Many species of wild duck love to snack on smartweed seeds, and submerged portions of the plant provide the perfect habitat for a host of micro and macro invertebrates, which make great high-protein ...

"Barnyard grass, smartweed, sprangletop and many other plants that produce food for ducks thrive in the mudflat conditions left after the roller is done." ...

Those mats of red smartweed with trailing stems under the water that build up around a duck hunter’s boots and make wading nearly impossible in some places also create an underwater home for ...

With the right land and hard work, you can create a haven where ducks and geese feed, rest, and roost—and where the hunting is off the charts. These three experts have it down to a science.

Niche: Wood ducks have a diverse diet which can change with seasonal food availability. During the spring and summer they forage for aquatic plants such as smartweed and duckweed, and supplement ...

Spending time with these beautifully unique web-foots is synonymous with having fun. Some of the several hundred migrating ring-necked ducks that were attracted to the Smartweed Pond.