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Early Arkansas Conservation: 1909 Attempts to Create State Game Wardens

The lack of an effective enforcement system was among the most significant problems with Arkansas game and fish laws since their inception in 1875. For years, local county officers enforced the recent game and fish laws. Many thought these statutes unimportant, did not have the time outside their regular duties to chase game violators, orContinue reading “Early Arkansas Conservation: 1909 Attempts to Create State Game Wardens”

Early Arkansas Hunters: 1940 Garland County Deer Hunters

(C) Andy Brown, (R) William Porter “Ples” Brown (b. 27 DECEMBER 1887) (L) Unknown Hot Springs, AR, c. Dec 1940, back from deer hunting Source: Ancestry.com #vintagehunting #vintagehunter #vintagehunters #deerhunting #deerhunters #huntingdogs #doublebarrelshotgun #huntingishistory #hunting #arkansas #arkansashunting #arkansashunters #arkansashistory #huntinghistory #arkansaswildlife #thenaturalstate #earlyarkansas #arkansasoutdoors #arkansaswildlifehistory #winchester #hotspringsar #garlandcounty

Early Arkansas Conservation Laws: 1905

In January 1905, Senator Thompson introduced a bill adding rabbits to the allowable game for sale list, as T. L. Pennington wanted a few months before. Representative Keith of Benton County introduced the same measure in the House but limited it to his county only. A few days later, another bill, House Bill Number 18,Continue reading “Early Arkansas Conservation Laws: 1905”

Early Arkansas Hunters: 1930s Rabbit Hunters–Toll and Roushall

William Andrew Toll, Jacob B “Jake ” Roushall, Joseph Jacob “Joe” Roushall, Charles Leslie Stipp, and Wilson Roe (“Roe”) Roushall 1930s Rabbit Hunters in Prairie or Union County, Arkansas

Early Arkansas Non-Resident Hunters

Even at the turn of the twentieth century, many outsiders still viewed Arkansas as one of the last frontiers: wilderness or backwoods, where a man and his gun or rod could challenge himself. According to many Americans, the great hunter was a real, true, self-sufficient man. He respected the hunt and honored his quarry. ManyContinue reading “Early Arkansas Non-Resident Hunters”

1897 Prairie Chicken: Arkansas

In an 1897 Forest and Stream article entitled “The Prairie Chicken-Past, Present, and Future,” the reporter claimed that despite the human and natural attacks on pinnated grouse, “it preserves its existence and numbers to an astonishing extent.” However, in Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana, and Indiana, “it remains in greatly reduced numbers or is notContinue reading “1897 Prairie Chicken: Arkansas”

Arkansas Hunters from the Past: 1930s Vick Jones and His Dogs

1930s–Jackson County– Victor (Vick) Jones (b. 25 DEC 1904) with his hunting dogs and gun. Source: Ancestry.com #arkansas #arkansashistory #arkansashunting #arkansaswildlifehistory #thenaturalstate #arkansasoutdoors #arkansaswildlife #earlyarkansas #huntingishistory #environment #vintagehunter #huntingdogs #vintagehunting #envhistory #jacksoncounty #huntingdog #winchester #remington #squirreldogs #coondogs #hound #animalhistory

Hunting Writers in Arkansas: Horace Kephart 1895

Director of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Horace Kephart and some companions traveled to Arkansas in 1895, publishing an account of the adventure called “Lost in the Swamps” in Forest and Stream. Kephart later became widely known as an advocate for the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee with the publication of Our Southern Highlanders (1913) andContinue reading “Hunting Writers in Arkansas: Horace Kephart 1895”

Arkansas Hunters from the Past: 1928 at Alpena. Jonn T. Carson

1928 Alpena Pass, Jonn Troy Carson (b. FEB. 14, 1906) with his turkey and cabin. He was killed in a gun-cleaning accident on Christmas Eve the following year. Source: Ancesty.com

Early Arkansas Duck Clubs: St. Francis Club 1898

The St. Francis Club’s lodge was located fifteen miles from Poplar Bluff on the St. Francis River, not far from Paragould. Founding members were St. Louisans Henry W. Harris, building manager H. H. Wheeler, and Lindell Hotel Manager Martin Shaughnessy. Travelers rode part of the way to the club on the Southwestern Railroad with JohnContinue reading “Early Arkansas Duck Clubs: St. Francis Club 1898”