As of sunset Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 2022-23 regular season duck hunt was a wrap, and duck numbers appeared to be down, according to estimates. On Jan. 27, results of the third and final Arkansas Game ...

DULUTH — The number of breeding ducks estimated across the continent hit 33.99 million this spring, up 5% over 2023, but nearly all of the increase happened in the far north and west. That’s the ...

The annual survey of breeding ducks across North America found overall duck numbers down 7% from last year. Blue-winged teal numbers were down 19% from last year but were 2% above the long-term ...

Despite lower-than-normal duck counts, first-split duck hunters like Sheree Grimsley had some success. That should improve during the Coastal Zone's second split. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The ...

The midwinter (aerial) waterfowl survey took place after an influx of arctic air into Arkansas. That comment was part of a recent report by Luke Naylor, head of wildlife management for the Arkansas ...

If you thought there were fewer ducks in South Louisiana in January than what you remember from past seasons, you weren't mistaken. According to the state's coastal waterfowl count, most of which was ...

University of Missouri scientists are testing out a new way to count waterfowl — using drones and artificial intelligence. The Missouri Department of Conservation conducts weekly surveys of waterfowl ...

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, ...

It’s no big secret about it being grinding season in south Louisiana. Sugar houses are fired up and taking all that cane we’ve seen growing for the past year and turning into, we can only hope, some ...

WASHINGTON -- The annual survey of waterfowl across prime North American breeding regions tallied 32.3 million ducks this year, down 7% from 2022 and down 9% from the long-term average. The U.S. Fish ...