Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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

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. Sitting in his boat in the ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Bayou Meto was mixed blessing in its golden era

What was it like to hunt at Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area in the 1970s and 1980s? I was there. I remember. We tend to romanticize the past, but Bayou Meto lived up to its legend. Sometimes it ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Go ye to Frog Bayou: Western Arkansas has duck hunting, too

In 1995, I wrote in an article for Arkansas Sportsman magazine titled, "Go West, Young Man, For Ducks!" It featured an epic 1994 hunt in the Alma bottoms with two area natives, Lee Nigh and Jeff ...
The Times and Democrat

‘Cut Down’ duck call and good old days

This is the story of a unique duck call, greentree duck hunting and old friends. The “Cut Down” duck call was developed on public ground in Arkansas more than 30 years ago. It’s unique design was ...