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title: "Duck Season Opens Nov. 21 With Lake Murray Limits in Irmo"
url: https://www.hereirmo.com/2026/11/10/duck-season-opens-nov-21-lake-murray-limits-irmo/
date: 2026-11-10T06:19:57-05:00
modified: 2026-11-10T06:19:57-05:00
author: "Cedric Keller"
categories: ["Hunting"]
site: "HERE Irmo"
attribution: "HERE Irmo"
---

# Duck Season Opens Nov. 21 With Lake Murray Limits in Irmo

> IRMO, S.C. — Irmo SC hunting turns to the water on Saturday, Nov. 21, when the state duck season opens for an eight-day first segment that runs through Saturday, Nov. 28, before a second segment starts Dec. 12 and continues to Jan. 31. Goose hunters get the same opening dates. Canada goose season returns for

*Source: [HERE Irmo](https://www.hereirmo.com/2026/11/10/duck-season-opens-nov-21-lake-murray-limits-irmo/) — November 10, 2026 by Cedric Keller*

IRMO, S.C. — Irmo SC hunting turns to the water on Saturday, Nov. 21, when the state duck season opens for an eight-day first segment that runs through Saturday, Nov. 28, before a second segment starts Dec. 12 and continues to Jan. 31.

Goose hunters get the same opening dates. Canada goose season returns for Nov. 21 through Nov. 28 and again from Dec. 12 to Jan. 31, with a final window of Feb. 15 to March 1. Hunters who want a head start have Saturday, Nov. 14, which is the state youth day for ducks, mergansers and coots. Only hunters 17 or younger may take part, and each one must be with a fully licensed adult at least 21 years old.

The daily limit for ducks is six in total. Within that, no more than four may be mallards, and only two of those may be hens. Pintails and wood ducks are capped at three each, redheads and canvasbacks at two each, and scaup at two a day on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 through 28. Canada and white-fronted geese run five in total, with no more than two white-fronted.

Irmo hunters work mostly on Lake Murray, and its rules are specific. On the Lexington and Richland county sides of the lake, waterfowl hunting is prohibited within 350 yards of residences. The distance is 200 yards on the Newberry and Saluda county sides.

Gear rules are the same everywhere in the state. Hunting hours run from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Lead shot is banned for all waterfowl hunting, so steel, bismuth or another federally approved nontoxic shot is required. Anyone 16 or older needs a signed federal duck stamp on their person and a South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl Permit or proof of purchase.

A blind on public land or water has to be built from biodegradable materials, and once it is empty any hunter may use it on a first-come basis. Blinds over freshwater cannot sit more than ten feet above the surface. Falconers have their own extended season for ducks, coots and mergansers that runs through Nov. 20, with a limit of three birds a day.

Follow the latest [Irmo SC hunting news](https://www.hereirmo.com/hunting-irmo-sc/) for season dates, public land hunts and rule changes around Lake Murray and the Midlands.