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…
AGFC launches new online hunting license system, smartphone app
Renewing your hunting and fishing licenses this year will be easier than ever before, thanks to an upgraded online licensing portal launching this week. Smartphone users also will find a…
Apply for a Dove Hunt Permit by Aug. 15
The opening weekend of dove season is celebrated throughout The Natural State as the unofficial celebration of fall hunting. Although most dove hunting takes place on private agricultural land, the…
Celebrate Free Fishing Weekend with AGFC
Celebrate Free Fishing Weekend with AGFC Anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon this Friday, June 9, through midnight Sunday night, June 11.BIG…
Family fishing event headed to Jonesboro
Families in northeast Arkansas need to pencil in Saturday, May 20, for a big day around the Arkansas State University Pond. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community…
State seeks big fish tales for tiger trout record
Arkansas’s famed trout tailwaters are home to some of the largest trout in the world, including the 40 pound, 4 ounce brown trout caught by Rip Collins in 1992 that…
Wet spring, warm outlook set stage for frog hunting
Regular bouts of rain may have kept many gardens on hold during the last few weeks, but they’ve filled most backwaters and ponds just in time for folks who get…
Arkansas Game And Fish Report Highlights Monster Rainbow Trout Caught
The Arkansas Game and Fish Weekly Fishing Report :Taylor Goodman sent us this photo of his wife and the monster rainbow trout she caught on Saturday on the Norfork tailwater.…
Arkansas Youth Hunters harvested 1,068 turkeys last weekend
Excellent weather and receptive birds welcomed Arkansas’s youth hunters last weekend, and the young guns did not disappoint. According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s online checking system, hunters…
Local 9th Grader Lands Huge Bass According to Arkansas Game And Fish Report
Arkansas Game and Fish is reporting that Logan Cernosek, a 15-year-old, 9th grader at Pocahontas, caught this 12-pound 4-ounce largemouth bass in Randolph County on April 2nd. Logan and his…
Arkansas Game And Fish Reports 102 Pound Paddlefish Caught
From the Arkansas Game And Fish:Robert Murphy of Fayetteville, AR, recently landed this 102-lb Paddlefish (spoonbill) on the Upper White River near Goshen, AR. Robert was fishing for Walleye in…
Arkansas Game And Fish Seeking Information On Chicken Turtles
Yes, that’s right, Chicken Turtles. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is interested in receiving reports of Chicken Turtles from the public. As part of a multi-year survey process, the…
Arkansas turkey season kicks off with April 8-9 youth turkey hunt
This weekend opens up a special two-day hunt for Arkansas’s youths to tag a turkey before the die-hard gobbler getters hit the woods for Arkansas’s regular turkey season opener, April…
Aerial surveys show slight increase in Arkansas elk population
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists took to the skies during the last two weeks to evaluate the status of Arkansas’s elk herd, and preliminary results indicate the population is…