Fifteen new wildlife officers join AGFC enforcement efforts
Oct. 5, 2022
LITTLE ROCK – Some new faces will be joining the ranks of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officers this fall. The latest class of wildlife officer cadets celebrated graduation from the AGFC’s training program Friday at The Church at Rock Creek.
AGFC, AEDC offer more than $808,000 for education grants from wildlife fines
Aug. 17, 2022
LITTLE ROCK – More than $808,000 is available for Arkansas schools and educators for conservation education grants in 2022-23, thanks to fine money derived from wildlife and fishing violations and a partnership between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services.
AGFC enforcement officers recognized for bravery, accomplishments
July 27, 2022
Twenty-five Arkansas Game and Fish Commission enforcement officers and a K-9 were recipients of the division’s top honors Thursday at a special presentation held at the AGFC Headquarters Auditorium in Little Rock.
Poachers harvest hefty fines from deer garden
Sept. 30, 2021
JONESBORO — With the outdoors as their office, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officers often work with unusual crime scenes, as poachers often go to extreme lengths to hide their crimes from weather and animals as well as the watchful eyes of neighbors and other hunters. In 2016 Sgt. Jeff Dalton and Cpl. Bret Ditto found one of the most unusual and fertile evidence discoveries of their careers, a literal garden of skulls from illegally poached white-tailed deer.
The Spotlight
Sept. 20, 2021
In each edition of The Green Line, we hope to share a bit about some of the personalities that make up the AGFC’s Enforcement Division. This issue’s featured officer is Cpl. Landon Mills. Cpl. Mills works alongside K-9 June in Grant County.
AGFC, AEDC offer nearly $770,000 for education grants from wildlife fines
Sept. 1, 2021
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services has more than $769,000 to give to Arkansas schools and educators for conservation education programs in the 2021-22 school year, thanks to fines derived from wildlife violations. Educators in every county are encouraged to apply for grants by the Oct. 26 application deadline to make use of these free dollars for education.
Wildlife Officer Leaves a Legacy of Conservation, Camaraderie
Aug. 30, 2021
HOPE - Sr. Cpl. Jeff Wayne Neel, 55, of Hope died Aug. 4 in Plano, Texas, after a lengthy illness linked to COVID-19.