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Disclaimer
This publication is an interpretive summary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions hunting regulations and covers only the
regulations that most commonly affect hunters. It is not a legal document, and the official regulations of the Commission take
precedence over this summary. Copies of the official Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Code of Regulations are available at
www.agfc.com, by calling 501-223-6351 or writing to the Communications Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
at 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The regulations summarized in this publication are those passed by the
Commission as of April 2015. The Commission reserves the right to close seasons, and all regulations, dates and limits summarized
in this guidebook are subject to change. If any variation occurs at a Commission meeting after this guidebook goes to press, it
will be widely publicized. Always check www.agfc.com or call our hotline for the up-to-date information.
Any and all advertisements in this publication are strictly paid advertisements and are in no way to be construed as an official
endorsement by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission of the products and/or services advertised.
General Information.................................... 10
License Costs................................................... 12
Lifetime and 65 Plus Licenses................... 13
Military Lifetime Licenses.......................... 14
Reciprocal Licenses...................................... 14
Deferred Hunter Education Codes......... 14
General Regulations.................................... 18
Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact..... 18
Violation Points.............................................. 19
Wildlife Regulations..................................... 20
Property Regulations..................................22
Legal Hunting Equipment.........................23
Carcass Importation Restrictions............25
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission..... 26
USDA Forest Service Regulations........... 27
Carcass Identification Tags........................28
Transferring Game Card.............................29
Permission to Hunt Card............................ 29
Regulation Schedule
Regulation Schedule
Commission meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of each month to consider changes
to AGFC regulations. Contact the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for meeting times and
locations. Information regarding regulation changes is available from www.agfc.com, the Arkansas
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Do I qualify as a resident?
A resident is any person who physically inhabits a
bona fide residence within Arkansas for at least 60
days and declares themselves a full-time resident of
Arkansas.
Also, the following students (who must carry proof
of full-time enrollment in schools, colleges or
universities while hunting or fishing in Arkansas)
are eligible to purchase annual resident licenses:
resident foreign exchange students attending
school outside of Arkansas; nonresident foreign
exchange students attending school in Arkansas;
residents of Arkansas enrolled as full-time students
in colleges and universities outside of Arkansas;
and nonresidents enrolled as full-time students in
colleges and universities in Arkansas.
Ownership of Arkansas real estate by a person
living outside the state does not qualify the owner
as a resident.
Active-duty military personnel assigned to duty
stations in Arkansas are eligible to purchase annual
or trip resident privileges for hunting and fishing.
Active-duty servicemen and women who were
Arkansas residents at the time of entering service
are eligible to purchase annual or trip resident
privileges for hunting and fishing, regardless of
where they are stationed.
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License Costs
Resident Sportsmans
License (RS) $25
Entitles the holder to hunt all game species using modern gun,
muzzleloader or archery, and to take a total bag limit of deer.
Also allows the holder to hunt furbearers. TP required to trap
furbearers. Valid through June 30. Six deer tags and two turkey
tags are included with this license.
Resident Wildlife
Conservation License
(HNT) $10.50
Entitles the holder to hunt all game species, excluding bear, for
the five-day period specified. Three deer tags are included with
this license. NFT required to trap furbearers.
Entitles the holder to hunt all game species, excluding bear, for
the three-day period specified. Two deer tags are included with
this license. NFT required to trap furbearers.
Entitles the holder to hunt all game species, excluding bear, for
a one-day period specified. One deer tag is included with this
license. NFT required to trap furbearers.
Nonresident Annual
Small Game Hunting
License (NRH) $110
Nonresident Trappers
Permit (NFT) $125
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Licensing and Permits | Military Lifetime and Reciprocal Licenses, Deferred Hunter Ed
Reciprocal Licenses
Mississippi and Arkansas recognize the validity of Arkansas resident hunting licenses on Mississippi
lands west of the main channel of the Mississippi River. Mississippi resident hunting licenses are valid
on Arkansas lands east of the main channel. Resident license holders of either state may hunt migratory
waterfowl on flowing waters of the Mississippi River, on waters accessible by boat from the main channel
of the Mississippi River or on state line lakes when the season is open in both states. The St. Francis, White
and Arkansas rivers and their oxbows are excluded from this agreement. Floodwater is not included in this
agreement. Hunters must obey the regulations of the state where theyre hunting.
See pages 39, 49 and the tags section for tagging requirements.
Tennessee and Arkansas recognize the hunting licenses of both states on the flowing waters of the
Mississippi River, adjacent waters which are accessible by boat from the river proper and the old river chutes
that form a common boundary. Excluded are wildlife management areas established by either state and
the Wolf, Loosahatchie, Hatchie, Forked Deer and Obion rivers. Migratory waterfowl may be hunted on
these waters by a license holder of either state when the season is open in both states. Hunters may not hunt
from, nor attach any device or equipment to, land under the jurisdiction of the state in which they are not
licensed. Hunters must obey regulations of the state that issues the license. Holders of nonresident licenses
issued by either state have the same privileges as a licensed resident.
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General Regulations
It is not legal to:
interfere with AGFC employees or agents
performing their duties or flee from an officer.
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Violation Points
A person convicted of violating an AGFC hunting, fishing or boating violation or a federal wildlife
regulation in Arkansas may be assessed violation points in addition to other fines and penalties. Arkansas
residents convicted of wildlife violations in another state that is a member of the Interstate Wildlife
Violator Compact also may receive violation points on their Arkansas record.
