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

Oct. 18, 2023

Quirky pack animals aid public land experiences

Oct. 11, 2023

AGFC plans Arkansas Deer Update for hunters

Oct. 11, 2023

Arkansas Deer and Deer Hunting Featured on Arkansas Wildlife Podcast

Oct. 5, 2023

Log in to new AGFC app, website to check your deer this year

Sep. 21, 2023

Arkansas hunting injuries hit 13-year low

Sep. 6, 2023

Conder claims triple trophy award at 6 years old

Aug. 16, 2023

Rock Creek Ranch named Arkansas deer club of the year

Aug. 9, 2023

Leftover WMA Deer Hunt Permit sale August 4

Aug. 2, 2023

2022-23 deer harvest up from 2021-22 season

Mar. 8, 2023

Aerial surveys show slight increase in Arkansas elk population

Mar. 8, 2023

Inaugural south Arkansas bear season opens tomorrow

Dec. 9, 2022

Get more from your ground venison

Nov. 23, 2022

Arkansas youth hunters take more than 9,000 deer in two-day hunt

Nov. 16, 2022

Motorists, be on the lookout for deer on highways

Nov. 9, 2022

Twenty-six hunters fill their elk tag in Arkansas’s 2022 season

Nov. 9, 2022

South Arkansas deer hunting open house and virtual meeting address regulation changes, management assistance

Sep. 7, 2022

Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Kids Zone returns to ‘doubled up’ Big Buck Classic

Jan. 12, 2022