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Application period for WMA turkey hunt begins Dec. 17
LITTLE ROCK – Beginning Monday, Dec. 17, Arkansas turkey hunters may apply for limited permits on several Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management areas for the 2008 spring turkey season. 

Math teacher has busy year hunting in Arkansas
COMPTON – What does a classroom math teacher do with free time? Amanda Lewis has some recent life-changing activities, and that’s something of an understatement.

Youngest elk hunters learn lessons of persistence
COMPTON — If hunting is a teacher of life skills, Joey Shirley and Walter Davis are a couple of youngsters who have gained some lasting knowledge this fall in the field.

Acorns start to dwindle and the phones start to jingle
LITTLE ROCK - Phones at Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regional offices around the state are ringing right on schedule - just as biologists predicted they would several months ago. Landowners and wildlife enthusiasts, particularly those from northern Arkansas, are asking why deer and wild turkeys are beginning to spend the entire day in pastures, open fields and food plots. 

Public meetings set for input on 2008-09 hunting regulations
LITTLE ROCK - Hunters may voice their opinions about hunting regulations and seasons at one of 11 public meetings across the state Tuesday, Jan. 8.

What’s open for hunting
Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Squirrel:
Statewide – Sept. 8-Feb. 29.
Rabbit:
Statewide – Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Spotted Skunk, Weasel Hunting:
Closed.
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.
Bear Archery:
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 for zones 1 and 2 all other zones closed.
Bear Modern Gun:
Nov. 5-30 for zones 1 and 2.
Dec. 8-16 for zone 5 but may close earlier if quota is reached.
Dec. 1-16 for zone 5A but may close earlier if quota is reached.
All other zones closed.
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.
Furbearers:
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.
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting is closed.
Coming up in the outdoors
Dec. 8 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Shooting Sports for the Kids.”
Dec. 15 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Christmas Gift Ideas for the Outdoor Enthusiasts.”
Dec. 20 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
Dec. 22 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Bringing Back the Bobwhite Quail.”
Dec. 29 - Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café with Steve “Wildman” Wilson, 9 a.m. on KARK Channel 4. Topic of the show will be “Winter Bird Feeding.”

Jan. 8 – 2008-09 AGFC Hunting Regulations Public Meetings, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Monticello
AGFC Regional Office 771 Jordan Drive
(877) 367-3559

Jan. 24 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
Feb. 1-2 - Quail and Songbird Habitat Workshop, Petit Jean Mountain. Registration for the workshop is available online at http://www.uawri.org/ or by calling (866) 972-7778. Overnight accommodations are available. The registration deadline is Jan. 28. For more information about the workshop, contact Sandy Davies by phone at (501) 215-7990.
Feb. 21 - AGFC Commission monthly meeting, Dumas.
Mar. 20 - AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
April 17 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
May 22 – AGFC Commission monthly meeting, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, 9 a.m.
June 19  – AGFC Commission monthly meeting.

For the latest in Arkansas Game and Fish Commission information go to www.agfc.com or call the Wildlife Information Hotline, (800) 440-1477.