Gary Engberg Outdoors

Join DU members from across the country May 22 – 26 at the Hilton in Portland, Oregon, and experience the breathtaking scenery of the Pacific Northwest. Our 76th annual convention is sure to be the best one yet! Activities will include:   Unique tours featuring the Pacific Northwest’s great outdoors   Kids’ activities – Raptor demonstration, duck [...]

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  Wednesday April 24, 2013   |             The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on April 19 that a canvasback duck was selected to appear on the 2013-2014 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. The design for the new stamp, painted by 6-year-old Madison Grimm of Burbank, S.D., was chosen by [...]

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KENOSHA, Wis. – Ducks Unlimited and the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Partnership recently announced the acquisition of a parcel in Walworth County, Wis. Final plans for the parcel are not yet known but will include either the eventual transfer of the unit to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or a [...]

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April 9 DONATE A Perfect Storm of Wildlife Habitat Loss — and How to Stop It Photo by Dusan Smetana. Outdoor journalist Hal Herring writes that if we had tried to devise a federally supported plan to wreck our wildlife habitat, ruin our wetlands and empty the treasury, we couldn’t have done it better.Read More [...]

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Wednesday March 27, 2013            The Conservation Group Ducks Unlimited, in its March/April magazine, is continuing an effort it began in 2011, by encouraging members and others to “Double-Up for the Ducks” and purchase two federal ducks stamps each year. Since 1934, sales from the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, [...]

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BOZEMAN, Mont. – March 13, 2013 – The President’s Elite are among Ducks Unlimited’s most prestigious volunteer chapters throughout the nation. Every year, the list is reserved for the chapters that raise $100,000 or more for DU’s habitat conservation work. The Gallatin Madison chapter made the list as one of the organization’s best fundraising chapters [...]

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A compilation of tasty recipes for waterfowl Cooking waterfowl has become more popular than ever as mainstream foodies are trending closer to the outdoor community. The DU Newsletter editorial team has chosen several unique waterfowl recipes to help you improve your culinary skills. Grilled Duck Bites » Duck Egg Rolls » Flying Prime Rib » [...]

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  WASHINGTON – The growing risk of native grasslands being converted to cropland was recognized in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday. Lead co-sponsors Reps. Kristi Noem (SD) and Tim Walz (MN) introduced the Protect Our Prairies Act, H.R. 686, to help protect vital waterfowl and wildlife habitats that have never been farmed. If passed, [...]

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce it has reached a conservation milestone with more than 13 million acres of habitat conserved in North America. The groundbreaking number is a cumulative accomplishment of the millions of DU members, as well as volunteers and partners, who have been a part of the organization [...]

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Friday, June 29, 2012 Pair of first-time Olympians ready for the spotlight FORT BENNING, Ga. – They’ve pictured themselves there, in Olympic Stadium, walking through the tunnel out into the open air in front of thousands in the stands and millions watching on television. They have trained for that last shot that wins them the [...]

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