Duck and goose bands are critical conservation tools. They're also prized souvenirs for waterfowlers. And if the hunter takes the time to report a band, it can be the beginning of an incredible story.

Other than mallards, no North American waterfowl species have been banded more than Canada geese. If you hunt honkers often, shooting one sporting a piece of jewelry isn’t as rare as you might think.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is poised to change waterfowl hunting zones. Dates for waterfowl hunting are set. Ohio is establishing a program to register hunting guides. Through the bulk of the ...

Answer: To report the band, call toll-free to 1-800-327-2263, or report online at www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/. You can keep the band, as most duck hunters want to do, the ...

Manitoba has released its new waterfowl hunting regulations for Americans, with their explanations for the changes. Details are below. Note that if you want to hunt ducks and geese in the province ...

The best-laid plans of duck and goose hunters often go another way. Late goose season in the Southern Zone of New York State ended at sunset Saturday, but flights have shown fickle patterns throughout ...

The Wisconsin DNR has reminders for hunters ahead of the 2024 regular good and duck seasons. Waterfowl and other migratory bird hunters must register each year with the federal Harvest Information ...

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports bear hunting was short lived with most done after the third day of the season. Wild rice harvest also came to a quick end. CO Sean Cannon (Cook) reports numerous bear ...