JASPER – For 25 lucky hunters, the highlight of the Buffalo River Elk Festival was the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s drawing for public land Arkansas elk hunting permits. The two-segment season will be Oct. 7-11 and Oct. 28-Nov. 1.
Arkansas elk hunting on private land is restricted to one zone, consisting of all private land in Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy counties except for a portion of Boxley Valley.
The hunt will end the evening of Nov. 1, or the evening that the 28 elk quota (8 bulls, 20 antlerless) is met; whichever comes first.
Public land elk permit winners:
- Garrett Day, Springdale –Youth either-sex permit, Zone 3, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Caleb Reynolds, Camden – Zone 2 youth either-sex permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Michael Davis, Pocahontas – Zone 1 either-sex permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1
- Olivia Lowe, Conway – Zone 1, antlerless permit, Oct. 7-11 hunt
- Royce Alford, Cabot – Zone 1, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Jackie Hardin, Hot Springs – Zone 1, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Bob Kissire, Hot Springs – Zone 2, either-sex permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Jerry Anderson, Berryville – Zone 2, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Paul Yoder, Everton – Zone 2, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Leer Smith, Clinton – Zone 2, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Judson Miller, Concord – Zone 2, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- James Harris, Mayflower – Zone 2, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Donald Moix, Conway – Zone 3, either-sex permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Coy Christopher, Bismarck – Zone 3, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- William Harris, Fayetteville – Zone 3, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Clayton Houston, Jonesboro – Zone 3, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Roger Shearer, Paragould – Zone 3, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Garlon Hurley, Conway – Zone 3, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Charles Speer, Little Rock – Zone 4, either-sex permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Jimmy Chandler, Malvern – Zone 4, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Chad Hall, Siloam Springs – Zone 4, antlerless permit, Oct. 28-Nov. 1 hunt
- Billy Burleson, Lead Hill – Zone 4, antlerless permit, Oct. 7-11 hunt
- Rodney Dodson, Fouke – Zone 1, on site either-sex permit, Oct. 7-11 hunt
- Charles Gerhardt, Roger – Zone 2, on site antlerless permit, Oct. 7-11 hunt
- Shane Lyerly, Jonesboro – Zone 3, on site antlerless permit, Oct. 7-11 hunt
Alternates:
- Alternate 1 – Christopher Pry, Jonesboro
- Alternate 2 – David C. Faught, Jasper
- Alternate 3 – Todd Armstrong, Little Rock
Courtesy Arkansas Game and Fish Commission