A prescribed burn will take place through Friday at White Oak Lake State Park in Nevada and Ouachita counties.

Comments and photos about a bald eagle being shot over the weekend on Lake Columbia have been seen on Facebook. Local Arkansas Game and Fish Commission officials are investigating.

FORDYCE — Contractors with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission completed a major project at Mike Knoedl Tri-County Lake in Calhoun County in December, improving fishing access and fish habitat on the 280-acre lake in south-central Arkansas.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports that no chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in more than 300 white-tailed deer samples taken in Morehouse and Union parishes since December.

Anglers wetting a line in the waters of The Natural State have a lot of fishing, and fish, to catch.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in partnership with the Claiborne Parish Watershed District Commission (CPWDC), is hosting a “Reef Rodeo” for Lake Claiborne.

Louisiana State Parks are offering a discount on overnight stays to encourage outdoor travel in the cooler months.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported last week that to date, all testing results for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Louisiana deer have been negative.

Once Christmas is over, few people have a use for that evergreen tree that graced their home during the holiday season. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a new job for those leftover trees: fish habitat.

Logoly State Park in McNeil will be among state parks in all 50 states having a First Day Hike.

The recent news of chronic wasting disease being found far away from any previous detections has caused some hunters to worry about the future of deer hunting in Arkansas.

The detection of chronic wasting disease in Union County, Arkansas has caused Louisiana officials to ramp up efforts to detect the infection across the state line.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has also implemented its CWD Response Plan and will increase ongoing CWD surveillance in Morehouse and Union parishes due to their proximity to the CWD detection.

STRONG -- A hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Union County tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

MONTICELLO — After two years of drawdowns and construction work, the city of Monticello was able to close the gates at its namesake lake in Drew County last week, hoping to see the fish and recreational opportunities in the reservoir flourish again once the lake refills.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating the large decreases of submersed aquatic vegetation at Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Nearly 6,000 acres of publicly-accessible property will see major improvements for wildlife habitat, thanks to the combined power of partnerships with the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Arkansas State Chapter and the sales of Arkansas’s voluntary turkey and quail stamps.

The images all over social media seem to indicate one thing, that Arkansans have been very impressed with this autumn’s foliage show.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) added three whooping cranes last week to its experimental population as it seeks to re-establish the state’s whooping crane population.

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is awarding Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network grants to three Arkansas entities to expand or sustain stress assistance programs for individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations.

FOUKE – When Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff close off the gates on both ends of Mercer Bayou by December 31, anglers and boaters will see the long-awaited restoration of a popular southwest Arkansas fishery and waterfowl destination.

Deer are on the move in The Natural State. That means hunters and motorists in Arkansas should keep a watchful eye out, particularly at dawn and dusk.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working with the University of Arkansas’s Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit to study the recent increase in nonnative Egyptian Geese occurring in Arkansas.

Reductions to cleaning and mowing service at the Buckhorn and Pikeville recreation areas on Lake Greeson have been announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District.

The application period to catch and keep a trophy-size Arkansas alligator gar opens November 1 and closes December 31.

A colorful longear sunfish will be featured on next year’s Arkansas Conservation License Plate, as announced at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

It happens every fall. Someone sees a blatant game law violation and they wonder where the wildlife officers are.

CALION — When you harvest a wood duck wearing a band around its leg and report it, you’re helping biologists gather critical data needed to make waterfowl management decisions in Arkansas.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is scheduled to begin removing the fishing pier located at the Lake Bistineau spillway on October 25, a project estimated to take 90 days to complete.

An unfortunate technical issue that appeared during the opening weekend of Arkansas’s deer and bear archery hunting seasons has been resolved. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking any hunters who were unable to check their bear during the last week to try to submit their informati…

The Conservation Fund and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced a significant milestone in their multi-year effort to add valuable ecological land to Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in South Arkansas.

Mena is surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest and shines as an outdoor destination in Arkansas.

The 15th annual Arkansas alligator season came to a close early Monday morning with a nearly full ticket.

Giant salvinia, a highly invasive aquatic plant that was first detected in Lake Columbia in December 2019, has the full attention of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division.

Innovations in gear used by bowhunters to pursue white-tailed deer continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will again offer a variety of free options to have harvested deer tested for chronic wasting disease during the 2021-22 deer hunting season. In all, 105 testing locations will be available throughout the state to have your deer tested for CWD.

South Arkansas residents may get calls from adventure-seeking friends this weekend to see if there’s an opportunity to take part in this year’s private land alligator hunt.

FORDYCE — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission does dozens of habitat-enhancement projects at lakes throughout the state to boost angling opportunities.

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Division of Rural Services will award more than $769,000 to Arkansas schools and educators to support conservation education programs in the 2021-22 school year.

Hunters wanting an early taste of waterfowl action need to break out the shotguns and bug spray. Arkansas’s early Canada goose season kicks off September 1, and the September 15 teal season opener is just around the corner.

Arkansas’ dove season opens September 4, and many hunters will gather at a field of a friend or family member to enjoy the kickoff to hunting season.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate between 7,000 and 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently approved a budget increase of $5.73 million to cover the costs of several pressing projects.

Southwest Arkansas will be served this dove season by the addition of a private field in Lafayette County as part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s private-land permit dove hunting program.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission welcomed five new faces to the ranks of wildlife officers during a commencement ceremony recently at the AGFC Little Rock Headquarters.

Thirty-three hunters drew permits to pursue alligators on public land during the 2021 season, but many opportunities remain for those who didn’t draw for public hunts.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is restricting the commercial rental of campsites in Corps-operated campgrounds through the Reservation One Stop (R1S) reservation system.

HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists, aided by Chuck Emrick, a Lake Catherine shoreline resident, stocked nearly 48,000 smallmouth bass fingerlings into the smallest of Arkansas’s diamond lakes in early July.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the reopening of the Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area in Morehouse Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Those pink splotches of calamine lotion adorning arms and legs are summer’s badge of honor — showing you’ve been outside and faced down the hordes of midges, mosquitoes and ticks out for your blood.