Four Arkansas swim beaches and one lake parking lot are all temporarily closed. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) closed Cranfield Beach at Norfork Lake Mountain Home, Oakland Park Beach on Bull Shoals Lake in Oakland, as well as Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula, both on Beaver Lake in Garfield. The USACE reports that […]
Benton outdoors program has camps, classes & activities; Meeting Mar 3rd
Benton Parks Outdoor Adventures program invites local youth to engage in a new program, featuring a variety of outdoor skills and experiences – and there will be achievement patches! The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) to offer a large schedule of activities, camps and classes. […]
Game & Fish warns of mercury levels found in fish at Bull Shoals and Norfork
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) issued a fish consumption advisory for walleye on Bull Shoals Lake (Marion, Baxter, and Boone counties) and Norfork Lake (Baxter and Fulton counties). This advisory comes after some walleye from both waterbodies, collected by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and tested by the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality, […]
Game & Fish wants to know if you have seen lady bears
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs help from the public in locating any female bears in Bear Zones 3 and 4 (see the map above). This includes a large southern section of Saline County. If they know where they are, they can place GPS collars on them and track their movement during hunting season. […]
Stocked lakes & beginner classes are part of AGFC’s Free Fishing Weekend June 10-12
This weekend, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) will host its annual Free Fishing Weekend. The AGFC will be offering Fishing 101 seminars, multiple exclusive hatchery derbies and nearly 50 freshly stocked ponds throughout the state. Anglers of all ages will get the chance to enjoy fishing across The Natural State, with no license […]
Register to Become an Outdoors Woman at the AGFC’s spring weekend April 8-10
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a special women’s outdoor weekend April 8-10, with workshops throughout the state to engage women in the beginning steps of hunting, fishing, and how to be a larger part of conservation. The weekend of small workshops began in lieu of a large gathering during COVID-19 protocols, but […]
Saline County schools to share nearly $5K in grants for wildlife education, conservation programs
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $502,838.41 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 183 schools, school districts, and conservation districts in 65 Arkansas counties. These grants are funded by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission through fines collected from hunting and fishing violations. Only […]
Cong. Hill urges Arkansas residents to get vaccine; stop rising cases & hospitalizations
Congressman French Hill released a bulletin Monday night urging constituents to get the COVID-19 vaccination. “I encourage all Arkansans who are not currently vaccinated for COVID-19 to consult with their doctor about getting vaccinated,” stated Hill. “This is especially important given the rise of the Delta variant.” He noted that 90.5% of current active COVID-19 […]
Help clean up in the Cedar Mountain area of Saline County on Oct 31st
Come help clean up the area at Cedar Mountain in northern Saline County, on Saturday morning, October 31st. From 8:00 a.m. until noon, meet with members of the Arkansas Outdoor Society at the new Cedar Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Saline County to pick up litter at the old gravel mine that people use for […]
AGFC Issues 2020-21 Hunting & Trapping Season Dates and Maps
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission publishes a calendar and maps annually so the public will know when and where the the hunting and trapping seasons are. We have provided that list below, and you can scroll to see the larger versions of the deer and bear maps. This is just a date summary with […]