Point values will be assessed as follows:
Class of Offense
Points
Class 1
Class 2
12
Class 3
18
Class 4
30
Class 5
99
18-29
1 year suspension
30-36
2 years suspension
37-75
3 years suspension
76+
5 years suspension
If a person has their Arkansas hunting or fishing license suspended three times, they may
receive a lifetime revocation of all hunting and fishing rights.
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Wildlife Regulations
You may not hunt wildlife:
Wildlife Pets
Closed Seasons
There are no open seasons for any species not
discussed in this or any other Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission regulations guidebook.
Endangered Species
For information on endangered and threatened species
of Arkansas, visit
http://tinyurl.com/AGFCendangeredspecies.
Importing Wildlife
It is illegal to import native or exotic wildlife into
Arkansas without proper AGFC permits. For more
information, call 800-364-4263 or visit
tinyurl.com/AGFCcaptivewildlife.
Nuisance Animals
Beaver, coyote, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon,
striped skunk, squirrel and nongame wildlife other
than migratory birds and endangered species that
are causing damage to property may be taken during
daylight hours or trapped the entire year.
A Depredation Permit is required to kill, trap or shoot
nuisance game animals other than beaver, muskrat,
nutria, coyote, opossum, raccoon, squirrel and striped
skunk outside of the hunting and trapping seasons.
Available at all AGFC regional offices (found on page 1).
Live traps: Nuisance animals may also be removed by
landowners (or their designees) at any time without
a Depredation Permit using live traps. Trapping
in towns must be in compliance with municipal
ordinances. Wildlife must be released unharmed
outside the municipalitys boundaries within 24
hours. Live traps must have ONE of the following
permanently attached:
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Wildlife Rehabilitators
Wanton Waste
It is illegal to discard (or allow to go to waste) any edible portion of fish or game animals taken.
Edible portions are:
Game mammals front quarters, hind
quarters, loins and tenderloins
Game fish fillets
Game birds breasts
Frogs hind legs
Alligators tail, legs, flanks, loins and tenderloins
It also is illegal to discard any portion of furbearers or other
game animals that has legal marketable or commercial
value, EXCEPT: rough fish, bobcats, coyotes, crows, skunks,
squirrel pelts, rabbit pelts, turkey bones, deer antlers, deer
hides, elk antlers, elk hides and feathers not protected by federal regulation 50 CFR 20. Wildlife causing
damage to property that are killed in accordance with nuisance wildlife regulations are not subject to these
requirements.
It also is illegal to dispose of unused portions of game animal carcasses on cemetery property; in streams;
rivers, ponds and lakes, or within 50 yards of the center line of a public road.
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Property Regulations
Hunting Near a Residence
Hunters lawfully present through ownership or lease agreement may hunt on their own property,
regardless of distance to another persons residence.
However, all other hunters using firearms within 150 yards of a residence or using archery equipment
within 50 yards of a residence must have written permission from the owner or occupant of that residence.
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Muzzleloader
To be used for deer hunting, muzzleloading rifles
must have a barrel 18 inches or longer and be .40
caliber or larger. Magnifying sights may be used.
The use of shot is not legal. Legal muzzleloaders
use flint, percussion cap, primer or electronic
pulse, are loaded through the muzzle and are not
capable of firing a cartridge.
Modern Gun
Modern guns may be used for deer EXCEPT:
B
A
The barrel of a handgun
must be at least 4 inches
measured from AtoB
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Hunting Dogs
Each hunting dog must have
a collar with its owners name,
phone number and address.
Waterfowl retrievers do not
need to wear collars while
hunting or retrieving as long as
the collar bearing the owners
name, address and phone
number is carried. Handguns
or shotguns with blank
ammunition may be used while
training bird dogs.
Individuals or organizations
may hold captive on a
temporary basis raccoons,
foxes, coyotes or pen-raised
quail for the purposes of dog
training or sanctioned field
trials with the approval of
the AGFC Chief of Wildlife
Management.
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It is unlawful for hunters to import, transport or possess in Arkansas any portion of a cervid carcass
other than the items listed below from outside the boundaries of Arkansas. Deer harvested between
the Mississippi River levees in neighboring states of Tennessee and Mississippi are excluded from this
regulation. Deer or elk harvested in commercial wildlife hunting resorts in Arkansas may be transported
or possessed provided that a Chronic Wasting Disease sample is collected.
Hunters may bring the following items back into Arkansas:
Antlers and/or antlers attached
to clean skull plates or cleaned
skulls (where no meat or tissues
are attached to skull)
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For controlled burn information and to receive a schedule of controlled burns on USFS lands, please
call 501-321-5232.
In addition to state and federal game and fish laws,
Vehicles
the following regulations apply to USDA National
The Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National
Forests:
Forests have designated systems of roads and trails
for public motor vehicle use. Any road or trail
Camping
not classified for motorized vehicle use is closed.
