AGFC to vote on fisheries regulations changes

LITTLE ROCK — Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet at the AGFC’s Little Rock Headquarters Thursday to vote on regulations changes concerning recreational fishing, commercial fishing and aquaculture in Arkansas during their regularly scheduled meeting.  The proposed fishing regulations changes were... Read More.
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Updated deer zones require AGFC mobile app refresh

LITTLE ROCK — Earlier this year, the Commission passed a variety of new hunting regulations, including the combination of some deer zones. Many hunters heading to the woods should take a second look at an Arkansas Hunting Guidebook before heading to the woods, especially... Read More.
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AGFC looking for deer stand research assistants

LITTLE ROCK – Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management efforts through the AGFC’s free Deer Hunting Observation Survey available through the AGFC app. The app is available through both the iTunes app store and the Google Play store.  The mobile... Read More.

New USFWS grant will help AGFC tackle Asian carp

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas will receive a share of $25 million being distributed in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to states in the Mississippi River Basin to better manage and study Asian carp. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has been working... Read More.
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AGFC offering free tests for deer disease

LITTLE ROCK — Help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission by having this year’s harvested deer tested for chronic wasting disease at one of more than 100 free testing locations throughout The Natural State this season.  “This is not a food safety test, and there’s... Read More.

Youth hunters need AGFC ID number to check game, apply for hunts

LITTLE ROCK — All hunters, including those under 16, will need to have a free, AGFC-issued Customer Identification Number to check big game or participate in permit drawings beginning this season. The CID is automatically assigned when a person purchases any product through the AGFC’s... Read More.
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AGFC hears first official reading of 2021 fishing regulations proposals

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard the first official reading of 46 proposed regulations changes concerning fishing and fisheries management in Arkansas during today’s regularly scheduled meeting. Thirty-six of the regulations presented were either simplifications, clarifications or expansions of opportunities for anglers. Only 10... Read More.
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AGFC graduates new class of wildlife officers

MAYFLOWER – One dozen new wildlife officers will be hitting the fields and forests of The Natural State this summer, after graduating from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s training program. The graduation ceremony took place July 31 at the H.C. “Red” Morris Enforcement... Read More.