In Wisconsin the 2019 population of breeding wood ducks was estimated at 100,027, 11% higher than 2015 and 24% above the long-term mean. Woodies are doing well. But that doesn't mean the work is over.

As always, these birds want to get north as quickly as the weather allows, but they are usually met by frozen lakes and snow covered fields. ... It's time to clean out the wood duck boxes.

There should be an easier on-ramp to duck season. Snow and ice were months away, and most hunting seasons hadn’t even opened. ... Wood ducks, in fact, have handed me more homework than teal.

Troy Heck makes his way through the snow of a cattail slough near the Flags of Honor memorial in Willmar on April 8, 2023, with the gear to collect the materials in a wood duck house and to add ...

Wally Klopp, the long-time force in the South Suburban chapter of Ducks Unlimited, invited me to come out to see the building of 15 wood duck boxes by Cub Scouts. The chapter approached the Scouts ...

Wood ducks can present some of the most difficult shots in all of duck hunting. ... Fowl Play: Shoot More Snow Geese Over the Decoys. ByPhil. Bourjaily. Oct 13, 2021. Guns ...

Wood ducks are thriving today in wetland areas across the United States. But this wasn't always the case, according to a new regional blog post from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

Back then most wood duck boxes were set in trees, and Duckman's washer was an especially valuable aid in achieving that chore. What's unique about the washer is that it has a keyhole-shaped center.

As hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for the upcoming nesting season, for species like the wood ducks' survival. To stream 13WMAZ on your phone ...

The wood duck is an important bird in South Carolina and in 2009 was designated as the official state duck. They are usually found in woodland ponds, lakes, swamps and marshes.

Wood ducks are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds — an act known as brood parasitism Earlier this month, wildlife artist and photographer Laurie Wolf peeped some exciting ...