AGFC celebrates rebirth of Spring River hatchery
May 18, 2023
MAMMOTH SPRING — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chairman Bobby Martin loaded the first batch of rainbow trout Wednesday at the “ribbon-cutting” of the newly remodeled Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery in northeast Arkansas.
Family fishing event headed to Jonesboro
May 17, 2023
JONESBORO — Families in northeast Arkansas need to pencil in Saturday, May 20, for a big day around the Arkansas State University Pond. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program is bringing its road show to town and everyone is invited for Family Fun Day from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Register to participate in one of nine urban archery hunts this fall
May 17, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Deer hunters interested in an early chance to fill their freezer and help feed fellow Arkansans can learn how to register for one of nine urban archery hunts beginning today at www.agfc.com/urbanhunt. Registration for the 2023 Arkansas urban hunts is available until early July.
Acres for Wildlife sees revamp for golden anniversary
May 17, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Landowners in Arkansas wishing to improve their private land for wildlife can apply for up to $15,000 in cost-share incentives through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s newly revamped Acres for Wildlife program, offered through the agency’s Private Lands Habitat Division from now until July 1.
Former Commissioner Bill Bridgforth dies at 82
May 12, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — William C. “Bill” Bridgforth, 82, of Pine Bluff, a former Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner, died Thursday, May 11, at his home.
Turkey harvest, hunting opportunities increase in 2023
May 10, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — With the last weekend of the 2023 Arkansas turkey season in the rearview mirror, hunters have tallied 9,193 checked birds. This is an increase of 21% percent from 2022 and the first time since 2017 that the harvest topped the 9,000-bird mark. And that's not the only increase to gobble about.
Make ‘No Mow May’ the first step to grow native for wildlife
May 10, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The “No Mow May” movement making the rounds on social media first attracted me because, quite frankly, May is a fantastic time to get out and fish instead of spend my days on a lawnmower. And if my lack of enthusiasm in fighting Mother Nature’s designs for my property helped pollinators and ground-nesting birds, even better. But why limit my wildlife-friendly loafing to a single month?