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CDC Simplifies New Requirements for Importing Dogs...

7/24/2024

Though requiring fewer documents, the regulations still require hunters traveling with dogs to take additional actions over previous seasons

Annual Breeding Waterfowl Population Survey Estima...

7/24/2024

Mallards, wigeon, green-winged teal, and scaup post increases; Pintail bag limit for 2025-2026 season will increase to 3 daily in all flyways

Delta Waterfowl Appoints George Freeman Chairman o...

6/27/2024

George C. Freeman III of Richmond, Virginia, will become Delta Waterfowl’s new chairman of the board on July 1.

Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program Deliv...

3/4/2024

Many of today’s wildlife management students don’t come from families with hunting backgrounds; Delta’s UHP bridges the gap to encourage informed...

What Is Delta Predator Management?

2/1/2024

Backed by more than three decades of carefully collected and analyzed data

Delta Waterfowl Working to Expand Successful Shall...

11/22/2023

Habitat conservation initiative aims to work with farmers to keep at-risk wetlands producing ducks in Canada

Three Waterfowl Species Subject to be Renamed

11/13/2023

North American birds that were named after people will be given new monikers

Delta Waterfowl Celebrates a ‘Big Win’ for Hunting...

9/5/2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reinstates waterfowl hunting at a popular National Wildlife Refuge

Delta Waterfowl Celebrates a ‘Big Win’ for Hunting...

9/5/2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reinstates waterfowl hunting at a popular National Wildlife Refuge

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Kick Off D...

7/26/2023

The governor will welcome all to Delta’s 2nd annual celebration of ducks and duck hunting

Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters EXPO Starts This Frid...

7/25/2023

This Friday—Will You Be There? Excitement multiplies as The Duck Hunters Organization’s weekend of waterfowling festivities takes over Little Rock, AR

California Drought Washed Away

6/6/2023

Plentiful precipitation should have Golden State duck hunters smiling

Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters EXPO to Showcase Deco...

5/23/2023

Featured duck decoy makers Pat Gregory and Rick Pierce will share tips and techniques

Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program is Fl...

5/11/2023

Delta’s University Hunting Program, which had its genesis at Louisiana State University in the late-1990s when Dr. Frank Rohwer organized hunts for his

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Signing of Maryland’s His...

5/9/2023

The new law promises major investments in waterfowl conservation and enhanced access to quality hunting

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Signing of Maryland’s His...

5/9/2023

The new law promises major investments in waterfowl conservation and enhanced access to quality hunting

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Florida’s Passage of Cons...

5/2/2023

After passing both chambers of the legislature, voters in Florida will have the final word on the proposal to add constitutional protections for hunting an

Why Are Ducks Thriving … as Other Birds Decline?

5/1/2023

Three words: investments by hunters

Delta Waterfowl Expands Predator Management Progra...

3/17/2023

The Duck Hunters Organization begins field work in advance of nesting season

Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters EXPO to Host First-Ev...

3/15/2023

Delta Waterfowl teams up with the World’s Championship Callmakers Contest to showcase at North America’s largest event dedicated to the duck hunter

Delta Waterfowl Opposes Oregon’s Anti-hunting Ball...

11/1/2022

The Duck Hunters Organization urges Oregon waterfowlers to make their voices heard on Ballot Measure 114—a threat to the future of hunting and hunter-funde

Delta Waterfowl Volunteers Mobilize to Save Waterf...

9/14/2022

Facing the threat of losing a valuable public hunting area, Delta Waterfowl volunteers in Oklahoma rallied and mobilized to urge the Oklahoma City Game

An Awakening

8/12/2022

A week exploring the prairie breeding grounds brings revelations about ducks, research and hunting

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Expansion of Hunting Acce...

6/10/2022

Delta Waterfowl commends the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on its plans to open or expand access at 19 national wildlife refuges. The proposed rule would

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Mississippi Lawmakers for...

