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When the weather throws a curve, waterfowl hunters that adapt succeed—those who don’t seldom have duck for dinner. Here are some scenarios that arise and how to overcome them.

Educated ducks and geese pose plenty of problems, but these tactics can help solve them.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Randy Penn of Sedalia, Colo.

Waterfowl season is fast approaching. Here’s what you need to do now to increase your odds this year.

Any way you measure it, the tundra swan is a lot of bird. But it can’t be hunted in a lot of places. Only eight states, in fact, offer a tundra swan season. Utah is one of them, and near the Great Salt Lake the author sought a wide-winged trophy.

The more you know and the better you play, the more you score—especially if you are where the ducks and geese want to be.

Formed more than two centuries ago by the largest earthquake east of the Rockies, Tennessee’s only natural lake, Reelfoot, is filled to the brim with history, local legends and perhaps the state’s best duck hunting.

Want to dabble in divers but don’t know how? Here’s a primer to get you started.

The end of duck season is a sordid affair. Yes, there’s work to be done, with mud and muck encasing nearly everything you own, and the contempt you hold for your alarm clock is palpable. … But why quit now? The best hunting of the year is waiting south of the border.