June 22, 2011

LITTLE ROCK – At last week’s monthly meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners approved up to $1 million for the Wildlife Observation Trails Pilot Program and up to $500,000 for the Wildlife Recreation Facilities Pilot Program. The trails program grants were recommended by a committee of the Arkansas Department of Parks and […]

LITTLE ROCK – If you had to summarize Craig Campbell’s term as an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission commissioner in a word, it would be “change.” Campbell points that out in looking back over his nearly five years on the Commission, the last year as its chairman. He also quickly explains, “The Commission made these

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has opened the on-line process to apply for a 2011 alligator hunting permit. The application period will end at midnight June 30. For the last several weeks, AGFC field crews have been busy conducting alligator spotlight surveys across south Arkansas. These surveys serve as the basis

LITTLE ROCK – Two people who have been instrumental in several arenas of Arkansas outdoors and recreation advancements are the 2011 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees. Scott Henderson is the former director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and Bill Barnes is a longtime member of the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Commission and

JASPER – Anxious elk hunters will be focused on northern Arkansas and the popular Buffalo River Elk Festival this weekend. The festival is scheduled to begin Friday, June 24, and continue through Saturday, June 25. The award-winning festival began in 1998 to celebrate the successful reintroduction of elk to Newton County, and has been an

This weekly fishing report is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. CENTRAL Arcadia: June 20. Elevation slightly below normal, water 84 and muddy. Bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits at 3-5 ft. around the dam and brush piles in the mornings. Channel catfish good on worms and cut bait off bottom along the

Hunters can apply for nearly 100 archery, muzzleloader and modern firearms hunts, including events for youths and hunters with disabilities Deer hunters have until August 15 to apply for 99 managed hunts. The hunts will take place from mid-September through January and have openings for more than 6,000 hunters. The Missouri Department of Conservation holds a

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of more than 4.1 million birds, down slightly (-9 percent) from last year but 85 percent above the long-term average (1948-2010). The 2011 index is the ninth highest on record. Wigeon (+15 percent), blue-winged teal (+12 percent) and pintails (+4