Waterfowl Hunting

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mallards flying in the blue sky

Hunting

Where Are All the Ducks? Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

Hunters in an old stone house they used as a goose blind.

Hunting

The 8 Wildest Duck and Goose Blinds (That Actually Work) The 8 Wildest Duck and Goose Blinds (That Actually Work)

How to call ducks and geese.

Hunting

Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics Goose Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should)

Hunting

Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should) Early-Season Teal Hunting Tactics You’ve Never Tried (But Should)

Gear

The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2024 The Best Duck Hunting Waders of 2024

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Mallards and pintails

Hunting

Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season Mallard Numbers Are Up This Year, Plus Duck Hunters Might See a 3-Pintail Limit Next Season

By Natalie Krebs

The Browning A5 being unloaded at the skeet range

Guns

The Best Shotguns of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best Shotguns of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

A bird that died of avian botulism.

Conservation

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

A chocolate Lab was beaten by his owner, a 15 year old.

Opinion

3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog 3 Teens Arrested After Viral Video Surfaces of a Kid Abusing His Duck Dog

By Natalie Krebs

The best hunting dogs include English setters.

Hunting

The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking The Best Hunting Dogs for Birds, Big and Small Game, and Tracking

By Natalie Krebs, Brian Lynn

An anti-hunting activist in bright clothing stands on top of a vehicle at a public boat ramp in Australia.

Hunting

During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids

Story and Photos by Natalie Krebs

what distance to pattern a shotgun

Guns

What Distance Should Be Used to Pattern a Shotgun? (And Everything Else to Know About Patterning) What Distance Should Be Used to Pattern a Shotgun? (And Everything Else to Know About Patterning)

By Andrea Bogard

Mike Wec with his leucistic American black duck.

Hunting

No, It’s Not a Game-Farm Mallard. DNA Test Confirms First-Ever Documented Leucistic Black Duck No, It’s Not a Game-Farm Mallard. DNA Test Confirms First-Ever Documented Leucistic Black Duck

By Natalie Krebs

Male mallard duck in flight sets record speed.

Conservation

Migrating Mallard Clocked at 103 MPH, Breaking Recent Speed Record Migrating Mallard Clocked at 103 MPH, Breaking Recent Speed Record

Mallards resting on an NWR

Conservation

Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters? Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

browning 10 gauge

Guns

The 10 Gauge: Everything Hunters Need to Know The 10 Gauge: Everything Hunters Need to Know

A flock of Canada geese takes off from a snowy river bank.

Conservation

A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled A Stretch of the Yellowstone River Long-Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Might Reopen Soon. Some Hunters Aren’t Thrilled

Rue Mapp scouts for ducks

Hunting

Rue Mapp Is Learning to Hunt, But She’s Got a Bigger Mission Rue Mapp Is Learning to Hunt, But She’s Got a Bigger Mission

By Christine Peterson

Conservation

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data? The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

Group of hunters posing in front of the best snow goose decoys.

Gear

The Best Snow Goose Decoys of 2024 The Best Snow Goose Decoys of 2024