Public meetings set for input on 08-09 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.

The meetings are part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual hunting regulations process. They are held to give hunters and other interested parties the opportunity to make comments and proposals for the 2008-2009 hunting seasons.

Comments may be verbal or written. Written comments may be submitted at one of the meetings or mailed to the AGFC, Hunting Regulations Proposals, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. Comments can also be made on the AGFC website at http://www.agfc.com/hunting/misc_hunting/public-meeting.aspx. The deadline for comments is Jan. 31.

The 11 meetings will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. AGFC personnel will make an initial presentation and accommodate those wishing to speak.  Visitors may arrive and leave at any time during the meeting. Meeting sites and AGFC office telephone numbers are:

Jonesboro
Huntington Building Annex
900 West Monroe
(877) 972-5438

Brinkley
AGFC Regional Office
1201 North Highway 49
(877) 734-4581

Pine Bluff
Governor Mike Huckabee
Delta Rivers Nature Center
1400 Black Dog Road
(877) 367-3559

Camden
Camden Fairview High School Auditorium
1750 Cash Road
(877) 836-4612

Hope
Fair Park Community Center
Fair Park Drive
(877) 777-5580

Hot Springs
National Park Community College Auditorium
101 College Drive
(877) 525-8606

Fort Smith
AGFC Regional Office
8000 Taylor Avenue
(877) 478-1043

Russellville
AGFC Regional Office
1266 Lock and Dam Road
(877) 967-7577

Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena
1335 West Knapp
(877) 967-7577

Calico Rock
AGFC Regional Office
Hwy 56 North
(877) 297-4331

Little Rock
AGFC Central Office
2 Natural Resources Drive
(800) 364-4263