Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Nov. 14, 2018
Arkansas's waterfowl season opens Saturday, Nov. 17, and many of the public hunting grounds have plenty of water, quite a change from a year ago.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 31, 2018
The second of two Youth Waterfowl Hunts in Arkansas is scheduled for Saturday. Hunters 15 and under need only be accompanied by a mentor to hunt ducks, geese, coots and mergansers throughout the state, including WMAs.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 24, 2018
Along with ducks, the season on white-fronted geese, or specklebellies, will end on Sunday. Significant numbers of specklebellies have been seen throughout the Grand Prairie of Arkansas in recent weeks, along with other geese.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 17, 2018
A big fall in temperatures with accompanying snow locks up many areas for hunting at midweek, but the weather is expected to warm up by weekend, offering hunters a chance to get back into the public lands like George H. Dunklin Bayou Meto WMA (shown here) for the last two weekends of the duck season.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 10, 2018
AGFC aeriel survey estimates recorded more than 1.2 million ducks in Arkansas in early January during frigid, icy conditions, with more than 900,000 mallards estimated. Warmer temperatures helped thaw the state from the deep freeze of a week ago, and with it more habitat became available for ducks.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 3, 2018
Bitter cold has hampered some hunters, but where there is open water, ducks are beginning to show up in good numbers.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Dec. 27, 2017
Last week's heavy rains through the southern and eastern portions of Arkansas delivered much-needed water to state's public hunting grounds. Now, extreme cold and snowfall in Missouri and Illinois should push new ducks into the state. The new influx of water into Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA will allow for the first permit hunt of the season this weekend, Dec. 30-31.