Two drake black ducks tell the story: New England’s salt marshes, peat bogs, and eelgrass bays anchor the Atlantic Flyway. When we conserve and reconnect wetlands and coastal uplands, we keep broods hatching, wintering flocks strong, and a uniquely New England tradition alive.

Wood duck mornings remind us that hunting thrives only where Atlantic Flyway habitats—beaver ponds, oxbows, and salt-marsh edges—are protected, restored, and connected across seasons.

An American yellow Lab knifes through ice with a mallard—An embodiment of why New England’s hunting culture matters. Mentors, marsh stewards, and waterfowlers turn mornings afield into habitat wins that keep Atlantic Flyway birds abundant and the tradition resilient.