Beaver Dam Duck Hunts

In 1951 the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission purchased 21,000 acres along the Black River near Brookings. The Henry Quallmalz Lumber and Mfg. Co., which was organized in 1890 at Brookings, once owned a large portion of this land.

The Black River Bottoms serves as a natural waterfowl pathway between the Ozarks and Crowley's Ridge. Black River meets the edge of the Ozarks at Pocahontas.

Dave Donaldson W.M.A. is the largest in the state next to Bayou Meto.

In 1970 plans were made by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to construct Lake Ashgaugh, a 525-acre reservoir near Delaplaine and Brookings. The lake serves as a waterfowl rest area.