The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission proposed three regulations for the upcoming waterfowl hunting season Thursday at its monthly meeting at Little Rock Central High School.
Following a recommendation change in the migratory bird season frameworks from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Commission proposed setting the 2025 teal hunting season for Sept. 20-28, a reduction from the previously allowed 16 days in 2024 to nine.
Commissioner Rob Finley, chair of the Commission’s Regulations Committee, said the reasoning behind the change was a drop in the latest blue-winged teal population survey.
“When this population falls below 4.7 million, the federal framework calls for a reduction in the number of early teal season days,” Finley said. The survey showed the population at 4.6 million.
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