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Male mallard duck in flight sets record speed.
Conservation

Migrating Mallard Clocked at 103 MPH, Breaking Recent Speed Record

By Katie Hill

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?

By Andrew McKean

browning 10 gauge
Guns

The 10 Gauge: Everything Hunters Need to Know

By Joe Genzel

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

By Katie Hill

Rue Mapp scouts for ducks
Hunting

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

By Christine Peterson

onx
Conservation

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

By Joe Genzel

Hunters line up for a duck blind lottery in darkness. Photo by Tom Fowlks
Hunting

Can Hunting Survive in California? And If It Can’t, Who’s Going to Pay to Conserve the State’s Wildlife and Habitat?

Story by Christine Peterson, Photographs by Tom Fowlks

Three plucked birds sit on a table after a demonstration of how to pluck a duck.
Hunting

How to Pluck a Duck

By Natalie Krebs

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.
Conservation

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

By Katie Hill

We tested the Spandau Arms S2.
Guns

Spandau Arms S2 Review: Field Testing a $500 Semi-Auto Duck Gun

By Ashley Thess

Hand carved decoys
Hunting

Photos: The Iconic Hand-Carved Decoys of the Illinois River Valley

By Joe Genzel

A gigantic raft of mallards lit up by a spotlight in the flooded timber.
Hunting

Watch: Hundreds of Mallards Swim Out of Flooded Timber, Swarming Hunters

By Dac Collins

A flock of Canada geese stand on a riverbank in North Dakota.
Conservation

North Dakota Saw a Record Number of Canada Geese This Winter

By Dac Collins

the best duck loads
Guns

The Best Duck Loads, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

A mallard hen sitting inside a manmade duck nesting house.
Conservation

Mallard Numbers Have Declined Nationally. New Hen House Bill Aims to Help

By Andrew McKean

the best chokes for duck hunting
Gear

The Best Chokes for Duck Hunting, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

sandhill crane decoys
Conservation

Drive-By Shooter Cited for Firing Rifle into Decoy Spread

By Dac Collins

the best goose decoys
Gear

Best Goose Decoys of 2024

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

The best duck calls for waterfowl hunting.
Gear

The Best Duck Calls of 2024

By Joe Genzel

A man fires one of the best semi auto shotguns.
Guns

The Best Duck Hunting Shotguns of 2024

By Joe Genzel, Alex Robinson

Author setting up the best duck decoys.
Gear

The Best Duck Decoys of 2024

By Alex Robinson

Hunter using one of the best goose calls.
Gear

The Best Goose Calls of 2024

By Joe Genzel, John Gordon

North Dakota duck brood survey
Conservation

North Dakota Is Poised to Have Its Best Diver Duck Season in Decades. But Mallard Numbers Keep Declining

By Katie Hill

atlantic flyway mallards feature
Hunting

Good News for Duck Hunters: Mallard Limit in the Atlantic Flyway Returns to Four

By Dac Collins

duck hunter walks towards foreground decoys through ankle-deep water covered in red vegetation, sprawling trees behind
Hunting

This Old-School Duck Slayer Is Opening New Hunting Opportunities Around the World for Americans

By Alex Robinson

A jet sled for duck hunting
Hunting

The Ultimate Walk-In Duck Hunting Gear I Can’t Live Without

By Joe Genzel

Two hunters, man and woman, sit on a rock next to a limit of king ducks.
Hunting

The Favorite Shotgun, Choke, and Ammo Combinations of 5 Diehard Duck Hunters (and One Outdoor Writer)

By Joe Genzel

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird
Guns

Best Duck Loads: How to Pick the Right Shell for the Right Bird

By John M. Taylor

A bird-bone flute instrument.
Hunting

Hunters Were Making Duck-Bone Bird Calls 12,000 Years Ago

By Dac Collins

utah swan hunting proposal 1
Conservation

Some Hunters Target Trumpeter Swans. Utah Wants to Stop It Before All Swan Hunting Gets Shut Down

