Arkansas has a long history of paying bounties on predators. Wolves numbered so many that settlers complained that they could not raise domestic animals. Wolves, coyotes, bears, panthers, and other predators killed many sheep, pigs, and cattle. Therefore, the Territory of Arkansas, the State of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission all offered bounties for the scalps of predators. For over 100 years, a paid open season led to tens of thousands of predators deaths in Arkansas. This is an article from 1929 when the AGFC still offered bounties.
Arkansas Wildlife History 