In 1889, the Arkansas legislature passed a law that forbade anyone to ship game and fish from Arkansas. Several non-resident sportsmen, who together owned thousands of acres of Arkansas land and water, became extremely angry over this new law. They claimed that they owned the land and therefore, the animals and fish that lived on it and that they should be able to carry what they harvested back to their home (outside of Arkansas). This included members of the Memphis hunting club, the Wapannoca Outing Club, a club with Nash Buckingham and his father as members.
Arkansas Wildlife History 