AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
ON 04-13-2026
April 13, 2026
You are hereby notified that Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet on the following date and times to consider any business that may be brought before the Commission. Unless otherwise stated, meetings will be held at the AGFC offices, 2 Natural Resources Dr. in Little Rock. Click here to view the Thursday commission meeting online.
Wednesday, April 15
9 a.m.
Call to order at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Student Success Center #102.
Guest Speakers
Regulations and Resource Management Committee
Discussion items:
Black Bear Movement Research – Dr. Ellery Lassiter
Lake Monticello Update – Ryan Mozisek
Legacy Lunker Program – Will Lancett
Action items:
Biennial Regulations Approval – Luke Naylor and Tommy Laird
Budget and Property Management Committee
Discussion items:
Financial Status Report – Emily Shumate
Upcoming Laptop Purchase – Spencer Griffith
Action items:
Cossatot River, Weyerhaeuser Acquisition – Stephen Roach
Grandview Prairie WMA, Routon Family Partnership Acquisition – Stephen Roach
Faulkner Lake, AGFC Divestiture – Stephen Roach
Public Outreach Committee
Discussion items:
Act 229 Curriculum – Jose Jimenez
Personnel, Governance and Enforcement Committee
Discussion items:
Legal report – John Marks
2 p.m.
Fishing at Lake Monticello.
6 p.m.
Fish fry at Lake Monticello.
Thursday, April 16
8 a.m.
Call to order at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Student Success Center #102.
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of agenda
Approval of March 19 commission meeting notes
Delegations
Peggy Doss, Chancellor – University of Arkansas at Monticello
Deke Whitbeck, President – Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation
Presentations
Habitat Suitability for Midcontinent Mallards Wintering in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas – Alyssa Tomb
Black bear program update – Spencer Daniels
Director’s report
Committee meeting reports
Commission items
Biennial Regulations Approval – Luke Naylor and Tommy Laird
Cossatot River, Weyerhaeuser Acquisition – Stephen Roach
Grandview Prairie WMA, Routon Family Partnership Acquisition – Stephen Roach
Faulkner Lake, AGFC Divestiture – Stephen Roach
New business
Old business
Executive session (if necessary)
Adjournment
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