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A mallard in flight

Sporting Scene

Wild mallards may face future peril if crossbreeding with game-farm greenheads continues

A close up of a gun

Sporting Scene

Is it time for duck hunters to ditch that bulky 12-gauge?

Sporting

With a hatchet, a knife, paintbrushes, and a deep reverence for nature and American folk art, Mark McNair turns out some of the finest decoys ever to float the Atlantic coast

Ducks fly over a lake

The Wild South

A time-tested and simple way to improve the flavor and texture of wild duck—plus an easy butchering technique that helps make the most of a waterfowl bounty

A morning sky with ducks in flight; a body of water below shows ducks on the water

The Wild South

What the numbers from this year’s waterfowl survey mean for ducks and duck hunters

Sporting Scene

The new calls will turn heads and ducks alike—while supporting conservation efforts

Sporting Scene

Replacing the plastic decoys with a few custom heirlooms

The Wild South

Why the humble northern shoveler doesn’t deserve its bad rap

Sporting

Josh Raggio brings his talent and vision to Main Street in Raymond, Mississippi

Sporting

A few classic Southern haunts—and their challenges—call one lifelong waterfowl hunter back season after season

Conservation

New data reveals flight trajectories far beyond what researchers previously imagined

The Wild South

Breaking down what the latest survey numbers reveal for Southern waterfowl hunters

The Wild South

A waterfowler’s dispatch on what this year has brought—and hasn’t brought—for Southern duck hunters

Sporting South

For Jonathan Wilkins, the trips he organizes through his Black Duck Revival in Arkansas aren’t about guarded spots, bragging rights, or limiting out on game. They’re about giving everyone a taste of the hunt

The Wild South

For many Southern duck hunters, this season has been full of empty skies

LODGE

A new lodge on a sprawling ranch is equal parts haven and sumptuous retreat

Sporting

At a historic duck camp on the Chesapeake Bay, a family has made it its mission to introduce new hunters to waterfowling, while instilling a conservation ethic that will carry the next generation

The Wild South

A look at the new mallard bag limits for duck hunters along the Atlantic Flyway

The Sporting South

For a son of the Chesapeake, crafting duck decoys carries on a connection to a golden age of waterfowling—and a sacred family tradition

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Sporting

Spend a day in the duck blind on South Carolina’s Santee Delta