Waterfowl Hunting(Page 3)

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Fabarm XLR5 Chesapeake

Guns

Fabarm XLR5 Chesapeake Review: Italy’s Next Gas-Driven, 3-Inch Auto-Loader Fabarm XLR5 Chesapeake Review: Italy’s Next Gas-Driven, 3-Inch Auto-Loader

Two California wildlife refuges have been closed to bird hunting.

Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought Two Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges Close to Bird Hunting Due to Extreme Drought

duck hunting dog

The Best Duck Hunting Dogs The Best Duck Hunting Dogs

mallard duck legs

The Weirdest Critters I’ve Ever Hunted: 4-Legged Ducks, Medusa Bucks, and Muletail Hybrids The Weirdest Critters I’ve Ever Hunted: 4-Legged Ducks, Medusa Bucks, and Muletail Hybrids

duck hunter drowning

This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned for a Bufflehead This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned for a Bufflehead

By Sanden O’Connell

Mallard numbers were lower than the last survey count

The USFWS Just Released Its First Full Duck Count in Three Years, and It’s Not Great The USFWS Just Released Its First Full Duck Count in Three Years, and It’s Not Great

pheasant in field odfw

The U.K. Releases 55 Million Game Birds Every Year. This Group Says Not to Release Any Amid Avian Flu Fears The U.K. Releases 55 Million Game Birds Every Year. This Group Says Not to Release Any Amid Avian Flu Fears

Guns

The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time

Laika's lock onto their quarry.

The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds The Most Underrated Hunting Dog Breeds

By Jennifer Wapenski, Joe Genzel

The Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 28-gauge.

Guns

The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns

Snow geese are more apt to contract avian influenza.

Smoke a Goose with the Wing Still On? Waterfowl Importation Ban Could Cause Confusion for Hunters at Canadian Border Smoke a Goose with the Wing Still On? Waterfowl Importation Ban Could Cause Confusion for Hunters at Canadian Border

Nash Buckingham's Bo Whoop.

Guns

If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick? If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?

The Beretta A390 and SBE3 left eject.

Guns

Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite? Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?

The 105 CTi was a great concept that fell flat.

Guns

The Remington 105 CTi: A Semi-Auto that Almost Revolutionized Shotgun Design The Remington 105 CTi: A Semi-Auto that Almost Revolutionized Shotgun Design

By John M. Taylor

Use shadows to hide from ducks.

Use Shadows to Improve Your Hide and Your Decoy Spread (and Kill More Ducks and Geese) Use Shadows to Improve Your Hide and Your Decoy Spread (and Kill More Ducks and Geese)

By Bill Buckley

How to call ducks and geese.

How to Call Ducks and Geese How to Call Ducks and Geese

By Bill Buckley

The Benelli M1 Super 90 was one of the best shotguns ever built.

Guns

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

Snowstorm on the prairie pothole region

Could North Dakota’s 30 Inches of “Duck Snow” Save Your Duck Season? Could North Dakota’s 30 Inches of “Duck Snow” Save Your Duck Season?

By Keegan Sentner

Winchester Bismuth is one of the best loads in waterfowl.

Guns

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

Ducks Unlimited Season Review: Waterfowl Numbers Down, Drought Lingers

Ducks Unlimited Season Review: Waterfowl Numbers Down, Drought Lingers Ducks Unlimited Season Review: Waterfowl Numbers Down, Drought Lingers

By Kristen A. Schmitt

HPAI wild birds map

Avian Flu Spreads Across Southeastern U.S. and Beyond, Killing Hundreds of Wild Birds Along the Atlantic Flyway Avian Flu Spreads Across Southeastern U.S. and Beyond, Killing Hundreds of Wild Birds Along the Atlantic Flyway

By Kristen A. Schmitt

A study will healp researchers determine mallard health in the Atlantic flyway.

A New Telemetry Study Could Solve the Mysterious Decline of Atlantic Flyway Mallards A New Telemetry Study Could Solve the Mysterious Decline of Atlantic Flyway Mallards

By Kristen A. Schmitt

The four boys who died in the N.C. plane crash.

8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean 8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

Bird hearts are a delicacy.

Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

By Jack Hennessy

Black ducks were once thought to be in peril because of hybridization with mallards.

New Research Shows Atlantic Flyway Mallards Actually Might Not Be In Trouble. Was the Bag Limit Reduction Unnecessary? New Research Shows Atlantic Flyway Mallards Actually Might Not Be In Trouble. Was the Bag Limit Reduction Unnecessary?

By Kyle Wintersteen

USCG helicopter on tarmac

18-Year-Old Duck Hunter Dies, Another Teen Missing After Boat Capsizes in Chincoteague Bay 18-Year-Old Duck Hunter Dies, Another Teen Missing After Boat Capsizes in Chincoteague Bay

Stop jump-shooting late-season ducks.

It’s Time to Stop Jump-Shooting Late-Season Ducks on Public Water It’s Time to Stop Jump-Shooting Late-Season Ducks on Public Water

Is this canine found in Utah a wolf or a hybrid?

Duck Hunters Find a Dead Wolf in Utah. Officials Say It’s Likely a Hybrid Duck Hunters Find a Dead Wolf in Utah. Officials Say It’s Likely a Hybrid

5 Strategies That Will Give You the Best Chance to Limit on Late-Season Mallards 5 Strategies That Will Give You the Best Chance to Limit on Late-Season Mallards

Striped bass fish kill.

Duck Hunters Discover a Thousand Dead Striped Bass on Nova Scotia Beach Duck Hunters Discover a Thousand Dead Striped Bass on Nova Scotia Beach

By Natalie Krebs

There may be too many waterfowl outfitters

Is the Commercialization of Waterfowl Good for Duck Hunting? Is the Commercialization of Waterfowl Good for Duck Hunting?

