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.

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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.

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October 2024

  • Oct 19 Sat

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    Clase para Obtener la Licencia de Cazeria

    Registration Open 50 of 50 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762

    • Saturday, October 19, 2024 8:00am - 6:00pm

    Distance

    48 mi

  • Oct 19 Sat

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    Dutch Oven Cooking

    Registration Open 8 of 12 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center YELLVILLE, AR 72687

    • Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm

    Distance

    41 mi

November 2024

  • Nov 2 Sat

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    Trapping Class

    Registration Open 48 of 50 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762

    • Saturday, November 2, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

    Distance

    48 mi

  • Nov 3 Sun

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    Hunting-Family Mentored Rifle Hunt Application

    Registration Open 4 of 10 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center YELLVILLE, AR 72687

    • Sunday, November 3, 2024 8:00am - 8:15am

    Distance

    41 mi

  • Nov 16 Sat

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    How Trapping Helps-Beginner Trapping/Fur Handling

    Registration Open 18 of 25 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center YELLVILLE, AR 72687

    • Saturday, November 16, 2024 10:00am - 3:00pm

    Distance

    41 mi

  • Nov 23 Sat

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    Squirrel Hunting Basics

    Registration Open 16 of 25 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762

    • Saturday, November 23, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

    Distance

    48 mi

December 2024

  • Dec 3 Tue

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    Rifle Marksmanship Fundamentals

    Full Event with Wait List 0 of 10 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762

    Distance

    48 mi

  • Dec 7 Sat

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    Family Posada

    Registration Open 87 of 100 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Springdale, AR 72762

    • Saturday, December 7, 2024 4:00pm - 8:00pm

    Distance

    48 mi

January 2025

  • Jan 9 Thu

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    Beginner Squirrel Cooking

    Registration Open 5 of 12 seats remaining

    Location & Schedule

    Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center YELLVILLE, AR 72687

    • Thursday, January 9, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm

    Distance

    41 mi

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