2010-11 arkansas hunting guidebook

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Arkansas Hunting Guidebook

2010-11

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1Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Hunting Guidebook 2010-11

Northwest Office455 Dam Site RoadEureka Springs, AR 72631Toll-free: 866-253-2506

East Central Office1201 North Highway 49Brinkley, AR 72021Toll-free: 877-734-4581

North Central Office1125 Hwy 56Calico Rock, AR 72519Toll-free: 877-297-4331

South Central Office500 Ben LaneCamden, AR 71701Toll-free: 877-836-4612

Fort Smith Office8000 Taylor AvenueFort Smith, AR 72916Toll-free: 877-478-1043

Southwest Office7004 Highway 67 EastPerrytown, AR 71801Toll-free: 877-777-5580

Hot Springs Office350 Fish Hatchery RoadHot Springs, AR 71913Toll-free: 877-525-8606

Northeast Office2920 McClellan Drive, Ste. 1280Jonesboro, AR 72401Toll-free: 877-972-5438

Southeast Office771 Jordan DriveMonticello, AR 71655Toll-free: 877-367-3559

West Central Office1266 Lock and Dam RoadRussellville, AR 72802Toll-free: 877-967-7577

2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, Arkansas 72205501-223-6300 • 800-364-4263 • www.agfc.com

Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionMain Office Contact Information

Regional Office Contact Information

Hunter Education Classes or Replace a Lost Hunter Education CardToll-free: 800-482-5795 (office hours only)

Game CheckingToll-free: 866-305-0808 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Important Numbers

Buy a LicenseToll-free: 800-364-426324 hours a day, 7 days a weekwww.agfc.com

Replace a Lost License Toll-free: 800-364-4263(office hours only)

Stop Poaching HotlineToll-free: 800-482-9262 #TIP (#847) for AT&T users (charges apply)24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Wildlife Hotline Toll-free: 800-440-1477

Deer, Turkey or Elk Permits501-223-6440 (office hours only)

Boating Education ClassesToll-free: 877-493-6424 (office hours only)

Triple Trophy Program501-223-6331 (office hours only)

Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation501-223-6396 (office hours only)

2 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Hunting Guidebook 2010-11

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

This publication is an interpretive summary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s hunting regulations and contains those rules which affect most hunters. It is not a legal document. Copies of the official Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Code of Regulations are available at http://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 in this publication are those passed by the Commission as of May 2011. The Commission reserves the right to close seasons, and all regulations, dates and limits 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 http://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.

Craig Campbell Chairman, Little RockGeorge Dunklin Jr. Vice Chairman, StuttgartRon Pierce Mountain HomeRick Watkins Little RockRon Duncan SpringdaleEmon Mahony El DoradoFred Brown CorningFred W. Spiegel, Ph.D. (ex-officio) University of Arkansas

Commissioners

CommunicationsNancy Ledbetter, Chief

Education Lucy Moreland, Chief

Enforcement Mike Knoedl, Chief

Engineering Dale Gunter, Chief

Fiscal Ray Sebren, Chief Financial Officer

FisheriesMark Oliver, Chief

Geographic Information SystemsTracy Moy, Chief

Information TechnologyDarla Bryant, Chief

Human ResourcesPamela Hickman, Chief Personnel Officer

LegalJim Goodhart, Chief Counsel

OperationsMike Wilson, Chief

River BasinsCraig Uyeda, Chief

WildlifeDavid Goad, Chief

Administration

Disclaimer

Scott Henderson Director

Loren Hitchcock Deputy Director

Mike Armstrong Assistant Director


Table of Contents Categories match section colors

AGFC Contacts and Information ...... 1-2

General Hunting this Year .................5-8 New this Year ....................................................5 Season Dates Summary ................................7 Regulations Schedule ....................................8

Licensing and Permits.................... 12-17 License Costs ................................................. 14 Lifetime Licenses ........................................... 15 Reciprocal Licenses ..................................... 16 Deferred Hunter Education Licenses .... 16 Mobility Impaired Access Permits ......... 16 Leased Lands Permits ................................. 17 Game Tags ................ Center Pull-Out Section

General Hunting Regulations ........ 22-30 Violation Points .............................................23 Transfer Game Card .....................................22 Carcass Importation .................................... 24 Legal Hunting Equipment ........................ 24 Hunting Orange Requirements .............. 26 Hunting Dogs ................................................ 26 Nuisance Animals ......................................... 26 Hunting on Private Property ................... 27 Permission to Hunt Card ........................... 27 Hunting Near a Residence ........................ 28 Posting Land Requirements .................... 28 USDA Forest Service Regulations and Permits .................................................. 28 Natural Heritage Commission ................. 30

Wildlife Regulations ......................33-49 Checking Game ............................................ 36 Feral Hogs ....................................................... 37 Deer ................................................................... 38 Bear ...................................................................44 Other Big Game ............................................ 45 Quail, Rabbit and Squirrel .........................46 Migratory Game Birds ................................46 Crow ..................................................................46 Furbearer Hunting ....................................... 47 Furbearer Trapping .....................................48

Flood Prone Regions ......................55-57

Wildlife Managment Areas ......... 62-125 WMA Zone Index .......................................... 63 General WMA Regulations........................ 67 WMA-specific Regulations ........................ 71 NWR Regulations .......................................120Index .......................................... 126-128

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is committed to providing equal access to programs and facilities. If you would like to suggest how we can better provide more reasonable accommodations for disabled persons at any AGFC-owned property or facility, please write to:

Compliance Officer - Human Resources Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 2 Natural Resources Drive Little Rock, AR 72205.

Cover photo by Mike Wintroath.

2010 Hunting Guidebook Staff

Arkansans with Disabilities

William Merriott: Designer

Janet Greenwood: Editor

Keith Stephens: Editor

Guidebook Task Force:

Wildlife: David Goad, Janet Greenwood

Enforcement: Andy Tackett

Fiscal: Susan Porter

Legal: Robert Jackson

Fisheries: Andrea Daniel

Communications: Nancy Ledbetter, Keith Stephens, Randy Zellers, William Merriott

Operations: Jack Huckaby

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New This Year

General Hunting This Year • New This Year

● The statewide seasonal bag limit for deer season has been increased from four to five deer. See Page 38.

● 65+ year old hunters are allowed to participate in the January portion of the statewide youth season. See Page 42.

● Archery hunters are allowed to harvest does during a firearms bucks only season. For more information regarding deer seasons, see pages 38-42.

● Youths are allowed to harvest either-sex deer during the January hunt in all deer zones. See Page 42.

● The doe archery bag limit in deer zones 2, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A and 10 has been increased from up to two does to up to three does. See Page 39.

● The doe archery bag limit in deer zones 1 and 1A has been increased from up to two does to up to four does. See Page 39.

● Eliminated the use of check sheets for checking deer on WMAs, NWRs and DMAP clubs. See Page 36.

● The doe muzzleloader and modern gun bag limit in deer zones 1 and 1A has been increased from up to one to up to two does and allow doe harvesting during the entire muzzleloader season. See Page 40.

● The deer bag limit has been increased from four to five deer with no more than two bucks or up to five does in deer zone 12 and certain

WMAs that fall within this zone. See Page 39.

● The modern gun deer season for deer zone 13 has been extended by one week (Nov. 13-Dec. 19) and the second portion of muzzleloader season has been moved to Dec. 29-31. See pages 40-41.

● Virginia and Missouri have been added to the list of prohibited cervid carcass importation states. See Page 24.

● Eliminated the current elk zone structure and instituted a county based zone system for the private land elk hunt. Public land hunters will hunt on Buffalo National River and Gene Rush WMAs. See Page 45.

● Reinstated the bear harvest quota of 200 bears for bear zone 1 and the WMAs within bear zone 1. See Page 45.

● Decreased the bear harvest quota for bear zone 5 from 35 to 10 and bear zone 5A from 15 to five. See Page 45.

● Firearms are allowed to be used during the first two days of archery season in bear zone 2. See Page 44.

● The 2010 spring and fall squirrel seasons have been merged into one squirrel season that runs May 15-Feb. 28. See Page 46.

● The regular furbearer trapping season has been extended to the end of February. See Page 48.

● The raccoon hunting bag limit on private land has been increased to four per day from July 1-Nov. 12. See Page 48.

● The raccoon hunting bag limit on WMAs has been increased to four per day from July 1-Feb. 28. See 0.

● Allow the use of telescopic or magnifying devices for archery hunting. See Page 20.

● Maumelle River WMA has been added into the WMA system. See Page 97.

● Many changes have been made to regulations on specific WMAs. Be sure to review the WMA-specific regulations on pages 71-125 before hunting.

● Eliminate the leased land permit requirement on Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA. See Page 100.

● Allow bobcat, fox and coyote to be taken with firearms of any caliber on all U.S. Forest Service lands, including WMAs lying within the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests and Camp Robinson WMA. See Page 68.

● All caves are closed to access on all WMAs.

