You’re welcome. I grew up in Houma so I still go down to south Louisiana a lot. It’s interesting how two states that are so close to one another can be so different. I find it nice to be able to spend time in both places.
In Arkansas, I often do day trips from home to go hunting. Other times, I camp either from a car or out of a backpack. At least once a year we rent an AirBnb cabin on the edge of a WMA and hunt from there for a week to 10 days. Occasionally we’ll break out the canoes & do a long weekend. There are a lot of options.
Here's a cabin we rented near Sand Gap in the middle of the state a couple of years ago:
Usually we spend a couple of days just sitting around punching holes in paper before heading out to the woods:
In this photo, we have some 2" swinging metal targets at the edge of the field by the grass we're shooting:
A couple of electronic Daystate rifles in .177 & .22 caliber with a refill tank:
Here's a warden outside of Mena in the SW corner of the state getting a kick out of what we're hunting with. Shortly after this photo was taken, John managed a really nice head shot on a squirrel from 55 yards. It's a challenge when there's still a lot of foliage on the trees:
A lot of my time during the fall is spent in a rickety stand looking left, middle & right. It's always nice just to be out there
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While I do as much hunting as I can, I probably spend more time outdoors camping & rock climbing with my daughter. Arkansas has a lot of good places to pitch a tent:
Regardless of whether you choose Arkansas or Tennessee, good luck with the move & I hope you find a good spot to land!