Duck Hunting Articles

Poncho’s The Banded Duck shirt combines lightweight, stretch fabric with practical features for a comfortable outdoor fit.

The 2026 waterfowl breeding population is down 2% from last year, but wetter conditions in Canada could boost duck production.

Waterfowl hunting can be dangerous, especially during November and December when the water begins to freeze.

Duck hunters can tote all the gear they need for a long, successful day in the blind with the Cupped Waterfowl Hunting Backpack.

The author and his son put a Frogg Toggs Grand Refuge 3.0 wader to a season-long torture test on public land sloughs.

The annual Breeding Waterfowl Population Survey for 2024 estimates nearly 34 million ducks, which is a 5% increase from 2023.

Waterfowl hunters often must endure brutal conditions — mud, rain, cold and snow — in pursuit of ducks, so they need a dependable shotgun. Here are five of the best for 2023.

Chuck Black’s road to winning the 2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest began in spring 2020 with a photography trip to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana, where he discovered one very special northern pintail drake.

The Cupped Waterfowl Wader Bag offers hunters a convenient solution for transporting wet, filthy waders after a day in the field.

An April 2023 jury trial has been set for a landowner charged in harassing a group of duck hunters in east-central North Dakota.

Dusty Sinclair of Sugarbelle Sweets in Corpus Christi, Texas, creates the absolute best in outdoor-themed custom cakes.

If you’re a waterfowl hunter, then you’ll appreciate this incredible drone video that captures a large group of ducks — mallards specifically — as they lock their wings and drop their landing gear.

When it comes to tough-to-hit targets with a bow, perhaps nothing compares to a fast-flying duck.

Minnesota artist Joe Hautman wins the annual Federal Duck Stamp Competition for the sixth time, tying his brother Jim for the most ever.

After a two year absence due to COVID, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service conducted their annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey during spring 2022. The latest information looks like good news for waterfowl and waterfowlers.

From fishing to hunting, a 12-foot jon boat can be the smartest gear purchase you make in your lifetime.

If you have wood duck houses on your property, be sure to complete annual maintenance on them before the ducks arrive.

A father and son make a post-Christmas trip to target ducks — and field test new Benelli shotguns.

The author put the Glacier Stainless 1L Vacuum Bottle from GSI Outdoors to the test in the duck blind during 2019.

Aerial surveys in Arkansas show mallard numbers are on track for the long-term November average, but other puddle and diver ducks have migrated south.

Tony Larsen was a passionate duck hunter with a soft spot in his heart for divers. His passing serves as a reminder that no one is invincible.

The warning “Don’t try this at home” perfectly sums up this aluminum duck boat torture-test video.

Have a duck hunter on your Christmas list who has almost everything? No worries, one of these three stocking stuffers is sure to please.

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.

Look closely. Can you name the exact camo patterns and shotgun models featured in this hip-hop music video by artists Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar?

Want to try hunting diving ducks? Here’s the lowdown on scouting, setup, decoys, guns and loads.

When everything is iced over, the smallest spot of open water will draw ducks. Don't have open water? Make some.

Most often, a first hunt is one that plants a seed, creates a desire. Who took you hunting for the first time and who will you take? Questions to ponder this hunting season.

Duck decoys have come a long way over the years.

Don't have big water to hunt? No problem. Find a river and try jump-shooting, float-hunting or good ol' decoying.