Upland Birds and Waterfowl

Each spring millions of light geese tornado their way from their resting grounds in the South to their nesting grounds in the North. For hunters, it can be a wing-shooting frenzy.

The vastness of the South Dakota grasslands makes finding its feathered occupants a daunting task. This is compounded later in the season, when sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chickens are scattered and flighty. 

With minimal time to pre-scout, learn how to maximize your opportunities when chasing waterfowl on the weekend.

Watch a video and learn how to improve your hunting strategy with the NAHC’s new hunting-focused weather center, powered by ScoutLook Weather.

Edmonton, Alberta has long been renowned as a duck and goose hunter’s paradise. For those of us raised in the states, too often familiar with playing the waiting game in small farm fields, marshes and flooded timber; the stark difference just in the number of birds seen makes this Canadian trip a rare experience indeed. 

How to fine-tune your public land waterfowl plan.

Goldeneyes (also known as whistlers, for the whistling sound their primaries make as they rocket overhead) are sporting enough for just about anybody.

Conventional wisdom about duck hunting can put you at a disadvantage.

Respect the ringneck’s big game-quality defenses with a low-impact approach that really puts roosters in the game bag.

I smiled as the rocketing ruffed grouse dipped and made its signature hook to the right before disappearing into the mystery of the northern Minnesota buck brush, knowing it would touch down less than 100 yards away.