Biologists band together to monitor Arkansas’s Canada goose population
Aug. 2, 2023
ROGERS — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists teamed up in late June with several partners in northwest Arkansas, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Beaver Watershed Alliance and Northwest Arkansas Land Trust to herd and band roughly 280 Canada geese that had taken up residence on Beaver Lake.
Celebrate Shooting Sports Month with Fiocchi and the AGFC
Aug. 1, 2023
MAYFLOWER — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fiocchi Shooting Sports Complex, formerly called the Dr. James E. Moore Jr. Camp Robinson Firing Range, is hosting a variety of events and promotions in celebration of August being National Shooting Sports Month.
Sweat the details for summer angling safety
July 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission often talks about caring for fish during hot weather to prevent their mortality, but we’re just as concerned with angler health during the dog days of summer. The three most common issues AGFC game wardens run across during the heat of summer are life jacket use, overexposure to the sun and indulging in too many alcoholic beverages.
Wild Science Webinar: July 2023 - The Lake Monticello Renovation Project and History of Conservation in Arkansas
July 31, 2023
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff and guest speakers presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. Trey Reid, Assistant Chief of Communications, will present "We've Come a Long Way: A Brief History of Conservation in Arkansas" and Kris Nault, District 5 Fisheries Supervisor, will present "The Lake Monticello Renovation Project".
AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
July 28, 2023
You are hereby notified that Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet on the following date and times to consider any business that may be brought before the Commission. Unless otherwise stated, meetings will be held at the AGFC offices, 2 Natural Resources Dr. in Little Rock.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
July 27, 2023
Lake Charles in northeast Arkansas is turning out some nice bass. Justin Yancey caught this near 6-pounder and another that topped 6 pounds in Lake Charles in recent weeks. He says the bite has been slow but steady and he has been using moving baits.
Mena’s Crawford honored as AGFC Game Warden of the Year
July 26, 2023
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – As Major Brian Aston of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission read off a three-minute list of some of the more amazing accomplishments of the officer he would announce Tuesday as the 2023 Sgt. Monty Carmikle Arkansas Game Warden of the Year, it struck some people in the audience that it was a wonder the winner would have time to attend the presentation, much less have much time away from his work.