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Duck Hunting

Eurasian Wigeon Are the Gem of the Pacific Flyway — and I’ve Become Obsessed With Hunting Them

By Scott Haugen

Mallards in flooded corn.
Waterfowl Hunting

Has Hot Cropping Ruined Duck Hunting? Here’s What the Data and Biologists Say About How Flooded Corn Affects Waterfowl Migration

By Natalie Krebs

Old BW photo of hunters with car, hunter walking in marsh
Duck Hunting

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

By Ben East

A limit of drake mallards on a log beside a row of expensive duck loads.
Duck Hunting

Is More Expensive Duck Ammo Actually Worth It? I Put Some of the Top Loads to the Test

By Alex Robinson

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Waterfowl Hunting

I Almost Completed the North American Waterfowl Slam by Luck. Here’s Why I Think Obsessing Over the 41 Is a Bit Ridiculous

By Scott Haugen

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Duck Hunting

The 7 Best Late-Season Duck Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

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Duck Hunting

The 6 Best Deals on Duck Hunting Waders for Black Friday (Save Hundreds) 

By Alex Robinson

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Duck Hunting

Beretta AX800 Suprema Review: This Could Be the Ultimate Duck Hunting Semi-Auto

By Alex Robinson

mallards on private land
Waterfowl Hunting

Copper Wire Thieves ‘Cripple’ Arkansas Duck Waters Just Ahead of Opener

By Dac Collins

Earl T. McMaster with his big Montana hwitetail.
Duck Hunting

I Shot a Limit of Mallards, then Tagged the No. 4 All-Time Record Buck

By Earl T. McMaster

A magazine spread featuring an illustration of a duck and a US naval destroyer.
Duck Hunting

I Hunted Ducks from a U.S. Naval Destroyer During the Korean War

By D.J. Carrison

A motion spinning decoy on the water.
Duck Hunting

The 3 Motion Decoys All Duck Hunters Need on a Calm Day

By Alex Robinson

benelli advanced impact
Duck Hunting

Video: We Tested Benelli’s Advanced Impact Barrel Claims

By Alex Robinson

Sitka waders
Duck Hunting

The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

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Duck Hunting

The 9 Biggest Myths in Duck Hunting

By Alex Robinson, Roy Holdford

A photo of police rescuing a man stuck in mud in Maine.
Duck Hunting

Watch: Police Rescue Duck Hunter Who Got Stuck in a Quicksand-Like ‘Honey Pot’

By Natalie Krebs

Two photos of a missing black Lab
Waterfowl Hunting

A Hunter Was Reunited with His Lost Duck Dog Thanks to Social Media, and This Clever Trick

By Dac Collins

magazine illustration of man in deep mud
Duck Hunting

This Duck Hunt Almost Killed Me. That’s Why I’ll Never Hunt Alone Again

By H.A. Shanklin

A drake greenhead flying against a blue sky
Duck Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a quail hunter trying to shoot amid a stampede
Duck Hunting

The Mexican Desert Holds a Surprising Number of Ducks and Quail. Here’s Why

By William J. Schaldach