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ALPS OutdoorZ, official manufacturer and licensee of Delta Waterfowl Gear, proudly announces two new additions to their waterfowl hunting line. Brand new for 2017 is the Deluxe Dog Vest, designed specifically to better help protect […]
Episode Two of “Benelli Presents To Kill a King,” the final chapter of a waterfowl hunter’s trip into one of the world’s most inhospitable environments, debuts at 9 p.m. EST on Monday, January 30 on […]
Opalescent skies brightened under the rising sun. A soft wind ruffled the waves lapping the cove, which was alive with countless waterfowl. The birds were waking, filling the morning sky with a cacophony of honks […]
ODU recently added a Chessie to our staff (Cider) and we wanted to share with you a partial story and link to one about the Chesapeake Bay Retriever from Ducks Unlimited. “The legend and lore […]
Has your decoy spread gone stale? Do ducks pass your blind but keep going? Try these tricks on late-season ducks that have seen everything. We duck hunters fall into bad habits sometimes and get lazy: […]
Since 1972, Duck Commander has been a leader in manufacturing the best duck calls for hardcore hunters. For 2017, Duck Commander will expand the Commander franchise by introducing the new Goose Commander line starting with […]
As duck hunters prepare for the 2016-2017 hunting season, many will search for new gear to carry with them into the blind. To help simplify the decision-making process, Duck Commander recently launched the Jase Robertson […]
Waterfowl season is fast approaching, and the time has never been better to join Delta Waterfowl, “The Duck Hunters Organization”. For a limited time, join Delta Waterfowl and receive a coupon code for 40% off a […]
By John Pollmann. Becoming a better waterfowl hunter isn’t something that happens overnight, but involves a continual process of examining the various aspects of the hunt that help put ducks and geese in the bag. The […]
By joining Ducks Unlimited, you are doing your part to ensure that duck populations will continue to rise and the future of waterfowl hunting is brighter for generations to come. For only $35, you’ll receive […]
Years ago a gun maker took a sporting clays over/under, painted it teal blue, shortened the stock, and called it a women’s gun. A friend of mine bought one, but she might have been the […]
Bagging a banded duck or goose is always cause for celebration, but these coveted trophies also play a vital role in waterfowl management. By John M. Coluccy, Ph.D. My waterfowling career had a storybook beginning-the […]
As the first cool winds of the season begin to stir from the north, blue-winged teal start moving south from their prairie breeding grounds. These birds will soon fill the flyways just in time for […]
If ducks and geese in your area have learned to recognize traditional decoy spread configurations, it’s time to leave complacency behind and invent a new decoy strategy. The following decoy spreads were devised by savvy […]
Wild rice harvesters are encountering an average rice crop this year in Minnesota. What started as a potential record production year was drenched by as much as 20 inches of rain in July. In core […]
There aren’t too many things in the waterfowler’s world as grand as the sight of flight mallards descending from the clouds in a tornado-shaped funnel into a massive open-water spread of decoys. It’s one of […]
Hard Core Brands®, a leading manufacturer in waterfowl equipment, announces they have just received patent rights on their Man Cave™ and Deluxe Man Cave™ Layout blind for waterfowl hunters. The innovation of these blinds not […]
Before I left for a big wingshooting trip in Argentina, a friend and accomplished sporting clays shooter suggested I spend some time breaking targets at a local shotgun club. I told him it sounded like […]
Retrievers are hard-wired to fetch fallen birds. When a retriever sees a bird fall, his natural instinct is to go out and get it. Honing that innate ability so the dog hunts for you and […]
After the courtship flights and mating rituals are complete, the end result of course is nesting hens. Every apartment complex pond, golf course, park and even some swimming pools can become targeted nesting areas for […]
Before I left for a big wingshooting trip in Argentina, a friend and accomplished sporting clays shooter suggested I spend some time breaking targets at a local shotgun club. I told him it sounded like […]
US FWS: Public Affairs Specialist Ryan Moehring and Biologist Kristine Askerooth, both in our Mountain-Prairie Region, tell us about an amazing event that happened recently at Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge in southeast North Dakota. Warm […]
How can you not like the sound of hundreds to thousands of geese overhead? Limits are liberal (15 birds daily), and the late winter / spring seasons, geography depending, are often generous (check yours as […]
Ducks Unlimited recently announced the top volunteer chapters across the nation honored in four categories: Chairman’s Elite, Chairman’s Roll of Honor, President’s Elite and President’s Roll of Honor. The Chairman’s Elite designation is reserved for […]
By Chris Jennings. For many waterfowlers, hunting spring snow geese represents a great opportunity to extend the season. But for true light goose fanatics, this special season isn’t a sideshow—it’s the main event. The regular […]
