Wednesday, May 4, 2022, was a good day. As a 34-year veteran of state government in Arkansas, I’ve seen a little bit of everything. Some pretty, some not so pretty. Some good, some…. well, you get the picture. And I’ve…
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Arkansas Game and Fish Announces Outdoor Hall of Fame, Legacy Honorees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation announced Friday April 29 its 2022 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees and the recipient of its Legacy Award. Honorees will be officially recognized during the AGFF Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet, slated for…
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AEDC Awards Over $500k to Support Wildlife Education Thanks to Arkansas Game and Fish
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded over $502,838 in grants to 183 schools, school districts and conservation districts throughout Arkansas to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs. The grants are funded by the…
2022 AMP Influencer: Anne Marie Doramus Vice President, Arkansas Bolt Co. Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner Who or what has been a source of inspiration for you? I am inspired most by Arkansans’ deeply rooted tradition of hunting and fishing…
2022 Influencer: Bobby Martin, Chairman, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Executive Chairman, Gap Inc. Operating Partner, The Stephens Group Former Chief Executive Officer, Walmart International Who or what has been a source of inspiration for you? During my career, I…
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Arkansas Game and Fish Begin Invasive Carp Removal on White River
With only a few days of training, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s newly formed invasive carp removal team removed roughly 320 pounds of invasive carp from the White River in its first day of netting. While 320 pounds is…
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Ark. Game and Fish Adjusts Water Management to Protect Duck Habitat
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDuck hunters visiting Arkansas’ famous waterfowl-focused public greentree reservoirs may see some changes on three of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management areas this year. George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA and…
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AEDC, Game and Fish Commission to Give Nearly $770,000 for Wildlife Conservation Education
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Division of Rural Services recently announced that it will award more than $769,000 to Arkansas schools to support conservation education programs in the 2021-22 school year. Funding comes from wildlife fines collected by the…
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The Reckoning: Game and Fish, Conservation Partners Unite To Save Flyway Hardwoods
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLike many lifelong duck hunters, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chairman Bobby Martin got his start hunting just about every Wildlife Management Area or river bottom that would hold a duck in east Arkansas. Since age 9, Martin has chased…
Keith “Catfish” Sutton, a prolific wildlife journalist, will be inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame August 21 at the John A. and Genny Morris Conference Center in Springfield, Mo. Sutton’s first wildlife article was published in…