Commission approves discounted licenses for disabled veterans, proposes relaxed seasons on predator species
June 21, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted unanimously to create a new Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination License that would be available at a reduced rate for resident military veterans meeting certain criteria during today’s regularly scheduled meeting.
Arkansas elk permits to be drawn at Buffalo River Elk Festival
June 19, 2019
JASPER – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will draw 29 permits for the opportunity to hunt elk on public land at the 22nd Annual Buffalo River Elk Festival June 28-29.
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.
Apply for a WMA deer hunting permit June 3-July 1
May 29, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will open its annual WMA deer permit hunt application period for the 2019-20 hunting season Monday, June 3 through Monday, July 1, 2019. Hunters interested in pursuing white-tailed deer on some of the most popular public deer-hunting areas in the state may apply through the AGFC’s licensing system at licensing.agfc.com, beginning at 8 a.m. June 3.
Arkansas public land elk hunting permit applications available online
May 1, 2019
LITTLE ROCK – If you want an opportunity to harvest Arkansas’s largest big game animal, now is the time to put your name in the hat. The application period for Arkansas’s public land elk hunting permits is open from 8 a.m., May 1 until 11:59 p.m. June 1.
Arkansas trout permit price increase to benefit world-class fisheries
April 17, 2019
LITTLE ROCK — With the signing of Senate Bill 486 on April 11, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas General Assembly have started the ball rolling to maintain the fantastic trout fishery that draws thousands of anglers from across the country to The Natural State each year.
Application period for online waterfowl hunts begins Nov. 8
Nov. 7, 2018
LITTLE ROCK - More than 60,000 acres of wetland habitat are available for waterfowl hunters through Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management areas, nearly all of which is open on a first-come, first-served basis. However, a few select locations are reserved through drawn permit hunts to increase hunter satisfaction and prevent conflicts from hunters setting up too close to one another.