The director of the game and fish agency is stepping down Sept. 1 and will be replaced by the deputy director.
Scott Henderson, who was worked for the agency since 1972 and been its director since 2003, will stay on as the commission's special liaison.
Deputy Director Loren Hitchcock will serve as the interim director as a national search takes places for a replacement.
"Being the director of the AGFC is a very complex and difficult job, but Scott was able to balance the everyday challenges with grace and dignity. Whoever is the next director will have some mighty big shoes to fill," Commission Vice Chairman George Dunklin Jr. said.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.