Arkansas could soon have an official state duck if a recently filed bill passes. House Bill 1417 was filed on Feb. 5 by Rep.

The fourth quarter of duck season is the toughest time to kill educated, pressured birds. But paying attention to three ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits ...

In 1953, the United States population was 159 million. It was 335 million in 2023. Duck season in Arkansas in 1953 lasted 55 ...

Habitat consists of reclaimed rice farm fields, bottomland hardwoods, small areas of open prairie, and replanted hardwood areas. The area also has a waterfowl refuge. Non-toxic shot is required for ...

With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a ...

Conducted each January, the continentwide counts are designed to monitor populations of wild ducks, geese, and swans that may nest in areas – such as the Canadian arctic – which ...

A bill filed Wednesday could soon crown the mallard duck as Arkansas' official state duck. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jack ...

JACKSON – Mississippi saw 41 new Highly Patheogenic Avian Influenza positives in the 2024 to 2025 waterfowl season. The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection ...

That’s the big question for The Hunting Party (Episode 2 airs February 10 on NBC after an early premiere), but what’s also important is catching those now out there, and that’s up to the ...

Vegavis was the size of a mallard but did not have a bill like a duck. It instead had a spear ... showing that Vegavis had a beak suited to fish hunting along with musculature adapted for pursuit ...

said his group had all required permits and was hunting in a legal area where many other groups were also present. The spokesperson added that it is unclear whether the protected duck was shot b ...