4/7/2022

New law will expand conservation efforts, improve outdoor recreation and enhance natural resources across the state

Hunting is Conservation — Let’s Keep it That Way

2/9/2022

Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program teaches wildlife students about hunters’ critical contributions

USFWS Confirms New Hunting Access on National Wild...

9/1/2021

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed a proposal last spring to expand hunting and fishing access on 2.1 million acres, primarily National Wildl

Meet Our Newest Duck Species

5/5/2021

The Mexican duck officially has been reclassified as distinct from the mallard

Delta’s “Voice of the Duck Hunter” Podcast – 2020 ...

8/21/2020

Delta’s “Voice of the Duck Hunter” Podcast

Delta Waterfowl Celebrates Signing of the Great Am...

8/5/2020

President Trump signs the landmark conservation-funding bill that invests in waterfowl habitat enhancements and quality duck hunting opportunities

Delta Waterfowl Applauds Senate Passage of the Gre...

6/17/2020

The landmark conservation-funding bill invests in waterfowl habitat enhancements and quality duck hunting opportunities

Delta Waterfowl Applauds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...

4/9/2020

Delta Waterfowl commends U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a proposed expansion of hunting and

Historic Sandhill Crane Season on Deck for Alabama

8/20/2019

For the first time in more than 100 years, Alabama will allow the legal harvest of sandhill cranes this winter

We Hunt the Fall Flight

8/20/2019

The number of young ducks migrating south is critical to hunter success

Wildlife Habitat Canada Grants Support Hunter Recr...

5/15/2019

A pair of grants from Wildlife Habitat Canada are helping Delta Waterfowl boost hunter recruitment across Canada, while also maintaining the organization’s

Delta Waterfowl Awarded $100,000 Grant for Hen Hou...

4/17/2019

A large grant from Manitoba’s newly established Conservation Trust will help Delta Waterfowl produce more ducks

2018 Farm Bill Provides Numerous Benefits for Duck...

12/21/2018

Highlights include conservation of key breeding duck habitat, increased CRP acreage, additional wintering waterfowl habitat and more money for hunting...

Delta Restores, Expands Hunting Access at Prime Ka...

9/19/2018

Wichita-area waterfowlers have new opportunities this season thanks to Delta staff and volunteers

Delta Saves Historic Hunting Area

7/19/2018

Waterfowlers nearly lost access to a key section of the Susquehanna Flats

Delta Applauds USFWS Proposal to Dramatically Expa...

5/22/2018

Delta Waterfowl commends U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a proposal to open 248,000 new acres to hunter

Delta Volunteers Rescue Hurricane Harvey Victims

9/8/2017

Dozens of Delta Waterfowl chapters in Texas and Louisiana participated in relief and recovery efforts in the Lone Star State

U.S. Duck Hunter Numbers, Waterfowl Harvest Increa...

8/23/2017

Just released: Find out which states had the most hunters and highest waterfowl harvests last season.

Readers Respond to “Looming Crisis”

7/5/2017

“Looming Crisis,” a Special Report in the Spring Issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine about declining hunter numbers, generated more letters than we had space

Hen House Supersite Overflowing with Mallards

6/19/2017

Delta’s mallard-producing nest structures are ‘hot’ duck properties in Saskatchewan

USGS Moves to Online-Only Band Reports

5/30/2017

Will you miss the option of phoning in your bands?

Wildlife Habitat Canada Grant Adds Hen Houses

1/18/2017

New nest structures for mallards are being installed across Canada

Breaking News: Pintail Limit to Drop to 1 Daily, B...

1/10/2017

USFWS regulations for 2017-18 season call for liberal framework, but with a couple of key changes to daily bag limits. What do you think of the changes?

Alberta Camp Inspires Future Fowlers

9/1/2016

Duck hunting basics and conservation were on the menu at the inaugural Youth Waterfowl Weekend seminar

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