Elk Draw Watchers
ARKANSAS HERD THRIVES ALONG BUFFALO RIVER TERRITORY
Posted: October 20, 2011 at 5:28 a.m.
A bull elk and several cow elk graze in a field near Boxley. The elk herd in the Buffalo River area is growing and are a major tourist draw in the Boxley and Ponca areas. These “tourist elk” are not in the Arkansas elk hunting zone. Elk downstream from the low-water bridge are fair game during the limited permit elk season.
Water slips a notch on the totem pole of tourism during autumn in Buffalo River country.
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Outdoor, Pages 6 on 10/20/2011
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