By Andrew McKean

The buffering in TSS shot.
Guns

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

A turkey hunter in Montana listens for gobbles.
Hunting

Hunting License Sales Have Fallen Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Natalie Krebs

i own landowner ND pleads guilty
Hunting

Landowner in “I Own the F*cking Land” Video Takes Plea Deal

By Dac Collins

Bird hunting restrictions in Manitoba
Conservation

Manitoba Is About to Get Way Less Accessible for American Waterfowlers

By Katie Hill

farmer discs decoys
Hunting

Watch an Arkansas Farmer Deliberately Disc a Spread of Snow Goose Decoys

By Dac Collins

steel shot
Guns

Is Steel Shot Effective? Here’s What the Data Say After Decades of Testing

By Tom Roster

A black lab retrieves a duck in water.
Hunting

How to Train a Duck Dog Throughout His First Hunting Season

By Natalie Krebs

Indiana hunters tip kayaks
Hunting

After Duck Hunters Flip Their Kayaks, Indiana Game Warden Recovers Shotguns with a Magnet

By Katie Hill

Duck hunter wearing Sitka Hudson jacket in icy bay.
Gear

Sitka Hudson Jacket: A Hardcore Shell for Waterfowl Hunters

By Ashley Thess

photo of hunters with car, hunter walking in marsh
Hunting

The Golden Age of Jump-Shooting Ducks on the Prairie

By Ben East

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

Canada’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban Would Include Many Common Hunting Rifles and Shotguns

By Dac Collins

The Benelli SBE 3 28 gauge is one of the best duck hunting shotguns.
Guns

28 Gauge Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 Review

By Alex Robinson

These are the best duck calls for beginners.
Gear

Best Duck Calls for Beginners

By Alex Robinson

snow geese avian flu
Hunting

We’re Experiencing the Deadliest Bird Flu Outbreak in History. Here’s What All Bird Hunters Need to Know

By Alex Robinson

pintail ducks flying
Hunting

Dusty Brown Sacrificed It All for a Duck Season That Never Ends

By Joe Genzel

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

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

By D.J. Carrison

duck hunting kayak
Hunting

Duck Hunting from a Kayak, Tips and Tactics

By Alex Robinson

A landowner and duck hunter got in a fight over trespassing in North Dakota.
Hunting

The Landowner and One Hunter From the Viral “I Own the F*cking Land” Video Are Charged with Misdemeanors

By Katie Hill

hunting permission
Hunting

How to Get Permission to Hunt Ducks and Geese (Without Pissing Off the Locals)

By Alex Robinson, Dac Collins

duck hunting video
Hunting

Lessons We Can Learn from the Viral “I Own the F*cking Land” Video

By Alex Robinson

Wild turkey
Hunting

The 8 Best Tasting Game Birds

By Brad Fenson

magazine illustration of man in deep mud
Hunting

This Is Why I Won’t Duck Hunt Alone Anymore, From the Archives

By H.A. Shanklin

wild game
Hunting

The 10 Best Tasting Wild Game Animals

By Brad Fenson

tx teal lead photo
Hunting

A Rookie’s Guide to Knocking Down Ducks When You’re the Worst Shot in the Blind

By Dac Collins

duck hunting
Hunting

How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump

By Alex Robinson

USDA lifts a ban on importing hunter-harvested waterfowl meat from Canada.
Hunting

USDA Walks Back Canada Waterfowl Ban, Will Allow Hunters to Bring Meat Across the Border

By Dac Collins

pintail drake seedskadee
Conservation

Pintails Hit Their Lowest Population in Decades. Some Researchers Think We Could be Miscounting Them

By Keegan Sentner

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge closed to all bird hunting this week.
Conservation

A Pacific Waterfowl Oasis Ran Out of Water. These Duck Hunters Are Footing the Bill for Some More

By Katie Hill

Fabarm XLR5 Chesapeake
Guns

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

By Joe Genzel

Two California wildlife refuges have been closed to bird hunting.
Conservation

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

By Katie Hill

duck hunting dog
Hunting

The Best Duck Hunting Dogs

By Tom Keer

mallard duck legs
Hunting

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

By Brad Fenson

duck hunter drowning
Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned for a Bufflehead

By Sanden O’Connell