Rice producers in 12 Texas counties can apply for financial assistance to make on-farm improvements, thanks to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership Project, sponsored by […]
Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, and Ducks Unlimited, the world leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation, today jointly announced that restoration work on the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge […]
Ducks Unlimited is launching the second season of its online film series in March. Watch a preview of this year’s films, as well films from last season, at www.ducks.org/dufilms. DU Films explore the lives and […]
O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc., has been a leader in the waterfowl market since the company’s development of the first 12-gauge 3 ½-inch pump-action shotgun in 1988. Continuing its tradition of delivering reliable, purpose-built shotguns […]
Rice producers in 20 Louisiana parishes have a second opportunity to apply for funding from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership Project sponsored by USA […]
Gadwalls, or gray ducks as most call them, can be some of the South’s wariest ducks. Come late season, these birds will circle your spread many times, often gaining altitude with every pass. Level the […]
As another year begins with record high Mississippi River levels, conservation partners in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley are marking the promise of a 1-million-acre gain in forested wetlands. These bottomland hardwood forests not only provide […]
Odysseus was a mariner born and bred, but soon after he pointed his ship toward home from the great battle for Troy, he made the mistake of offending Poseidon, the god of the sea, who […]
Ducks Unlimited: You can’t blame late-season ducks and geese for being skittish. By this time of year they’ve seen lots of decoys, heard plenty of calling, and experienced a great deal of gunfire up and […]
Benelli’s acclaimed Super Black Eagle propelled the brand and its venerable Inertia-Driven System to the top of the waterfowl hunters’ wish lists when it arrived on the scene a quarter century ago. Since then, the […]
While the younger generation of waterfowl hunters may have never hunted over goose shells, veterans will likely tell you they used them for decades until the more advanced full-body decoys arrived on the market. A […]
Mossy Oak Hunting Accessories will be unveiling their new IronRig Cast Iron Decoy Anchors, the latest addition to their Whistling Wings line of waterfowl accessories, at this year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The IronRig […]
Flip the Script on Late-Season Ducks. Tactics for late-season success. Uncooperative ducks and tough hunting conditions can make the last few weeks of the season difficult. Finish strong by implementing these creative winter hunting tactics. […]
A message from Linn Beck, WITU Council Chair: Dear Friend of Wisconsin TU, Thank all of you for contacting all of the DNR representatives and expressing your concerns on the properties that were proposed to […]
Perhaps one of the more interesting ways to hunt ducks is in flooded timber. It can be cold for the unprepared as often the water temperature is slightly above freezing and often you have to […]
Bands capture the imagination of waterfowl hunters across North America. And shooting a banded bird always adds a dose of excitement to a hunt. When DU TV host Field Hudnall and the film crew headed […]
Peeking through the leafy branches that covered our blind, I could see a dozen or so mallards as they circled through the woods, eyeing the open hole in the flooded timber by which we sat. […]
A crisp morning breeze turned the waters of Tubby Cove into a corrugated surface of sparkling silver. We had arrived early and found hundreds of geese, ducks and swans loafing in the morning sun. Tundra […]
If ducks and geese in your area have learned to recognize traditional decoy spread configurations, it’s time to leave complacency behind and invent a new decoy strategy. The following decoy spreads were devised by savvy […]
Lafourche Parish residents will soon have improved wildlife habitat and storm protection thanks to a $1 million North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant to Ducks Unlimited. The Bayou Monnaie project will restore more than 7,300 […]
A wise old waterfowler once told me that a duck call is one of the best conservation tools ever invented. Blow a call well, he explained, and you will bring ducks in close enough to […]
Nearly fifty people gathered to celebrate completion of three coastal restoration projects yesterday at the Falgout Canal Marina in Theriot. Ducks Unlimited, ConocoPhillips, Apache Louisiana Minerals LLC, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and […]
More than 100 Mississippi youths have their name engraved on a plaque at Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area near Rolling Fork. They are Ducks Unlimited Legacy Greenwing members, and their support provided partial funding for […]
Rice farmers in 20 Louisiana parishes can apply for financial assistance to make on-farm improvements through Nov. 20, thanks to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership […]
Fantastic waterfowling action can be found on public land across North America. The following highlights five destinations for each flyway to help you plan your next hunt. Atlantic Flyway – The Atlantic Flyway is home to […]
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