Articles

Executive Duck Hunters: Rick Griffin, Griffin Properties

There are many different methods and manners of hunting, but one thing is certain: The magic of what duck season brings to this great state, the duck capital of the world, is undeniable.

Adult Volunteers, Corporate Support Make Muddy Bayou YoungGunz Work

Cody Alberson founded The Muddy Bayou YoungGunz, an organization associated with the local Delta Waterfowl chapter in Northeast Arkansas. The organization is dedicated to removing the challenges that keep kids away from hunting and the outdoors.

The Other Kind of Shooting: Filming Ducks Takes Skill, Practice

The challenges to shooting a duck hunt with a camera surpass even those of shooting a duck with a shotgun. Temperature, moisture, standing water, timber underfoot — all of these will work to complicate a video shoot.

Whether the Weather Matters Is Up to the Hunter

Serious duck hunters rarely if ever let a spate of bad weather keep them from hunting. But most of them still want to know if the weather around them will influence how many ducks they might see on that particular hunting morning.

Wingmead: On a Meadow of Wings

Nestled in the heart of Arkansas duck country rests an historic hunter's paradise. Learn more about Wingmead.

Numbers Don’t Lie: More Mallards Killed in Arkansas

Without question, some excellent hunting opportunities exist outside Arkansas. The popularity and affordability of trips to Canada and the Dakotas for early-season birds proves that to be true. But the assumption Arkansas is losing its place as the premier mallard-hunting destination simply isn’t true. So where is successful and improving mallard hunting taking place?

[PHOTO ESSAY] Just My Dog

A photo essay by Lee Thomas Kjos of The Raw Spirit with a poem by Gene Hill.

Black Dog Hunting Club’s Todd Brittain Gets After Summertime Crappie on Lake Maumelle

In between duck season many of us turn to fishing as an outdoor activity until the dog days of summer hit. Black Dog's Todd Brittain has figured out how to catch coolers full of fish in the dead of summer on Lake Maumelle of all places.

Public Access to Wildlife Management Areas Prohibited by Game & Fish Commission

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission says on Tuesday that hunters will not be permitted to access any state wildlife management area prior to the beginning of waterfowl season.

AGFC Announces Arkansas’ Duck Dates for 2011-12

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission set the dates for the upcoming season at a meeting on Thursday.

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Weighs Another Bayou Meto Land Swap

The AGFC is holding two public meetings to allow hunter to weigh in on a potential land swap on Little Bayou Meto.

Beebe Names Steve Cook to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Gov. Mike Beebe has named a regional vice president of Ducks Unlimited to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.

2011-2012 Arkansas Duck Season Dates Proposed

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced three duck season options based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service framework today at their monthly meeting in Little Rock.