Here’s some good news for waterfowl hunters: there are more ducks in North America than there ever have been before. The Fish and Wildlife Service teamed up with Canadian officials to figure out that in 2012, there are approximately 48 million ducks overhead at any given time. According to Delta Waterfowl, mallards and blue-winged teals [...]
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The GoHUNTn Line–The Best Trophies and Hunting News: Drunk Moose, Early Goose and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoHUNTn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoHUNTn updates from the past week: Top Posts on GoHUNTn Hungover Moose Awakens After His Fermented Apple Bender — Who says hunters are the drunk ones? Early Goose Season with Big Sean's Championship Calls — Resident goose [...]
Dry Land Leaves Texas Teal Hunting Opportunities Minimal
In addition to doves and geese, September often marks the start of teal season.Well, in Texas, they're going to have hard times finding places to hunt the speedy waterfowl species. They are expecting tons of teal to show up in the state over the 16-day teal-only season, but the drought has left very few places [...]
In Maryland, Teal Season is Right Around the Corner
The summer can seemingly drag on if you're a hunter in Maryland, but take heart, the state announced the opening of teal season, which will begin September 16 this year, and last through the 30th, according to Baynet.com. Hunters will be allowed to take a combination of four teal, either blue- or green-winged in Calvert, [...]
Waterfowl Dominate Top 10 Fastest Bird List
Earlier this week it was discovered that the chubby snipe was the fastest bird to fly long distances. Our friend Kyle Wintersteen over at the NRA's American Hunter wanted to know who the fastest flying sprinters were, and compiled a the Top 10 Fastest Birds over a short distance. It explains why I miss so many ducks. [...]
Tuesday Quiz: ID This Bird
Can you correctly identify this waterfowl species? ANSWER: Blue-Winged TealWINNER: Brian W. Pashcke (photo courtesy of Ducks Unlimited).
