Duck Dynasty made duck hunting look like family fun, but behind the scenes is a gritty world of mud, cold, precision, and endless patience.

Driven by a desire to eat ethically and connect with nature, more people are discovering the Capital Region’s wealth of ...

More than 800 dogs from across the U.S. and Canada came to Wisconsin for the 2025 HRC International Grand. The event was held May 23 to 27 at Richard Bong State Recreation Area in Kansasville.

BRINKLEY — Through the luck of the draw, a group of teenagers found the perfect spot to wrap up their duck season on the Youth Special Hunt ... So, the gang carried all that gear, including 75 decoys.

Once seen as mere hunting tools, duck decoys have waddled their way into the world of collecting hobbies. It’s easy to see why: These handcrafted works of art are painted with intricate details ...

The festivities draw as many as 800 people to the town of about 3,500 ... The waterfront city of about 15,000 anointed itself “The Duck Decoy Capital of the World” after serving as a home for ...

Today, duck hunters can run a variety of name brand spinners, ripplers, swimmers, and splashing decoys. The result is the ability to build an ultra-realistic decoy spread that can draw ducks from a ...

Committed diving duck hunters will have many a dozen decoys deployed along flight paths that come close ... Back home, I soak them in salt water overnight to draw out blood that may have gotten into ...

Nearby Woodruff, Wisconsin, has a year-round population of roughly 2,000 people, but it’s a huge draw for tourists ... and found what looked to be a great spot for a duck blind. “We threw our duck ...

These ducks acted like live decoys to draw the wild ducks to the water, but they were smart enough not to end up in a trap. It was quite a collaboration between man, dog, and duck that ended with ...

Barto was a duck hunter and the only one who carved ... “I still use my great-granddad’s draw knife on all my decoys,” Gregory said. The hunting tradition carried down, too.