By Joe Genzel, John Pollmann

Lone duck decoy

South Louisiana Man Arrested for Allegedly Harassing Duck Hunters South Louisiana Man Arrested for Allegedly Harassing Duck Hunters

The author's Christmas band

A Banded Goose Didn’t Save Christmas, But It Damn Sure Helped A Banded Goose Didn’t Save Christmas, But It Damn Sure Helped

mallard hunting missouri river

At the End of My Slowest Duck Season Ever, All I Wanted for Christmas Was a Limit of Mallards At the End of My Slowest Duck Season Ever, All I Wanted for Christmas Was a Limit of Mallards

By Alex Robinson

Gunsmith Rob Roberts and Benelli partnered on the M2.

Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters

apex ammunition and mallard

Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS

By Alex Robinson

Jamie Antonio Hall is missing after a tornado in Western Tennessee killed his brother and nephew.

Two Duck Hunters Died in a Tornado That Hit Reelfoot Lake, Family Still Missing Third Hunter Two Duck Hunters Died in a Tornado That Hit Reelfoot Lake, Family Still Missing Third Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

Sea ducks, like eiders and long-tails, are tough birds.

How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns 11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

By Jarrod Spilger

Shotguns: 7 Features for the Perfect Duck and Goose Hunting Gun

Guns

Shotguns: 7 Features for the Perfect Duck and Goose Hunting Gun Shotguns: 7 Features for the Perfect Duck and Goose Hunting Gun

By Curtis Niedermier

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting 5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

By John M. Taylor

The 28-gauge has returned to duck hunting.

The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges) The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges)

Pennsylvania Farmer, Employee Face Federal Charges for Allegedly Poisoning Geese

Pennsylvania Farmer, Employee Face Federal Charges for Allegedly Poisoning Geese Pennsylvania Farmer, Employee Face Federal Charges for Allegedly Poisoning Geese

Beretta a400 extreme plus

Guns

Shotgun Review: Beretta’s A400 Xtreme Plus Is the Best Duck Hunting Gun on the Market Shotgun Review: Beretta’s A400 Xtreme Plus Is the Best Duck Hunting Gun on the Market

Tule white-fronted geese had to alter their migration this fall due to wildfires.

Smoke From Western Wildfires Likely Disrupts Waterfowl Migration in Pacific Flyway Smoke From Western Wildfires Likely Disrupts Waterfowl Migration in Pacific Flyway

Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why.

Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why. Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why.

By Alex Robinson

A 10-man limit in western Alberta.

If You’re a DIY Duck Hunter Heading to Canada, Don’t Waste Your Time Field Hunting If You’re a DIY Duck Hunter Heading to Canada, Don’t Waste Your Time Field Hunting

USFWS studies show the duck crippling rate is one in five birds.

Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

minnesota teal season

Minnesota’s Early Teal Experiment: More Opportunity for Duck Hunters or a Threat to Duck Hunting as We Know It? Minnesota’s Early Teal Experiment: More Opportunity for Duck Hunters or a Threat to Duck Hunting as We Know It?

By Alex Robinson

Lower Klamath NWR will get water this fall.

Two Historic Public Waterfowl Meccas See Water Management Changes This Fall Two Historic Public Waterfowl Meccas See Water Management Changes This Fall

Duck hunting Canada looks a little different this fall.

What Duck Hunters Need to Know About Crossing the U.S.-Canadian Border This Year What Duck Hunters Need to Know About Crossing the U.S.-Canadian Border This Year

By Brian Lovett

The best dove guns in every gauge.

Guns

The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Hunting Scenes Are No Longer Required for Duck Stamp Artwork

Hunting Scenes Are No Longer Required for Duck Stamp Artwork Hunting Scenes Are No Longer Required for Duck Stamp Artwork

Duck hunters are jerks to one another.

Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other? Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other?

Duck hunters and duck stamp numbers don't add up.

Is the USFWS Low-Balling the Total Number of Duck Hunters in the U.S.? Is the USFWS Low-Balling the Total Number of Duck Hunters in the U.S.?

Hunting ptarmigan in the unseasonable snow on Adak.

Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth

By Natalie Krebs

Blue-wing teal will key on motion decoys.

How to Kill a Limit of Teal This September Without a Single Floating Decoy How to Kill a Limit of Teal This September Without a Single Floating Decoy

There will be fewer ducks in the fall flight this year.

Duck Hunters Should Expect to See Older and Fewer Ducks This Fall Duck Hunters Should Expect to See Older and Fewer Ducks This Fall

By Andrew McKean

Fewere snow geese are wintering in Texas.

Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong

GPS transmitter on the back of a hen mallard.

Biologists Can Track Waterfowl Better Than Ever, Thanks to This New GPS Transmitter Biologists Can Track Waterfowl Better Than Ever, Thanks to This New GPS Transmitter

The customized Can-Am Defender.

Addison Edmonds Set Out to Make Can-Am’s Defender the Ultimate Side-by-Side for Duck Hunters Addison Edmonds Set Out to Make Can-Am’s Defender the Ultimate Side-by-Side for Duck Hunters

A loose decoy on Reelfoot Lake, which hunters were looking for when they found David Vowell.

What Really Happened to the Duck Hunters Who Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake? What Really Happened to the Duck Hunters Who Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake?

By Natalie Krebs

Zack Grooms with straps of ducks.

Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

A duck hunter steers a boat loaded with decoys through flooded timber.

The Story of Black Duck Revival: “I Never Found a Place I Belong, So I’m Making One” The Story of Black Duck Revival: “I Never Found a Place I Belong, So I’m Making One”

By Jonathan Wilkins