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Plug IntotheOutdoorsARTICLE by RANDY ZELLERSRemember when fishing regulations fit on a business card?Today we have books, brochures, magazines, Facebook, theInternet, Twitter, email, apps and who knows what else to accessmountains of information. Confused? No need to be – take alook at the following ways to find out about the Arkansas Gameand Fish Commission no matter where you are or where you’regoing.PodcastingIt’s 4 a.m. You’re on the way to your favorite lake or huntingspot. It’s time to get excited, but the only choices you have on theradio are infomercials and “Tinfoil Hat Theatre,” featuring thelatest alien abduction and secret government program theories.There’s another option.With an iPod or other MP3 player, your passengers can watchthe latest episode of the AGFC’s weekly television show or listento its weekly radio show. You can even watch or listen whilesitting in a duck blind or deer stand during slow times to keephunting spirits high.Open iTunes and search for “Talkin Outdoors at the CornerCafé.” Subscribe to the podcast, and download it to an iPhone orother smart phone. For the “Call of the Wild” radio show, visitagfc.com, click “Resources,” then “Podcasts.” Right-click theepisode you want and save it to a smart phone.Tune into the WebEvery week, Steve “Wild Man” Wilson, AGFC public affairscoordinator, and Trey Reid, AGFC field editor, are in the woodsand on the water, getting the latest information about hunting,fishing, camping and watching wildlife in Arkansas. Everyone iswelcome to share the excitement by tuning in to KARN, 102.9FM, at 6 a.m. Saturday or watching KNWA at 9 a.m. Saturday,KARK at 11:30 p.m. Sunday or KARZ at 9 a.m. Sunday.If you can’t get to a TV set or radio, don’t worry.There’s plenty of time to watch the show online. Just visittalkinoutdoors.org or agfc.com and click “Resources” to catchthe latest about The Natural State. But don’t sit too long – theoutdoors is waiting.14ARKANSAS WILDLIFE NOVEMBER • DECEMBER 2011