Scouting the Key to Success with Waterfowl

Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) game biologist Craig Mortimore has some advice for waterfowl hunters. When there isn’t enough water, waterfowlers should scout for a place to hunt before the season begins. When the water is too high, waterfowlers should scout for a place to hunt before the season begins.

Are you sensing a theme here?

“Scouting is very important for waterfowl hunting," says Mortimore. If I was a waterfowl hunter I would seriously consider doing a lot of scouting a couple of weeks before the general season begins.”...Read More

What Kind of Ducks Can You Shoot on a Full Moon Tuesday?

What kind of ducks can you shoot on a full moon Tuesday?

That has become sort of a catch phrase as waterfowlers have come to jokingly exaggerate the complexity of waterfowl hunting regulations during the last couple of decades. Some hunters find the amount and annual inconsistency of regulations maddening. They arrightly concerned since regulatory complexity can place hunters in jeopardy of noncompliance. Well, there is method behind the madness.

Waterfowl hunting is perhaps the most regulated of all sport hunting in the United States. Regulated sport hunting, and modern wildlife management for that matter, found its genesis within our government's attempt to staunch declining duck numbers due to uncontrolled market hunting – a practice that was prevalent during the development of our country. Modern fish and game laws and regulations have been an essential tool in the conservation of waterfowl....Read More.