There’s not much difference between a knowledgeable teal hunter and an opportunistic one. You actually have to be a bit of both when hunting blue-wings during the early September season. Once you find ...

It was just last year that the Department of Natural Resources launched a trial teal season in Minnesota. It was met with approval by most waterfowl hunters so a second early teal season was recently ...

For the first time in nearly 50 years, Minnesota duck hunters were granted a special early teal-hunting season, which opened Saturday at sunrise statewide. The season is allowed for three years under ...

Teal season is the kick-off to duck season. Because blue-wings typically arrive in earnest in late August and early September, it’s a chance for waterfowlers to shake off the rust after months without ...

For waterfowlers across the Midwest, teal season marks the first crack at migrating ducks and the welcome return of another fall. Teal found in the Midwest are almost always blue-winged, green-winged ...

For waterfowlers across the Midwest, teal season marks the first crack at migrating ducks and the welcome return of another fall. Teal found in the Midwest are almost always blue-winged, green-winged ...

Among the smallest and most widespread puddle ducks, teal are found all over the world. They are surface and shallow-water feeders that prefer small marshes and ponds, sheet-water, and any other ...

Rusty Pruitt of Bryant is famous for his "lightning strike" fishing trips, but he also does lightning strike duck hunting ...

For waterfowlers across the Midwest, teal season marks the first crack at migrating ducks and the welcome return of another fall. Teal found in the Midwest are almost always blue-winged, green-winged ...

The inclination today is to dress up this column in reader-friendly terms and headline it, "Five takeaways from this weekend's continuing teal hunt 'experiment.' " But that would trivialize the ...

Today marks the start of teal and dove hunting seasons in Iowa. Nate Carr, a conservation officer with the Iowa DNR, says non-toxic shot is required and guns must be restricted to hold no more than ...