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Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Newsletter

Arkansas’s Triple Trophy Award rewards elite hunters for diverse hunting skills

Feb. 28, 2025

Forget the lion, March roars in like a bear in Bentonville

Feb. 26, 2025

Stay safe during sunny winter floats

Feb. 21, 2025

Archery qualifiers ready for state tournament March 7-8

Feb. 21, 2025

Commission approves $505,000 in recreation amenities at Wilhelmina, Wildcat Shoals

Feb. 20, 2025

AGFC’s Smith earns NWTF Wildlife Officer of the Year Award

Feb. 19, 2025

AGFC accepting applications for 2025 summer internships

Feb. 14, 2025

Lovebirds? The Great Backyard Bird Count begins Valentine’s Day

Feb. 13, 2025

Umarex Big Squirrel Challenge breaks records

Feb. 13, 2025

AGFC shooting range reopens 

Feb. 12, 2025

CWD detected in Baxter and Cleburne counties

Feb. 12, 2025

AGFC’s Jeremy Brown earns national award for deer management 

Feb. 10, 2025

Stone Prairie Sees First Quail Harvest

Feb. 7, 2025

Lake Wilhelmina reconstruction rolling along

Feb. 4, 2025

AGFC announces temporary WMA closures for feral hog control measures

Feb. 4, 2025

Little fish, epic journey: Arkansas biologists track 650-mile migration of Alabama shad 

Jan. 30, 2025

Angling for a good deal? Stock up for your next fishing outing with Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, Academy Sports 

Jan. 30, 2025

Access to Cane Creek Lake closed Feb. 10-12

Jan. 30, 2025