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Duck/Goose Hunting

Waterfowl Courtship and Pair Bonding

Experienced waterfowl hunters know that ducks respond differently to calling throughout fall and winter. Although habitat conditions, weather, and local hunting pressure can also play a role in the birds’ willingness to decoy, courtship and […]

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Shooting Dogs…With a Camera

Dogs are without a doubt the most loyal waterfowl hunting partners most of us hunters will ever have with us in the blind or field. They are always ready to go with no regard for […]

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Firearms Industry Contributes $150,000 to NAWCA

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, today announced it has contributed another $150,000 to supplement Congressional funding of the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA), a […]

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Duck/Goose Hunting

Precht Gets Wetlands Conservation Achievement Award

Ducks Unlimited (DU) announced today the winners of the 2014 Wetlands Conservation Achievement Awards during the 79th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources conference, held at the Denver Sheraton. This year’s recipient of the Conservation/Private […]

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President’s Budget Includes Funding For Conservation

President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget today and DU appreciates that it includes funding for waterfowl and wildlife conservation programs, including the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The budget proposes funding the […]

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Second Season For Snow Geese

Off-season for waterfowlers can be a tough time to handle. After steady days and months of rising early and hunting hard, it all ends abruptly – but it doesn’t have to just yet. The second […]

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Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act

In a show of cooperation, Sens. Kay Hagan (NC) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) have introduced a bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act, which includes the reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). Both senators had previously […]

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An amazing duck hunt

Great duck hunting story from the Examiner:A man or perhaps a tribe of warriors walked up to an isolated lake covered with ducks several hundred years ago. The lake was away from civilization where the […]

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LCRA Water Allocation Goes South

Ducks Unlimited is greatly disappointed in the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) board’s vote to increase rice irrigation cutoff levels. After two years of emergency orders providing very little irrigation or supplemental water for rice […]