AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
ON 05-19-2026
May 19, 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.
Tuesday, May 19
8 a.m.
Call to order
Budget and Property Management Committee
Approval of Agenda
Discussion Items
Agency Budget Overview – Doug Schoenrock and Emily Shumate
Division Maintenance and Operating Budget Presentations
Wildlife Management – Luke Naylor
Fisheries – Tommy Laird
Operations – Reid Phifer
Education – Mary Beth Hatch
Communications – Lauren Weston
Private Lands Habitat – Garrick Dugger
Human Resources – Jana Hiland
Legal – John Marks
Fiscal and Administration – Emily Shumate
Enforcement – Joe Williams
Shooting and Recreational Access – Jose Jimenez
IT – David Castleberry
Conservation Support – Cory Gray
Lunch
Capital Expenditures Budget
Construction – Reid Phifer
Equipment and Fleet – Emily Shumate
Land – Brad Carner
2 p.m.
Adjournment
Wednesday, May 20
9 a.m.
Call to order
Guest speakers
Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program – Mark Whitmore and Judge Brandon Ellison
Regulations and Resource Management Committee – Philip Tappan, Chair
Approval of Agenda
Approval of April 15, 2026 Committee Meeting Notes
Discussion Items
2025-2026 CWD Surveillance Update – AJ Riggs
Commercial Fishing Update – Dr. Allison Asher
Catfish Management Plan – Jacob Martin
Feral Hog Program Update – Ryan Farney
Turkey Season Report – Luke Naylor
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
Budget and Property Management Committee – Rob Finley, Chair
Approval of Agenda
Approval of April 15, 2026 Committee Meeting Notes
Discussion Items
Financial Status Report – Emily Shumate
WMA Usage Policy Update – Luke Naylor
Action Items
Inventory Items Removal/Award/Sale to Capt. Ben Sisk – Joe Williams
Petit Jean River WMA, George Revocable Trust – Stephen Roach
Central Arkansas Property Divestiture – Stephen Roach
Cossatot River Acquisition – Stephen Roach
Personnel, Governance and Enforcement Committee – Brandon Adams, Chair
Approval of Agenda
Approval of April 15, 2026 Committee Meeting Notes
Discussion Items
Faro System – Sydney Grant
Legal Report – John Marks
Adjournment
6 p.m.
Dinner at Petit & Keet, 1620 Market Street, Little Rock.
Thursday, May 21
9 a.m.
Call to Order
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
Approval of April 16, 2026 Commission Meeting Notes
Delegations
Free Fishing Weekend Proclamation
Little Rock Garden Club
Presentations
Teacher Leader Council and Generation Conservation Student Leader recognition – Mary Beth Hatch
Director’s Report
Committee Meeting Reports
Commission Items (Subject to Committee Review and Approval)
Inventory Items Removal/Award/Sale to Capt. Ben Sisk – Joe Williams
Petit Jean River WMA, George Revocable Trust – Stephen Roach
Central Arkansas Property Divestiture – Stephen Roach
Cossatot River Acquisition – Stephen Roach
New Business
Old Business
Executive Session (if necessary)
Adjournment
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