September / October 2026

Freelance hunters share their secrets for success on a variety of public lands

Fine-tune your spread with insights from the industry's leading decoy experts

Large or small, swanky or utilitarian, your home away from home during hunting season is undoubtedly built on a solid foundation of memories

You don’t have to be a world champion to successfully call ducks

10 winning ways to keep your duck dog performing at his best this hunting season

In this excerpt from his new book, one of Ducks Unlimited’s most prolific contributors tells the story of our continent’s winged travelers and their amazing journeys

Through its new Alaska initiative, Ducks Unlimited is working to ensure a bright future for waterfowl and wetlands across this vast state, which produces many of the continent’s ducks and geese

Shoot better this season by fine-tuning your shotgun’s fit

This series of exercises will advance your retriever’s marking skills

Sometimes, we don’t appreciate our honey holes until we lose them

How to get the most out of these popular motion decoys

Get a jump on the waterfowl season with this selection of high-quality products

A historic dish from the bay’s Eastern Shore is updated for modern palates

Trying to keep up with a big brother can teach you a lot about waterfowling and yourself

Ducks Unlimited’s geospatial team uses cutting-edge technology to develop powerful new tools guiding conservation delivery on high-priority landscapes

Found almost exclusively on coastal waters during migration and in winter, brant are among the most unusual of North America’s geese

An overview of habitat conditions and duck production prospects in key waterfowl breeding areas