Wedington WMA presents nonhunting opportunities in spring
April 13, 2022
FAYETTEVILLE – The rolling Wedington Wildlife Management Area, situated within the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, offers fall hunting for deer and dove, but the area is as well known among local residents for its year-round nonhunting activities.
Trio builds more than knowledge through women’s outdoor workshops, program
April 13, 2022
LITTLE ROCK — If you ask Teresa Sollis Gray about her favorite takeaway from this year’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Spring Event held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, she’ll tell you she has two — Meganne Townsend and Tammie Lenoard. But these three ladies didn’t just get to know one another this spring; their friendship was forged through BOW nearly four years ago.
Biologists churning away at moist-soil habitat for ducks
April 13, 2022
POCAHONTAS — The only thing people are breaking out the shotguns for may be turkey, but that doesn’t mean Arkansas Game and Fish staff aren’t hard at work laying the groundwork for next year’s duck season on public hunting areas and waterfowl rest areas. It’s planting season for most farmers, and the same holds true for land managers looking to put more food on the table for next year’s migration in the state’s 8,800 acres of intensively managed moist soil habitat.
Frog Bayou and Ozark Lake WMAs reopened
April 13, 2022
ALMA – Due to the lack of available pilots, this week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Service aerial operations at Frog Bayou and Ozark Lake wildlife management areas have been suspended. The operations are part of a program aimed at reducing feral hog populations in the areas.
Frog Bayou and Ozark Lake WMAs closed beginning April 11
April 8, 2022
ALMA – Frog Bayou and Ozark Lake wildlife management areas will be closed to daytime public access April 11-15. 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 in the areas. The flights will be dependent on the weather.
AGFC to renovate Lake Saracen fishing pier
April 8, 2022
PINE BLUFF — Contractors with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will refurbish the public fishing pier on Lake Saracen beginning April 15.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
April 7, 2022
Mark Crawford guided Hannah (no last name available) to a nice rainbow catch on the Spring River this past week. The Spring River has a lot of water now, making wading difficult, but the boating anglers are finding trout biting great when they add a little more weight to get the fly down. Also, Mark notes that the campgrounds have all opened for the summer season, and they'll provide more wade access when the high water drops. Trout stockings have add more catch possibilities, too, he says.