Designated camping facilities are available. Some
Operating any motorized vehicle on a road posted
campgrounds require a fee. Undeveloped campsites
as closed, closed by an earthen mound, gate or other
are first come/first served basis and cannot be
object, or not designated for motorized vehicle use
reserved. Undeveloped campsites may be occupied
in official Forest Service maps is prohibited. Maps
for no more than 30 consecutive days. Developed
of designated routes are available at
campsites may be occupied for no more than 14
www.fs.usda.gov/osfnf, www.fs.usda.gov/ouachita
consecutive days. Camping or operating/parking
or any Forest Service office.
motorized vehicles is not allowed in wildlife
openings or food plots.
Abandoning personal property or littering
(including dumping sewage) is prohibited.
Leaving a campfire unattended or allowing it to
Sanitary dump stations are at: Blanchard Springs,
escape is prohibited. Note: The party responsible
Cedar Lake, Lake Sylvia, Lake Wedington, Little
for allowing a fire to escape could be liable for
Pines, Long Pool and Shady Lake recreation areas.
suppression and damage costs.
Interfering with the use of a road, trail or gate
Removing any forest product without permit or
is prohibited. This includes placing a campsite,
contract is prohibited. Gathering firewood that is
vehicle or other structure in front of a gate or
dead and down for camp use is allowed.
open road.
Damaging or removing a natural feature or other
Violation of any state traffic law. This regulation
property of the U.S. is prohibited. This includes
applies
to all National Forest roads and any state
any vegetation, road, soil, timber, structure or
highways or county roads crossing National Forest
artifact. (The possession or use of metal detectors
land.
within a prehistoric, historic or archaeological site
is prohibited.)
Possessing an alcoholic beverage is prohibited.
This includes possessing an open container of alcohol
Constructing roads or structures (including tree
in a motor vehicle, or while in the act of hunting.
stands) without authorization is prohibited.
Portable tree stands are allowed but must be
Who needs a permit?
removed by seasons end. Note: The Ouachita
Any party providing commercial outfitting or
National Forest requires all tree stands to be moved
guiding services on National Forest land for profit
within 14 days of their original placement.
or nonprofit must have a permit. This includes
all businesses providing services on NFS lands.
Baiting game species is prohibited.
Contact the nearest Ranger District office to the
Discharging a firearm or other implement capable
activity or visit www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ for
of taking human life on or across a Forest Service
more information.
road or within 150 yards of a campsite, residence or
occupied area is prohibited.
Stop the spread of invasive insect species. Use local sources for firewood.
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If the head is removed from harvested big game, harvest information must
remain with all other portions until point of final storage, including while in
transit. Use this tag to label all portions of harvested big game.
Name
Address
Species
Sex
Date
Check #
If the head is removed from harvested big game, harvest information must
remain with all other portions until point of final storage, including while in
transit. Use this tag to label all portions of harvested big game.
Name
Address
Species
Sex
Date
Check #
If the head is removed from harvested big game, harvest information must
remain with all other portions until point of final storage, including while in
transit. Use this tag to label all portions of harvested big game.
Name
Address
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Date
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Feral Hogs
A Growing Threat to Arkansas Wildlife
Hauling Hogs Illegal
Background
Threats
Feral hogs are highly mobile vermin and are reservoirs for disease. They can carry more than 45 viruses,
bacteria and parasites that can be transmitted to humans or livestock, some of which include tularemia
(rabbit fever), brucellosis, leptospirosis, thrichinosis and pseudorabies, a swine herpes virus.
Control
Trapping is often the most efficient and cost effective method to reduce feral hog populations.
Trapping efforts on AGFC-owned and controlled properties will be evaluated using a coordinated
and strategic approach. If these efforts are determined to be effective, they will be implemented in a
sustained manner.
Recreational hunting of feral hogs is not a viable method to reduce the hog population. This method
can be used to temporarily displace hogs while protecting agricultural crops, food plots or other high
value resources. The likelihood of encountering a feral hog during recreational hunting efforts is low.
Although it seems a contradiction, hunters who specifically target feral hogs interfere with the AGFCs
efforts to remove them from AGFC-owned properties. Considerable effort is spent conditioning a
group of hogs to come to a site so they can be caught in a single trapping action. Human activity may
remove one or more hogs. The result of shooting and hunting often moves the remaining hogs to other
areas, forcing staff to begin the expensive and time-consuming process at a new location.
Recreational hog hunting has been shown to reduce hog populations by as little as 8 percent to as
much as 50 percent depending on the type of habitat being hunted, the particular method of take
being utilized and the intensity/duration of the hunting effort. Studies show that at least 66-75
percent of a hog population must be removed each year just to keep the population at the same level.
Because the ultimate goal is to eliminate feral hogs altogether, the AGFC sees no management value in
promoting recreational hunting of feral hog populations on any public lands. Additionally, the AGFC
cannot provide hunters with a list of private landowners with hog infestations due to potential for
landowner-hunter conflicts.
Regrettably, sport hunting of feral hogs on AGFC-owned and controlled properties has grown to be
more of a hindrance to removal and control than a benefit. On private property, feral hogs may be
taken year round with any method, although it bears repeating that traditional hunting, as a means of
reducing feral hog population, is far less effective than trapping.
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Feral Hogs
Hunters must comply with all hunting license and permit requirements. Feral hogs killed on WMAs can be taken
for processing or left where they were shot. Hunters may not use dogs, bait or traps to take feral hogs on WMAs
and may not take or attempt to take feral hogs at night. Please use gloves when field dressing hogs. Meat from feral
hogs should be cooked to an internal temperature of 170 degrees Fahrenheit before consumption.
