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40 detailed profiles covering identification, habitat, seasons, methods, gear and shot placement for every waterfowl species.

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Mallard

Mallard

The mallard is the most abundant, widely distributed, and recognizable duck in N…
Canada Goose

Canada Goose

The Canada goose is North America's most familiar waterfowl - a big, vocal, inte…
Snow Goose

Snow Goose

The snow goose is a mid-sized North American goose famous for two things: its da…
Wood Duck

Wood Duck

The wood duck is widely considered the most beautiful waterfowl species in North…
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

The northern pintail is one of North America's most elegant ducks - a slender, l…
Canvasback

Canvasback

The canvasback is the largest diving duck in North America and one of the most r…
Teal

Teal

Teal are the smallest dabbling ducks in North America, and they offer some of th…
Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

The sandhill crane is one of the most rewarding and challenging waterfowl-style …
Gadwall

Gadwall

The gadwall is one of the most underrated ducks in North America and a quietly r…
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

The American wigeon is one of the most distinctive and rewarding dabbling ducks …
Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal

The blue-winged teal is one of the smallest and most abundant dabbling ducks in …
Bufflehead

Bufflehead

The bufflehead is the smallest diving duck in North America, and its bold black-…
Redhead

Redhead

The redhead is a hardy, fast-flying diving duck that pulls waterfowlers off the …
Cinnamon Teal

Cinnamon Teal

The cinnamon teal is a small dabbling duck of the American West, and for hunters…
Sora

Sora

The sora is one of the most overlooked game birds in North America, and that is …
Green-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

The green-winged teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America, and it giv…
Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck

The ring-necked duck is a small diving duck that hunts more like a puddle duck t…
Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup

The lesser scaup is one of the most abundant diving ducks in North America, and …
Hooded Merganser

Hooded Merganser

The hooded merganser is a small fish-eating diving duck and one of the most stri…
Mottled Duck

Mottled Duck

The mottled duck is a distinctly Southern bird, a resident dabbler of the Gulf C…
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

The northern shoveler is one of the most recognizable ducks on any marsh, thanks…
Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

The common goldeneye is a hardy diving duck of big, cold water, prized by late-s…
American Black Duck

American Black Duck

The American black duck is often called the wariest dabbling duck in North Ameri…
Common Merganser

Common Merganser

The common merganser is a large, fish-eating diving duck often called a "sawbill…
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

The greater white-fronted goose, known to hunters as the "specklebelly" or simpl…
Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

The ruddy duck is one of North America's most distinctive little waterfowl - a t…
Brant

Brant

Brant are small, fast sea geese hunted along both US coasts, prized by waterfowl…
Common Eider

Common Eider

The common eider is the largest duck in North America and the premier trophy of …
Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter

The surf scoter is a striking black sea duck of both coasts, a favorite of the s…
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

The long-tailed duck, formerly called the oldsquaw, is a fast, elegant sea duck …
Ross's Goose

Ross's Goose

Ross's goose is a diminutive white goose, essentially a miniature snow goose, th…
Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

The tundra swan is North America's most common wild swan and a rare, permit-only…
Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

The cackling goose is the compact, small-bodied cousin of the Canada goose, only…
White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

The white-winged scoter is the largest of the three North American scoters and a…
King Eider

King Eider

The king eider is the most spectacular of the sea ducks and one of the great tro…
Black Scoter

Black Scoter

The black scoter is the smallest and most all-dark of the three North American s…
Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's goldeneye is a striking diving duck of western and northern waters, a p…
Fulvous Whistling Duck

Fulvous Whistling Duck

The Fulvous Whistling Duck is a tall, long-legged, goose-like waterfowl of south…
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

The black-bellied whistling duck is a long-legged, goose-like waterfowl of the G…
Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck

The harlequin duck is a small, hardy sea duck named for the drake's clownish, pa…

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