Youths Have WRICE Field Opportunity
Young duck hunters who typically go with dad, other relatives or their friends don’t always realize that when the AGFC’s Youth Special Waterfowl Hunt comes around, they have the same…
Memorialize their first deer with certificate offered by AGFC
Memorialize that unforgettable first Arkansas deer hunting moment with an official certificate from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Whenever a family member or friend tackles the challenge of harvesting…
Arkansas Game And Fish Weekly Fishing Report Features The Spring River
The smallmouth bass are making a great target on the cool waters of the Spring River in northeast Arkansas. Mitch (no last name given) was fishing with Spring River guide Mark…
AGFC enforcement officers recognized for bravery, accomplishments
Twenty-five Arkansas Game and Fish Commission enforcement officers and a K-9 were recipients of the division’s top honors Thursday at a special presentation held at the AGFC Headquarters Auditorium in…
Boat carrying zebra mussels prevented from launching at Table Rock Lake
* Thanks to the watchful eye of marina operators at Cricket Creek Marina on Table Rock Lake, a boat carrying invasive zebra mussels was prevented from launching and spreading these…
Bass Pro funds more Arkansas Habitat Work
The AGFC and its district fisheries offices in northwest and north Arkansas received some great news concerning the three big Corps of Engineers lakes across north Arkansas. The National Fish…
Arkansas fish hatcheries ready to host families for Free Fishing Weekend derbies
Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon Friday, June 10, through midnight Sunday night, June…
Unattended baby wild animals might not be abandoned
Arkansas is blessed with an abundance of wildlife and their offspring. Throughout the spring and summer, it is not uncommon to come across unattended baby wild animals. But alone doesn’t…
Hatcheries, Other Sites Set for June 11 Derbies
Not only will the fishing in Arkansas be free on the weekend of June 10-12, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will provide plenty of free opportunities around the state…
GFC honors Arkansans for outstanding contributions to conservation
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took time last week to offer a special “Thank You” to seven landowners and organizations involved in restoration and management of vital wildlife habitat…
BRTC to Offer Hunting Course through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Through a partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), Black River Technical College will offer a for-credit Introduction to Hunting course in Fall 2022. During the course, students will complete the AGFC’s Hunter…
Applications to hunt turkeys on Arkansas WMAs available Jan. 15-Feb. 15
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will accept applications Jan. 15-Feb. 15 from hunters who want to hunt on many wildlife management areas during the 2022 Arkansas turkey season. Many…
AGFC hosting Big Squirrel Challenge in January
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is launching a new event this January celebrating small game hunting, and it’s hopeful that it will become an annual celebration. The inaugural Big…
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stocks ponds with rainbow trout for winter
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program is getting a head start on the holiday season by releasing hundreds of rainbow trout in program ponds throughout…
Northeast Arkansas squirrel revival
Small game hunting interest may have dwindled as Arkansas’s deer herd has climbed, but many basic hunting lessons can be gained from a day in the squirrel woods. Squirrel hunting…
Keep wildlife wild, leave ‘orphans’ alone
Each year, biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission get calls from worried conservation-minded individuals who happen across a young, helpless-looking deer, rabbits and birds that have apparently lost…