Feral hogs may be taken during any daylight hunting season using weapons legal for that season on the following:
Beaver Lake WMA
Blue Mountain WMA
Dardanelle WMA
DeGray Lake WMA
DeQueen Lake
Greers Ferry Lake WMA
J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA
Jones Point WMA
All other WMAs not listed above are closed to feral hog hunting.
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Rabbit
Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 29.
Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.
Rabbits may not be hunted with rifles or handguns larger than .22
caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber unless a
modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season or coyote season
is open. Rabbits may not be hunted with shotguns using rifled slugs or
shot larger than T shot. Up to eight box traps (with interior dimensions
up to 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall) may be used.
Squirrel
Statewide: May 15, 2015-Feb. 29, 2016
and May 15, 2016-Feb. 28, 2017. Dogs allowed.
Daily limit - 12, possession limit - 48.
Squirrels may not be hunted with rifles or handguns larger than .22
caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber unless a
modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season or coyote season
is open. Squirrels may not be hunted with shotguns using rifled slugs or
shot larger than Tshot.
Crow
Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 21.
Open Thursdays through Mondays.
No bag limit.
Crows may not be hunted with rifles or handguns larger than
.22 caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber
unless a modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season
or coyote season is open. Crows may not be hunted with shotguns
using rifled slugs, or shot larger than T shot. Crows may not be
hunted over bait.
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Furbearer Hunting
Furbearer Hunting Methods
Unless otherwise specified, furbearers may be taken
with archery equipment, firearms no larger than .22
caliber rimfire or shotguns with shot no larger than
T shot. Bobcats, opossums and raccoons may be
taken at night when treed by dogs.
Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon,
river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel are regulated as furbearers.
Opossum
Bobcat
Raccoon
Coyote
Statewide: sunrise, July 1-sunset, Feb. 29.
Dogs allowed to hunt coyotes during the day.
Coyotes may not be hunted at night.
and Weasel
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Furbearer Trapping
Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon,
river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel are regulated as furbearers.
Residents 16 and older must have a current Resident Trapper Permit in addition to
a hunting license to trap furbearers. Nonresidents 16 and older must have a current
Nonresident Trapper Permit in addition to a hunting license to trap furbearers.
Trapper Permits are valid during open trapping season. Both permits are available
from www.agfc.com or by calling 800-364-GAME, ext. 6333.
Furbearer Trapping
Statewide: sunrise, Nov.7-sunset, Feb. 29.
Excludes coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria.
No bag limit.
Coyote
Statewide: sunrise, Aug. 1-sunset, March 31.
No bag limit.
Checking Requirements
Traps must be checked daily except kill traps
which shall be checked within 72 hours.
must have offset or rubber-padded jaws); bodygripping traps with a jaw spread of 6 inches or
less (measured on the inside edge of the trap from
hinge-to-hinge and from top-to-bottom at the dog
and may not exceed the specified maximum size
either horizontally or vertically); and box traps.
Snares
Leg snares are prohibited. Snares are allowed in
water sets. Snares are allowed on land, but land
snares set farther than 20 feet from a permanent
body of water must have a functional deer lock
that prevents them closing smaller than 2 inches.
Land snares must have a single-piece lock and
must be braided cable with a loop no larger than
Bait
Animal matter may not be used as bait within 20
feet of a trap set unless it is covered. Bait must be
covered in such a way as to withstand wave action,
wind action or other normal environmental
conditions that could cause it to become visible.
Identification
Traps, including snares, must have either the
trappers name and address, their drivers license
number, their vehicle license plate number or
customer ID number.
Pelts: Untanned pelts must belong to species of
furbearers that have an open season in Arkansas.
Shipments of untanned green pelts originating
Fur Dealers
Anyone purchasing or reselling furbearer pelts or
carcasses is required to have a fur dealer permit
and complete the AGFC Fur Dealer Report daily.
Arkansas residents purchasing tanned pelts,
taxidermy mounts or whole carcasses of legally
taken furbearers for personal use do not require a
dealer permit and report. The Fur Dealer Report
must be made available for inspection by AGFC
employees and be submitted to the AGFC by May 5.
Elk
Alligator
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Wildlife | Bear
Bear
Statewide Bear Season
Zone Regulations
Archery Season
Zones 1 and 2: Sept. 26-Nov. 30
(Zone 1 closes earlier if zone quota is reached)
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.
Muzzleloader
Zones 1 and 2: Oct. 17-25
(Zone 1 closes earlier if zone quota is reached)
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.
Modern Gun
Zones 1 and 2: Nov. 1-6 and Nov. 9-30
(Zone 1 closes earlier if zone quota is reached)
Zone 5: Nov. 28-Dec. 6 (closes earlier if zone quota
is reached)
Zone 5A: Nov. 21-Dec.6 (closes earlier if zone
quota is reached)
Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: closed.
Harvest Quota
In bear zone 1 (including all WMAs in zone 1) the
quota is 205 bears for the months of September and
October and 250 bears total for all seasons combined.
In bear zone 5 the quota is 10 bears. The bear zone 5A
quota is 5 bears. Bear hunters must call 800-4401477 the evening before hunting the next day to
inquire whether the quota has been reached.
