Not long after his appointment, Earnest Vivian Visart went after songbirds in people’s homes because keeping any birds, except game birds, in captivity was unlawful. Raising game birds required a license. He went after Sunday hunters, too. This stance probably hurt the warden’s reputation. Some Arkansawyers thought the actions petty. One newspaper claimed that “thereContinue reading “Arkansas’s First Statewide Game Warden: Earnest V. Visart”
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Early Arkansas Hunters: 1942 Boone County Coon Hunters
(L to R) Charley Bell, Clell Deakins (b. 13 Jul 1908), Clarence Bell, Walker Murray, Mike Murray, Lester Parker, Pete Sims, Loyd McDonald, Virgil Parker Source: Ancestry.com #arkansas #arkansashunting #arkansasoutdoors #vintagearkansas #vintagehunting #vintagehunter #vintagehunters #arkansasconservation #arkansaswildlifehistory #arkansashistory #wildlifehistory #envhistory #conservationlaws #gameandfish #hunting #coonhunting #coondogs Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Arkansas Predator Hunting & Trapping
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
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”
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
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