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The regular waterfowl season has rounded the last turn and entered the home stretch for North American waterfowlers. But even after the closing bell, there is a lot of hunting to be done, as this year’s light goose conservation season kicks off. So don’t pack up the gear just yet.

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Winter still seems to be playing tricks on duck and goose hunters across the country. Though cooler weather has returned to some areas, temperatures are still running above average in many key waterfowling states. But as we have already seen this year, all of that can change in an instant. Stay tuned to Waterfowler.com for the very latest on migration activity as the regular season draws to a close and the ramp up begins for the spring light goose season. Continue reading

Winter is still AWOL for much of the country and the hunting has become more and more challenging as warm weather remains in place. But, the season isn’t over yet and hunters who have put in the time and effort to scout hard have kept up a reasonable level of success.

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Late season waterfowling, it is the section of the season that puts even the most die-hard hunters to the test. Call shy birds and heavy gunning pressure can test the limits of any duck and goose hunter. But when it is done right, the rewards are well worth the effort.

Waterfowler.com encourages all our members and users to fill out regular field reports and submit data to our Migration Map, while the final weeks of the regular season play out. By contributing to these areas you are helping make sure that the most up to date and accurate information is right there at your fingertips. Continue reading

The season of extremes continued this week. From flooding on the West Coast to drought fueled fires in Oklahoma and Texas, the first part of 2006 has been a bit on the “wild and woolly side.” But the season continues and results are still on the positive side for many waterfowlers across the US.

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The final stretch of the regular season is under way. Warmer weather across much of the US sent many ducks and geese back north over the New Year’s weekend, but hunting remains good for many areas of the southern flyways.

With seasons wrapping up in some mid tier states, hunters are hoping winter decides to return and keep the bulk of the migration from holding in recently thawed areas. Cooler weather is on the way, but the big question is, how long will it last? Continue reading

After a fall that seemed more like winter, most of the US is now caught up in a winter that feels more like fall. Warmer weather, for most parts of the country, has hunters wondering if the migration is slowing down, or maybe even moving back north.

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It is still too early to tell if the warmer weather is going to bring a reverse migration, but with temperatures running well above freezing in northern portions of most flyways, there can be little doubt that ducks and geese will respond to thawing waters and newly available food sources. Continue reading

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the camp, the gun dogs where snoring, all muddy and damp. Members were pacing from reports they had got, migrants were moving on cold winds they’d caught. With mouse buttons clicking in the glow of blue screens, members were posting like you’d never seen. Come mallards, come pintails, teal and geese, on widgeon, on gadwall and spoonies the least. Their wings they will whistle and hens will quack, you’ll never sleep now, well, maybe a nap. So hang up your waders and nestle in bed, dream about decoys and big green heads. As the season continues and we wait for this night, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good flight!

— Happy holidays from the entire WFC staff. Continue reading

While more snow piles up across the upper mid-west, some much needed rainfall is spreading across the lower Central and Mississippi Flyways. Cold weather is also impacting migrations on both the Atlantic and Pacific Flyways as we move closer to the official start of winter and the overall picture looks good for waterfowlers in most of the United States.

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Winter is still a week away, but you might not know it in many parts of the country. After several years of light snow cover and unseasonably warm duck season weather, the tide has turned and Mother Nature is helping drive ducks and geese south in stunning numbers. Christmas looks to be coming a little early for a lot of waterfowlers. Continue reading

Yet another powerful cold front is driving across the country. As winter takes an early hold on much of the U.S., it looks like this could be a banner year for southern portions of the flyways.

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With seasons closing in the north and the southern states season in full swing, the first estimates of the 2005 – 2006 season are starting to roll in. It is still way too early to make a judgment call on the overall success of this year’s waterfowl season, but so far it looks to be a good one. There is still a lot of season left for many states and lets not forget late season goose hunting and the conservation order for light geese. So, as the season marches on in mid tier and southern states, keep up to date with the very latest in duck and goose hunting by logging on and joining Waterfowler.com Continue reading

As November comes to an end and December gets its feet on the ground, winter looks to be making an early arrival in many parts of the US. The return of cold weather has put the birds on the move and hunter success in many states has been exceeding expectations.

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As the first of the northern season close and the last of the southern seasons open timely cold fronts have been pushing ducks and geese down out of Canada and northern tier states, boosting duck and goose numbers in the mid tier and southern portions of the flyways. While it is still way too early to be sure, it looks as though December is shaping up to be a great month for waterfowling across much of the nation. Continue reading