Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

A very warm spring Saturday was custom made for a hike in the Buffalo River wilderness area. Hideout Hollow was the destination this time, and I was hoping to see some wildflowers and maybe even some of the many varieties…[more]

Recent rains have muddied the waters in some Arkansas streams and lakes. While you may have heard that you can’t catch fish in muddy water, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says that muddy water means good catfish action.

It’s white bass time. Say this out loud among Arkansas fishermen, and you may get some funny looks along with barbed comments.

The arrival of April is regarded as crappie time or bass time or maybe bream time.…[more]

A toothy fish with glassy eyes is about to tempt anglers who don’t mind hopping from rock to rock in the dark.

Walleye spawn at night in rocky areas during early spring, primarily during the first two weeks…[more]

The coming weeks mark the annual spring spawning of the white bass — Oklahoma’s state fish, and biologists are more than willing to provide insight into where to find this fish this time of year when they move upstream from…[more]

There are several indicators in Arkansas folklore of when the crappie really get going.

Two that come to mind, and there are others, are (1.) when pin oak leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear and (2.)…[more]

The Buffalo Outdoor Center in Ponca measured the Buffalo River at 23 inches of airspace this morning, meaning the water is a little low but still floatable for the weekend.

Airspace is defined as the distance between the…[more]

Two events will be taking place next week at the Ozark Natural Science Center near Hunstville, Arkansas. The first one, Wilderness First Aid Training (March 24-25), is an immersion into wilderness medicine. Participants will learn how to handle medical emergencies…[more]

Looking down from the top of the 35-foot-tall tower, the young girl beside me remarked, “I know why they call it Loco Ropes, because you have to be crazy to do it.” Although we were strangers, we laughed knowingly as…[more]

The weather is warming, and thousands of Arkansans are anxious to get into their boats and head out for fishing, skiing and other recreational activities on the water.

Are they ready? Do they have a check system before…[more]