Waterfowl & Duck Hunting Archives - Page 24 of 44

May 2, 2026

Paddleboards like the Flatstalker are excellent vessels for getting into hard-to-reach places during waterfowl seasons.

Paddle up waterfowl

Years ago, in the back of a lake near home, my father took me on my first duck hunt. The water was cold, the world was dark, and paddling the wooden johnboat deep into the swamp was tiring. […]

Waterfowl hunters around the Santee Cooper system have been overwhelmed with an influx of puddle ducks and divers over the past week.

Santee Cooper hunters overwhelmed by numbers of puddle and diving ducks

Jeff Burleson

Duck hunters should have little to complain about, as harsh weather conditions to the north have caused a massive migration of ducks into South Carolina, both puddle ducks and divers. […]

Spots remain available for a Jan. 31 youth-only permit duck hunt in Currituck County.

Permits remain available for youth-only waterfowl hunt in Currituck County

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has a limited number of permits remaining for a special youth-only waterfowl hunt on Jan. 31 on Currituck Sound. […]

Plenty of ducks have moved on to South Carolina, and according to biologists and Ducks Unlimited, birds from the mid-Atlantic states haven't filled in North Carolina's holes yet.

North Carolina stuck in dead zone as duck migrations start and stall

Taylor Pardue

Temperatures are high and expectations are low as the third segment of North Carolina’s three-part waterfowl season gets underway. […]

The ACE Basin is a waterfowl-rich area that provides plenty of access to duck hunters.

ACE Basin is waterfowl hunter’s heaven

John Gribb

A map and history of the ACE Basin is available from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at 843-844-8957 or online at www.dnr.sc.gov. […]

SCDNR personnel roll out the blue ribbon for hunters drawn for special waterfowl hunts on some of their best WMAs.

SCDNR draw hunts are top-drawer

John Gribb

It won’t do you any good this year, since the drawing has already taken place, but every avid or wannabee waterfowl hunter should apply for one of the SCDNR-sponsored duck hunts on several WMAs. […]

Marines from the Marine Air Station in Beaufort are feted annually by the local Ducks Unlimited chapter, spending a day hunting on a handful of the area’s best plantations.

Local DU chapter takes Marines for a hunt

John Gribb

The weekend of Dec. 13 will be remembered by about 15 combat-experienced Marines for the rest of their lives. […]

Thermacell is making heated insoles that should warm your toes in the duck blind.

Keep those toes warm

Jeff Burleson

With the largest part of duck season and the final days of deer season arriving this month in the Carolinas, so will winter weather. […]

Guide Carlton Thornton will call loudly and aggressively at distant ducks, but when they show interest in his decoys, he’ll tone things down a bit.

Local and long-distance calling

Dan Kibler

Diving ducks do not decoy as readily or gracefully as puddle ducks, but they will respond to calling. […]

A pintail can be a tremendous bonus to a bag of mixed diving ducks and sea ducks.

How to tackle big-water decoy spreads

Dan Kibler

For many hunters trying to lure ducks into range on ponds, in swamps or around other small bodies of water, “less is more” when it comes to decoys. […]