AGFC and partners to hold public meeting on forest management practices on Poison Springs State Forest
Dec. 6, 2017
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Forestry Commission and The Nature Conservancy will hold a special public meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 12, to present and discuss future changes in forest management. The meeting will be held at the AGFC Camden office at
Arkansas Wildlife Waterfowl Report
Dec. 6, 2017
As the second portion of the state's 60-day duck season opens Thursday, Arkansas hunters await more rainfall as well as the eventual migration of a massive number of ducks, some of which currently sit in Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge in southernmost Illinois and part of Missouri. A record number of pintails for the refuge were part of that recent aerial survey.
Arkansas Wildlife Fishing Report
Dec. 6, 2017
AGFC Commissioner meeting notice
Dec. 5, 2017
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.
AGFC Commissioner meeting notice
Nov. 30, 2017
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.
Waterfowl deaths linked to avian cholera
Nov. 29, 2017
During the last four weeks, waterfowl have been reported dead at seven localized areas in northeast and east central Arkansas. Four of these incidents included white-fronted geese (specklebellies) and a small number of dabbling ducks. Three other incidents have included mostly snow geese. Tests are still pending for some birds found dead, but test results from the first case indicated those birds died from avian cholera.
Warm afternoons fuel year-round fishing fever
Nov. 29, 2017
“Is it bass season yet?” and “I can’t wait until it’s warm enough to get the boat out of storage and go fishing,” are two statements common in many parts of the U.S. that Arkansans may find confusing.