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

Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun Benelli M1 Super 90: A Classic Duck Hunting Shotgun

Winchester Bismuth is one of the best loads in waterfowl.

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

The four boys who died in the N.C. plane crash.

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

Bird hearts are a delicacy.

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

By Jack Hennessy

Gunsmith Rob Roberts and Benelli partnered on the M2.

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

apex ammunition and mallard

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

By Alex Robinson

Sea ducks, like eiders and long-tails, are tough birds.

How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns 11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

By Jarrod Spilger

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting 5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

By John M. Taylor

The 28-gauge has returned to duck hunting.

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

Beretta a400 extreme plus

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

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

By Alex Robinson

A 10-man limit in western Alberta.

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

USFWS studies show the duck crippling rate is one in five birds.

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

By Alex Robinson, Natalie Krebs

The best dove guns in every gauge.

The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge The Best Dove Guns in Every Gauge

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Duck hunters are jerks to one another.

Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other? Why Do Duck Hunters Despise Each Other?

Hunting ptarmigan in the unseasonable snow on Adak.

Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth Hunting Adak Island, at the End of the Earth

By Natalie Krebs

Blue-wing teal will key on motion decoys.

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

Fewere snow geese are wintering in Texas.

Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong Everything We Thought We Knew About Snow Geese Was Wrong

GPS transmitter on the back of a hen mallard.

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

The customized Can-Am Defender.

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

A loose decoy on Reelfoot Lake, which hunters were looking for when they found David Vowell.

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

By Natalie Krebs

Zack Grooms with straps of ducks.

Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter Zack Grooms Was a Devoted Uncle and a True Duck Hunter

By Natalie Krebs

A duck hunter steers a boat loaded with decoys through flooded timber.

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

By Jonathan Wilkins

Chance Black duck hunting on Reelfoot

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

By Natalie Krebs

The A390 Silver Mallard

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

Three men in navy TBI Agent uniforms search a muddy wet field for David Vowell.

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

Cyprus trees on Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, where two men were killed in January 2021.

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

Keep it casual and don't get too addicted to snow goose hunting.

How to Be a Casual (and Ethical) Snow Goose Hunter How to Be a Casual (and Ethical) Snow Goose Hunter

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

The mallard/teal hybrid is truly unique.

The 8 Coolest Hybrid Ducks and Geese You’ve Ever Seen The 8 Coolest Hybrid Ducks and Geese You’ve Ever Seen

By Ryan Chelius

There's only one species of mallard no matter what continent you shoot one on.

18 Facts You Didn’t Know About Mallards 18 Facts You Didn’t Know About Mallards

This is what most days hunting ducks look like, though social media would have you believe otherwise.

It’s Time to Stop Hunting Ducks So Damn Much It’s Time to Stop Hunting Ducks So Damn Much

Texas has long been a top 10 B&C whitetail state.

There’s More to Texas Hunting Than Expensive, High-Fence Ranches. Here’s Why a Texas Hunt Should Be on Your Bucket List There’s More to Texas Hunting Than Expensive, High-Fence Ranches. Here’s Why a Texas Hunt Should Be on Your Bucket List

Putting the SX4 to the test on Texas ducks.

We Had Rob Roberts Customize a Winchester SX4 into the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Shotgun We Had Rob Roberts Customize a Winchester SX4 into the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Shotgun

Greenhead mallard in Oklahoma.

Our Obsession with Greenheads Is Ruining Duck Hunting as We Know It Our Obsession with Greenheads Is Ruining Duck Hunting as We Know It

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

Two hunters by a small creek, showing off their limits of ducks.

How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards How to Kill the Smartest, Most Pressured Mallards

A dropped deer in the shades of wild brush.

Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books Every Hunter Should Know What the Lacey Act Is, How It Works, and Why It’s On the Books

Three sandhill cranes in flight against a clear blue sky.

Want to Hunt Sandhill Cranes? You’re Going to Need Stealth, Ultra Realistic Decoys—and Dog Goggles Want to Hunt Sandhill Cranes? You’re Going to Need Stealth, Ultra Realistic Decoys—and Dog Goggles

By Andrew McKean

Hunting the Wood Duck Migration: Northern vs. Southern Tactics Hunting the Wood Duck Migration: Northern vs. Southern Tactics

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

A male hunter aims a shotgun in the air.

