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4 Common Duck Hunting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

October 19, 2014
With duck populations at the peak of long-term averages, expectations for every hunt are always high. The reality is, even when ducks are plentiful, hunts can fall short of expectations. And it may…
Pheasant hunter walking down a prairie road with pheasant in hand
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Tools and Techniques No Bird Hunter Should Be Without (infographic)

October 13, 2014
If you take care of gamebirds bagged in the hunted field or forest, they will take care of you at the dinner table. Having the right tools and techniques for field dressing gamebirds can make the job…
News & Tips: Eight Little Known Tips to Help You Become a Better Hunter...
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Eight Little Known Tips to Help You Become a Better Hunter

September 24, 2014
Whether you hunt deer, bear, pronghorns, turkeys, elk, quail, ducks or squirrels, the following eight hunting tips will up your chances of success. Whether you're a veteran hunter or a newbie, these…
News & Tips: Finally, No More Gamy Gamebirds!  Field to Table Tricks for Delicious Wild Game Meals...
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Finally, No More Gamey Gamebirds! Field to Table Tricks for Delicious Wild Game Meals

September 18, 2014
One of the greatest rewards of hunting upland game birds, waterfowl and wild turkeys is the delicious dinners that result from successful hunts. But for the ultimate in wild game dining, proper field…
News & Tips: 5 Tips for a Better Waterfowl Season
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5 Tips for a Better Waterfowl Season

September 4, 2014
Waterfowl hunters are a passionate group of people. Passion levels can generally be measured by the amount of time an individual waterfowler spends preparing for the upcoming season. If you want to…
News & Tips: Fix These 7 Early Teal Season Mistakes...
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Fix These 7 Early Teal Season Mistakes

August 22, 2014
  Cinnamon teal ducks in flight. Photo credit: Magnus Manske, commons.wikipedia.org   Hunters often look forward to early teal season as the first opportunity to hunt ducks for the year. The reason…
News & Tips: Duck hunting: 3 Tips for Early Season Teal Success...
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Duck hunting: 3 Tips for Early Season Teal Success

August 21, 2014
Blue-winged teal are very early migrators. One avid waterfowl hunter, Diamond Dunn of Corning, Arkansas, has said he's seen them in his area as early as the first week of August. A cold snap up north…
News & Tips: 10 Shooting Tips to Bag More Ducks
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10 Shooting Tips to Bag More Ducks

October 30, 2013
It was one of the best shooting performances on ducks that I'd ever seen, and from one of the most unlikely shooters.   It was Youth Waterfowl Day in Tennessee. Thirteen-year-old Rob Clouser was in a…
News & Tips: Float Hunting Ducks
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Float Hunting Ducks

October 22, 2013
The canoe slides like a whisper on the river, just inches from a slick, muddy bank. Its two occupants are on high alert. The man in the front cradles a shotgun at port arms. The one in the back…
News & Tips: Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips
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Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips

October 17, 2013
In the South, some tornadoes are to be feared; others are to be welcomed.   This tornado was in the latter category. It was a cyclone of ducks — a vortex of rushing noise and wind. There were 500 or…
News & Tips: North Dakota is a Duck Hunters Paradise...
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North Dakota is a Duck Hunters Paradise

October 16, 2013
As an avid duck hunter in northern Wisconsin, I thought that I knew what good duck hunting was all about. I can still remember jumping ponds or sitting on the shores of Lake Superior working hard to…
News & Tips: Duck Hunting the Mississippi River Delta...
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Duck Hunting the Mississippi River Delta

October 13, 2013
The Delta region of southeast Missouri is home to thousands of acres of rice fields, many of which are flooded for waterfowl season. Scott Downing blew a truly southern style highball call to a…