Backcountry Hunters & Anglers - Arkansas Chapter

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Mar

2021

Work To Be Done To Save Pine Tree

Author: Josh Kaywood
The Arkansas Chapter continues to work on multiple fronts to keep the University of Arkansas Pine Tree Research Station open and accessible by the public.  We need your help now to continue this work. Working directly Senator Ron Caldwell, Arkansas BHA supports SB 358 which is currently under consideration in the Arkansas Senate.  SB 358 is a “sunshine law” that would create a formal process for notifying the public and local stakeholders before any state agency or public university tries to ...
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Nov

2020

Pine Tree — The Community Speaks Through Action & Service

Author: Kip Kruger
On Saturday October 31, over 40 local residents, supporters, and community members gathered on a crisp Arkansas morning at the Pine Tree Research Station headquarters to help pick up trash and show support for keeping the property open to the public.  As the sun gained distance from the horizon, individuals and families started streaming in, and very quickly stories were being shared along with pictures from cell phones, passed back and forth. It became evident very quickly to this outsider ...
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Sep

2020

Why Fight For Pine Tree — The History

Author: Anonym
The battle to defend public access to the entire Pine Tree Research Station near Colt, Arkansas may seem at first glance to be a matter of merely local interest.  Of the 11,850 acres on the property, 6,300 acres are under contract to be sold by the University of Arkansas to a private party, with rumors that the new, out of state owners plan to subdivide the land and sell it off as exclusive duck hunting clubs.  In an area with relatively few public places for hunting and fishing, local ...
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Aug

2020

Pine Tree Research Station Sale — Attacking Arkansas Hunters & Our Hunting Culture

The waters flow through Arkansas as blood flows through our veins, and as such we are intrinsically tied to the water.  They feed our crops, cut through the mountain valleys, and breathe life into the soul of Arkansas.  Whether ducks, deer, or any number of game, hunting in Arkansas is a way of life.  Public lands in Arkansas are the great equalizer.  A place where a millionaire and a poor man can share a cup of coffee, a tree, and a conversation.  They’re a place where all the gadgets money ...
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Jul

2020

Why Keep the University of Arkansas Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA PUBLIC

Author: Anonym
Our fight to keep the University of Arkansas Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA publicly accessible can be almost perfectly captured in the words of an 11 year old boy, who has known this place his whole life as somewhere he can go to hunt, fish, hike and learn about the natural world.CLICK HERE TO KEEP IT PUBLIC!   According to the University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture, the property was obtained in 1960 from the U.S. Forest Service for the purpose of conducting agricultural ...
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Jul

2020

Arkansas BHA Summer Sweepstakes!

Author: Josh Kaywood
Arkansas BHA is raising money to help protect The Natural State's public land, water and wildlife.  To do so, we have put together the Waterfowl Hunter's Dream prize package with three chances to win!  Your $50 donation gets you 10 entries to the Sweepstakes PLUS a one year membership or renewal to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the absolute best way to stay in touch on public land and water issues in Arkansas and around the country.  Donations of $100 or more will receive a total of 30 ...
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Sep

2019

What Public Lands Month Means To Me

Author: Anonym
Many Americans are not aware of the true wealth they possess through their shared ownership of our Public Lands and Waters.  These wild places provide us untold benefits even if we do not ever realize it.  Besides the things outdoors enthusiasts enjoy like wild places to camp, hike, fish, hunt, watch animals, and just “get away from it all”, our public lands and waters hold numerous natural resources like grasslands, timber, minerals, and oil, which ultimately benefit all of us via the ...
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Jun

2019

A story about friendship in the Backcountry

Author: Anonym
Imagine a small drift boat crossing a large glacial lake.  Five men ride silently while a tiny outboard engine struggles to push them forward.  Small white caps break as a headwind begins to blow across the water.    How do you form the sculpture that represents your outdoor "career"?  When you imagine your sporting life, do you see pictures of your physical trophies?  Or perhaps yours are more ephemeral works of art, like feelings or images that are impossible to capture in print, but leave ...
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