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Commission sets dates for hunts

Updated: Apr 18, 2013 7:43pm

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Thursday set hunting dates and rules for most game species.

Migratory bird seasons will be set in July and August.

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Bass tourney champions

Updated: Apr 08, 2013 6:42pm

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Second in State

Updated: Jul 17, 2012 10:52pm

The Pine Bluff American-Eastern 9- and 10-year-old Little League Softball team finished second in the state tournament in Piggott this past weekend. Players include: front row from left, ShaKyra...

State Champs

Updated: Jul 18, 2012 1:55pm

The Pine Bluff American-Eastern softball team won the Little League 11- and 12-year-old state championship recently by beating Piggott 13-1. Pine Bluff will represent Arkansas in the Southwest...

<p>Trey Schaap lines up his ball for a putt on the eighth green Saturday morning in the Pine Bluff Country Club Stroke Play Championship. (Special to The Commercial/Bo Rogers)</p>

Hudson breaks 70 alone at PBCC

Updated: Jul 16, 2012 4:02pm

Rob Hudson doesn’t feel he needs to repeat the 4-under 67 he shot Saturday in the first round of the Pine Bluff Country Club Stroke Play Championship. He just wants to shoot another good round....

Village people win rain-checked Harbor Oaks Mixed Invitational

Updated: Jul 08, 2012 4:18pm

A much-needed rain blew through the area Sunday afternoon, providing the grounds at Harbor Oaks Golf Course some relief from the sweltering heat.

But the mid-afternoon precipitation caused a...

<p>David Shopfer of McGehee and his son Danny pose in front of the Arkansas River in North Little Rock on Sunday after David won the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza’s top prize of $50,000. (Pine Bluff Commercial/I.C. Murrell)</p>

Pot of Gold

Updated: Jul 01, 2012 9:23pm

LITTLE ROCK — David Shopher of McGehee fished each year in the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza since its inception but never made it in the money until Saturday, when he won an hourly weigh-in.

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<p>Mike Drewett, assistant weighmaster at Regional Park weighs in a 4.18-pound bass caught by Gaylon Green from Rison on Saturday. (Pine Bluff Commercial/ William Harvey)</p>

Father, son ‘Keen’ on finding big fish

Updated: Jun 30, 2012 6:56pm

White Hall’s Larry Keen made a decision Saturday morning to only fish the deeper waters in Pine Bluff in the second round of the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza.

After netting a pair of fish early...

Glover’s late fish biggest at Pendleton

Updated: Jun 30, 2012 4:03pm

PENDLETON — The Dumas/Pendleton Bridge pool was not living up to its reputation as being the home of the big fish on Saturday.

There was not a single 5-pound fish turned in at the pool from...

<p>Don Phelps vies for the best catch during the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza at Regional Park on Friday. (Pine Bluff Commercial/ William Harvey)</p>

2007 champ, others chase Glover in PB

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:04pm

By Chan Davis

OF THE COMMERCIAL STAFF

To back up his 2007 win in the Pine Bluff pool of the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza, Pine Bluff native Bart Moore had a simple solution to catching...

<p>Joel Newman of North Little Rock shows off his 5.83-pound bass that won the 11 a.m. weigh-in Friday at the Dumas pool. (Special to The Commercial/Bo Rogers)</p>

Extreme heat affects first day of tourney

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 10:11pm

PENDLETON — The record high temperatures played a role during the first day of the Big Bass Bonanza at Pendleton Bridge.

The usual home of the biggest bass in the tournament still had one of...

Bonanza in SEARK tale of two pools

Updated: Jun 28, 2012 7:38pm

For all three days of last year’s Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza, Eric Green of Rison had the biggest fish out of the Pine Bluff pool of the Arkansas River. That earned him $10,000.

Pine Bluff...

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