AUSTIN – A new state law from the recent legislative session will require mandatory boater education for more people in Texas starting Sep. 1, a move supporters say will save lives and make crowded waters safer.
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BLM seeks public comment on Draft Resource Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for nearly 1.4 million acres of public lands located southwest of Phoenix in parts of Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Gila and Yuma Counties, Arizona. The BLM Lower Sonoran Field Office (LSFO) manages these lands, including the Sonoran Desert National Monument. Comments must be submitted by Nov. 25, 2011.
Get your 2012 Arizona wildlife calendar!
Don’t miss the November–December 2011 issue of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s award-winning magazine, Arizona Wildlife Views.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue funding to support Arizona’s sport fish stocking program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) as part of the Environmental Assessment of its proposal to continue to fund, in part, the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s (AGFD) sport fish stocking program over the next 10 years.
Arizona Game and Fish reacts to Prisma Graphic Raid
Sensitive customer information secured through rigorous process
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department reassures its customers that their sensitive, personal information is secure in light of a raid this morning by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on Prisma Graphic in Phoenix.
7 finalists selected to be interviewed for Game and Fish Commission seat
PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board on Nov. 3 selected seven finalists from a field of 46 applicants to be interviewed on Nov. 15 for the upcoming available seat on the civilian policy-setting board that oversees the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
2011 fishing licenses are now half-price
If you don’t already have a 2011 annual Class A Fishing License or the Urban Fishing License for Arizona, you can get either one or both for half price.
Bring the family fishing with Game and Fish on Jan. 14
PHOENIX – Looking for a fun activity for the family? Come join the Arizona Game and Fish Department for a FREE fishing event on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Cortez Lake, 3434 W. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Arizona Game and Fish Commission to meet Jan. 13 in Phoenix
PHOENIX — The next Arizona Game and Fish Commission meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17). The public session begins at 8 a.m.
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program recognizes 75 years of wildlife conservation and partnership success
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012 SHOT-SHOW to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), one of the most significant and successful partnership approaches to fish and wildlife conservation in U.S. history.
Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo on March 31 and April 1
PHOENIX – Come on out on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1, for the FREE Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo, held on the 1,600-acre grounds of the world-renowned Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.
Arizona Game and Fish Outdoor Expo to offer new attractions, old favorites
PHOENIX – Outdoor enthusiasts won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo on Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1, at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.