Waterfowl

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

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.

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.

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.

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

A woman is claiming personal injury and pain and suffering after an attack by a neighbor's pet duck.

The 88,000-square-foot store will be Cabela's first in New York state. In addition to outdoor products, the store will include a large mountain replica, indoor archery range, boat shop and deli.

Duck-hunting myths get passed around so much they are eventually taken as fact. But it’s time to rethink these widely held beliefs.

A number of kitchen fundamentalists are picking up a gun or bow and heading into the woods.

Public waterfowl hunting is a grand tradition of fist fighting, blind burnings and tire slashings. But it wouldn’t have to be if folks simply minded their manners.

Vermont's Missisquoi Bay delta and bay wetlands are being recognized as important wetlands.

Using a helicopter to push wild animals from one area to another would seem to be a relatively easy operation, but officials from Wind Cave National Park know better.

John R. McDonald was 24 when a friend, the late Bill Shutt, invited him to go on a duck hunt with him. He was immediately hooked and would immerse himself in the waterfowling culture for the next five decades.

Flagging geese is an incredibly effective skill for goose hunters to learn, adding motion to the spread and catching a flock's attention from far off. Here's how to flag it properly.