Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Feb. 1, 2023
Youths 15 and under can take a mentor with them to call and retreive ducks (but the mentor can't shoot) during the Youth, Veterans and Active Military Special Hunt Day on Feb. 4.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Jan. 25, 2023
Pintails, specklebelly geese and green-winged teal take to the sky from the rest area at Holland Bottoms WMA and the Lake Pickthorne area this week. Photo by Mike Wintroath.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Jan. 18, 2023
Pintails begin their migration trek back northward in January, stopping over in the Arkansas ponds for some rest and nourishment. Photo by Mike Wintroath.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Jan. 11, 2023
Geese take to the sky as the AGFC's aerial survey plane flies overhead. Photo by Jason Carbaugh.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Jan. 4, 2023
Most of the mid-to-south Arkansas Delta and its bottomland hardwoods are fully flooded after this past Monday's torrential rain that put 8-12 inches on parts of the landscape. Mallard numbers are expected to be up in the AGFC's January Midwinter aerial survey underway this week. Photo by Mike Wintroath.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Dec. 21, 2022
December mallard numbers are up from the past four years in Arkansas, and maybe more could be joining the crowd with the latest Arctic cold blast about to arrive. Photo by Mike Wintroath.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Dec. 14, 2022
Mallards find a slough near Five Oaks Hunting Club in Arknasas County during the 2021-22 season. There should be more areas like this on the Arkansas Delta landscape after the last few days of rainfall. Photo by Mike Wintroath, AGFC.