Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Public meetings will address new CWD concerns
Two special public meetings are planned for April 3 and April 5 to address positive cases of chronic wasting disease discovered in three new Arkansas...
Fishing license requirements waived March 21-29
In cooperation with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Fish and Game Commission voted during a special meeting March 19 to waive all fishing license and trout permit...
Hunter takes first deer at 77 years old
You’re never too hold to harvest your first deer, as Ron Goza proved late last year.
Goza is 77, and the button buck he took recently allowed him to receive...
Turkey harvest sees slight increase
Turkey hunters saw an uptick in checked birds during this spring’s three-week turkey hunting season, which ran from April 18 to May 8. Hunters checked 7,578...
Commission approves discount licenses for disabled veterans
A new Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination License to be available at a reduced rate for resident military veterans was passed unanimously by the Game and...
Comments on hunting, wildlife regulations due April 15
Although the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and measures to combat it have changed the way the Commission meets, conservation work carries on.
AGFC staff are...
WMA access temporarily closes for aerial hog eradication
Six wildlife management areas will be temporarily closed for short periods in March in cooperation with the Arkansas Feral Hog Task Force to fight the spread...
Urban archery hunt applications open
The application period for Arkansas’s special urban bow hunts for the 2021-22 deer hunting season is now open.
The hunts, which begin Sept. 1, offer...
Youth turkey hunt tops 7-year slump
Excellent weather and receptive birds welcomed Arkansas’s youth hunters April 8-9, and the young guns did not disappoint. According to the online checking...
4,706 acres added to expand public hunting opportunities
Beginning with the 2023-24 hunting seasons, AGFC will add 4,706 acres of public hunting land in The Natural State. With a partnership between AGFC and...