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Wildlife | Bear
Baiting
Bait, foodstuffs or the use of any kind of lure to attract bears is not allowed except on private lands in
bear zones 1, 2, 5 and 5A, 30 days before the opening day of the first bear season until the last day of
the last bear season in each respective bear zone.
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Zone 1
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MARION
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Whhite
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MADISON
16
NEWTON
WASHINGTON
STONE
SEARCY
66
295
1A
16
Zone 6
71
CRAWFORD
40
164
LOGAN
SEBASTIAN
227 GARLAND
84
PIKE
278
Zone
14 32 355
270
227
30
HOT SPRING
26
GRANT
51
CLARK
DALLAS
CLEVELAND
27
LITTLE
RIVER
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71
30
Zone
15
MILLER
Zone 12
HEMPSTEAD
NEVADA
OUACHITA
CALHOUN
29
BRADLEY
29
COLUMBIA
UNION
LAFAYETTE
40
PU LASKI
SALINE
13
Zone 13
Zone
26
Zone
10
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70
SEVIER
70
GARLAND
MONTGOMERY
107
36
430
225
Ark a nsas
246
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10
192
POLK
64
60
10
PERRY
92
FAULKNER
10
Zone
Zone 11
11
HOWARD
CONWAY
40
YELL
SCOTT
65
Zone 8
124
Zone77
Zone
23
96
95
105
27
16
VAN BUREN
POPE
123
6A
65
254
27
JOHNSON
FRANKLIN
540
71
BAXTER
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Zone 5
139
RANDOLPH
FULTON
58
25
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JACKSON
8A
305
42
WOODRUFF
49
4B
40
Zone 9
PRAIRIE
LONOKE
MONROE
LEE
79
152
Zone
16
40
4A
Zone
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5A
4A
PHILLIPS
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CROSS
310
163
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145
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17
Zone 44
Zone
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87
CLEBURNE
MISSISSIPPI
CRAIGHEAD
Zone 4
14
167
141
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62
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer
Deer Zone 1
Deer Zone 1A
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
208,075 deer were checked in Arkansas during the 2014-15 deer hunting season.
By hunting method, 160,422 were taken by modern gun; 21,795 by muzzleloader; 19,162 by
bow, and 6,696 by crossbow.
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 2
Deer Zone 4
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Special modern gun restrictions (see page 23).
Deer Zone 3
Deer Zone 4A
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Use WMA/NWR number instead of private land deer zone number when
checking game taken on a WMA or NWR. WMA and NWR regulations, dates and
zone numbers (pages 66-125) apply when hunting on a WMA or NWR.
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 4B
Deer Zone 5A
Season Dates
Season Dates
Deer Zone 5
Deer Zone 5B
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Special modern gun restrictions (see page 23).
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Special modern gun restrictions (see page 23).
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4. Zone 9...............................................10,101
5. Zone 2.................................................9,776
Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 6
Deer Zone 7
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Deer Zone 6A
Deer Zone 8
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Use WMA/NWR number instead of private land deer zone number when
checking game taken on a WMA or NWR. WMA and NWR regulations, dates and
zone numbers (pages 66-125) apply when hunting on a WMA or NWR.
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 8A
Deer Zone 10
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
Deer Zone 9
Deer Zone 11
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
No dogs.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 12
Deer Zone 14
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 20.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 13.
Deer Zone 13
Deer Zone 15
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 20.
Zone Notes
Three-point rule in effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 13.
Use WMA/NWR number instead of private land deer zone number when
checking game taken on a WMA or NWR. WMA and NWR regulations, dates and
zone numbers (pages 66-125) apply when hunting on a WMA or NWR.
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Wildlife | Deer
Deer Zone 16
Deer Zone 17
Season Dates
Season Dates
Zone Notes
15-inch inside spread or 18-inch main beam rule in
effect.
No dogs.
Zone Notes
15-inch inside spread or 18-inch main beam rule in
effect.
Dogs allowed Nov. 14-Dec. 25.
866-305-0808
DATE: _________________________
WMA/ZONE: ___________________
METHOD: _____________________
Dealer: 101010
Term: 5240817
CHECK #: _____________________
TXN: 000009127
05/29/2014 12:52
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4. Sylamore WMA.................................................451
5. Winona WMA....................................................433
Wildlife | Deer
Use the WMA zone map and index on pages 66-72 for
WMA zone numbers for deer harvested on WMAs.
Step 2. Call 866-305-0808, visit www.agfc.com or
use our mobile app to check your deer within 24
hours of harvest.
After checking game, record the check number on
your tag.
Entrails may be removed, but evidence of the
animals sex must remain until checked. Deer may
be quartered in the field, but the head must be kept
within arms reach of all four quarters of the animal
until checked.
No big game animal may be transported across state
lines before being checked unless normal travel routes
require a hunter to cross a state line to check the
animal.
If you choose to give away all or a portion of your
game after it has been checked, you must use a game
transfer form (page 29).
BOWHUNTERS! Dont forget to wear hunter orange during the Special Youth
Modern Gun Deer Hunt, Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3 and the Private Land Antlerless Only
Modern Gun Hunt, Oct. 10-14.
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Wildlife | Deer
2
3
Inside
spread
4
Approximately 15 inches
Main
Beam
50
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer, the tag must be printed
legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer.
Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer within 24 hours of harvest.
