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...
Hunters take 161 alligators in 2-weekend season
The 15th annual alligator season closed early Monday morning with hunters harvesting 161 alligators during the two-weekend season.
The harvest falls short...
New hunting-fishing license system debuts April 1
Hunters and anglers who renew licenses in 2017 will now be able to do so online.
As of April 1, all licenses and permits sold by the Game and Fish Commission...
Arkansas updates CWD results, adds 23 more
Another 23 cases of chronic wasting disease among deer and elk in northern Arkansas have been confirmed by the Game and Fish Commission, which brings the...
Wildlife officers need details to catch game violators
It happens every fall. Someone sees a blatant game law violation and they wonder where the wildlife officers are. Or the observer may phone the Game and Fish...
Statewide holiday deer hunt Dec. 26-28
Deer hunters using modern guns have one more chance to collect on their scouting time and tag a trophy. The statewide modern gun holiday deer hunt is Dec....
Youth harvest sees 27% increase with 882 birds checked
Hunters under the age of 16 checked 882 birds during the two-day hunt to open the 2020 spring turkey season Easter weekend. Despite a major cold front, there...
Commission hears 2019 elk, bear harvest reports
Arkansas’s bear and elk harvests showed slight declines during the 2019 season, but biologists report that much of the decrease could be attributed to last...
Special urban bowhunt applications now available
The application period for special urban bowhunts for the 2022-23 deer hunting season is now open. Registration closes July 11, before the first orientation.
Deer harvest tops 200,000 for fifth straight year
With a month and a half left in archery deer season, Arkansas hunters have checked more than 200,000 deer. This is the fifth consecutive year the Arkansas...
Trapping, not shooting, works best to eradicate hogs
In an effort to eradicate hogs, the Game and Fish Commission has taken a new approach to an old problem and adopted rules against hunting feral hogs on the...