Arkansas – Large Mammals

Arkansas is a veritable playground for the majestic ‘large mammal.’ This term, curiously favored by the CDC, could refer to the state’s thriving black bear community or its abundant deer populace. And let’s not forget the elusive cougar – with 23 reported sightings since 2010, according to Arkansas Game and Fish. Though the sightings are few, it’s thrilling that these magnificent creatures may be prowling the Arkansas wilderness.

In an astonishingly rare encounter, a daring man found himself engaging in an unanticipated dance with danger when he inadvertently trespassed into the den of a bear. Fortune favored the brave, and he emerged miraculously unscathed. Despite this hair-raising event, bear attacks remain an uncommon spectacle in the region, making the man’s survival tale an exhilarating exception rather than a grim rule.