Arkansas

Arkansas Turkey Forecast 2013

Arkansas turkey hunting is still on life support, but it’s showing remarkable signs of improvement. Surely it couldn’t be that…»

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Giant gator killed in Arkansas—it almost sounds like a bad headline after an SEC rivalry game. Instead, the attention is…»

Veteran Lake Ouachita fishing guide Jerry Bean poses with a hefty striper the author caught on a recent trip there. Bean has put clients on 40-pound-plus stripers on a regular basis. Photo by Ken Freel.

It’s early morning on your favorite reservoir and a large school of shad is busily feeding some 20 feet under…»

It should be obvious that Wynne catfisherman Jason Griffin is pleased with this hefty flathead. He caught it while night-fishing on the Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas. Photo by Keith Sutton.

The June night was perfect for catfishing — warm, overcast and calm. I was listening to a great horned owl…»

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By profession, he was a mining engineer and an author. Oh, and he also happened to be the 31st president…»

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Will the hunting be good or merely so-so in this spring’s turkey woods? Here are some answers in the 2012 Arkansas Turkey Forecast.

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We hate when this happens. Last week, we posted an article on Paul Crowder’s 16-pound, 5-ounce largemouth bass that should…»

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Here’s a road map to guide you to some of the state’s best fishing destinations this year.

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With spring now upon us, those of us who love fishing for black bass (largemouths, smallmouths and spotted bass) are…»

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Arkansas’ 36-year-old largemouth bass record has fallen, and the new No. 1 edged the former by a mere ounce. According…»

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An Alicia, Ark., man landed a state record saugeye Monday — and he almost didn’t know it. According to the…»

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It was a cold December day back in 1972. In those days Arkansas had a two-part deer season, with one…»

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Here’s a look at some of the best trophy bucks of 2010 from around the nation.

Matt Howard Jr. poses with the rack and cape from a huge typical whitetail he killed on the White River NWR last November. At 172 6/8 points, it was the highest scoring typical killed in Arkansas last year. Photo courtesy of Matt Howard Jr.

Last season there were five deer taken in the Natural State that scored high enough to make the prestigious Boone…»

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by Steve and Cindy Taylor. Bronze bass, that is. An Arkansas angler’s quest for smallmouths just can’t fail when he…»

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It was an extraordinary fishing day none of us will forget.

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Here are some great places you can tag a tom this spring on land that’s open to the public for hunting.

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In the Natural State, fishing for trout just below tailwater dams is the coolest way to enjoy some hot summertime fishing. Here’s where to go and how to do it.

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Here are some places to fish in our state where the scenery is almost as good as the bass action!

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There are an amazing number of fish and fishing locations around our state.
Here are some of the ones that deserve your attention this year.

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By this time of the season, Arkansas waterfowlers should be targeting moving-water hotspots for taking a mixed bag of ducks and geese.

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Is this the year you finally bag the biggest buck of your deer-hunting life? We’ve compiled this information to help you achieve that very goal.

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With a series of good deer seasons behind us, will that trend continue through this fall’s hunts?

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Flyfishermen gather along the banks of the Arkansas River from April right on through Mother’s Day, taking advantage of one of Colorado’s most prolific bug hatches. (June 2006)

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You can have a great time shooting ducks at any of these Arkansas Delta locations — thanks to some very special conservationists. (November 2009)