Fall archery tournament great warm-up for deer season
Sept. 15, 2021
MAYFLOWER — The Arkansas Bowhunters Association will host its annual Fall State Championship and Bowhunter Bonanza at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Camp Robinson Special Use Area in Mayflower Sept. 18-19. Anyone interested in 3D archery and joining a group of avid archers is welcome to attend.
Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with the AGFC
July 28, 2021
MAYFLOWER — The Dr. James E. Moore Jr. Camp Robinson Firing Range will hold a variety of special offers to its patrons throughout August to celebrate National Shooting Sports Month. Range staff have prepared a variety of promotions to get people off the couch and on the range to prepare for this year’s hunting seasons.
Hobbs State Park shooting range reopens
July 21, 2021
The renovated and now reopened Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area shooting range near Rogers has five 100-yards-long shooting lanes, including a mobility-impaired accessible lane. Photo provided by Arkansas State Parks.
Loss of federal funding averted by HB1957
April 29, 2021
LITTLE ROCK – The passage of House Bill 1957, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, Sen. Missy Irvin and more than 60 cosponsors, early Wednesday morning and Governor Asa Hutchinson’s statement that he’ll sign the bill will save Arkansas a possible federal funding loss of nearly $18 million annually.
AGFC moves forward with Warren shooting range expansion
March 3, 2021
LITTLE ROCK — Shooting enthusiasts and hunters will soon have a new facility to hone their skills in southeast Arkansas, thanks to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s recent approval to enter into a new subgrant agreement with the city of Warren to expand the existing shooting range.