Alligator hunting permit applications available through July
Anyone interested in pursuing alligators on public land in Arkansas must apply for one of the nine hunting locations within Arkansas’s three open Alligator Management Zones
Category: Outdoors
Corps waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of America’s 250th birthday celebration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in support of America’s 250th birthday celebration, July 3-5, 2026
Arkansas Legacy Lunker program adds nearly 300,000 ‘Lunkerlings’ to AGFC bass stockings
The final step of the Arkansas Legacy Lunker program’s first year is in the books, and roughly 295,000 fingerlings spawned from donated 10-pound-or-better largemouth bass have been stocked in lakes throughout Arkansas
Operation Dry Water: Arkansas game wardens ramping up water patrol during America 250
Grant emphasizes that Operation Dry Water isn’t a competition or initiative to see how many tickets wardens can issue; in fact, it’s much the opposite.
Bears are out and about, but encounters remain uncommon
As Arkansans spend more time outdoors during the summer months, wildlife experts say residents may notice an increase in black bear sightings, but they emphasize that bears are generally wary of people and rarely pose a threat
Register to Participate in an Urban Archery Deer Hunt this Fall
Deer hunters wishing to help manage deer herds in certain urban areas and help feed fellow Arkansans can learn how to register for one of nine urban archery hunts taking place this fall
Arkansas governor announces $3.17M in funding for 18 water quality projects
These funds will support statewide projects that reduce nonpoint source pollution in the state’s waterbodies through the Department’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program