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Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders Tales of Spring Subsistence Hunting in the Arctic: Bot Fly Larva, Caribou Fetus, and Boiled Eiders

By Scott Haugen

A black lab retrieves a duck in water.

How to Train a Duck Dog Throughout His First Hunting Season How to Train a Duck Dog Throughout His First Hunting Season

By Natalie Krebs

Gear

The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

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Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt

By Alex Robinson

A man fires one of the best semi auto shotguns.

Guns

The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2025 The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2025

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

The Browning A5 being unloaded at the skeet range

Guns

The Best Shotguns of 2025, Tested and Reviewed The Best Shotguns of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

Mikey Stovall holds a pintail. He was

7 Hunting Buddies Died in the American Airlines Plane Crash. They Were Returning from a Duck Hunt 7 Hunting Buddies Died in the American Airlines Plane Crash. They Were Returning from a Duck Hunt

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a duck hunter paddling in a windswept lake.

Why Duck Hunters Die Why Duck Hunters Die

By Alex Robinson

Two Irish hunters crawl after curlew in an illustration.

I Moved to Ireland, Where Snipe are the Ultimate Game Bird I Moved to Ireland, Where Snipe are the Ultimate Game Bird

Author setting up the best duck decoys.

Gear

The Best Duck Decoys of 2025 The Best Duck Decoys of 2025

By Alex Robinson

Guns

Breda B3.5SM Review: The Italian Shotgun You Haven’t Heard of, But Should Know About Breda B3.5SM Review: The Italian Shotgun You Haven’t Heard of, But Should Know About

By Alex Robinson

How to Handle and Freeze Birds You Plan to Mount, According to a Taxidermist How to Handle and Freeze Birds You Plan to Mount, According to a Taxidermist

By Natalie Krebs

best motion duck decoys

The Best Motion Duck Decoys, Field Tested and Reviewed The Best Motion Duck Decoys, Field Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

A duck hunter shakes his fist at a sky full of ducks.

It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died

By James D. Nunnally

Gear

The Best Duck Hunting Jackets of 2025 The Best Duck Hunting Jackets of 2025

By Alex Robinson

Author setting up the best duck decoys.

How to Decoy Ducks: Expert Tips and Tactics for Finishing Birds Close How to Decoy Ducks: Expert Tips and Tactics for Finishing Birds Close

By Alex Robinson, Joe Arterburn

A painting of a brown Chesapeake Bay Retrieve on a yellow background.

The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Quit, Even If It Killed Him The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Quit, Even If It Killed Him

A pair of mallards dabble bottoms-up in a pond.

What Do Ducks Eat? Here’s What Every Waterfowl Hunter Should Know What Do Ducks Eat? Here’s What Every Waterfowl Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

A successful morning of teal hunting.

How to Hunt Ducks How to Hunt Ducks

A close-up of a gray wolf in the woods.

Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind