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
Dec. 28, 2022
As we move into January, mallards begin shifting their diet more to the invertebrates and macronutrients within the soil and in moist-soil units before heading back to the breeding grouunds to the north. 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
Nov. 23, 2022
Waterfowl hunters are urged to be vigilant about avian influenza; should they encounter a dead or sick bird, such as this goose in the photo, they are asked to report it to the AGFC.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Feb. 2, 2022
Arkansas's regular waterfowl season has come to an end, but youths, veterans and active military personnel may hunt Saturday, Feb. 5, in the second of the state's two special statewide waterfowl hunts.