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Explore expert waterfowl hunting tips, tactics, and stories from Field & Stream. From early-season geese strategies to advanced decoy setups and late-season hunting techniques, our content covers everything you need to improve your success in the field. Learn how to hunt ducks and geese across different habitats, understand seasonal behavior, and gain insights from experienced hunters to elevate your waterfowl hunting skills.

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What Do Ducks Eat?

By M.D. Johnson— June 13, 2024

Ducks’ diets greatly vary, largely because there are so many different waterfowl species to consider

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Duck Sounds and How to Make Them

By M.D. Johnson— June 13, 2024

Communicating with a duck isn’t too difficult if you know what you’re talking to, what you’re saying, and you arm yourself with the right instrument

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Late-Season Ducks: Four Tactics To Fill January Straps

By T. Edward Nickens— June 13, 2024

As the duck season comes to an end, scale back your approach to finish more birds over the decoys

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How to Find and Hunt Ducks On Moving Water

By M.D. Johnson— June 13, 2024

Where’s the best place to find waterfowl when ponds freeze up? Creeks, rivers, and streams

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Gadwall Duck: How To Identify, Hunt, and Cook Gray Ducks

By M.D. Johnson— June 13, 2024

The gadwall isn’t just a bonus duck to fill the strap, but rather a species worthy of respect and admiration

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Q&A With World Cutdown Calling Champion Forrest Carvajal

By Ryan Chelius— June 13, 2024

Forrest Carvajal topped 58 competitors to win the world cutdown calling championship last year. We sat down with him to discuss competitive calling, call building, and duck hunting

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The Alleged Double Murder on Reelfoot Lake Points to a Problem Duck Hunters Must Fix

By Will Brantley— June 13, 2024

An altercation between duck hunters on the famed Tennessee lake has left two young men dead, and many unanswered questions. But one thing’s certain: It’s the time to address the cutthroat culture on some public marshes

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Clemson University Student Takes Stunning Mandarin Duck on Public Land

By Sage Marshall— June 13, 2024

20-year-old Will Turner was hunting with his buddies on Lake Hartwell when the exotic bird flew into their spread

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American Black Duck: King of East Coast Puddlers

By Phil Bourjaily— June 13, 2024

Black ducks are mostly found in the Atlantic flyway, ranging from the Maritime Provinces all the way down to northern Florida

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Going Wild for Harlequins in Cold Bay, Alaska

By Colin Kearns— June 13, 2024

In late November, there are simpler””and closer-to-home””waterfowl shoots than a harlequin hunt. But very few are as adventurous, or wild

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