“mallards”

On Arkansas’ Grand Prairie mallards are cause for celebration and calling brings ’em in close.

During the off-season, I often find myself drawn to any remaining local mallards.

Large ducks like pintails, mallards and gadwall, provide lots of protein to feed a family or hunting camp. Served on a bed of long-grain rice, this recipe could quickly become your favorite aromatic fowl recipe.

My friends and I had a pretty good duck hunt last week, and all returned home with fat mallards to eat. However, as I was preparing to pluck one of the birds, I noticed something odd: Its left foot had a split running through a digit and extending partially into the webbing.

We've all been there, when it seems no matter how hard you scout nor how promising a setup appears, the ducks are going to win.

The Atlantic Flyway’s most iconic bird has dwindled to less than half its historic population. Will new research turn the tide?

Here are five fascinating duck facts that sound more like downright lies.

Stuttgart, Ark., and its environs are known for flooded-timber duck hunting. But the region offers so much more to waterfowlers who venture from beneath the canopy.

In waterfowl hunting, there are traditional tactics—like arranging a decoy spread and luring birds with calling—and then there are some, shall we say, rather zany tricks. However, occasionally we hear of an outlandish ploy so crazy that, well, it just might work.