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”
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Early Arkansas Hunters: 1927 Alligator Hunt in McNab, Arkansas
1927 at Yellow Creek near McNab Arkansas Alligator hunt. L. to R., Eph Williams (with pistol), Alf Franklin (with big gator), Wes McNab, John Schwinn (with smaller gator) #arkansas #arkansashistory #arkansashunting #arkansaswildlifehistory #thenaturalstate #arkansasoutdoors #earlyarkansas #arkansaswildlife #huntingishistory #environment #vintagehunter #vintagehunting #huntingguide #winchester #browning #remington #alligatorhunt Source: Ancestry.com
Early Arkansas Hunting Clubs: 1885 Blackfish Club and the 1888 Bald Knob Rod and Gun Club
In 1885, Dr. Henry White and tanner Frederick Scheibler helped organize Blackfish Club for organized fishing on the lower portion of the Blackfish and Shell Lake in Arkansas near Quigley. Because of rough roads from Quigley to the clubhouse, the organization planned to build a railway tram from the station to the lodge. Some ofContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunting Clubs: 1885 Blackfish Club and the 1888 Bald Knob Rod and Gun Club”
Arkansas Hunters From the Past: Polk County, William Eppy “W. E.” “P” Reed
W E “P” Reed (1869–1956) was a hunting guide. Sometimes men from big cities with companies like Armour & Co would come to Mena to hunt. The fourth man from the left in the background is a neighbor and friend, Willard Reid. That’s not his vehicle. He didn’t own one and didn’t drive. His son,Continue reading “Arkansas Hunters From the Past: Polk County, William Eppy “W. E.” “P” Reed”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1847 Lawrence County
Settler Uriah Cole’s family built a house in 1847 and cleared land for a farm in Lawrence County. After completing his chores, young Cole hunted for sport, “I amused myself by hunting, and never was out of sight of deer. I have seen 500 wild turkeys in a drove and killed them till I wasContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1847 Lawrence County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Out of Town Hunting Club Raise Hell, 1899
Ten Red Horse Hunting Club members out of St. Louis traveled to Stonewall, Arkansas, on the Cache River. Headquartered in St. Louis, the men and equipment rode the rails from Missouri to Arkansas. However, it seemed that this group was more interested in beer and mischief than hunting, setting off “foot long firecrackers” along theContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Out of Town Hunting Club Raise Hell, 1899”
Arkansas Hunters From the Past: 1918, Columbia County
1918 Columbia County, Arkansas. From left to right Roy McMahen, Dee McLaughlin and Robert Rogers (b. 17 Oct 1899) and their hunting dogs.
Early Arkansas Hunters: Arkansas Territory 1818.
The French hunter Fogle came to colonial Arkansas in 1769 and settled on the Saline River. His descendent, Jacque Fogle, was born on an island in the Ouachita River in 1818. The Fogles harvested deer, bear, and fish on the Saline and Ouachita Rivers, which he then carried to market at Monroe, Louisiana, via canoe. Continue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Arkansas Territory 1818.”
Early Arkansas Hunters: White River 1818
In describing the lifestyle of families living along the White River near the Missouri border at Sugar-Loaf Prairie in December 1818, Schoolcraft noted that “these people subsist partly by agriculture, and partly by hunting. They raise corn for bread, and for feeding their horses…but none for exportation. No cabbages, beets, onions, potatoes, turnips, or otherContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: White River 1818”
Arkansas Hunters from the Past: Frank Leslie from Gillett in 1895
Frank Leslie (b. 1873) was a longtime cook and camp manager for Jacobs Lake Hunting Club On Jacobs Lake NW of Gillett. Today it is known as the Tuff Nutt Hunting Club. Leslie was killed in a train accident in 1896. This picture is from about 1895. Image from Ancestry.com
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