Fast Facts:

  • Watch DU's newest online film: "Limitless"
  • The film features Gregg Silverberg, born without hands, and his longtime hunting partners in western Nebraska.
  • "You're just amazed on what he can do in the blind. He loads his gun, calls, shoots . . . he can do everything I can do." --Dan Wagner.
  • The DU Films series includes six online films being released this spring and summer.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - May 4, 2016 - Ducks Unlimited's newest online film, "Limitless," is live on the DU website at www.ducks.org/dufilms.

The film features Gregg Silverberg, born without hands, and his longtime hunting partners in western Nebraska. Silverberg has become an expert shotgunner and waterfowler in spite of his disability.

"You're just amazed on what he can do in the blind," said lifelong friend Dan Wagner. "He loads his gun, calls, shoots . . . he can do everything I can do."

"You wonder if he is an aberration, or if most people with disabilities are that way, and I think most of them probably are," said Brent Pearson, who has hunted with Silverberg for 40 years. "If they find their true love in doing something, they're going to find a way to get it done. And you can't ever put a limit to what they could do."

These friends are united in their love of waterfowling and their support of Ducks Unlimited. Silverberg is currently DU's state chairman for Nebraska, after serving various volunteer roles in the organization for many years.

DU Films explore the lives and stories of duck hunters across the country. Viewers find out why they became hunters, what drives their passion, and how they are passing on our outdoor traditions. Going beyond the confines and formulas of traditional duck hunting shows, DU Films present the beauty of waterfowling in new and unexpected ways. At the heart of this series is a drive to conserve the habitats that make it all possible.

The 2016 season of DU Films includes six films. DU will release one film per month this spring and summer, beginning in March.

DU Films is produced by Rock Road Creative and sponsored by Sitka Gear and Yeti.

Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13.6 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org.

Media Contact:
Eric Keszler
901-758-3924
ekeszler@ducks.org