Ducks Unlimited Magazine

Ducks Unlimited extends its sincere gratitude to the more than 219,000 individuals who answered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s request for information regarding the calculation of drain tile setbacks around wetland easements. Your overwhelming response sent a clear and unmistakable message: conserving vital waterfowl habitat remains a priority for America’s hunters, conservationists, landowners, and outdoor enthusiasts.

Courtesy of KUIU.com August 12, 2026 – Dixon, CA – KUIU, a leader in high-performance hunting gear and apparel, introduces Veros, the newest addition to its camouflage lineup and its fourth pattern to date. Designed specifically for darker hardwoods and late-season timber, Veros gives hunters a pattern engineered for the tonally dark, deciduous cover where lighter options fall short. Veros disappears into tree bark, thick brush, vegetation, shadows, and saturated fall environments.

Ducks Unlimited is celebrating another successful Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX), welcoming 30,000 attendees to the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The three-day event brought together duck hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, conservation supporters, industry leaders, exhibitors, and families from across the country to experience the nation's largest consumer event dedicated to duck hunting, waterfowl, conservation, and the outdoor lifestyle.

Courtesy of YETI Keep your best friend close with the go-anywhere Boomer Dog Bed. The durable cover and waterproof base means your dog can curl up in the woods on the beach or at home. Wherever they are, they'll easily settle into a deep snooze thanks to supportive foam and a soft pillow bolster. And when the bed inevitably gets covered in dirt and hair, you can machine wash the cover and hose down the base.

Along the upper Texas coast, where prairie, marsh, and saltwater meet, the 3,609-acre Moody Tract has long held a special place in the story of Gulf Coast waterfowl. This tract adds to the more than 120,000 acres of protected land across the Texas Chenier Plain, managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Delaware strengthens wetland protections with signing of Senate Bill 9 Wilmington, Del. – July 22, 2026 – Ducks Unlimited (DU) applauds the signing of Delaware Senate Bill 9 (SB9), legislation that strengthens protections for the state's wetlands while positioning Delaware as a national leader in voluntary wetland restoration. Wetlands provide critical habitat for waterfowl and countless other wildlife species while improving water quality, reducing flooding, and supporting outdoor recreation.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 20, 2026 – Third Term, the thirteenth annual Ducks University leadership summit, sponsored by Dive Bomb Industries, Alps Outdoorz, Alpha Gamma Rho and Jocko Fuel, was held July 17 and 18 in Memphis. DU President Dr. Rex Schulz spoke to 340 college students at Ducks Unlimited’s annual Third Term Leadership Summit.

Image by GaryKramer.net North American duck populations are changing. Specifically, their sex ratios, measured as the number of drakes per hen, are increasing for many species. This discovery has sparked new research to understand the causes of changing sex ratios in ducks, and the waterfowl management community is now working to refine breeding population surveys and other monitoring programs to account for these changes.

Image by Steve Oehlenschlager/WildFrontImages.com | The Prairie Pothole Region, the most important breeding area for North America’s waterfowl, stretches across large swaths of the United States and Canada. Ducks Unlimited recognizes that its mission to fill the skies with waterfowl is an international one. After all, most of North America’s waterfowl traverse the skies over more than one country as they complete their annual transcontinental migrations.

Ducks Unlimited (DU), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is pleased to announce the completion of the 1,307-acre expansion of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Located near the refuge entrance on Lighthouse Road, the undeveloped tract includes wetlands, forested uplands, and 1.2 miles of frontage along the St. Marks River. This addition represents an important conservation milestone for one of the nation’s oldest national wildlife refuges.