Waterfowl
Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
Ducks Unlimited
July 17, 2024
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
Women interested in learning to waterfowl hunt can register for Iowa course
DNR Report
July 17, 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.
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Illinois public waterfowl blind site drawings set for July 27-28
Staff Report
July 9, 2024
Drawings for public waterfowl blinds at DNR sites have been scheduled for later this month, giving hunters an opportunity to secure a place to hunt ducks and geese this fall.
Traditional drawings will take place
Commentary: A grateful duck hunter’s take on pintail proposal
Dave Zentner
July 5, 2024
Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that under certain conditions those of us who hunt ducks may be allowed (in 2025) up to three pintails per day versus present regulations allowing one.
Collaboration key to Sanborn Lake Wildlife Management Area addition in southeastern Minnesota
Scott Mackenthun
July 4, 2024
Ducks Unlimited last Saturday hosted a dedication ceremony for Sanborn Lake Wildlife Management Area on a sunny and breezy morning. Sanborn Lake is located just north of Montgomery in southeastern Minnesota.
The 361-acre shallow
Ohio’s Middle Harbor project to benefit many fish and wildlife species, along with outdoor users
Mike Moore
June 30, 2024
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has started a project to restore wetland vegetation across 300 acres of Middle Harbor in East Harbor State Park. The project began in April with a completion date
Mallard numbers dropping in Great Lakes Region, research suggests farm-raised birds could be partly to blame
Mike Gnatkowski
June 28, 2024
Hunters used to take mallards for granted as their numbers were high and populations stable. Their status, however, has changed in recent years.
The percent change in mallard harvest between the 2020-2022 mean versus
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness clarifies dog leash rules
Brian Mozey
June 26, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service added new language to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permitting last spring, indicating that dogs must be on a leash of 6 feet or less while in developed recreation sites.
Mixed news for duck production outlook in the Dakotas
John Pollmann
June 21, 2024
Wetland conditions across large portions of the Prairie Pothole Region in North Dakota and South Dakota are vastly improved since the end of winter, thanks to weeks of steady precipitation going back to early April.<br
