Arkansas deer hunters looking to add some opportunities to hunt and give back to their communities should pick up their bows and register for the 2025-26 Urban Archery Deer Hunts. The hunts begin Sept. 1, but hunters should register and qualify to participate now.
Urban archery hunts are held in nine communities in Arkansas to help control deer populations and manage human/wildlife conflicts. The meat provided through these hunts also helps feed less fortunate families, according to a news release from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Ralph Meeker, the deer program coordinator for AGFC, said certain wildlife populations have flourished in the last five decades, but you can have too much of a good thing, especially when too many deer and people try to coexist in the same area…