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Urban Deer Hunts Planned in Arkansas
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KSPR News
Story Created:
Jul 6, 2009 at 1:18 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 6, 2009 at 5:18 PM CDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An increase in the number of vehicle accidents involving deer has led to "urban hunts" in some areas in an effort to control deer population.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has organized such hunts during the past few years, during which hunters can use only bows and arrows.
Hunts are set for September and January in Horseshoe Bend, Cherokee Village, Bull Shoals and Hot Springs Village.
Brad Miller, a deer biologist for the commission, says more than 1,200 people have reported vehicle accidents involving deer in each year from 2005 to 2007.
A report on deer-vehicle collision claims from State Farm Insurance lists almost 18,500 such accidents in Arkansas during 2007 and 2008. Those numbers also include collisions with moose and elk.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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