Type of game: DD Doe Deer; BB Button Buck; BA Antlered Deer
Method: MG Modern Gun; ML Muzzleloader; A Archery; C Crossbow
Check # must be printed on the tag
The tag must remain on the deer until final processing and storage.
If born after 1968, you must carry proof of hunter education training, unless
HE-VERIFIED is noted on your hunting license.
67
62
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Corning
Reyno
62
62
67
135
Knobel
Pocahontas
90
90
New addition
to region
Delaplaine
67
304
412
Paragould
135
139
Dixie
Monette
18
Black Oak
135
Lester
158
Caraway
69
Trumann
135
Lepanto
140
63
Payneway
Marked Tree
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Flood Prone Region closes to deer hunting when the gauge at Black Rock
on the Black River reaches 23 feet and reopens when the gauge falls below 19 feet. This region includes
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA.
Powhatan
25
Lynn
Strawberry
Strawberry
River
56
Black Rock
Hoxie
Lauratown
Clover Bend
Big Running
Water Creek
230
Flood Prone Region E closes to deer hunting when the White River
gauge at St. Charles reaches 26 feet. This restriction is lifted when the
gauge falls to or below 23.5 feet.
63
67
226
384 18
Flood Prone Region C closes to deer hunting when the Cache River gauge
at Patterson reaches 11 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls to
or below 9.5 feet. This region includes portions of Cache River NWR.
Flood Prone Region D closes to deer hunting when the White River
gauge at Clarendon reaches 28 feet. This restriction is lifted when
the gauge falls to or below 27 feet. WMAs in this region include
Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA, Benson Creek Natural Area WMA,
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA and portions of Cache River NWR.
91
18
Alicia
37
17
33
67
Bald
Knob
36
323
A
Harrisburg
67
42
Tupelo
Augusta
33
Cotton
Plant
Wynne
64
49
11
11
Des Arc 38
Brinkley
302
70
33
Clarendon
86
Flood Prone Region F closes to deer hunting when the White River
Roe
79
33
17
gauge at Graham Burke Outlet reaches 150 feet MSL (30 ft.) and the gauge
E
at Lock and Dam No. 1 (Norrel) on the Arkansas River reaches 145 feet msl.
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This restriction is lifted when the White River gauge at Graham Burke Outlet
Ethel
falls to or below 148 feet MSL (28 ft.) and the gauge at Lock and Dam No. 1 on
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the Arkansas River falls to or below 143 feet msl. This region includes portions of
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Trusten Holder WMA.
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318
20
Elaine
Tichnor
Arkansas
River
20
Elaine
44
44
85
Tichnor
165
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anglers grumble that the fertilization takes place when theyre
trying to fish, and they believe fishing is tougher for the next
few weeks.
All of our district biologists get the same complaints,
since we started applying fertilizer in our lakes in the 1970s,
Horton said. Weve talked to fisheries biologists across the
southeast and they get the same sort of response, but no ones
7:05
6:51
6:36
5:09
6:55
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7:15
6:35
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13, 14,
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15, 16, 16A, 17.
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hunt closes, zones 1,
Daylight saving time ends, 2 a.m.
Elk
Public land youth elk
Color Fest, Ponca
(set clocks one hour earlier).
Education Center.
Day
7:16
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2.
Elk
6:32
7:16
Quail season opens.
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7:21
7:14
6:36
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WMA Map
Benton
Carroll
Boone
320 430
020
Fulton
Baxter
Marion
Region
Region 77
653
Madison
Washington
480
Sharp
080
250
615
620
420
Region
Region 88
177
Newton
Stone
Searcy
245
413
015
505
670
Crawford
520
231
280
160 240
330
510
060 380
Yell
Perry
470
Region 6
Scott
127
213 411
175
270
134
Conway
Logan
450
385
Cleburne
Pope
Sebastian
128
387
Van Buren
540
235
500
130
230
284
Independence
372
Johnson
Franklin
290
Izard
White
075
100
553
300
022
140
110
005
Lonoke
Pulaski
460
539
340
425
680
Saline
375
215
120
176
Sevier
537
410
Pike
055
495
532
654
360
282
465 551
Hempstead
507 Little River 417
Dallas
045
Nevada
530
66
010
Lincoln
Cleveland
Region 4
395
286
Region 3
645
Ouachita
570
Calhoun
219
562
Arka
Jefferson
Clark
180
Miller
Grant
Hot Spring
625
Region 5
610
560
381
173
Howard
433
603
Polk
370
Prairie
535
Garland
Montgomery
310
605
095
002
Faulkner
633
Drew
Bradley
445
Lafayette
585
400
Columbia
Union
220
025
125
423
Ashley
138
415
490
136
Sweet 16 WMAs
A free annual permit is required to
hunt or trap on Sweet 16 WMAs.
Permits are available online at
www.agfc.com or by calling 800-3644263 ext. 6359 or any regional office.
