2 acres of flooded standing corn at Eagle Bluffs in the refuge...that sounds about right. The total acreage for the whole state was less than 300. Now how in the heck can you complain about a measly 300 acres in the ENTIRE STATE?

As for the hunting pools being refuges after 1:00...they really don't turn into refuge until 2:00 or later when all the hunters get out of them. That means 3 hours of daylight for these areas to rest birds. Doesn't Arkansas close most areas at noon? Hunting ducks until dark...especially in a wade/shoot situation is a recipe for blowing birds out of the area unless you have huge amounts of acreage for the birds to avoid the pressure somehow.

I've shot exactly 0 birds out of a corn field the entire year. Give me flooded smart weed any day over that yellow crap! We busted 300 mallards out of a pothole of smartweed on COE ground yesterday morning around 11:00. The place was visible from a state highway and 25 yards off of a gravel road...less than 5 miles from two major managed CA's to boot! Didn't need a draw for that hunt!