An acrylic painting of buffleheads in flight by James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art ...

All diehard duck hunters have their favorite species, and they’ll usually rank them something like this: greenheads, canvasbacks, and pintails. But living and hunting in the northern half of the ...

The wood duck breeding season at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve was considered a “moderate success despite receding water levels, according to a new study done by Harnawaz Boparai and provided to the ...

David Watkins doesn't consider himself much of a duck hunter. He's taken two before, and would be OK if he never took another. But after seeing a few wood ducks fly near his property in York County, ...

James Hautman, an artist from Chaska, a Twin Cities suburb, is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — While Ohio weather may be unpredictable, for one day at First United Methodist Church in October, it's guaranteed to rain rubber ducks. For $5, you can buy a duck for a chance to ...

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

A vlogger with a duck named Wrinkle took a trip to the Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tennessee. Because of his duck, it was his last ever trip to a Buc-ee’s. In a video posted to his YouTube channel ...

I spent a lot of years chasing poachers and outlaws during my career as a duck cop. And during that time I developed a gigantic love for all waterfowl. I was a pushover for the Canada goose, ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

The Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway in North Olmsted, recently added an oversized sculpture of a male wood duck to its natural play space. The sculpture was built by the park’s ...