The Waterfowl: The Mississippi Flyway

One of the biggest misconceptions about duck hunting is that all ducks are the same. Everyone thinks that the only duck in the sky is the mallard, with its stereotypical green head and esteemed “quack”. Appropriately, the mallard is the most abundant species accounting for 16% of the duck population, leaving 84% of ducks as a mystery. Ducks vary in different parts of the world, but the most abundant corridor of waterfowl is the Mississippi Flyway. The MSFW, for short, starts in Ontario, Canada and ends on the gulf shores of Louisiana, encompassing 14 states. Millions of ducks nest in Canada each spring and migrate over the Mississippi Delta during the winter. Along the ducks journey they are pursued by hunters, who face an abundance of challenges,