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Triple Trophy Award application deadline nears |
 LITTLE
ROCK – The 2005-2006 Arkansas deer seasons are coming to a close.
Archery/crossbow season closes Feb. 15, and some eleventh-hour hunters
are still out there trying to fill their remaining tags.A few of those anxious hunters are still aiming for the final segment of their Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Triple Trophy Award requirement by taking a deer through the end of the season. Hunters who qualify for the Triple Trophy Award must, within a single annual deer season framework, take at least one deer by each of the three legal hunting methods – modern firearms, muzzle-loading rifle or pistol, and archery/crossbow tackle. Certificates suitable for framing are given to qualifying hunters. The program was started in the mid-1980s to encourage primitive weapons hunting. It was hoped to accomplish two things – to increase the harvest of antlerless deer, and to spread out hunting pressure and reduce crowding. Primitive weapon hunting increases antlerless harvest partly because antlerless regulations are generally less restrictive for primitive weapons seasons, and partly because hunters seem more willing to take antlerless deer with primitive weapons than with modern forearms. Harvest of antlerless deer is essential for maintaining the health of a high-density deer herd, as is present in most of Arkansas. Triple Trophy Award applications are available from the Commission’s Communications office at 501-223-6351 or online at www.agfc.com. The application deadline is April 10. |
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