Brandon Adams appointed to Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Gov. Sarah Sanders has named Brandon Adams of Fayetteville as the newest member of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Adams’ seven-year term will end in 2030, and he replaces Bobby Martin whose term expired in June.

“Brandon Adams, our newest commissioner, is somebody that I am very excited to announce today will be taking that position. He loves his family, he cares about our state, and he loves the outdoors – and he loves the idea of making sure that every Arkansan has access to the great resources we have right in our backyard,” Sanders noted in a statement.

Adams is the president and CEO of Conway-based Reliance Health Care Inc., a nursing home company founded in 1998. He is also a partner at Heartland Auto Group and Heartland Pharmacies. He is board chair at Banded Brands/Avery Outdoors, a hunting apparel company, and co-owner of Prairie Wings Duck Club in Altheimer, Ark. He is a Conway native and lives in Fayetteville with his wife, Brandi.

“I am deeply honored to have been appointed by Governor Sanders to this important position on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. I was born and raised and have spent my entire life hunting and fishing in what I consider the most beautiful and diverse state in America. I believe that the AGFC has played a crucial role in making and keeping it that way. I look forward to doing my part to help continue this mission,” Adams said.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was created in 1915, and was given most of its modern regulatory authority with the passage of Amendment 35 in 1944. The agency manages wildlife and fisheries assets and habitat across the state including over 2.9 million acres of land on Wildlife Management Areas and cooperative agreements. It also manages 600,000 acres of lakes, 90,000 miles of rivers and streams, 382,569 acres that it owns, six fish hatcheries and net pens, 20 local and regional offices, and nine education and nature centers.