From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style. But every type of waterfowler wants to shoot a hybrid. A hybrid bird is the result of two ...

This means that the results can determine if a mallard is 100 percent wild or some sort of hybrid. While the sole purpose of the program isn’t just to study farm genetics, duckDNA focuses on ...

Black duck and mallard hybrids and mallard and game-farm hybrids were harvested statewide. • The majority (60%) of mallards harvested in South Carolina during the 2023-24 hunting season were ...

There’s an interesting note on mallard/black duck hybrids if you read to the end. Click herefor much information about the aerial surveys and, more importantly, about the Stephen A. Forbes ...