AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
ON 11-17-2025
November 17, 2025
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, Nov. 19
7 a.m.
Touring Frog Bayou WMA and Fort Chaffee WMA.
12 noon
Lunch at the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith
1 p.m.
Call to order at the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith
Public Outreach Committee
Discussion items:
Generation Conservation Summit Update – Mary Beth Hatch
Regulations and Resource Management Committee
Discussion items:
Birding on Frog Bayou WMA – Taylor Long
Smallmouth Bass Genetics Research – Dr. Marliss Douglas
2024-25 Deer Season Report – Ralph Meeker
Budget and Property Management Committee
Discussion items:
Financial Status Report – Emily Shumate
Action items:
Inventory Removal, Building at Harold E. Alexander WMA – Stacey Clark
Budget Transfer, Capital Equipment – David Castleberry
Gilmer Bridge Easement – Rachel Worthen
Camp Robinson SUA, Mid Arkansas Utility Water Line – Rachel Worthen
Bell Slough WMA, Entergy Utility Line – Rachel Worthen
University of Ozarks Subagreement – Jose Jimenez
Budget Increase and Inventory Removal, Jonesboro Field Office – Kevin Sontag
6 p.m.
Personnel, Governance and Enforcement Committee meeting
Discussion items:
Legal report – John Marks
Immersive Conservation Agency Training – Eric Maynard
6 p.m.
Dinner at StoneHouse Chaffee Crossing, 8801 Wells Lake Rd. in Fort Smith.
Thursday, Nov. 20
9 a.m.
Call to order at the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of agenda
Approval of Oct. 16, 2025 commission meeting notes
Delegations
Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Update – Deke Whitbeck
Current Climate of the Fishing Industry – Bruce Stanton, PRADCO
Arkansas Outdoor Education Initiative and Generation Conservation Recognition – Mary Beth Hatch
Presentations
Recreation, Access and Partnership Update – Darrell Bowman
Director’s report
Committee meeting reports
Commission items
Inventory Removal, Building at Harold E. Alexander WMA – Stacey Clark
Budget Transfer, Capital Equipment – David Castleberry
Gilmer Bridge Easement – Rachel Worthen
Camp Robinson SUA, Mid Arkansas Utility Water Line – Rachel Worthen
Bell Slough WMA, Entergy Utility Line – Rachel Worthen
University of Ozarks Subagreement – Jose Jimenez
Budget Increase and Inventory Removal, Jonesboro Field Office – Kevin Sontag
New business
Old business
Executive session (if necessary)
Adjournment
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