As the spring migration of ducks and geese spreads northward, waterfowl managers across the Upper Midwest say significant precipitation will be needed during the next several weeks to replenish soil moisture and recharge wetland basins
Duck hunters may comment on the 2026-31 season framework through March 30 as the Wisconsin DNR works through a series of public meetings during the agency’s season-setting process.
Under a relatively new format, the
Despite less-than-ideal conditions for snow goose hunting, six hunters ranging in age from 12 to 17 displayed remarkable perseverance at the 2025 Youth Snow Goose Hunt sponsored by the Kaskaskia River Delta Waterfowl Chapter (KRDW)
If you are an avid waterfowler who enjoys a good dinner of roast duck or goose, you might want to know about a recent study conducted by Cornell University in New York.
Working in
Ducks Unlimited-Minnesota has named Bruce Freske its 2025 Minnesota Conservation Partner of the Year. Freske has been a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 37 years, spending the past 15 years
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently has sampled dead wild birds suspected to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at multiple locations across Lower Michigan.
The DNR’s ongoing disease surveillance indicates that
Members of the Rolfe Beagle Club are hoping that waterfowl, particularly mallards, will benefit from their latest habitat project, installation of a mallard nesting box on the club’s front wetland.
“We meet for
Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases among wild birds continue to mount in Pennsylvania, and the list includes several ducks harvested by hunters.
As of Feb. 16, the most recent cases to be confirmed in
There’s pretty much an entire generation of Wisconsin waterfowlers who never dealt with the extremely conservative season structures of the mid- and late-1980s with a 30-day duck season with a three-bird limit, and restrictive Canada
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