Arkansas and Mississippi duck hunting has become extremely hit or miss the last few years. Winter has quit coming South and the few cold snaps that occur don't last long enough to push the ducks South and keep them there. Went to Central AR last year and out of four groups hunting for two days probably didn't kill a one man limit between all of us. Guide said that the ducks didn't really arrive in numbers until late February. Seems that the big push of ducks stopped in Missouri and Kansas.

The guides and lodge were all great though. Been with Buster Cooper of Bust-A-Duck Outfitter multiple times over the past decade. From his AR location, you can hunt the Cache River, flooded timber, ponds and fields. He'll treat you right and his lodge is nice but not over the top. If the ducks are there, he'll try to put you on them. He has leases in Mississippi now but not sure where.