As with all waterfowl, American black ducks molt in the summer ... X black duck decoys mixed in with my spread of mallards and wood ducks. For salt marsh hunts, I run a rig of six to eight Avian ...

The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a bright-white “bridle” and boldly colored feathers on its body and ...

They decoy nicely, offer a challenging shot on the wing, and, though some might argue, every bit as tasty on the table as is a fat ‘ole greenhead or acorn-eating wood duck. So why no respect?

This week's outdoors report has the latest on an annual effort to provide wood duck & bluebird houses to conservation-minded people.