
Hunting report: Desperately seeking prime time waterfowl migration
Entering mid-October, Minnesotans are seeing a trickle of ducks while waiting for a serious push.

Entering mid-October, Minnesotans are seeing a trickle of ducks while waiting for a serious push.

In addition to providing places to hunt waterfowl, wetlands are pumped to provide habitat for migrating waterfowl and other water birds, to provide areas for people to observe wildlife, and to spread out the distribution

Same sentence issued in previous federal case; one more guide to be sentenced Oct. 18.

You can’t do everything during certain times of the year as it relates to hunting and fishing. But in the fall, once hunting seasons start to kick into gear, your outdoor opportunities expand considerably. You

The number of duck-hunting wetlands in North Dakota is down about 40 percent from last year, to the lowest level in nine years, according to the Game and Fish Department’s annual fall wetland survey.

But fair reproduction for ducks in traditional breeding areas this year still makes for good fall hunting potential in the state.

Break out the binoculars and find the waterholes that wood ducks and blue-winged teal prefer during the early waterfowl season.

The author opened the early waterfowl hunting seasons by dropping a Canada goose and feels things can only get better from here on out.

Weekend includes state’s first decoy carving contest sponsored by Wisconsin Waterfowl Association.
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