2023 AGFF HONOREES

Jim Ronquest, Stuttgart

A lifelong outdoorsman, media producer and entrepreneur, Ronquest helped develop two of the mid-South’s most iconic outdoor brands: Rich-N-Tone duck calls of Stuttgart and Mississippi-based Drake Waterfowl, a manufacturer of technical hunting and fishing apparel. Ronquest also won the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest in 2006.

Tom Foti, Little Rock

Widely credited with bringing science to the natural area preservation movement in Arkansas, Foti’s career with the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission resulted in the creation of several important natural areas in the state. Among these, the West Gulf Coastal Plain in southwest Arkansas that served as a model for similar efforts nationwide.

Bob Barringer, Little Rock, and Ronnie Ritter, Hot Springs

Barringer founded Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry in 2000 to help connect a portion of harvested deer with those in need. Shortly thereafter, Ritter signed on to lead the mission-driven organization. Today, Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry has processed and distributed tens of thousands of pounds of meat to needy families.

Larry and Brenda Potterfield, Columbia, Mo.

Turning a passion for shooting sports into a career, the Potterfields opened a small gun shop in 1977 that would eventually become online hunting retailer MidwayUSA. Their MidwayUSA Foundation, established in 2007, has provided millions in sustainable funding to youth shooting sports teams across the nation.

Dale Morrell and the Morrell Family, Alma

The family behind the highly successful Morrell® Targets, the Morrell name has come to mean quality, innovation and above all, commitment to the sport of archery. The Morrell Corporation has invested extensively in future generations of archers through the National Archery in the Schools Program and Archers USA’s Varsity Archery.

TJ and Mandy Lawhon are deeply honored to chair the 32nd Annual Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet, and they invite all outdoor enthusiasts to join them in recognizing those individuals who have made a significant positive impact on the great Arkansas outdoors. Come celebrate these remarkable honorees and help raise funds to support the vital ongoing work of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Saturday August 26th, 2023

Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, AR

Doors Open at 6:00 pm

Dinner - Induction Ceremony - Auctions

Contact Tyler Lawrence - tyler@agff.org

Tickets/Auction - one.bidpal.net/fish