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Late Rains Fuel Hopes for Improved Duck Hunting
By Jim Low - This year’s waterfowl outlook probably is brighter than habitat surveys and nesting pair counts would lead hunters to believe.
Jefferson City, Mo. - infoZine - Duck hunters who only look at statistics from annual breeding-pair and habitat surveys are apt to think hunting will be […]

Hunting success improves for 2005 waterfowl hunting opener
Hunter success was improved over last year on three popular waterfowl lakes for the 2005 waterfowl hunting opener near Remer and Deer River.
The Grand Rapids Area Wildlife staff conducted waterfowl bag checks on opening day on Big White Oak Lake and Mud Lake, both near Deer River, […]

Wisconsin’s Duck Hunting Forecast
Hunting for ducks in our state hasn’t been up to par the last few years. But if everything comes together just right, 2005 could turn out to be a decent season — especially if you stay ahead of the game!
By Dan Small
Dan Dattilo prepares for the drive home after a successful […]

DUCK HUNTING ON LAKE HOLBROOK RUFFLES SOME FEATHERS
An ongoing debate about hunting on Lake Holbrook went in front of the Wood County Commissioners Court Friday morning, but commissioners said there’s nothing they can do about it.
The debate began when residents on the lake began shooting at the domestic ducks that had been let loose in […]

Michigan’s Duck Hunting Forecast
Waterfowl hunting has been poor the last two seasons in our state. Therefore, that should mean ducks will be everywhere this year, right? Actually, it depends on several factors.

Photo by R.E. Ilg
It was probably 15 years ago that I borrowed a bow from a friend of mine, thinking that I might […]

Minnesota duck hunting : Lake Christina better off
MELBY, MINN. — Two years ago, Lake Christina’s murky pea-green waters reminded local residents and duck hunters of dinner.
“It looked like hambone soup,” said Brad Gruss, 53, a cabin owner, duck hunter and lake activist.
This year the famed Minnesota waterfowl lake — renowned for its huge flocks of […]

Duck season gets hunter’s stamp of approval - If you are a person that gets prickle hair when you experience the combination of a cool, foggy morning and the sound of ducks flying nearby, you are the kind of person I’m writing to this week.
Those who have never duck hunted might not understand the pure […]

Duck hunting experiment includes Wyo - Since 1995, duck hunting regulatory alternatives have been set by the Adaptive Harvest Management process. Regulatory alternatives (restrictive, moderate, liberal) are based on duck breeding habitat, mallard breeding population status and estimated mallard harvest rates.
Although the season-setting process is good for mallards, it presents complex problems for other species […]

Dilemma of duck-hunting season in Arkansas - Arkansas has had several below-average duck-hunting seasons lately, and fingers are pointing blame in as many directions as with the Katrina disaster.
Why aren’t the ducks coming to Arkansas when we want them and in the numbers we desire?
There isn’t a simple single answer. One factor, one cause of […]

Duck club uses pigs to keep seagulls away
SALT LAKE CITY — With an oink oink here and an oink oink there, four weaner pigs seemed to have scared seagulls away from a duck hunting club.
The Rudy Duck Club, which borders the Salt Lake International Airport in the marshland of the Great Salt Lake, has been […]