Content_Idea t1_iuccmow wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:43 AM

Personally I would not feel comfortable taking someone on a hunting trip if they didn’t know they needed gear or that spotlighting deer isn’t illegal… I’m not trying to be rude, but please take a hunters/gun safety course before going off into the woods with someone. I would also recommend learning the different seasons. You sure can go watch someone hunt, but you can’t promise they know what they’re doing either.

StrongPlan3 OP t1_iucnxn9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:24 AM

Valid point and no offense taken. Working on doing my hunters safety course now.

Content_Idea t1_iudwyom wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:25 PM

I personally would try to find someone with private land (if you can.) In my experience with public land people don’t know what they’re doing and you won’t see a deer a mile away because they’ve run them off.

StrongPlan3 OP t1_iue7ua9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:39 PM

I have family in Arkansas that have 5 acres with deer that behave like they've never seen a human before. Should I give that a go?

Weirdbutnotcrazy t1_iuela76 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:06 PM

Fyi...over $100 for Arkansas non resident license. You will need to finish the safety course to purchase.

Fees here:

https://www.agfc.com/en/resources/licensing/huntinglicenses/

Lots of info here (antler point restrictions, etc.):

https://www.agfc.com/en/hunting/big-game/deer/deerregs/

StrongPlan3 OP t1_iueu2e4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:04 PM

Thank you so much!

Content_Idea t1_iuhw2tq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:41 PM

It’s more that on public land you have a higher chance of the deer being spooked from other hunters, but if you have the money to get an Arkansas license I would give it a shot on private land!

StrongPlan3 OP t1_iuic5xy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:35 PM

Awesome! They're begging me to come out. So I might as well 🤷‍♂️