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Mastering mallard hunts on public land

Public land offers some of the best chances for bagging mallards, but it demands grit, smart planning, and a willingness to ...
The best thing about timber hunting is the way ducks multiply. A pair starts to circle, and that pair becomes four, then eight. Eight turn into 20. Somehow, the sight of ducks working over a timber ...
Waterfowlers go to great lengths chasing mallard ducks across the continent and prize them above all other duck species. Witnessing the migration, working these ducks over decoys, and watching your ...
Mallard ducks: It seems like they’re everywhere (spoiler alert: they pretty much are), and they’re familiar to most of us. But what do you know about them beyond “they’re the ones with the green heads ...
Could the water-loving mallard be any merrier this time of year? With Christmas just a few days away, this familiar duck species can be found almost anywhere in the Inland Northwest where there’s ...
Mallards are arguably the quintessential ducks, familiar to most of us and found seemingly everywhere. They’re common at freshwater habitats around much of the world, from ponds, lakes, rivers, and ...
Just about every duck hunter loves shooting mallards. We’re obsessed with how they respond to the call, decoy with reckless abandon, hover over the spinners in the early season, and fare at the dinner ...
ADDISON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Fish and Wildlife is participating in a new study on a common bird in the Northeast, the mallard. There are concerns for the duck and its future. Mallards can be spotted ...