🎵 NEW 2024 CB Entertainer of the Year Chad McCutchen Releases New Album 📰 NEW Blog Post — First Solo Night Aboard Create.Buzz — Capt. Bill and his bot, Billy 🎵 Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester • Walmart AMP — 2026-09-12 🎵 Jimmy Failla • Ozark Music Hall — 2026-09-12 🎵 Guns N' Roses: World Tour 2026 • Thunder Ridge — 2026-09-12 🎣 Fishing: Bull Shoals Lake is running hot at 84°F with the Corps pushing serious generation—three un… 🌑 Minor Feeding Window: 8:02 PM (1 hr) 🌊 Bull Shoals: Bull Shoals Lake measured 662.01 feet msl Wednesday, fast approaching desired… 🌡 Bull Shoals Lake Surface Temp: 84°F 🥾 Hiking: Buffalo River Trail (Lower Section) — Buffalo National River 🦅 Elk Rut — Boxley Valley Elk Watching • Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River (Hwy 43) — Sep 15 🈷 National Hunting and Fishing Day • AGFC nature & education centers statewide — Sep 26 🏃 White River: 8,629 CFS — 2.6 units running 🌊 Lake Fishing Score: 9.0/10 — Excellent (Bull Shoals) 🏃 River Fishing Score: 7.0/10 — Good (White River) 📷 Take a pic in front of the Create.Buzz. We'll Post It! 🌤 94°F • Overcast • 7 mph NNW — gusts 11 🌆 Live Radar — Bull Shoals Lake 🎵 NEW 2024 CB Entertainer of the Year Chad McCutchen Releases New Album 📰 NEW Blog Post — First Solo Night Aboard Create.Buzz — Capt. Bill and his bot, Billy 🎵 Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester • Walmart AMP — 2026-09-12 🎵 Jimmy Failla • Ozark Music Hall — 2026-09-12 🎵 Guns N' Roses: World Tour 2026 • Thunder Ridge — 2026-09-12 🎣 Fishing: Bull Shoals Lake is running hot at 84°F with the Corps pushing serious generation—three un… 🌑 Minor Feeding Window: 8:02 PM (1 hr) 🌊 Bull Shoals: Bull Shoals Lake measured 662.01 feet msl Wednesday, fast approaching desired… 🌡 Bull Shoals Lake Surface Temp: 84°F 🥾 Hiking: Buffalo River Trail (Lower Section) — Buffalo National River 🦅 Elk Rut — Boxley Valley Elk Watching • Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River (Hwy 43) — Sep 15 🈷 National Hunting and Fishing Day • AGFC nature & education centers statewide — Sep 26 🏃 White River: 8,629 CFS — 2.6 units running 🌊 Lake Fishing Score: 9.0/10 — Excellent (Bull Shoals) 🏃 River Fishing Score: 7.0/10 — Good (White River) 📷 Take a pic in front of the Create.Buzz. We'll Post It! 🌤 94°F • Overcast • 7 mph NNW — gusts 11 🌆 Live Radar — Bull Shoals Lake

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Fishing derbies, wildlife events, guided hikes, paddling, and more — all within striking distance of Bull Shoals Lake.

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Elk Rut — Boxley Valley Elk Watching

Wildlife

📅 Sep 15 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River (Hwy 43) 📄 Buffalo National River

Peak elk breeding season — bulls bugling, over 100 elk gathering in the valley. Best viewing early morning or late afternoon. Info booth at the Hwy 43 Elk Pullout near Lost Valley Trailhead has maps and elk education materials.

Free 👶 Kids

National Hunting and Fishing Day

Free Fishing

📅 Sep 26, 2026 📍 AGFC nature & education centers statewide 📄 AR Game & Fish

AGFC nature centers, education centers, and the Mayflower shooting range open with special programming. A good day to introduce a new angler to the sport.

Free 👶 Kids

Boxley Grist Mill Ranger-Guided Tours

Nature Program

📅 Oct 3 – Nov 1, 2026 📍 Boxley Mill, Hwy 43 (1 mi N of Hwy 21/43 junction) 📄 National Park Service

Ranger-led interpretive tours of the historic Boxley Grist Mill every Saturday and Sunday in October, 10 AM–2 PM, timed to peak fall color and the elk rut. Arrive early — nearby trailheads get congested.

Free 👶 Kids

Phoenix Bass Fishing League — Bull Shoals Lake

Tournament

📅 Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026 📍 Bull Shoals Boat Dock, 131 Boat Dock Cove, Bull Shoals, AR 📄 Major League Fishing

Regional bass tournament out of Bull Shoals Boat Dock. Two competition days with public weigh-ins at the dock.

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