A hooded crane, normally seen only in Asia, has been spotted at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area in Greene County, about 7,000 miles from its traditional home range.

Hooded cranes nest in southeastern Russian and northern China and winter in southern Japan.

Mark your calendars to attend the highlight event of your waterfowl season!

From January 18th - 20th, 2013 you have a great opportunity to join Duck Junkies and it's staff for the first annual 2013 Duck Junkies Waterfowl Weekend Hosted by LowLands Guide Service in Okemah, OK (45 min E of Oklahoma City, OK).

Enjoy a 3 day hunt, take part in shooting activities, sharing stories, experiences and a banquet on Saturday night. Whether you have been on a guided hunt before or not, this is a great opportunity to make memories that will last a life time.

 "I decided at the moment of impact with Aransas Bay I had to have a retriever not to retrieve me so much, which might be a good idea, but to get my ducks."

             This saga begins in Aransas Bay, Texas one very cold January morning as a couple of hunting buddies and I were going to hunt the elusive ducks that winter on the many bays and inlets of the Gulf of Mexico.  We’d hired a guide to put us in just the right spot to see as many of the feathered speedsters as possible.

Snow goose hunting season is upon us and it's important to know your target - or better yet what to avoid shooting.

There are three species of swans in North America. The Trumpeter Swan and Tundra Swan are indigenous, while the Mute Swan is a Eurasian species that has been introduced and now breeds in the wild in some areas.

Because of their white color, swans look a little bit like snow geese but there are obvious differences you should be familiar with before heading out for a snow goose hunt. Let's take a look at Trumpeter swans, the largest of the swans.