Anyone ever hunt Arkansas?

[jamesfromseattle]

Family member is moving to Little Rock, and I'm thinking about heading down for a visit in January or February. They have a ridiculously long season, so archery deer season will still be open.

Never really thought of it as a destination, but their harvest rates are rediculous. Over 200,000 deer last year. Also a really surprising amount of public land. Without turning this into a rant about Washington, it looks like they really take care of their hunters there and make an effort to keep access open.

Sounds like deer are a lot smaller down there, which is fine with me as I am mostly just hoping to get outside and put something in the freezer.

Would love hear about it if anyone has hunted down there before.

[pd]

Contact MountainWalk (Dan).  He is from Arkansas.  Former guide, bear hunting machine.  Good guy.

The only downside is he thinks fat squirrels taste good.  Nobody is perfect.

[Special T]

I hunted around Hope both bow and muzzy. Id go again if time allowed. If you have family down there your set. Several years back I killed 2 out of state deer for $150! Could have done 4 for a few bucks more. Deer are bigger the more southern you go near the main agriculture areas. Hunt clubs are very common, &some are pretty reasonable. If your staying with family find an off season deal on a climbing stand and have it shipped directly to them and leave it there. My buddy has a couple "on loan". Way cheaper than shipping back and forth. Get a good hard case for your bow or rifle.

[jamesfromseattle]

Great, thanks guys. Looks like a good opportunity to extend the season.

The stand hunting game is totally new to me. I understand the benefits of being elevated (smell, movement, etc.), but practically speaking is a ground blind a reasonable choice down there? I like the idea of something lighter weight that I can move a couple times throughout the day, especially because I'll essentially be scouting as I go. Falling out of a ground blind also sounds a lot less painful than falling out of a tree stand.

Also got family in the air force and it sounds like they've got some some stands set up on the base that you can use.

[Special T]

WT mostly move 2x a day. Morning and evening. My Buddy put me in one of his trees and If i catch you out of this before i come get you ill beat you within an inch of your life, this aint washington! Some locations require a ground blind, but i love my tree stand.

you can find more info on WT than any of the other deer species.