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

Northeast Arkansas

DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA Upper Island GTR Good to above-average mast production. 269.5 msl. Target level is 269.5 msl. 100 percent flooded. Lower Island GTR Good to above average mast production. 268.1 msl. Target level is 268.0. 100 percent flooded. Upper Reyno GTR Good to above average mast production. 267.0 msl. Target level is 267.5. 85 percent flooded. Lower Reyno GTR Good to above average mast production. 266.3 msl. Target level is 267.0. 80 percent flooded. Winchester GTR Good to above average mast production. 263.55 msl. Target level is 265 msl. 60 percent flooded. SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE WMA Adam’s Brake GTR Fair mast crop.100 percent flooded. Rainey Brake GTR Fair mast crop. 100 percent flooded. Phase III Moist-soil Unit Good moist-soil vegetation and volunteer millet production. 100 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 208.53 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. Waterfowl hunters should be aware of low water levels along the river channel and the lake area. Please exercise caution when accessing the area. Snowden WRA Fair stand of wetland plants in the borrow areas. 0 percent flooded. Payneway WRA Fair stand of 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. Boaters should use caution while using the Thompson Tract boat run. 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 233.9 msl. Target water level is 235.5 msl. The area is 30 percent flooded. South Woods GTR Good mast production. The 7-Mile gauge is currently at 233.1 msl. Target water is 234.5. The area is 40 percent flooded. Simmons Field A fair amount of millet and sedge is present. Seed production is fair. 15 percent flooded.

Central arkansas

BELL SLOUGH WMA Bell Slough GTR Fair mast crop. 60 percent flooded. Palarm Creek WRA Fair seed production on natural vegetation. 30 percent flooded. HOLLAND BOTTOMS WMA Good conditions and good mast crop. Dry conditions. Lake Pickthorne WRA Good conditions. East cell is 100 percent flooded. West cell is 20 percent flooded with a good stand of millet. HARRIS BRAKE WMA Harris Brake GTRs Poor acorn crop. Lower unit is being flooded. The upper unit above Cookie Rankin Road won’t be filled because of the need to keep water off newly planted trees. 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.

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. Units A and C are about 100 percent flooded and are accessible by boat. Unit B is 95 percent flooded. 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. Unit E is 70 percent flooded. Unit F is at 20 percent. Both units are accessible by foot and boat. Unit G This unit is designed as a permanent water source. Food availability is fair around the shallow edges. Full pool and accessible by foot traffic only. Unit I Good stand of millet and a variety of sedges. 85 percent flooded. Accessible by foot traffic only REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP WMA Hunting 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. Boat access is possible at Float Road and Railroad Dump. Wiville Unit Good mast crop. Wiville 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. 178.2 msl. Full pool is at 180.0 msl. Lower Vallier GTR Good mast crop. 178.2 msl. Full pool is at 179.0 msl. Government Cypress GTR Good mast crop. 178.2 msl. Full pool is at 179.0 msl. Buckingham Flats GTR Good mast crop. 100 percent flooded. Temple Island GTR Good mast crop. Partially flooded. The area is being pumped. Halowell WRA Good moist-soil habitat. Staggered unit flooding. Wrape Plantation WRA Good moist-soil habitat. Staggered unit flooding. CUT-OFF CREEK WMA Hunting area has good mast crop. Water is in sloughs only. A few wood ducks are in the area. Boat access is possible to Deep Slough Dam. Pigeon Creek WRA Good mast crop. 100 percent flooded. SEVEN DEVILS SWAMP WMA Conditions good throughout hunting area. 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 26.34 feet on Pendleton gauge. Variable backwater levels FREDDIE BLACK CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA DEER RESEARCH AREA Mississippi River River is at -0.84 feet on the Arkansas City gauge. Old River Boat Ramp is not accessible. Variable backwater levels. River water only. Pothole Lake not accessible from Kate Adams Lake. BERYL ANTHONY LOWER OUACHITA WMA Good mast crop in hunting area. Dry conditions.

Southwest Arkansas

DR. LESTER SITZES III BOIS D’ ARC WMA Bois d’ Arc Lake WRA Closed to hunting. Low water levels. Red Slough WRA Closed to hunting. 25 percent flooded. GTR Good mast production. 15 percent flooded. Little Grassy Habitat is fair. 0 percent flooded. MILLWOOD LAKE Habitat conditions are good. 259.44 MISL. Normal is 259.20 SULPHUR RIVER WMA Mercer Bayou Habitat is fair with good seed production. Water level is 1 foot below normal pool. Recent rains did not significantly improve water levels. Henry Moore WRA Closed to hunting. 60 percent flooded.

Northwest Arkansas

ED GORDON POINT REMOVE WMA Willow Island Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Little Hole Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Red Gate Natural vegetation. 60 percent flooded. Pig Trough Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Cedar Ridge Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Duck Trap Millet/Natural Vegetation. 30 percent flooded. Salt Lick Millet/Natural Vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Bobby’s Pond Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Race Track Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Controversy Corner Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded. Remmel Marsh Millet/Natural vegetation. 100 percent flooded. Mud Pond Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Turkey Pond Millet/natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. Teeny Pond Natural vegetation. 0 percent flooded. PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA The Petit Jean River level at Centerville is currently at 2.64 feet. Santa Fe GTR 5 percent flooded. 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 is full. Unit 2 Native moist soil. Unit is dry. Unit 3 Millet. Unit is full. Unit 4 Native moist soil. Unit is 50 percent flooded. Unit 5 Native moist soil. Unit is 50 percent flooded. Unit 6 Millet. Unit is full. Unit 7 Native moist soil. Unit 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 342.48. 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 flooded. 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 flooded.

Sports, Pages 23 on 12/13/2012