Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

Whether you are or aren’t cross-dominant, try to keep both eyes open. Shotgunning is a pointing skill, not an aiming skill.

Hunters killed more than 13,500 Illinois wild turkeys during the spring season that just ended.

A mid-day or late-afternoon blind calling session for toms in search of some loving can prove very successful.

A duck stuck 40 feet above the ground in the backstop netting of a high school baseball field was fortunate that Olympia, Washington, firefighters were willing to come to the rescue.

A turkey hunt in Kentucky turns into one of the greatest girls nights out of the year.

No one likes to talk about the birds they couldn't recover, but the best you can do is make every effort — even under the worst circumstances.

Topics will include the influences of hunting on turkey movements and white-tailed buck space use and movement patterns.

A&E Network says Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will appear on the Season 6 premiere of “Duck Dynasty.”

The Grinder Pant from Sitka Gear, the industry leader in performance hunting gear, is geared toward the early season waterfowl enthusiast.

Part of their warmest waterfowl system when paired with the Boreal Jacket, Sitka's Boreal Bib Pant is ideal for long sits in a bitterly cold blind.

The latest addition to the Sitka cold weather system, the Blizzard Series is billed as "a walking sleeping bag that’s 100% waterproof."

Quality decoys matter in goose hunting, but setting them up in the right way and the right shape is important, too.

Louisiana duck hunters have been hearing for years that lean days are coming. But that's not likely to happen this year.

Just as important as what you feed is when you feed your hunting partner. There are simple mechanical reasons not to feed your dog the morning of a hunt.

The state's free-ranging white-tailed deer population supports 12,000 jobs and generates more than $1 billion in economic activity annually in Missouri.

Students were given crash courses in locating lost hikers and identifying birds and big game while learning how refuge managers and enforcement officers do their jobs.

While a GPS can be a lifesaver, map and compass skills will bail you out when batteries, weather, memory and wits fail.

A New York state ban on semi-automatic weapons sets a worrying precedent that could affect the rights of South Dakotans and people across the country to use such weapons in hunting.

Hunters, woodworkers and wildlife enthusiasts have been carving and decorating duck calls for generations.

Business insights from one of the Archery Business 2014 Dealers of the Year.

Predator hunting isn’t just for boys. Female-hunter numbers have climbed more than 10 percent over the past five years. Isn’t it time you take a girl hunting, too?

Walter Abner Gibbs, a retired railroad man who came to Dorchester County to hunt ducks, ended up revolutionizing the muskrat and animal trap industry.

South Dakota officials are encouraging hunters to focus on the state's abundant goose population this season after announcing plans to significantly restrict deer hunting licenses.

With coyotes wreaking havoc on whitetail fawns in the Southeast, Mark Olis is implementing a predator-trapping program on his hunting property this summer.

Public land hunting is different kind of hunting adventure. Bowhunting wild turkeys on public land takes it to a whole other level.

The state's turkey population is healthy but a bit smaller than it was a year ago at the start of hunting season.

The phenomenon is likely the result of thick ice that trapped fish in waters with low oxygen.

Hunter and dog are a team linked by DNA, a modern version of a prehistoric wolf pack coursing the uplands for sustenance – literal and emotional.

How to keep the cold at bay no matter what weather you’re hunting in.