Arkansas aerial waterfowl surveys top 4-year trend
Jan. 11, 2023
According to the annual midwinter waterfowl survey, the number of mallards in the Delta region of Arkansas hit a four-year high during aerial observations conducted in early January.
AGFC offering anglers the tools to prevent the spread of giant salvinia from Erling
Jan. 11, 2023
TAYLOR — Anglers visiting Lake Erling will find a new cleaning station for their boats at AGRED Park and boat ramp — one designed to help fight the spread of aquatic nuisance species such as giant salvinia, a floating aquatic plant native to South America, considered one of the world's worst invasive plants, and one the lake owners and AGFC have been fighting since its arrival to the lake in 2018.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Waterfowl Report
Jan. 11, 2023
Geese take to the sky as the AGFC's aerial survey plane flies overhead. Photo by Jason Carbaugh.
Apply to become an intern for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission this summer
Jan. 11, 2023
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for summer internships until March 31, 2023. 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.
Applications to hunt turkeys on some AGFC areas available Jan. 15
Jan. 11, 2023
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will accept applications Jan. 15-Feb. 15 from hunters who want to hunt on many wildlife management areas during the 2023 Arkansas turkey season.
Waxing poetic
Jan. 11, 2023
Cedar waxwings grace gardens throughout winter in The Natural State
The cedar waxwing is one of Arkansas’s most striking winter residents, although it does not stand out with garish plumage. Instead of sporting raucous colors or flitting about in dizzying displays of hops and jumps, waxwings are some of the sleekest, most elegant-looking birds likely to grace your backyard or hedge.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jan. 5, 2023
Mike Casey Sr., a finance professor at the University of Central Arkansas, caught a few keeper crappie in Lake Conway on Dec. 20 with his colleague Tom Snyder. They were fishing with Bobby Garland Jigs. The weather was great, giving the pair a good day for canoeing down Gold Creek. Photo provided by Tom Snyder.