Jim Rankin was introduced to duck hunting through forays with his childhood friend and father. Today, he's happy to bring the sport to his children and their friends as well.
We asked the following eight business executives to weigh in on a variety of subjects near and dear to hunters’ hearts and to share their best moments from their favorite sport.
Pine Bluff native George Dunklin Jr. will become just the second Arkansan to serve as Ducks Unlimited’s national president when he assumes the role in May at the national meeting in Portland, Ore. The Hon. E.L. McHaney of Little Rock was president of DU in 1948. DU also will have just finished this year’s celebration of its 75th anniversary.
As more options have become available to today’s youth that keep them indoors, fewer are spending time outside enjoying Arkansas’ abundant natural resources. Luckily, the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation is taking the lead in exposing kids to the opportunities outdoors.
Bad weather compels some hunters and ducks to stay home, the former swearing the latter move less when conditions are bad. Others say the worse the weather, the better the hunt. But there’s another crowd that simply points out that duck hunting is an outdoor activity, one that’s earned their attention, weather be damned.