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Season Dates Summary

Deer Page 38Archery: Statewide: Oct. 1, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011.Muzzleloader: Deer zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10, 11, 14 and 15: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20, 2010.Deer zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A and 17: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31, 2010.Deer zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: closed.Modern gun:Deer zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10 and 11: Nov. 13-Dec. 5, 2010.Deer zone 4: Nov. 13-14, 2010.

Deer zone 5: Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21, 2010.Deer zones 4B and 5B: Nov. 13-21, 2010.Deer zones 4A, 5A, 14 and 15: Nov. 13-Dec. 12, 2010.Deer zones 9, 12 and 13: Nov. 13-Dec. 19, 2010.Deer zones 16, 16A and 17: Nov. 13-Dec. 24, 2010.Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt: Statewide: Dec. 26-28, 2010. Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt:Statewide: Nov. 6-7, 2010 and Jan. 1-2, 2011.

Bear Page 44Archery:Bear zone 1: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached). Bear zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2010. Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.Muzzleloader:Bear zone 1: Oct. 16-24, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached).Bear zone 2: Oct. 16-24, 2010. Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed. Modern Gun:Bear zone 1: Nov. 8-30, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached).

Bear zone 2: Sept. 15-16 and Nov. 8-30, 2010.Bear zone 5: Dec. 4-12, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached).Bear zone 5A: Nov. 27-Dec. 12, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached). Bear zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: closed.Special Youth Modern Gun Bear Hunt: Bear zone 1: Nov. 6-7, 2010 (closes earlier if quota is reached).Bear zone 2: Nov. 6-7, 2010.Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.

Elk Page 45Public Land Buffalo National River WMA and Gene Rush WMA; Elk Compartments 1, 2, 3, and 4: Sept. 20-24 and Dec. 6-10, 2010 (Permit required).Private Land Private Land Elk Management Zone (Boone, Carroll, Madison, and Searcy counties; Excludes Boxley Valley): Dec. 6-10, 2010 (Permit required).

Alligator Page 45Alligator zones 1 and 3: Sept. 17-20 and Sept. 24-27, 2010 (Permit required).Alligator zones 2, 4 and 5: closed.

General Hunting This Year • Season Dates Summary

Quail Page 46Nov. 1, 2010-Feb. 6, 2011.

Rabbit Page 46Sept. 1, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011.

Squirrel Page 46May 15, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011.

Crow Page 46Sept. 4, 2010-Feb. 20, 2011. Thursdays-Mondays only.


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 Outdoors e-newsletter, newspapers, radio and television or by directly contacting the AGFC.

MeetingFebruary General hunting regulations public input meetings.

March General hunting regulations proposed.

April General hunting regulations adopted.

April Fishing considerations.

May Fisheries regulations public input meetings.

June Waterfowl public input meetings. Early migratory bird regulations proposed.

July Early migratory bird regulations adopted. Late migratory bird regulations proposed.

August Late migratory bird regulations adopted. Fishing regulations adopted. Spring turkey regulations public input meetings.

September Spring turkey regulations proposed.

October Spring turkey regulations adopted.

November Special fishing regulations adopted.

Regulations Schedule

Trapping: Furbearer trapping (other than coyote, beaver, muskrat, nutria): sunrise, Nov. 13, 2010-sunset, Feb. 28, 2011.

Coyote trapping: sunrise, Aug. 1, 2010-sunset, March 31, 2011.

Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping: sunrise, Nov. 13, 2010-sunset, March 31, 2011. Hunting: Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1, 2010-sunset, Feb. 28, 2011.

Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31, 2010.

Raccoon day or night hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1, 2010-sunset, March 31, 2011.

Bobcat hunting: sunrise, Oct. 1, 2010-sunset Feb. 28, 2011 and from the first day of Spring Turkey Season through June 13.

Coyote hunting: sunrise, July 1, 2010-sunset Feb. 28, 2011 and from the first day of Spring Turkey Season through June 13.

River otter hunting: sunrise, Nov. 13, 2010-sunset, Feb. 28, 2011.

Muskrat, nutria, beaver hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1, 2010-sunset, March 31, 2011.Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: closed.

Furbearers Page 47

General Hunting This Year • Season Dates Summary

2011-2012 General Hunting Public Meetings will be held around the state Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 from 7-9 p.m. Locations will be publicized prior to the meetings. Call 800-364-4263, or visit www.agfc.com for details.

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Licensing and Permits

What kinds of licenses or permits do I need to hunt in Arkansas? If you are 16 or older, an Arkansas hunting license is required to hunt wildlife unless you are on a licensed game-bird shooting resort that supplies pen-raised birds. The license must be carried with you. You may not possess a license that belongs to someone else or one that has been altered, backdated or counterfeited. If you are a nonresident, you may not possess a resident license. If you guide, aid or assist someone else for pay or other value, you must have a guide license.

Where can I find a license dealer?Sporting goods stores, hunting and fishing supplies stores, some discount chains and AGFC offices listed on Page 1 sell most licenses.

How do I buy a license by telephone?Call 501-223-6349 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Little Rock area. Or call 800-364-GAME (4263) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please have your credit card and an identification number ready. Your identification number can be a

driver’s license, Social Security number, hunter education number, state ID number or passport number. Small game and fishing privileges become effective immediately. A valid license obtained by mail from the AGFC must be in your possession before hunting big game (deer, turkey, bear, elk or alligator). Lifetime and commercial licenses are not available by phone or online.

How do I buy a license online?Licenses may be purchased online at www.agfc.com. You will be asked to supply personal information and a credit card number. A receipt and confirmation number will be printed on your home printer. A valid license obtained by mail from AGFC must be in your possession before you may hunt big game (deer, turkey, bear, elk or alligator). Small game hunting and fishing privileges are effective at the time of purchase.

How do I replace a lost license? You may be able to get a replacement for a lost license at a reduced cost. Call 501-223-6349 or 800-364-4263 during office hours for details.

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 granted 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 granted annual or trip resident privileges for hunting and fishing, regardless of where they are stationed.

Are there any additional residency requirements for licenses? The Resident Special Guide License has a one-year residency requirement. The Non-expiring Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportman’s permits, 65 Plus Lifetime Hunting License and the 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License have a 60-day residency requirement.

What are disability licenses?Resident disabled hunters may purchase a three-year disability hunting license for $25 or a three-year

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combination license for $35.50 (includes fishing privileges). Proof of 60 day’s Arkansas residency and proof of 100 percent disability from the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs or the Railroad Retirement Board is required. These licenses expire three years from the date of purchase. These licenses are available through the Little Rock AGFC Office. Other required permits and stamps must be purchased annually.

Who needs to register for HIP?Hunters 16 or older are required to carry proof of Arkansas Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration when hunting ducks, geese, doves, coots, woodcocks, snipe, rails, gallinules, moorhens or crows. Available at no charge, HIP registration can be obtained by completing a short survey at license dealers or any AGFC office or online at www.agfc.com and will be noted on the license form.

Which licenses do hunting guides need?A guide is someone who guides hunters for pay or other consideration. An Arkansas resident may guide hunters on land not owned or leased by the AGFC with a Resident Guide License ($25).

An Arkansas resident, who provides proof of at least one year’s residency, may guide hunters, but not waterfowl hunters, on land owned or leased by the AGFC with the Resident Special Guide License ($150). There is no nonresident equivalent of this license.

A nonresident may guide hunters on land not owned or leased by the AGFC with the Nonresident Guide License/Hunting ($150).

Hunting guide licenses expire June 30 and do not include hunting privileges. These licenses are available from AGFC offices listed on Page 1.

Who needs a hunter education card? A hunter born after 1968 must carry a valid hunter education card, unless ‘HE-VERIFIED’ is noted on your hunting license. Hunters under 16 do not need to have a card if they are under the direct supervision of a holder of a valid hunting license at least 21 years of age. Arkansas honors the home state hunter education cards of nonresidents. Call 800-482-5795 or check www.agfc.com for a class schedule.

Which commercial or wildlife-related activities require a license or permit?Resident Fur Dealer ($50), Nonresident Fur Dealer ($100), Resident Trappers Permit (Free), Wildlife Breeder/Dealer’s Permit ($50), Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit ($500), Special Commercial Quail Permit ($25) and Game-bird Shooting Resort ($150). A complete list is available. Call 800-364-4263 ext. 6386 during business hours. These licenses expire June 30.

Which other wildlife-related activities require a license or permit?These include falconry, alligator or alligator snapping turtle commerce or farming. Call 800-364-4263 ext. 6386 during business hours for information about these licenses or permits.

Get the inside scoop on duck populations by signing up for the Arkansas Weekly Waterfowl Report. The report is a seasonal newsletter loaded with weather patterns and habitat conditions on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Wildlife Management Areas. Biologists throughout the state submit reports from hunters and locals so you can keep track of the ducks without leaving the house. This free weekly e-newsletter is e-mailed to you each Wednesday during waterfowl season or it can be read online each week. If you would like to sign up for this free newsletter, just go to www.agfc.com/enews or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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Resident Sportsman’s 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. Valid through June 30. Five deer tags and two turkey tags are included with this license.

