Once you have hunted with a good retriever, you will want one as your own hunting dog . A duck dog lets you hunt places you couldn’t otherwise hunt—and take shots you wouldn’t otherwise take, for fear ...

Duck hunters are traditional and proud of it. We’re also — how should I put this? — an opinionated lot. So by nature, we are susceptible to old myths. Certain ideas get passed around duck camps, ...

The starter’s gun has fired on the 2025 recreational waterfowl season, opening three weeks earlier than normal to give Territory hunters an early shot at their prize. Here’s what you need to know.

This story was originally published in the September 1955 issue of Outdoor Life. It has been edited lightly to fit modern standards. Nearly 35 years ago the late P.C. (Perry) Hooker walked into our ...

It can be tough out there for the freelance duck hunter. Modern waterfowl migrations (and the weather that drives them) are unpredictable, there’s tough competition on many public marshes, and private ...

MAZEPPA, Minn. — Taylor Nelson and Jeremy McDonough shot a few geese Sunday evening and got rid of the waterfowl hunting itch — only for a few days. The friends expect it will be back even stronger ...