ducktape November 17th, 2011
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New user in our Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum, BEVOHD, isn’t an Arkansas native. But his first time duck hunting in Arkansas is a perfect example of a standard hunt in some of the state’s famous green timber. He shares his personal experience of his first time duck hunting the Natural State:
We finally came to a clearing in the middle of most definitely nowhere! I remember thinking we better kill some ducks after all that (meaning almost getting killed on the boat ride) while we were throwing out decoys and setting everything up. When we were done we got all of our breakfast gear out and started to make some food and I was ready for that, I felt like I could eat a cow after all that I had been through that morning … The action was fast and furious and we limited on the woody’s in about 10 minutes or so. But the real prize was waiting for the mallards to fly. When they started flying, it was like nothing I had ever seen before.
With Arkansas 2011-2012 duck season starting up in 2 days, take a few minutes to read the full story; it’s worth it.
Remember if you need Arkansas WMA Maps, Arkansas NWR maps, or want to see the Arkansas Duck Migration Map, bookmark Arkansas Outdoors Online. The Arkansas Duck Migration map is now integrated with the Delta Waterfowl Migration Map. Users can submit reports from our website or the iPhone app.
ducktape July 6th, 2011
Duck hunters will find plenty to cheer about in the annual breeding population and habitat survey, which was released earlier today.
Conducted each May by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, this year’s survey reveals the second-highest pond count and a record 45.6 million ducks, the most since the survey was started in 1955. Blue-winged teal, shovelers and redheads soared to record levels, and if that’s not enough, mallard, pintail, canvasback and gadwall numbers rose substantially from 2010.
But not all is well across the U.S. and Canadian prairies.
While water is great for ducks, excessive snowpack and heavy spring rains produced extreme flooding across much of the prairie breeding grounds. From the Canadian prairies to the Dakotas and eastern Montana, tens of thousands of homeowners have been displaced by swollen rivers, millions of acres of cropland remain unplanted and hundreds of miles of roads are under water.
Read the rest of the press release in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum
ducktape May 11th, 2011
The White River at Georgetown crested at 33.95 5 days ago and looks to crest at about 37 feet in Clarendon today. With thousands and thousands of acres of farmland still flooded up and down the Arkansas, Cache, Mississippi, and White rivers, the possible devastation to local economies throughout Arkansas is not yet known.
The Farm Bureau, which lobbies on agricultural issues and provides insurance, said Tuesday that 300,000 acres will be lost for rice production this year at a cost of $300 million. Arkansas produces about half of the nation’s rice…
While the most concerning part of the flood is the livelihood of the thousands of Arkansans who have lost their homes, their main source of income and, for some, even their lives, the question in the back of every duck hunter’s mind in Arkansas is “How will this affect our duck season”.
The wintering ducks will loose a major source of food, public hunting land in Arkansas could see drastic changes in the landscape, and local communities will remain devastated for quite some time. The true affect on 2011-2012 Arkansas duck season will not be known until late October or early November. However, one thing is for sure, we won’t be praying for rain anytime soon.
Come join Arkansas Hunting Forum to see pictures and discuss the flood’s impact on Arkansas.
ducktape February 16th, 2011
This year’s Arkansas waterfowl photo contest had a very good turn out. We had well over 3,500 votes cast and dozens of great photos. However, there can only be 3 winners. We have two Killer Kallz southern breeze series ducks calls, and one Tanglefree floating island with full body decoys to give away. The winner gets first pick at the stash, 2nd places gets second pick and 3rd place gets dibs on what ever is left. All of the winners will be notified via email this week with further directions.
We appreciate all of the submissions and all of the vote,s, and we look forward to the contest next year with more photos and even bigger prizes.
Check out the winning photos over in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum. And, you can see all of this year’s contest entries here: Arkansas Duck Hunting Photo Contest.
ducktape December 9th, 2010
Back by popular demand, the 2011 Arkansas Outdoors Online Photo Contest is officially underway. While you are out there in the woods, fields, marsh, or rivers taking pictures, think to yourself, “Can this be the next winner of the Arkansas Outdoors Duck Hunting Photo Contest?”
All you have to do is upload your favorite waterfowl hunting-related photo to ArkansasOutdoorsOnline.com, and you’ll be eligible to win your choice of a custom acrylic duck call courtesy of Arkansas-based duck call manufacturer, Killer Kallz, as well as some hunting-related gear from Tanglefree.
The rules are simple.
- The picture must be yours, you can’t submit your buddy’s picture.
- The picture can be from anytime, not just this season.
- If you entered your picture last year, you cannot enter the same picture again this year.
- The picture must be related to Arkansas duck hunting
- When filling out the form, you must put your full name and email address (so we can contact you if you win)
- Your picture must be submitted by midnight Feb. 14th-15th 2011.
Need some ideas on great duck hunting photos? Check out the 2010 Arkansas Duck Hunting Photo Contest submissions. And while you’re at it, come on in to the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum to see how the season is going.
ducktape December 2nd, 2010
Last year our good friends at Killer Kallz sent us a few calls for promotion. At the time, I thought the duck calls I received were the best duck calls I had ever had the chance to hunt with. Well, I was wrong. 
I spoke with Jay down in Stuttgart last week and they have a new call series out called “The Southern Breeze.” I had him slide a single reed tone board in the call, and immediately, I knew I had found the best duck call I have ever heard.
I have owned several calls, from double reeds to singles, and from wooden to plastic to acrylic, I even have my other Killer Kallz on my lanyard, but this call will down right get nasty. From the very dirty comeback calls, right into a feed chuckle, to a double cluck, and on to a nasally quack, this call handles it all … and in sub freezing temperatures too. Oh by the way, just like the other Killer Kallz they make, it simply won’t stick. To top it off, at a mere 60 bucks, this call is absolutely perfect gift for any duck hunter in your family. It comes in a single or double reed, your choice.
Here is a bit of info from the Killer Kallz website about “The Southern Breeze”
…The Southern Breeze series calls will produce the loud ringing hail call down to the nasty whining whisper to set those ducks right down into the decoys…and with very little air…
As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Check out our Arkansas Duck Hunting Photos to see the evidence. Join us in the Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum for a couple of other big announcements.
Center. More details to come soon, but here are a few of the events we have lined up:
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