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$162K donation to Ducks Unlimited to help restore White River wetlands

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) announced on Feb. 10 a $162,500 commitment to Ducks Unlimited’s America’s River Initiative in support of the White...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Season recap

In their latest episode, Standard Sportsman podcast hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also Greenhead's editor) recap the 2025/'26 duck season. The season proved one...

Late January survey counts fewer ducks than ‘25, long-term average

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission conducted its late January survey from Jan. 19-23 in the Delta, Arkansas River Valley and southwest corner of...

Arkansas Duck Derby raises more than $680K for community health

The seventh annual Arkansas Duck Derby raised more than $680,000 this month, with funds going to support community health initiatives throughout Central Arkansas. “Each year,...

Standard Sportsman podcast: Doug Osborn + Brad Cohen on duck hunting’s downturn

In this week's episode, Standard Sportsman podcast hosts Brent Birch (also the editor of Greenhead) and Cason Short speak with leading waterfowl experts to...

Season ends Saturday; youth, military hunts set for Feb. 7-8

The end of duck season is upon us, and for many waterfowlers, hunting went out with a whisper, not a bang, thanks to the...

Standard Sportsman: Perry Partain and Arkansas’ public timber

In this week's episode, hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also the editor of Greenhead) sit down with Perry Partain to learn about how...

Aerial survey count estimates fewer than half as many ducks as ’25

Aerial counts taken Jan. 5-13 in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s midwinter survey seemed to fall in line with what has been expressed...

AGFC predicts low duck numbers in January

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists were able to survey the waterfowl landscape last week with no significant delays, following weather-related slowdowns during December's...

Standard Sportsman podcast: The duck hunter’s dilemma

In this episode of the Standard Sportsman podcast, hosts Cason Short and Brent Birch (also editor of Greenhead) talk about the common complaints and...

Waterfowl hunters still waiting on late rainfall

Pockets of Arkansas saw some rainfall Jan. 8-9, but it hasn't come close to what is probably needed to give waterfowl the best conditions...

Mallard estimates jump in limited end-of-year survey

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists estimated a significantly higher number of mallards in the Delta than were counted this time last year during...

Arkansas biologists help band this year’s duck migration

GEORGETOWN — Cayce Guy is waiting with anticipation for the peak of the waterfowl migration at Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms Wildlife Management...