Arkansas Hunters End First Alligator Season Segment with Large Haul
It was a big weekend for alligator hunters in Arkansas. Hunters picked up 31 gators with the largest measuring just over 13-feet 9-inches. The season began 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 20...
View Article2013 Hunting and Fishing Day to be Celebrated at Arkansas GFC Nature and...
Congress formalized the National Hunting and Fishing Day annual celebration 41 years ago and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be marking the day along with the rest of the country on...
View ArticleShutdown Curtails Arkansas Hunting and Fishing on Federal Lands
The federal government shutdown is affecting fishing and hunting on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes in Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and...
View ArticleArkansas GFC Allows Decoys in Slough Boats at Dave Donaldson Black River WMA
Waterfowl hunters on Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area will be allowed to leave their decoys in slough boats. The new regulation was approved during last week’s meeting of the...
View ArticleArkansas Hunters Take 13 Alligators During Final Weekend of 2013 Season
Alligator hunters finished the final weekend of alligator season with 13 gators harvested. A total of 44 alligators were taken during the two weekend season. The largest alligator taken during the...
View ArticleArkansas Second Elk Hunt Segment Will Open Oct. 28
Favorable weather is in the forecast for the second part of the 2013 Arkansas elk hunt in Buffalo River country. The hunt is a combination of permit winners on public land and permits given through...
View ArticleWeather Throws a Curve at Arkansas Elk Hunters
The second segment of 2013's Arkansas elk hunt opened with bluebird skies then shifted to rain and heavy fog. It is the 16th year of permit elk hunting in the Buffalo River country. Cade Clark, just 12...
View ArticleArkansas Hunt Ends with 34 Elk Taken on Public and Private Land
The 16th Arkansas elk hunt ended Friday, Nov. 1, with hunters taking a total of 34 of the big game animals in Buffalo River country. The count was 13 on public land out of 20 hunters with permits in...
View ArticleArkansas Wildlife Officers Stay Busy During Opening Weekend of 2013 Deer Season
It was a busy weekend for the Enforcement Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Several hunting accidents and arrests were reported during the opening weekend of the modern gun deer...
View ArticleConway George Tract Offers High Quality Arkansas Waterfowl Habitat
In an effort to enhance hunting opportunities in the state, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission acquired additional land adjacent to the Sheffield Nelson Dagmar Wildlife Management Area in Monroe...
View ArticleArkansas Deer Hunting Heading for Another Banner Season
Again, it is a banner deer hunting season in Arkansas. Current statistics indicate the total should pass 200,000 for only the second time in history. Last year, Arkansas hunters checked 213,487, well...
View ArticleOpportunity Abounds in Arkansas 2013 Late Season Dove Hunting
When Christmas approaches, a handful of Arkansas hunters go after doves. Surprised that dove hunting did not end after a couple of days in early September? True, that is the usual concept of dove...
View ArticleFederal, State Officers Crack Down on Deer Importing in Arkansas
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reminds state residents that importing deer violates both state and federal regulations, and severe penalties can be assessed. The reminder came forth after a case...
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