Calm days can be brutal for duck hunting. Without wind, ducks can approach the “X” from any angle they like. Plus your spread ...

Once seen as mere hunting tools, duck decoys have waddled their way into the world of collecting hobbies. It’s easy to see why: These handcrafted works of art are painted with intricate details and ...

The best early-season waterfowl hunting depends on scouting and understanding bird movement as the birds’ preferred food ...

Waterfowl hunters tend to believe more is more: 3 ½-inch guns, big outboards, trailers full of decoys, large party hunts. If it can be made bigger, most waterfowlers think it’s better. Yet sometimes ...

Randy Root is a master of mallards. As a kid, he grew up on the south side of Chicago, but in 1960 his family bought several acres along the east side of the Illinois River not far from Peoria. Root ...

Lauchlan has joined his friend Frank MacFarlane of Winnipeg for more than 50 years at the Tin Town cabin they call "Chaddy Shack," named for Sid Chadwick, a work associate who first brought them to ...

Duck hunting seems to draw two emotions from hunters. Either they are hardcore enthusiasts who live to see birds circling ...