1st First Place: The winner of the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest is Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota, with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair ...

I must have been about nine when Dad signed me up for the introductory shooting course that Winchester Arms offered to the children of its employees. Every Saturday morning, he’d deliver me to the ...

Despite modest gains in duck populations a year ago, there was little hope for continued increases going into 2025, as managers assumed that persistent drought across the prairies and Boreal Forest ...

The sights and sounds of snow and Ross’s geese—collectively known as light geese—thundering into the air from overnight roosts and spiraling down like white tornados into croplands are among the ...

The Pulsator Pro Guide Pack features a redesigned pump that generates more water movement than the original design. The package also includes a magnetic charging port that makes charging batteries a ...

Few things are as exciting as bringing a new retriever puppy home. During those initial hours together, as you introduce him to his new surroundings and watch him enjoy his first romp in the backyard, ...

During the spring and summer months, the numerous wetlands and extensive grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region serve as vital cogs in a duck production machine that churns out birds destined for ...

These are unsettled times for North American populations of Anas platyrhynchos. The mallard was among the first bird species named by Linnaeus in 1758, with a name that comes from the Latin Anas, ...

As waterfowl hunters, we recognize that a well-designed decoy spread is a thing of beauty. What’s more, most of us relish the effort that goes into planning and setting an effective spread, and we ...

Semiautomatic shotguns have become so common today that the shuck of a pump gun—at least in the duck blind—threatens to join the clack of a typewriter and the jangling ring of a telephone in the ...

Protecting this historic landscape forever, the Nation also partnered with Ducks Unlimited (DU) to execute a conservation easement that ensures future generations of the Nansemond Indian Nation will ...

Innovation is at the heart of the modern waterfowl hunting experience. From shotshells to waders to the apps designed for watching weather and scouting for birds, new technologies continue to help ...