Waterfowl hunters can begin planning trips to Arkansas to hunt the famed timber and rice fields, with dates set for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

Aerial surveys in Arkansas show mallard numbers are on track for the long-term November average, but other puddle and diver ducks have migrated south.

Arkansas is on the "must visit" list of any diehard waterfowl hunter. Here are the dates for the 2019-20 duck season so you can start making plans for a trip to the famed flooded timber or a cool lodge.

Worlds Championship Duck Calling Contest winner Logan Hancock of Arkansas won his third title at the 2018 Wings Over the Prairie Festival. Then he retired.

Blue-winged teal and early migrating ducks are beginning their annual trek south, and nearly all of the moist-soil units managed to produce food on Arkansas public land are in excellent condition to welcome them.

If you're willing to put in the work, there's no better place than Arkansas to knock down rice field mallards.