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.
January 2025
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Jan 3 Fri
Wildlife- Duck for Dinner
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center Fort Smith, AR 72916
- Friday, January 3, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Jan 4 Sat
Jr. Nature Quilters
Registration Open 50 of 50 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center Pine Bluff, AR 71611
- Saturday, January 4, 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm
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Jan 4 Sat
Trapping-Introduction To Fur Handling
Registration Open 6 of 15 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Saturday, January 4, 2025 10:00am - 12:30pm
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Jan 8 Wed
Nature-Barge Tour AR River
Registration Open 14 of 18 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Trimble Lock and Dam #13 Barling, AR 72923
- Wednesday, January 8, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Jan 9 Thu
Conservation-Education Barge Tours
Registration Open 18 of 18 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Trimble Lock and Dam #13 Barling, AR 72923
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Jan 9 Thu
Wild Game-Beginner Squirrel Cooking
Registration Open 1 of 12 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center YELLVILLE, AR 72687
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Jan 9 Thu
Wild Game-Cooking Wild with Wil - Squirrel
Registration Open 5 of 8 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Potlatch Conservation Edu Center at Cook's Lake Casscoe, AR 72026
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Jan 9 Thu
Introduction to Squirrel Hunting
Registration Open 47 of 50 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Jan 10 Fri
Conservation-Education Barge Tours
Registration Open 14 of 18 seats remaining
Location & Schedule
Trimble Lock and Dam #13 Barling, AR 72923
- Friday, January 10, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Jan 10 Fri
Hunting-Becoming an Outdoors Woman Duck Camp
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Simmon's Farm Grady, AR 71644
- Friday, January 10, 2025 1:00pm - 8:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.