Second-annual document shows trends in large-scale waterfowl patterns For the second year in a row, DU has released their Season in Review, a report designed to show broad-scale habitat conditions, weather and regional duck abundance from the [...]
By Rich Landers FOR THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW One of those “memories” popped up on my Facebook page recently with a hunting photo I’d proudly posted in 2016. It featured my 9-month-old Brittany pup standing over the first wild pheasant we’d [...]
In July, Ducks Unlimited Regional Biologist Kelly Warren joined biologists from the Alaska Department of Game and Fish and US Forest Service (USFS) to collar and band more than 600 Dusky Canada geese near Cordova, Alaska, on the Copper River Delta. [...]
Dusky Canada geese are one of the smallest populations of geese in North America. Nesting predominately on Alaska’s Copper River Delta, each Fall the geese migrate to parts of Western Washington and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. To [...]
Dr. Mark Petrie of Ducks Unlimited recently gave an update to DU’s Alaska Convention on an important study taking place along the West Coast. California’s Central Valley has seen goose numbers triple to nearly three million birds over the [...]
Ducks Unlimited recently completed its second year of work on Phase I of a restoration project at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, and the results are already paying off. In the attached video taken by EEO Greg Jackson, an estimated [...]
A rare black tern nesting colony was recently discovered in Idaho on the Schlepp property, a 400-acre farmland-to-wetland conservation easement. Ducks Unlimited collaborated with many partners to convert the area to clean feeding habitat for [...]
Photographer Mike Drew takes readers on a beautiful journey in search of the elusive Cinnamon Teal via incredible photos and storytelling. I was looking for cinnamon teal. Cinnamon teal – the drakes, at least – are one of the most lovely [...]
Do you hunt ducks, watch ducks, or both? Ducks Unlimited is collaborating with researchers from Colorado State University and University of Arizona to assess activities related to waterfowl hunting as well as waterfowl viewing and photography. [...]
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently released some good news in regards to waterfowl population. After a three-year decline in both mallard and total duck species, the most recent 2016 survey found that both categories were up, [...]
Waterfowl season began last month in California, and despite the drought plaguing the entire state, large numbers of ducks and geese have found their way into the Central Valley, providing good hunting opportunities. “After talking to people [...]
August was a busy month for Ducks Unlimited in Idaho, as members geared up for the start of the hunt season with several events. Idaho Fish and Game held the two-day “HUNT IDAHO: Connecting Mountains to Meals” Festival in which Ducks Unlimited [...]
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently completed its 2015 waterfowl breeding population survey, and the numbers in California are down significantly. Using methodology approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), [...]
Although not located in the West, the brand new Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Center inside the Bass Pro Shops at the Memphis Pyramid in Tennessee may be a new must-visit location for all DU members and duck hunters. According to DU, more than 20,000 [...]
Bill Monroe, the WF360 Pacific Flyway Migration Editor, just released an update on the conditions for waterfowl in California on DU’s website. And thanks to recent storms, the numbers are encouraging. The survey tallied 500,000 [...]
Now that the dust has settled from the elections earlier this month, Ducks Unlimited would like to congratulate and thank its California members who voted on November 4th, helping pass Proposition 1—a significant victory for waterfowl conservation [...]
The annual Swan Festival in Marysville, Ca took place last weekend, and as usual, was a big success with visitors from all over Northern California. Ducks Unlimited had a heavy presence at the event thanks to DU’s State Marketing Chairman, [...]
With a 107-day duck season and seven-bird daily bag limit in the Pacific Flyway again this year, the West may indeed be the best for waterfowl hunters. From the northern coast of Washington to the Salton Sea in Southern California, the Pacific [...]
