‘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

Old Man Winter is making an early appearance in much of the US and the onset of the season has hopes running high for a big push of birds in time for the Christmas Holiday. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the National Wildlife Federation and many supporting organizations, waterfowl hunters can rest easier this holiday season as President Bush abandonned a rulemaking-plan that would strip isolated wetlands of protections provided by the Clean Water Act. Details of the Bush Administration decision can be found on the WFC homepage. Continue reading

A series of strong fronts rolling across the US this week have waterfowlers north and south hoping that the weather will deliver an early Christmas gift of new ducks and geese. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com With Christmas fast approaching Waterfowler.com has donned the red suit and hitched up its team to bring a bit of Yuletide cheer to all of its members. Discount coupons for the Waterfowler.com Online ProShop have been sent out to make last minute shopping easy on both the feet and the wallet. Be sure to check your Inbox for special Holiday saving from the jolly folks at the ProShop. Continue reading

Stuffed and thankful, waterfowlers took advantage of the long Thanksgiving Holiday. While shoppers plied the aisles of local discount stores, waterfowlers took to the field with equal vigor, hoping to find yet another reason to give thanks. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com. As the last of the turkey and dressing vanishes from refrigerators and the Christmas Season gets underway, remember to check your membership and renew before it goes the way of holiday leftovers. Waterfowler.com memberships are also a great gift for friends and family who share your passion for the smell of wet dogs and the feel of a crisp late fall morning. Continue reading

The upcoming Holiday weekend has the potential to leave a lot of waterfowlers thankful for the extra day off as the migration for most of the US looks to be kicking into high gear. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com. Big meals, family and new ducks, this Thanksgiving holiday is shaping up to be a feast on several fronts. With their blind bags stuffed with turkey sandwiches, waterfowlers across the US will hit the field for a long weekend of promising waterfowling. Continue reading

Unseasonable warm weather over much of the nation brought with it rain, fog and an overall slow weekend for waterfowling. But as another cold front moves into the Pacific Northwest, pulling cold air down out of Canada, waterfowl should resume their march southward. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com. As the season moves on, waterfowlers across the nation are looking north and east, toward The Capitol. The latest draft proposal for the Clean Water Act was recently leaked to the LA Times and, if adopted, could spell bad news for North American waterfowl. “This is the most serious threat to ducks and duck hunters in a long time,” says Rob Olson, US director of operations for Delta Waterfowl, referring to the Bush administration’s draft proposal to exclude seasonal and temporary wetlands from protection under the Clean Water Act. Delta Waterfowl’s press release can be read in its entirety… Continue reading

Winter tried to oust fall in much of the US last week and the hard shift in weather had the Nation’s waterfowl on the move. Hello, folks, and, as always, welcome to Waterfowler.com. Major bird movement was the news of the week as more of the southern states opened for the 2003 – 2004 waterfowl season. As the birds got on the road, Waterfowler.com’s Migration Map showed the shift of birds from north to south and Members were alerted to the big push through WFC’s Migration Alert email. From the looks of the Field Reports, the word got out in time and our Members were there for the event. Continue reading