The breeding population of ducks in North America was estimated at 32.3 million this spring, down 7% year-over-year and 9% from the long-term mean, according to the 2023 Waterfowl Population Status ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated continental breeding duck populations at 34.2 million, down 12% from the 2019 estimate of 38.9 million and 4% below the long-term average since 1955, ...
Monday’s news was not what Louisiana duck hunters, nor wild waterfowlers anywhere north to the Dakotas, wanted to hear and read. News from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual “Trends on Duck ...
There's good news in duck-breeding country. Total duck breeding numbers in the traditional duck-breeding areas of the U.S. and Canada are at an all-time high of 45.6 million birds, according to the ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl survey ...
After 20 years of above-average production, the duck-breeding grounds in Canada and the northern U.S. are beginning to dry out. (DU photo) Like residents of Winterfell, South Louisiana duck hunters ...
Believe it or not, but ducks have a reputation for the unexpected: bizarre and intricate mating anatomy. According to ...
California's 2025 waterfowl breeding population survey shows a significant increase in duck populations. Mallard duck populations increased by 49%, while other duck species saw a 27% rise. The CDFW ...