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ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Youngster bags heck of a story

posted: 05/24/2012 3:51 a.m. Discuss

Turkey hunting is an affliction you can catch at any age, but it is incurable when contracted at an early age.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Energy trumping protein for whitetail health

posted: 05/20/2012 4:11 a.m. Discuss

Steve Stone of Lometa, Texas believes you can attract more deer with sugar and fat.

Out for trout

posted: 05/20/2012 4:09 a.m. Discuss

Imagine a place where all the trout are big and fight like ninjas.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Pig hunting has a bright future

posted: 05/17/2012 3:54 a.m. Discuss

Because of unforeseen spikes in pig futures, so to speak, the conservation war against feral hogs is probably lost.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Old dogs getting new niche with product line

posted: 05/13/2012 4:50 a.m. Discuss

When I opened the big box from Silver Tails Senior Pet Products, I nearly fell on the floor laughing.

Bream or bass?

posted: 05/13/2012 4:48 a.m. Discuss

Mike Romine of Mabelvale faced a dilemma.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Hunting gear gets high marks

posted: 05/10/2012 4:20 a.m. Discuss

Turkey season is a time to test new equipment, and a handful of items acquitted themselves favorably this season in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Arkansas River set to host Big Bass Bonanza

posted: 05/06/2012 2:27 a.m. Discuss

Anglers will compete for $100,000 June 29 through July 1 when the Arkansas River hosts the 13th annual Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza.

Double trouble

posted: 05/06/2012 2:10 a.m. Discuss

Just when I start thinking I’m an incompetent turkey hunter, I land the lead role in a masterpiece.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: FLW, BASS contrasting events

posted: 05/03/2012 4:48 a.m. Comment 1

Besides showcasing the world’s best bass fishermen, two major bass tournaments in Arkansas in one week also demonstrated the differences between FLW and BASS.

Big catch has angler in charge

posted: 04/29/2012 4:26 a.m. Discuss

Scott Canterbury of Springville, Tenn., caught the tournament’s heaviest limit so far and jumped into the lead Saturday at the FLW Beaver Lake Open heading into today’s final round.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Friend’s company makes for memorable hunt

posted: 04/29/2012 3:46 a.m. Discuss

Last weekend I hunted with one of the most remarkable men I’ve ever met.

Co-angler victory gives Pipkens hopes to turn pro

posted: 04/29/2012 3:44 a.m. Discuss

Chad Pipkens of Holt, Mich., caught three bass weighing 10 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday for a three day total of 22-15 to win the co-angler division of the FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake. The victory was worth $25,000.

Consistent ways vault Clausen into FLW lead

posted: 04/28/2012 2:49 a.m. Discuss

Showing consistency not seen by other anglers in the field, Luke Clausen of Spokane, Wash., jumped from ninth place to the lead after Friday’s second round at the FLW Tour bass tournament on Beaver Lake.

FLW Tour report

posted: 04/28/2012 2:35 a.m. Discuss

Suggs not up to snuff — Scott Suggs of Bryant was the first person ever to win $1 million in a bass tournament when he won the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in 2007, but times aren’t so prosperous lately. This week’s FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake is the fourth consecutive tournament in which Suggs has not earned a check.

FLW BEAVER LAKE OPEN: Alabama angler lonely with lead

posted: 04/27/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss

Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., held the lead after Thursday’s first round of the FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake, but he was lonely doing it.

Difficult conditions expected

posted: 04/26/2012 4:41 a.m. Discuss

The Wal-Mart FLW Tour will return to Beaver Lake today through Sunday as 160 of the world’s top professional anglers compete for a top prize of $125,000.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Politics blocking striper record

posted: 04/26/2012 4:15 a.m. Comment 1

Evidence suggests the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission won’t recognize a state record striped bass because it came from Bull Shoals Lake.

BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES: Idaho angler hits targets, cashes in

posted: 04/23/2012 3:16 a.m. Discuss

Brandon Palaniuk was as good as his word.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Bull Shoals striper hits dead end for record

posted: 04/22/2012 3:25 a.m. Discuss

Bassmaster anglers have fallen in love with Bull Shoals Lake for its bass fishing this week, but the lake will probably not get the recognition it deserves for striper fishing.

Making the adjustments

posted: 04/22/2012 3:23 a.m. Discuss

Aside from maybe a tornado, there appears to be nothing that can stop Brandon Palaniuk from winning the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament today on Bull Shoals Lake.

Bass Elite Series report

posted: 04/22/2012 3:22 a.m. Discuss

More to come in Arkansas Jerry McKinnis of Little Rock, a principal owner of BASS, said this weekend’s Bull Shoals tournament is the first of three Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments that will be held on Arkansas water in 2012-2014.

Palaniuk hooked into lead

posted: 04/21/2012 2:44 a.m. Discuss

Not even a trip to the emergency room could slow down Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, in the second round of the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament Friday on Bull Shoals Lake.

BASSMASTERS ELITE SERIES: Leader covers all bases

posted: 04/20/2012 3:39 a.m. Discuss

Brandon Palaniuk was the last man to start and the last to weigh in Thursday, but he seized the lead at the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Bull Shoals Lake by catching five bass weighing 21 pounds, 9 ounces.

