Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Jamie Anderson Appointed to Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (Super Mover)
Anderson is a fourth-generation aquaculture farmer in Lonoke and a founding member of the Arkansas Waterfowl Association. read more >
Fayetteville Businessman Brandon Adams Appointed to Game & Fish Commission
Adams, the president and CEO of nursing home company Reliance Health Care Inc. of Conway, replaces Bobby Martin on the commission. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
Marion McCollum, CEO of Mack’s Prairie Wings, Dies at 81
He helped transform his family's sporting goods store in Stuttgart into a mecca for waterfowlers. read more >
Game & Fish Approves Plan for Largest-Ever Lake Renovation Project
Plans for the 6,700-acre Lake Conway call for a new concrete weir, a low dam built to manage water levels, that will replace the aging metal gates currently in use. read more >
by Will Newton -
To Preserve Duck Habitats, Arkansas Changes Water Management for Wildlife Areas
It's a push toward sustainable recreation with an uncertain impact on the state's hunting industry. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
Governor Names Philip Tappan to Game & Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the appointment of Philip Tappan to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. read more >
Austin Booth to Lead Arkansas Game & Fish
Austin Booth was voted in Thursday afternoon as the next director of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. read more >
Bennie Westphal Appointed to Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Bennie Westphal of Fort Smith to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. read more >
Rob Finley Named to Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Mountain Home businessman Rob Finley to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He replaces Chairman Ken Reeves. read more >
First Woman Appointed to Full Term on Game and Fish Panel
An Arkansas woman has been appointed to a full term on the commission that regulates hunting and fishing for the first time in state history. read more >
by Associated Press -
New Nature Center in Springdale Gets $980,000 Grant
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has received a nearly $1 million grant to help pay for the state's newest nature center now under construction in northwest Arkansas. read more >
by Associated Press -
JD Neeley Joins State Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appoints JD Neeley of Camden to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. read more >
Hutchinson Appoints Stan Jones to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday appointed Stan Jones of Walnut Ridge to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. read more >
Additional Samples to Test for Chronic Wasting to be Taken
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists plan to take additional samples from deer to search for chronic wasting disease in southern Pope County. read more >
by Associated Press -
First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Arkansas
The commission said a 2½-year-old elk killed near Pruitt on the Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas during the October hunting tested positive for the fatal disease and officials are now following control and monitoring plans that were developed in 2006 as the disease was appearing in other states. read more >
by Associated Press -
Subcommittee to Start Search for Arkansas Game & Fish Leader
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chairman Emon Mahony has named a three-person subcommittee to start the search for a new commission director. read more >
by Associated Press -
State Rice Convention to Take Place in Jonesboro
The Arkansas Rice Council and Arkansas Rice Farmers will hold their annual meeting and trade show Friday, Feb. 5, at the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro beginning at 9 a.m. read more >
Arkansas Administering $600K for Wildlife Education Programs
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission is distributing more than $600,000 in fines collected to schools and conservation districts for wildlife education programs. read more >
by Associated Press -
Dates Approved for Arkansas Waterfowl Season
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved the dates for the upcoming waterfowl hunting season. read more >
by Associated Press -
Mike Beebe Appoints Andrew Parker to Game & Fish Commission
Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed Andrew Parker to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Parker, the director of governmental affairs for the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, will serve a seven-year term. read more >