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Camp Robinson SUA Woodlands Driving Trail Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA Driving Trail
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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 Sulphur River WMA Birding Trails
Water Trails
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 Mercer Bayou 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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Permit

Apply for an Arkansas paddlefish permit and snag into a state record 

Mar. 14, 2025

Apply for an Arkansas public land turkey hunting permit

Jan. 8, 2025

New 30-day Arkansas waterfowl hunting permit available for nonresidents, Lifetime license for youths enhanced

Nov. 15, 2023

Double-check your Arkansas hunting and fishing license online before hunting

Oct. 18, 2023

AGFC plans Arkansas Deer Update for hunters

Oct. 11, 2023

AGFC hears license change proposals

Oct. 1, 2023

Arkansas hunters set alligator harvest record

Sep. 27, 2023

AGFC launches new online hunting license system, smartphone app

Aug. 23, 2023

Leftover WMA Deer Hunt Permit sale August 4

Aug. 2, 2023

WMA Deer Permit Hunt applications available July 1-31

Jun. 28, 2023

2023 Turkey Guidebook outlines new permit hunt opportunities

Mar. 15, 2023

Alligator gar permit applications open until Dec. 31

Dec. 14, 2022

Artists urged to submit work for 2023 state quail and turkey stamp competitions

Dec. 7, 2022

Four WMAs now require permits for first weekend of dove season; private land hunts expand

Jul. 20, 2022

Apply for your shot to catch a dinosaur in 2022 ​​​​​​​

Oct. 27, 2021

Managed hunts for specklebelly geese available

Oct. 20, 2021

Arkansas alligator season ends with 161 successful hunters

Sep. 29, 2021

Five WRICE fields offered for early teal hunt Sept. 25-26

Sep. 16, 2021