An unusual bird known to find temporary comfort in the gardens and trees of Houston-area neighborhoods is announcing itself with a distinctive call. The black-bellied whistling duck is typically about ...

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If you’re reading this, you probably suck at calling ducks. Don’t feel insulted, though, because most people suck at calling ducks. Nash Buckingham once wrote, “A duck call in the hands of a novice is ...

Readers have been asking me about some odd-looking ducks roaming their yards. I understand the wonderment. Black-bellied whistling-ducks don’t walk like typical ducks, nor feed like typical ducks.

Finding a duck call for your style of calling isn’t easy. We all present air and use air inflection differently when a duck call comes to our lips, which is fine because there’s no one true way to ...

A Mississippi machinist is finding his way into the duck call business with a whistle inspired by those of call-maker Aaron Wingert of Mission, Kansas, and named for the creek where he hunted his ...

Calling ducks is an art; it takes practice to get good at it and, frankly, a lot of hunters never do. So Zink, makers of all manner of waterfowl accessories, has come up with a call for guys who can't ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Taking penalties is a penchant the Ducks have been unable shake as they head into a contest against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night. It is the Ducks’ ...