Austin Booth
The Price of Pique (Editorial)
A special session to address the Legislature’s failure to do its job will cost taxpayers $100,000. read more >
Arkansas Lawmakers Adjourn Session, Leaving Budget for State Hunting, Fishing Programs in Limbo
The vote creates uncertainty about whether the 636-employee agency that oversees the state's hunting, fishing and conversation programs will be able to operate when the fiscal year begins July 1. read more >
Austin Booth: Game & Fish is Sharpening Focus on Habitat, Water Quality
The director of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission talks about efforts to rehabilitate duck habitat, getting agency revenue right and appealing to nonhunters. read more >
New Home on the Range: Game & Fish Plans NWA Shooting Site
The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission isn’t rushing the search for a home for its next flagship shooting range in northwest Arkansas. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Cold Rings a Bell and Sounds an Alarm
Last year’s gas and grid shortcomings echoed this month: Instruments froze, output plunged, and burn-offs spewed greenhouse gases into the sky. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Governor Enlists Department Heads, Energy CEOs to Protect Power Grid
The goal is to avoid an electrical grid crisis like the one that crippled Texas last winter. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Game & Fish Takes Dry Run at Duck Woods Dilemma
Arkansas game officials are planning to create shallower wetlands in some of the state’s most popular public duck hunting grounds. The objective is letting red oak trees dry out and recover from an H2O overdose in recent growing seasons. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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 >