LITTLE ROCK – Use the term “waterfowl:” in Arkansas, and the usual connection is with mallards, specifically the male mallard known as the greenhead.
There is another variety popular with many hunters, the white-fronted goose, also known as the specklebelly.
These are found in many areas the state, not in the large numbers of snow geese or [...]
November 6, 2008 | Posted in
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Dry conditions covering much of North Dakota have waterfowl biologists cautioning duck hunters to scout early to determine whether favorite marshes will be huntable this year.
Mike Szymanski, waterfowl biologist with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said below average annual precipitation will affect areas available to hunt. “Much of the state was without significant [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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GREEN BAY — A painting of an American Wigeon pair by Robert Leum of Holmen is the winning entry of the 2009 Wisconsin Waterfowl Stamp contest while a painting of a rooster and a hen by Sigmund Loch of Franklin is the winning entry in the 2009 Wisconsin Pheasant Stamp design contest.
Judging for the 2009 [...]
September 17, 2008 | Posted in
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MADISON – Regular season Canada goose hunting in the Horicon and Collins zones will again begin on Sept. 16 this year. Modified from previous years, the 2008 regular season in the Exterior zone will not open until Saturday, Sept. 20, which also marks the start of the two- day Youth Waterfowl Hunt.
“Depending on fall weather [...]
September 9, 2008 | Posted in
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Duck hunting changes also approved
Get ready, Utah goose hunters. You can hunt light geese into March this season.
At their Aug. 28 meeting in Salt Lake City, members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved Utah’s first–ever spring light goose hunt. Light geese include snow, blue and Ross’ geese.
The board also approved some duck hunting changes.
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Scaup [...]
September 2, 2008 | Posted in
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SALEM, Ore.– Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission today adopted 2008-09 regulations for birds hunted in Oregon including migratory birds (duck, goose, mourning dove, band-tailed pigeon, coot, snipe) upland birds (pheasant, forest grouse, chukar, pheasant, California quail, mountain quail, sage grouse, turkey) and crows.
Most upland bird seasons operate under a five-year framework so hunters won’t see [...]
August 11, 2008 | Posted in
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Early Announcement Will Allow Hunters to Plan Trips
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the tentative schedule for many of New York’s 2008-2009 waterfowl hunting seasons, allowing sportsmen and sportswomen to plan outdoor activities well in advance.
“We are announcing this schedule to give all hunters who enjoy this sport [...]
July 1, 2008 | Posted in
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Drawings to be held for public hunting area waterfowl blind sites
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for upcoming waterfowl hunting blind site random drawings to be held at several public hunting areas in Illinois this summer.
Duck and goose hunters must register in person for waterfowl blind site drawings and must [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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