Arkansas Articles

The Natural State’s black bear hunters took full advantage of a new zone.

Arkansas officials reported 157 alligators killed by hunters during the state’s late summer season in six public areas and on private lands.

Waterfowl hunters can begin planning trips to Arkansas to hunt the famed timber and rice fields, with dates set for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission approved the addition of two new black bear hunting zones during its May meeting.

Thanks to well-placed trail cam, an epic after-dark battle between a 180-class non-typical and another monster whitetail was captured on video.

The 86th World's Duck Calling Championship, held each Thanksgiving weekend in Stuttgart, Arkansas, has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fisheries biologists study the age of fish by otoliths, a calcium carbonate structure in the fish's inner ear, or by scales. With catfish, age also can be determined by counting growth rings on pectoral fins.

Crickets, worms, wax worms and other baits have their place and time on a hook. But few rival a natural seasonal bait that shows up in Arkansas and some other states in mid-summer: the catalpa worm.

Record harvests and expanded seasons are the norm as populations of black bears increase throughout the United States.

The war on feral hogs is intensifying in Alabama and nine other states with almost $17 million from the United States Department of Agriculture for site-specific removal projects.

Duck hunters in the Southeast suffered through a tough season in 2018. So far in 2019 things aren't much better according to waterfowl migration reports from one major destination state.

Aerial surveys in Arkansas show mallard numbers are on track for the long-term November average, but other puddle and diver ducks have migrated south.

Whitetail bucks can be aggressive during the breeding season, and all deer can be dangerous when wounded.

Arkansas is on the "must visit" list of any diehard waterfowl hunter. Here are the dates for the 2019-20 duck season so you can start making plans for a trip to the famed flooded timber or a cool lodge.

Trout may be voracious or picky, depending on their mood. Having spiders available in your selection of flies may create taut lines and big smiles.

If you want to test your archery skills on a wide variety of 3-D targets, then plan on attending the upcoming Rinehart R100 in Conway, Arkansas.

The warning “Don’t try this at home” perfectly sums up this aluminum duck boat torture-test video.

Biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas Tech are studying the secretive habits of sauger of the Arkansas River.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is proposing to limit non-resident waterfowl hunters on public lands except during specific blocks of the season.

Two men were arrested after evidence developed that they had attempted to burn an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officer’s truck.

A day-old Arkansas law that expands concealed carry is already being re-evaluated — and the state’s Senate has approved the changes.

How many dishes can include squirrel? The thousands that attended the 2016 World Championship Squirrel Cook-off in northwest Arkansas found out.

Hunters harvested more than a half million mallards during last year's duck season in Arkansas. Waterfowl Program Coordinator Luke Naylor says that's the highest total in the country.

Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo manager Jamie Bridges told reporters that surveillance video shows to people wearing masks breaking into the farm after 2 a.m. Saturday and stuffing the alligators into bags.

Every spring, adolescent male black bears wander into Arkansas cities looking for food. They're the nomads of bear society, kicked out of their dens to make room for the next litters and looking for easy meals.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reports a near record number of deer were taken during the 2013-14 deer hunting season.