
The geese are getting smarter; here’s a few tricks to outwit them
I’m an avid golfer, but I believe that we should shut down all the golf courses in the upper tier of the country when the goose season opens so we can put out some big

I’m an avid golfer, but I believe that we should shut down all the golf courses in the upper tier of the country when the goose season opens so we can put out some big

Opening-day duck hunting has little in common with mid- to late-season duck hunting for a number of reasons. Thus, preparing for a duck opener means setting aside many of the concerns hunters face later in

In my ideal waterfowl hunt, every bird is backpedaling over the decoys and we’re taking our shots at 20 yards. Sometimes it works out that way, but usually, sooner or later, a bird skirts the

With only days before Minnesota’s early goose and teal seasons open, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released its 2026 Waterfowl Status Report that showed a slight decline in the continental duck breeding

“They busted us,” said my cousin, who could not contain his incredulousness.
It was a perfect late-autumn morning in the marsh – crisp, clear, mildly windy, full of promise. The day couldn’t have started

When the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation transitioned to a Structured Decision Making (SDM) computer modeling approach for selecting duck seasons in 2019, many waterfowlers prayed that Western Zone dates would remain close

Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s (WWA) sixth annual Waterfowl Hunters’ Expo, that ran Aug. 21-22, was a big draw for families with husbands, wives, kids and their dogs roaming the grounds of the Sunnyview Expo Center.

In many states, American sportsmen can pursue abundant game with little or no competition by targeting species largely ignored by others. Many hunters probably can’t even identify these game birds or know they can hunt

Last season’s numbers are still pending, but Illinois waterfowl hunters head into the 2026 early teal season with confidence following a breakout performance two years ago.
A sharp increase in the state’s teal harvest
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