Texas Fish & Game

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August 10, 2023

Feds Change Rules On Ducks Imported From Canada

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued its 2023 rule regarding the import of game birds from Canada. After close consultation with waterfowl scientists from Ducks Unlimited (DU), APHIS […]
January 14, 2021

Delta Asks “Where Are The Ducks”?

A waterfowling contradiction has emerged in recent years: While three of the past five USFWS Waterfowl Population Status Reports have estimated record breeding duck populations and good production, many southern hunters have reported lackluster duck seasons. […]
December 22, 2020

New Refuge Aids Ducks, Gators

Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Elisabeth DeLuca, more than 27,000 acres of iconic Florida prairie and wetlands habitat have been permanently protected through a unique refuge partnership between Ducks Unlimited (DU) and the University of […]
January 17, 2019

Why Hunt Ducks and Geese? Are We Crazy?

In California, I have walked through three feet of snow, half a mile across a field near the base of Mount Shasta to hunt Canada geese in seven-degree temperatures. In New York, I have faced chilling […]
May 28, 2018

Delta Waterfowl Supports Refuge Hunting Expansion

Delta Waterfowl Delta Waterfowl commends U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a proposal to open 248,000 new acres to hunters and anglers on 30 national wildlife refuges […]
August 15, 2017

Feds release duck numbers and they are…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released its report on 2017 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early June by FWS and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Overall duck […]
December 28, 2016

Wood Ducks: Aerial Acrobats

My dad used to tell me that Wood Ducks could fly through chicken wire and not lose a feather.  I used to think he was crazy, but for the most part it is true.  Wood Ducks […]
December 22, 2016

Duck Hybrids- True Trophies

Every duck season you will see a picture on social media or the internet of a really cool looking hybrid duck of some sort.  Whether it is a Mallard/Pintail, Mallard/Gadwall or a Widgeon/Woodie they are all […]
November 2, 2016

Why We Love Waterfowl

The familiar sound of whistling wings sounded overhead in the predawn darkness. Followed by a series of “splooshes,” that hinted at the soul-stirring action to come as a swollen, orange sun peeked over the horizon. A […]
October 18, 2016

Preseason Duck Checklist: Part 2

The night temperature is starting to stay in the 50’s and that means fall is in the air.  I hope you read my previous blog on 5 things to check off before the Waterfowl opener.  Here […]