And while some blue-winged teal hatched in Minnesota migrate to South America, certain homegrown mallards are content to spend their winters in Minneapolis. Yet a most peculiar aspect of ducks has ...

BEMIDJI — For the first time in more than a half-century mallards were not the most common duck shot by Minnesota waterfowl hunters in 2022 — topped by both blue-winged teal and ring-necked ducks.