From the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

-- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be presenting several deer hunting seminars across the state in preparation for one of Arkansas’s most popular hunting seasons. The first seminar is  Aug. 24 in Little Rock.

The clinics will help avid hunters and those new to the sport pick up a few pointers for the upcoming season. AGFC wildlife biologists will be on hand to answer questions.

Topics scheduled for seminars include

       History of deer in Arkansas
       Regulation changes for the upcoming season
       Best places in Arkansas to go deer hunting
       2009-2010 deer season forecast
       How to age deer
       Deer antler scoring
       Food plots
       Deer management
       Preseason preparation
       Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry
       Deer hunting safety

All seminars will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the following locations:

Aug. 24   AGFC Central Office building in Little Rock
Aug. 27   Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center in Jonesboro
Sept. 1   Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center in Fort Smith
Sept. 3   Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluff
Sept. 8   Fair Park Community Center in Hope

For more information call (800) 364-4263 or visit www.agfc.com for details.