Waterfowl report

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s weekly waterfowl report:

Northeast Arkansas DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA Upper Island GTR Good to aboveaverage mast production. 269.45 msl. Target level is 269.5 msl. 100 percent flooded.

Lower Island GTR Good to above-average mast production. 268.05 msl. Target level is 268.0. 100 percent flooded.

Upper Reyno GTR Good to above-average mast production. 266.9 msl. Target level is 267.5. 85 percent flooded.

Lower Reyno GTR Good to above-average mast production. 266.2 msl. Target level is 267.0. 80 percent flooded.

Winchester GTR Good to above-average mast production. 263.4 msl. Target level is 265 msl. 60 percent flooded.

SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE WMA Adam’s Brake GTR Fair mast crop. 80 percent flooded.

Rainey Brake GTR Fair mast crop. 100 percent flooded.

Phase III Moist-soil Unit Good moistsoil vegetation and volunteer millet production. 0 percent flooded.

Charles Crisp Moist-soil Unit Good millet production. 0 percent flooded.

Ward Field Moist-soil Unit Poor wetland vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

River Field Moist-soil Unit Good wetland vegetation. 0 percent flooded.

ST. FRANCIS SUNKEN LANDS WMA Fair mast production. Water levels in huntable areas are dependent on St. Francis River flows. The water level at Oak Donnick is 207.6 feet, and about 60 percent of the huntable area is flooded. St. Francis Lake is being drawn down to make emergency repairs to an eroded area near the dam. Access to the lake may be obtained by the Siphons Boat Ramp.

Snowden WRA Fair stand of beneficial wetland plants in the borrow areas. 0 percent flooded.

Payneway WRA Fair stand of beneficial wetland plants in Units C and D, and in the borrow areas. 0 percent flooded.

EARL BUSS BAYOU DEVIEW WMA South Oliver GTR Good acorn production. 10 percent flooded, with most water within the natural sloughs.

Thompson Tract GTR Good acorn production. 25 percent flooded.

Lake Hogue WRA A small amount of beneficial wetland plants along the east side of the lake. Normal conditions.

BIG LAKE WMA North Woods GTR Good mast production. The Bois d’Arc gauge is currently at 233.7 msl. Target water level is 235.5 msl.

South Woods GTR Good mast production. The 7-mile gauge is currently at 233.1 msl. Target water is 234.5.

Simmons Field A fair amount of millet and sedge is present. Seed production is fair. 10 percent flooded.

Central Arkansas BELL SLOUGH WMA Bell Slough GTR Fair mast crop. 20 percent flooded.

Palarm Creek WRA Fair seed production on natural vegetation. 10 percent flooded.

HOLLAND BOTTOMS WMA Good conditions and good mast crop.

Lake Pickthorne WRA Good conditions. East cell is 100 percent flooded; west cell is dry.

HARRIS BRAKE WMA Harris Brake GTRs Poor acorn crop. The gates have been repaired and flooding has begun.

CRAIG D. CAMPBELL LAKE CONWAY RESERVOIR Waterfowl hunting is open until noon on Pierce Creek, Dix Creek, Palarm Creek Bay and Caney Creek Bay. Normal conditions. Water levels stable.

Southwest Arkansas DR. LESTER SITZES III BOIS D’ ARC WMA Bois d’ Arc Lake WRA Closed to hunting.

Red Slough WRA Closed to hunting. 0 percent flooded.

GTR Good mast production. 90 percent flooded.

Little Grassy Habitat is fair. 0 percent flooded.

MILLWOOD LAKE 259.43 . Normal is 259.20 SULPHUR RIVER WMA Mercer Bayou Habitat is fair with good seed production. Water level is 2 foot below normal pool. Recent rains did not improve water levels significantly.

Henry Moore WRA Closed to hunting.

East-Central Arkansas HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WMA North GTR Good mast crop. Dry, with some water in the lakes. Only water available is in the lakes, but they’re low.

South GTR Good acorn crop. Dry, with some water in the lakes.

STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS WMA Units A, B and C Good stand of millet and a variety of sedges. About 90 percent flooded and are accessible by boat.

Unit H (mobility-impaired blind) Fair stand of smartweed and wild millet and a variety of sedges. 100 percent flooded and is accessible by ATV (disabled hunters only).

