Does any of you guys recall an article in DU magazine. An open letter written to Arkansas from Maryland. It referenced the overzealous Canada goose hunting. They ended up closing the season because of the drastic population decline. They were their own worst enemies yada yada yada.

Arkansas was promoting duck hunting capital of the world in Stuttgart. This was mid 90s I think. Farmers were being prodded into pumping fields and burying pits on every bit of land they could. Money was no object and remember talking with several farmers that obliged. I remember guides having pits that shot 20 plus hunters and were booked solid. The guys would rotate shooting. It was crazy as hell. Well we’ve gotten there one more time it seems. Very similar complaints etc.....

That was when I personally started chasing white tails hard.

It’s a cycle. Hunting desires fuel money driven decisions. They also collapse under their own weight. And it starts all over.

Arkansas needs a break. The pressure is absolutely crazy. And that's a small part of the problems