Waterfowl Hunting

In-depth waterfowl hunting coverage on ducks and geese.

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A mallard hen and drake perched on a concrete embankment near a city.

Conservation

Wild Game Populations Are Thriving in Big Cities Wild Game Populations Are Thriving in Big Cities

Luke Kjos takes aim with the new Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 20-gauge.

Guns

First Look: Benelli’s Super Black Eagle 3 Is Now Offered in 20-Gauge and 3-Inch 12-Gauge First Look: Benelli’s Super Black Eagle 3 Is Now Offered in 20-Gauge and 3-Inch 12-Gauge

By Natalie Krebs

Guide Jimmy Reel in the rags on a Texas snow goose hunt.

Hunting

5 Old-School Snow Goose Tactics That Still Work Today 5 Old-School Snow Goose Tactics That Still Work Today

Putting the SX4 to the test on Texas ducks.

Hunting

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

If you can't get access to the field geese are feeding in, you must get under them.

Hunting

The Smartest Ways to Trick Late-Season Canada Geese When You Can’t Get on the X The Smartest Ways to Trick Late-Season Canada Geese When You Can’t Get on the X

Greenhead mallard in Oklahoma.

Hunting

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

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

Hunting

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.

Conservation

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.

Hunting

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

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

By Alex Robinson, Joe Genzel

A bearded man wearing glasses and orange reflective hunting gear collars his hunting dog that is standing in the bed of the hunter's truck.

Conservation

In the Future: These 4 Newcomers Will Help Fix Outdoor Media In the Future: These 4 Newcomers Will Help Fix Outdoor Media

An elderly gentleman holding a rifle laughs and smiles with his grandchild in a tree stand.

Hunting

In the Future: Southern Duck Hunting Culture Will Adapt to Survive In the Future: Southern Duck Hunting Culture Will Adapt to Survive

A black lab retriever peeks its head from a waterfowl hunting blind.

Hunting

Your Retriever Will Teach You These 5 Life Lessons Your Retriever Will Teach You These 5 Life Lessons

By Alex Robinson

A male hunter aims a shotgun in the air.

Hunting

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

A flock of ducks in sitting in a lake.

Hunting

Why Don’t We Hunt Ducks in the Spring? Why Don’t We Hunt Ducks in the Spring?

A large field with hay bales and geese.

Hunting

Hunting Early-Season Resident Geese in North Dakota is the Hottest Shoot of the Summer Hunting Early-Season Resident Geese in North Dakota is the Hottest Shoot of the Summer

By Alex Robinson

A hunter using a bird call in a hunting blind.

Hunting

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

A hunter kneeling beside a limit of Canada geese.

Hunting

The Time I Hunted with a Waterfowl Poacher (and Didn’t Know It) The Time I Hunted with a Waterfowl Poacher (and Didn’t Know It)

Attaching duck feet to a wall plaque with epoxy.

Hunting

4 Off-Season Waterfowl Projects that Will Improve Your Decoy Spread (and Your Home) 4 Off-Season Waterfowl Projects that Will Improve Your Decoy Spread (and Your Home)

By Joseph Albanese

Several geese on a pile of hay.

Hunting

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.

Hunting

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

A man tilling a field

Conservation

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

Twilight in the Louisiana delta.

Hunting

Video: Meet the Duck Hunting Queen of Plaquemines Parish Video: Meet the Duck Hunting Queen of Plaquemines Parish

By Alex Robinson

Sous vide goose meat.

Hunting

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

Hunting

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

A large flock of snow geese.

Hunting

6 Ways to Hunt Snow Geese on Your Own 6 Ways to Hunt Snow Geese on Your Own

Pair of Aces custom hunting call

Hunting

The 16 Most Awesome Turkey And Duck Calls You’ve Ever Seen The 16 Most Awesome Turkey And Duck Calls You’ve Ever Seen

Hunters and a dog on on the New England coastline.

Hunting

Photo Essay: Hunting Eiders on Opening Day in New England Photo Essay: Hunting Eiders on Opening Day in New England

By Bill Buckley

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

Guns

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.

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

Hunting

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.

