Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jan. 10, 2018
Trout guide Greg Seaton will be offering his free four-week fly-fishing clnics in Heber Springs starting in February. Now is the time to sign up. It's a great opportunity for the season kicks in on the Little Red to learn the ins and outs of the sport.
Applications for hunting turkeys on Arkansas WMAs available Jan. 15
Jan. 10, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – Turkey season may open at the beginning of April, but now is the time to begin your planning for a successful season. One of the best ways to be successful on public land is to apply for one of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management area turkey hunt permits beginning Jan. 15.
Deer harvest surpasses 200,000 for sixth straight year
Jan. 10, 2018
LITTLE ROCK - There’s still a month and a half left in deer season for archery hunters, but Arkansas’s deer harvest already topped the 200,000-mark at the conclusion of the second modern gun youth hunt held Jan. 6-7. This is the sixth straight year Arkansas hunters have reached this milestone.
Waldron wildlife officer, Monticello wildlife staff honored at NWTF banquet
Jan. 10, 2018
BENTON - Corporal Mac Davis of Waldron and the members of the Monticello Regional Office Wildlife Division staff of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were recognized for their commitment to conservation and outdoor traditions at the annual State Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet of the National Wild Turkey Federation’ Arkansas Chapter held at the Benton Event Center in Benton, Jan. 6.
Downtown Little Rock Christmas Tree provides year-round enjoyment
Jan. 10, 2018
LITTLE ROCK - Little Rock’s Christmas tree, which spent the holiday season wowing visitors on Capitol Avenue and Main Street, borrowed a page from New York City’s tree this year, with a small twist. Rockefeller Plaza trees historically have been used as lumber for Habitat for Humanity homes. Little Rock’s tree also was used for habitat, but it will stay true to The Natural State’s motto. The habitat it creates will benefit one of Little Rock’s family fishing destinations.
CWD confirmed in three NW Arkansas counties
Jan. 9, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – Chronic wasting disease, detected in Arkansas almost two years ago, has been found in three more counties. Four white-tailed deer in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties recently tested positive for the deadly disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Jan. 3, 2018
Bitter cold has hampered some hunters, but where there is open water, ducks are beginning to show up in good numbers.