John Pollmann

1 month ago | ducks.org | John Pollmann

With their highly developed sense of vision, waterfowl can make life tough for those hunters trying to keep out of sight. In the following article, Ducks Unlimited's John Coluccy explains how ducks and geese spot danger and provides five tips on how to stay hidden and put more birds in your decoys. 1. Faces and Hands CoveredHaving studied the habits of black ducks for his work with Ducks Unlimited, biologist John Coluccy knows a thing or two about wary waterfowl.

Mar 7, 2025 | ducks.org | John Pollmann

Like any skill, practice is the key to success. The off-season is the perfect time to refine and improve your technique. The months between the closing and opening days of the waterfowl season are the perfect time to brush up on your skills as a duck and goose caller. Here are four ways that you can improve your calling and put more waterfowl in the decoys this fall.

Mar 1, 2025 | ducks.org | John Pollmann

Waterfowl, by nature, are continental travelers, so it’s no surprise that waterfowl hunters often find themselves on the road. Traveling to new hunting destinations is a great way to meet new people, learn new tactics, and see the different habitats that waterfowl use across the flyways. Here’s some advice for planning a waterfowl hunting road trip to new places. Freelance or Guided?

Mar 1, 2025 | ducks.org | John Pollmann

During the spring and summer months, the numerous wetlands and extensive grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region serve as vital cogs in a duck production machine that churns out birds destined for points across North America and beyond. If you shoot a mallard in a rice field in Arkansas, a redhead on Lake Erie, or a northern pintail along the Gulf Coast, there’s a good chance that bird was raised somewhere in pothole country.

Jan 24, 2025 | ducks.org | John Pollmann

In terms of the weather and waterfowl distribution, January has been full of surprises for hunters in the Central Flyway. When there is more snow on the ground in Houston, Texas, than there is in Bismarck, North Dakota, then you know the weather is doing some wacky things. That's exactly the situation heading toward the final week of January in many areas.