Your waterfowl season starts here!
Mallards in flight
William Beardsley
The 2024 season of Ducks Unlimited Television is now available on the Sportsman Channel. The show anchors the 2 p.m. EST slot on "The Landing Zone presented by Ducks Unlimited."
Ducks Unlimited TV stands as America's original and longest-running waterfowl series, serving as the primary outreach method for the world's most crucial conservation organization. Co-produced by MOOSE Media, this amazing show brings together a talented cast of on-air personalities, including Doug Larsen, Fred Zink, Betsy Newbill, Adam Putnam, Karen Waldrop, Mike Stewart, Phil Bourjaily, and Colin Mulligan. Supported by Drake Waterfowl Systems, Browning, Higdon, Purina, Tetra, and Mossy Oak, Ducks Unlimited TV remains a vital force in wetland conservation, dedicating itself to preserving these critical ecosystems and ensuring a future filled with thriving waterfowl populations.
Check out the 2024 season of Ducks Unlimited Television on the Sportsman Channel.
DU TV airs from July through December on the Sportsman Channel US.
Air times for this season are:
All times Eastern.
In addition to great hunting action each week, pick up useful tips on shooting, cooking, and hunting, and learn more about waterfowl, waterfowl habitat, and conservation. Don't miss an episode! Contact John Gordon at (901) 758-3753 or jgordon@ducks.org.
Doug Larsen has lived a life that has always been linked to the outdoors. He has been a tireless duck hunter since early childhood, and he has hunted waterfowl at home and in more than a dozen foreign countries. He has authored two books on duck hunting, "Don't Shoot the Decoys" and "The Duck Gods Must Be Crazy," and he writes regularly for Ducks Unlimited magazine and other outdoor publications. He has waited for legal shooting time across more than 40 seasons yet is always looking forward to the next one. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, two Labradors, and a mountain of waterfowling paraphernalia.
"I'm humbled to be joining the other hosts of DUTV, and I have such admiration for DU and the vital preservation work they do," said Doug. "DU has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember, and when I was a kid, I often dreamt of working with Ducks Unlimited. Years later it is astounding to me to have had that dream come true. I look forward to sharing hunting and habitat insights with DUTV's viewers."
Joining the DU TV family in 2022, Betsy Newbill hails from Dyersburg, Tennessee. She became a Ducks Unlimited volunteer and conservation enthusiast at a very young age. As she grew, so did her responsibilities and leadership positions within local DU chapters.
Being the first female DU National Scholarship recipient, Betsy is a strong leader in her collegiate chapter at Mississippi State University. She is proud of her contributions to the conservation efforts and excited to be a DU TV co-host.
"As a member of a family of avid hunters and DU supporters, my fondest memories are having spent time with my family and friends in the outdoors," Newbill said. "I never miss an opportunity to share my love and support of this amazing organization. It is an incredible honor to be a DU TV co-host and, I am excited to expand my knowledge of waterfowl and conservation."
Fred Zink is a champion waterfowl caller and founder of Zink Calls and Avian X. He began his career in the fields and marshes around Port Clinton, Ohio, the place he still calls home.
Zink was raised hunting and fishing on the family farm and turned that passion into a living. He built his first duck and goose calls in his father's shop at 14, was a calling champion first in 1990 and started his own company in 2000.
Zink joined the DU TV family in 2019 and brings his tremendous waterfowl hunting knowledge to every episode he hosts.
"I've been a wetlands conservationist and DU supporter for many years," Zink said. "The work DU does for waterfowl conservation ensures the next generations of hunters will be able to enjoy the resource and experience the incredible sights and sounds that is waterfowl hunting far into the future."
Colin Mulligan is a Colorado native who found his love for the outdoors alongside his father. As time went on, Colin began to pursue the outdoors with friends, leading them to create Colorado’s first-ever varsity chapter, 5280 DU Youth Team. Since then, Mulligan has been involved in various DU roles, including college chapters and multiple DU board committees. The outdoors has led Colin into various business ventures, but he always returns to his first love, waterfowl hunting.
Colin joined DU TV during the 2024 season and says, “I have dreamt of chasing waterfowl on television since I was 7, and to represent an organization I am very passionate about alongside legendary co-hosts is a dream come true,” says Mulligan. “I hope to serve as a bridge and a voice for the next generation of waterfowl enthusiasts while telling the stories of conservation and culture that DU has so brilliantly created over the years.”
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