Waterfowl & Duck Hunting Archives - Page 8 of 22

May 1, 2026

Specklebellies typically don’t arrive in Mississippi until the latter parts of the season.

Plenty of shooting on the wing

November 5, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

For waterfowlers who just don’t want to wait for the duck season to get a little wet and muddy, there’s the regular goose season that starts well in advance of duck season this fall. […]

Other migratory bird seasons

November 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Doves, crows, rails, gallinules, moorhens and snipe are all legal at different times in November, and more Mississippians than ever are taking advantage of the opportunity. Well, at least some of those birds. […]

While duck numbers are down in 2018 surveys, most species are above the long-term average, which is good news for Mississippi hunters.

Duck numbers down in 2018

October 16, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials announced a 13-percent decrease in ducks in the agency’s annual breeding population survey, which can be directly tied to a 14-percent decline in nesting habitat. […]

Big Lake’s T-Rex duck calls

October 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

From T-Reed to T-Rex. […]

Scouting for teal

September 10, 2018 Darren Digby

As some early migrating blue-winged teal are already arriving in the Magnolia State, hunters are gearing up to chase the feathered rockets. […]

A team of teal hunters gather for a photo after a September morning in 2017 around a shallow converted catfish farm pond.

Blue-winged teal still plentiful

September 5, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Last year, blue-winged teal showed an 18-percent increase over 2016 and were 57 percent above the long-term average. It’s that 50-year average that is indicative of the strong population.

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The early season on Canada goose — this year it’s open all of September — gives hunters a shot at what are called resident geese.

More days for Canada geese, other migratory birds

August 30, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

New regulations will allow more days to hunt Canada geese during September, as well as rails, moorhens and gallinules. […]

Alpz Doggie Duck Blind

June 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

You’re pretty good at hiding yourself beside your favorite duck hole — camouflage clothing, some brush and maybe a little camouflage cloth — but that big, black, yellow or brown dog next to you, that’s another story. He wants to see those mallards come into the decoys as much as you do, and he needs to see them splash down when you make a good shot. […]