Federal funding will leverage nearly $28 million in partner contributions to conserve, restore and enhance critical waterfowl habitat in Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas. Published on 10/12/2026 • ...

NAWCA is a federal program that awards competitive grants for wetlands conservation projects. It has conserved more than 30 million acres of habitat, benefiting the ducks and geese you see in the ...

When researchers study reproduction in ducks and geese, females usually receive most of the attention. That is understandable, given that females are largely responsible for egg laying, incubation, ...

When you get right down to it, there are three main tasks that we ask bird-hunting dogs to do—retrieving, flushing, and pointing. Some dogs are specialists, excelling at one of these skills. Others ...

1st First Place: The winner of the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest is Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota, with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair ...

Heading toward the final weekend of Louisiana’s nine-day early teal season, hunters are reporting varied success across the state. With the weather forecast remaining dry and hot, hunters are ...

It’s hot, it’s dry, and it’s calm. That doesn’t seem to matter to Texas bluewings. Waterfowlers along the coastal corridor from Chambers to Colorado Counties enjoyed what many considered to be the ...

NAWCA funding will support projects that protect, restore, and enhance wetlands across Michigan’s Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie corridor. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — More than $6.7 million will support wetland and ...

Each Federal Duck Stamp pairs one of America's most effective conservation programs with the work of a wildlife artist. The annual art competition has built a visual record of waterfowl, wetlands, ...