Duck blinds have come a long way since ancient Egyptians first started hunting over clay decoys along the Nile River in 2,500 B.C. But even back then hunters knew a key rule of waterfowling: The ...

As someone who grew up field hunting stubborn Canada geese in Illinois, I can’t think of a better feeling than when Sept. 1 hits. It’s the kick-off to resident honker season, when young, uneducated ...

There’s an open goose season somewhere in North America every month of the year except July. That means you can hunt geese on and off from August to the end of the spring snow goose migration in April ...

TEMPERENCE – The geese – a flock of about 30 – came from upwind, flying toward our decoy set from behind us. They seemed fixated on our dekes, ignoring the well-grassed, A-Frame blind the four of us ...

Snow goose hunting season is not far off and can't come soon enough. Duck season is either over or nearly over for most of us. Canada geese are already closed in most states. What better cure for ...

The Charles family has worked this farm since the 1860s, mostly in the poultry business. This pit blind is just out the back door from the home of Ken’s older brother and fellow waterfowl hunter, ...

There is a new application process this year for goose hunters interested in blinds at the Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area. Goose hunters must apply online or in person to enter the drawing to ...

I’ve never been overly fond of hot weather. It’s this love for cooler temps that drives my passion for water fowling even after Old Man Winter gets his hands on the Midwest. I used to get excited, ...

Webster, an avid sportsman who lives on a small ranch near Roberts, brought in one of my Outdoor pages with his goose hunting photos taped over the top of the newspaper, accompanied by a two-page, ...

BELLEVILLE — Joe Robison had been scouting a cut cornfield for a while, watching hundreds of geese pour into it in late morning. We made a plan to be there before dawn on Friday. On Thursday, the ...

CARLISLE -- Thursday morning appeared to be a total loss until late-waking specklebelly geese painted a postcard picture of an Arkansas autumn. The hunt, arranged by federal magistrate judge Joe Volpe ...