Welcome to The Mallard's Nest blog — your source for Arkansas duck hunting updates, season previews, and practical insights from our corner of the Mississippi Flyway. Whether you're a returning hunter planning your next trip to Hoxie or you're researching a guided Northeast Arkansas waterfowl hunt for the first time, you'll find season dates, regulation changes, gear notes, and stories from the blind here. Have a question we haven't covered yet? Let us know.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has officially set the 2026–2027 waterfowl season dates, and hunters planning trips to Northeast Arkansas have plenty to prepare for. Here's everything you need to know about the duck season, snow goose conservation order, licensing requirements, and the regulation changes hunters should be aware of this year.