Analysis of Arkansas Fur Harvest Records - 1942-1984: II. Species Accounts

Authors

James H. Peck, University of Arkansas at Little RockFollow
Joseph D. Clark, Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionFollow
Tiny Sheldon, University of Arkansas at Little RockFollow
Gary A. Heidt, University of Arkansas at Little RockFollow

Abstract

Fur harvest records were maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on the following 16 furbearers: badger, beaver, bobcat, eastern spotted skunk (civet), coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, red fox, red wolf, river otter, and striped skunk. These harvest records were analyzed for each species in terms of mean pelt price and numbers of pelt sold by region (Ozark Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, Gulf Coastal Plain, and Mississippi Delta) per year. Historical or biological influences important in interpreting species accounts are presented.

Recommended Citation

Peck, James H.; Clark, Joseph D.; Sheldon, Tiny; and Heidt, Gary A. (1985) "Analysis of Arkansas Fur Harvest Records - 1942-1984: II. Species Accounts," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 39, Article 21.

Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol39/iss1/21