| Baiting Deer In Arkansas | | | | keen sense of smell that allows them to become |
| Arkansas, known as the Natural State, is a prime | | | | of the presence of man long before he is aware |
| destination for whitetail bow hunting. Herd | | | | of the deer. Visual acuity in whitetails can be |
| conservation practices have resulted in a very | | | | limited, however, making wise use of camouflage |
| large population of these illusive creatures that | | | | clothing and very slow movements the ideal |
| makes hunting them one of the highlights of the | | | | method of stalking a whitetail. Even though the |
| fall and winter months. Archery season opens the | | | | deer is aware that a man is close, he may be |
| first day of October and ends the last day of | | | | fooled about the exact location until it is too late if |
| February, providing hunters with the longest | | | | a hunter is careful enough. |
| season for hunting of any game in the state. | | | | In addition to the very long season offered for |
| Whitetail bow hunting can be done in a couple of | | | | whitetail bow hunting in Arkansas, some cities |
| different manners. The first involves wearing | | | | have become so overrun with these animals that |
| camo from head to toe and spending a lot of | | | | they have opened up hunting inside the city limits |
| time in a tree stand overlooking a known trail that | | | | provided the hunter is able to pass a proficiency |
| is used by whitetails on a regular basis. The hope | | | | test with his archery tackle to assure a safe hunt. |
| is that one will eventually pass within range of a | | | | For avid bow hunters, this test is very simple and |
| bow shot and be dropped by the waiting hunter. | | | | hunting within the city limits of a town that is |
| The second method of whitetail bow hunting is | | | | overrun with whitetails is one way to practically |
| more challenging. This method, known as "still | | | | guarantee fresh venison for the table. |
| hunting" involves very slowly moving through the | | | | Whitetail bow hunting in Arkansas is one of the |
| woods in search of whitetails. The reason for the | | | | most popular outdoor sports in the area. |
| term "still hunting" is that it can sometimes take | | | | Whitetails are a favored target of many different |
| fifteen minutes to move five feet. The archer | | | | hunters and the challenge of bow hunting is a |
| using this method of hunting is using every one of | | | | favored way to spend some time in the great |
| his senses to try and locate his prey. In a sylvan | | | | outdoors. The skills needed to be a successful |
| forest, this can be very difficult. Whitetails are | | | | bow hunter are generally passed down from |
| known for their ability to hide and make use of | | | | generation to generation in the hope that our |
| even minimal cover to elude hunters. Baiting Deer | | | | children will develop a healthy respect for the |
| In Arkansas | | | | environment and a willingness to become a |
| In addition, whitetails have all the advantages over | | | | steward of the forest and help to conserve the |
| the hunter. They have superior hearing and a | | | | heritage we got from our ancestors. |