Although CWD has been present in Arkansas since 2016 ... NPS says they destroyed the venison of the military park's white-tailed deer that tested positive. The NPS routinely monitors the deer ...

According to Trey Reid with AGFC, the first case of CWD in Arkansas was found in an elk in Newton County. About a week later, Reid said CWD was found in a white-tailed deer in Newton County.

Arkansas already has an official state butterfly (Diana fritillary), mammal (white-tailed deer) and insect (honey bee). This state-sanctioned menagerie appears likely to grow by one water fowl ...

The average weight of a female is about 155 lb (maximum, 218 lb). The range is from southern Canada to Panama except for parts of the western and southwestern U.S. The white-tailed deer was uncommon ...

Evidence suggests the birds were shot from County Road 3021 near the rural town of Pyatt, in Marion County, Arkansas, in the southern Ozarks. In addition to the bald eagles, authorities found ...