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BIG BUCK CLASSIC
January 22-24, 2010

Big Buck Classic is the largest outdoors and hunting event in Arkansas… with FREE PARKING!

To see the largest bucks and the best racks in the state of Arkansas, come on down and check out the BIG BUCK CLASSIC.

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

• Jackie Bibby, holder of 4 Guinness World Records will perform his rattlesnake bathtub act at the Big Buck Classic. He has been a guest of Jay Leno, David Letterman and sport shows across the country. He is coming as a special guest with Joe Martin and the Texas Snake Handlers.

• Big Buck Baggo & Karaoke Under the Pavillion! Click here for more information

• A Male Bengal Tiger

• Bengal Tiger Cubs (get your picture made with the cubs!)

• A mature grey wolf that first appeared at the Classic as a pup

• Live deer, including a fawn that kids can have their picture made with

• The Arkansas State Chili Cook Off

• Teammasters Indoor Bow Shoot

• Monster Whitetails of Arkansas

• Arkansas Game & Fish Aquarium

• A Climbing Wall

• Special awards for contest deer courtesy of Remington

• Largest deer from each County plaque presented by Remington

• Members of the Arkansas Knifemakers Association will give knife forging, grinding, and cutting demonstrations. The State of Arkansas has more Master Knifesmiths than any other state in the Union! Click here for the show schedule

• All gates open for quicker admission!

• Friday concessions $1 for kids

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Food plots, a lot has been written before about this and I’m sure a lot more will be written in the future. Mostly by the companies who wish to sell you their seeds to plant..

It is always a good idea to get a handle on this early, food plots can become very expensive and require a good bit of work as well. One thing to remember is that, a deer’s plate changes throughout the year.

During the early spring month’s herds tend to be in search of a high carbohydrate food source, visiting leftover corn fields and plots of wheat or rye as winter gives way to spring.

One idea here is to use an automatic feeder, broadcasting shelled corn in an area close to your desired hunting grounds. But as spring wears on the deer population’s appetite will quickly switch to a high protein diet. During this time of year clover becomes their favorite meal.

Later, as the summer months begin to heat up, herds will begin congregating  in and around soybean or alfalfa plots until fall approaches. At which time, their cravings turn to grains. During this phase of their feeding cycle, sorghum seed pods will often become the preferred meal.

Then as winter approaches in late fall, once again the herd will be in search of high-energy  carbohydrates to see them through the winter.

As you can see, few if any hunters have the resources or time for that mater, to provide a complete year round array of crops. Basically there two stress periods for feeding herds, late summer and winter. With this in mind, a combination of high protein sources and high carbohydrates will make up your best food plots.

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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas youth deer hunters will enjoy two extra days for their modern gun hunt and a relaxed antler restriction during the upcoming deer season. Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission formally approved the regulation changes as part of the 2009-10 hunting season-setting process at its monthly meeting today.

Two additional days will be added to the youth modern gun deer hunt on Jan. 2-3 to go along with Nov. 7-8 youth hunt. The Jan. 2-3 days will be bucks only in zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15. No hunters 65 years and older are allowed to harvest deer during the January youth hunt. The bag limit revision allows a youth to take any buck (no antler restrictions) during any season.  Youths must comply with the zone or WMA seasonal bag limit.

One major change revised several of the current deer zones. The changes modify the existing boundaries for deer zones 1, 2, 3, 14 and 15; dividing deer zone 6 into three zones and splitting deer zone 8 into two zones. The changes were introduced to address goals of the Strategic Deer Management Plant. The new zones will be 1A, 6A and 8A.

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Because of the discovery of reproducing northern snakehead fish in the Piney Creek drainage in Monroe and Lee counties, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will conduct a large-scale eradication during the first two weeks of October.

Why is eradication necessary?

Because snakeheads

• Are aggressive top predators that eat most fish species
• Are strong competitors with other fish species
• Can tolerate Arkansas water temperatures year-round
• Can spawn up to five times a year
• Can severely impact fisheries
• Thrive in delta environments with sluggish water with vegetation, undercut banks and low oxygen.
• Can survive out of water for up to three days in a moist environment
• Can breathe air and move short distances on land, using their fins to create a snakelike motion

The AGFC must act now to attempt to eradicate this nuisance species. Infestation of the White River National Wildlife Refuge is highly likely – these aggressive fish could invade the lower Mississippi River.

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June 25, 2009

LAKE VILLAGE – The unofficial opening of Arkansas’s fall hunting season was one of the main topics at today’s meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. As an added bonus this year, dove hunters may get extra days to enjoy their passion. The opening of dove season is the date many Arkansans point to for the fall hunting seasons in the state.

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This turkey was taken in Cleveland County during the 2009 Spring Turkey hunt. Click Here to view more photos!