05-02-2008, 08:15 PM
HUNTSVILLE - During the 1940's fifty-five deer from Wisconsin and Sylamore, Arkansas were released on approximately 15,000 acres in Madison County. The McIlroy's, a prominent family in Fayetteville, owned the land that the deer were released on.
Last week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission official recognized the significance of that that stocking and the purchase of a portion of that land. Formally known as the Madison County Wildlife Management Area, the area will now be known as the McIlroy Madison County WMA.
In 1957 the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission purchased over 7,500 acres from Industrial Finance Company which was owned by the McIlroy family for the price of $10 per acre. The current is almost exclusively within the boundary of the original 15,000 acres of the McIlroy Game Management Area.
The area is typical rugged Ozark Mountain terrain with numerous steep mountains and hollows. Elevations range from 1,100 to over 1,600 feet above mean sea level. The area is extensively forested in upland hardwood and shortleaf pine timber stands. There are numerous small streams on the area that are all tributaries of the nearby Kings River which skirts the eastern boundary of the area.
Last week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission official recognized the significance of that that stocking and the purchase of a portion of that land. Formally known as the Madison County Wildlife Management Area, the area will now be known as the McIlroy Madison County WMA.
In 1957 the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission purchased over 7,500 acres from Industrial Finance Company which was owned by the McIlroy family for the price of $10 per acre. The current is almost exclusively within the boundary of the original 15,000 acres of the McIlroy Game Management Area.
The area is typical rugged Ozark Mountain terrain with numerous steep mountains and hollows. Elevations range from 1,100 to over 1,600 feet above mean sea level. The area is extensively forested in upland hardwood and shortleaf pine timber stands. There are numerous small streams on the area that are all tributaries of the nearby Kings River which skirts the eastern boundary of the area.