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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 offeredContinue reading “Today in Arkansas Wildlife History: Still Paying Bounties For Predators April 18, 1929”

Arkansas had a long history of passing laws that pertained to one county and not others. Representatives for Chicot County had passed a non-resident hunting license law that required anyone who did not reside in Chicot County a fee to hunt there. Drew County Representatives submitted a bill that removed the Chicot County law onContinue reading “Today in Arkansas Wildlife History: Chicot County Game Law Falls”

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“I will guarantee that if the good farmers of the country will assist in securing the passage of a bill that will protect the Game and Fish of the state, as they have assisted in the enforcement of our present laws for the past six months that within five years our fields will swarm withContinue reading “”