Sighting in on crappie with a ‘scope
June 7, 2023
ARKADELPHIA — Not much has changed with John Duncan’s crappie fishing tactics on DeGray Lake in southwest Arkansas since he adopted forward-facing sonar about four years ago, except the speed at which he finds the fish for his clients.
Five Rivers Trap Club smashes their way to AGFC Youth Shooting Sports state title
June 3, 2023
JACKSONVILLE — The Five Rivers Trap Club team from Pocahontas worked their way through a grueling competition in today’s heat at today’s senior division state championship event of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Youth Shooting Sports Program at the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Jacksonville Shooting Sports Complex.
Corning takes junior division title in Shooting Sports State Championship
June 2, 2023
JACKSONVILLE — After five weekends of stiff competition and a grueling six-match elimination championship, the young shooters from Corning Trap Team Squad 2 came out victorious at the 2023 state championship of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Youth Shooting Sports Program held today at the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Jacksonville Shooting Sports Complex.
Free Fishing Weekend slated for June 9-11
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon Friday, June 9, through midnight Sunday night, June 11.
First full moon in June prompts annual spike in cricket sales
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Bait shops across Arkansas are preparing for another wave of bream to go to their spawning “beds” and the subsequent wave of anglers looking to fill their cricket cages to chase these feisty fighters during the prime days of the bream spawn.
Arkansas trout angler survey in progress
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking trout anglers in The Natural State to keep an eye on their inbox in the next few weeks in case they are selected to participate in the AGFC Trout Program’s statewide angler survey. The survey is being conducted by HDNR Consulting to help the AGFC learn more about how they can help meet trout anglers’ expectations in Arkansas.
First turkey between friends
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Wildlife Podcast team caught up with AGFC Education Program Specialist Morgan Gantt and her friend and AGFC volunteer Kristen Brown and talked about Kristen’s first successful turkey hunt during the 2023 season.