Clay
I tell my students in my hunter education classes that if hunting progresses the next 50 years like it has the last 50 years when they are my age there will be no hunting. I firmly believe this. You are right hunters only worry about themselves and forget the people ,some of them their relatives that follow them. I want to do everything that I can to protect hunting because I have 2 grandsons who love to hunt and love the outdoors. It really bothers me that someday they may not be able to enjoy hunting like I have done.

They should ban all off road vehicles in the national forrests,and allow only horses and electric golf carts for the disabled/handicap ....There's nothing like siting in your tree stand on a nice chilly morning with your gun ready,sipping some strong coffee,watching squarrels and birds all up in the trees,the smell of heavy dew on the leaves,waiting for a nice big buck to walk by,its alomost heaven,,UNTIL !!,,,billy bubba the redheaded redneck child comes flying up the dirt trail about 1/2 a mile from you in his jacked up ford bronco with glass pack muffler or open pipes, slinging gravel all over the place,with the radio going boom boom boom loud enough to frighten children in japan to death...followed by 3-4 of his idiot friends in various other jacked up vehicles with rattling bumpers,and mufflers that sound like sick bumble bees, blairing their boom boom boom radios....and then they all meet up about 3/4 mile away,park and hang out for 3 hrs booming their radios....until they decide to travel farther up the trail....So now your precious 4 hours from sunrise to 10am when the deer are usually active have been ruined by idiots playing mad max the road warrior........As you stand there packing up your gear for your mile hike back to your camp,you think about how much time you spent getting ready,picking a nice spot,cover scenting your clothes,creeping out to your spot slowly and quietly before daylight following the reflective dots you put up the day before just to have all your hard work ruined by bunch of yahoo heathens in pickup trucks.....

By the way, Mr. jacob appears to be yet another figment of your imagination created just to stir up a forum for your rant! HA ! Caught again!

Arkansas is a sportsmans dream. Lot of various opportunities.On a seriuos note. If we utilize the outdoors WE MUST BE STEWARDS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATES. We have to give back no matter how insignificant it seems. Im pickin up trash on my river bank and doin some small scale controlled burning.get to do some rat shootin too, fun fun!

"....ban for Off Road Vehicle is about to become law in the Ouachita National Forest."

"WE MUST BE STEWARDS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL STATES"

Exactly and ATV's cause noise pollution, spook game and destroy trails causing erosion. For the most part it is not hunters that destroy the trails or run around where it is off limits but non-hunters on labor day from what I have seen..It would not hurt my feelings one bit to outlaw ATV's in alot of places except for game retrieval during the hours of 11 am and 3 pm

Clay ..Nice pathetic attempt at a personal attack...I never said that I could not find a place to hunt in solitude...I was mearly proposing an opposing view...BTW I no longer smoke and don't drink..You are also not the only perosn on this universe so if my wanting to ban ATV's bothers you and I cannot voice that opinion then you obviously feel that you are the only one on this planet...If you can't move your large, fat, redneck tailend down the trail and up the hill then stay home and crotchet Clay or have a pitty party about hunters taking things for granted i.e ATV to move the lard somewhere else

CJ you catch on quick...lol....;)....good thing it was a 10x..last time I post anything to the narrow minded "range monkies" discussion...guess he cannot deal with a differing view or discussion...well got to go have to get the 4 wheeler back into the garage..was changing the oil ...lol....jk

Stephen D. Rexrode you're absolutely right. They have shut down all access in my area

I'm a newbie and I thank you guys like Ontario Honker, CJ and hengst for those lack of words of wisdom and self righteousness!

007, that's a very good point that I to have witnessed! GERG is right about Arkansas is a Sportsman's dream, but it was the complacency of Sportsmen who got us into this position!!

Sounds as if we finally made it back to the same side by the end of this. Good spirited debate is great but guys we have to show a united front to the public. Its hard,sometimes, not to resort to name calling but we can strive not to. Way to go fellas!I feel fortunate to be able to converse with any and all of yall.I'd have a soda or cold beer with any of ya. Hey, Cooper I am a redneck loud and proud just not one of those stereotypical slobs!! LMAO Just pokin atcha Clay!

I am rolling on the floor about to bust a gut! Clay Cooper you old lyin' sack, you are busted for sure!

Ozark Hunter my ass! You just replied to GERG and 007 when they responded to Clay Cooper! See, everyone sees through your escapades and disguises because they are so THIN.

Let's see: We now have Sarge, Crusty NCO, Clay Cooper, Clayton Copper, Jacob, SANDBAGGER, and now Ozark Hunter! You are a real piece of work dude. Lord only knows how many other accounts you have and piss on our shoes with. Say, how long does it take you to log into all those accounts and vote yourself up with +1's????

LMAO

You guys are crackin' me up, LMAO you just can't make up sh!t this funny. CC how do you keep up with all those usernames?

Ozark Hunter tell us a little about your likes and dislikes. Let me guess-you like to shoot targets and never miss. You've seen hundreds of grizzly bears (not a herd animal) yet you never took a shot. You served in the military and all the officers was idiots. You handload and YOUR guns all get fantastic velocity with risque powder charges. Did I miss something? Hahahahaha