Duck hunting: Ducks scarce and highly concentrated

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission last week released its annual midwinter aerial waterfowl survey report, and it tracks ...

Duck hunting season struggles with dry, warm conditions

With rain in the forecast for today and tomorrow, many are watching to see how much rain arrives, especially duck hunters who ...

I Learned to Hunt Ducks Like an Old-School North Dakotan

SLOUGHS and potholes were swarming with teal and spoonbills and pintails, with a good scattering of greenheads mixed in. Some ...
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Texas duck hunters get a pintail bump—why that limit changed and what it means in the blind

Texas duck hunters are staring at a rare kind of good news: more room in the strap for one... The post Texas duck hunters get ...
USA Today

Set your sights on waterfowl in 4 iconic landscapes

Duck hunters explore wild, unforgettable places, but a few classic hunts should be on every waterfowler's to-do list. Here are four of the most memorable and iconic duck hunts you could ever dream of, ...
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Texas “new this year” hunting changes — the pintail bump and the turkey-zone tweak hunters miss

Texas hunters heading into the 2025–26 seasons are walking into one of the more consequential rule shakeups in recent... The ...
Outdoor Life

Wisconsin DNR Warns Hunters Not to Eat Mallards Shot in Green Bay. But What Happens When Contaminated Ducks Migrate?

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued two advisories last week around forever chemicals contaminating fish and game meat. The DNR issued a “Do Not Eat” PFAS-based consumption advisory ...
The Advocate

Warm spell chased ducks; cold front coming soon

If there are words most Louisiana waterfowl hunters know and understand, it’s “Mother Nature giveth and Mother Nature taketh away.” Remember the days leading up to our West Zone’s opening weekend? A ...