Evolution, population structure and morphology of the African Black Duck Anas sparsa and Yellow- billed Duck A. undulata
In addition to the first population genomic assessment of African Yellow-billed Duck and African Black Ducks, we also use morphological features to build out a field key to identify between sexes of these monochromatic species. We demonstrate clear population structure between these two species, and while hybridization rates are near-zero did recover the first confirmed […]
Netta a Dull Moment: Are The Rosy-bills In?
In pursuing waterfowl hunting’s most coveted trophies, we duck hunters often find ourselves traversing the globe, seeking species that not only challenge our skills but also enrich life experiences. And it’s a mighty big world. It’s so big and beautiful that it’s hard to choose favorites other than “the next one!” But let’s start here. […]
Dutch Goose Hunting: Conservation, Avian Flu and Control
Defending Dutch Goose Hunting: A Hunting Conservationist’s Rebuttal Dutch goose hunting critics often paint it as needless cruelty, but the reality is that Dutch goose hunting is a pragmatic response to a very real, man-made wildlife crisis. The Netherlands faces an overpopulation of wild geese on an unprecedented scale – a situation created by human […]
Planning for Forest Stewardship: A Desktop Guide
An essential resource for private forest landowners, conservationists, and forestry professionals aiming to develop comprehensive forest stewardship plans. Co-authored by D. Ramsey Russell, Jr., then Refuge Manager at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tallatchie National Wildlife Refuge, and Susan Stein, Forest Stewardship Coordinator at the USDA Forest Service, this guide provides a structured approach […]
Global Pursuit Expand Your Upland Hunting World with SCI Gamebirds of the World
It’s been said that the largest armed force on earth convenes on grain fields each September to shoot doves. Under the hot sun, around barbecue pits, iced drinks and panting dogs, camo-clad hunters usher in the real new year pursuing birds. Fireworks erupt at the legal shooting time. Shotguns blast salutations at diminutive gray gamebirds that streak overhead, barrel-rolling like […]
SCI Gamebirds of the World Awards Platform Opens Exciting New Frontiers
Backdropped by the mountainous game room displaying world sheep slams and other lifetime accomplishments from hunting big game worldwide, devoted Safari Club International (SCI) member Shaun Harris explains, “I’ve always loved hunting ducks and upland birds, but there’s something about their subtle beauty—about their dazzling colors, especially—that add another whole dimension to this room where […]
Cape Barren Goose bucket list fulfilled
Ramsey Russell is the owner of GetDucks.com, a United States-based company that facilitates duck hunting experiences worldwide and has been doing so since 2003. He has hunted on six continents and spends about 225 days a year pursuing his passion, which has allowed him to gather a wealth of knowledge from around the world including during […]
Annual NT Magpie Goose Hunting Trek with a Twist
Right from the very beginning of the planning stage, it was evident that our annual hunting trip to the Northern Territory was going to be bigger than Ben-Hur this year. Not only had interest grown proportionately with the amount of southerners keen to tag along, but there was international interest as well, and anything that […]
Battleground: Australia Duck Hunting
Researchers and an American Hunter Race The Clock To Gather Specimens Before Waterfowl Hunting Here Is Banned A bright orange fireball crested the eastern horizon, baking the buffalo-tracked, red-dirt landscape, wringing sweat into our shirts and ball caps like cutting a Mississippi lawn in mid-July. And it was only 6:30 a.m. Overhead, intermittent flocks of plumed […]
Victory in Victoria! Waterfowl Hunting Ban Defeated
SCI, Ambassador Called Worldwide Attention to Battle in Australia Safari Club International, Field and Game Australia, and hunters in Australia’s state of Victoria are celebrating a hard-won victory over a battle to save duck hunting. SCI members will recall that SCI’s Advocacy Team joined a fight to prevent animal rightists in Victoria from banning waterfowl hunting […]
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