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Ducks Unlimited: Waterfowl Hunting Headquarters

Lease, Guide or Freelance?

Waterfowlers should consider their options on how, when and where they hunt

When you get down to it, there are really only three ways most of us can hunt waterfowl. You can pay to lease a spot. You can hire a guide for the day. Or you can freelance on either public or private land (with permission). Which is better?

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Waterfowl Migration Map & Resources

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Follow the ducks year-round with our migration tracking tools.
Decoy Tips

Decoy Strategy

Make the birds commit using a number of helpful decoy tips.
Retriever Training

Dog Training

Tips on training your dog and keeping him healthy off-season.
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Make every shot count with these shotgunning tips.
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Duck Calling

Improve your calling with these helpful tutorials and videos.
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Hunting Tips

These tips will make you a better duck hunter.

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Top 20 in Hunting From duck calling to dog training, view the all-time top 20 hunting articles made popular by readers like you!

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Waterfowl Identification Learn details and listen to audio for some of the most common ducks and geese in North America.

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DU & Hunting: Where We Stand

DU was founded by a group of waterfowl hunters more than 75 years ago, and today 90 percent of DU members are hunters.

Through the support of this sportsman constituency, DU has been able to conserve more than 12 million acres of habitat across North America. Read more