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‘Fix the Flyways’ survey giving waterfowlers opportunity to share their experiences

The Standard Sportsman podcast is surveying listeners across the Central and Mississippi flyways to learn about duck hunting conditions across the region. "The survey is an...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Sitting down with Sitka Gear’s John Smolko

In this week's episode of The Standard Sportsman, hosts Brent Birch and Cason Short sit down with John Smolko, waterfowl and turkey specialists for...

Greenhead editor reviews season on local news

Greenhead: The Arkansas Duck Hunting Magazine editor Brent Birch appeared on the Channel 5Outdoors program last week, where he reviewed the 2024/2025 duck season. Asked what...

Sitka Studio debuts first independently designed coat

After establishing itself through collaborations with culture-shaping brands and artists, SITKA STUDIO marks a pivotal moment with its first independently designed product: the SITKA...

Late January survey finds mallard count down nearly 250K from long-term average

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Wildlife Management Division completed its annual late-January aerial survey on Jan. 24, counting nearly 250,000 fewer mallards than...

Standard Sportsman Podcast: Highs and lows

Another duck season has come to pass, and it was another year of mixed results for Arkansas hunters. In this week's episode, hosts Brent...

SITKA launches footwear collection

SITKA Gear, a leader in performance hunting apparel, announces the launch of its new footwear collection, designed to exceed the demands of outdoorsmen and...

Duck season coming to an end; youth, veterans hunt set

As slow as things were for waterfowl hunters in early December, it seemed like we might never get to the end — and yet,...

Standard Sportsman Podcast: Making sense of the season

Hunters nationwide have had a tough duck season, and in this week's episode, Brent and Cason talk about some of the issues that are...

Midwinter survey shows jump; still under 1M ducks in Delta

Like the estimates from early December, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual Midwinter Aerial Survey showed a jump in total ducks and mallards...

Standard Sportsman Podcast: UAM scientist offers explanation for mallards’ behavior

In this week's episode of the Standard Sportsman Podcast, University of Arkansas - Monticello professor and director of the Five Oaks Ag Research &...

Conditions finally in hunters’ favor

Arkansas has the habitat conditions it was hoping for earlier in the waterfowl season, after being covered up by snow and ice this week...

Duck count up in December, but mallards still elusive

The December 2024 count of 153,423 mallards in the Arkansas Delta region was almost double the total from the same time last year, but...