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WIDE WORLD OF WATERFOWLING.

Prepare for duck season all year-round with our huge collection of waterfowl hunting videos and articles. From the most effective calls, blinds and decoy arrangements, to the mouthwatering recipes that make it all worthwhile. You’ll learn valuable lessons for duck season success from the comfort of your home.

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Late January Mallard Hunting Tips

There have been countless articles written on the topic of late season duck hunting success, but here are a few insider tips and tricks that may work when ducks are in the area.

Waterfowl, Shadow Grass Habitat, How-To

Best New Guns 2022

Check out our list of best new guns for 2022. We'll keep adding to the collection as more top firearms hit the market this year.

Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Predator, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Shadow Grass Habitat, Elements Terra, Firearm

7 Tips for a Successful Youth Duck Hunt

I am very lucky and grateful to my father, uncles and family friends that always made sure I had a way to go duck hunting. I hope these tips will help you next time you decide to take some kids out on a duck or goose hunt.

Waterfowl, How-To, Video, Firearm

The Relationship Between Social Media and Duck Hunting

Just like most things in today’s world, waterfowling has been impacted with the good, the bad and the ugly of social media.

Waterfowl

Best Shotgun Ammo for Ducks and Other Waterfowl

Do you want to be the guy in the duck blind with an edge over everyone else? Mossy Oak wants you to know what ammo gives you an edge.

Waterfowl, Gear, Firearm

Waterfowl Species Profile: Snow Goose

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are three populations of lesser snow geese based on their breeding ranges.

Waterfowl

Wildlife’s Winter Survival Guide

It depends upon whether we’re talking about mammals, birds or reptiles, but different species have unique ways of surviving this icy, cold, snow-covered period. Whether it’s migration, hibernation, brumation, or torpor, animals of all kinds have adapted ways of enduring winter.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Predator, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

The Naming of the Waterfowl Species

Did you ever wonder how some waterfowl species got their names? It is fairly easy to see how the black duck, redhead, pintail and green-winged teal got their common names. For others it is not so obvious, and sometimes it is quite interesting.

Waterfowl

Duck Hunting Literature: History of the Grand Prairie

The following is an excerpt from the book “The Grand Prairie: A History of Duck Hunting’s Hallowed Ground” detailing the early days of green timber duck hunting in Arkansas’s famed Stuttgart region.

Waterfowl, Shadow Grass Habitat

Mossy Oak's Top 21 Articles of 2021

We've compiled some of your favorite Mossy Oak articles from 2021. Our Top 21 of 2021 features a variety of deer hunting, duck hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation and wild game care, preparation and recipes.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Conservation, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Fishing, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

Best Old Duck Hunting Guns That Get the Job Done

These are just a few of the great old shotguns still being found in duck blinds and goose pits around the country. Each of them has a story to tell that is certainly worth a listen.

Waterfowl, Firearm

The Sportsmanship Primer for Public Land and Water

When everyone is flying the unqualified flag of sportsmanship, these astounding conservation set-asides of the American wildlife trust can only continue to bless us all with rejuvenation, excitement and new friendships.

Waterfowl, Fishing, How-To

Are There Really Less Duck Hunters Now?

If you ask any avid duck or goose hunter about hunting pressure, they will certainly agree there are more hunters afield than ever before. But, how is it according to the USFWS, are there less Federal Duck stamps being purchased each and every year since 1970?

Waterfowl, Conservation

Ground Duck Chili

Duck has such a rich, natural flavor that absorbs the ingredients of this recipe, including bacon, to make a wild game chili with palate-pleasing power.

Waterfowl, Wild Game Recipes, Ingredient Wild, Mossy Oak Gamekeeper Butchery

How to Hunt Gadwalls

According to Ducks Unlimited, the Gadwall is the third most harvested duck in North America. So, let’s dive into the nuts and bolts of how to kill more Gadwalls this year.

Waterfowl, How-To, Firearm