Eleven game wardens joined the ranks of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Enforcement Division at their official graduation and swearing-in ceremony September 11, 2026 at the Antioch Baptist Church in Conway.
The graduating class of wardens began their training May 10 at the H.C. “Red” Morris Training Center east of Mayflower. They received 835 hours of training in self-defense, firearms, first aid and rescue, criminal law and wildlife code enforcement.
“The road to becoming a game warden actually began much earlier than that,” Maj. Brian Aston, AGFC assistant chief of Enforcement over special operations and training, said. “The application process began fall of last year, then interviews and extensive background checks, including in-person talks with community references. From the hundreds of applicants, 16 were chosen to begin school.”…