604
552
Clay
Randolph
170
555
675 126
Greene
Lawrence
580
Region 1
604
552
Mississippi
600
170
Jackson
030 040
Craighead
Clay
dolph
234
Greene
5 Region 1
234
210
Woodruff
640
Cross
Craighead
077
600
Mississippi
Crittenden
Region
Region 22
St. Francis
210 655
023
575
Cross
640
412
Lee
Crittenden
077516
Region
Region 22 590
635
Monroe
St. Francis
412
Phillips
Lee
217
590
kansas
146
145
078
Phillips
078
630
46
Wildlife
Management
Area (WMA)
Sweet 16 WMAs:
Bayou Meto WMA (Zone 010)
Dave Donaldson Black River WMA (Zone 170)
Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois DArc WMA (Zone 180)
Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA (Zone 213)
Freddie Black Choctaw Island Deer Research
Area WMA (Zones 232 and 233)
Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA (Zone 290)
Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA (Zone 310)
Hope Upland WMA (Zone 360)
McIlroy Madison County WMA (Zone 430)
Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA (Zone 433)
Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA (Zone 445)
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA (Zone 551)
Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA (Zone 280
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA (Zone 575)
Wildlife
Management
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA (Zone 580)
Area (WMA)
Trusten Holder WMA (Zone 630)
National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR)
Desha
232 233
National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR) Sweet 16 WMAs
Sweet 16 WMAs
3
Chicot
Leased Land
WMAs
Leased Land
WMAs
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Region 5 Southwest
7004 Highway 67 East Perrytown, AR 71801
Toll-free: 877-777-5580
Region 3 Southeast
771 Jordan Drive Monticello, AR 71655
Toll-free: 877-367-3559
Region 7 Northwest
455 Dam Site Rd. Eureka Springs, AR 72631
Toll-free: 866-253-2506
Name
County
WMA
Region
002
White
005
Prairie
010
Arkansas, Jefferson
015
Newton, Searcy
020
022
Faulkner
023
Monroe
025
Ashley, Union
030
Mississippi
040
Mississippi
045
Clark
055
Blevins WMA
Hempstead
060
Logan
075
Conway
077
Cross
078
Phillips
080
095
100
Faulkner
68
Mobility
Impaired
Access?
Name
County
WMA
Region
110
Faulkner, Pulaski
120
125
Ashley, Drew
126
Greene
127
Scott
128
Cherokee WMA
130
Franklin
134
Faulkner
136
Ashley
138
Drew
140
Lonoke, White
145
2 and 3
146
Arkansas, Monroe
2 and 3
160
Dardanelle WMA
170
173
175
White
176
Sevier
177
Izard
180
Hempstead
210
Poinsett
213
Conway, Pope
215
Garland
217
Ethel WMA
Arkansas
219
220
Felsenthal NWR
230
231
Independence
232
Desha
233
Desha
234
Frierson WMA
Greene
235
Crawford
Mobility
Impaired
Access?
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Name
County
WMA
Region
240
Pope
245
Washington
250
Newton, Searcy
270
282
Little River
284
Franklin
286
Cleveland
290
Sharp
300
Perry
310
White
320
330
Pope
340
Lonoke, Pulaski
360
Hempstead
370
Howard
372
Searcy
375
Polk
380
Logan
381
Hot Spring
385
Independence
387
Cleburne
390
Marion
395
Cleveland
400
Lafayette
410
Howard, Pike
411
Conway
412
Lee
413
Crawford, Washington
415
Ashley
417
Hempstead
420
Searcy
423
Ashley
425
Pulaski
430
Madison
70
Mobility
Impaired
Access?
Name
County
WMA
Region
433
Prairie
445
Calhoun
450
Logan, Yell
460
465
Hempstead
470
Yell
480
Baxter
490
Overflow NWR
Ashley
495
Ozan WMA
Hempstead
500
Crawford, Franklin
505
507
Little River
510
Yell
7 and 8
516
Monroe
520
530
Ouachita, Nevada
532
Sevier
535
Lonoke
537
Provo WMA
Sevier
539
Prairie, Lonoke
540
Rainey WMA
Pope
550
Woodruff
551
Hempstead
552
Clay
553
Perry
555
Randolph
560
Arkansas
590
Lee, Phillips
600
562
Miller
280
Van Buren
570
Drew
575
Monroe
Mobility
Impaired
Access?
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Name
WMA
Region
County
580
Lawrence
583
Marion
585
Lafayette
604
Clay
605
White
610
Miller
615
Madison
620
Sylamore WMA
625
Clark
630
Arkansas
633
Ouachita
635
St. Francis
675
Greene
640
Wapanocca NWR
Crittenden
645
Bradley, Drew
653
Wedington WMA
Benton, Washington
654
Little River
655
Whitehall WMA
Poinsett
670
680
Winona WMA
Mobility
Impaired
Access?
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Inholdings
Vehicles
Any motorized vehicle including, all-terrain vehicles, dune buggies, and amphibious vehicles are restricted
on WMAs. Motorized vehicles as listed previously may not be operated off any open access road or parking
area, behind gated, cabled or earthen barriers, or on levees, dams, food plots, fire lanes or roads developed for
wildlife. Hunters with Mobility Impaired Access Permits may use ATVs with certain restrictions (see page 74).
On leased lands WMAs:
ATVs, motorcycles and bicycles are allowed on open,
maintained roads within Cherokee and Jim Kress
WMAs by hunters in possession of a valid leased
lands permit for the purposes of traveling to and
from hunting locations and/or camping sites only.
Motorized vehicles, except for ATVs on main access
roads, may not be used on Big Timber Upland
Demonstration Area.
ATVs are allowed on open roads and trails
on Casey Jones, Gum Flats, Howard County,
Lafayette County, Lake Greeson, Poison Springs
(motorized vehicles are not allowed on boundary
lines that have been cleared by the Arkansas
Forestry Commission) and Provo WMAs by
hunters for the purposes of traveling to or from
hunting locations and/or camping sites during open
hunting seasons only.
