Scouting for ducks is really the hunt before the hunt. Here's why you can't skip it, and how to scout effectively and find birds you can hunt.

Wildlife managers in the upper Midwest expect the first results next week from tests that could provide an early warning on whether ducks flying south for the winter are carrying the deadly kind of bird flu that devastated the region's poultry earlier this year.

At a recent campaign event in Oklahoma Trump called Robertson on stage for brief moment. "I do like me some Trump, I gotta admit," Robertson said.

Duck hunters are crazy enough — but those who hunt from layout boats, sink boxes and other at-the-waterline vessels take it to another level.

More than 300 Indiana students are introduced to the world of ducks, waterfowl hunting and other outdoor skills during Duck Day.

A 20-gauge shotgun offers lighter weight, lighter kick and more than adequate payloads for ducks. What’s not to like?

Miles on the truck and scouting with optics is always a smart bet for finding ducks on public land. But sometimes you can find birds just by listening to where all the shooting is happening.

Smack in the middle of the Central Flyway is a duck hunter’s paradise — Hooray Ranch in Kansas.

Hunters harvested more than a half million mallards during last year's duck season in Arkansas. Waterfowl Program Coordinator Luke Naylor says that's the highest total in the country.

In a split vote, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has elected to change the dates for the 2015-16 duck season from those proposed by the LDWF.

The Mossberg 930 already has a lot of fans in the waterfowling world, and the new 930 DC Pro version adds some Duck Commander-approved features that hunters will appreciate.