The Never Say Die Dove Season The Never Say Die Dove Season

A hunter using a bird call in a hunting blind.

5 Tips for Hunting Early-Season Resident Canada Geese 5 Tips for Hunting Early-Season Resident Canada Geese

Several geese on a pile of hay.

8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl 8 Tips for Perfecting the Art of Pass Shooting Waterfowl

Hunter walking to a hunting blind.

50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State 50 Hunter Stereotypes from Every State

A man tilling a field

How to Plant a Sunflower Field for Better Dove Hunting This Summer How to Plant a Sunflower Field for Better Dove Hunting This Summer

Sous vide goose meat.

8 Ways to Prepare Snow Goose Meat 8 Ways to Prepare Snow Goose Meat

9 Migratory Bird Laws You Didn’t Know 9 Migratory Bird Laws You Didn’t Know

A collection of custom shotshell ammo used in Canada goose hunting.

5 Top Custom Shotshells That Are Better Than Steel 5 Top Custom Shotshells That Are Better Than Steel

By Alex Robinson

A hunter wading through flooded timber while duck hunting.

How to Hunt Late-Season Mallards in Fields vs. Water How to Hunt Late-Season Mallards in Fields vs. Water

duck breasts in a glaze

Cook Wild Duck Like a Real Chef (While Drinking Bourbon in Camp) Cook Wild Duck Like a Real Chef (While Drinking Bourbon in Camp)

How to butcher a duck.

How to Butcher a Duck How to Butcher a Duck

By Alex Robinson

I Got Alpha-Gal (The Tick-Borne Disease That’s a Hunter’s Worst Nightmare)

I Got Alpha-Gal (The Tick-Borne Disease That’s a Hunter’s Worst Nightmare) I Got Alpha-Gal (The Tick-Borne Disease That’s a Hunter’s Worst Nightmare)

By Alex Robinson

How to Hunt Ducks Without a Dog or a Boat

How to Hunt Ducks Without a Dog or a Boat How to Hunt Ducks Without a Dog or a Boat

By Tom Carpenter

The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts

The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts

By Will Brantley

wild goose in pan

How to Cook Wild Goose How to Cook Wild Goose

By Jamie Carlson

waterfowl hunting band lanyard

10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Bird Bands 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Bird Bands

By Joseph Albanese

black lab retrieving duck from pond

How to Plan the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Road Trip How to Plan the Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting Road Trip

By Alex Robinson

collage of short reed goose calls

Bargain Short-Reeds: 4 Easy-to-Blow Goose Calls That Won’t Break the Bank Bargain Short-Reeds: 4 Easy-to-Blow Goose Calls That Won’t Break the Bank

By Jarrod Spilger

Got a Swan Tag? Here’s How to Hunt These Giant Birds Got a Swan Tag? Here’s How to Hunt These Giant Birds

By Andrew McKean

black duck, duck species, types of ducks

A Waterfowler’s Top 10 Favorite Duck Species A Waterfowler’s Top 10 Favorite Duck Species

By Bill Buckley

Duck hunting Great Salt Lake

Duck Hunting The Great Salt Lake Duck Hunting The Great Salt Lake

By Andrew McKean

Duck Breast with Cranberry

How to Pan-Sear Wild Duck Breast the Right Way, and a Sauce to Go with It How to Pan-Sear Wild Duck Breast the Right Way, and a Sauce to Go with It

By Jamie Carlson

How Ducks See: The Science Behind Waterfowl Eyesight

How Ducks See: The Science Behind Waterfowl Eyesight How Ducks See: The Science Behind Waterfowl Eyesight

By Kyle Wintersteen

The Best Damn Goose Recipe Ever

The Best Damn Goose Recipe Ever The Best Damn Goose Recipe Ever

Field Test: The Benelli Super Vinci – A Reliable Waterfowl Gun

Field Test: The Benelli Super Vinci – A Reliable Waterfowl Gun Field Test: The Benelli Super Vinci – A Reliable Waterfowl Gun

By Brian McCombie