Curious about dropping ducks with a sub gauge? Follow along as Scott Haugen details the pros and cons of running subs.

Calm days can be brutal for duck hunting. Without wind, ducks can approach the “X” from any angle they like. Plus your spread will appear still and lifeless — unless you’re rigged up with the ...

Flocks arrived by the dozens in the dark before sunrise. Some traveled in groups. Others arrived solo. They all wanted a spot in the wetlands but had to wait for the Missouri Department of ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission last week released its annual midwinter aerial waterfowl survey report, and it tracks ...

Ron McNamara is no Huck Finn. But McNamara, like Huck, knows something about nighttime travel on the Mississippi River. “If you think it ain’t dismal and lonesome out in a fog that way by yourself in ...

Okay, so maybe I was being just a little dense when my editor wrote and asked if I’d be interested in doing a piece titled ‘The Best Late Season Duck Hunts.’ Self-explanatory, right? Well, I needed ...

This story was produced in partnership with Montana Department of Commerce. While Montana is a bucket-list destination for many anglers—for good reason—it’s also home to some of the best hunting in ...

If you slog through just one frustrating morning of hunting off the “X,” you’ll learn the biggest spreads and best calling ...

The weather forecast calls for some rainfall on Thursday and Friday of this week, but it won’t come close to what is probably ...

On the last day of the 2025 duck season in the heart of Arkansas' premier duck country, longtime hunter Todd Taylor said the hunt just wasn't as good as previous years. Sitting in his boat in the ...

The weather forecast calls for some rainfall this week, but it won’t come close to what is probably needed to give waterfowl ...