Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Are you looking for a Christmas gift for a hunter, angler or conservationist in the family? Or maybe you’re looking for a way to help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission conserve and enhance the state’s wilderness. Luckily, there’s a…

Due to a number of confirmed cases of avian influenza in domestic and wild birds this year, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is encouraging waterfowl hunters to keep an eye on and report any signs of the disease they…

While Thomas Baldridge was interviewed for an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission video recently about the conservational benefits of burning underbrush on his land, a wild turkey gobbled off-camera. Baldridge stopped mid-filming and smiled. “That’s distracting,” he said. The outtake…

The AGFC found good news for turkeys and hunters alike at its monthly meeting held at the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, pertaining to the growth of the wild turkey population and the AGFC’s Private Lands…

At the 112th annual meeting of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) this September, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) was awarded the prestigious Ernest Thompson Seton Award for its campaign to promote and preserve The Natural…

Arkansas is well-deserving of its title of The Natural State. Yet, were it not for the efforts of dedicated Arkansans who want to protect and conserve the state’s natural beauty, it would not have remained that way. Human intervention has…

For anglers awaiting the fall fishing season, that wait is coming to an end, according to a report from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Though fall is the beginning of major hunting seasons, it may not be time to…

More than 80 youth trap shooters returned home in August with championships and high honors under their belts from the AIM Grand National Youth Trap Shooting Championship and 123rd Grand American World Trapshooting Championship. In association with the Arkansas Game…

Sept. 28 is World Rabies Day, and since its first occurrence in 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been joining with many agencies throughout the United States, including the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, to increase awareness…

The end of summer is drawing near, bringing with it not only the beginning of autumn, but new hunting seasons and events with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. This is a brief overview of what you can expect to…