Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is a state agency of Arkansas, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. [1]

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Steve N. Wilson of Norfork, Arkansas joined the agency in 1968 and became its director in 1979. He resigned in 2000 and died in 2021. [2] In 2016, Jeff Crow took director position of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. [3] Bryan Hendricks of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Wilson "molded the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission into the organization it is today". [4] In Arkansas, outdoor recreation produces more than 4.9 million dollars a day. [3]

In 2020 the agency passed additional rules regarding fishing, both for pleasure and for commercial operations. [5]

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References

  1. "Home". Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Retrieved 2021-02-27. 2 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
  2. "Former Norfork resident, Arkansas Game and Fish Director Steve Wilson dies". KTLO. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  3. 1 2 "Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Issues Testimony From Arkansas Game & Fish Commission". July 19, 2017. ProQuest   1956785159.
  4. Hendricks, Bryan (2021-05-25). "OPINION | ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Wilson left an everlasting legacy". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  5. "Arkansas Game and Fish Commission passes new recreational and commercial fishing regulations". Montgomery County News. 3 Rivers Media, LLC. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

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