LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas students interested in a conservation career may be able to find a little tuition assistance thanks to the colorful wildlife-themed license plates found on cars throughout The Natural State. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Conservation Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year until Dec. 31, 2024. The…
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold its first-ever public land draw hunts for northern bobwhite this December and the time to apply begins Dec. 2. Article by Randy Zellers, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. For the 2024-25 hunting season, Stone Prairie WMA in Faulkner County and Little Bayou WMA in…
MOUNTAIN VIEW — The 2025 Arkansas Conservation License Plate was unveiled at a special presentation Wednesday night at Ozark Folk Center State Park. The image, a brown trout swimming in prime Arkansas tailwater habitat, is sure to stir emotions in the souls of anglers throughout The Natural State and envy in the eyes of anglers…
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation has the perfect opportunity to contribute to conservation efforts in Arkansas and maybe pick up a fantastic gift for that someone special on your holiday shopping list. Tickets for their annual “12 Guns of Christmas” membership drive are available now. Article by Randy Zellers. Arkansas Game…
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas deer hunters working with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program and Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry are putting meat in the freezer for hundreds of Arkansas schoolchildren, thanks to a new partnership to better coordinate hunts used to balance their deer herds. Article by Randy Zellers, Arkansas…
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Austin Booth tendered his resignation during today’s monthly commission meeting at the Ozark Folk Center Visitor Center auditorium. Booth’s resignation becomes effective Jan. 4, 2025. He’s been the AGFC director since 2021. Booth explained that the commitments of his family and faith had to be balanced…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov 19, 2024 – Private landowners, tribes, land trusts, and other groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) have until Dec 20, 2024, to apply for funding consideration during the 2025 enrollment period. The deadline is for the KKAC Organization…
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas waterfowlers received some good news recently. Mallards showed an increase of 8 percent in the May breeding population survey over last year’s count in the northern U.S. and Canada breeding areas, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey released late last month. Before everyone gets too…
LITTLE ROCK — Applications for the first permit-based hunts of the 2024-25 Arkansas duck season will be available at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14-11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Although most public hunting opportunities in Arkansas are open on a first-come, first-served basis, hunters looking for a chance at a prime duck hunting spot with minimal…
LITTLE ROCK — Craig Dobbs Campbell Sr., who served as Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner from 2006 to 2011, died Nov. 9. He was 76 years old. Campbell was born April 4, 1948, in Helena. He graduated from Helena Central High School in 1966 and moved to Little Rock to attend Little Rock University (now…
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently confirmed that a deer in Conway County and another deer in Stone County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Both deer were harvested during the recent alternative firearms season. The Conway County deer was harvested on Ed Gordon Point Remove Wildlife Management Area during the…
GEORGETOWN – Hunters heading out for opening weekend of modern gun deer hunting season this weekend are urged to keep a close eye on river gauge readings to ensure the area they are hunting is open. Recent downpours throughout the White River Basin have created a large pulse of water that is expected to exceed…
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is looking for some input from Arkansas quail hunters about their experiences in The Natural State throughout the season. Much like hunter surveys conducted by die-hard turkey hunters and archery deer hunters, the AGFC Quail Log Book offers a way for bird dog enthusiasts to contribute…
LITTLE ROCK — Hunters headed to deer camp to get things ready for opening weekend of modern gun deer season may want to make a quick pitstop to fuel up at their local Hardee’s restaurant. All participating Hardee’s restaurants in Arkansas will give a free sausage biscuit to anyone who shows their valid hunting license…
LITTLE ROCK — The first segment of the 2024-25 Arkansas youth deer hunting season runs Nov. 2-3, and many young guns will be celebrating their first deer hunting trip, first deer of the season and the beginning of their conservation journey as a hunter. Make sure they have all the tools for success, including the…
BANKS, Ark. – The Buck Fever Festival is gearing up for its much-anticipated Venison/HBM Chili Cook-Off this Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Banks, Arkansas. With only four entries so far, festival organizers are calling for more cooks to join the competition and make this a flavorful showdown. Participants can sign up now or even on…
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for its next class of game warden cadets. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 30. Becoming a game warden is much more than just checking hunting and fishing licenses. They respond to calls for help during natural disasters, search-and-rescue efforts and even assist…
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech are melding the sciences of conservation and cooking into a revolutionary exhibition called “Taste of the Wild” at Pulaski Tech’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 24. The event will…
LITTLE ROCK — With most of Arkansas at high risk of wildfires, state officials are asking the public to avoid outdoor burning. On Thursday, the Arkansas wildfire map showed 64 counties at high risk, with 11 counties, all in northeastern Arkansas, at moderate risk. County judges have imposed burn bans in most of the high-risk counties. Article by…
LITTLE ROCK — The printers are rolling full steam ahead and soon 2024-25 Arkansas Waterfowl Hunting Guidebooks will grace the checkout counters of sporting goods stores, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regional offices and AGFC nature centers throughout the state. Don’t wait to get the latest ducky details, though; download the guidebook today at www.agfc.com. The guidebook may…
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’s first alternative firearms season opens Oct. 19, and many hunters are excited at the increased opportunity to use a rifle with straight-walled ammunition this year instead of their old black-powder muzzleloader. Article courtesy of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Alternative firearms season, created this year to replace traditional muzzleloader season,…