gotta_ah2015_fs.jpg (9)

Quick Hits: Best Guns, Shells for Waterfowl?

Hunters in this Golden Age of Waterfowling have the best guns and shotshells in history.

Boom Time for Waterfowlers

The Prairie Pothole region, the famous “duck factory” from South Dakota to the prairie parklands of Alberta, has been blessed with abundant snowmelt and rain for several years. That means wetlands are staying wet, ensuring an abundance of ground critical to successful duck nesting. All of this equals one thing …

Utah Crow Hunters Bag...One Bird

Utah's new crow season might not have gone quite as the anti-hunters might have anticipated. Let Kyle Wintersteen explain.

How I Spent My Christmas Vacation: Chasing Redheads In the Sunny South

By late December in Bryce Towsley's home state of Vermont, the ducks are gone. Unlike him, they are smart enough to understand there is another brutal winter coming and they flee south. So what's a poor, frozen boy to do? Take the hint: Make like a bird and migrate south.

First Light: Let it Snow

It was around 9 a.m., and a dozen or so birds had decided that they’d make a close enough pass at our decoy spread to elicit a volley. I’d loosed two shells when my concentration was broken by something thumping down into the reeds beside me.

Thousands of Geese Fall Dead from Sky in Idaho

Close to 2,000 snow geese fell dead from the sky in Idaho last week, and hunters had nothing to do with it.

Wing to Table

The flavor of waterfowl resembles red meat more than any poultry. So why cook ducks and geese like other birds?

Conservation Order Hunting: 'This is Just Epic!'

Exploding populations and conservation seasons make spring snow goose hunting an adventure not soon forgotten.

Must-Have Snow Goose Gear

To really “save the tundra," you’re going to need to get serious. Here are a few recommendations.

Let's Start the Fire

Check out Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper's take on day two of he and Assistant Editor Jon Draper's South Dakota snow goose hunt.

Page 2 of 5

Interests



Get the best of American Hunter delivered to your inbox.