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Central Arkansas NWTF, Wheelin’ Sportsmen Banquet and Shoot

ducktape — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:53:36 +0000

After the overwhelming success of the Central Arkansas NWTF banquet in April, the committee has scheduled what is shaping up to be another huge success. The Wheelin’ Sportsmen Banquet and Shoot is this friday, July 22nd at Glazier’s Distributors. The doors open at 5:30 and the dinner and auction will follow afterward. Ticket prices are:

$25 for single ticket
$250 for table of 10
$260 for a Wheelin’ Sportsmen sponsorship
$500 for corporate table with 10 seats and a Wheelin’ Sportsmen sponsorship

The chapter will also be hosting a day at the Arkansas State shooting Range on the 23rd of July. Ticket prices at the banquet will include a fun filled day at the range.

Glazier’s is located at 11101 Smitty Lane in N. Little Rock off the England highway.
Arkansas State Shooting Range is located at 574 Clinton Rd. in Mayflower
You can get ticket by contacting Robert at reason@mossyoakproperties.com or Lance at ltalbert@mossyoakproperties.com or you can buy tickets at the door! Arkansas Outdoors Online will see you there!

Arkansas Turkey Hunting: Luring Big Gobblers From Hens

kevin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:32:44 +0000

One of the most common and frustrating problems you’ll face as a turkey hunter is dealing with stubborn toms — those gobblers that just won’t respond to your calling no matter what how aggressive you go after them.

When you encounter this problem, chances are there are other hens in close proximity stealing your thunder. Because the tom your after is already grouped up with the opposite sex, there is no incentive for him to leave his current hen for you.

But don’t give up. One of the best strategies is to forget about the Tom and focus on calling-in his accompanying hens. If you can hear the other hens, try to get their attention by emulating their calls exactly — cluck for cluck and yelp for yelp. Oftentimes, this will garner the curiosity (and anger) of the hens enough that they will begin to migrate toward you. Of course, that means the tom your after will be right behind them.

If at first you don’t succeed, don’t hesitate to call more aggressively. Hawkish cuts and forceful yelps will often push the hens over the edge, making that tom as good as yours.

Remember, If you can gain the hens’ interest, you will earn that big-bearded gobbler’s interest as well.

2011 Arkansas Outdoors Expo

kevin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:57:33 +0000

Arkansas Outdoors Online and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are proud to announce the 2011 Arkansas Outdoors Expo to be held August 20-21 at the new Conway ExpoCenter. More details to come soon, but here are a few of the events we have lined up:

–Ultimate Air Dogs- One of the premier dock jumping organizations in the country, ULTIMATE AIR DOGS puts on professional events that draw in thousands of spectators while maintaining a family friendly atmosphere. Always a crowd favorite, Ultimate Air Dogs shows off their well-trained canines as they take to the pool to show the crowd long jumps, mid-air tricks, retrieving and more. Think your dog has what it takes?

–Arkansas State Duck Calling Contest –Duck hunting enthusiasts will enter to win big prizes and walk away with bragging rights as the Natural State’s finest caller.

–Arkansas 3D Archery Shoot – Only 5 weeks before Arkansas’s archery season opens, contestants will have the opportunity to take aim on a number of outdoor 3D targets for cash and/or prizes.

–Casting and Fly Tying Lessons – Orvis-endorsed fly fishing guide (and 1998 Orvis Fly Fishing Guide of the year), John Gulley will be on-site at the expo providing free fly tying demonstrations & casting lessons, perfect both adults and children. Mr. Gulley has been guiding on the North Fork River, White River and Little Red River for more almost four decades.

–The Great Steak Cook-Off – Grab the charcoal and fire up your grill as Saturday afternoon at the expo turns tasty with the first ever Arkansas Outdoors Great Steak Cook-Off located outside the expo. Gather up a team and try your hand at cash and prizes.

Arkansan Bags Kentucky State Record Turkey

kevin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:14:14 +0000

ArkansasOutdoorsOnline.com member Mike Poor harvested the Kentucky state record turkey for archery in Livingston, KY on December 18, 2010. The monster Eastern A-Typical wild turkey scored 109.1875 and featured four beards with a total length of 34.0625 inches, the longest beard equaling 11.5 inches. The turkey’s spurs were 1 inch long, and it weighed in at just over 20 pounds.

Below you’ll find this turkey’s place in the record books, both Kentucky and in the world. Rankings below are for an Eastern A-Typical turkey taken with a bow in the United States.

#1 Kentucky for overall score

#12 all-time for overall score

#12 all-time for spurs

#32 all-time for weight

#4 all-time for total beard length

Check out the full story on Mike’s hunt from the South Arkansas leader. Arkansas Man Takes State Record (PDF) .

Come inside the Arkansas Hunting Forum to see more photos of the record-breaking turkey.

Arkansas Turkey Hunting – Turkey Choke Review

ducktape — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:39:45 +0000

Alot of our visitors have asked, “What kind of choke do I need to use for turkey hunting in Arkansas?”. Well we will clear the air and give first hand experience on the choke, shells, and gun we will be using this year. Our good friends at killer kallz also make some of the best chokes on the market, more specifically designed to shoot today’s modern heavy turkey loads.

Angle Porting is the name of the company, and they have been making chokes a lot longer than duck calls. We could discuss several more products they offer but for the sake of information we will stick to the Extreme Range Turkey Choke. I took several pictures while patterning this turkey choke, gun, and shells, but unfortunately I dropped the camera in the bar ditch right after I was done.

The gun I am using is a Remington 887 waterfowl edition, with 26 inch barrel, the Extreme Range Turkey Choke from Angle Porting, and the Federal Premium Mag Shok Hi Velocity Flitecontrol Turkey Loads, because as one review about the shells put it: “it kills everything: DEAD”.

Tests were done a couple weeks ago, temp was about 60 degrees, a light breeze out of the south at 2-3 mph, and it was 8:00 in the morning. We tried to keep it similar to a hunting situation except we were on a levee in a rice field. We patterned at 30, 40, and 50 yards, with only the 887 and the Fed Premium shells.
Read the rest of the review in the Arkansas Turkey Hunting Forum…