BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...

All diehard duck hunters have their favorite species, and they’ll usually rank them something like this: greenheads, canvasbacks, and pintails. But living and hunting in the northern half of the ...

A woman was questioning her sanity after spotting a duck perched in a tree several metres off the ground while going for a walk through Queensland bushland last week. “Shocked” by what she believed ...

Anyone who's seen them knows how stunning wood ducks are. The male's iridescent green and purple head, white stripes, red eyes and deep reddish-brown chest have even led some to proclaim that the wood ...

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles in a ...

Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene caused regionwide flooding on an unprecedented scale, the fish population in Northeast Tennessee’s waterways has proven ...

David Watkins doesn't consider himself much of a duck hunter. He's taken two before, and would be OK if he never took another. But after seeing a few wood ducks fly near his property in York County, ...

Though Jefferson City borders the Missouri River, it is not, at least in this era, considered as a major site for waterfowl or duck hunting. Jefferson City was, however, a major center for wooden duck ...

The Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway in North Olmsted, recently added an oversized sculpture of a male wood duck to its natural play space. The sculpture was built by the park’s ...

Old Man Winter has finally relaxed his grip on a landscape that's been frozen for, well, a long time. If that isn't enough good news, consider this: Tomorrow we will receive about four more minutes of ...