Outdoor legend and former Commissioner McCollum dies at 81
June 28, 2023
STUTTGART — Marion McCollum, who served as an Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner from 1995-2002, died June 21 in Stuttgart at the age of 81.
AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
June 26, 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
June 22, 2023
Justin Manning caught a nice largemouth bass on Lake Hamilton on Monday evening. Lake Hamilton has been turning out some really nice bass this year.
Five ways to prepare for summer fun
June 21, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Summer heat is kicking in, filling Arkansas boat ramps, swim beaches and campsites with families enjoying all The Natural State has to offer. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wants to remind everyone to keep things safe and healthy for the kiddos, so everyone comes back from their trips excited for the next one.
Rhea honored for legacy of knife making
June 21, 2023
The Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock held a gala June 17 to celebrate the reopening of the HAM Knife Gallery and to honor Linden “Lin” Rhea, an American Bladesmithing Society mastersmith.
$4 million available for private landowners adding winter migratory bird habitat
June 21, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Private Lands Habitat Division is looking for landowners who want to put more waterfowl and shorebird habitat on the ground this winter, and thanks to a new initiative through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, there’s an additional $4 million in incentives to landowners to make it happen.
Commission approves renovation to Lake Conway, Martin passes gavel to Jones
June 19, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard and approved plans at Thursday’s regular meeting to begin the construction of a new spillway system at Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir and the subsequent renovation of the 6,700-acre lake in central Arkansas.