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2010 Arkansas Wildflower Gallery
2010 Arkansas Wildflower Gallery #2
2010 Arkansas Wildflower Gallery #3
2010 Arkansas Wildlife Gallery 1
2010 Arkansas Wildlife Gallery 2
2010 Buffalo River Elk Gallery 1
2010 Buffalo River Elk Gallery 2
2010 Buffalo River Landscapes 1

2009 Elk Rut Gallery
2009 Elk Rut Gallery 2
2009 Elk Rut Gallery 3
2009 Elk Rut Gallery 4
2009 Other Animals Gallery 
2009 Other Animals Gallery 2
2009 Other Animals Gallery 3
2009 Frost Blossom Gallery 
2009 Landscape Gallery 1  
2009 Landscape Gallery 2  

2008 Bull Elk Fighting Gallery

2009 Elk Photo Workshop 

Buffalo River Landscapes

Boxley Valley Guides
Lost Valley Map & Narrative 
Photographing Bald Eagles
Boxley Valley Overview
Boxley Valley Map & Landmarks
Boxley Popup Map (new window)
Boxley Speed Limit 40 mph
Boxley Valley Photo Planner
Photography on Boxley Mornings
Boxley Mill Pond Gallery 
Trumpeter Swans 
Boxley's White-winged Crows
Gas, Food, Hardware, Etc
Lost Valley Campground Gallery

Elk in Boxley Valley
Elk Fields Rated Fall 2009 
Big Bull Photos After the Rut
Elk Fields Rated Fall 2008 
Bull Elk Fight Galleries 
The Unfolding Rut
Locating Elk in Boxley Valley
More Elk Watching Advice
Real Bull Elk Fights vs. Sparring

Destinations Near
Boxley
Smith Creek Preserve New
Map-Based Photo Gallery
Kyles Landing
Steel Creek Campground
Whitetails on Old Erbie Road

General Photo
Tutorials
Photographing Wildflowers
Elk Photography Workshop
HDR Landscapes 
Early Fall Color Photography 
Salvaging That Missed Photo 
Improving Foggy Pictures
Pose Your Wildlife
Buffalo River Levels, Flooding 
Riverwhacking the Buffalo
Composing Wildlife Landscapes
Photographing Animals 101
Safety Issues & Resources
Timber Rattlers

Feedback/Suggestions/Bio
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Michael Dougherty, Bio
Arkansas Wildlife Blog and Gallery v2.0 (huh?)
Visual and Verbal Meanderings in Buffalo National River and NW Arkansas


Elk Viewing in Boxley Valley Threatened by Hunt
8/16/10  The AGFC is considering a Boxley Valley hunt to reduce elk numbers and drive
them back into the wild. This course of action is based on claims by a few farmers of
widespread elk damage. These claims are exxagerated, and mostly history. The food plot at
the intersection of highways 43 and 21 have shifted the elk away from farms to the viewing
area. We must stop the planned hunt at all costs.

You Must Act Now
To express your concerns about the AGFC plan, please contact Cory Gray, AGFC Elk
Coordinator at mcgray@agfc.state.ar.us or call him at 877-367-3559.  Copy me at
comptonphotographer@gmail.com so that I can track this anti-hunt campaign.

For more information and in-depth coverage, visit my news page and blog. Tens of
thousands of visitors come each year to view the elk, especially during the rut, now just a
month off. This website is visited by 15,000 different people each year, from all 50 states
and 33 foreign countries. Elk viewing is important to the future of local tourism, and the state
of Arkansas in this difficult economy.

Not only should we oppose this hunt, we should seek expanded elk viewing opportunities in
Boxley Valley, Gene Rush WMA and elsewhwere. If the AGFC understood the economic
impact of elk viewing tourism, this hunt would never be considered. We need more elk
viewing, not fewer elk. Getting this decision right takes on greater importance in this
economy.

Your voice matters, it only takes a few minutes to be heard.

































Safety First
Be safe. Pull off the road as far as possible and do not block driveways and field entrances.
Some people pride themselves in attempts to set land speed records in Boxley Valley. Drive
slowly, people, especially kids, often dart around in viewing areas. Read these viewing
safety tips. Also read these driving safety tips. There is no reason to be careless.

