Waterfowl & Duck Hunting Archives - Page 30 of 44

July 21, 2026

Steven Herring drags his boat out of the Ashes Creek Reservoir. Small, lightweight, rugged craft are a great way to access impoundments.

Greentree impoundments are ‘nut’ havens

A greentree impoundment takes advantage of acorns, of one of the primary food sources of larger puddle ducks, including wood ducks, mallards and black ducks. […]

A 2011 wildfire has changed waterfowl habitat for the better at Holly Shelter Game Lands.

Fired up ducks – Three waterfowl impoundments draw ducks, hunters to North Carolina’s Holly Shelter Game Lands

Mike Marsh

Lodge Road is usually a quiet stretch, cut straight as an arrow through thick, Pender County pocosin habitat. Pickup trucks make the dust rise on the days when Holly Shelter Game Land is open for big- and small-game hunting. […]

Woodies are South Carolina’s No. 1 small-water ducks, available throughout the state in all kinds of bodies of water, big and small.

Go small for South Carolina ducks

Brian Cope

Ethan Amerson of Timmonsville trudged through knee-deep water, protected by a pair of waders but still feeling enough of the chill to keep him fully in touch with his surroundings. […]

Fowl Foolers

South Carolina Sportsman

Instead of wobbling side to side in the water like many other decoys on the market, Fowl Foolers decoys are designed to move front to back like a real duck. […]

Guide David Baxley picks up the decoys early after a lackluster teal hunt at N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's White Oak River impoundment.

Teal season opens with a whimper, not a bang, on several North Carolina impoundments

Mike Marsh

The opening of teal season on some of North Carolina’s public waterfowl impoundments was nothing to write home about, because some of them are still dry. […]

North Carolina waterfowl hunters will have a six-duck daily bag limit for the 2013-14 season, but they can take no more than three wood ducks per day.

Commission sets waterfowl seasons, welcomes new commissioners

Dan Kibler

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission set the 2013-14 waterfowl seasons at its meeting on Aug. 29 in Raleigh, splitting the duck season into the usual three parts and offering hunters every opportunity allowed under the federal season framework. […]

South Carolina hunters can expect a good waterfowl season this winter if the weather cooperates -- there should be plenty of birds.

State sets 2013-14 waterfowl seasons

Pat Robertson

Dates and bag limits for South Carolina’s 2013-14 waterfowl season, approved this week by the Natural Resources Board, are good news for hunters. […]

The state duck-calling champion will be crowned on Aug. 17 after a calling contest at the Ducks Unlimited state chapter convention in New Bern.

State duck-calling championship set for New Bern

South Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina’s chapter of Ducks Unlimited will roll out the state and Pamlico regional duck-calling championships on Aug. 17 as part of the state convention in New Bern. […]

Populations of wild mallards showed no change from 2012 levels in the US Fish and Wildlife Service's breeding duck survey, released last Friday.

Duck numbers off six percent over 2012, but still high enough for prediction of good season

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina waterfowl hunters can expect a good season in this winter based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual report on duck populations that was released last Friday. […]

Mallard numbers have held steady from 2012 levels, promising a good waterfowl season in 2013-14.

Duck numbers slightly down, but good season still predicted for 2013-14

South Carolina Sportsman

Sorth Carolina waterfowl hunters can expect a good season in this winter based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual report on duck populations that was released last Friday. […]