Watch for peak numbers of dabbling ducks such as these northern pintails, as they migrate south through Missouri this week. Our state and federal hunting regulations, National Wildlife Refuge System, ...

Waterfowl are and have been, at least among those who hunt them, been categorized into either the dabbling duck clan or the diving ducks based for the most part on how they feed . Dabbling ducks ...

Ducks are arguably some of the most beautiful and colorful birds. Many people consider the world of birding mysterious, but everyone knows how to recognize a duck. Ducks are divided into two ...

Waterfowl migrating and overwintering in the Atlantic Flyway depend on adequate availability of wetland plant communities to survive winter and fuel reproduction in the subsequent breeding season.

“The ducks would appear in flocks, darkening the air…” William Heath Davis; Yerba Buena (San Francisco). c. 1846. Our winter ducks are getting ready to take flight for their summer breeding grounds.

When temperatures fall in December and January, duck hunting in Idaho — particularly in the southwest part of the state — often heats up with the arrival of “northern birds.” But exactly where in the ...

Wild ducks are arriving from breeding grounds in the prairie potholes of the Great Plains to spend the winter on our ponds, lakes and marshes. Lucky for them, ours aren't blanketed in ice during ...

As summer begins to fade the group of ducks known as the dabblers go into hiding. The bright, colorful feathers of the male mallards fade and fall away, leaving them in a dress as dull and dim as that ...

Wild ducks have arrived from breeding grounds in the prairie potholes of the northern Great Plains, and I love to see the pretty plumed birds on nearby ponds, marshes and shallow lakes. In their ...

Duck numbers were down along the upper Tennessee Valley and on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, according to fall waterfowl counts conducted this week, but biologists said Alabama hunters should not base ...

Being able to think like a hungry duck is an essential skill for successful waterfowl scouting and hunting. The ability to find key food sources is directly related to putting roast duck on the family ...