Arkansas’ DeGray State Park Fishing Contest is Open to Anyone

BISMARCK – Do you have a hankering to do a little fishing? Get to DeGray Lake Resort State Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, and you may win a prize as well as having some fun.

The Hook, Line, and Sinker Fishing Derby at DeGray Park will be at Pond 7 on the DeGray Lake Golf Course. [...]

What is the 2009-2010 Season Limit on Deer in Arkansas? Four, Maybe

LITTLE ROCK – It’s a common question. What is the season limit on deer in Arkansas?

But the answer isn’t so simple.

The season bag limit is four deer, provided at least one deer is taken in one of the zones or areas listed below. No more than two may be legal bucks. Additional restrictions may apply [...]

01 April, 2009 – Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Randy Zellers (501)223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers [at] agfc [dot] state [dot] ar [dot] us
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for April 1, 2009. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for [...]

11 March, 2009 – Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Randy Zellers (501)223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers [at] agfc [dot] state [dot] ar [dot] us
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for March 11, 2009. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for [...]

17 Dec 2008 – What’s Open For Hunting in Arkansas

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Deer:
Archery – All zones: Oct. 1, 2008 to Feb. 28, 2009.
Modern Gun – Zone 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15:  Nov. 8-Dec. 7.
Zones 9 and 12:  Nov. 8-Dec. 14.
Zone 16, 16A and 17:  Nov. 8-Dec. 25.
Muzzleloader- Zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15: [...]

10 Dec 2008 – What’s Open For Hunting In Arkansas

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Deer:
Archery – All zones: Oct. 1, 2008 to Feb. 28, 2009.
Modern Gun – Zone 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15: Nov. 8-Dec. 7.
Zones 9 and 12: Nov. 8-Dec. 14.
Zone 16, 16A and 17: Nov. 8-Dec. 25.
Muzzleloader- Zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and [...]

03 Dec 2008 – Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for December 03. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river. 
 
Fishing Tip:   Want to weigh that trout before releasing it but don’t have a [...]

03 Dec 2008 – What’s Open For Hunting In Arkansas

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Deer:
Archery – All zones: Oct. 1, 2008 to Feb. 28, 2009.
Modern Gun – Zone 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15:  Nov. 8-Dec. 7.
Zones 9 and 12:  Nov. 8-Dec. 14.
Zone 16, 16A and 17:  Nov. 8-Dec. 25.
Muzzleloader- Zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15: [...]

Almost 1 Million Fish Stocked in Arkansas Waters

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 856,500 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during October, according to Mike Armstrong, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed in excess of 144,000 pounds.
October stockings:
Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 150 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Ann, Benton County, 8,775 yearling black crappie
Lake Atalanta, Benton [...]

Newest Arkansas Elk Season Set to Begin in January

LITTLE ROCK – During last week’s monthly Arkansas Game and Fish Commission meeting, the Commission approved a third elk season – Jan. 12-16 – on private land in zone 4 in Searcy County. The quota is five antlerless elk; two either-sex permits also will be issued.
“Anyone with landowner approval and a valid application gets a [...]