June 24, 2021

Delta Applauds Refuge Hunting Expansion

Delta Waterfowl commends the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the announcement that it plans to open or expand hunting and fishing at 90 national wildlife refuges, which includes new or increased opportunities to hunt waterfowl […]

June 9, 2021

Federal Waterfowl Survey Cancelled

For the second straight year, safety concerns over Covid-19 have forced cancellation of the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. The spring survey, which has been conducted every year from 1955 to 2019, is used […]

May 19, 2021

Time To Evaluate Your Hunting Dog

It is currently four months until early teal season and roughly six months until waterfowl season in Texas begins. If you have a dog that you would like to take hunting, now is the time to […]

December 3, 2020

Christmas Gifts For The Duck Hunter

December is here and it is time to start Christmas shopping. If you haven’t already found the perfect Christmas gifts for the duck hunter in your life, here are a few suggestions. 1). Shot gun shells: […]

December 1, 2020

Buy A Canadian Duck Stamp?

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, no U.S. recreational travelers have been permitted to cross the border into Canada since mid-March of this year. One result that hits especially close to home for Delta Waterfowl members is […]

September 29, 2020

Duck Hunter Numbers On Decrease?

How many Americans went waterfowling last season, what states shot the most ducks and what species were most frequently harvested? Duck hunter numbers are changing and a recent survey tells an interesting story. U.S. Hunter Numbers […]

August 5, 2020

Program Could Support 1.8 Million Ducks

Delta Waterfowl’s Working Wetlands — an innovative, incentive-based wetland conservation program with the potential to support the breeding efforts of 1.8 million ducks — opens enrollment this week as the Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife […]

July 8, 2020

Duck Habitat Conditions 2020 (Video)

Duck Habitat Conditions Officials with Delta Waterfowl have released a video discussing in-depth aspects of duck habitat conditions in the vital prairie nesting region. l Last week we reported the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s […]

June 30, 2020

Ducks In Key Area Up 18 Percent

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s spring survey indicates a breeding population of 4 million ducks — an 18 percent increase over 2019 and 64 percent above the long-term average. The population estimate is the […]

June 25, 2020

Senate Passes Outdoors Act

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed historic legislation that will have long-term benefits for wildlife conservation, ducks and duck hunters. The Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and includes two elements […]

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