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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Today In Arkansas Wildlife History: Plenty of Big Game Around Little Rock
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This Day in Arkansas Wildlife History: April 7, 1911
Today in Arkansas Hunting History
Oily Ducks 1923

“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 “”
“Too Many Ducks” Back then, and Not Enough Now
The AGFC started working their first year to reduce the overhunting of migratory birds. According to historical records, the duck population in the United States 100 years ago (around the 1920s) was significantly higher than today, with estimates suggesting a potential population of around 100 million ducks, though this number drastically declined in the 1930s dueContinue reading ““Too Many Ducks” Back then, and Not Enough Now”
Words from Wynne 1918
“Every time a man passes through here with a white collar on or a Derby hat he is pronounced chicken police, game warden, or a cotton picking detective” Wittsburg correspondent of the Wynne Progress, November 1918
Arkansas First Hunting License 1875
Picture of a 1940 Non-resident license Arkansas passed the first statewide non-resident hunting laws in the nation. A direct shot at market hunting. Approved on March 6, 1875, the Non-Residents License Law stated that “a tax of ten ($10.00) dollars is hereby levied upon all non-resident trappers, hunters, seiners, or netters of fish…in this state.” Continue reading “Arkansas First Hunting License 1875”
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