13th Annual Buffalo River Elk Festival
June 25-26, 2010
Jasper and Newton County residents are busy preparing for their annual Buffalo River Elk Festival. The festival is scheduled to begin Friday, June 25, and continue through Saturday, June 26. The award winning festival began in 1998 to celebrate the successful reintroduction of elk to Newton County and has been an annual event every year since.
The highlight of the festival is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission drawing for elk hunting permits. The drawings and most of the activities will be at the courthouse square in Jasper with a kids' fishing derby on the banks of the Little Buffalo River.
The drawing for the public land permits will be on Saturday, June 26 at the Newton County Courthouse Square in Jasper, near the Buffalo River and center and Arkansas's elk country. Persons applying for permits don't have to be present, but many attend each year, joining in the festivities and activities.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be present with several educational programs. For the hunting enthusiasts, drawings for elk permits will be held each hour starting at noon on Saturday.
Visit the Jasper/Newton County Chamber of Commerce website and click on the Buffalo River Elk Festival link for more information.
2009 Arkansas Elk Hunt Permit Winners
