Turn Hunting Trips into Conservation Research Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission with wildlife management by sharing their experiences through the AGFC’s free Deer Hunting Observation Survey, available in the AGFC app ...bit.ly/4xLZ7OD

Hunter Orange Celebrates 50 Years in Arkansas Bell bottoms, parachute pants and tight-rolled jeans have all gone the way of the dinosaur, but one clothing trend has lasted the test of time, at least in the deer woods. This weekend’s alternative firearms ...bit.ly/4eC7kxP

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report October 15, 2026 Tilly (no last name provided) is shown with one of the rainbow trout she caught on a recent outing at Cotter Trout Dock with her mom, Joy, and Cotter Trout Dock guide Matt Weiss. Now is the time ...bit.ly/4k2amit

Straight Wall or Smokepole? Arkansas’s Alternative Firearms Season Opens Oct. 17 A cold front may finally give Arkansas hunters some relief from 90-degree high temperatures just in time for the opening of the alternative firearms deer season this Saturday. bit.ly/3UtSVwS

Navigating Low Water on Arkansas Lakes and Rivers Boaters and anglers across Arkansas are seeing less water than they’re used to with most rivers and reservoirs much lower than usual. Low water can concentrate fish near structure and make for great ...bit.ly/4zk0Onq

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report 🎣 October 8, 2026 It was a happy birthday for Calan, a young angler from Kansas, who caught this impressive 25-inch rainbow on the Beaver Lake tailwater recently. We would say this birthday trip to northwest ...bit.ly/3VDAIgH

Commission Renews Commitment to Bayou Meto Irrigation Project LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at Thursday’s meeting unanimously approved a minute order to strongly urge the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources ...bit.ly/3VBgYdE

Exploring Arkansas's Endemic Fish a Sneak Peek into Fish Ecology 🎙️ Host Trey Reid talks with AGFC fish ecologist Chance Garrett about his statewide work on species of greatest conservation need, threatened and endangered fish monitoring, and why ...bit.ly/4yg5Lg9

Join the AGFC Commission Meeting LIVE at 9 am. youtube.com/live/6Udi9ecBAug

Duck Numbers Similar to 2025, Waiting on Rain at Home Ask an Arkansas duck hunter about a mixed bag, and they’ll picture a strap filled with gadwall, teal and shovelers alongside their prized mallards and pintails. Heading into this fall, “mixed bag” ...bit.ly/4AW3lG4

Volunteers Clear Paths, Clean Outdoor Spaces to Aid Public Land Access This year’s extended triple-digit summer may already seem a memory, but the results of volunteers stepping up to help maintain Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management ...bit.ly/4y514pn

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report 🎣 October 1, 2026 Roger Fink of Tontitown in northwestern Arkansas landed this impressive 29-inch walleye while fishing with John Gerrard between Beaver town and Holiday Island on the White River/Beaver tailwater ...bit.ly/4rFgMpy

Deep Dive into the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Part 2 🎙️ Host Trey Reid welcomes Dr. Craig Harper (UT), Ronnie Ritter (Hunters Feeding the Hungry), and Jeremy Brown (AGFC Deer Management Assistance Program) to discuss deer management. 🎧 bit.ly/4yqJTQ9

Legacy Lunker Awards Banquet to Celebrate Bass Fishing in The Natural State Oct. 29 The inaugural year of the Arkansas Legacy Lunker program has been a rousing success, but there’s one more detail left to complete before the AGFC wraps a bow on year ...bit.ly/3TrAPeC

Former Commissioner Sonny Varnell Dies Sonny Varnell, 87, a member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission from May 2003 through June 30, 2008, died Sept. 21 at home in St. Paul (Madison County) after a lengthy illness. Full article: bit.ly/4hdJElf

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report 🎣 September 24, 2026 A Colorado angler named Chad came over to Arkansas to land a nice 4.3-pound, 21-inch rainbow trout on the White River near Calico Rock this week. He was fishing with a Jenkins Fishing Resort ...bit.ly/4dCHKs5

Lake Conway Continues March Toward Completion Drought conditions have left many Arkansas lakes a few feet lower than normal, but they’ve boosted construction efforts to complete the new spillway and dam at Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir, which ...bit.ly/4hcNIlL

The 2026 Fall BOW Weekend is being held at the Lake Conway WMA in Conway from Oct 2-4! 🏕️ This will be a camping event. Registration ends 09/25/2026 ➤ bit.ly/3TP6830

Turn Hunting Trips into Conservation Research Hunters can help with wildlife management by sharing their experiences through the AGFC’s free Deer Hunting Observation Survey, available in the AGFC app on their smartphone. ⇨ bit.ly/4xLZ7OD