Resident Wildlife Conservation License (HNT) $10.50

Entitles the holder to hunt all small game species, furbearers, and take one deer using modern gun. Valid through June 30. One deer tag is included with this license.

Resident Trapper’s Permit (TP) Free

Entitles a holder of a resident hunting license to trap furbearers during open seasons. Expires June 30. May be obtained at www.agfc.com or 800-364-4263, ext. 6359. Not required to hunt furbearers.

Nonresident Annual All Game Hunting License (NBG) $300

Entitles the holder to hunt all game species using modern gun, muzzleloader or archery. Valid through June 30. Two tags for bucks and/or does, three for does only and two for spring turkey season are included with this license.

Nonresident 5-Day All Game Hunting License (AG5) $150

Entitles the holder to hunt all game species for the five-day period specified. Two deer tags and two turkey tags are included with this license.

Nonresident 3-Day All Game Hunting License (AG3) $100

Entitles the holder to hunt all game species for the three-day period specified. One deer tag and one turkey tag are included with this license.

Nonresident Annual Small Game Hunting License (NRH) $80

Entitles the holder to hunt all species of small game and furbearers. Valid through June 30.

Nonresident 5-Day Small Game Hunting License (SG5) $55

Entitles the holder to hunt all species of small game and furbearers for the five-day period specified.

Nonresident Trapper’s Permit (NFT) $125

Entitles a holder of a nonresident hunting license to trap furbearers during open seasons. Expires June 30. Not required to hunt furbearers.

Arkansas Waterfowl Stamp

$7 (DSR) Resident

$20 (DSN) Nonresident

Entitles hunting license holders to hunt waterfowl. Not required of youths under 16 or holders of a nonexpiring $1,000 Lifetime Resident Sportsman’s Permit. Stamp must be signed across the face in ink. Valid through June 30. Federal Duck Stamp and HIP registration are required. Details of the 65 Plus Lifetime Waterfowl Permit are on Page 15.

Licenses are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

License Costs

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65 Plus Lifetime Hunting License ($25) entitles Arkansas residents 65 or older to the privileges of the Resident Sportsman’s License. A Resident Trapper’s Permit is required to trap furbearers. HIP registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, a state lifetime waterfowl permit (purchased once after age 65) and federal waterfowl stamps are required in addition to HIP. Proof of applicant’s age and 60 days of Arkansas residency are required to apply for this license. See Page 12.

65 Plus Lifetime Combination License ($35.50) entitles Arkansas residents 65 or older to the privileges of the resident Sportsman’s License (hunting) and the Resident Fisheries Conservation License. A Resident Trapper’s Permit is required to trap furbearers. HIP registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, a state lifetime waterfowl permit (purchased once after age 65) and federal waterfowl stamps are required in addition to HIP. A lifetime trout permit (purchased once after age 65) must be purchased to fish in certain waters. Proof of age and proof of residency for the past 60 days must be furnished.

The lifetime waterfowl permit and lifetime trout permit are available from the AGFC Little Rock Office and AGFC regional offices (Page 1). If you wish to purchase a license in person, bring proof of your age, such as a driver’s license, birth certificate or military record and proof of 60 days of Arkansas residency, in the form of

an Arkansas driver’s license or state I.D. card. Applications and information are available by calling 800-364-4263 in the Little Rock area Monday-Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m or online at www.agfc.com. Lifetime licenses are not available by phone or online.

Nonexpiring Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman’s Permit ($1,000) entitles purchasers of any age to the privileges of the Resident Sportsman’s License (hunting) and the Resident Fisheries Conservation License (fishing). Fees for trout permits, leased lands permits, alligator permits, elk permits, state waterfowl stamps and wildlife management area permit hunts are waived with this license. License holders must apply, however, for WMA hunts, be successfully drawn and return notification of acceptance before being issued a permit. HIP registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, federal waterfowl stamps are required in addition to HIP.

This permit is available from the AGFC Little Rock Office. If you wish to apply in person, bring proof of identification and residency, in the form of an Arkansas driver’s license or state I.D. card. Applications are available at AGFC regional offices or by calling 800-364-4263 or 501-223-6388 in the Little Rock area. Lifetime licenses are not available by phone or online. Proof of 60 days of Arkansas residency is required to apply for this license.

Lifetime Licenses

Licensing and Permits • Lifetime Licenses

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Mississippi and Arkansas recognize the validity of Arkansas resident hunting licenses on Mississippi lands that lie west of the main channel of the Mississippi River. Mississippi resident hunting licenses are valid on Arkansas lands that lie 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 they’re hunting. See Page 36 and the tags insert 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.

Reciprocal Licenses

Deferred Hunter Education Codes

A hunter can apply and use a Deferred Hunter Education Code as long as the user:

• is at least 16 years of age and born after December 31, 1968 and not hunter education certified.

• is in the immediate presence of an adult hunter who is at least 21 years of age and possesses valid hunter education certification, or who was born on or before December 31, 1968.

• possesses a valid Arkansas hunting license.

A DHE Code can be acquired once in a lifetime. The DHE license expires June 30. A person is not eligible if convicted or forfeited bond for prior violation of Hunter Education Certification Requirements or under AGFC-sanctioned hunting privilege revocations.

Licensing and Permits • Reciprocal and Deferred Hunter Education Licenses, Mobility Impaired Access Permits

Mobility Impaired Access Permits

Mobility Impaired access permit holders may use an ATV on AGFC-owned WMAs to travel on graveled, all-weather roads (unless posted closed to vehicles) and on designated Mobility Impaired access trails. They may use an ATV during muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons under the restrictions listed on Page 68.

Hunters with the following conditions may call 800-364-4263 during business hours or visit an AGFC regional office (Page 1) for a Mobility Impaired access permit application:

• A permanent physical condition requiring the use of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair or walker

• Permanent lung disease which severely restricts respiration to the levels stipulated on the application form

• A permanent physical condition requiring portable oxygen

• A permanent cardiac condition classified as Class III or IV by the American Heart Association


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Leased Lands Permits

Permits are available for $20 which entitle the holder to hunt, trap and camp on the leased lands listed above. Each leased lands WMA requires a separate permit.Recreational use of all ATVs, motorcycles, bicycles and ORVs is prohibited on Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs. Hunters in possession of a valid Cherokee or Jim Kress leased lands permit are allowed to use ATVs, motorcycles or bicycles on open, maintained roads during an open hunting season while traveling to or from a camp site or hunting location only. The use of horses and mules must comply with WMA

regulations outlined on Page 69. Youths under 16 are not required to have a permit. Permits are valid for one year from the date of purchase. Maps of leased properties are provided when permits are purchased.Hunters must get permission from landowners to travel through neighboring private lands. Shooting across or hunting within 100 feet of any private road controlled by the AGFC through a recreational public hunting lease or conservation easement agreement on any WMA is prohibited (see exceptions on page 68).

LEASED LANDS

1— Big Timber WMA

2— Casey Jones WMA

3— Cherokee WMA

3A— Jim Kress WMA

4— Gum Flats WMA

5— Lafayette County WMA

6— Provo WMA

Licensing and Permits • Leased Lands Permits

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• refuse an officer’s lawful request to inspect your wildlife, tackle, hunting equipment, devices, license or any item that can reasonably contain wildlife.

• interfere with an officer performing his duties or flee from an officer.

• aid, accompany or abet someone else in a violation.

• hunt or fish after license revocation or suspension.

• transport illegally taken wildlife across state lines. You may ship wildlife from Arkansas if you display on the package your name, address, the species and quantity of wildlife.

• waste the edible portions of game, fish or waste marketable fur.

• fail to comply with the terms of a Commission-issued permit.

• buy or sell wildlife (or their parts) except for pelts or carcasses of furbearers, squirrel tails, deer antlers, deer hides or feathers from nonmigratory game birds. For more

information, refer to AGFC Code of Regulations 18.03.

• hunt 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, unless legally hunting furbearers. Trappers may carry a .22 caliber rimfire firearm while checking sets at night. Refer to the 2010-11 Arkansas Waterfowl Regulations Guidebook for shooting hours for migratory game birds and waterfowl.

• shoot across, from or within 100 feet of the centerline of any city, county, state or federally maintained road (see exceptions below).■ Exception 1: Trappers may use legal

firearms to harvest animals caught in legally set foothold and Conibear (body-gripping) traps.

■ Exception 2: Licensed/permitted falconers may hunt with and trap birds of prey in accordance with state and federal falconry regulations.

• shine an artificial light from a public road, street, highway or within a wildlife management area.

General Hunting Regulations

It is not legal to:

Transferring fish or wildlife to another person? Stay legal. Make sure you provide this information with the transfer.

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give possession to

the following wildlife (quantity and type) ,taken on .

* A hunter education card number or date of birth may be substituted for hunters under 16.

