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Arkansas Wildlife is the official podcast of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The show features hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation in The Natural State. It also provides a look behind the scenes of the Game and Fish Commission's conservation work.

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    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 67 EPISODES


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    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 67-Boating Safety (Re-Run)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 24:19


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Trey Reid sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission future Boating Law Administrator Corporal Sydney Grant to talk about boating safety. Re-Run of Episode 44.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 66 - Millwood Lake Telemetry Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 47:58


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Fisheries Biologist, Katie Thompsen, to talk about the ongoing largemouth bass telemetry project on Lake Millwood.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 65 - "So Great Was the Slaughter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 76:09


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Wildlife Magazine Editor Jeff Williams, and UCA Professor and Author Buckley T. Foster to talk about Fosters book "So Great Was the Slaughter" - Market Hunters, Sportsmen, and Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 64- Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 42:04


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with the Ronnie Ritter from Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry to talk about all the work they do and how they have helped Arkansans for over twenty years. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 63- All About Turkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 39:18


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Wild Turkey Program Coordinator David Moscicki to talk all about turkeys. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 62- Arkansas Water Trails

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 35:34


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Watchable Wildlife Coordinator, Kirsten Bartlow, To talk about water trails across Arkansas. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 61- Moist Soil and GTRs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 55:08


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Wetlands Program Coordinator Jason "Buck" Jackson to talk about the habitat work the AGFC is doing on moist soil units and green tree reservoirs across Arkansas.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 60- Operations Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 32:15


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chief of the Operations Division, Mike Cantrell, and Assistant Chief, Reid Phifer, to talk about the major roll that operations has within AGFC, some of the big projects that are currently going on, and how the operations division operates works to help the agencies goals.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 59- Non-Game Species Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 31:50


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Assistant Chief of Wildlife, Allison Fowler, and Wildlife Diversity Program Coordinator, Nicholas Goforth, to talk about AGFCs mission to manage and conserve non-game species and the species of greatest conservation needs across the state of Arkansas. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 58- Smallmouth Bass and Alabama Shad Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 59:59


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission River and Stream Program Supervisor, Jeff Quinn, to talk about research projects on Smallmouth Bass and Alabama Shad. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 57- The Art of Conservation License Plates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 30:30


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Graphic Artist, Greta James, to talk about how she became an artist at AGFC and her creative process behind the conservation license plates.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 56- AGFC Partnerships

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 40:03


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host, Trey Reid, sits down with Jennifer Sheehan, Chief of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Environmental Coordination Division, to discuss all the partners the AGFC works with and how to coordinate these partnerships. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 55- CWD Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 32:56


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Ballards, and AGFCs Wildlife Health Biologist A.J Riggs to talk about Chronic Wasting Disease

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 54- All about Bats and other Non Game Mammals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 40:58


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Non-game Mammal/Furbearer Program Leader Blake Sasse to talk about his role in managing Arkansas's only flying mammal and other non-game mammals throughout the state. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 53- Gators at Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 27:26


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Melissa Phillips and her sister Shanon Vickers to talk about hunting alligators in Arkansas.

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    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 52- Update on AGFC app

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 37:30


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Assistant Chief of IT Kyle Curry to talk about the AGFC app and licensing system. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 51- World Champion Squirrel Cook Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 56:27


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Joe Wilson, founder of The World Champion Squirrel Cook Off, to go over how it started and what to look forward to at this years event. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 50- All About Alligator Gar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 35:12


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions Large River Fisheries Biologist, Chelsea Gilliland, to talk about alligator gar and what AGFC is doing with them in the Arkansas River.  

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 49 - New Fishing Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 33:19


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chief of Fisheries Tommy Laird to talk about new fishing regulations. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 48 - Lake Conway Renovation Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 30:42


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid sits down with District 10 Fisheries Biologist Nick Felt to get updates on the ongoing renovation project of Lake Conway.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 47 - New Hunting Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 52:28


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Division Chief Luke Naylor to talk about the AGFC's two-year regulations cycle and new hunting regulations for this cycle. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 46 - Buckthron's Native Nursery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 34:25


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Madison Srebalus who runs Buckthron's Native Nursery to talk about all things native plants.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 45-Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 38:20


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, we are joined by Deke Whitbeck and Tyler Lawrence from the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation to tell us about what the foundation does and the upcoming Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 44-Boating Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 24:19


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Trey Reid sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission future Boating Law Administrator Corporal Sydney Grant to talk about boating safety. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 43-Learning about Trout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 53:59


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Assistant Chief of Fisheries Vic DiCenzo, AGFC Trout Management Supervisor Christy Graham, and Dr. Steve Lochman from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffs Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries to talk about trout research projects that are focused on how trout act and move in our waters. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 42- Educations and Shooting Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 31:19


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid sits down with the new Chief of the Educations Division, Mary Beth Hatch, and the new Chief of the Shooting Sports Division, Jose Jimenez, to talk about how they got here and what the future holds for each division. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 41- Social Science In The Outdoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 41:21


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Conservation Social Scientist Jessica Felts and AGFC Social Science Research Specialist Ava Smith to talk about the national hunter and fisher survey and how the results are used. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 40- All About Maps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 41:18


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid,  sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Chief of the Geographic Informations Systems Division (GIS) Tracy Moy, and Shelby Johnson the State Geographic Information Officer for the Transformation and Shared Services agency to talk about what GIS is, how mapping technology is improving, and how AGFC and the public use maps on a day to day basis. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 39- Conservation Incentive Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 48:59


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid,  sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Austin Booth, and Chief of the Private Lands Habitat Division Garrick Dugger to talk about the new Conservation Incentive Program and how it is helping landowners, habitat, and wildlife across the state. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 38- Fire Fire Fire!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 57:14


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid,  sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Private Lands Habitat Division Assistant Chief and former Prescribed Fire Manager Randy Brents to talk about all things fire and how it is used as a management tool for wildlife habitat. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 37 - Hunter Regulation Survey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 33:35


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid,  sits down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Conservation Social Scientist Jessica Felts and AGFC Social Science Research Specialist Ava Smith to talk about the human dimension sides of conservation as well as the upcoming hunter regulation survey. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 36- Lake Conway Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 45:10


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid sits down with  District 10 Fisheries Biologist Nick Felt to talk about what is happening with the ongoing renovation project of Lake Conway.

