Urban deer hunt applications made available
LITTLE ROCK - Due to increasing nuisance deer complaints, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and four Arkansas cities have joined together to offer limited urban archery hunts to combat the overpopulated deer herd.
Hunts in Horseshoe Bend, Cherokee Village, Bull Shoals and Hot Springs Village are scheduled for this fall. These special seasons require more of hunters than most, although it's worth the effort. Two hundred fifty applications will be randomly selected for each of the hunts with the exception of the Hot Springs Village hunt. During that hunt, 200 permits will be issued.
Chosen applicants must pass the International Bowhunter Education Program course before they attend a hunter-orientation class and take shooting proficiency tests. There are two options to meet the bowhunter education requirements. The first is to take the traditional eight-hour class (see schedule below). The second method is to take the classroom portion online then attend an IBEP Field Day to complete the requirement.
The online class can be accessed at www.nbef.org and clicking the distance learning button. There is a $20 charge for the online test. IBEP Field Days will be held after each hunter orientation meeting in each city so a hunter could meet all the requirements in one day using the online class option. Once a bowhunter has received his IBEP card it is good for life and recognized internationally.
IBEP Class Schedule
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Aug. 1 - Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., (870) 534-0011 to pre-register.
Aug. 8 - Cherokee Village/Horseshoe Bend, Omaha Recreation Center in Cherokee Village, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register.
Aug. 15 - Bull Shoals, White River State Park Visitor Center, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register.
Aug. 22 - Hot Springs Village, Meeting Room, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register.
IBEP Field Days
Aug. 29 - Cherokee Village Orientation/Shooting Test/IBEP Field Day 8 a.m.-12 noon, Cherokee Village Baseheart Fire Station, email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register for IBEP Field Day portion.
Aug. 29 - Horseshoe Bend Orientation/Shooting Test/IBEP Field Day, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Veterans Memorial Park, email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register for IBEP Field Day portion.
Sept. 12 - Bull Shoals Orientation/Shooting Test/IBEP Field Day, 8 a.m.-12 noon, email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register for IBEP Field Day portion.
Sept. 12 - Hot Springs Village Orientation/Shooting Test/IBEP Field Day, 8 a.m.-12 noon, email tom@monticellonews.net to pre-register for IBEP Field Day portion.