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An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officer was injured over the weekend during a shootout with a man suspected of illegal hunting. Wildlife officer Matt Flowers, 29, of Maumelle was shot once in the chest during an altercation with a man Flowers suspected of illegally hunting in North Little Rock’s Burns Park.

For second time in three months, commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be holding their monthly meeting at night. On Nov. 15, the meeting will be held in Jonesboro at the Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center beginning at 6 p.m. 

 Again this duck season, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be offering a limited number of Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms Wildlife Management Area hunting permits for an online draw. There will be six “holes” available for online draw including one mobility-impaired accessible blind.

Arkansas trappers will see some ups and downs in the prices of various furs this year because of market fluctuations in the international fur trade and clothing industries. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added black carp to the list of injurious fish under the Lacey Act. This action will prohibit live black carp, gametes, viable eggs and hybrids from being imported into or transported between the continental United States.

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Squirrel: Statewide – Sept. 8-Feb. 29.
Rabbit: Statewide – Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Dove: Dec. 15-Jan. 4
Duck: Nov. 17-Dec. 18, Dec. 26-Jan. 6, 2008 and Jan. 12, 2008-Jan. 27, 2008
Youth Waterfowl Hunt: Dec. 22-23
White-Fronted Goose:
Nov. 17-Dec. 18 and Dec. 26-Feb. 3 
Snow, Blue, and Ross’ Goose:
Nov. 8-Dec. 21 and Dec. 26-Feb. 3   
Snow Goose Conservation Order: Feb. 4-April 27
Statewide Canada Goose: Dec. 26 – Feb. 3
Statewide Falconry:
Dec. 19-21, Jan. 7-11 and Jan. 28-Feb. 17
Common Snipe: Nov. 1, 2007 to Feb. 15, 2008
Woodcock: Nov. 10 to Dec. 24
Virginia and Sora Rails: Sept. 15 to Nov. 23
Common Moorhen and Purple Gallinule:
Sept. 1 to Nov. 9
Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide.
Deer Modern Gun:
Nov. 10-18 and Nov. 22-Dec. 2 for zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11
Nov. 10-11 for zone 4.
Nov. 10-11 and Nov. 17-18 for zone 5.
Nov. 10-18 - zones 4B and 5B.
Nov. 10-Dec. 9 for zones 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15.
Nov. 10-Dec. 16 for zones 9 and 12.
Nov. 10-Dec. 25 for zones 16, 16A and 17.
Christmas holiday modern gun deer hunt is Dec. 26-28 statewide
The special modern gun youth deer hunt is Nov. 3-4 statewide excluding certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt.
Turkey Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide.
Elk: Dec. 3-7 for zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A and the youth elk hunt for zone 3.
Dec. 3-5 for zone B.
Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 10 statewide.
Crow: Sept 1-Feb. 17 Thursdays thru Mondays only statewide.
Furbearer trapping Nov. 17-Feb. 17 excluding coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria.
Coyote trapping Aug. 1-March 31.
Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping Nov. 17-March 31.
Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Raccoon day or night hunting Sept. 1-March 31.
Raccoon night hunting July 1-Aug. 31.
Bobcat and coyote hunting Oct. 1-Feb. 29.
River otter hunting Nov. 17-Feb. 29.
Muskrat, nutria and beaver hunting Sept. 1-March 31.