In this episode of the Standard Sportsman podcast, hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also the editor of Greenhead) talk with Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner Philip Tappan about proposed waterfowl hunting rule changes in the 26/27 and 27/28 seasons.
Tappan has spent the past four and a half years serving on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and now chairs the Rules and Regulations Committee at the AGFC.
With the Commission’s proposed changes for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons now on the table, from expanded non-motorized walk-in areas on WMAs to another proposed 60-day, six-duck framework, the conversation around the future of Arkansas duck hunting is still buzzing despite the season ending.
In this episode, the guys take a measured look at what’s being proposed, unpack the philosophy behind the decisions and wrestle with a familiar topic of balancing opportunity with what is best for the resource.
As always, it’s a candid conversation rooted in respect for the resource, the tradition and the responsibility we all share as Arkansas waterfowlers.