    Arkansas Wildlife Episode 35 Rerun of Episode 4- Arkansas Duck Hunting with Fowl Mouth Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 22:17


    On this episode, we are on location at the Delta Waterfowl Expo in Little Rock. Our host Trey Reid will be talking with the host of the  Fowl Mouth podcast about all things ducks but mainly on public land duck hunting in Arkansas. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 34 - Fiocchi Ammunition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 28:36


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid sits down with Fiocchi Americas Director of Marketing Christian Hogg to talk about who Fiocchi is and how they contribute to conservation in the natural state. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 33 - The Nature Conservancy Arkansas Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 47:02


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast host Trey Reid, along with Arkansas Wildlife Magazine editor Jeff Williams, sit down with Roger Mangham the State Director for the Arkansas chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the TNC Arkansas Director of Philanthropy Jen Barnhouse to talk about what The Nature Conservancy is and the work that they do to help conserve land in the natural state and across the world.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 32- Elite Duck Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 28:28


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid is sitting down with world champion duck caller and owner of Elite Duck Calls Brad Allen at the Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo to talk all things duck calls, calling, and hunting in Arkansas

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 31 - Natural Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 24:28


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid is at the 2023 Delta Duck Hunters Expo to talk with Hunter and John from Natural Gear about all things concealment and camo-related.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 30 - Keep Arkansas Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 30:13


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid, sits down with Colbie Jones, the Director of Keep Arkansas Beautiful, to talk about what the agency does and why it is important for everyone to do their part in keeping Arkansas beautiful.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 29 - Chuck Lock of Mack's Prairie Wings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 31:41


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, your host Trey Reid joins Chuck Lock at the 2023 Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo to talk about Chucks 47 year career at America's premier waterfowl outfitter, Mack's Prairie Wings. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 28- Chene Gear at the Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 18:46


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast host Trey Reid is at the 2023 Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo talking to co-owner and founder of Chene Gear, Jeff Jones.  They talk about the industry, how Jeff likes to hunt, and how and why Jeff started his own outdoor company.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 27- All About Deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 28:20


    This week on the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid sits down with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Deer Program Coordinator Ralph Meeker to talk all things deer in the Natural State

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 26- Conservation on Private Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 40:15


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast cast your host Trey Reid sits down with Garrick Dugger, Chief of the AGFC's Private Lands Division, to explain how a network of wildlife biologists and land managers are helping Arkansans improve wildlife habitat on their land.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 25 - Duck Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 44:24


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the annual Waterfowl Status Report last month, and your host Trey Reid sits down with AGFC waterfowl program coordinator Brett Leach and AGFC wildlife management chief Luke Naylor (also the agency's former waterfowl program leader) to parse the numbers and discuss the way seasons are set. They also wandered into several other hot topics related to duck hunting.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 24- Recreational Properties with Lile Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 32:58


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid is sitting down with Lile Real Estate at the 2023 Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo to talk all about recreational properties. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 23- Mans Best Friend with Jonathan Bradshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 26:04


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid is recording from the 2023 Delta Duck Hunters Expo. Sporting dog veterinarian Jonathan Bradshaw is joining  Trey to talk about sporting dog care and how to make sure your dog is ready for the upcoming hunting seasons. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 22- AGFC Education Across the Natural State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 35:49


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid will be joined by Tabbi Kinion, Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions Chief of Education, and JJ Gladden, Assistant Chief of Education, to talk about all the programs and events the Education Division has across the state. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 21- Delta Waterfowl-Duck Hunters Expo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 38:14


    On this edition of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast we have our first virtual podcast. Your host Trey Reid is talking to Delta Waterfowl Senior Marketing Director Brad Heidel about all things Delta Waterfowl and their Duck Hunter Expo which is at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center July 28-30th. If you are interested in duck hunting at all you will not want to miss it.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 20- Lake Conway Renovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 29:36


    On this week's episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid will be sitting down with Arkansas Game and Fish Deputy Director Ben Batten and Matt Schroeder, District Fisheries Biologist for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to talk about renovating Lake Conway. They talk about the why, when, and how of one of the largest infrastructure projects the AGFC has ever done. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 19- Mountain Boomer Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 32:05


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid will be sitting down with Susan Altrui, the Director of the Little Rock Zoo, and Casey Brewster, An AGFC Conservation Technician to talk about a joint project in conserving the Eastern Collared Lizard in Arkansas.

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 18- Friends First Turkey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 31:34


    On this episode of the Arkansas Wildlife podcast, your host Trey Reid is sitting down with Morgan Gantt, an AGFC Education Program Specialist, and Kristen Brown, a part-time worker at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, to talk about a few turkey hunts from this season, one of which happens to be Kristen's first bird ever. 

    Arkansas Wildlife Podcast Episode 17- Giving Wildlife a Helping Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 29:01


    On this week's episode of the Arkansas Wildlife Podcast your host Trey Reid will be sitting down with Arkansas Game and Fish Veterinarian Jennifer Ballard and the AGFC's new Veterinarian Fellow Lisa Lewis to talk about helping and rehabilitation of wildlife. They will discuss how rehabilitation works in the state of Arkansas as well as what you should or should not do when you come across injured wildlife. 

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