If you slog through just one frustrating morning of hunting off the “X,” you’ll learn the biggest spreads and best calling ...

A personal moment from a first duck hunting experience, focusing on learning, preparation, and outdoor tradition. A memorable step for any new hunter. What was your first hunting experience like?

I recently visited Charles Allen, the owner of DiamondBlade Knives and Knives of Alaska, and we duck hunted on his ranch in Texas. He’s the best duck hunter I know. He’s a duck hunting fanatic. I ...

Texas duck hunters are hoping for some timely shots of winter weather in the next few weeks to push more birds southward ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays. The second split of the 2025-26 ...

As Arkansas waterfowl hunters prepare for another migration season, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is emphasizing a series of long-standing but increasingly important regulations aimed at ...

Flocks arrived by the dozens in the dark before sunrise. Some traveled in groups. Others arrived solo. They all wanted a spot in the wetlands but had to wait for the Missouri Department of ...

STUTTGART -- Hayes Kibe, a 15-year-old from Batesville, closed the 90th Wings Over the Prairie Festival Saturday by becoming the youngest winner of the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest. Trey ...

Duck hunters will celebrate duck season Dec. 3 at the sixth Duck Season Social in North Little Rock at the Venue at Westwind. The Duck Season Social is promoted as a gathering of conservationists who ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The 2025-2026 Louisiana duck hunting season schedule has been announced by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The season in the West Zone will open with a ...

With less than one month until the duck season opener, Arkansas duck hunters are going through their annual rituals of cleaning decoys, brushing blinds, checking wheel bearings on their boat trailers ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has announced the waterfowl season dates and zone lines for the 2026-2030 seasons. IDNR says this decision follows a ...