Urban archery deer season reservation form at POA

Applying for the urban archery deer season in the Village will be a little different this year. This year there will not be a drawing for hunter eligibility. The reservation form is available at the POA building on DeSoto Boulevard.
An urban bowhunting permit for the Village will be issued if the reservation form is postmarked by August 1. The hunter must pass the International Bowhunter Education Program course before attending the urban hunt orientation.
The mandatory urban hunt orientation is scheduled for August 28 at 8 a.m. at the Coronado Center in the Village.
The hunter must take and successfully pass the shooting proficiency test at the orientation.
The urban archery dear season in the Village takes place from September 13 - 25. There is also a winter hunt from January 10 - 22.
There is no bag limit for either hunt. Both events are archery hunting only. All hunters must use a longbow, recurve or compound bow with at least a 40-pound pull. String locks may be used. Crossbows must have at least a 125-pound pull and a mechanical safety. Broadheads must be at least 7/8-inch wide, mechanicals broadheads are allowed.
Hunters must keep all bows cased to and from stands.
Hunters must shoot from elevated stands at least ten feet high. The following are prohibited: spikes, screw steps or climbing stands that can damage the tree. No hunting while walking, stalking, or from ground blinds. Special considerations will be made for disabled hunters in wheelchairs.
Deer taken within the Hot Springs Village Urban Deer Zone do not count in the hunter's seasonal bag limit. The three point rule does not apply.
Hunting will be allowed Village wide. No hunting is allowed in the wildlife sanctuary, within 50 yards of houses, trails, golf courses or parks, within 50 yards of paved roads, within 50 yards of POA utility plant properties and on private lots unless the hunter has written permission from the lot owner on their person.