ATVs are allowed on designated open, maintained
roads on Big Timber WMA by hunters to access
hunting locations and/or camping sites during open
hunting seasons only. Use of ATVs on right-of-ways
is prohibited unless designated as an open road.
See page 98 for ATV use on Jack Mountain WMA.
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Some disabled hunts are coordinated through the Disabled Sportsmen of Arkansas.
For more information, contact Jimmy Ashley.
jashley@suddenlink.net 870-935-6875 1701 Airport Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
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Hunting Equipment
Killing devices or traps may not be possessed on WMAs unless a season is open. Rifles and handguns larger
than .22 caliber rimfire, buckshot or rifled slugs may be used only during modern gun deer, bear or elk
seasons or during daylight hours during bobcat, fox and coyote seasons. Muzzleloaders may be used during
firearms season, except for muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber, which may not be used on any WMA unless a
muzzleloading or modern firearm deer, bear or elk season is open. Unless otherwise prohibited, bobcat, fox and
coyote may be taken during daylight hours with firearms of any caliber during bobcat, fox and coyote seasons
on AGFC-owned WMAs, Dardanelle WMA, Ozark Lake WMA and all U.S. Forest Service lands including
WMAs lying within the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
Concealed weapon permit holders may carry a modern handgun, except in places where otherwise prohibited
under federal, state or local law or where not allowed by the landowner. Concealed weapon permit holders are
not allowed to use their concealed weapon for any hunting purpose. All concealed handgun permit holders
must identify themselves to a wildlife officer when complying with an inspection pertaining to birds, fish, game
or other wildlife resources.
Hunting Dogs
Dogs are not allowed for hunting feral hogs on WMAs. Unless noted on specific areas, wildlife management
areas are closed to dogs, except in the following instances:
Quail and rabbit dog training is
allowed Sept.1-April1, except
during firearms deer hunts
when dogs are not allowed.
Quail hunting is allowed with
bird dog breeds when quail
season is open.
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Vegetation Destruction
On all WMAs, with the exception of campers
in designated campgrounds, it is illegal to use or
possess chainsaws, handsaws, hatchets, axes, weed
trimmers, string trimmers or other cutting devices.
Hunting knives, pocketknives and pocket saws are
allowed. Chemical defoliants are prohibited.
The gathering of firewood that is dead and down
for camp use is allowed.
Camping
Unless otherwise noted under a specific WMA,
camping is limited to no more than 14 consecutive
days and must be in a designated camping area. Camps
may not remain unoccupied for more than 48 hours.
Creating a disturbance after 10 p.m. is not allowed.
Camping is restricted to permit holders during permit
hunts. Waterfowl hunters and nonhunters camping
with a permit holder do not need to have a permit
while camping. Loaded firearms are not allowed in
camping areas or parking lots.
Squirrel
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WMA-specific Regulations
Sweet 16 WMA =
Mobility Impaired Access =
All deer killed on WMAs count toward the statewide seasonal bag limit (Page 42).
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84
Crossett Experimental
Forest WMA (Zone 136)
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Deer Notes:
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96
97
Jamestown Independence
County WMA (Zone 385)
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Kingsland Prairie
Natural Area WMA (Zone 395)
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission 877-367-3559 400 acres
Cleveland County
CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun,
bear, alligator and elk.
Deer Archery: Sept. 26-Feb. 29.
WMA Deer Bag Limit:
Six deer, no more than two bucks, which may
include:
Two bucks with archery,
Six does with archery.
Deer Notes: Three-point rule. No dogs.
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109
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W. E. Brewer
Scatter Creek WMA
(Zone 675)
AGFC 877-972-5438 5,002 acres Greene County
CLOSED: bear, alligator and elk.
Deer Archery: Sept. 26-Feb. 29.
Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 24-25.
Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt:
Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3. This area has special
firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.
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Rabbit:
North Unit
Sept. 1-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.
South Unit
Sept. 1-Nov. 30. No dogs. Daily limit - 8,
possession limit - 16.
Squirrel:
North Unit
Sept. 1-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Daily limit - 12, possession limit - 48.
South Unit
Sept. 1-Nov. 30. No dogs allowed. Daily limit - 12,
possession limit - 48.
Cooks Lake
Jan. 8-10. Youths only. No dogs allowed. Daily limit 12, possession limit - 48.
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Furbearers: (hunt)
North Unit
Noon, Nov. 16-noon, Jan. 31. Dogs may be used
from sunset to sunrise only. Horses and mules are
prohibited. Limited to rimfire weapons and shotguns.
South Unit
Noon, Dec. 1-noon, Dec. 15. Dogs may be used
from sunset to sunrise only. Horses and mules are
prohibited. Limited to rimfire weapons and shotguns.
Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) sunset, Nov. 18Jan. 31. Closed during deer hunts. Dogs required to
hunt at night.
Furbearers: (trap) allowed between sunset, Nov. 18Jan. 31. For trapping, a Special Use Permit from refuge
headquarters is required. Trapping closed during deer
hunts.
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EXT (Extreme Turn Technology) for quick maneuverability to avoid trees and
stumps. Heavy .100 gauge aluminum construction, .80 gauge treadplate oor,
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