Hunting, Fishing or Driver’s License No.*

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Date Today’s Date

Signature of Giver

Address of Giver

Check Station Number (required for big game)

Hunting Regulations • General Hunting Regulations


Violation points are assigned to hunters convicted of fish and wildlife violations. The accumulation of 18 points for violations within three years may result in the revocation of hunting and fishing privileges for one year. The accumulation of 30 points within five years may result in the loss of licenses and privileges for three years. Access to AGFC-owned lands will be prohibited if hunting privileges are revoked as a result of violations. Boating violations are not considered toward revocation.

A hunter who has accumulated 12 points within three years will be ineligible to apply for deer,

turkey, alligator, waterfowl or elk permits. A conviction for selling wildlife may result in lifetime revocation of hunting and fishing licenses. Double points are assessed: when an adult 21 or older is convicted of committing a violation while accompanying a youth under 16; for violations committed by a Guide License holder; for any violation of trout harvest regulations committed in a trout catch-and-release area; for bass-related violations on lakes Monticello, Lower White Oak, Columbia, SWEPCO, Pickthorne and Austell.

Violation Points

Hunting Regulations • Violation Points

• hunt or possess a hunting device in state or national parks. Exceptions are Buffalo National River WMA (Page 76) and Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (Page 92).

• possess wildlife taken by someone else, unless accompanied by a signed statement from the

taker, stating name, address, species, date taken and license number. This requirement also applies to deer camps, commercial storage/processing facilities, fur buyers and taxidermists. See example on previous page.

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Currently, 35 states and 2 Canadian provinces have adopted regulations affecting the transportation of hunter-harvested cervids. In October 2005, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approved a carcass importation restriction to further increase Arkansas’s protection against chronic wasting disease (CWD).

One theoretical mode of disease transmission is through infected carcasses. Since the suspected infectious agent (prion) is concentrated in the brain, spinal cord and lymph glands, it is important to keep these items from CWD-positive states out of Arkansas.

A cervid is any member of the Cervidae family, including white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, sika deer, fallow deer, mule deer and caribou.

Carcass Importation Restrictions

AlbertaColorado

KansasIllinois

Michigan*Missouri*Nebraska

New Mexico

New YorkSaskatchewanSouth Dakota

Utah

VirginiaWest Virginia

WisconsinWyoming

• Antlers and/or antlers attached to clean skull plates or cleaned skulls (where no meat or tissues are attached to skull)

• Meat with bones removed

• Cleaned teeth• Finished taxidermy

products• Hides and

tanned products

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 any state or Canadian province listed below, or considered taken from a captive facility or from within any enclosure. 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:

The following U.S. states and Canadian provinces are CWD positive:

*States and provinces where CWD has been found in captive cervids only.

This list also includes any other state or province where a positive case of CWD has been detected as confirmed by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Hunting Regulations • Carcass Importation Restrictions

ArcheryLong, recurve and compound bows: Must have at least a 40-pound pull. Scopes may be used. String locks and mechanical string releases may be used. Deer, turkey and bear hunters are required to use arrowheads at least 7/8-inches wide. Poison may not be used on arrows. Mechanical broadheads allowed. Long, recurve and compound bows are allowed for taking elk.

Crossbow: Crossbows must have at least a 125-pound pull and a mechanical safety. Deer, turkey and bear hunters are required to use arrowheads at least 7/8-inches wide. Poison may not be used on arrows. Scopes may be used. Mechanical broadheads allowed. Crossbows are not allowed for taking elk.

Legal Hunting Equipment


Hunting Regulations • Legal Hunting Equipment

Muzzleloader

Modern GunAll modern guns may be used for deer hunting during modern gun season with the following exceptions. You may not use:

• buckshot in a .410 shotgun.

• shot smaller than No. 4 buckshot in any shotgun.

• rimfire cartridges, military or full metal jacketed ammunition.

• any centerfire rifle or pistol smaller than .22 caliber.

• handguns with barrels shorter than 4 inches. See illustration, right.

In zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B, modern guns are restricted to shotguns .410 or larger with slugs. Pistols having barrels that are no less than 4 inches nor longer than 10 inches in length chambered specifically for straight wall centerfire cartridge cases and hunting with lead, lead alloy, soft nose and/or hollow point bullets no less than .30 caliber in diameter also may be used. Muzzleloading rifles also are allowed.

To be used for deer hunting, muzzleloading rifles must have a barrel at least 18 inches long and be at least .40 caliber. Magnifying sights may be used. The use of shot is not legal. Legal muzzleloaders use flintlock, percussion cap or primers, are loaded through the muzzle and are not capable of firing a cartridge. Electronic pulse ignition muzzleloaders are allowed.

Hunters may use muzzleloading handguns as long as the barrels are at least 9 inches long and at least .45 caliber if they shoot conical bullets (200 grains or heavier). If round balls are used, the minimum caliber is .530. A hunter may carry a muzzleloading handgun of any caliber as backup to a muzzleloading rifle.

The barrel of a handgun must be at least 4 inches measured from A to B

A B

A B

Deer or Bear Hunting EquipmentModern guns, muzzleloaders or archery equipment may be used during modern gun hunts.When muzzleloader deer or bear seasons are open and modern gun deer or bear seasons are closed, deer or bear hunters may only carry or use legal muzzleloading firearms or archery equipment, but not modern guns. Modern guns may not be carried when modern gun seasons are closed unless hunter is a member of a deer camp that has enrolled in the Deer Management Assistance Program and has been issued an unrestricted weapon doe permit or management buck permit.*When archery deer or bear seasons are open and muzzleloader or modern gun deer or bear seasons are closed, deer and bear hunters may only carry and use legal archery equipment, but not firearms. Firearms may not be carried during archery seasons unless hunter is a member of a deer camp that has enrolled in the Deer Management Assistance Program and has been issued an unrestricted weapon doe permit or management buck permit.*

Concealed Weapon Permit Holders* 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.


Each hunting dog must have a collar with its owner’s name, phone number and address. Waterfowl retrievers do not need to wear collars while hunting or retrieving so long as the collar bearing the owner’s 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.

Using dogs to chase wildlife for pleasure is prohibited April 1-May 15 with these exceptions: 1) hunting within fox and coyote enclosures, 2) during sanctioned field trials, and 3) chasing for pleasure is allowed from 60 minutes after sunset until 60 minutes before sunrise, from April 1-May 15.

Coyotes and foxes may not be chased for pleasure during a firearms deer season where dogs are prohibited.

When chasing wildlife for pleasure, killing devices may only be possessed in compliance with declared open seasons for the taking of game or fubearing animals.

During the spring youth turkey hunt, the use of dogs to chase wildlife is prohibited from 60 minutes before sunrise until 60 minutes after sunset.

Dogs may be used to chase deer for training purposes Oct. 1-Dec. 31, from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset, only in deer zones where dogs can legally be used for hunting deer during the modern gun deer seasons. Possession of a killing device is prohibited when using dogs to chase wildlife for pleasure or when training/allowing dogs to chase deer unless a modern gun deer season is open when and where dogs are allowed.

Hunting Dogs

Hunter orange, chartreuse or blaze camouflage must be worn by all hunters during modern gun or muzzleloader deer, elk and bear seasons.

The colored area of the garment must total at least 400 square inches above the waist. In

addition, a hunter orange or chartreuse head garment must be worn. If you are hunting in an area closed to firearms deer, elk and bear seasons or if you are hunting migratory birds, these safety colors are not required.

Hunter Orange Requirements

Beaver, coyote, muskrat, nutria, striped skunk 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 from the AGFC, 501-223-6381 or available from all AGFC regional offices (found on Page 1), is required to kill, trap or shoot nuisance game animals other than beaver, muskrat, nutria, coyote and striped skunk outside

of the trapping season. A Depredation Permit is required to shoot any nuisance wildlife at night. Landowners or their designees with Depredation Permits may use any trapping method legal for use in the fur-trapping season. Conibear or comparable body-gripping traps with jaw spreads of up to 10 inches may be used inside buildings. Cage-style live traps may be used. Traps set in the outdoors must be marked with name and address, vehicle operator’s license number or

Nuisance Animals

Hunting Regulations • Hunter Orange, Hunting Dogs, Nuisance Animals


Find out who owns the land or water and get verbal or written permission from the landowner or leaseholder before hunting, fishing, trapping or releasing hunting dogs or pursuing wildlife with dogs on private property.

If the property is not posted, verbal permission is required. If posted, each person must carry written permission (see below for an example).

Written permission is not required if the person hunting is a relative of the landowner or lessee and permission can be verified.

Hunting on Private Property

current vehicle license number (registered to the trapper). Firearms may be used day or night if specifically approved by the Commission employee issuing the Depredation Permit.

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 municipality’s boundaries within 24 hours. Live traps must have the trapper’s name and address or his vehicle operator’s license number or the current vehicle license number registered to the trap user.

The AGFC Hunting Guidebook only covers the basics.

