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Holiday Hunting Time

The holidays usually mean a little time away from the grind and a lot of time with relatives, which provides you with a fantastic opportunity to get out and enjoy some old fashioned family hunting time.

6 Tips for Identifying Waterfowl

The failure to properly identify ducks on the wing can lead to missed opportunities, or even trouble with the law. You can avoid such difficulties by working to improve your identification skills. Here are six key factors to consider.

Four Years Later: Goose Hunter's Jacket, Wallet Returned

After losing his hunting jacket—and the wallet stowed inside—Owen Schipnewski never expected to see it again. Four years later, he was proven wrong.

Great Lakes Tribal Members Get 50-Duck Limit, Possible Swan Season

According to OutdoorNews.com, one of North America's most liberal waterfowl bag limits is afforded to the tribal members in the 1837 and 1842 treaty areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Know-How: On-the-Fly Ducks

Not everyone has time to scout out killer locations prior to a weekend hunt.

Late to the Party...But Not Out of the Game

Here's how to score on late-season, hunter-wise honkers.

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.

Hardware: Franchi Intensity

The Franchi Intensity, in many ways, delivers on its name. It capitalizes on some of the industry’s most respected technologies to reliably harness the most powerful shotshell payloads, and it does so in a slim, attractive package that betrays its middle-of-the-road price point. Hard to argue with any scattergun that offers both versatility and value.

5 Crazy Waterfowl Tactics That Just Might Work

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.

Know-How: Stop Geese Cold

Hunt cold-weather water sources and your late-season success on geese could heat up dramatically.

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