Deer Hunting Seminars Planned in Five Arkansas Locations

   07.31.13

Deer Hunting Seminars Planned in Five Arkansas Locations

Five seminars focusing on deer hunting are coming up in August. They are programs of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

The seminars are free and open to anyone. Each will open at 6:30 p.m. and run to 8:30 p.m. the sites and dates are:

  • Tuesday, Aug. 13, Hope Community Center, 800 Mockingbird Lane.
  • Tuesday, Aug. 13, St. Bernard’s Auditorium, 505 E. Washington, Jonesboro.
  • Tuesday, Aug. 13, Game and Fish Commission Auditorium, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock.
  • Tuesday, Aug. 20, Agriculture Department Auditorium, University of Arkansas at Monticello.
  • Tuesday, Aug. 27, Cooperative Extension Service, 2536 N. McConnell Ave., Fayetteville.

The seminars will include a look at the history of deer and deer management in Arkansas. Habitat, a key element of deer hunting, will be covered in several segments. These include:

  • Facts and myths surrounding supplemental feeding and baiting.
  • Benefits of food plots and how to properly establish them.

Also to be covered are recent changes in deer hunting regulations. Participants in the seminars will have opportunities to talk with AGFC deer biologists and private lands biologists.

No advance registration is required for these deer seminars.

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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission plays an important role in keeping The Natural State true to its name. During the last 100 years, the agency has overseen the protection, conservation and preservation of various species of fish and wildlife in Arkansas. This is done through habitat management, fish stocking, hunting and fishing regulations, and a host of other programs.

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