Upcoming Events
Arkansas Outdoor Skills Network
Overview
Welcome to the Arkansas Outdoor Skills Network; your one-stop resource for programs offered by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and a network of partners who support hunting, fishing, wildlife, outdoor recreation, land management, conservation leadership, and more! Thank you for your interest in discovering a program that helps you connect with our natural resources and the outdoors.Click "Show additional information" to see event types descriptions
Event types and descriptions are merely guidelines to help you choose what is best for you -- they are not prerequisites.
Beginner: Attend a Basic course or class. Skill awareness and knowledge imparted. Potentially may get to actively participate in the skill. Participation is with an instructor or mentor. Mostly classroom style instruction.
Intermediate: Opportunity for active participation in the skill. Experience may be under guided instruction or mentorship. Individual pursuit of skill development is encouraged. Student may or may not have outdoor gear for this skill.
Advanced: Outdoor Skill is developing with advanced techniques. Active use of the skill is pursued. Minimal mentoring. Engagement with the outdoor community that uses this skill is cultivated. Student has basic outdoor gear to use for this skill.
Expert: Outdoor skill techniques are perfected. Seeks advanced or new experiences within that skill. Is actively involved with the outdoor community. Has obtained the gear that is needed for the skill.
Mentor: Outdoor skill is perfected. Actively involved in the outdoor community. Seeks to instruct or mentor others. Actively invites others to join in this skill. Plans outdoor skill opportunities.
Educator/Instructor/Coach/Volunteer: Professional development workshop, training, or instructor certifications for educators, instructors, coaches and volunteers.
Note Some events will require that registrants have taken a Hunter Education or Boater Education course. Event registration for youth 13 and under require adult permission.
April 2024
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Apr 19 Fri
2024 Spring Becoming an Outdoors Woman Weekend
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762
- Friday, April 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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Apr 20 Sat
Nature-Foraging for Purple Dead Nettle
Registration Open 14 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Ponca Nature Center Ponca, AR 72670
- Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am
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Apr 20 Sat
Cooking Wild with Wil- Turkey
Registration Open 6 of 8 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Potlatch Conservation Edu Center at Cook's Lake Casscoe, AR 72026
- Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm
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Apr 20 Sat
Egg Carton Native Floral Seed Planting Class
Registration Open 11 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Saturday, April 20, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Apr 20 Sat
Hunting- Beginner Bowhunting Series Orientation
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center Pine Bluff, AR 71611
- Saturday, April 20, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Apr 22 Mon
Marksmanship 3-D Youth Archery
Registration Open 15 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Arkadelphia Sports Complex Arkadelphia, AR 71923
- Monday, April 22, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Apr 27 Sat
Building Jugs for Fishing
Registration Open 14 of 15 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center Pine Bluff, AR 71611
- Saturday, April 27, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Apr 30 Tue
Nature-Dandelion Foraging
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Baxter County Extension Office Mountain Home, AR 72653
- Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Apr 30 Tue
Becoming an Outdoors Woman Cat Fishing After Work
Registration Open 10 of 20 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Sherwood Community Pond Sherwood, AR 72120
- Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm
May 2024
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May 2 Thu
Nature-Dandelion Foraging
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Izard County Extension Office Melbourne, AR 72204
- Thursday, May 2, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm