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Realtree® High Performance Dog Food Available At Tractor Supply Stores in the US

If you are a sport dog owner desiring top performance from your dog, Tractor Supply Company stores can help. Realtree® High Performance Dog Food is now available at selected TSC locations across the US for a limited time. The diet has a 30/25 protein to fat ratio that delivers the...


Realtree BOTE HD Father's Day Giveaway

Enter the Realtree BOTE HD Father's Day Giveaway now to win a Realtree MAX-5® camo paddleboard. BOTE will be giving away one 12’ BOTE HD paddleboard for Father’s Day to celebrate its new collaboration with Realtree. Now you can fish, paddle, surf and hunt with BOTE Boards. Featured in the...


BOTE Officially Announces Realtree® Partnership

If you haven't noticed already, the new Realtree camo BOTE stand-up paddle boards are creating quite a buzz. Designed with hunters in mind, these boards are definitely a unique tool to add to your hunting arsenal. If you'd like to know more about what lead to this partnership, you can...


Here’s Your Chance to Talk to the Duck Commanders

Are you a Duck Dynasty fan? Did you grow up using Duck Commander calls? If you were sitting in a duck blind with Uncle Si and Phil Robertson, or maybe in the kitchen with Miss Kay, what questions would you ask them? The Realtree staff will be spending some time...


KY Waterfowl Outlook 2011-12

FRANKFORT, KY -- Excellent breeding conditions this past year in the northern Prairie region and Canada should mean productive hunting for the opening of duck season Thanksgiving Day. "Every population of every species but widgeon are holding their own or up big time," said John Brunjes, migratory bird biologist for...


Reduce The Goose!

The DNR will conduct controlled Canada goose reduction hunts at Ouabache, Shakamak, and Whitewater Memorial state parks in November. Similar reductions have occurred since 2007 and are part of a management plan that includes non-lethal methods also. Goose reductions will take place Nov. 28-29. These dates coincide with goose hunting...


Mobile Apps For Duck Hunters

MEMPHIS, TN -- Ducks Unlimited released multiple iPhone and Android apps this fall, providing DU supporters with new tools for waterfowling and conservation. DU has two Android apps and three iPhone apps available, which include conservation news, event listings, migration reports, sunrise and sunset calculator, and a waterfowler's journal. "It...


Big Three Tips For Better Waterfowling

LOCATION Your Yamaha ATV & Side-by-Side will help you find locations during scouting runs. This includes deer, ducks, geese and even fall turkeys. Factor in elk, antelope, moose and whatever other big-game species you favor too. Location, as they say in the real estate wars, is everything. Okay, you’ve found...


Stagecoach Park in CO: Open For Waterfowling Biz!

Colorado Opens Stagecoach State Park for Waterfowl Hunting WALDEN, CO -- Waterfowl hunting at Stagecoach State Park will start on Tuesday, September 6. Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff at Stagecoach reminds hunters about the areas of the park and reservoir that are open to hunting and provides some general rules...


Kansas Preps For September Bird Swing

PRATT, KS -- Kansas duck hunters don't have long to wait before seasons open. The early teal season runs Sept. 17-25 in the High Plains (west of U.S. 283) and Sept. 10-25 in the Low Plains (east of U.S. 283), and there should be plenty of birds. The U.S. Fish...


DU Gets Prime MT Breeding Grounds

LORING, MT -- As part of ongoing efforts to conserve intact prairie pothole habitat, Ducks Unlimited and its foundation, Wetlands America Trust, recently acquired a 2,158-acre complex of grassland and wetland habitat in north-central Montana's "Hi-Line." Known locally as the Wingert Place, the ranch is a prime example of short-grass...


Montana Duck Breeding Numbers

With the duck factories of North America producing a record high number of waterfowl, Montana's waterfowl hunters have something to look forward to this fall. The tentative opening date for the general waterfowl season is Oct. 1, with the Youth Waterfowl Season the preceding weekend on Sept. 24-25. Waterfowl estimates...


OH Waterfowlers Wanted!

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife is asking Ohio waterfowl hunters to provide input on the timing of the fall waterfowl hunting season in the portion of Ohio where they prefer to hunt. The Ohio Wildlife Council will establish season dates and other...


Duck Survey 2011: Future Looks Bright

Duck hunters will find plenty to cheer about in the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) annual breeding population and habitat survey, released in early July. Conducted each May by USFWS and the Canadian Wildlife Service, this year's survey reveals the second-highest pond count and a record 45.6 million...


Cali Duck Stamp Winner Announced

A painting of a male and female Barrow's Goldeneye in a marine setting has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2011 California Duck Stamp Contest. The painting by Shari Erickson of Beaver Creek, Ore., beat out 15 other entries to become the official...


Delta Chapters Prep For New Waterfowlers

Bismarck, N.D. -- When hunting buddies Matt Kneisley and Jay Kreider decided to form a Delta Waterfowl chapter, they had one goal: To give back to their local community. Thanks to Delta Waterfowl's Waterfowl Heritage Fund, they've been able to do just that. "The question for us was where our...


OH Controlled Deer and Waterfowl Hunts 2011

COLUMBUS, OH -- Hunters wanting to participate in Ohio's fall controlled deer and waterfowl hunts have until July 31 to submit permit applications for a random drawing according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. These special hunts are held on selected public areas to provide...


Waterfowling 365 Days A Year!

Hardcore waterfowlers I know do one of two things year-round: they're either planning to hunt or hunting in season. You too? Loads and Guns: Much of what we waterfowlers do is planning fueled by anticipation. Keep your head in the game before duck and goose seasons arrive. Reloading shotshells is...


Jack Daniel's And DU

LYNCHBURG, TN -- Bud, a chocolate Labrador Retriever from Huffman, Texas, has been selected as the 2011 Jack Daniel's Single Barrel-Ducks Unlimited "Dog of the Year." As part of the winning package, Bud will be featured in the Single Barrel gift tin package available this fall and his owner, Roger...


CO Stamp Champ Goes Back To Back!

DENVER, CO -- Artist Richard Clifton won his first Colorado waterfowl stamp art contest in 2010. And now he's won his second in 2011. Clifton's rendering of three green-winged teal was recently selected to grace the 2011 Colorado Waterfowl Stamp by a team of judges from around the state. "This...


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