New bill may mean more ability to conserve at-risk wildlife species in Arkansas
July 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Conservation of our nation’s wildlife may see a dramatic boost thanks to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives July 12 by Representatives Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI). The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) was introduced with bipartisan support to devote additional money to wildlife conservation throughout the U.S.
Arkansas Wildlife Fishing Report
July 17, 2019
The rain brought in by the remnants of Hurricane Barry in the Gulf did not deter this youngster from having a big day fishing for crappie at Crowley's Ridge State Park last weekend.
AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
July 15, 2019
You are hereby notified that Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet on the following dates 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 Drive in Little Rock.
Leftover WMA Deer Hunt Permit sale begins July 22
July 12, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – More than 850 permits will be available for purchase beginning 8 a.m., Monday, July 22, for special deer hunts on Arkansas’s wildlife management areas. These permits cover modern gun, muzzleloader, youth and mobility-impaired hunts that weren’t awarded through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual WMA deer permit drawing earlier this month.
WRICE Program offers waterfowl more food near public hunting areas
July 10, 2019
LITTLE ROCK — Waterfowl season may be months away, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is busy working with private landowners to plant the seeds for food ducks, geese and other migrating birds will need during their migration. A new program is working to increase the amount of leftover crops available to ducks when they arrive in The Natural State.
Three fields added to AGFC’s permit dove hunt lineup
July 10, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – Hunters looking for a private-land dove hunt this season will find their opportunities enhanced by an additional three locations and 82 more permits available each weekend in September through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s drawn permit hunt system.
Arkansas Wildlife Fishing Report
July 10, 2019
Another Kansas woman who is a client of guide Austin Kennedy came away from The Natural State landing a nice rainbow trout in the tailwater of Beaver Lake Dam in north Arkansas.