ducktape July 26th, 2010 Share
As many of you may know the AGFC has 3 different season dates for the 2010-2011 Arkansas Duck Season, which seems to be the norm around this time of year now. The normal date (option 1), the weekend before Thanksgiving and is my bet for the opener.
The first option for Duck season dates in Arkansas is the more traditional. The dates allow everyone to have that traditional Thanksgiving hunt with
the family and friends, then a break for a week. The 2nd opener is proposed for Dec 9th, which is about like last year and goes until the 23rd. I like that 2nd season the most, allows us to spend time with our families for Christmas Eve and on the 26th we start back up for that last leg until the end of the season on Jan 30th. A break down of the rest of the dates over in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum. If you can’t wait, check out our countdown to a couple Arkansas Hunting Season Dates
In other Arkansas Duck Season news, hunters will be able to go out to Big Lake, St. Francis Sunken Lands and Dave Donaldson Black River WMAs from Aug. 6 through Aug. 22, to repair and maintain public duck blinds, waterfowl hunting holes and boat lanes. While there are no public duck blinds on Dave Donaldson WMA, the holes may be maintained during the daylight hours only.
Read the Rest of the info over in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum
kevin July 12th, 2010 Share
The state of Arkansas features a total of 82 WMAs (Wildlife Management Areas) and NWRs (National WildlifeRefuges), as well as two vast national forests — the Ozark and the Ouachita. While all of these areas are a blessing to those of us who love the outdoors, some are near godsends for deer hunters.
With deer season just around the corner, we thought we’d take a look at some of the best public deer hunting
spots in Arkansas in each region of the state: Northwest; Northeast; West Central; Central; South Central; Southwest; and Southeast.
While it would have been easy to order our list according only to harvest statistics, our ranking factors consisted of several variables beyond the total number of deer taken on each WMA/NWR. Of course, success rate and harvest numbers are taken into account, but this list also combines various other ranking factors including location, acreage/size, and “huntability” — meaning ease of access and quality of terrain.
As those of us who hunt a long of public land know, this type of hunting is about much more than just bagging a buck. Factors such as overcrowding, lack of access and almost unconquerable terrain (especially for the elderly and young hunters) can make you wish you would have just hit the snooze button on the morning’s hunt.
In the coming weeks, we’ll cover some of best public deer hunting spots in Arkansas, and give reasons why we consider each spot to be a prime location.
Stay tuned for a run-down of why our pick for Northwest Arkansas’s #1 public hunting area is White Rock WMA.
ducktape June 24th, 2010 Share
Last week the AGFC discussed the start of dove season in Arkansas. Dove hunting in Arkansas is for many people
thedstart of the hunting season. Also, early teal season and resident Canada goose season dates were proposed.
Check out the release below…
LITTLE ROCK – Last week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission discussed dove season, the unofficial opening of Arkansas’s fall hunting season.
Early-season migratory game-bird season selections must be reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Aug. 1. Approval for the seasons will take place during the Commission’s July meeting. Changes from last season are minor.
- Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove – Sept. 4-Oct. 19 and Dec. 11-Jan. 5
- Teal Season – Sept. 11-26
- Early Canada Goose Season – Sept. 1-15
- Northwest Canada Goose Zone Season – Sept. 25-Oct. 4
Stay tuned for the proposed Arkansas duck season dates for 2010-2011, be sure to sign up in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum for exclusive information for Arkansas duck hunters.
kevin June 17th, 2010 Share
As hunters, we all know how important it is to get to the woods “on-time.” For most of us, that means being in your 
treestand before daylight. Arriving in the woods late could, and in some cases probably already has, cost you a trophy buck.
But if you’re one, like me, who considers a camera and tripod just as important as any firearm, entering the woods long before the sun peaks over the horizon is a two-fold decision that goes beyond hunting strategies.
