Arkansas Wildlife Fishing Report
Feb. 13, 2019
The state has seen high water everywhere, but some of the north Arkansas streams are reporting good trout catches, like this brown caught on the Spring River recently by Lauren Quick. Smallmouth bass and brown trout both have been active there. Photo provided by Mark Crawford.
Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry dines on donation from snow goose event
Feb. 13, 2019
STUTTGART – The first World Championship Snow Goose Conservation Hunt, organized by Mack’s Prairie Wings and held Feb. 9-10, raised $31,000 for charity, with a third of that going to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, a nonprofit that works with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and hunters to provide wild game for needy, hungry recipients.
Work as an intern for the AGFC this summer
Feb. 13, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for summer internships until March 8, 2019. These internships, funded by sales of the AGFC’s Conservation License Plates, let students gain hands-on training and experience needed to compete for a future career in conservation.
Archers take aim at state championship through regional tournaments
Feb. 13, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – 3,554 students filed into middle and high school gymnasiums across Arkansas last weekend to take their shot at qualifying for the Arkansas National Archery in the Schools Program State Championship. Regional shoots were held in 12 locations, covering every region of the state.
Arkansas boating accidents and fatalities decreased in 2018, still room to improve
Feb. 13, 2019
HOT SPRINGS — According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s recently published annual summary of boating accidents in Arkansas, people who spent time on the water last year saw a 9 percent decrease in boating accidents and a 36 percent decrease in the number of boaters who died from boating accidents.
AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
Feb. 12, 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.
Portions of WMAs may be closed next week
Feb. 6, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – Weather permitting, portions of Trusten Holder, Seven Devils, Cut-off Creek, Freddie Black Choctaw Island and St. Francis Sunken Lands Wildlife Management Areas may be closed to daytime public access next week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, in cooperation with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will be conducting aerial operations aimed at reducing feral hog populations on the WMAs.