Coolers, calls, camo, and connections. Laurel York and Jaycey Stone, two best friends who found common ground through their shared faith and a newfound addiction to waterfowl hunting. The pair saw a need for a program to support and equip other women and girls with a true interest in waterfowl hunting, and to reverse the stigma surrounding females in the sport.

The photos and scenarios of waterfowl dying off in the hundreds and thousands in historically significant habitat can be startling and often go by the name of Avian Botulism, and cholera. How do conservationists make an impact in preventing this and how does it impact the overall health of the population?

Another Split Reed original Sandhill Crane recipe, brought to you by Traeger.

Hunting corn can be different in different parts of the country. Flatland Flyways, a place known for amazing lodge life and out of this world hunting, has had much success with its methods. Alex Russo, owner and head guide for FF gives us some insight into how he and his team operate for ducks in the South Dakota cornfields.

Brownings Wicked Blend brings hard-hitting, clean-burning, bird-killing efficacy to your hunt.

Contest-calling champions are few and far between. This is some of the story behind Shawn Stahl, a man who can speak goose.

A hunt that is a bucket list experience for many waterfowlers, and is about as deadly and dangerous as any. Divers on Lake Michigan. It is a storied experience that holds local legend and great mystery and appeal to the rest of us.

Shrouded in Arkansas green timber and wrapped in wonder. The sunrise begins to stream through the cathedral spires as the growing wind rustles the bare branches above. With it, flashes of greenheads and dangling orange feet descend to the calls from “lonely hens” below. You are here, at the right place and at the right time, because of the work and history that make it possible. Strait Lake Lodge.

Who doesn’t love the glimmer of greenheads in the rising sun, the cupped wings that keep us all awake at night in the off-season? They are the most populous duck in North America found in every flyway. But does it really belong to each one and is it really a “mallard”?

After a year without many contests, the World Goose Calling Championship Contest was back on in Maryland this past November. With it, the event crowned a new Champion in Lee Williams.