Publisher's Synopsis
"The state of Arkansas, like many of its neighbors, remained a rough and undeveloped region of the South well into the early twentieth century. Crude transportations networks protected its rich wildlife population from all but the most determined hunters. But by 1925, market hunters had harvested almost every deer, bear, turkey, and quail population in the state, and completely eradicated bison, prairie chicken, and the passenger pigeon. The national demand for meat drove market hunters to harvest millions of birds, mammals, and fish to feed the masses. Technological advancements in transportation, firearms, and food preservation allowed shooters to gun down and ship tons of Arkansas's wildlife to Memphis, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans, and St. Louis. At the same time, a national conservation movement began to develop as concerned observers witnessed the vanishing of the nation's wildlife. In Arkansas, sportsmen and other conservatio
