About Us

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Stuttgart, one of the seats of Arkansas County, is a predominantly agricultural community situated on the Grand Prairie. Begun as a colony of German immigrants in the late nineteenth century, it became over the years one of the centers of rice farming in Arkansas and is also known for the quality of the duck hunting available in the area. A mecca for duck hunting The flooded timber of the Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area, about 15 miles southwest of Stuttgart, is considered the crown jewel of public lands for waterfowl hunting.  The opening days of waterfowl season can get crowded at Bayou Meto, even with its 33,832 acres.  Between 1,500 to 2,000 hunters use the area each day in the early days of duck season and about 350 hunters use the area daily the rest of the season.