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Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1900 Washington County

Circa 1900 (Left to Right) Robert C Burson (b. 26 JUL 1874) Henry Morris, Julius A Burson, Green Kenney, and William Henry Burson in Washington County, Arkansas. These men have powder horns, muzzleloaders, and a few hunting dogs. A split-rail fence is in the background. Burson (middle) looks like he is carrying a possibles bag. They are all wearingContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1900 Washington County”

Early Arkansas Hunters: Dallas County, 1905

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”

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

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: 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

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