Pre-WWI. Nine hunters in this group, and three are young boys with BIG guns! Crawford County, Arkansas–James Leander Ford (b. 1 SEPT 1882) is in the group, but it is unclear which gunner he is. The man second from the left is toting a pistol for his hunting weapon. There are two hunting dogs in the front of theContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Pre-WWI Hunting Party-Crawford County”
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Early Arkansas Hunters: 1914 Columbia County
Circa 1914–John Sanders and Young David Sanders (b. 20 NOV 1859) and Sam Jones Sanders (b. 11 JUN 1889) in Columbia County with their dogs and hunting horn. Well dressed, as was often the case for sporting men of the day, for a hunt. Image Source: Ancestry.com
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1840 Grant County
Francis Posey (1823-1901) came to Grant County in 1840 and observed Natives and European hunters headed toward Pine Bluff with meat, hides, and deerskins filled with bear’s oil. Witnesses claimed that the woods and waterways in Grant County contained plenty of wild game and fish, enough to provide sustenance for any number of families. TheContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1840 Grant County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Pete Junkersfeld 1910.
It’s not a clear image, but it’s very interesting. Circa 1917. Randolph County, Arkansas: Peter (Pete) Junkersfeld (b. 9 FEB 1890) and a group of unnamed fellow hunters. This group has a wagon and a team of horses. They also have some riding horses in the background. These young men have a hunting dog and shotguns. From the bevyContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Pete Junkersfeld 1910.”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1860 Union Soldier Views
(Union Reenactors at the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Prairie Grove.) While traveling through the Ozarks during the Civil War, Union soldiers commented about Arkansawyers, who continued to live the hunter-farmer lifestyle alongside farmer-hunters. “You have no idea how miserably poor the inhabitants of this section of the country are,” concluded one fellow. “TheyContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1860 Union Soldier Views”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1910 Poinsett County Deer Hunter
Circa 1910—Deer Hunter and Farmer Minneral (Minnie) Millinder Spence (b. 2 FEB 1869 in Tennessee) with 1899 Model 99 Savage deer rifle. Spence lived in Boliver in Poinsett County in 1910 with his wife, Lillie, and his seven children. More info on the Savage: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/review-savage-model-99/357148. Source: Ancestry.com
Early Arkansas: Enslaved Hunters and Gunners
(Andrew Jackson Bounds—Beaver Dam Ducks Club– Ho’ace) In a July 1854 Arkansas Supreme Court case, testimony indicated that several slaves belonging to Benton County resident Sarah Ridge “frequently carried guns.” One of the men, Wagoola, used a “large rifle.” Bondsman Quinn had several accidental encounters with bears where he was forced to climb a treeContinue reading “Early Arkansas: Enslaved Hunters and Gunners”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1910 Faulkner County
Circa 1910. Seventeen-year-old Luther Hampton Sims (b. 25 JUN 1893) near Greenbrier in Faulkner County with his hunting dog and a single-shot shotgun. Let us hope it isn’t loaded since his hand is over the end of the barrel. He might have a shell or two in his coat pockets. Source: Ancestry.com
An 1835 Traveler Views Arkansas
Reverend Timothy Flint claimed that “the western states are already comparatively populous. The tide having there found its level continues to roll on, eddying, disparting, and finding its secret currents into every and valley of the wilderness. The smoke of hearth arises, and man with his axe, gun, and human incitements to action, is there.” Continue reading “An 1835 Traveler Views Arkansas”
Early Arkansas Hunter: 1908 McNab
Circa 1908 Duck hunter and farmer Charles W. McNab (b. 30 JAN 1884- d. 28 Aug 1962) near McNab, (Hempstead County) Arkansas. McNab has a large string of mallards. He has a shell vest made from leather and canvas. He carries a 1908 Remington Pump 12 gauge shotgun. Source: Ancestry.com #shotgun #remington #arkansas #arkansashunting #arkansasoutdoors #duckhunting #ducks #mallardsContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunter: 1908 McNab”
Arkansas Wildlife History 