Be an informed hunter! The official AGFC code of regulations is available at http://www.agfc.com/enforcement/Pages/EnforcementRegulations.aspx

Hunting Regulations • Nuisance Animals, Hunting on Private Property

Permission to Hunt Card

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I have given sportman’s name

permission to on my land hunt, fish, trap, release dogs or pursue wildlife with dogs

( ) for this period of time. location

state beginning and ending days, months and years

Signed, landowner or lessee signature

landowner or lessee name, printed

Phone Today’s date


Who may post property? The owner or lessee.How should property be posted? By enclosing land with a fence.

If you are posting forest land:

1 Signs may be placed not more than 100 feet apart and at each road entrance. The signs shall bear the words “POSTED” and/or “NO TRESPASSING” in letters at least 4 inches tall. Signs shall be readily visible to a person approaching the property.

2 Vertical paint marks at least 8 inches in length may be placed on trees or posts no more than 100 feet apart and at each road entrance. The paint marks shall not be less than three feet nor more than five feet high, and shall be readily visible to a person approaching the property.

If you are posting cultivated land, orchards, pasture land, impoundments or anything other:

Same as (1) or (2) but the distance between signs or paint marks may be up to 1,000 feet.Which paint should be used? Posting paint is purple tree-marking paint prescribed by the Arkansas Forestry Commission at 501-296-1940. Most paint stores can help.

Posting Land Requirements

To hunt within 150 yards of a residence, hunters using firearms must have written permission from the owner or occupant. For archery hunting, hunters must have written permission to hunt within 50 yards of a residence.

Written permission is not required of the landowner or members of their family on the landowner’s property.

Hunting Near a Residence

Ouachita National Forest P.O. Box 1270 • 100 Reserve Street • Hot Springs, AR 71902 • 501-321-5202

Ozark - St. Francis National Forest 605 West Main Street • Russellville, AR 72801 • 479-964-7200

USDA Forest Service Regulations www.aokforests.com

State and federal game and fish laws are applicable to National Forest lands. Forest Service law enforcement officers enforce these laws. Listed below are additional regulations that apply to these forests. For more information, contact the offices above or the local district ranger. Camping facilities are provided in designated sites. Some campgrounds require a fee. Camping in primitive campsites with no facilities is allowed on a first come/first served basis. Starting the day the camp is set up, campsite use is restricted to 30 days in undeveloped campsites and 14 days in developed

campsites. Undeveloped campsites may not be reserved by any method. Camping or operating/parking motorized vehicles is not allowed in wildlife openings/food plots.

The following acts are prohibited and are located within the 36 Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR):

Leaving a campfire without extinguishing it. This includes leaving a fire unattended, or allowing a fire to escape. Note: The person or persons responsible for allowing a fire to escape could be liable for suppression and damage costs.

Hunting Regulations • Near a Residence, Posting Land, USDA Forest Service Regs

For controlled burn information and to receive a schedule of controlled burns on USFS lands, please call 501-321-5232. Checking on controlled burns before visiting a USFS area is advised.


Removing any forest product without permit or contract. The gathering of firewood that is dead and down for camp use is allowed.Damaging a natural feature or other property of the U.S. This includes any vegetation, soil, timber or other property. Removing a natural feature or other property of the U.S. Digging in, excavating, disturbing, injuring or destroying any prehistoric, historic or archaeological resource, structure, site or artifact. (The possession or use of metal detectors within a prehistoric, historic or archaeological site is prohibited.) Constructing roads or structures without authorization. This includes using All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs) or other vehicles to make new trails or roads. Permanent structures such as permanent tree stands or buildings are prohibited. Portable tree stands are allowed but must be removed by season’s end. Note: The Ouachita National Forest requires all tree stands to be moved within 14 days of their original placement. Baiting of game species is prohibited.Discharging a firearm or other implement capable of taking human life on or across a Forest Service road or within 150 yards of a campsite, residence or occupied area.Abandoning personal property. This includes deer stands, campsites or other personal property. Placing a vehicle or other object as an impediment or hazard to others. Failing to properly dispose of all garbage, including any paper, can, bottle or sewage. Sanitary dump stations are at the following recreation areas: Albert Pike, Blanchard Springs, Cedar Lake, Charlton, Lake Sylvia, Lake Wedington, Little Pines, Long Pool and Shady Lake. Leaving the road or trail in a damaged condition.

Interfering with the use of a road, trail or gate. This includes placing a campsite, vehicle or other structure in front of a gate or open road. Violation of any state traffic law. This regulation applies to all National Forest roads and any state highways or county roads within the transportation system crossing National Forest lands.Possessing a beverage defined by state law as an alcoholic beverage. This includes possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, or while in the act of hunting.On Ouachita National Forest:Operating any motorized vehicle on a forest development road or any portion thereof that is posted as closed, or closed by an earthen mound, gate or other object is prohibited. This includes all motorized vehicles including ATVs and OHVs. All trails going around the gate, sign or over an earthen mound are not legal trails and are in violation of this regulation. The Ouachita National Forest has a designated system of roads and trials for public motor vehicle use. Once maps are published, it will be unlawful to travel off designated routes. Check with the Forest Service to obtain these motor vehicle use maps.On Ozark National Forest:Operating any motorized vehicle on a forest development road or any portion thereof that is posted as closed, or closed by an earthen mound, gate or other object is prohibited. This includes all motorized vehicles including ATVs and OHVs. All trails going around the gate, sign or over an earthen mound are not legal trails and are in violation of this regulation. The Ozark National Forest has a designated system of roads and trials for public motor vehicle use. Any road or trail in the Ozark National Forest not classified as a designated route or trail is closed to motorized vehicle use, including ATVs and OHVs. Maps of the designated routes are available at www.AOKForests.com or at any Forest Service office.

Forest Service maps can be purchased from the Forest Supervisor’s and District Ranger’s Offices.

Who needs a permit? Any individual, business, outdoor organization, interpretive venture or educational group providing commercial outfitting or guiding services on National Forest lands for profit or nonprofit. This includes businesses whose clients use National Forest lands, such as horse camps adjacent to federal lands. Contact the National Forest or Ranger District office in the area where you propose to conduct your operations. On the Web, see http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ for information about the permitting process.

Hunting Regulations • USDA Forest Service Regs


The Arkansas Natural Heritage

Commission’s system of natural areas represents some

of the best, and last, remnants of

Arkansas’s original natural landscape. Lands

within the System of Natural Areas provide vital habitat for imperiled plant and animal species. Inclusion and recognition of some Natural Areas in the Wildlife Management Area system ensures these lands are protected, while providing opportunities for public use.

Every effort has been made to provide maximum opportunity, maintain safety, protect healthy wildlife populations and adhere to the conservation values that resulted in the Natural Heritage Commission’s inclusion of

these properties in the System of Natural Areas. Management activities (prescribed burns, site monitoring, nonnative species removal) may occur during various hunting seasons.

Travel within these natural areas is limited to foot traffic to minimize erosion and disturbance to sensitive habitats. Motorized vehicles, horses, camping and construction of permanent hunting stands are prohibited on ANHC natural areas. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission regulates removal of vegetation and nongame animals through collection permits.

Some areas have limited access and it is the hunter’s responsibility to obtain permission to access adjacent private landowner’s property.

Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: 501-324-9619

Natural Heritage Commission

Hunting Regulations • Natural Heritage Commission

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Wildlife Regulations • General Regulations

• except during open hunting seasons.

• from a boat at night.

• from an aircraft.

• that is fleeing from floods or fires.

• using deadfalls, drugs, chemicals, poisons, booby traps or explosives.

• from a moving motorized land vehicle.

• from or across the main levee of the Mississippi River and Arkansas River from the Louisiana border to the intersection of state Highway 11 (north of Grady in Lincoln County).

• using electronic tracking or telemetry equipment to locate wildlife.

• using computer-assisted hunting equipment.

Wildlife Regulations

You may not hunt wildlife:

Feeding and Baiting WildlifeBaiting is defined as the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of salt, grain, or other feed that could serve as a lure or attraction for wildlife to, on or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them. It is legal to feed wildlife, with these exceptions:

• Bears may not be fed or baited for any reason, including photography or viewing, unless it is 30 days before bear season through the end of bear season on private land in bear zones 1, 2, 5 and 5A. See Page 45.

• Baiting is not allowed on wildlife management areas.

• Migratory birds, wild turkeys, waterfowl or crows may not be hunted over bait if the hunter knows, or should reasonably know, the area is baited.

• An area is considered baited for 10 days following removal of the bait.

• Hunting deer over bait is prohibited Feb. 1-28.

• Alligators may not be hunted over bait.

Closed Seasons There are no open seasons for any species not discussed in this or any other Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regulations guidebook.

Possession of Game Taken Outside Arkansas Carcasses of game animals legally taken in other states (except cervid carcasses) may be possessed in Arkansas with documentation of their origin. However, taking game illegally in another state and then transporting it across state lines is a violation of the federal Lacey Act. For more information concerning carcass importation see Page 24.




It is illegal to import native or exotic wildlife into Arkansas without an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Importation Permit. Permits will not be issued to import the following wildlife:Members of the cervid family, including white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, mule deer or elk; raccoons; bats; skunks; coyotes that originate or have lived in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming or Canada; gray and red foxes that originate or have lived in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming or Canada; and rodents captured in the wild from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Wyoming.

