Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers private landowners technical assistance and advice managing wildlife through a statewide staff of private lands biologists. Private land biologists are deicated to helping landowners achieve their goals by writing customized habitat plans based on the soils, current land use and habitat types of their property. They can even identify possible government assis ance programs to help offset any costs of improving the habitat value for wildlife. With almost 90 percent of Arkansas’s land being privately owned, Wildlife management cannot be accomplished simply through the relatively small islands of publicly managed land. Many species, such as northern bobwhite, wild turkey and waterfowl, require large areas of
connected habitat to thrive. That requires the help of many private landowners working together. Below are some of the examples of programs or permits that AGFC Private Lands Biologist can use to help landowners improve wildlife habitat and meet wildlife management goals on their property. Deer Management Assistance Program The Deer Management Assistance Program provides technical assistance to landowners and hunting clubs to improve deer populations. Biologists work with land managers to assess habitat quality and the potential to support a healthy, well-balanced deer herd. They evaluate historical, present and future deer management efforts and meet with clubs and land managers to explain options and expected results.