The below average count was expected this year for wintering waterfowl due to cold temperatures in late November and early January leading up to the survey. Numbers of Canada geese were down during ...

SUAMICO (WLUK) -- A springtime tradition is in its early stages in parts of Northeast Wisconsin. Northern pike are starting to make their way up roadside ditches and into wetlands to spawn. On a ...

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 ...

In this week’s segment of “North Dakota Outdoors,” host Mike Anderson takes us to Washburn, North Dakota, where kids are learning about waterfowl hunting and the importance of conservation. North ...

The author hunted waterfowl for 46 years before realizing he was close to getting all 41 species on "the list." His most ...

The modern conservation movement grew from duck hunting as early conservationists noticed dwindling waterfowl populations. Waterfowl hunters contribute to habitat expansion through fees that fund ...

Jun. 20—BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3 ...

North Dakota’s waterfowl season for resident hunters opens on Saturday. Nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl in North Dakota next Saturday, Sept. 28. The season for swans also opens that day for ...

Aug. 6—BISMARCK — North Dakota's 2024 small game, waterfowl and furbearer regulations are set, and most season structures are similar to last year, the Game and Fish Department announced Tuesday, Aug.

Sep. 17—Duck and goose hunters in North Dakota who have grown accustomed to skies full of birds over the past several years likely will have to lower their expectations this fall, a Devils Lake ...

A great many birds spend the spring and summer months in the region. Waterfowl, however, are usually scarce aside from the ubiquitous Canada geese and mallards found at ponds, local park, golf courses ...