Waterfowl

As a duck hunter whose enthusiasm regularly outweighs their actual skill, the calling aspect of the sport has always baffled me a bit. I seem to get two different answers—one from what I’m told and another from what I witness firsthand. Generally, I’m told that “less is more” and “don’t even pick up...

Duck hunting seems to be an all-or-nothing type of pursuit. As someone who generally relies on sweat equity to out-compete other hunters on public land, chasing waterfowl seems to be the outlier. Duck hunters will literally do anything to get themselves to the “X.” And, if you’re wondering, “They...

If you love following a flusher through the CRP in search of roosters, or maybe along an old logging road in the North country for ruffs, it probably doesn’t sound that appealing to go duck hunting. After all, who wants to go from active hunting to sitting and waiting for some migrators to strafe...

The US Congress just passed legislation that will make it easier for waterfowl hunters to comply with the law. The Duck Stamp Modernization Act is a bill that makes the Federal Duck Stamp electronically accessible to waterfowl hunters. Historically, a hunter must possess the physical stamp in order...

Last week, the US Fish and Wildlife Service published an annual Waterfowl Population Status Report, outlining declining duck and goose populations across North American flyways. This spring, American and Canadian federal biologists flew transects throughout the north-central US, Alaska, and Canada...

Ryan Callaghan teams up with First Lite’s, Casey Hawkes, to hunt wigeon and mallards on the big water. The skies and rivers are full of ducks, but it’s the end of the hunting season and the birds are call and decoy shy. It's up to Cal and Casey to find the best spot, present the best decoy spread...

Join Ryan Callaghan on a quest for ducks in part of America's Heartland—Kansas. Weatherby's Tyler Grethen, Cal and Snort work big water for late season birds. Patience, scouting, numerous relocating setups, and a helpful change in weather conditions bring the ducks in tight and plentiful. Waterfowl...

Good barbecue consists of a few different things, specifically juicy and tender meat with a lot of fat, smoke and bold flavors. Those qualities don’t seem to describe confit, but this recipe will surprise you. In comparison to pork or beef, the muscle tissue of wild game is more developed and lower...