Hunting

How to Butcher a Duck How to Butcher a Duck

By Alex Robinson

Hunting

5 Keys to Killing Reverse Migration Mallards and Geese 5 Keys to Killing Reverse Migration Mallards and Geese

A waterfowl hunting dog retrieving a duck.

Hunting

12 Rules for Decoying Ducks and Geese 12 Rules for Decoying Ducks and Geese

By Joe Arterburn

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

Survival

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

Hunting

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

By Tom Carpenter

how to train your dog for duck hunting

Hunting

8 Ways to Ruin Your Duck Hunting Dog 8 Ways to Ruin Your Duck Hunting Dog

By Tony J. Peterson

a waterfowl hunter in a lake

Hunting

What Makes Specialized Waterfowl Shotguns So Special What Makes Specialized Waterfowl Shotguns So Special

By Jarrod Spilger

9 Overlooked Early Season Goose Hunting Tips

Hunting

9 Overlooked Early Season Goose Hunting Tips 9 Overlooked Early Season Goose Hunting Tips

By Matt Wettish

This Season’s Duck Hunting Forecast

Hunting

This Season’s Duck Hunting Forecast This Season’s Duck Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

Mallard Limit Cut to 2 in the Atlantic Flyway. Will Duck Hunters Stay Home?

Hunting

Mallard Limit Cut to 2 in the Atlantic Flyway. Will Duck Hunters Stay Home? Mallard Limit Cut to 2 in the Atlantic Flyway. Will Duck Hunters Stay Home?

By Ryan Chelius

The 4 Best Summer Bird Hunts

Hunting

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

By Will Brantley

hunter aiming shotgun at sea ducks

Hunting

Hunting Sea Ducks on the Chesapeake Bay Hunting Sea Ducks on the Chesapeake Bay

By Cosmo Genova

How To Make Sea Duck Bacon Bombs

Hunting

How To Make Sea Duck Bacon Bombs How To Make Sea Duck Bacon Bombs

By Cosmo Genova

hunter tossing out duck decoys

Hunting

Photo Essay: Duck Hunting North Dakota’s Prairie Potholes Photo Essay: Duck Hunting North Dakota’s Prairie Potholes

By Alex Robinson

waterfowl hunter shooting at snow geese

Hunting

5 Tactics for a Better Snow Goose Hunt 5 Tactics for a Better Snow Goose Hunt

wild goose in pan

Hunting

How to Cook Wild Goose How to Cook Wild Goose

By Jamie Carlson

waterfowl hunter setting out a decoy spread

Hunting

5 Tips for Hunting Late-Season Diving Ducks 5 Tips for Hunting Late-Season Diving Ducks

By Will Brantley

waterfowl hunting band lanyard

Hunting

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

Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

How to Flock Duck and Goose Decoys

Hunting

How to Flock Duck and Goose Decoys How to Flock Duck and Goose Decoys

By Joseph Albanese

green headed mallard duck flock in flight

Hunting

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

collage of short reed goose calls

Hunting

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

waterfowl hunter with dog next to a pond

Hunting

How to Pick the Right Duck Hunting Lease How to Pick the Right Duck Hunting Lease

Hevi-Shot Hevi-X Shotshells

Hunting

Snow Goose Hunter’s Gear Guide Snow Goose Hunter’s Gear Guide

By Joseph Albanese

What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?

Hunting

What Happens When CRP Land Disappears? What Happens When CRP Land Disappears?

young geese hunter in field

Hunting

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

By Alex Robinson

Hunting

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

Anatomy of a Goose Call

Hunting

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

By Tom Carpenter

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Hunting

Photos: Hunting National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest Photos: Hunting National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest

By Brent Lawrence

waterfowl hunting from kayak

Hunting

Sea Duck Hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska Sea Duck Hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska

By John B. Snow

Carrying canada goose decoys

Hunting

4 Hardcore Hunting Tactics to Take More Canada Geese 4 Hardcore Hunting Tactics to Take More Canada Geese

By Alex Robinson

Waterfowl hunter jumpshooting ducks

Hunting

5 Rules for Jump Shooting Ducks 5 Rules for Jump Shooting Ducks

By Alex Robinson

Trio of ringbills flushes from a small marsh

Hunting

How to Hunt Puddle Divers This Duck Season How to Hunt Puddle Divers This Duck Season

By Tom Carpenter