Waterfowl hunting
Minnesota has 23 species of ducks and geese. Ducks are divided into two groups - puddle ducks and diving ducks. There are several species of geese that can be hunted in Minnesota. The largest is the Canada goose. Minnesota also sees some snow, blue, and white-fronted geese. Other huntable birds categorized as waterfowl are the red-breasted, common, and hooded mergansers. Read more...
Waterfowl hunt
- Duckboat safety tips for Minnesota waterfowlers
- Waterfowl Migration Report, Nov. 13, 2008
- HIP (Harvest Information Program) - certification necessary for hunting migratory birds.
- Goose hunting locations
- Goose hunting tips
- How to properly clean ducks
- Prescription for Duck Hunters
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Waterfowl information
- Scaup and coot die-off at Lake Winnibigoshish
- Learn the difference between swans and snow geese
- How to identify ducks (article from US Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Avian influenza, wild birds, hunting, and bird feeders
Reports and surveys
- Waterfowl Breeding Population Summary: May 2008
- Minnesota Duck Plan
- Highlights of MN Duck Plan
- Federal migratory bird reports
- A challenge to restore Minnesota's wetland and waterfowl hunting heritage - Two year action plan (July 2004 update)
- Restoring Minnesota's wetlands and waterfowl hunting heritage (September 2001)
- The 2002 Waterfowl Hunting Season in Minnesota: A Study of Hunters' Opinions and Activities (1.64 Mb, 134 pages)
- The 2000 Waterfowl Hunting Season in Minnesota: A Study of Hunters' Opinions and Activities (558 Kb, 90 pages)
- 2007 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey
- The 2005 Waterfowl Hunting Season in Minnesota: A Study of Hunters? Opinions and Activities
- A follow-up study of respondents to the 2001 waterfowl hunter survey
- A study of new waterfowl hunters? opinions and activities
- A survey of Minnesota residents who hunt waterfowl in North Dakota
Maps and statistics
