.948	-79.468
Monticello Reservoir WMA	Mon. thru Sat. AM Only	Fairfield	34.327	-81.313
Moultrie WMA	Mon. thru Sat.	Berkeley	33.379	-80.081
Palachucola WMA	Mon. thru Sat. AM Only	Hampton	32.599	-81.284	Open only Nov. 25-30 Dec. 15 - Jan 31
Parr Reservoir WMA	Mon. thru Sat.	Fairfield	34.315	-81.362
Potato Creek Hatchery Waterfowl Area	Fri. & Sat. Only	Clarendon	33.533	-80.270	Closed to all hunting and fishing one week prior to and two weeks after the waterfowl season. All hunters must enter and leave this area at the designated public landing on secondary road 260. Completion and submission of data card is required. No airboats are allowed and no hunting from secondary road 260.
Russell Creek WMA	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	McCormick	34.00	-82.549	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Sampson Island Unit (Bear Island WMA)	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Colleton	32.599	-80.421
Santee Cooper WMA	Sat. AM Only	Orangeburg	33.411	-80.292	Sign in/Sign out required.
Santee Island WMA	Mon.-Sat.	Georgetown	33.2276	-79.4373
Sumter National Forest	Wed. & Sat. AM Only	Abbeville, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Saluda, Union	34.5683	-81.5919
Tillman Sand Ridge WMA	Mon. thru Sat. AM Only	Jasper	32.494	-81.207	Open only during special and scheduled small game seasons and full week of Thanksgiving.
Turtle Island WMA	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Jasper	32.06	-80.903
Tyger River WMA	Sat. AM Only	Union	34.608	-81.632	Sign in/Sign out required. No Entry before 5:00 AM.
Waccamaw River HP WMA	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Horry	33.905	-78.729
Webb WMA	Mon. thru Sat. AM Only	Hampton	32.596	-81.308	Open only Nov. 25-30 Dec. 15 - Jan 31
Wee Tee WMA	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Williamsburg	33.357	-79.759
Woodbury WMA	Fri. & Sat. AM Only	Marion	33.775	-79.29	Includes all SCDNR-owned property south of US Hwy 378 and bounded on the west by the Great Pee Dee River and Bluff Road and to the east by the Little Pee Dee River. No waterfowl hunting is allowed in the area known as Hass Pond that is bounded on all sides by Hass Pond Road.
40-Acre Rock	Sat. AM Only	Lancaster	34.659	-80.517