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Hunting is underway in many northern states this week and the promises of a good breeding season have come to fruition. Despite Indian summer arriving with the opening week of waterfowl season for many hunters, harvest and population reports were excellent across the north.

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An unfortunate outbreak of Avian Flu at a poultry farm in Saskatchewan triggered an emergency ban on the import of waterfowl from Canada into the United States. While testing did confirm that poultry at the farm had avian influenza virus H7N3, and not the deadly H5N1 strain, hunters returning from hunting in Canada were required to dispose of their waterfowl at the border. Continue reading

The count down to Opening Day is ticking for various northern states, teal have surged south from the passing cold front, and early resident goose hunting has ended on a high note for many hunters.

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The autumn season brings a plethora of options for the avid outdoorsman, offering some of the finest hunting and fishing opportunities of the year – from waterfowl to moose, from salmon to tuna, and every species in between. The most difficult question the passionate outdoorsman has to answer in the coming months is, “what do you want to do today?”

Of course, for Waterfowler.com members the obvious choice is ducks and geese, but combining activities can often provide a memorable, mixed-bag adventure. Continue reading

The recent cold front has blue wing teal on the move in the Central and Mississippi Flyways, and resident Canada goose activity has increased substantially in the northern states with the drop in temperature.

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Activity on Waterfowler.com’s hunting reports is ramping up as we progress into the season and WFC readers head to the field. In addition to teal and resident goose reports, hunters are witnessing the results of an outstanding breeding season. In short, there are ducks-o-plenty this season, and hunters will have an opportunity to reap the harvest if the weather is cooperative. Continue reading

Resident goose hunting is open in a number of states and dove shooting is underway across most of the United States. Hunters braving the heat and mosquito swarms are reporting good success on resident geese — despite very short activity periods at sunrise and sunset.

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This past holiday weekend marked the start of the 2007-2008 Hunting Season, and hunters across the nation headed to the field in pursuit of Doves and resident Canada Geese in the selected states, where seasons were open.

While the waterfowl hunter seems to be more at home in multiple layers of clothing and venturing outdoors during the harshest weather known to man, the Dove opener is celebration of the coming of autumn and all other hunting seasons. As friends and family gathered this past weekend for a holiday cookout and dove shoot, the general hunting season opened with a bang for many avid outdoorsmen. Continue reading

With just days remaining before the early teal and resident goose seasons opening in northern states, reports from the Prairie Pothole Region in Canada and the Dakotas are simply outstanding, with duck numbers good to excellent in most areas.

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With the season upon us, and our summer hiatus nearing an end, Waterfowler.com will resume our weekly Migration Updates from now through February 1, 2008.

As dove season opens across most of the U.S. this weekend, migratory bird hunters will blow the dust out of their guns, and celebrate the start of the 2008 Hunting Season. Continue reading

The Spring 2007 Breeding Survey Results are in; ducks are up overall and Canvasbacks, redheads, and northern shovelers counts have reached a record breaking high!

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The Spring breeding surveys were released last week and in addition to being up over 2006, the report recorded a number of record breaking high levels for various species.

For the detailed report, visit the link below, and read the following FWS press release:

Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a total duck population estimate of more than 41 million birds in the traditional survey area. This represents a 14 percent increase from 2006 and is 24 percent above the 1955-2006 average. Continue reading

The results are in for waterfowl breeding surveys from North Dakota and Wisconsin. In short, both are down slightly from 2006, but remain above the long-term average.

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As we await the final tally of federal breeding surveys, the results from Wisconsin and North Dakota are comforting. While down slightly the previous year and the record high in 2002, waterfowl numbers are above the long-term average.

While there is cause for concern of specific species within these states, overall the trends appear to indicate that the base production of an “average year” is on the rise. While the results for South Dakota and the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region are not in, water conditions this spring were good to excellent in both regions. Continue reading

Spring has sprung, waterfowl nesting is underway across the North American Continent and waterfowl hunters are trudging through the dreaded-off season.

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The off-season is often times the busiest part of the year for waterfowl hunters. From sport shooting to dog training and decoy making, there is never a shortage of “ducky” things to do when we are not hunting.

June 2007 marks the first annual Duck Dawg Appreciation Month at Waterfowler.com. Throughout the month of June, Waterfowler.com will celebrate the companionship, value and performance of the duck hunter’s best friend, the duck dog. Continue reading