![]() ![]() He is lucky enough to have a couple of private clubs in which his family holds memberships, but Jimbo spends a bunch of days on public ground as well. Jimbo killed his first duck that year and hasn't quit since. Jimbo was born in Pine Bluff and has been hunting ducks since he was 5. Per Matthew, "Truly blessed is the only way to describe it".įavorite duck hunting weather: Cold and clear He admittedly did not know until late high school or maybe even college everyone did not kill a "limit" each time they went to the blind. Matthew feels very fortunate to have the exposure as a youth to some of Arkansas' most storied hunting grounds. Hunting the big old cypress blinds on Jacobs Lake and Little Pecan will always stick in his mind. Hunting and fishing down on Mill Bayou with his Dad were some of his best memories as a kid. The Finleys hunted Lost Island and Circle S during Matthew's younger days. The big greenhead still hangs in his Dad's office at home to this day. He feels very blessed to have gotten to go on hunts with his Dad as early as 5 and killed his first duck when he was 6 at Lost Island just outside of Stuttgart. Matthew grew up hunting ducks and quail with his father and grew up exposed to some of the finest duck hunting in the state of Arkansas. Private ground near Des Arc and the Grand Prairie from public waters of the Cache and White River to the Big Ditch.įavorite duck hunting weather: Clear and Cold in the 30's with a light breeze preferably during a New Moon phase To quote Brent, "Passing along the knowledge and sharing the experiences is what it is all about". ![]() He's looking forward to son #2 getting his first one this upcoming season. In the past last few years, he has taken a particular interest in hunting specklebelly geese which has provided a good alternative when the ducks don't want to participate.īrent's greatest memory to date was when his oldest son dropped his first mallard drake at age 7 with the single shot. Highly fortunate to spend the last 30 years hunting Hildebrand's farm at Gee Ridge, Brent enjoys world class Arkansas field hunting with his dad Bob, two sons Reid and Fuller, and good friends Benson Cashion and Rick Griffin. Gee Ridge Duck Camp (Hildebrand's Farm, just east of Humnoke)įavorite duck hunting weather: Cloudy, drizzly, 35 degrees with 10 mph north windīrent started tagging along with his dad around age 7 to some minnow ponds outside of Keo, and then moving on to Crockett's Bluff in the White River bottoms. After that, Kris takes comfort in watching all the hard work put in every year pay off. ![]() Kris believes there is nothing better in the world than getting ready for duck season - rushing blinds and pits, getting all the decoys cleaned and ready, tuning the calls, cleaning the gun. The property is all flooded fields and includes a 20 acre trophy bass lake. It is privately owned by his father, Dennis Adkins. He hunts across Arkansas with friends, but for the most part, hunts his farm on 300 acres north of Hilldebrands Reservoir on Highway 165 between Humnoke and Stuttgart. Kris hunts anywhere from 50-55 days a year. Kris is passionate about waterfowling and calls it his "obsession." "I live to duck hunt," he says. The Adkins had been leasing the land from Bud Carter, a local farmer, but in 1993, they purchased the property and named it Feather Farms. Kris started hunting with his father Dennis at the age of four on their farm. Favorite duck hunting weather: Fog or rain
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