Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting News

Waterfowl Hunters Should Keep Water Safety In Mind During Winter - Dec. 20, 2010
Statistics compiled by the U.S. Coast Guard show more duck and goose hunters die every year from cold water shock, hypothermia and drowning than from accidents involving firearms.

Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Upcoming Wetlands Reserve Program Application Ranking Dates - Dec. 17, 2010
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kentucky is accepting applications for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). Upcoming application ranking cut-off dates are Jan. 3, 2011; April 8, 2011; and June 17, 2011.

YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTS SCHEDULED FOR MEADE STATE PARK - Dec. 15, 2010
In January, Lake Meade State Park and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will host four youth waterfowl hunts. Hunts will take place on a Saturday and will begin in the early morning. All participants will be required to attend a pre-hunt meeting

Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Waterfowl Hunting Options That Don't Crush The Pocketbook - Dec. 15, 2010
A close friend used to always badger me about going waterfowl hunting. I hemmed and hawed because I didn?t have the right equipment, nor did I have the money to buy it. I mistakenly believed you needed an expensive shotgun, a ton of decoys, expensive bibs and parkas, waders, dogs, calls and, not to mention, a boat. I felt the sport involved an outlay of treasure beyond my reach.

DNR aims to boost waterfowl populations through new approaches - Dec. 15, 2010
Two new tactics to add more ducks to Minnesota?s skies were the focus of a signing ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 14, attended by leaders of Ducks Unlimited, the Minnesota Waterfowl Association and other conservation organizations.

Final split of waterfowl season begins with first serious cold front of winter - Dec. 15, 2010
Last week, duck hunters throughout the southern portion of the Mississippi Flyway became excited when weather forecasters predicted the first major blizzard of the winter.

Migratory Bird Report No. 16 - Dec. 15, 2010
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.

Weekly Waterfowl Report - Dec. 01, 2010
The first segment of the 2010-11 waterfowl season opened with some success on WMAs and intensively managed private lands even with low numbers of ducks observed during the first aerial survey. The November aerial survey reported that duck numbers in the Delta were much less than last year?s November estimates with significantly fewer mallards. These low numbers are likely due to drought conditions which dried cypress brakes and other areas, which in most years, provide consistent habitat for the first arriving waterfowl to Mississippi. In fact, the November survey observed the fewest ducks since 2007, which was also an extremely dry winter. However, after the survey was completed, a minor cold front reached the state which resulted in the first significant rainfall in quite awhile. As a result of these weather and habitat changes, waterfowl numbers have likely slightly increased throughout the Delta.

Reelfoot, Statewide Duck Hunting Seasons Start December 4 - Dec. 01, 2010
The second segment for Tennessee?s hunting seasons for the Statewide Duck Zone and the Reelfoot Duck Zone will run Dec. 4 and continue through Jan. 30, 2011. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until official sunset each day.

WHOOPERS ON THE MOVE, SANDHILL HUNTERS URGED CAUTION - Nov. 10, 2010
Whooping cranes are moving through Kansas late this year, with sightings in only three counties as of Nov. 7. On Oct. 22, two whoopers were spotted at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, in Barton County. On Oct. 29, two more were spotted in Mitchell County, and on Nov. 2, two were spotted at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, in Stafford County. Approximately 70 whooping cranes have been reported migrating southward through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, according to the latest report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unofficial reports indicate that 21 adult and four juvenile whooping cranes have successfully completed the migration to winter breeding grounds near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Gulf Coast. Approximately 290 whooping cranes migrate through the Central Flyway, so a greater surge is expected as weather cools.