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May 3, 2026

Excel OPTIFADE Camo Boats

Excel Boat Co. and W.L. GORE & Associates have partnered to offer Excel boats in GORE OPTIFADE Concealment Waterfowl Marsh Pattern. […]

Eastern North Carolina is snow goose heaven in February.

Don’t snow on my parade – The snow goose parade begins this month in eastern North Carolina

Jeff Burleson

When the talk turns to snow geese, most North Carolina hunters immediately think about a long trip to the great plains of North Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Manitoba or any of the other states and provinces along the central flyway. […]

Marine Patrol Officers Justin Lott, Chris Lee, and Amos Williams helped pluck a waterfowl hunter from the chilly Roanoke Sound after the hunter's boat got away from him.

N.C. Marine Patrol rescues duck hunter from Roanoke Sound

Brian Cope

Marine Patrol Officers are constantly on the lookout, even when they’re not on the water. That likely saved the life of a duck hunter in Roanoke Sound yesterday, Jan. 27, when Officer Justin Lott was driving across the Washington Baum Bridge about 3:30 in the afternoon. […]

Crossway Church's Critter Cooking is a wild game feast, duck calling competition, and more. It will be held Feb. 6 from 2-6 p.m.

Crossway Church hosting wild game dinner, duck calling competition Feb. 6

Brian Cope

Crossway Church in Loris is hosting the annual Crossway Critter Cooking on Feb. 6, and as the name implies, it will be a feast of wild game. But there is much more to it than just some good food. […]

Big rafts of ducks on open water offer sanctuary for heavily pressured fowl looking for resting areas while migrating.

South Carolina duck hunters should tighten up tactics

Jeff Burleson

By January, every duck still alive has heard and seen just about every trick in a hunter’s toolbox, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pull a flock of ducks into the decoys in January. […]

Although huge decoy spreads on big water are a given late in the season, make sure the decoys farthest from your blind are still well within shotgun range.

Keep big decoy spreads in shotgun range

Jeff Burleson

Hunters kill ducks by either pass-shooting them hidden in a flyway or hunkered down in a blind with a collection of decoys floating around. For most, the most-enjoyable way to kill a limit of ducks is when they dive into a decoy spread set right in front of their shotguns. […]