Importing Wildlife

Captive Wildlife and Importation PermitsRegulations concerning hunting captive wildlife, breeding and importing of wildlife or permit requirements are available from the Wildlife Management Division at 800-364-4263, extension 6359; www.agfc.com or any of the offices listed on Page 1.

Owners of mountain lions in Arkansas must have obtained a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permit by June 30, 2006. Owners of lions, tigers and bears must possess a permit from their county sheriff or AGFC unless exempt by state law. No new permits will be issued for ownership of mountain lions, African lions, bears or tigers in Arkansas.

Wildlife RehabilitatorsIndividuals or organizations who have in their care sick, injured, orphaned or impaired native wildlife (other than migratory birds) must first obtain a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit from the AGFC. Rehabilitators handling migratory birds must obtain a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service migratory bird permit. Wildlife rehabilitators are not allowed to possess or rehabilitate black bears. Further information about this permit is available from the Wildlife Management Division at 800-364-4263, extension 6359 or www.agfc.com.

Wildlife Pets Wildlife species make poor pets. However, up to six individual bobcats, coyotes, deer, gray foxes, red foxes, opossums, rabbits, raccoons or squirrels may be kept per household if taken by hand from the wild in Arkansas. Up to six individuals of a species that is neither hunted nor trapped may be kept per household if taken by hand from the wild so long as they are not birds (such as songbirds, hawks and owls), bats, ornate box turtles, alligator snapping turtles, hellbenders, cave-dwelling creatures or endangered species. Once taken, the animal must remain in the owner’s custody, except pets other than white-tailed deer may be turned over to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator for release back into the wild. When game animals are kept as pets, individuals of different sexes must be kept in separate pens or the males must be neutered to prevent reproduction. All wildlife kept as pets must be kept in cages that keep them from escaping and keep other wildlife from entering. Adult deer originally caught in the wild must be kept in pens that are at least eight feet in height and meet minimum cage size requirements. These animals may not be sold or transferred to a different owner and may only be taken from the state with the permission of the Chief of Wildlife Management. Individuals may purchase and own up to six per household of captive-born, commercially-obtained native wildlife species, except for cervids such as deer or elk, from permitted Wildlife Breeder/Dealers and keep them as personal pets. Owners must have proof of legal purchase. If the number of animals possessed exceeds six, the owner must obtain a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer permit. Those who purchased deer or elk as pets prior to June 30, 2005 may keep them in any number provided they have proof of legal ownership and are registered with the Commission by June 30, 2008. Such animals may not be hunted, sold, otherwise distributed or allowed to breed.



Wildlife may not be released into the wild without prior approval of the AGFC with these exceptions:

• A licensed Gamebird Shooting Resort may release captive-raised quail, pheasant, chukar or mallards in accordance with the terms of their permit.

• A licensed wildlife rehabilitator may release native wildlife other than mountain lions.

• Raccoons, foxes, coyotes or pen-raised quail used for AKC, UKC and ACHA-sanctioned field trials may be released with the approval of the Chief of Wildlife Management.

• Pen-raised quail and pheasants may be taken by holders of a Shoot-to-kill Bird Dog Field Training Permit or a Shoot-to-kill Bird Dog Field Trial Permit.

• Landowners and nuisance wildlife control operators may livetrap nuisance wildlife outside the legal harvest season and release to the wild. Traps must be marked with the user’s identification. More information about nuisance wildlife trapping is on pages 26-27.

Endangered Species

Release of Animals Into the Wild

State and federal laws prohibit the importing, transporting, possessing, disturbing or taking of threatened and endangered species or destruction of their habitat. Fines can range up to $100,000. For more information about the threatened and endangered species of Arkansas, visit www.agfc.com. The threatened and endangered species of Arkansas:

MAMMALS: gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)

BIRDS: ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), least tern (Sterna antillarum), Bachman’s warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)

REPTILES: American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

FISHES: Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae), leopard darter (Percina pantherina), pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus albus)

MOLLUSKS: Curtis’ pearly mussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisi), fat pocketbook pearly mussel (Potamilus capax), pink mucket mussel (Lampsilis abrupta), turgid blossom mussel (Epioblasma turgidula), speckled pocketbook mussel (Lampsilis streckeri), Arkansas fatmucket mussel (Lampsilis powelli), Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel (Arkansia wheeleri), winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa), scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon) and Magazine Mountain shagreen land snail (Inflectarius magazinensis)

ARTHROPODS: cave crayfish (Cambarus zophonastes) and (Cambarus aculabrum), American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)

PLANTS: Geocarpon minimum (no common name), pondberry (Lindera melissifolia), Missouri Bladderpod (Lesquerella filiformis), harperella (Ptilimnium nodosum), eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) and running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum).

Want to know where the fish are biting?Find all the hot spots in Arkansas by signing up for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s free weekly fishing report. The weekly fishing report covers most waters in the state. The information is supplied by guides, marina workers and bait shop owners who make their living on the water.

Sign up for the weekly e-mail report by visiting www.agfc.com/enews or sending an e-mail to [email protected].



Checking Game

Wildlife Regulations • Checking Game

Tagging and Checking a DeerStep 1. Immediately upon taking a deer (before moving it), remove the appropriate deer tag from the license and complete all information, except Check #, legibly and in ink. Fasten the tag to the ear or antler of a deer. The tag must remain with the animal until final processing and storage.

• Hunters with disability licenses, 65 Plus Lifetime hunting licenses, hunters under 16 years of age and Mississippi license holders hunting under the reciprocal hunting license agreement (Page 16) may use the game tags in this guidebook or substitute a piece of paper with their name, the date, time and zone number of harvest written legibly in ink.

• Use the deer zone map on for deer zone numbers.

• Use the table on pages 65-68 for WMA zone numbers for deer harvested on WMAs.

Step 2. Call 866-305-0808, visit www.agfc.com or use our iPhone 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 animal’s sex must remain until checked. Deer may be quartered in the field, but the head must be kept with the rest of the animal until checked.

• No big game animal may be transported across state lines before being checked.

• 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 23).

Tagging and Checking a BearStep 1. After harvesting a bear and before moving it, fill out the game tag provided in this guidebook (insert) in ink. You may substitute a piece of paper for this tag if it includes the hunter’s name, the date and bear zone of harvest written legibly in ink.

Step 2. Call 800-440-1477 within 24 hours of harvest to check a bear. An AGFC employee will explain how to extract and mail a premolar tooth for aging.

The Only Game Call That Counts866-305-0808

Check stations have been eliminated. Call 866-305-0808 (toll-free) or visit www.agfc.com to check deer and turkeys within 24 hours of harvest.

DOE DEER TAG EXP: 06/30/2010

GAME CHECK # 866-305-0808

CUST ID# 000-066-316

JOHN B GAME

Dealer: 101010 Term: 5240817 TXN: 000009127 05/29/2009 12:52

TIME: _________________________

WMA/ZONE: ___________________

METHOD: _____________________

DATE: _________________________

TYPE OF GAME: ________________

CHECK #: _____________________

Remember that three deer tags supplied with the Sportsman’s license are for tagging does only. The other deer tags may be used for bucks or does.


Wildlife Regulations • Feral Hogs

Feral Hogs

A Growing Threat to Arkansas WildlifeFeral hogs are not native to North America, but many feral hogs live in Arkansas because of illegal releases and high reproductive success. Hogs compete directly with many native game animals for food and destroy habitat for many other wildlife species. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission tries to eradicate feral hogs from its wildlife management areas and encourages private landowners to kill all free-ranging feral hogs on their property.

Shooting Feral HogsOn private land, feral hogs may be killed or trapped year-round, by a landowner or anyone with the landowner’s permission (except anyone who has had his or her hunting license revoked). All general regulations for hunting safety should be observed.

Habitat destruction – Feral hogs root for food and wallow, which destroys vegetation, ruins water holes used by other wildlife and contributes to erosion.

Damage to endangered or sensitive plant/animal communities – Feral hogs can cause major, sometimes irreparable, damage to small, fragile habitats, such as acid seeps in the Ouachitas and cedar glades in the Ozarks.

Disease – Feral hogs can carry brucellosis and pseudorabies, both of which can spread to livestock. Some diseases carried by feral hogs can be transmitted to humans. Gloves should always be worn when handling feral hogs.

Direct competition with native wildlife – Deer, squirrels, ducks, turkeys, bears and many other species depend on acorns. Hogs also eat acorns and are very efficient at finding them (often tearing up wildlife habitat in the process).

Crop loss – Hogs often cause heavy damage to row crops, gardens, flower beds, pine plantations, orchards, tree farms and pastures.

Trespass – It is illegal to release hogs or pigs on any public land. Feral hogs may be released only onto private land that is adequately fenced to prevent them from escaping. The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission has additional regulations regarding disease testing, slaughter and identification of all hogs, including feral hogs.