Anglers expect plenty of Bull

posted: 04/19/2012 3:29 a.m. Discuss

Nearly 100 of the world’s best bass anglers will fish for $100,000 and a berth at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic when the Bassmaster Elite Series Tour visits Bull Shoals Lake this weekend.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: A ‘Miles moment’ costs hunter

posted: 04/19/2012 3:28 a.m. Discuss

I opened turkey season Saturday with a Les Miles moment.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Bad year for records continues

posted: 04/15/2012 3:10 a.m. Discuss

This has been a bad year for state-record fish.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Tour shows Cache restoration

posted: 04/12/2012 4:39 a.m. Discuss

I’m traveling up the Cache River ditch with David Carruth, city attorney for Clarendon.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Right equipment necessary for overnight floats

posted: 04/08/2012 4:16 a.m. Discuss

I used to be a minimalist when it came to back country adventure, but I now value comfort and convenience, and that requires specialized gear.

Buffalo do-over

posted: 04/08/2012 4:02 a.m. Discuss

Ponca to Pruitt, Take Two!

Hitchcock to hang up agency hat

posted: 04/07/2012 3:07 a.m. Discuss

Nine days after surviving an attempt by members of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to dismiss him as director, Loren Hitchcock announced that he will retire from the agency as of June 30.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Shuffield, Fox reeling in big bass

posted: 04/05/2012 4:27 a.m. Discuss

Arkansans have done very well on the two major pro bass fishing circuits recently.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Private blinds could cost AGFC federal funds

posted: 04/01/2012 2:47 a.m. Discuss

Apparently, there’s more to the duck blind controversy at three wildlife management areas in northeast Arkansas than just bad manners.

Topwater magic

posted: 04/01/2012 2:46 a.m. Discuss

I never considered using topwater lures in swift water, but that was the medicine for smallmouth bass and Kentuckies on Tuesday on the Caddo River.

Boss still at Game & Fish after sessions

posted: 03/30/2012 3:22 a.m. Discuss

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Loren Hitchcock successfully fended off criticism about his management style over the course of four hours of executive session by the agency’s commissioners.

AGFC hears new date proposals

posted: 03/30/2012 3 a.m. Discuss

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard proposed hunting regulations for the 2012-2013 hunting seasons Thursday in Little Rock, including some significant deer hunting items.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Fishing without a license costly

posted: 03/29/2012 3:39 a.m. Discuss

For Paul Crowder, the difference between fame and shame was $10.50.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Perryville event raises money, talk of turkeys

posted: 03/25/2012 5:25 a.m. Discuss

Miss Laura and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new ones recently at the Perry County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation banquet at Perryville.

Unexpected diversion

posted: 03/25/2012 5:22 a.m. Discuss

Nobody likes unexpected car repairs, but I considered this one providential.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Rising water puts dent in plan

posted: 03/22/2012 4:21 a.m. Discuss

WHITE RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE — Halfway up East Bayou, Brad Hendricks killed his motor and reclined in a gesture of relaxation.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Trout scofflaws finally get their comeuppance

posted: 03/18/2012 3:49 a.m. Comment 1

Turns out the “Missouri Rapers” were actually the “Tennessee Rapers.” This according to Capt. Ron Aaron, wildlife officer supervisor for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in north-central Arkansas, who confirmed a large number of recent citations for trout violations on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam.

A day at the range

posted: 03/18/2012 3:48 a.m. Discuss

I knew this one was a winner with the maiden pull of the trigger.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: AGFC stocking fish for break

posted: 03/15/2012 4:01 a.m. Discuss

With gasoline exceeding $3.50 per gallon, many of us will do our spring break fishing close to home next week.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Equipment doesn’t translate to greater weights

posted: 03/11/2012 3:16 a.m. Discuss

Despite the tough economy, certain rod makers insist that avid anglers are eager to shell out $200 for a high-quality fishing rod, especially if they fish for a living.

Pickin’, grinnin’ and fishin’

posted: 03/11/2012 3:15 a.m. Discuss

To find out what trout are really biting on the White River, it’s best to sortie an armada of fishing fanatics.

Commission invalidates record bass

posted: 03/10/2012 3:35 a.m. Discuss

Arkansas does not have a new state-record largemouth bass after all.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Alabama rig in Arkansas first

posted: 03/08/2012 3:03 a.m. Discuss

But for an auspicious twist of fate, the Alabama Rig might have been called the Arkansas Rig.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: East Texas turkey woes mirror those in Arkansas

posted: 03/04/2012 3:11 a.m. Discuss

Wild turkeys are in worse shape in east Texas and southeast Oklahoma than they are in Arkansas.

Talking turkey

posted: 03/04/2012 3:10 a.m. Discuss

Instead of the usual cacophony of duck and goose calls, turkey calls resonated through Mack’s Prairie Wings last weekend at the Arkansas State Calling Contest and Expo.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: AGFC rethinks elimination of flood-prone zones

posted: 02/26/2012 4:13 a.m. Discuss

Responding to input from all sides, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will probably adjust its proposal to eliminate flood-prone zones for deer hunting in eastern Arkansas.

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