waterfowl

Five Rivers Manufacturing officially opened its new headquarters in Corning Wednesday. For 92 years, Five Rivers has been the maker of G&H Decoys, part of its umbrella of outdoor companies. G&H will now be manufactured in Corning alongside Five Rivers’ …

Longtime conservationists Livia and George Dunklin were honored by Ducks Unlimited, the Arkansas Game and Fish, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other state conservation leaders March 3 in Little Rock. George Dunklin’s contributions to Ducks Unlimited are both vast and …

Waterfowl hunter and country music superstar Riley Green put his money where his mouth was Nov. 22, raising $100,000 for waterfowl habitat in The Natural State at the second annual Duckman Jam concert, held at Simmons Bank Arena. The concert …

Larry Grisham, a longtime Arkansas conservation advocate and one of the driving forces behind the Arkansas Duck Stamp and Print Program, died May 7, 2025. He was 88. “Larry was a true visionary whose passion and leadership helped launch and …

Ducks are a passion for many Arkansans, as well as those who visit Arkansas to hunt the birds, and Douglas Osborne is working to ensure waterfowl populations remain plentiful for generations to come. A professor at the University of Arkansas …

Ducks Unlimited has reached a new milestone, supporting conservation on one million acres of land across North America in a single fiscal year. It’s the first time in the nonprofit’s 87-year history that the landmark has been reached, with the …

Memphis-based Chêne Gear, maker of premium waterfowl waders and technical hunting apparel, recently broke ground on its new flagship retail store in Stuttgart. Located at 2303 Hwy. 63, the new store will open on Nov. 9, 2024, for the opener …

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) unanimously approved changing the duck season opening date to the weekend before Thanksgiving during Thursday’s meeting.  Commission Chairman Bobby Martin spoke of the reason for the change back to the traditional opening date.  …

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Arkansas County that had shown increased mortality over the course of several days, marking the third confirmed case of avian influenza in Arkansas this …

At the 112th annual meeting of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) this September, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) was awarded the prestigious Ernest Thompson Seton Award for its campaign to promote and preserve The Natural …