Waterfowl Hunting (Page 3)

In-depth waterfowl hunting coverage on ducks and geese.

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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

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

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

By Christine Peterson

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

By Christine Peterson

The Best Snow Goose Decoys of 2026

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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

How to Pluck a Duck

By Natalie Krebs

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

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

By Ashley Thess

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

The Best Duck Loads, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

The Best Chokes for Duck Hunting, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

Best Goose Decoys of 2026

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

The Best Duck Calls

The Best Goose Calls

By Joe Genzel, John Gordon

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

By Alex Robinson

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

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

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

By John M. Taylor

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

By Nick Charney

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

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

Sitka Hudson Jacket: A Hardcore Shell for Waterfowl Hunters

By Ashley Thess

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

28 Gauge Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 Review

By Alex Robinson

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

By Alex Robinson

Duck Hunting from a Kayak, Tips and Tactics

By Alex Robinson

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

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

By Alex Robinson

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

How to Get Out of a Wingshooting Slump

By Alex Robinson

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

The Best Duck Hunting Dogs

The Coolest Ducks Unlimited Dinner Guns of All Time

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The Best .410 and 28-Gauge Semi-Auto Shotguns

If These Nine Shotgun Writers Could Only Have One Gun, Which Smoothbore Would They Pick?

The Remington 105 CTi: A Semi-Auto that Almost Revolutionized Shotgun Design

By John M. Taylor

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

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Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

By Jack Hennessy

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Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters

Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS

By Alex Robinson

How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese

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11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

By Jarrod Spilger

The 28-Gauge Shotgun Can Kill Ducks as Effectively as a 12-Gauge (At Modest Ranges)

Shotgun Review: Beretta’s A400 Xtreme Plus Is the Best Duck Hunting Gun on the Market

Field & Stream Bought a $33,000 Duck Stamp Contest Entry. Here’s Why.

By Alex Robinson

If You’re a DIY Duck Hunter Heading to Canada, Don’t Waste Your Time Field Hunting

Are Duck Hunters Really Losing 1 in 5 Birds? Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

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The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other?

Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth

By Natalie Krebs

How to Kill a Limit of Teal This September Without a Single Floating Decoy

Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong

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Biologists Can Track Waterfowl Better Than Ever, Thanks to This New GPS Transmitter

Addison Edmonds Set Out to Make Can-Am’s Defender the Ultimate Side-by-Side for Duck Hunters

What Really Happened to the Duck Hunters Who Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake?

By Natalie Krebs

Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

The Story of Black Duck Revival: “I Never Found a Place I Belong, So I’m Making One”

By Jonathan Wilkins

Chance Black Was an Outdoorsman, Goofball, and a Friend to Everyone

By Natalie Krebs

The Beretta A390 Silver Mallard Was the Best 3-Inch Semiauto Shotgun Ever Built

Authorities Find the Body of David Vowell, the 70-Year-Old Tennessee Man Accused of Killing Two Duck Hunters on Reelfoot Lake

By Natalie Krebs

After Two Duck Hunters Were Killed on Reelfoot Lake, Investigators Are Searching for David Vowell, the 70-Year-Old Suspect Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’

By Joe Genzel, Natalie Krebs