by Doug Leier Many hunters these days are bemoaning a downward population trend for deer and pheasants in North Dakota. On the other hand, for 2013 at least, duck and goose populations are in good shape and can provide opportunities that hunters may not want to overlook. Opening day for North...

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By Doug Leier With all due respect to a few other short term bridges between college and my first real job, for all practical purposes Ducks Unlimited, private lands biologist, is still the first official business card bearing my information. Memories of working out of Stanley, N.D. in the...

Sitka Gear® Heats Things Up With Its Duck Oven Create the Ultimate Seal of Warmth and Dryness between Your Jacket and Waders NAPA, CA. Sitka Gear, the industry leader in performance hunting gear, introduces the Duck Oven Jacket, which is another one of the premium items that makes up its...

As 2012 begins, it's important to take note of groups that are working against your opportunities to hunt, trap, fish and enjoy the outdoors. To that effect, here is what we call The Dirty Dozen: 1. Humane Society of the United States or HSUS-needs no commentary or introduction to hunters and...

Via Delta Waterfowl News - Duck Hunting Conservation Conservation in Saskatchewan is about to take a giant leap forward. Four rural municipalities in the Wascana Creek and Qu'Appelle River watersheds announced today they will introduce the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) conservation...

Delta Waterfowl Release Duck hunters will find plenty to cheer about in the annual breeding population and habitat survey, which was released earlier today. Conducted each May by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, this year's survey reveals the second-highest...

After years of rumors and speculation, a federal grand jury returned 23-count felony indictment today charging Jeff Foiles of Foiles Migrators. This is a huge black eye in the waterfowl industry. Jeff Foiles, a well known representative of the waterfowl industry, is looked up upon by many and...

In the past couple decades, I've seen the waterfowling industry become cluttered with more gear then any crew could ever afford or keep track of. Products designed with the sole purpose of making your waterfowling trips more productive and comfortable. Without a doubt, waterfowlers are...

Waterfowl hunting is changing in a hurry. One only has to look back a couple decades when there was limited gear options to where we stand today where the options are endless. Most products come and go but some have come along and changed the game, and a new company, Waterfowler Innovations...

Hunters Have Stake in Stimulus Bill Washington, D.C. - Feb. 5, 2009 - The economic stimulus bill being considered in Congress is focusing on bridges and highways; yet there are potential opportunities for hunters and anglers to see improvements in the habitats they use. Ducks Unlimited is...

Preserving Canada's Hunting Heritage The Third Annual Progress Report on Delta Waterfowl's efforts to secure the future of hunting in canada - December 2008 Executive Summary: Securing the Future of Hunting in Canada Delta Waterfowl continues to lead the defense and promotion of waterfowl...

Note to Waterfowl Managers: Computer models can't evaluate the impact of your actions on the waterfowling culture by Dan Nelson - Delta Magazine Editor My passion for hunting was fired by the outdoor writers of another time, men with made-up-sounding names like Ted Trueblood, Nash Buckingham...

Below is a press release that is an easy way to raise money for Delta Waterfowl. It's definitely worth checking out! Dear Delta Waterfowl Supporters, Recently it has come to light that there is an easy way to raise money for Delta Waterfowl and its programs. A computer and a need for...

As I write this out of my Bismarck, ND office, it's still snowing. When I woke up and turned on the television, they announced that we had broken the single month record of snow ever in a month timespan since it's been recorded (around a century). The first thing came to my mind - the ducks...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today approved the establishment of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Pennsylvania. The Service has established a boundary for the refuge, encompassing 20,466 acres in Monroe and Northampton counties, within which it may begin acquiring...

The guidance released yesterday from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers on wetlands jurisdiction does not address a delayed permitting process, and highlights the need for a legislative solution to the regulatory quagmire that has followed in the wake of the...

ALUS WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Delta Waterfowl's partnership with Canadian Prairie farmers paying big dividends for ducks The momentum for Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS), Delta's flagship waterfowl habitat conservation program, continues with the November 27, 2008 awarding of Manitoba's...