The fact is, the moon itself, and the moonlit woods under a clear sky, present some of the most picturesque settings a photographer will ever find. However, capturing this striking setting with any clarity can be tricky. If you don’t know what you’re doing, there’s a good chance your beautiful moon shot could turnout to be an overexposed blob on a black background.
Here are a few very important tips for taking the best moonlight photos. Write them down in you’re hunting or photography journal, that way you’ll have them for quick reference when the time is right:
- Keep your exposure under 30 seconds when shooting the moon and/or nighttime sky. This will keep the stars from becoming streaky. On most occasions this will not be a problem, as a few second exposure will do, but it all depends on the amount of light available. If your exposure is too long and allows too much light in, your photo will end up bright, looking as if it is a daytime photo with stars. Of course, this could be the effect that you are after.
Come inside the Arkansas Hunting Forum for more tips and tricks for moonlight photography.
ducktape June 8th, 2010 Share
New fishing iPhone app developed with the fishermen and conservation in mind. WhatTheFish!, developed by FloodedTimber.org (a partner site of Arkansas Outdoors Online) is a fast-loading fishing identification iPhone application offering high-quality images and detailed descriptions of over 50 freshwater species directly on your iPhone.
Detailed images of how to tie fishing knots and even a GPS-enabled bragging board are in the works so you can show off that huge fish to everyone who uses the new fish ID iPhone app.
See a species of fish you want added into the database? Just visit the support page and FloodedTimber.org will include your fish species suggestions in future application updates.
Check out the video of the Fish ID iPhone app at our Hunting and Fishing iPhone app page.
As a bonus, a percentage of WhatTheFish! proceeds will go directly towards conservation groups dedicated to restoring the Gulf Coast.
Purchase WhatTheFish! today to improve your knowledge of the most popular species of fish.
kevin May 31st, 2010 Share
It wasn’t so long ago that the only hunts you’d ever see filmed were on your favorite Sunday morning hunting show. 
My how things have changed.
Thanks to the introduction of more compact and affordable home video equipment for the everyday Joe, and the ever-growing use of websites like YouTube which allow sportsmen to share their video hunting experiences online, the practice of filming wildlife hunts has exploded in popularity.
Today, tons of video camera accessories for compound bows have flooded the hunting market. Some tiny digital cameras made specifically for bows have started to creep onto shelves too. However, unless you like poor sound quality and grainy video, the most practical innovation is still in the form of bow camera mounts.
But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Most mounts I’ve used for my compound bow are so heavy and bulky, it is distracting when aiming at a target, not to mention hard to hold a tight shot — even with a small, light weight camera attached.
However, there is a new bow camera mount on the market and it’s one of the best designs I’ve seen so far. It’s called the BowCamTreeCam, and it offers several advantages over other bow camera mounts.
Come inside the Arkansas Hunting Forum for the full BowCamTreeCam review.
kevin May 20th, 2010 Share
I recently managed to lose my favorite fly rod. This is the rod that has been my primary fishing tool for over twenty years.
It is the one that I kept in a double rod case with my wife, Lori’s, favorite fly rod by the front door, so that I could easily grab it on the way out to the river. It is a Sage 490 LL (four weight, nine foot Light Line). It was a nice light rod with a sensitive tip to protect the light tippets that I use for the tiny flies that we fish so much around here.
I could not tell you how many fish I have caught on it over the years. This rod has not been manufactured for over ten years and cannot be replaced.
As if that were not enough, there was an Orvis CFO 123 reel on the rod. This particular reel is also a personal favorite. The reel was manufactured in England by Hardy for Orvis and was based on an original design by Lee Wulff. It was light, had an adjustable drag and was a perfect match for the Light Line rod. It also has not been produced for several years and is irreplaceable.
Of course, it had an expensive fly line on it. Using this rod and reel, I landed a twenty inch brown just two days ago.
How did I lose this rod and reel? Well it is the usual story. Come inside the Arkansas Fishing Forum for the full story from Arkansas fishing guide John Berry.
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