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. …
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Department of Agriculture Confirms Third Case of Bird Flu in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe 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…
- MagazineOctober 2022
Lucky Ducks: AGFC Wins Prestigious Award For Flooded Timber Outreach Campaign
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAt 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…
- MagazineNovember 2020Sports/Outdoors
Not Running ‘Afowl’: Hopeful Hunters Look Ahead at Duck Season Amid a Pandemic
As waterfowl season approaches, migration patterns have hunters hopeful for a successful duck season in Arkansas. Due to travel restrictions in Canada, few American hunters were allowed to travel north and participate in the typical waterfowl season there. This inability…
Ducks Unlimited has appointed a new CEO to head the nonprofit organization, which aims to conserve North America’s waterfowl habitats. Adam Putnam has been tapped to head the organization and will assume his role April 1. “I joined Ducks Unlimited…
Wetlands America Trust (WAT) recently elected George Dunklin as one of its newest trustees. The WAT board is the land trust arm of Ducks Unlimited (DU) – a world leader in waterfowl and wetlands conservation. WAT is one of the…