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Hole-y mole-y!

July 12, 2023

Biologists looking for sightings of Arkansas’s least ‘watchable’ wildlife species

LITTLE ROCK — If you look on iNaturalist, you’ll find all sorts of surveys where people can record sightings of their favorite wildlife species to help with projects conducted by researchers and biologists around the world. One such study, Moles of Arkansas, may require a little more digging, as it is asking participants to record sightings of eastern moles in The Natural State.

AGFC raises the bar at Lower Jack’s boating access

July 12, 2023

CAMDEN — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has completed a new paved boat-launching facility at Lower Jack’s Access on Lower White Oak Lake.

Firing line hot at Scatter Creek range

July 12, 2023

PARAGOULD — Recreational shooters and hunters can now find an upgraded experience at William E. Brewer Scatter Creek Wildlife Management Area after the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently completed a $175,000 renovation to the Jack Cox Firing Range on the site. The range was closed for the renovation in March and reopened just in time for last week’s Independence Day holiday.

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report

July 6, 2023

Mitch (no last name provided), a client of Spring River fishing guide Mark Crawford, displays a prized smallmouth bass caught while the duo fished the Spring recently. Cool water at the Spring is a perfect respite from this recent summer heat. Photo provided by Mark Crawford.

Outgoing Commission Chairman Martin Pushed agency to stop ‘kicking the can’

July 5, 2023

One summer night two years ago, Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioners and other agency staff were meeting at Stan Jones Mallard Lodge near Alicia, in northeast Arkansas. Bobby Martin, beginning his sixth year on the Commission, had just been voted by his fellow commissioners as chairman, and summer had officially arrived. 

Gov. Sanders announces Brandon Adams as newest Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner

July 5, 2023

LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Brandon Adams will serve as the newest member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Brandon’s seven-year term will last until July 1, 2030.

Help trout keep their cool this summer

July 5, 2023

Arkansas’s famous trout tailwaters provide year-round action for anglers and are some of the best opportunities for trout fishing in the entire Southeast. As summer sun continues to bake the land, it also has raised water temperatures enough in some locations to cause concern with avid trout anglers.