Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing

On the last day of duck season in the heart of Arkansas’s best duck country, longtime hunter Todd Taylor said the hunting just wasn’t as good as previous years.Sitting in his boat in the George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area, 33,000 acres of public wetlands preserved by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in the Mississippi River delta, Taylor complained that there were too many hunters and not enough ducks. On the last day…

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Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

On the last day of the 2025 duck season in the heart of Arkansas' premier duck country, longtime hunter Todd Taylor said the hunt just wasn't as good as previous years.