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Outsmarting late-season waterfowl

As winter drags on, waterfowl hunters across America face tougher odds. Ducks and geese have dodged shots all season, making ...
Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...
The Thanksgiving waterfowl season is just an appetizer for hunters and now the bulk of duck season arrives, running from Dec. 12 to Jan. 31. Avid waterfowlers will begin setting alarms clocks to Zero ...
One Accomack County man, at 83, is keeping the tradition of wooden duck decoy carving alive. His home in Bloxom is full of original carvings and other wooden works.
ASTORIA, Ore. — This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because they are made by hand! If a region’s wealth can be measured by its wildness, Oregon is one of the richest ...
Calm days can be brutal for duck hunting. Without wind, ducks can approach the “X” from any angle they like. Plus your spread will appear still and lifeless — unless you’re rigged up with the ...
Ocean County’s celebration of waterfowl hunting traditions and folk art returns this weekend with the 43rd Annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning ShowThe two-day event at Tip Seaman County ...
Hunched over a piece of wood, Hank Sprouse whittles away in his basement workshop in Stratford, Connecticut. What looks like a simple carving now, will eventually become a realistic-looking cedar ...
IN the year 1812 appeared the first instalment of what its eccentric author intended to be a sketch of the local history of the Lincolnshire Fens; therein “Fen-Bill Hall” declares his set purpose of ...
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ASTORIA, Ore. — As the fall season gets underway, migratory flocks of ducks and geese will soon fill the Oregon skies. This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because ...
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