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Waterfowl habitat conditions vary widely across Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK – From one extreme to the other, habitat conditions varied widely across the state. The Arkansas River Valley is extremely dry while northeast Arkansas is extremely wet in many locations and dry in others. Biologists from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission completed their first aerial waterfowl survey of the season last week and found that conditions were all over the weather map. Arkansas’s waterfowl season gets underway this Saturday.  Click here to learn more

Reservoir on Petit Jean River WMA won’t hold water
DANVILLE – The Santa Fe Greentree Reservoir on Yell County’s Petit Jean River Wildlife Management Area will not be flooded this waterfowl season because of a water-control problem.

Those old duck stamps are too valuable to throw away
LITTLE ROCK - Duck hunting opens in Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 17, thousands of waterfowlers in the state will buy federal and state duck stamps, if they didn’t get them for the earlier teal season.

Venison trimmings can be the base of versatile taco soup
LITTLE ROCK — Many times a deer hunter or a person handling the cooking for a deer hunter winds up with some odds and ends of venison, deer meat to many Arkansans, on hand.

Shotgun shooting ranges to be expanded at Grandview
COLUMBUS – The recent growth around Arkansas in shotgun competition has spurred an expansion of shooting facilities at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center.  

What’s open for hunting
Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Squirrel:
Statewide – Sept. 8-Feb. 29.
Rabbit:
Statewide – Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Spotted Skunk, Weasel Hunting:
Closed.
Dove:
Dec. 15-Jan. 4
Duck:
Nov. 17-Dec. 18, Dec. 26-Jan. 6, 2008 and Jan. 12, 2008-Jan. 27, 2008
Youth Waterfowl Hunt:
Dec. 22-23
White-Fronted Goose:
Nov. 17-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-Feb. 3 
Snow, Blue, and Ross’ Goose:
Nov. 8-Dec. 21 and Dec. 26-Feb. 3   
Snow Goose Conservation Order:
Feb. 4-April 27
Statewide Canada Goose:
Dec. 26 – Feb. 3
Statewide Falconry:
Dec. 19-21, Jan. 7-11 and Jan. 28-Feb. 17
Common Snipe:
Nov. 1, 2007 to Feb. 15, 2008
Woodcock:
Nov. 10 to Dec. 24
Virginia and Sora Rails:
Sept. 15 to Nov. 23
Common Moorhen and Purple Gallinule:
Sept. 1 to Nov. 9
Deer Archery:
Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide.
Deer Modern Gun:
Nov. 10-18 and Nov. 22-Dec. 2 for zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11
Nov. 10-11 for zone 4.
Nov. 10-11 and Nov. 17-18 for zone 5.
Nov. 10-18 - zones 4B and 5B.
Nov. 10-Dec. 9 for zones 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15.
Nov. 10-Dec. 16 for zones 9 and 12.
Nov. 10-Dec. 25 for zones 16, 16A and 17.
Christmas holiday modern gun deer hunt is Dec. 26-28 statewide
The special modern gun youth deer hunt is Nov. 3-4 statewide excluding certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt.
Bear Archery:
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 for zones 1 and 2 all other zones closed.
Bear Modern Gun:
Nov. 5-30 for zones 1 and 2.
Dec. 8-16 for zone 5 but may close earlier if quota is reached.
Dec. 1-16 for zone 5A but may close earlier if quota is reached.
All other zones closed.
Turkey Archery:
Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide.
Elk:
Dec. 3-7 for zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A and the youth elk hunt for zone 3.
Dec. 3-5 for zone B.
Quail:
Nov. 1-Feb. 10 statewide.
Crow:
Sept 1-Feb. 17 Thursdays thru Mondays only statewide.
Furbearers:
Furbearer trapping Nov. 17-Feb. 17 excluding coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria.
Coyote trapping Aug. 1-March 31.
Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping Nov. 17-March 31.
Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Raccoon day or night hunting Sept. 1-March 31.
Raccoon night hunting July 1-Aug. 31.
Bobcat and coyote hunting Oct. 1-Feb. 29.
River otter hunting Nov. 17-Feb. 29.
Muskrat, nutria and beaver hunting Sept. 1-March 31.
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting is closed.
Coming up in the outdoors
Nov. 15 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
Nov. 17 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Wings Over the Prairie – Duck Calling.”
Nov. 24 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “The Art of Carving Duck Decoys.”
Dec. 1 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. The Grand Prize Drawing will be held during this show.
Dec. 8 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Shooting Sports for the Kids.”
Dec. 15 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Christmas Gift Ideas for the Outdoor Enthusiasts.”
Dec. 22 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Bringing Back the Bobwhite Quail.”
Dec. 20 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
Dec. 29 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Winter Bird Feeding.”

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fish and wildlife resources of Arkansas while providing maximum enjoyment for the people.
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