Posted September 8, 2017 5:30 pm by Comments

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

Arkansas Waterfowl
Arkansas Waterfowl

Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionUSA -(Ammoland.com)- Teal season opens Sept. 15 in Arkansas, and for the first time since 2008, teal hunters on Arkansas Game and Fish Commission-owned wildlife management areas and AGFC-owned lakes will not be allowed to use spinning-wing, or motion decoys to attract teal during the special early hunt or ducks during the special youth waterfowl hunt.

The effectiveness and ethics of using spinning-wing and electronic waterfowl decoys have been debated since they first began drawing ducks to Arkansas decoy spreads in 1999 and 2000. Many hunters would sooner forget their shotgun shells than leave behind their trusty Mojo Duck.

Other hunters say these decoys can disrupt their hunt and create a situation where people are competing to see how many electronic gizmos they can put out to bring in the ducks. Research also has shown that juvenile ducks are particularly susceptible to the flashing movement of these decoys, which has led to ethical debates as well.

Spinning-wing decoys were originally banned statewide in Arkansas in 2004. However, after four seasons, the decoys were again legalized.

In 2015, after numerous hunter requests and public use surveys, the AGFC again banned the use of spinning-wing …Read the Rest

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