Youth deer hunt announced for Dierks Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dierks Lake Project Office, is accepting applications for a youth deer hunt at Dierks Lake on Nov. 2-3, 2024.

Seven permits will be issued to hunters ages 6-15. Applicants must submit a completed form by Oct. 12, available at the Dierks Lake Project Office, 246 Jefferson Ridge Road, Dierks, AR or by calling 870-286-2346. A random drawing and hunter notification will occur on Oct. 16.

Participants must have guardian consent and be accompanied by an unarmed adult over 21 years old, who has completed hunter education and holds a valid Arkansas hunting license. Youth hunters are limited to modern guns, must provide their own firearms and be skilled in their use. Access and hunting blinds will be provided.

This event promotes conservation, outdoor interest and ethical hunting while improving the local deer herd.

Recreation information can be found on the Internet at www.swl.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/littlerockusace and on X at www.x.com/usacelittlerock.