Circa 1905, Elon H. Fielder (b. 23 AUG 1853) is on a white horse with a powder horn. His son, Claud R. Fielder (b. 13 JAN 1882), has a hunting horn around his neck (used to call the dogs). They have a pack of hounds. The pair are about to head off on a deerContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Dallas County, 1905”
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Early Arkansas Fur: 1820 Arkansas Factory aka Trading Post
The United States established its line of factories, or trading posts, throughout the Mississippi River Valley to build friendly relationships with the region’s Indian Nations. Influence with the Indian Nations was so crucial to American officials that they often conducted business at cost to court friendship and create more financial control over the nations. InContinue reading “Early Arkansas Fur: 1820 Arkansas Factory aka Trading Post”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Duck Hunter with Live Decoy and Hunting Dog
Circa 1900, Old Skool Duck Hunter Ralph John Speer (B. January 18, 1875) from Fort Smith, Sebastian County, with a live decoy in his lap, with his shell vest, boot gaiters, camping tent, and his faithful retriever at his side. Source: Ancestry.com #arkansas #arkansashunting #duckhunting #duckdog #livedecoy #huntingishistory #arkansasduckhunting #duckhunting #vintagehunting #vintagehunter #mallardduck #conservation #huntingconservationContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Duck Hunter with Live Decoy and Hunting Dog”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Scott County
Circa 1900 Chant, Scott County Jepthal Peterson Black (b. 19 MAR 1852) James Albert Pinnick (b. 6 DEC 1869) Looks like this group is headed out on a big hunt with their hunting dog. From Ancestors.familysearch.org: When Jepthal Peterson Black was born on 19 March 1852, in Shannon, Missouri, United States, his father, Coatsworth PinckneyContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Scott County”
Early Arkansas Hunting: Hunting is Healthy!
Other Hot Springs visitors used these short hunts as a form of enjoyment while at the springs because “the variety of entertainment is very limited [here],” explained Engelmann. They could walk, ride horses, dance, hunt, or visit Little Rock, and “that is practically all that is offered,” complained the German botanist. “Hunting parties on horsebackContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunting: Hunting is Healthy!”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1890 Bear Hunters
Circa 1890 Ichabod Osburn Brooks (b. 08 DEC 1874) from Chicot County and Beverly Phillips. Bear Hunting with Hounds in Greenville MS. #arkansas #arkansashunting #rabbithunting #huntingdogs #earlyarkansas #arkansaswildlife #huntingdog #vintagehunting #vintagepicture #authenticarkansas #huntingishistory #arkansashistory #arkansaswildlifehistory #arkansasoutdoors #thenaturalstate #arkansaswildlife #earlyarkansas #huntingishistory #environment #vintagehunter #vintagehunting #vintagehunting #envhistory #animalhistory #huntinglicense #wildlifeconservation #huntingdogs #hounds #huntinghounds #bearhunting #arkansasbearhunting #benelli #remingtonContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1890 Bear Hunters”
Early Arkansas: Ozark Fur Trading Phases
Market Hunters near Mena, Arkansas. Univ of Arkansas Special Collections. In his study of the Buffalo National River, historian Theodore Catton explained that the Ozark fur trading went through three different phases. Native American hunters brought the peltries to European-established trading posts on a waterway with access to New Orleans or St. Louis via theContinue reading “Early Arkansas: Ozark Fur Trading Phases”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Randolph County circa 1880
Abt 1880 Randolph County Craven Carl Wilson (L) (b. 2 FEBRUARY 1846) and John Cox. Looks like these fellows had a tent to sleep in, a dog to hunt with, and found some rabbits. It is tough to tell, but Cox, on the right, looks like he has a Civil War Kepi on his head.Continue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Randolph County circa 1880”
Early Arkansas Sportsmen: Hiring African American Guides
By the end of the nineteenth century, a few African Americans worked for white sportsmen, guiding them or as porters or paddlers. Former Confederate officers enjoyed having African Americans continue to work for them in the woods and fields and at their clubs, a reminiscence of the Old South. Many visitors from places like ChicagoContinue reading “Early Arkansas Sportsmen: Hiring African American Guides”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Aaron Thompson, Phillips County, Arkansas Early 1930s with Live Decoys
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Arkansas Wildlife History 