kevin May 6th, 2010 Share
May isn’t normally a month that the dust that knocks much dust off the old bow. In fact, it may be buried deeper under
waders, fishing poles, duck decoys and the like now more than ever. But that doesn’t mean it should be.
Here are four things bow hunters can be doing to prepare for the 2010 Arkansas bow season 2010 right now. It’ll be here before you know it.
Pulling back your bow while you watch TV – I like to be in front of the TV watching Erin Andrews on Dancing with the Stars just like the next guy, but that doesn’t mean I have to totally surrender my manhood. Why not grab your bow while you’re hunched over on the couch?
While my wife texts in her votes, I get out my Hoyt, strap on my release, and practice pulling my draw. It’s a great way to start strengthening your back muscles, and the perfect way to maintain that “in-season feel.” Not to mention it allows me to keep my man card.
Shooting your bow from your stand – If you’re out scouting from your stand, you might as well take along a decoy or target and practice your aim. When I first got into bow hunting, this was one of the biggest mistakes I made. That is, shooting from flat ground across a flat plane is a lot easier than shooting at an angle 30 feet up in a tree. I never take that fact for granted. Unless you feel it’s practical to climb and shoot from the roof of your home (disclaimer: that would be pretty stupid! Don’t do it!), dig out your climber from the garage, get elevated, and start shooting!
Check out the full article in the Arkansas Hunting Forum.
kevin April 22nd, 2010 Share
I recently guided a father and his daughter, Gerald and Laurie, for three days on the White and Norfork Rivers. It brought back memories of all of the fishing trips that I had with my daughter as she grew up. We spent a lot of time on Dry
Run Creek and I still cherish the memories. The fact that, on the day after they left, my daughter, Katherine, her husband, Stewart, and my grand children John and Larkin were due for a visit, made it even more poignant. The first two days featured tough conditions. We experienced high water (seven generators on the White) and high wind (complete with lake wind advisories). We were due for a break.
On Friday night we had a significant thunder storm. I have a pretty good handle on this because my yellow lab, Ellie, is storm phobic and always spends the night in the bedroom with Lori and me, when we have a storm. I knew that the next day the river would be choked with muddy water from runoff and would be pretty much unfishable. Conventional wisdom under such conditions is to head upstream until you find clear water.
In most instances, the best place to start is the Catch and Release section below Bull Shoals Dam. The generation forecast for the day was for the Corps of Engineers to run seven full generators (over 21,000 cubic feet per second) for the entire twenty four hour period. As a result, we left the waders at the lodge.
Come inside the Arkansas Fishing Forum for the full article.
kevin April 16th, 2010 Share
It’s turkey season in Arkansas, and maybe the only thing that gets the heart pumping as fast as an approaching gobbler is the sound of a hot deep-fryer and the smell of crispy, golden brown wild turkey breasts.
Whether your hard-work in the woods this spring has already paid-off, or you’re still after your hunting grounds’ “King Tom,” check out one of the best wild turkey recipes below:
Wild Turkey Recipe Ingredients
* 3 to 4 eggs
*1 cup milk
* salt and pepper
* wild turkey breast cut into strips (around 4 inches in length)
* Appropriate amount of flour for breading (depending on number of strips)
* oil (for deep frying or Fry Daddy)
Come inside the Arkansas Hunting Forum for the full wild turkey recipe!
ducktape April 13th, 2010 Share
On Sunday, April 18th, the best Junior Anglers in Arkansas will compete to earn the crown of state champion in the 11 to 14 age group and the 15 to 18 age group. Beaver Lake will host this year’s Arkansas Bassmaster Junior State Championship tournament at Prairie Creek . The Arkansas fishing tournament takes place from 7am to 2pm.
The twelve participants in each age group had to qualify through local tournaments throughout Arkansas during the past year and finish in the top three in points within their respective age group and club to be eligible to compete in the Arkansas Bassmaster Junior State Championship.
Not only will this tournament crown the best Junior Angler in each of these two age groups, the winners will represent Arkansas in the Bassmaster Federation Nation Central Division Championship on Table Rock Lake May 10th -14th — a competition that will feature the very best Junior Anglers from seven other states and Mexico.
Check out the full website here: Arkansas Bassmaster, Casting Kids
ducktape April 9th, 2010 Share
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…
kevin April 6th, 2010 Share
Nothing ruins an otherwise perfect day of fly fishing faster than a strong wind.
Wind knots, inaccurate casts, and hours of fist-raising cursing of the skies can lead you to ask “Is this really worth it?”
I know the feeling. Many a spring days I’ve had flies selected, rods rigged, lines cleaned, lunch-packed and truck gassed ready for a full day on the river only to walk outside and get punched in the nose by 25 mph gusts.
Unfortunately, this is typical for spring in Arkansas. However, by no means does this mean you have to stay home.
Just a few simple tips can remedy the frustrations of fly fishing on windy days and lead to success on your favorite trout fishing waterway. Today, I’ll cover casting with pesky crosswinds.
Crosswinds
Crosswinds consist of any wind that is blowing from your left or right side, as opposed to in your face or at your back. If you’re a right-handed caster, the easiest way to cast with crosswind conditions is to position yourself so the wind is hitting you opposite of your rod side.
Come inside the Arkansas Fishing Forum to read tips and tricks for fly fishing in the wind.
ducktape March 29th, 2010 Share
When people think of crawfish, crawdads, crayfish, mud bugs, or any other name you have, naturally people think of Louisiana. But what a lot of folks may not know is that you can get good Arkansas crawfish for a surprisingly affordable price. 
And we’re not talking about some questionable Chinese buffet either. The best crawfish you’ll ever have will come from a good ol’ Arkansas- style backyard crawfish boil.
At Arkansas Outdoors Online, we do more than just hunt and fish. We like to cook and eat too. And we consider crawfish as one of our favorite game and fish recipes.
Cooking crawfish is surprisingly simple if you don’t over think it. All you really need is the crawfish, water, a pot, seasoning of-choice, a few cold beers, and of course, some good friends.
Cooking crawfish really is as easy as that. However, come inside to discover a few of our not-so-secret secrets to that perfect Arkansas crawfish recipe.
Arkansas Crawfish Recipe
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