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AGFC Waterfowl Hunting Guidebooks available online

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has published its 2025-26 Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook, just in time for hunters statewide to familiarize themselves with new...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Snowden Center discussion with Doug Osborne

Standard Sportsman hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also the editor of Greenhead) recently sat down with Dr. Doug Osborne to discuss the new...

UAM’s Snowden Center aiming to advance waterfowl research on national scale

The new David Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence was officially announced during a ceremony Monday at the University of Arkansas Monticello, where it will...

Waterfowl research center opening at UAM

The Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence, a new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture research center, will be celebrated on Oct. 13 at...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Waterfowl Management Academy

Meet Mike and Kale Flaspohler, founders of the Waterfowl Management Academy platform. In this episode of the Standard Sportsman podcast, hosts Cason Short and...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Gator Tail Outboards

In this week's episode of The Standard Sportsman podcast, hosts Cason Short and Greenhead Editor Brent Birch sit down with Kyle Broussard and Bubba...

Short story: Duck Blind Distractions

Tyler handed out another round of beers — I’m using the term lightly as Keystone Ice has never been in the conversation for best...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Your preseason checklist

The season draws nearer every day, and Standard Sportsmsan podcast hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also Greenhead editor) are getting prepared. In this...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Population survey, May ponds and hunter harvest breakdown

In the Standard Sportsman's newest episode, hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (editor of Greenhead), break down the latest figures from the U.S. Fish...

2025 Waterfowl Population Status Report shows little change from 2024 despite dry summer

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week released its 2025 Waterfowl Population Status Report, based on this year’s population surveys across North America....

SPONSORED CONTENT: Duck Derby Proceeds Support Community by Funding Medical Fitness Classes

Health experts have recognized the benefits of medical fitness classes that support patients who are managing chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, high blood...

The Big Ditch: From Development to Premier Flyway

From man-made canals to legendary hunting clubs, the Big Ditch Bottoms remains one of Arkansas’ most productive mallard hotspots.

Photo Essay: Rare Sights

From mallard-pintail crosses to rare blue-phase geese, banded and hybrid ducks reveal the wild diversity and science behind waterfowl.