02 Jul 2012 Hunters win public land elk permits

Posted at 2:56 PMh in Sports by

For 25 lucky 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 Sept. 24-28 and Oct. 29-Nov. 2.

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 Friday, Nov. 2, or the evening that the 34 elk quota (10 bulls, 24 antlerless) is met; whichever comes first.

Public land elk permit winners:

Compartment 3

  • Brent Hohenstein, either sex, Sept. 24-28 hunt, Searcy.
  • Jeffrey Phillips, either sex youth permit, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Wilburn.
  • Jarrett Yingling, either sex youth permit, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Judsonia.
  • Larry Roton, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Prairie Grove.
  • Justin Holt, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Rose Bud.
  • Lyndell Storey, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Batesville.
  • Angi Harrover, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Leslie.
  • Drake Smelser, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Walnut Ridge.
  • Justin Reddell, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Jasper.
  • John Hudson, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Harrison.
  • Robbie Crocker, either sex, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Murfreesboro.
  • Christopher Racey, either sex, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Little Rock.
  • Doug Brents, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Cleveland.

Compartment 4

  • Jimmy Cox, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt , Bono.
  • Richard Loggains, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Harrisburg.
  • Joseph Snow, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Gravette.
  • Brenda Wilson, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Amity.
  • Dylan York, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Salem.
  • Bob Middleton, either sex, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Paragould.
  • Wesley Fletcher, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Monticello.
  • Bill Bell, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Mena.
  • Rhett McManigell, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Gassville.
  • Michael Shields, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Fort Smith.
  • Kent Ruddick, either sex, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, Garfield.
  • Lee Hankins, antlerless, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 hunt, White Hall.