Arkansas Bullfrog Season Underway
Bullfrog season is open and will run through Dec. 31, 2024. It may not come with the fanfare of opening day of deer season, and no one’s ever joined a…
AGFC discovers invasive apple snails in live crawfish shipments
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, an invasive aquatic species native to South America, recently found in shipments…
AGFC Says It’s Spring And Bears Are On The Move
Spring has sprung in the Natural State and with that young bears are on the move and sometimes getting themselves into mischief. 🐻 What kind of bears do we have…
Spring Crappie Information From AGFC
Have you ever seen exceptionally dark-patterned crappie in the spring? It can be difficult this time of year to know whether the fish you just caught is a White Crappie…
AGFC Bass Genetics Explained
To dive into the exciting world of bass genetics, fisheries managers employ a straightforward approach – the fin clip. Collecting a fin clip facilitates the extraction of genetic samples from…
Arkansas Anglers Shine At This Years Bassmaster Open On Lake Ouachita
From the AGFC Fisheries Division:Congratulations to Jeremiah Kindy of Benton, AR, for his victory in the Lake Ouachita Bassmaster Open Event held from February 15 to 17! In a field…
Barred owl swoops into view on 2024 conservation license plate
LITTLE ROCK — Precious few creatures of the night inspire as much awe in hunters and nonhunters alike as the barred owl. The rhythmic “Who cooks for you” cadence of…
2024 Big Squirrel Challenge
To participate in the 2024 Big Squirrel Challenge, hunters must follow all hunting regulations outlined in the 2023-24 Hunting Guidebook (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y3NsyKqHSUY3kPfJ8j5agSjVAx1gHiWx/view).Get ready to spend some quality time outdoors and compete…
Add some holiday cheer to your favorite fishing hole
“No one loves a Christmas tree on March the 25th,” was the punchline to a favorite poem in Shel Silverstein’s book, Where the Sidewalk Ends, but Silverstein may have gotten…
Northeast Arkansas efforts highlighted at AGFC meeting
JONESBORO — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard a presentation at today’s scheduled meeting about the upcoming restoration of Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area, culminating a two-day…
Celebrate ‘Troutsgiving’ with the AGFC
LITTLE ROCK — Skip the shopping and online sales this holiday season and celebrate the bounty of the outdoors with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual trout stocking program…
WRICE opportunities increase for duck hunters in 2023-24
Duck hunters will find a significant boost in acreage and fields available this season for private rice field hunting through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation…
Check your deer online this deer hunting season
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission expects more than 33,000 deer to be harvested and checked this Saturday and Sunday during opening weekend of Arkansas’s modern gun…
AGFC Confirm Zebra Mussels Found In Bull Shoals Lake
Officials have confirmed that an invasive species has a growing presence in Bull Shoals Lake near Lead Hill, Arkansas. This confirmation by the Arkansas Game And Fish Commission last week…
Arkansas hunters set alligator harvest record
The 2023 Arkansas Alligator Season drew to a close at sunrise Monday, and, when the smoke on the water cleared, hunters had tallied 202 legally harvested alligators, swamping the old…
Log in to new AGFC app, website to check your deer this year
Arkansas’s archery deer season opens Saturday, Sept. 23, and hunters are busy making those last-minute preparations for success. Double-check your license purchase and electronic game tags on the Arkansas Game…