The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission meets today to approve hunting dates for this year’s late migratory bird season. We’ll update this post with the commission’s decision as soon as we know it. Meanwhile, let's review the commission's three options.
The massive oil leak off Louisiana's Gulf Coast has resulted in lower water levels at Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, hundreds of miles to the north.
KUAR-FM, 89.1, reports on a federal program that aims to keep migratory birds away from the Gulf oil spill by expanding habitats in places like Arkansas. The benefit to Arkansas hunters is obvious.
In its monthly meeting the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approved the early migratory bird seasons and looked over proposals from biologists for the 2010-11 duck seasons and other migratory birds. The commission will decide on one of three options for a 60-day duck season at its August meeting.