The inaugural velvet buck hunt for bowhunters in Arkansas proved to be a giant success for hunters throughout the state. The hunt passed off September, 7-8, giving bowhunters an opportunity to hunt whitetail bucks which are nonetheless in velvet; a bucket record trophy for many any deer hunter.
With harvest numbers lastly tallied, the Arkansas Sport & Fish reported there have been 1,231 deer taken through the statewide hunt.
Ralph Meeker, deer program coordinator for the Arkansas Sport and Fish Fee, mentioned the hunt’s harvest was inside the vary anticipated by biologists when the hunt was introduced.
“Once we have a look at historic harvest for the primary three days of archery season, hunters usually examine between 2,000 and 4,000 deer, relying on the climate,” Meeker mentioned. “However quite a lot of these deer are does, so while you have a look at solely the buck element of that harvest, it’s round 800 to 1,500 antlered deer.”
