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

The Duck Dog Who Wouldn’t Abandon a Retrieve, Even If It Killed Him

A guide hauls decoys back to a trialer.

Waterfowl Hunting

One of Canada’s Best Duck-Hunting Provinces Is Now Restricting Nonresidents. Here’s Why

A duck hunter smiles in the marsh.

‘I Was Hooked.’ This Volunteer-Led Program Has Introduced 100,000 New Duck Hunters Across North America

By Kris Millgate

spring snow geese

Where to Hunt Spring Snow Geese: These Are Your Best Bets for DIY and Guided Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

Helicopter Video Shows Officers Rescuing Duck Hunters Trapped in a Frozen River

By Alex Robinson

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Duck Hunting’s New Reality: It Will Keep Getting Tougher for the Workaday Waterfowler

By Alex Robinson

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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

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

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

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

By Alex Robinson

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

best late season duck hunts

The 7 Best Late-Season Duck Hunts

By M.D. Johnson

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

By Alex Robinson

Beretta suprema

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

Earl T. McMaster with his big Montana hwitetail.

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.

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

By D.J. Carrison

A motion spinning decoy on the water.

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

By Alex Robinson

benelli advanced impact

Video: We Tested Benelli’s Advanced Impact Barrel Claims

By Alex Robinson

The Best Duck Hunting Waders, Tested and Reviewed

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson