Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

Seventy to 100 dogs representing about 40 breeds are expected at the parade that kicks off the National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic.

The 2014 snow goose hunting season in Vermont will run from March 11 through April 25. The daily bag limit is 15 snow geese, and there is no possession limit.

Alexis Dehner, winner of medals and trophies and a top-ranked bowman whose talent has been described in flowing terms by professional adult archers, is eight years old.

Indiana landowners who want to help boost the state's dwindling quail and pheasant populations can get state reimbursement for their expenses creating habitat for the prized game birds.

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act bill, currently in the U.S. Senate, would increase the price of the federal duck stamp to $25.

A man leaves Mexico in December 2012 for a day of shark fishing and ends up surviving 13 months on fish, birds and turtles before washing ashore on the remote Marshall Islands thousands of miles away.

The three-day event, which is sponsored by District 9 of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association, was held at the Triton Hose Company and attracted 759 hunters who converged on a seven-county area in the northeast, each hoping to harvest the heaviest coyote.

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is offering 5,880 wild turkey licenses for the spring hunting season, a decrease of 50 from last year.

In 1965 in the northern Minnesota wilderness, Gordy Olson was shot by another hunter who came to his aid … and then left him for dead. Almost 50 years later, the complete, never-before-told story is just as harrowing as the day it happened.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says there are fewer ducks and geese around this winter than in the past few years.

A massive sports and outdoor exhibition, now produced by the National Rifle Association, opened in Harrisburg, one year after a vendor boycott over a restriction on certain gun sales and displays prompted its predecessor to cancel.

Geoff Nemnich heads to north central Kansas and scores big with a coyote triple.

This new bolt-action offers namesake flexibility to grow with a young whitetail hunter or to accommodate varying conditions for all.

New Pro-Grade Redhead decoys and Pro-Grade Canvasbacks add to GHG's extensive decoy line.

Just like a French vacation, you'll get along better with the locals — and learn more — if you speak at least some of the language. The bird dog world is no different, especially in the wacky field trial or hunt test environment.

Have you ever seen a lifetime guarantee on a sock? Darn Tough offers one. It's doubtful you’ll ever have to take them up on it though.

Helping kids and veterans find solace from inside a waterfowl blind has been Jason Baker's passion for the past four or five years.

A single gunshot, rated at about 140dB, can cause permanent hearing damage, according to government guidelines. Maybe it's just a little at a time, but the damage adds up hunt after hunt.

Hunters killed 53,865 bucks, down 25 percent from 71,989 last year. The antlerless harvest, meanwhile, was down 9 percent from 2012.

"I cherish the days I get to spend out on the lake with my dad, my dog and the ducks. There’s nothing like it in the world."

Top firearms and accessory manufacturers have teamed up to provide a Boy Scout camp with guns and gear to "suppress" their days at the range.

Decoy spreads for ducks aren't rocket science. Here's five ways to mix up your spread and bring in more birds. And yep, those are coot decoys you're looking at.

We take a look at how top manufacturers are using science to help hunters get closer to their game.

Professional pheasant guides give an inside view of proper hunting etiquette that might just help you on your next hunt.

This ain’t your grandpa’s duck-hunting clothing anymore.

Sarah Brady became involved in gun-control efforts in 1985, and later chaired Handgun Control Inc., but Brady took a few more years to join her, and Reagan did not endorse their efforts until 10 years after he was shot.

Firefighters had to dismantle part of the fireplace to reach the duck. It took over two hours to safely remove the bird.

The all-new Flight Control Duck Call series from Knight and Hale Game Calls is capable of fooling even the smartest birds in the sky. Demand their attention this fall!

In addition to the decoy tactics discussed in Part 1, calling black ducks is a delicate subject, too.