Duck hunting at Frog Bayou WMA in the Arkansas River Valley is getting a shake-up this year with a new permit system, thanks to the property’s recent expansion and ongoing habitat work.

Journalist Ken Wells told us about researching the origins of gumbo, the uses of bear lard and growing up in Bayou Black.

As slow as things were for waterfowl hunters in early December, it seemed like we might never get to the end — and yet, here we are with the season ending Friday (Jan. 31). Hunting is allowed all day ...