Valdez offers amazing wing shooting in some of the most beautiful scenery in Alaska.

It’s not a contest. Hunters can choose from 22 duck species, four goose species, brant, tundra swans, common snipe, and sandhill cranes. To include Emperor geese (available to Alaska residents in 2017 and pending availability to Alaska non-residents in 2018) brings the number […] But what’s the real number? The hunting possibilities are endless with each species providing a different challenge and a shot at non-stop action. From November 1 – December 15 Alaska sea duck hunting outfitter Charlie Summerville offers a true trophy hunt in Cold Bay, Alaska for several very rare species of waterfowl.

Want a better tags application strategy, let our TAGS division help you. Scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center have conducted research on waterfowl species (ducks, geese, and swans) in Alaska since the 1970s. There are three types of swans living in North America. Highest recorded abundance of waterfowl by species on surveys of the Naknek River, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, March-May, 1983-1988, 1991, 1992, 1993 21 ii Waterfowl begin moving out of the Interior as early as mid-August, several weeks before the beginning of the hunting season. Whether decoying brant over eel grass beds at Cold Bay, jump-shooting dabblers on Minto Flats, or waiting in a pit blind for a crack at speckle bellies in Delta, the variety of bird species hunted and the diversity of hunting venues are unique to the state. The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) encompasses more than 9.5 million hectares of federally managed land on the Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska, where it supports a diversity of wildlife, including millions of migratory birds. During our trips you will have the opportunity to bag upwards of sixteen species of ducks and geese. Alaska is famous for its abundance of big game species, but its variety of small game, and waterfowl in particular, is often overlooked. Trumpeter swans and tundra swans are the two species of swans native to North America, both nesting in Alaska. Studies include monitoring the recovery of harlequin ducks from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, population … The trumpeter is the world's largest member of the waterfowl family, with males averaging … Fish and Wildlife Service through the Pacific Flyway Council. Learn More>>> Alaska Department of Fish and Game Switch to Section: ADF&G Home Fishing Hunting Subsistence Viewing Education Species Habitat Regulations About Us Join Us News and Events Management & Research Licenses & Permits e-Library Maps & GIS Contact Us The tundra swan was formerly named the whistling swan.

These are the largest waterfowl … Also included are the grebes that have lobed feet. On most trips seven to nine species is very common. It’s a personal quest. ADF&G maintains a waterfowl research and management program to cooperatively manage ducks and geese with the U.S. FALL MIGRATION OF SHOREBIRDS AND WATERFOWL AT CARTER SPIT, ALASKA Abstract The Carter Spit area was surveyed for its importance to birds, particularly shorebirds and waterfowl, in fall migration in 1994 and 1995. Migratory bird hunters in Alaska have numerous opportunities to harvest waterfowl, sandhill cranes, and snipe. Alaska’s extensive wetlands and marine waters support a wealth of waterfowl, seaduck, and marine mammal species. When I first heard of the elusive King Eider it was from an old timer who has traveled to Alaska his … I recorded 127 species of birds from 26 families during the study, including 26 waterfowl species and 31 shorebird It is not uncommon, for example, to see flocks of hundreds of sandhill cranes (a huntable species in Alaska) staging for flights south during the September moose season. Types of Waterfowl include: swans, geese, ducks, teals and mergansers. All these birds have webbed feet. Highest recorded abundance of waterfowl by species for each year of spring aerial and ground surveys on the Naknek River, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, March-May, 1983-1988, 1991, 1992, 1993 10 3. Having hunted waterfowl in over a dozen states and harvested species from all over North America, green heads and snow geese have always been burned into my DNA.

Many promote an official slam of 41 species to include ducks, geese and swans (and crane).

Alaska has more than 174 million acres of wetlands providing breeding habitat for 36 waterfowl species (geese, ducks, swans), including several species and subspecies found nowhere else in the United States or North America.