Duck hunters visiting Arkansas’ famous waterfowl-focused public greentree reservoirs may see some changes on three of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management areas this year. George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA and…
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Duck hunting is one of the great cultural traditions of Arkansas, and it also pumps a lot of money into our economy. Stuttgart and Arkansas County are known as the duck-hunting capital of the world. Every Thanksgiving, Stuttgart hosts the…
- AgricultureMagazineNovember 2019Sports/Outdoors
Habitat Program Fuels Migrating Ducks, Benefits Farmers and Hunters
by Mark Carterby Mark Carterby Mark Carter The symbiotic nature of farming and hunting has long been praised as part of man’s natural connection to the land, and a new habitat program ensures migrating waterfowl have food on their journey south. The Arkansas Waterfowl…
- MagazineOctober 2019
Small Town Sensibilities, Big City Industry: Agriculture, Waterfowl Fuel Stuttgart
by Ryan Nixby Ryan Nixby Ryan Nix Stuttgart is a city of small-town sensibilities with big-city industry. Despite having fewer than 9,000 residents, Stuttgart internationally is known for being the home of two of the largest rice farming co-ops, Riceland Foods and Producers Rice…