Remember to respect private property. The entire viewing area is private property and you
should show respect.

Mapped Gallery of Boxley and Upper River Area
Thanks to the geniuses at Google, I have uploaded a hundred of my images and geo-located
them in the actual shooting locations in the Upper Buffalo River area. This is very cool, and
integrated with all types of Google Maps including satellite photos, topo, and street maps.
Great resource in planning your visits and better understanding where photos are taken.
Totally interactive, totally cool, totally free.
My Other Websites (7)
arkansasnaturephotography.com (online store)
buffaloriverphotography.com
buffaloriveronline.com
hdrportfolio.com
pbase.com/compton_photographer
ozarkwebsolutions.com (updated 2/14)
panoramio -- mapped photo gallery
Email: shooter@arkansasnaturephotography.com

Arkansas Photographers
Paul Caldwell, Photographer & Master Printer
Key Local Contacts:
Ponca Elk Education Center
870-861-2432
Lost Valley Canoe, Ponca
(870) 861-5522
National Park Service, BNR HQ
(870) 439-2502 (Harrison, AR)

Before I forget. This website is all copyrighted material  by Michael Dougherty, Compton, Arkansas. Don't steal the images or written content. Those are
the rules. I am real hard nosed about these things. Educators and nonprofits, please ask permission. I check websites for stolen material and will bill for
usage by private parties unless previously authorized.

Want Prints? Online Store
Below are my prices at local galleries and special
order
directly from me: 

4x12, framed and signed, $25.
8x10, matted 11x14, framed and signed $45 (print $25)
11x14, framed and signed, $45. (print only $35)
20x30 framed and signed, $125. canvas $250 (print
$100)
12x36 framed and signed, $115. canvas $150

My prices are exceptional for canvas prints at $250 for
a 20x30, $150 for 12x36 mounted on Gatorboard in a
barn wood frame (featured at my Arkansas House
gallery).

My printer is Paul Caldwell for orders from me, a
master printer who upholds the very highest standards
for quality and interpretation.
shooter@arkansasnaturephotography.com with
inquiries.
9/2/10 Elk viewing is improving steadily as the rut approaches, very early or late afternoon remain best, cow elk are at opposite ends of the Boxley Valley now, Ponca and the Upper Wilderness Trailhead. Bulls are in the middle by 43/21 intersection, but moving around a lot. First rutting very soon. Bull elk are moving closer to the cows, staging for the rut.  First good rain last night for over a month. Drought might cause early fall color startup. Best elk viewing daybreak to 7:30AM CDT or so, the earlier the better, and evenings 5:00 CDT to dark. Elk rut starts around September 15 2010. Visit ozarkmountainartists.com for 2010 Tour info. More frequent entries now. 
Current Conditions





Historical Data (enter Ponca, AR)
Sunrise, Moonrise & etc.



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Buffalo River Level at Ponca
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Drive safely in Boxley Valley, one
minute lost driving slower saves
lives, speed killed this screech owl.
Give the wildlife a chance.
Safe driving tips.
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.

Richard Feynman
Baby Mink        Ponca Wilderness
Dead Screech Owl
Free E-Post Cards  New and growing collection from elk and swan pictures of Buffalo National River and Boxley Valley.

New E-Post Cards -- Buffalo River Wildflower Cards.
The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

Zeno
Feeding Baby Otter, Buffalo National River, Ponca                                                  July 9
Bull Elk Crossing 43 at Sunrise                                                     August 30, 2010
Baby Mink, Buffalo River
Foggy Morning Bull                                                                                   September 2, 2010
10 Cow Elk with 6 Calves
10 Cow Elk with 6 Calves, Boxley Valley                                                                                                               July 3, 2010   6:15AM
Cow Elk and Calves in Buffalo Natinoal River
Cow Elk and Calves in Buffalo River, Boxley Valley                                                                                                 July 9, 2010   6:30AM
Feeding Baby Otter, Buffalo River at Ponca
Elk Talk in Boxley Valley
Bull Elk Crossing 43 by Boxley Baptist Church
Foggy Morning Bull Elk