Funny, I would never have thought to chime in here, but my friend out here just started asking the same thing on another board.  He will be travelling to Mississippi for a month or so, and has been given access to some land a little bit away in Arkanses.  He will be hunting it, and I think it's coming up soon.  I will ask him when he returns, and if you haven't got an answer, I will pass it along.

I think he is going to be in the Fort Smith area.  Not sure what county that is in, if it's near Garland county, but I will see.  He's going for whitetail, not sure about hogs.

Your in AR might as well go waterfowl hunting instead of hog hunting... And not to bust your balls but I was always taught eat what you kill... if you don't plan on eating it why on earth do you want to go hunting?

I don't live near Garland County, but can give my 2 cents worth from the Arkansas Ozarks. By Dec., the deer have been hunted hard and the mast is drying up. If you can find a food plot, get on it, or anything still green, as the deer will hit it hard. As for hogs, if you are legally hunting anything, Game and Fish strongly encourages you to kill them. They are an exception to the "Wasting edible portions" law. Even if you don't want to eat them, kill them and let them rot. They are an invasive species and we are trying to massacre them at every opportunity. We're losing the battle. Granted, there's a world of difference in North and South Arkansas, but Garland County is in the Ouchitas, so it may not be much different than the hills in which I was raised. Hope this helps and good luck. (And the good thing is you won't have to dress nearly as warmly down here).  

Thanks for the info. I will definatly try to do my part in helping control the hog population. I love killin me some animals!!

send me an e-mail mess.  maybe I can help