Photo courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commisison.
LITTLE ROCK â With the 2021 youth hunt less than two weeks away, many mentors are already pacing the floor trying to figure out how they are going to get their little hunter on a bird on opening day. Here are a few tips from three of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commissionâs bird-obsessed biologists and staff to flatten the learning curve and make lifelong memories.
Practice and preparation
Brad Carner was the AGFCâs turkey program/small game coordinator in 2004 when Arkansas instituted its first youth turkey hunt. Since that time, he has progressed to become chief of the AGFCâs Wildlife Management Division. He still spends many of his spring mornings chasing birds and is passing the passion on to his own son.Â