The Continued Spread of CWD: Cases in Missouri, Texas, Pennsylvania and Arkansas
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Arkansas to Launch Online Licensing System April 1
Long gone are the days of toting around long tags and permits, at least for hunters in the state of Arkansas. In a release earlier this week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced that all licenses and permits will now be available as a downloadable file. The new system gives hunters and anglers […]
Arkansas Elk Hunt Breaks Records
Arkansas hunters harvested a record 55 elk during the 2016-17 hunting season, according to a report given by Wes Wright, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s elk program coordinator, at today’s monthly Commission meeting. The record tally represented a 15 percent increase in harvest from the 2015 season and was the result of the […]
Results from Two Cases of CWD in Arkansas Reversed
The opening weekend of Arkansas’ modern gun season revealed 28 new cases of chronic wasting disease in the state’s white-tailed deer population. Across 25 sampling stations, samples were collected from volunteer hunters within the state’s 10-county CWD Management Zone. Two new Arkansas counties were additionally affected by the disease, one being Yell County, which […]
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Passes New CWD Regs
In an attempt to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease across the state of Arkansas, the state’s Game and Fish Commission passed 12 regulations on Friday at a session in Little Rock. The commission established a CWD Management Zone spread across 10 counties, which will contain specific deer and elk bag limits, along […]
Arkansas Targets Deer Rehabilitation Centers in Attempt to Contain CWD
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have tabled a proposal they hope will aid in their fight against chronic wasting disease. After recording 90 cases of the debilitative disease so far this year, officials are proposing a ban on deer rehabilitation facilities across the state, with hopes of containing the illness. “If you take […]
Despite Chronic Wasting Disease Cases, Arkansas Elk Hunt to Continue
The show must go on. May 1st marked the first day the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began accepting applications for the state’s annual elk hunt. The business-as-usual announcement came after an offseason full of speculation and bad news from the state’s deer and elk herds after a number of confirmed cases of chronic […]
Jail Time and Fines for 3 Men Who Beat Deer with a Textbook
Back in January a video of three men beating a deer in the head using an accounting textbook surfaced online, prompting a massive investigation by authorities in Georgia. In a horrific display, the short video depicted the men using the textbook to hit the deer over the head at least five times. “It was […]
Arkansas Game and Fish Expects Lower Turnout for 2016 Deer Seasons
Since confirming more than 50 cases of chronic wasting disease in the state of Arkansas, the Game and Fish Commission has stated that they expect to experience a decrease in deer hunters across the state this fall. “Realistically, we could see a slight downturn in hunting license sales,” Brad Carner, a spokesman for the Commission […]
Number of Arkansas Deer and Elk with CWD Climbs, Hunting Changes Proposed
After confirming that 22 elk in the state of Arkansas have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is now considering changes to hunting regulations. The surprising outcome came after the commission sampled 280 deer and elk, something officials never expected, at least not this quickly. “It was inevitable that […]