A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

First, I heard the hum of mud motors, then I saw the flood lights burning through the marsh. I had paddled my duck hunting kayak into a backwater spot by moonlight and then spent the last 20 minutes ...

Duck hunting is one of the most popular waterfowl hunting traditions in the United States, drawing hunters to wetlands, ...

The other day, raindrops dimpled already wet grass as I walked into a field with four Labradors. This was in the middle of summer, and there were months to spare before autumn, when ducks fly and ...

Last week on the Outdoor Life Podcast I talked to executive editor Natalie Krebs about the hottest debate in waterfowl hunting: whether the prevalence of flooded corn is shortstopping the migration in ...

GUEYDAN, La. — The 2024 Gueydan Duck Festival has arrived, and while ducks are the star attraction, another animal is just as important—dogs. The loyal canines help hunters in duck hunting, such as ...

Ding Darling didn’t worry about being heard when the topic was waterfowl management. To stress the importance of conservation, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist simply sketched ...

ON CASS LAKE -- The temperature hovers around 20. A northwest wind drives snow across a steel sky. And Gene Olson of Coleraine is right where he wants to be -- chest-deep in 35-degree water. Olson is ...