Hunters urged to clean, drain and dry during duck season
Nov. 6, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – As waterfowl hunters across Arkansas continue to pace the floor waiting for the opening day of duck season, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission would like to remind them to keep it clean this year, and if you can, keep it drained and dry, too.
Apply to hunt an Arkansas WRICE field this year
Nov. 6, 2019
LITTLE ROCK — Hunters who haven’t found a lease but still want the opportunity to hunt agricultural land this duck season may want to turn to a WRICE field. “WRICE” isn’t a typo; it stands for Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement, a new program from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to increase waterfowl habitat and hunting access in The Natural State.
Alligator hunt permit applications accepted June 15-30
June 14, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – Applications for the 2019 Arkansas alligator season will be available at www.agfc.com from 8 a.m., June 15 through midnight, June 30.
Arkansas hunters set record elk harvest
Dec. 12, 2018
JASPER - The 2018 Arkansas elk hunting season set a record with 67 taken on public and private land. The previous record was 55.
First waterfowl report for the 2018-19 season available online
Nov. 14, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – Opening day of Arkansas’s 2018-19 duck season is Saturday, and the first report for habitat conditions on Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management areas is available to get the lowdown on prospective hunting areas.
AGFC air drops waterfowl habitat on Millwood Lake
July 25, 2018
SARATOGA - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists increased the food available to wintering waterfowl on Millwood Lake last Friday with a special air delivery of Japanese millet around 500 acres along the edge of the lake.
Arkansas alligator hunt permits drawn
July 10, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission conducted the annual alligator hunt permit draw last Friday, July 6, and 108 lucky hunters will be shining the water this September in search of one of Arkansas’s largest big game species.