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The ABA will hold a special one-day workshop at the Old Armory in West Helena to hold a bowhunter education course and field day as well as orientation and proficiency test beginning 8 a.m., July 11.
“We will have the bowhunter education class beginning at 8 a.m., and participants who need to complete that requirement will need to register at www.register-ed.com by 7:45 a.m. to attend,” Crawford said. If participants already have their International Bowhunter Education Program card or have taken the online course before that day, they can come around 2 p.m. to attend orientation and complete their field day requirements.”
The Old Armory is at 124 Phillips Road in West Helena. To register for the hunt or learn about other urban bowhunting opportunities in Arkansas, visit http://www.arkansasbowhunters.org/urbanhunt or www.agfc.com/en/hunting/big-game/deer/urban-archery-hunt.
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Publishers Note:
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoorsmen (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
Registration Open for Arkansas 2020 Urban Archery-Only Deer Hunts in Helena
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 06/25/20
News # 13671
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, City of Helena-West Helena and Arkansas Bowhunters Association have partnered together to create an innovative solution to address expanding white-tailed deer populations near people’s homes in east Arkansas. This fall, special archery-only hunts will be allowed within Helena-West Helena city limits to remove excess deer and prevent nuisance issues the animals can cause.
As a stipulation of urban hunts, participants donate their first deer to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, which provides venison to food banks and nutrition programs throughout Arkansas.
There are a few extra rules for hunters to follow during urban bowhunts. According to Carrie Crawford, a member of the AGFC’s staff who also is involved in the planning, promotion and coordination of urban bowhunts for the Arkansas Bowhunters Association, participants must register through the ABA for the hunt they wish to participate, must have passed a bowhunters education course and must attend an orientation where they must pass a shooting proficiency test with the archery equipment they plan to use during the hunt.
