Ultimate Waterfowl Hunting News
Missouri farmers can reduce Gulf oil spill's impact on birds
Missouri landowners have until Aug. 1 to join a federal initiative to help migratory birds whose winter habitat has been damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.High Plains Mallard Management Unit: An abundance of playa lakes have given birds plenty of wintering habitat on the High Plains and many duck hunters are taking advantage by bouncing from playa to playa. Good numbers of mallards, gadwalls and teal have been harvested, along with wigeons. Goose hunters have enjoyed steady shoots for Canadas. Best goose hunts have come over wheat and corn in the Panhandle. Lots of Canada geese on Lake Etter. Snow geese have been tough to decoy with light winds and blue skies. Outfitters are reported larger Canada geese (westerns and greaters) with the freeze-ups in the northern states. Peanuts have been best for geese around Lubbock and Abilene. Prospects are good.
DNR assists with Upstate mobility impaired waterfowl hunts - Dec. 21, 2009
Mobility impaired hunters watched the sun slowly rise over the frozen tree line as anxious black Labrador retrievers were poised on the edge of the "Ducktoons" on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17.
Waterfowl Season Opens Jan. 2 in Southern Michigan - Dec. 21, 2009
The Department of Natural Resources reminds waterfowl hunters that they have another opportunity to pursue their sport beginning Jan. 2 as duck season and the late Canada goose season open in the South Zone, except in selected Goose Management Units (GMUs).
December Blizzard Delivers Fantasy Goose Hunt - Dec. 15, 2009
LAKE MILLS - By late morning the stage was set. The season's first major winter storm system was cranking up and within hours would be roaring into Iowa. The predictions were grim.
Waterfowl season clarification - Dec. 14, 2009
Seasons are open for most geese, ducks, coots and common snipe through January 15 in the northern and eastern parts of the state and through January 22 in the southwest.
DNR assists Upstate mobility impaired waterfowl hunts - Dec. 11, 2009
Mobility impaired hunters will be treated to a unique opportunity to attend two draw waterfowl hunts in the Upstate on Dec. 15 and Dec. 17. The hunts will be held at Duncan Creek Waterfowl Management Area (WMA) and the Clinton House Plantation in Laurens County on Dec. 15 and the Tyger River WMA in Union County and Clinton House Plantation on Dec. 17.
Home from the Hunt Campaign Offers Safety Tips for Waterfowl Hunters - Dec. 10, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 10, 2009) ? For the many waterfowl hunters who utilize a boat, a reminder from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission that ?Home from the Hunt? begins with safety on the water.
Waterfowl hunters should wear life jackets - Dec. 10, 2009
Waterfowl hunters throughout Indiana are being strongly reminded by Indiana Conservation Officers that a life jacket will not work unless it is being worn.
Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report - Dec. 09, 2009
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: The cold front pushed lots of new ducks and geese to the Panhandle. Decoying action has been steady for geese, with some 40-bird hunts reported. Both Canada geese and snow geese have been making up the bag around Dumas and Etter.
Cold Front Brings More Ducks to the Delta during the Second Split - Dec. 09, 2009
Jackson, MS ? The second segment of the 2009-10 waterfowl season opened to some frigid temperatures. The November aerial survey reported that duck numbers in the Delta were similar to last year with fewer mallards. After the survey was completed, a cold front reached the state with even some snow reported in South Mississippi. Perhaps more importantly, the northeast region of the Delta experienced some natural flooding from releases in the major Corps