March 2017

Tell Congress to Support Funding for Wetlands Conservation!

DU needs your help! The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) conserves North America’s waterfowl, fish and wildlife resources while producing a variety of environmental and economic benefits. Its success is driven by partnerships [...]

March 23, 2017 // 708 Comments

Volunteer Spotlight: Rob Fehr Jr.

Rob Fehr Jr. and his wife, Nicole, celebrated their wedding with a duck cake. It wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that Rob Fehr Jr. has duck hunting in his blood. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Fehr comes from a long lineage of Utah [...]

March 16, 2017 // 677 Comments

DU conserves farmland near Market Lake WMA in Idaho

DU recently placed a conservation easement on one of its own properties near the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area, the first of its kind in Idaho and only the second such arrangement for Ducks Unlimited along the Pacific Flyway. DU generally [...]

March 15, 2017 // 617 Comments

2017 Las Vegas Continental Shoot draws record number of participants

Ducks Unlimited’s 31st annual Ducks in the Desert Las Vegas Continental Shoot wrapped up in late February with 1,090 individual event participants, a new record for the tournament. Participants from 35 states and two different countries took part [...]

March 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

New Secretary of Interior Shows Support for Sportsmen

On his first official day as the 52nd Secretary of the Department of Interior, Ryan Zinke issued his first two secretarial orders benefitting the sportsmen and outdoor communities. Zinke invited various members from the sportsmen’s community [...]

March 3, 2017 // 683 Comments