Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

Wild turkey verses the common Thanksgiving Day turkey — we consider the history of these birds and the unique traits of each.

Mesoamerican cultures first began raising turkeys between 2,000 and 3,000 years, not only for the meat but for other tools essential to survival.

Blue-winged teal and early migrating ducks are beginning their annual trek south, and nearly all of the moist-soil units managed to produce food on Arkansas public land are in excellent condition to welcome them.

Worlds Championship Duck Calling Contest winner Logan Hancock of Arkansas won his third title at the 2018 Wings Over the...

Put the water in waterfowl on your next goose hunt.

Breeding duck numbers fell according to the 2018 Waterfowl Population Status Report but hunters shouldn't see a big decline in the field this season.

Often it’s the big beasts with hooves that are held up as the standard, but wild turkey hunting is the second-most popular type of hunting in the U.S.

Jim "Cowboy" Fernandez, co-founder of Sure-Shot Game Calls and 1959 World's Championship Duck Calling Contest winner, died Aug. 16 in Texas.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is proposing to limit non-resident waterfowl hunters on public lands except during specific blocks of the season.

There is such a thing as a boat in a bag. But this boat in a bag is also a paddle board ... with a motor. We explore the reasons a hunter would get a real kick out of owning one.

In the last 15 to 20 years, declining turkey numbers in the Southeast have baffled wildlife biologists, hunters and others trying to figure it out.

Weather conditions, the animal's patterns, expectations —every hunt is in constant flux. This Oklahoma turkey hunt is a textbook demonstration of improv in the turkey woods.

Bowhunting World editor Jace Bauserman has always dreamed of finding himself a bearded gal. Now he's got one. She's a Texan.

Ever get to the duck blind and realize you forgot to plug your shotgun magazine? It's time to improvise. And sometimes that leads to weird stuff.

According to a recent report from CBS News, “An increasing number of people are developing allergies to red meat, and doctors believe the one thing many of them have in common are tick bites.”

Archery hunters have an important question to answer when gearing up for turkeys: Should I choose broadheads designed for head/neck shots, or models designed for body shots?

Turn the tables for a few weeks this spring and focus on turkeys, but if a coyote comes into range while you're throwing calls at gobblers then smack the songdog, too.