Arkansas passed the first non-resident game law in the United States in 1875. Thirteen years later, Arkansas lawmakers passed a law to ban game and fish exports, a jab at market hunters. Four years later, Memphians continued to complain about Arkansawyers not wanting them to come into their state, kill the wildlife, and export it. This is a Memphis Commerical Appeal article complete with an Arkansaw rebuttal. This is from April 28, 1889.
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Arkansas Wildlife History 