Waterfowl hunting (also called wildfowling or waterfowl shooting in the UK) is the practice of hunting ducks, geese, or other waterfowl for food and sport. In many western countries, commercial waterfowl hunting is prohibited, and duck hunting is primarily an outdoor sporting activity.
Many types of ducks and geese share the same habitat have overlapping or identical hunting seasons, and are hunted using the same methods. Thus it is possible to take different species of waterfowl in the same outing. Waterfowl can be hunted in crop fields where they feed, or, more frequently, on or near bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, sloughs, or oceanic coastlines.
Read more about Waterfowl Hunting: Species of Waterfowl Hunted, Modern Hunting Techniques, Wildfowling in Europe and The UK, Regulations, Sportsmanship, and Safety, Hunting Areas, Flyways, Waterfowl Conservation, See Also
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