STUTTGART — Arkansas wildlife officials say there's no reason for hunters to look for a bright spot as duck season comes to a close.
Biologists with the state Game and Fish Commission said a recent survey showed the Delta duck population at just under 1 million ducks, including about 600,000 mallards. The Delta mallard estimate was well below the long-term average and was down from a survey earlier this season.
Winter weather last week forced biologists to cancel some surveys. Game and Fish officials say if those surveys had come in around average, they wouldn't have had a major effect on the duck population for late January.
Duck season ends Sunday.