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More winter weather across the upper mid-west is making planning difficult for white goose hunters who are trying to intercept the return migration of light geese. As the snow line fluctuates and winter makes another stand, hunters have to widen their range to stay on top of the main body of the migration.

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Ducks and geese moving back into the breeding grounds of the northern plains will find improved conditions, over last year, in many areas. The heart of the duck factory, the Missouri Coteau, is ahead of the curve, precipitation wise so far this year. Long range, 30 – 90 day, precipitation models currently predict above average precipitation for key breeding areas in both the US and Canada. Continue reading

Spring rains are falling across much of the country’s mid-section pushing the snow line and the snow geese, north. But a strong cold front driving inland from the west coast is on track to bring colder weather back to the heartland and could halt the migration again.

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As the tug-of-war between winter and spring continues, waterfowlers across the country are waiting for the early reports on the harvest of the 2005-2006 regular waterfowl season.

Speculation is that harvest will be up overall but not everyone is reporting a better than average season. Drought and wildly fluctuating weather patterns turned this year’s migration sort of inside-out. Early winter weather moved a lot of birds southward but by mid to late December, a dramatic warm up had most of the nation’s duck and goose hunters talking about reverse migrations. Continue reading

The spring snow goose season is getting fast and furious. A major warm-up in portions of the southern flyway has light geese making a major jump north this week. As the warm up continues, goose hunters are watching the snow cover line closely and fine tuning their plans to intercept the migration as it heads toward the breeding grounds.

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Federal Premium Ammunition kicked off its Federal Ultra-Shok royalty program last week with a $30,000 check to Ducks Unlimited. The Ultra-Shok royalty program will help fund one of DU’s great conservation initiatives, Grassland for Tomorrow. In partnership with DU and through sales of Ultra-Shok, additional funds will be raised to help secure critical grassland habitat across the North American “Duck Factory.” To learn more about this partnership and the Grassland for Tomorrow program visit www.ducks.org. Continue reading

Last week’s bitter cold brought the snow goose migration to a screeching halt, and then put it in reverse. This week, a slight warming trend and favorable winds should restart the light goose return migration and send the white wave north again.

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As the return migration of North American waterfowl gets underway, Waterfowler.com would like to encourage all our readers to take part in ensuring that the returning birds have every advantage in the upcoming breeding season. By installing artificial nesting structures, you can have a direct impact on the nesting success of ducks and geese in your area. Continue reading

The brakes are on for the 2006 light goose northward migration. A winter storm moving eastward out of the Great Basin promises to halt the northward push of snow geese for the time being. That is good news for hunters in the lower Mississippi and Central flyways. With colder weather on tap for their northern neighbors, southern snow goose hunters will have another week, at least, before the white wave makes its way out of the southern tier.

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Now that the regular waterfowl season is over, winter has decided to bare its teeth. But even though the regular waterfowl season is closed the late arrival of winter is providing some spectacular shooting of another kind. The opportunity to hit the field and shoot photographs of full mating plumage waterfowl is exceptional now. Continue reading

It’s SNOW TIME! This year’s Light Goose Conservation Season is underway and the action is heating up, even as the temperatures cool down. With several months of waterfowling action still ahead, hunters across North America are gearing up and heading out to take part in the special snow goose season.

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Winter is making another stand and the potential is there for a back-up of light geese as the return migration runs into colder weather across the mid-tier states of the Mississippi and Central Flyways. For the next few months all eyes will be on the snow cover line as hunters plot and plan to intercept the return migration of light geese. Continue reading

Youth hunts are scheduled for many states across the US this weekend, offering parents and friends a special opportunity to share their love of waterfowling with the next generation of hunters. Waterfowler.com encourages all our readers to take a young person out for this special season, in states offering the opportunity.

The light goose conservation season is kicking off. For hunters who are still hoping to put in a few more hunts, this special season offers the opportunity to extend their season well into spring. Hunting snow geese on their return migration is an experience every waterfowler should have. Large decoy spreads and even larger flights of geese, make for a spectacle rarely rivaled in the life of the duck and goose hunter. Continue reading

The final weekend of the regular season is approaching. Across all four flyways waterfowlers are hoping to close out the season with a bang. Winter seems to have taken a vacation for most of the states where the season remains open. But with only a few days left, duck and goose hunters are sure to make the most of the remaining days.

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Even though the regular season is about to close, there is still a lot of waterfowl action to be had across the US. From post season youth hunts to the Light Goose Conservation Order, waterfowl hunters have a few more months before its time to pack up the gear and start dreaming of next season. Continue reading