Alligator, Public Land Elk Hunting Permits Drawn

 

JASPER – For 25 lucky elk hunters, the highlight of the Buffalo River Elk Festival was the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s drawing for public land elk hunting permits. The two-segment season will be Oct. 6-10 and Oct. 27-31.

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 private land hunt will end the evening of Oct. 31, or the evening that the 28 elk quota (8 bulls, 20 antlerless) is met; whichever comes first.

Public land elk permit winners:

Rodney Dodson, Fouke, Zone 1, either sex, Oct. 6-10

Olivia Lowe, Conway, Zone 1, antlerless, Oct. 6-10

Brian Smith, Bismarck, Zone 4, antlerless, Oct. 6-10

Kenneth Brown Sr., Magazine, Zone 1, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Adam Carlton, Mulberry, Zone 1, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Kolbey Wood, Clarksville, Zone 2, youth either sex, Oct.27-31

Warner Henderson, Jonesboro, Zone 2, either sex, Oct.27-31

Jay Criswell, Alexander, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Jordan Johnson, Little Rock, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Adam Keeth, Rogers, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Robert Cooper, Concord, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Robert Brown, Cabot, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Jack Keeling, Hot Springs, Zone 3 youth, either sex, Oct. 27-31

William James, Benton, Zone 3, either sex, Oct. 27-31

William Stearman, Waldron, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Derek Mallen, Cabot, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Andrew Guffey, Pangburn, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Michael Dillard, West Fork, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 27-31 J

John Williams, White Hall, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Jaden Fraser, Vilonia, Zone 4, either sex, Oct. 27-31

Stan Jones, Hoxie, Zone 4, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Bryan White, Mountain Home, Zone 4, antlerless, Oct. 27-31

Rita Foster, Viola, Zone 1, either sex, Oct. 27-31

Bobby Launius, Camden, Zone 2, antlerless, Oct. 6-10

Kent Ruddick, Garfield, Zone 3, antlerless, Oct. 6-10

And the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has completed the drawing of permits for Arkansas’s eighth season of alligator hunting. The season will get underway in September.

The season will be open from 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 19 until 30 minutes before sunrise on Monday, Sept. 22 and from 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, Sept. 26 until 30 minutes before sunrise on Monday, Sept. 29.

The following hunters have been selected to participate in the 2014 alligator hunting season:

Cody Askew, Hope – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Robert Bassham, Wynne – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Michael Bays, Fayetteville – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Jeremy Belknap, Little Rock – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Matthew Bell, Little Rock – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

John Bishop, Conway – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Benjamin Bradberry, Walnut Ridge – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Strap Brents, Hattieville – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Charles Bright, Hope – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Damon Brown, Fayetteville – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Amanda Buffington, Hope – Zone 1 Bois D’Arc WMA (Public)

Brodie Bulloch, Crossett – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Billy Callicott, Emmet – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Stephen Campbell, Hamburg – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Shelby Campbell, Rosston – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Michael Chapman, Fayetteville – Zone 1 Little River (Public)

Richard Chwalinski, Havana – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

Terry Ciganek Jr., Fayetteville – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

John Clements, Mineral Springs – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Carter Coats, Greenbrier – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Roderick Cooper, Lewisville – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Chad Ditto, Walnut ridge – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Tommy Drew, Little Rock – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Nicholas Engi, Cabot – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Larry England, Centerton – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

Joseph Eubanks, Paragould – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Marcus Flippin, Flippin – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Jason Fortenberry, Jessieville – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Greg Gaisbauer, Little Rock – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Sandra Garrett, Redfield – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Courtney Gorman, McCrory – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Andrew Guffey, Pangburn – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Steve Hacker, Prairie Grove – Zone 1 Bois D’Arc WMA (Public)

Steven Hawkins, Booneville – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Andrew Hayes, Lake Village – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

James Hill, Portland – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Brenda House, Ashdown – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Gerald Hughes, Watson – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Tonya Huhn, Austin – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Rickey Hunter, Bono – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

Louis Janski, N. Little Rock – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Aaron Keller, Little Rock – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Madison Kidd, Ashdown – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Micah Lane, Monticello – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Samuel Leamons, Arkadelphia – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Jami Linder, Hamburg – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Jacob Longing, Conway – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Earnest Mcdowell, Texarkana – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Jeff Messenger, Little Rock – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Cody Mills, Foreman – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

David Ogle, Bigelow – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Benny Petrus, Stuttgart – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Nikki Pippinger, Gillett Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

John Rains, Jacksonville Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Beau Redfearn, Genoa – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

William Rogers, Gurdon – Zone 1 Bois D’Arc WMA (Public)

John Siems, England – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Evelyn Smillie, Prescott – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

James Smith, Hope – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

Dallas Smith, Mountainburg – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Jonathan Spradling, Bryant – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

John Spurlock, Bauxite – Zone 1 Little River (Public)

Billy Streeter, Crossett – Zone 1 Private Land At-Large

Donald Thompson, Jefferson – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Leonard Turner, Benton – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Donald Varnell, Star City – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Donald Walker, Ogden – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Brian Waller, Emerson – Zone 1 Lake Erling (Public)

James Watkins, DeWitt – Zone 3 Lower Arkansas River (Public)

Kevin White, Taylor – Zone 1 Lake Erling (Public)

Nicholas Wright, Fayetteville – Zone 1 Bois D’Arc WMA (Public)

Colby Yarbrough, Bryant – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large

Jason Yearby, Gurdon – Zone 1 Millwood Lake (Public)

Earl Younger, Mabelvale – Zone 3 Private Land At-Large