Public Input Meetings Scheduled Across Arkansas

Public input is a crucial component of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s process for setting hunting and fishing regulations.

The meetings are part of the AGFC’s annual hunting-regulations process, providing hunters with the opportunity to make comments and proposals on the 2013-14 hunting seasons.

The meetings will be held 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Jan. 29, at the following locations:

Calico Rock

AGFC Regional Office

1125 Highway 56

877-297-4331

Fayetteville

Ozark Electric Cooperative Corporation

3641 Wedington Drive

866-253-2506

Hope

AGFC Regional Office

7004 Highway 67 East, Perrytown

877-777-5580

Jonesboro

Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center

600 East Lawson Road

877-972-5438

Little Rock

AGFC Central Office

2 Natural Resources Drive

800-364-4263

Monticello

AGFC Regional Office

771 Jordan Drive

877-367-3559

Mount Ida

Montgomery County Courthouse

105 Highway 270 East

877-478-1043

Russellville

AGFC Regional Office

1266 Lock and Dam Road

877-967-7577

Written comments may be submitted at any of the meetings or mailed by Feb. 28 to the AGFC, attn: Hunting Regulations Proposals, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. There will be a brief presentation starting at 7 p.m. followed by oral comments from the public. After the meeting, AGFC personnel will be available to answer questions.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission plays an important role in keeping The Natural State true to its name. During the last 100 years, the agency has overseen the protection, conservation and preservation of various species of fish and wildlife in Arkansas. This is done through habitat management, fish stocking, hunting and fishing regulations, and a host of other programs.