On one side was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a lumbering bureaucracy out to curb the spread of a pesky fowl; on the other, thousands of duck lovers, breeders and pet owners who feared for their ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl survey ...
Monday’s news was not what Louisiana duck hunters, nor wild waterfowlers anywhere north to the Dakotas, wanted to hear and read. News from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual “Trends on Duck ...
DULUTH — The number of breeding ducks estimated across the continent hit 33.99 million this spring, up 5% over 2023, but nearly all of the increase happened in the far north and west. That’s the ...
Duck hunters have enjoyed almost two decades of above-average moisture on the breeding grounds, which have resulted in long seasons with generous bag limits. That could change this year if Mother ...
California's 2025 waterfowl breeding population survey shows a significant increase in duck populations. Mallard duck populations increased by 49%, while other duck species saw a 27% rise. The CDFW ...