Wing to Table
The flavor of waterfowl resembles red meat more than any poultry. So why cook ducks and geese like other birds?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Quick Hits: Best Guns, Shells for Waterfowl?
Hunters in this Golden Age of Waterfowling have the best guns and shotshells in history.
Flush to Retrieve
There are certain dog trainers who discourage their retrievers from flushing birds. That sounds like the waste of good potential to Ron Spomer.
Snow Geese in the South Dakota Sky
Spring typically means the end of the line for waterfowlers and the beginning of "duck depression." There is a way to squeeze a little more action out of your season: a spring snow goose hunt. Managing Online Editor Shawn Skipper spent a week hunting the reverse migration in South Dakota this spring, armed with Remington's Versa Max Waterfowl Pro and Federal Premium's Black Cloud shotshells. Find out how he fared with this gallery.
Don't Get Hit in the Head by a Snow Goose
Sometimes surprises quite literally fall from the sky. This was one of those times.
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