AGFC takes family fun to West Memphis
May 24, 2019
WEST MEMPHIS – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program will bring the fish and the fun for all ages to Tilden Rogers Park from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1.
AGFC advises boaters to stay off Arkansas River during Memorial Day weekend
May 23, 2019
LITTLE ROCK — Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with fun in the sun, fishing, and enjoying time on the water, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is warning everyone to steer clear of the Arkansas River this year, due to the massive amount of water being released from reservoirs throughout Oklahoma that have nearly reached capacity from spring rainfall.
Birds, butterflies and nature buffs drawn to wildflowers at Grandview Prairie
May 22, 2019
COLUMBUS, ARKANSAS -- Mother Nature can rival the most intensively managed flowerbed with her own displays of prairie flowers popping at Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Wildlife Management Area.
Free Fishing Weekend June 7-9, kids fishing derbies at AGFC hatcheries
May 22, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon, Friday, June 7, through midnight Sunday night, June 9.
Safety first for Memorial Day boaters
May 22, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer for Arkansas’s boating fraternity. It’s one of the busiest and most dangerous times on the water, according to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Boating Law Administrator Capt. Stephanie Weatherington.
Fishing license or hunting license? Make it a combo deal
May 22, 2019
Hunting licenses expire June 30; renew both your hunting and fishing priveledges with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Combination Resident Sportsman’s License option and cover all your bases at once.
Barton Junior High earns bid for top level of archery competition
May 15, 2019
Louisville, KY — Led by a fourth-place finish in the overall 8th grade girls competition by Millee Mobley, the Wildkittens of Barton Junior High placed 15th out of 275 middle school teams at the National Archery in the Schools National Competition last week. The high score qualifies the team to advance to the NASP Open and Championship, held in Nashville, Tennessee, July 25-27.