Units E and F Fair stand of smartweed, wild millet and a variety of sedges. Only water is in boat lanes and shallow depressions.

Unit G This unit is designed as a permanent water source; food availability is fair around the shallow edges. Full pool; accessible by foot traffic only.

Unit I Good stand of millet and a variety of sedges. 75 percent flooded; accessible by foot traffic only.

REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP WMA Area is dry and the only available water is the Cache River, which is low. Access by boat will be very limited on the area.

Wiville Unit Good mast crop. Unit is approximately 14 acres and is 100 percent flooded. Access by foot traffic only.

SHEFFIELD NELSON DAGMAR WMA Mud Slough GTR Good mast crop. Dry conditions.

Apple Lake WRA Good mast crop. Lake level is low.

Southeast Arkansas BAYOU METO WMA Upper Vallier GTR Good mast crop. 177.2 msl. Water levels are high enough to begin pumping at Temple Island.

Lower Vallier GTR Good mast crop. 177.2 msl.

Government Cypress GTR Good mast crop. 177.2 msl.

Buckingham Flats GTR Good mast crop. 100 percent flooded.

Temple Island GTR Good mast crop. Partially flooded.

Halowell WRA Good moist-soil habitat. Staggered unit flooding.

Wrape Plantation WRA Good moistsoil habitat. Staggered unit flooding.

CUT-OFF CREEK WMA Good mast crop. Water in sloughs. Boat access is possible to Deep Slough Dam.

Pigeon Creek WRA Good mast crop. 100 percent flooded.

SEVEN DEVILS SWAMP WMA Good conditions. Partially flooded.

TRUSTEN HOLDER WMA Arkansas River (below Pendleton Bridge, including Post Lake, Merrisach Lake and Moore’s Bayou) Good mast crop. Arkansas River is at 26.38 feet on Pendleton gauge.

FREDDIE BLACK CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA DEER RESEARCH AREA Mississippi River Mississippi River is at -2.51 feet on the Arkansas City gauge. Variable backwater levels BERYL ANTHONY LOWER OUACHITA WMA Good mast crop. Dry conditions.

Northwest Arkansas ED GORDON POINT REMOVE WMA Willow Island Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded. All impoundments are now 100 percent flooded.

Little Hole Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Red Gate Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Pig Trough Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Cedar Ridge Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Duck Trap millet/natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Salt Lick Millet/natural vegetation. 10 percent flooded.

Bobby’s Pond Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Race Track Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Controversy Corner Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Remmel Marsh Millet/natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Mud Pond Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Turkey Pond Millet/natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

Teeny Pond Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded.

PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA Santa Fe GTR 5 percent flooded. The Petit Jean River level at Centerville is currently at 2.54 feet.

Olin Cain MSU 100 percent flooded.

Blacklands MSU 95 percent flooded.

Slaty Crossing MSUs 0 percent flooded.

Pullen Pond 0 percent flooded.

Pond Creek GTR 5 percent flooded.

Slaty Pond GTR 0 percent flooded.

Black Lands Duck Area 100 percent flooded.

GALLA CREEK WMA Galla Creek GTR Natural vegetation, including mixture of buttonbush and smartweed. 0 percent flooded. The GTR will not be flooded this year because of ongoing reforestation efforts.

FROG BAYOU WMA Unit 1 Native moist soil plants. Unit 1 is full.

Unit 2 Native moist soil. Unit 2 is dry. Unit 3 Millet. Unit 3 is full.

Unit 4 Native moist soil. Unit 4 is being pumped.

Unit 5 Native moist soil. Unit 5 is being pumped.

Unit 6 Millet. Unit 6 is full.

Unit 7 Native moist soil. Unit 7 is dry. LLOYD MILLWOOD NIMROD WMA Nimrod GTR Poor mast crop and native grasses. 15 percent flooded. The river level is too low to pump. Needs to be above 343 msl. Currently at 342.32.

OZARK POOL Dyer Lake Cells Some millet in east cells; plantings failed in south and west cells. East cells are fully flooded; South and west cells are dry.

DARDANELLE WMA Johnson County WRA Moist soil vegetation, including millet, are good. 60 percent McKennon Bottoms Habitat is fair to good. 100 percent flooded. The water level at Horse Head Creek is too low to pump.

Potter’s Pothole/Hartman Waterfowl Unit 0 percent