The statewide 2024-25 harvest is estimated at 476,880 deer, 175,280 of them antlered deer and 301,600 antlerless. By comparison, the statewide 2023-24 harvest was estimated at 430,010 deer.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) will be implementing the interim harvest strategy created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the four Flyway Councils. Despite the ...

The measure allows the agency to harvest deer for increased testing along with reducing the population with the intent of slowing the spread of the disease. The agency has used sharpshooters to ...