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11/15/2006
Illegally cut 'holes' are off limits to
duck hunters
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 LITTLE
ROCK - Some of Arkansas's best duck hunting spots on public lands have
been marred by unscrupulous cutting of "holes" in the flooded
bottomlands.
Hunters can't use 'em, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says.
Illegally cut openings on wildlife management areas are off limits to
hunting, and they are marked with red paint and yellow signs on trees
surrounding the openings. No matter who cut the trees, bushes and grass
to make these openings, they are closed to hunting.
Openings created by the use of herbicides or other chemicals are also
illegal under AGFC regulations.
Use them for hunting, and you're subject to stiff penalties including
fines, points toward revocation of licenses and possible confiscation of
guns and other equipment. Fines can range from a minimum $100 to a
maximum $1,000 plus court costs.
 "Holes"
are bones of contention for Arkansas duck hunters. For generations,
waterfowlers have worked the flooded bottomland hardwood areas of both
public and private land, setting up and waiting for mallards and other
species to come winging through trees to approach within shotgun range.
Some hunters believe openings in the woods help to bring in ducks. These
natural holes are popular with resident hunters and visitors. One result
is additional openings have been cut, a practice long prohibited by AGFC
regulations. Reports come in about "football-field-size holes" or
"half-acre holes" suddenly appearing on wildlife management areas.
The placing of illegal holes off limits to hunting was one of several
actions taken by the AGFC aimed at easing problems of overcrowding and
hunter conflicts on management areas |
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