Problems Caused by Feral Hogs

Hogs on Wildlife Management AreasThe AGFC encourages hunters to shoot all feral hogs they see on WMAs. Hunters may kill feral hogs on WMAs during daylight hours during any open hunting season as long as they are using a weapon legal for that season. Only permit holders may hunt feral hogs during special permit hunts. 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 hunt feral hogs on WMAs and may not hunt at night.




Deer

The seasonal bag limit is five deer per individual.

Deer zones 1 and 1A: Seasonal bag limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken during the muzzleloader season or with modern gun Nov. 6-7 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth), Nov. 13-17, Dec. 26-28, 2010 and Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Deer zones 2, 6, 7 and 8: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks

and one doe may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20 or with modern gun Nov. 6-7, (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth) or Nov. 13-14, 2010 or Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Deer zone 3: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20 or with modern gun Nov. 6-7 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth), Nov. 13-14 or Dec. 26-28, 2010 or Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit

If you are hunting on public land in Arkansas refer to pages 71-125 for season and bag limit infor-mation. Regulations on public lands vary from statewide regulations.

Deer Zone Map

Wildlife Regulations • Deer


Deer zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms.

Deer zones 4A and 5A: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with firearms.

Deer zones 9, 16 and 16A: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with firearms.

Deer zones 6A and 8A: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20 or with modern gun Nov. 6-7 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth) or Nov. 13-17, 2010 or Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Deer zone 10: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20 or with modern gun Nov.

6-7 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth) or Nov. 13-17, Dec. 26-28, 2010 or Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Deer zone 11: Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20 or with modern gun Nov. 6-7 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth) or Nov. 13-14, 2010 or Jan. 1-2, 2011 (youths and 65 years of age or older only while accompanying a youth)).

Deer zone 12: Seasonal bag limit of five deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with firearms.

Deer zones 13, 14 and 15: Seasonal bag limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken with firearms.

Deer zone 17: Seasonal bag limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackles. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with firearms.


Zones 1, 1A, 13, 14, 15 and 17: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Limit four, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. Dogs may not be used. Hunting deer over bait is prohibited from Feb. 1-28.

Zones 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 16 and 16A: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Limit three, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. Dogs may not be used. Hunting deer over bait is prohibited from Feb. 1-28.

Zone 12: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Limit five, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. Dogs may not be used. Hunting deer over bait is prohibited from Feb. 1-28.

Statewide Deer Season Zone RegulationsFor specific Wildlife Management Area regulations, see Page 71.

Archery Season


Muzzleloader SeasonZones 1 and 1A: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with muzzleloaders (doe may be taken any time during the muzzleloader season). Dogs may not be used.

Zones 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10 and 11: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with muzzleloaders (doe may be taken with muzzleloader Oct. 16-20). Dogs may not be used.

Zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: closed

Zones 4A and 5A: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.

Zones 9, 16 and 16A: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.

Zone 12: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31 Limit of five deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.

Zone 13: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.

Zones 14 and 15: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.

Zone 17: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with muzzleloaders. Dogs may not be used.


Modern Gun SeasonZones 1 and 1A: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with modern guns (doe may be taken with modern gun Nov. 13-17). Dogs are allowed in deer zone 1A, but not in deer zone 1.Zones 2, 6, 7, 8 and 11: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns (doe may be taken with modern gun Nov. 13-14). Dogs allowed in deer zones 6, 7, 8 and 11, but not deer zone 2.Zone 3: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken

with modern guns (doe may be taken with modern gun Nov. 13-14). Dogs are not allowed.Zone 4: Nov. 13-14 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols (see Page 25). Dogs are not allowed.Zones 4A and 5A: Nov. 13-Dec. 12 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs are not allowed.Zones 4B and 5B: Nov. 13-21 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more

than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols (see Page 25). Dogs are not allowed.Zone 5: Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21: Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols (see Page 25). Dogs are not allowed.Zones 6A and 8A: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns (doe may be taken with modern gun Nov. 13-17). Dogs allowed.



Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt - Dec. 26-28Zones 1, 1A, 13, 14 and 15: Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with firearms. Dogs are not allowed.

Zones 2, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A and 11: Limit of two deer, no more than two legal bucks. No does. Dogs are not allowed.

Zones 3 and 10: Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms. Dogs are not allowed.

Zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with firearms. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols (see Page 25). Dogs are not allowed.

Zones 4A, 5A, 9, 16 and 16A: Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with firearms. Dogs are not allowed.

Zone 12: Limit of five deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with firearms. Dogs are not allowed.

Zone 17: Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with firearms. Dogs are not allowed.

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.

Zone 9: Nov. 13-Dec. 19 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs are not allowed.Zone 10: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with modern guns (doe may be taken with modern gun Nov. 13-17). Dogs allowed.Zone 12: Nov. 13-Dec. 19 Limit of five deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two

legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs allowed.Zone 13: Nov. 13-Dec. 19 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs allowed.Zones 14 and 15: Nov. 13-Dec. 12 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs allowed.

Zones 16 and 16A: Nov. 13-Dec. 24 Limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs allowed in deer zone 16A, but not in deer zone 16.Zone 17: Nov. 13-Dec. 24 Limit of four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with modern guns. Dogs allowed.




When counting the number of points, the end of the main beam constitutes one point. Points must be at least one inch long to count.

Youth hunters: Hunters 15 years old and younger may harvest any buck without regard to antler size or points, except on Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit, where they must follow antler restrictions.

Three-point rule: A legal buck must have both antlers shorter than two inches or have three or more points on one side of his rack. The three-point rule applies statewide unless mentioned below. Button bucks may be taken.

Four-point/18 inch main beam rule: A legal buck in deer zones 16, 16A and 17 must have either:

• both antlers under two inches, or

• one antler with at least four points including the tip of the main beam, or

• at least one beam 18 inches or more in length. Button bucks may be taken.

Four-point rule: A legal buck in Lafayette County and St. Francis National Forest WMAs is required to have either:

• both antlers under two inches, or

• one antler with at least four points including the tip of the main beam.

What is a Legal Buck?


All zones: Nov. 6-7 and Jan 1-2. Youths 15 or younger may harvest deer during the special youth modern gun deer hunt. Youths who have completed hunter education must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old. Youths who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision of an adult at least 21. Youths may harvest their entire seasonal bag limit during the hunt, but must follow deer zone and WMA zone restrictions. Youth hunters may harvest any buck without regard to antler size or points (except Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit). Youths may harvest does statewide. All deer harvested during the youth hunt will count toward the youth’s seasonal bag limit. No dogs allowed.

Exceptions:• A hunter 65 years of age or older with a valid Arkansas hunting license accompanying youths 15

years old or younger may harvest deer. These deer must meet antler restrictions and doe quota permit restrictions for the zone and/or WMA where harvested.

• Archery tackle may be used by legal hunters during the youth hunt, but all hunters must wear hunter orange.

• Some WMAs with permit-based deer hunts (check pages 71-119) are closed to the Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt.

BOWHUNTERS! Don’t forget to wear hunter orange during the Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt, Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2.

Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt

Legal Buck: This buck has four points on both sides. It is legal under the three-point rule, the four-point rule and the 4x4 slot. Illustration by Bruce Cook.

The special modern gun youth hunt is closed during a deer permit hunt (unless otherwise specified).


2011 Deer Season Opening DatesArchery: Saturday,Oct.1,2011Muzzleloader: Saturday,Oct.22,2011Modern Gun: Saturday,Nov.12,2011

• Swimming deer may not be hunted. Deer may not be driven or captured from a boat. Deer may not be hunted from watercraft on public waters.

• Deer may not be hunted over bait from Feb. 1-28 if the hunter knows, or should reasonably know, the area is baited. An area is considered baited for 10 days following complete removal of the bait. Baiting is discussed on Page 33.

Special Deer Regulations


4x4 slot: Cut-off Creek, Bayou Meto, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake, Little Bayou, Rex Hancock Black Swamp, Trusten Holder, Seven Devils, Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMAs and UA Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA require that a legal buck must have:

• four or more points on one side of the deer’s rack, or

• four or fewer total points on both sides of the deer’s rack (button bucks included).

Other legal definitions

On Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit (including youths during the youth permit hunt) and Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA, a legal buck is a buck with both antlers under

2 inches (button buck included) or an inside spread of 15 inches or more in width or at least one main beam 18 inches or more in length.

On Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA a buck must have both antlers under two inches (button buck included), an inside spread of 12 inches or more in width or at least one main beam 15 inches or more in length.

On Greers Ferry Lake and DeGray Lake WMAs any buck may be legally harvested during the deer muzzleloader Mobility Impaired hunt.

On Hobbs State Park Conservation Area any buck may be legally harvested during the deer modern gun Mobility Impaired hunt.

Need Help With the Herd?The Deer Management Assistance Program offers technical assistance for landowners and hunting clubs. Tap into a wealth of information from AGFC biologists who can answer questions and offer solutions. Contact your nearest AGFC office to find out more about DMAP.


Bear

Bear Zone Map

Statewide Bear Season Zone RegulationsFor specific Wildlife Management Area regulations, see Page 71.

