A duck hunter rises to shoot just before sunrise during the 2018 Minnesota duck opener. This year's duck season starts Saturday, with duck numbers said to be good. News Tribune file photo. DULUTH ...

Said Cordts: "The bottom line is the wood duck harvest the last three years wasn't much different from the 1970s and '80s.'' Minnesota hunters killed a record 185,000 wood ducks in 1984, when ...

With continental populations of many species of ducks at or near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has established a 60-day duck season for this fall and increased the ...

To hear the summary tell it, Minnesota’s breeding duck population has soared this spring, according to a new report. Mallards: “18 percent above last year’s estimate.” Blue-… ...

Minnesota’s duck season continues through Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the North Zone. In the Central and South zones, season closes Sunday, Oct. 1, but then reopens Saturday, Oct. 7, and continues ...

After two years of declining duck population, Minnesota officials are reporting a good crop of ducks this ... Jim Berdeen says the DNR is working with the USDA to check a range of waterfowl species.

After last year’s experimental season, it was determined that identification compliance was very strong among hunters. Harvest during opening weekend of the traditional duck season was about normal.

Sea birds like long-tailed ducks can be seen on Minnesota's northern waters like Lake Superior in winter. Listen for their distinctive calls, which some describe as a yodel.

The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds Report reveals troubling declines in bird species across almost every habitat and one of the most noteworthy declines this year is among waterfowl populations. Duck ...

It wasn't just pro disc golfers that showed up in Minnesota over the weekend. A yellow duck that was 6 stories tall also showed up!

It's well-established that Minnesota wildlife artists have produced a dynasty in the long-running federal duck stamp competition. Well, this year's victor is from Montana — by way of Minnesota.

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota’s duck season starts Saturday, Sept. 21, with ample water, decent wild rice and at least some optimism that ducks will cooperate. Conservation officers across the no… ...