ducktape November 3rd, 2009
Adding an extra caller in the mix can greatly enhance the realism of your spread and increase the number of birds in your bag. Our good friends over at DU have offered up excellent tips and creative ways to increase your success in the field, but teamwork can be the most useful tip when hunting Arkansas ducks.
All things considered, two duck callers can be much more effective than one
Wether you blow a P.S. Olt or an RNT MVP, teamwork with your hunting buddy or buddies is imperative to calling in Arkansas ducks. The same factors can be true in multiples up to a given point, 3 callers are better than 2 and 4 better than 3, but anything more than 4 just gets chaotic at times and can do more harm than good.
“You can practice it [working with a teammate] but the best thing you can do is hunt together and learn what works that way,” says Curtis, a Missourian who spends a good part of each waterfowl season laboring as a guide. “When two people are calling, and you are working as a team, one can be calling like one or two different ducks, and the other can be calling another way. That sounds like several different ducks.”
Head over to the Arkansas duck hunting forum for the full article.
ducktape October 14th, 2009
My favorite duck hunting spot is in flooded timber. But, until the floods come, I look for back water dead end fingers to set my duck decoys on rivers no wider than 60 yards with tree lined banks. After feeding in the fields, ducks are attracted to these areas for a place to loaf and rest. Duck decoy placement is important to attract ducks on these back water sloughs.
I like to put out 2 dozen mallard decoys and place them into two or three 
family groups, as this is natural for ducks after they land. As an added enticement, I will put out 2 widgeon, 2 pintail and 4 teal just outside the mallard decoys as ducks of different species stay to themselves.
I leave a landing hole between the duck decoys in about 20 to 25 yards away from my shooting area. Now here is the key, motion is what will pull the ducks in. Some people like to set up spinning wing duck decoys downwind facing the decoys as if coming in to land. In the landing hole, I place another spinning wing decoy close to the water or a swimming decoy or jerk string. The ducks will focus on this movement and come right in to land.
Once they commit to land in the decoys by back peddling and dropping their feet, the only way out is straight up over the trees. In this situation, let the pellets fly. Tell us how you set up in our favorite spots in our Arkansas Duck Hunting Forum
ducktape September 22nd, 2009
Alot of people dabble in documenting their hunts, wither it is the newest 
digital camera, an old disposable camera, or even an old video cassette recorder, protecting your equipment from the elements is most people’s main concern. Our friends over at DU have put together an article about protecting your equipment and making your day taking pictures much more enjoyable. Check out the article in full over in the Arkansas duck hunting forum or over at Ducks Unlimited site.
Just like last year Arkansas Outdoors Online is going to cover articles each week about how to bag more ducks, by calling better, better decoy spreads, and enjoying your time while you are ducking hunting in Arkansas. So keep checking back for more tips about Arkansas duck hunting, Arkansas deer hunting, and Fishing in Arkansas.
ducktape August 20th, 2009
Well it is that time of year again, the 3rd Thursday of August before the Arkansas duck season, which means the duck season dates for Arkansas have been set. As always the 
message boards for duck hunting across the nation are lighting up with rumors of our duck season dates Dates are confirmed as of yesterday evening. There were three different options on the table for this year’s Arkansas duck season, but it seems the dates will be the same as always. The season is on the AGFC website:
November 21, 2009-November 29, 2009
December 10, 2009-December 23, 2009
December 26, 2009-January 31, 2010
The youth waterfowl hunt will be
December 5-6, 2009
Duck bag limits will be no more than 6 ducks consisting of: 4 mallards, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback, 1 mottled duck and 2 scaup.
Bag limits on Bayou Meto WMA were changed to allow two mallard hens instead of one and three wood ducks instead of two. The daily bag limit remains at four ducks with no more than three mallards on Bayou Meto.
ducktape August 15th, 2009
Well you guys have been asking for it so Arkansas Outdoors Online did it.
We are the first website to get some of those “hot item” drake waterfowl double duty decoys and review them. 
Getting new decoys, shotguns, shells, basically anything to do with duck hunting is like Christmas for me. So needless to say when Drake Waterfowl announced they were going to make some decoys I was a little excited.
I have needed new decoys for quite sometime now. I have pieced together my current spread over the years with many of my current decoys I got when I was 16 or even before. Check out the review over in the Arkansas Duck hunting forum, hope it helps you out in making a decision on some new decoys, granted, if you need them.
ducktape August 6th, 2009
Well the good ‘ole Arkansas teal season 
is right around the corner. From the looks of the numbers coming in from the pothole regions, there should be a good migration of early season teal. To help you along in your pursuit of those Arkansas teal, I have some tips and information about hunting this underutilized game.
From scouting to opening day hotspots to setting up where exactly where the teal will be, this article covers all you would want to know about hunting the Arkansas teal season.
Head over to the Arkansas hunting forum for the full article from Ducks Unlimited.
ducktape July 13th, 2009
Well the Arkansas Game and Fish has released some information about the proposed season dates, new motor restrictions, and a few other possible changes. A big proposal is making Government Cypress GTR in the famed Bayou Metro, ehhh, Meto a walk in only establishment. Currently there is no maintained boat access to impoundment.
Also something I myself have never had a problem with but a proposal to ban Airboats on all Arkansas WMAs, does not seem to be a problem where we hunt but Airboats apparently are causing problems with levees and disturbing other peoples hunting.
The biggest deal to me and alot of people is the proposal for restrictions on boat motors. I know some areas need this restriction, Hurricane, Bayou Meto, etc. but I disagree all commission maintained WMAs need a 25 horse restriction, means I have to get a new boat if this goes through.
All in all seems there are some good proposals and some bad ones, head over to the Arkansas Duck hunting forum for further discussion and a link to the PDF for download.
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