Not all waterfowl are treated the same in Ohio, nor anywhere else.

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

My job was finding ducks for the youth weekend, and I’d struck out all day until my last stop—a shallow wetland with a thick clump of willows in the middle. It didn’t seem like a wood duck spot to me, ...

There are dozens of duck hunting loads on the market today, all with a variety of shot sizes, pellet materials, payloads, velocities, and wad designs. Overwhelmed with options, I think many duck ...

I spent a lot of years chasing poachers and outlaws during my career as a duck cop. And during that time I developed a gigantic love for all waterfowl. I was a pushover for the Canada goose, ...

It's a question that never ceases in the Wood Duck Society, a storied 32-year-old nonprofit dedicated to conserving the species, mainly by teaching people all over the country how to protect hens and ...

David Watkins doesn't consider himself much of a duck hunter. He's taken two before, and would be OK if he never took another. But after seeing a few wood ducks fly near his property in York County, ...

The state’s wood duck population is thriving, thanks in part to the state’s efforts to install hundreds of new wood duck boxes across the state. The effort has been boosted by help from the public, ...

The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a ...

Here's what hunters need to know before duck hunting in Mississippi during the 2025-26 waterfowl hunting season.