Roger Strand grew up as an avid duck hunter, but now it's April in place of October that is his favorite month of the year. He's been maintaining nesting boxes for wood ducks beginning with his first ...

The houses are given out to conservation-minded individuals to place on the landscape to enhance nesting capabilities.

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 -- ...

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 ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — December marks Georgia’s hunting season for various game animals, including ducks. While hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for ...

Question: There are large bird houses on the shores of the lake I fish. Are these wood duck houses, and do they really help the duck population? Answer: They are probably wood duck nesting boxes, and ...

Time is ticking to register, but there’s a nesting season outdoor volunteer opportunity for community members. Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 46F. Winds light and ...

The wood duck breeding season at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve was considered a “moderate success despite receding water levels, according to a new study done by Harnawaz Boparai and provided to the ...

I participated in the iconic New Englander migration south to Florida during winter break last week. It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter, but it did feel good to be in the sun, and, even better ...

Boy scouts from Frederick Troop 792 recently installed wood duck nesting boxes along the banks of the Monocacy River in the Monocacy Natural Resource Management Area. The MNRMA is a public ...

I participated in the iconic New Englander migration south to Florida during winter break last week. It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter, but it did feel good to be in the sun, and, even better ...