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Big Creek Natural Area on Jim Kress WMA Bubbling Springs Nature Trail on Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA Champion Baldcypress Tree Trail Electric Island Nature Trail on Lake Hamilton Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA and Deer Research Area East Unit Watchable Wildlife Trails Gulf Mountain WMA Post Oak Savanna Nature Trail and Auto Tour Holland Bottoms Wetland Nature Trail Kenny Vernon Nature Trail on Bell Slough WMA Kings River Overlook Nature Trail Kirk Dupps Beaver Lake WMA/Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area Lake Maumelle/Maumelle River WMA Nature Trails Lake Ouachita | Watchable Wildlife Trail at Denby Bay Nuthatch Hollow Nature Trail Rim Shoals Trail
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Arkansas Post Water Trail Bayou Bartholomew Water Trail Bayou DeView Water Trail Crooked Creek Water Trail Cut-Off Creek Water Trail Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge Water Trails Fourche Creek Urban Water Trail Grassy Lake Water Trail H Lake Water Trail Islets Cove Paddle Trail Lake Ouachita | Buckville Water Trail Lake Ouachita | Rabbit Tail Water Trail Little Maumelle River Water Trail Robe Bayou Water Trail Saline River Water Trail Sleepy Hollow Water Trail St. Francis Sunken Lands Water Trail Wattensaw Bayou Water Trail
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Hunting

Public Input Sought for Buffalo River Elk Management Plan

Mar. 6, 2019

Leftover WMA turkey hunt permits available online March 12

Feb. 27, 2019

Triple Trophy Award available to deer hunters

Feb. 27, 2019

Arkansas’s redesigned mobile app wins AVA digital award

Feb. 20, 2019

Make a conversation starter for turkeys at Fort Smith nature center workshop

Feb. 20, 2019

Tragic accident reminds hunters to keep guns unloaded until needed

Feb. 20, 2019

Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry dines on donation from snow goose event

Feb. 13, 2019

Arkansas State Duck Stamp artwork unveiled at Arkansas Sportsman’s Caucus

Feb. 13, 2019

Commissioners schedule open town hall meeting for public comment

Feb. 6, 2019

New farm bill funds conservation opportunities on private land in Arkansas

Feb. 6, 2019

Create essential wildlife habitat with firewood

Jan. 30, 2019

Snow goose conservation order offers last chance for die-hard waterfowl hunters

Jan. 30, 2019

Squirrels still available for Arkansas hunters

Jan. 23, 2019

Snow goose hunt planned to benefit Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry

Jan. 16, 2019

Applications for hunting turkeys on Arkansas WMAs available

Jan. 15, 2019

Louisiana-released whooping crane enjoys layover in The Natural State

Jan. 9, 2019

Watch flightlines when scouting WMAs for ducks

Jan. 9, 2019

Last youth modern gun deer hunt Jan. 5-6

Dec. 31, 2018