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Latest Waterfowl Hunting Stories

How to Hunt Late-Season Geese on Public Rivers

By Alex Robinson

/ Sep 21, 2018

Find a Flood-Timber Hotspot to Limit Out on Public-Land Mallards

By John Gordon

/ Sep 21, 2018

8 New Waterfowl Loads for 2018

By Jarrod Spilger

/ Sep 14, 2018

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

By Jarrod Spilger

/ Jul 25, 2018

How to Pick the Right Duck Hunting Lease

By John Gordon

/ Jul 18, 2018

Snow Goose Hunter’s Gear Guide

By Joseph Albanese

/ Mar 6, 2018

What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?

By Bryce Oates

/ Mar 3, 2018

The Goslings: The Kids Who Won’t Let Waterfowl Hunting Die

By Alex Robinson

/ Jan 19, 2018

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

By Andrew McKean

/ Nov 30, 2017

We Cut These Goose Calls in Half to Show How They Work

By Tom Carpenter

/ Nov 29, 2017

Ice Men: The Deer and Duck Hunters Who Live for Deadly Weather

By Gerry Bethge

/ Nov 29, 2017

11 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Waterfowl Hunter

By Alex Robinson

/ Nov 22, 2017

Photos: Hunting National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest

By Brent Lawrence

/ Oct 26, 2017

Sea Duck Hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska

By John B. Snow

/ Oct 24, 2017

3 Sleeper States for the Traveling Goose Hunter

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Oct 16, 2017

4 Hardcore Hunting Tactics to Take More Canada Geese

By Alex Robinson

/ Oct 9, 2017

5 Rules for Jump Shooting Ducks

By Alex Robinson

/ Oct 4, 2017

A Gentleman’s Wager on Kodiak Island

By Andrew McKean

/ Oct 2, 2017

How to Hunt Puddle Divers This Duck Season

By Tom Carpenter

/ Oct 2, 2017

5 Tips to Take More Mallards This Duck Season

By Tom Carpenter

/ Sep 29, 2017

4 Ways to Keep Your Duck Dog in Beast Mode All Season Long

By Alex Robinson

/ Sep 27, 2017

Photos: Hunting and Fishing Texas in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey

By Joe Arterburn

/ Sep 20, 2017

38 Vintage Outdoor Life Waterfowl Covers

By Natalie Krebs

/ Sep 8, 2017

6 Early-Season Duck and Goose Scouting Tips from a Master Waterfowler

By Natalie Krebs

/ Sep 6, 2017

Your Countdown Calendar for the Opening Day of Duck Season

By Alex Robinson

/ Sep 1, 2017

5 Problems with Your Duck Decoy Spread, and How to Fix Them

By Tom Carpenter

/ Aug 31, 2017

4 Ultra-Lightweight Goose Decoys for Building an Ultra-Realistic Honker Spread

By Alex Robinson

/ Aug 30, 2017

3 Early-Season Teal Hangouts, and How to Hunt Them

By Tom Carpenter

/ Aug 29, 2017

3 Strategies to Try When Doves Aren’t Flying

By Michael Pearce

/ Aug 28, 2017

Guns for Women: Field Testing the Weatherby Camilla Rifle and Syren XLR5 Waterfowler Shotgun

By Laurel Holding

/ Aug 8, 2017

A Waterfowler’s Top 10 Favorite Duck Species

By Bill Buckley

/ Jul 5, 2017

Snow Geese: Tips for Hunting These Birds of Plenty

By Toby Walrath

/ Feb 24, 2017

Duck Hunting: The Ducks Stop Here

By Gerry Bethge

/ Jan 25, 2017

Waterfowl Hunting: Open-Water Divers

By Brian Ruzzo

/ Dec 7, 2016

Duck Hunting The Great Salt Lake

By Andrew McKean

/ Nov 15, 2016

When You Should – And Shouldn’t – Call To Ducks

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Nov 7, 2016

How to Hit More Ducks

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Oct 24, 2016

Calling All Doves

By Jarrod Spilger

/ Sep 14, 2016

11 Mistakes That Will Keep You From Getting Invited on Another Hunt

By Barbara Baird

/ Sep 8, 2016

Legend of the Fall: The Life of Ralph Kohler, a Waterfowling Luminary

By Brett Smith

/ Aug 30, 2016

Why You Should Train Your Duck Dog with Doves this Fall

By Scott Linden

/ Jun 29, 2016

Q&A with the Crow Man: Todd Gifford Takes Out Avian Pests for a Living

By Alex Robinson

/ Feb 25, 2016

Hunting Spring Snow Geese: Chasing the Migrating Meat Market

By Josh Dahlke

/ Feb 19, 2016

Waterfowl: How to Shoot Your Limit When You’re On the X

By Alex Robinson

/ Dec 24, 2015

Never Waste Tough Legs and Wings Again with This Confit Technique

By Jamie Carlson

/ Dec 23, 2015

How to Prepare and Cook Waterfowl Gizzards

By Jamie Carlson

/ Nov 25, 2015

A Waterfowler’s Late-Season Guide to Effective and Ethical Pass-Shooting

By Andrew McKean

/ Nov 24, 2015

Shades of Gray: Outdoor Writer Fired by Ducks Unlimited for Access Story

By Tony Hansen

/ Nov 23, 2015

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

By Jamie Carlson

/ Nov 18, 2015

3 Tips for Winter Waterfowl Hunters

By Toby Walrath

/ Nov 11, 2015

The Best Ducks to Eat, and How to Cook the Ones You Think You Can’t

By Jamie Carlson

/ Nov 10, 2015

The 6 Worst Guys to Hunt with in a Duck Blind

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Nov 5, 2015

The Best Way to Pluck a Wild Duck

By Jamie Carlson

/ Nov 4, 2015

5 Simple Duck Calling Tips

By Darren Warner

/ Oct 21, 2015

Three Tips for Hunting Wood Ducks on Creeks

By Tom Carpenter

/ Oct 16, 2015

Seven Overlooked Places to Shoot Your Limit of Mallards

By Tom Carpenter

/ Oct 16, 2015

The Do’s and Don’t of Flagging Geese Into Your Spread

By Nathan Miller

/ Oct 1, 2015

Top Five Duck Calls

By Nathan Miller

/ Sep 30, 2015

How to Hunt Geese Solo

By Eric Mathes

/ Sep 30, 2015

Five Steps to Help Your Kid Enjoy the Dove Hunting Opener

By Brad Fitzpatrick

/ Aug 26, 2015

North of 60: Hunting and Fishing Great Slave Lake with the First Nations

By Andrew McKean

/ Jul 6, 2015

Sandhill Crane Hunting Tips and Tactics

By Andrew McKean and Kyle Wintersteen

/ Jun 26, 2015

Waterfowl Offseason: How to Touch Up the Paint on Your Duck Decoys

By Colin Moore

/ Jun 23, 2015

Waterfowl Hunting: 9 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bird Bands

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/ May 26, 2015

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