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

🐊 Arkansas Alligator Hunters Harvest 150 Alligators in First Weekend Hunt, 62 Opportunities Remain The first weekend of the Arkansas alligator hunting season, Sept. 18-21, yielded 150 gators across the state’s three alligator management zones. ...bit.ly/4hjsKk5

View or Download a copy of the 2026-27 Arkansas Hunting Guidebook. ⇨ bit.ly/4gHASKT

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report 🎣 September 17, 2026 Scott Seaman from Bella Vista landed this nice 26-inch walleye while fishing with guide Austin Kennedy of Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service on the Beaver tailwater in northwest Arkansas. ...bit.ly/3UT3jhL

The 2026 Fall BOW Weekend is being held at the Lake Conway WMA in Conway from Oct 2-4. ⛺▶ bit.ly/3V450ZD

Deep Dive into the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) 🎙️ 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/3UY4egK

AGFC, AEDC Open Applications for More Than $690,000 to Schools Through Conservation Education Grants The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services is offering more than $690,000 to ...bit.ly/4h8h7fF

Inspect Treestands Now to Avoid Catastrophe During Deer Hunting Season The ongoing heatwave might keep most hunters out of the woods right now, but skipping your pre-season stand safety check is a recipe for disaster. A quick trip to inspect your stand ...bit.ly/4j2oTtV

🐿️ World Champion Squirrel Cook Off Saturday It’s way too early to predict a Super Bowl winner or this year’s National Champion college football team, but the big show of odd eats and outdoor cooking will decide the best chef of the woods at the World ...bit.ly/3VaBFwF

Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report 🎣 September 10, 2026 Neauman Coleman enjoyed the fishing on the Spring River recently with guide Mark Crawford, who says there are lots of hungry bass on the Spring these days, even with lower-than-average ...bit.ly/4yqHCUA

Newly Established Wildlife Management Area Named in Honor of Late AGFC Director WYNNE — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously approved the official name of the state’s latest wildlife management area as Pat Fitts Oakwood WMA at its monthly ...bit.ly/4r5Gq6v