Waterfowl are and have been, at least among those who hunt them, been categorized into either the dabbling duck clan or the diving ducks based for the most part on how they feed . Dabbling ducks ...

This unique diving duck has a small body and a relatively large head. The males are colorful and vibrant, with iridescent heads that appear black, purple, or green depending on the light. Buffleheads ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. duck hunting It can be tough out there for the freelance duck hunter. Modern waterfowl migrations (and the weather that drives ...

I was surprised to see another hunter had beaten me to the boat ramp. Waves from a hard north wind were lapping against the bank when the graying man walked up to me and asked if I was hunting alone.

I awoke the morning of Nov. 10 to our first real taste of winter. A blanket of snow covered the ground, and temperatures were in the mid-20s. Sayonara to the last of the wildflowers, butterflies and ...

Wild ducks are arriving from breeding grounds in the prairie potholes of the Great Plains to spend the winter on our ponds, lakes and marshes. Lucky for them, ours aren't blanketed in ice during ...

First, I heard the hum of mud motors, then I saw the flood lights burning through the marsh. I had paddled my duck hunting kayak into a backwater spot by moonlight and then spent the last 20 minutes ...

Minnesota duck hunters will have new opportunities this fall to hunt ducks in open water on five bodies of water across the state, rather than being concealed near shorelines. Lake Superior is one of ...

LOWELL — Amid the icy patches of the Merrimack River on a recent February afternoon, a closer inspection of the water reveals a diverse array of waterfowl thriving in this winter wonderland. George ...

An effort is underway to see if chemicals are impacting waterfowl across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission hopes hunters will participate in a study to evaluate to what extent ...