Archery SeasonZone 1: Oct. 1-Nov. 30 (closes earlier if zone quota is reached).Zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30. Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.

MuzzleloaderZone 1: Oct. 16-24 (closes earlier if zone quota is reached). Zone 2: Oct. 16-24.Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.

Special Youth Modern Gun Bear HuntZones 1: Nov. 6-7 (closes earlier if zone quota is reached). See notes.Zone 2: Nov. 6-7. See notes.Notes for Zone 1 and 2: Excludes WMAs that

require a deer permit to harvest a bear. Only youths, 15 years of age or younger, may harvest a bear. Youths who have completed a hunter education course must be accompanied by an adult mentor who is 18 years of age or older. Youths who have not completed a hunter education course must be under the direct supervision of an adult mentor who is 21 years of age or older.Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed.

Modern GunZone 1: Nov. 8-30. Closes earlier if quota is reached.Zone 2: Sept. 15-16 and Nov. 8-30.Zone 5: Dec. 4-12. Closes earlier if quota is reached.Zone 5A: Nov. 27-Dec. 12. Closes earlier if quota is reached.Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: closed.

Wildlife Regulations • Bear


Seasonal Bag LimitSeason bag limit is one statewide in bear zones 1, 2, 5 and 5A by any method.

Checking RequirementsSee Page 36.

Special Bear Regulations• It is unlawful to take a denned bear or one

that is being pursued by dogs.

• Hunting equipment legal for taking bear is the same as that legal for taking deer (Page 24) except that shotguns must be 20-gauge or larger and use rifled slugs.

Harvest QuotaIn bear zone 1 (including all WMAs in zone 1) the total quota of bears is not to exceed 200 for all combined seasons. In bear zone 5 quota is 10 bears. The bear zone 5A quota is 5 bears. Bear hunters hunting in bear zones 1, 5 and 5A must call 800-440-1477 the evening before hunting the next day to inquire whether the quota has been reached.

BaitingBait, foodstuffs or the use of any kind of lure to attract bears is not allowed except on private lands in bear zone 1 from Sept. 1 until Nov. 30, in bear zone 2 from Aug. 15 until Nov. 30, in bear zone 5 from Nov. 4 until Dec. 12 and bear zone 5A from Oct. 27 until Dec. 12. Bears may be hunted over bait where baiting is legal. Baiting ends when either the quota is reached in bear zones 5 and 5A or the season ends.

Please don’t shoot bears with cubs or collars.

Wildlife Regulations • Bear, Other Big Game

Other Big Game

Elk• A permit is required. Nonresidents are ineligible

to take or attempt to take elk using a public land permit obtained through the permit draw process.

• The application period for public land is May 1-June 1 with permits selected by random draw in late June. The application period for private land permits is June 1-July 15.

• All WMAs are closed to elk hunting except for Gene Rush and Buffalo National River WMAs.

• Information and applications can be found at www.agfc.com or by calling any AGFC regional office.

Alligator• A permit is required. Nonresidents are ineligible

to take or attempt to take alligator. Youths under 16 years of age are ineligible.

• The application period starts June 21 and lasts through July 9.

• All WMAs are closed except Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d’Arc WMA and Trusten Holder WMA.

• Information and applications can be found at www.agfc.com or by calling any AGFC regional office.




Quail Statewide: Nov. 1-Feb. 6.

Daily limit - 6, possession limit - 12.

While training bird dogs, you may use handguns or shotguns with blank ammunition. Pen-raised quail may be taken with a Shoot-To-Kill Bird Dog Field Training Permit. This permit is available from your local wildlife officer.

Rabbit Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 28.


Rabbits may not be hunted with rifles or pistols 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-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed.


Squirrels may not be hunted with rifles or pistols 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 T shot.

Quail, Rabbit and Squirrel

Statewide: Sept. 4-Feb. 20. Open Thursdays through Mondays.

No limit.

Crows may not be hunted with rifles or pistols 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.

Migratory Game Birds Coots, crows, doves, ducks, gallinules, moorhens, geese, rails, snipe and woodcocks are regulated as migratory game birds.

Migratory game birds are regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 501-324-5643. Waterfowl season dates for Arkansas are set according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidelines – provided in August. Dove and other migratory game bird seasons are usually available a month earlier. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission provides complete statewide and wildlife management area season dates and regulations in a separate waterfowl publication available in October.

Crow

Wildlife Regulations • Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Crow and Migratory Game Birds


Furbearer Hunting

Gray Fox, Red Fox, Mink and Striped SkunkStatewide: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day hunting only.

Bag limit is two per day. No bag limit for striped skunk. Foxes may be taken during daylight hours with firearms no larger than .30 caliber.

OpossumStatewide: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day or night hunting; dogs are required for hunting at night.

Bag limit is two per day.

BobcatStatewide: sunrise, Oct. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Dogs allowed to hunt bobcats during the day. Dogs required to hunt bobcats at night.

Statewide: first day of spring turkey season through June 13. Day hunting only. No dogs allowed.

Bag limit is two per day. Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may take bobcats.

Bobcats may be taken during daylight hours with archery equipment, firearms no larger than .30 caliber or shotguns with shot no larger than T shot. Refer to Page 68 for hunting equipment legal on WMAs. Bobcats also may be taken during daylight hours of any open deer, bear, or spring turkey season with hunting equipment legal for that season.

CoyoteStatewide: sunrise, July 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Dogs allowed to hunt coyote during the day. Coyote may not be hunted at night.

Statewide: first day of spring turkey season through June 13. Day hunting only – No dogs allowed.

No bag limit on coyote. Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may take coyotes.

Coyotes may be taken during daylight hours with archery equipment, firearms no larger than .30 caliber or shotguns with shot no larger than T shot. Refer to Page 68 for hunting equipment legal on WMAs. Coyotes may also be taken during daylight hours of any open deer, bear, or spring turkey season with hunting equipment legal for that season.

River OtterStatewide: sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, Feb. 28. Day hunting only.

Bag limit is two per day.

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.

Wildlife Regulations • Furbearer Hunting


RaccoonStatewide: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31. Night hunting only. Dogs required. Bag limit four per day.

Statewide: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Nov. 12. Day or night hunting. Dogs required to hunt at night. Bag limit four per day.

Statewide: sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, March 31. Day or night hunting. Dogs required to hunt at night. No bag limit.

Muskrat, Nutria and BeaverStatewide: sunrise Sept. 1-sunset Mar. 31. Day hunting only.

No bag limit.

Badger, Spotted Skunk and WeaselStatewide hunting: closed.

Furbearer Hunting MethodsUnless 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.

Furbearer TrappingBadger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel are regulated as furbearers.

It shall be unlawful for any resident 16 years of age or older to trap or attempt to trap any furbearing animals without first obtaining a current Resident Trapper Permit in addition to a hunting license. Permits are valid during open seasons for the year period July 1-June 30 and may be ordered from www.agfc.com or by calling 800-364-GAME, ext. 6359.

Wildlife Regulations • Furbearer Hunting and Trapping

Furbearer TrappingStatewide: sunrise, Nov.13-sunset, Feb. 28. Excludes coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria.

No bag limit.

CoyoteStatewide: sunrise, Aug. 1-sunset, March 31.

No bag limit.

Beaver, Muskrat and NutriaStatewide: sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, March 31.

No bag limit.

Checking RequirementsNondrowning sets with foothold traps, snares and box traps must be checked daily. Kill traps must be checked at least every 72 hours.

Foothold TrapsFoothold traps must be smooth jawed. Foothold traps on land must have a jaw spread no greater than 6 inches. Foothold traps with a jaw spread greater than 5 inches must have offset or rubber padded jaws. For water sets, traps may have a jaw spread up to 8½ inches. Traps are measured from the inside edge at the dog.


Conibear-type TrapsFor land sets, the maximum jaw spread for Conibear-type traps is 6 inches. For water sets, the maximum jaw spread is 10 inches.

Box TrapsBox traps may be used for land-sets and water-sets.

SnaresLeg 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 2½ inches. Land snares must have a single-piece lock and must be braided cable with a loop no larger than 12 inches in diameter (from side-to-side) and the bottom of the loop no higher than 10 inches from the ground. No snare may be set or maintained in a public road right-of-way or touch any fence when fully extended.

BaitAnimal 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.

IdentificationTraps, including snares, must have either the trapper’s name and address, their vehicle operator’s license number or their vehicle license number.

Pelts: Untanned pelts must belong to species of furbearers that have an open season in Arkansas. Shipments of untanned green pelts originating in Arkansas must display the name, address and license number of shipper, date of shipment and the words “Fur Pelts.”

Bobcat and river otter pelts must be tagged by an AGFC employee before being shipped out of state. Possession of untagged river otter pelts from April 1 to the beginning of the river otter hunting season is not allowed except for those taken with a depredation permit.

Fur DealersAnyone purchasing furbearer pelts or carcasses is required to have a fur dealer permit and complete the AGFC Fur Dealer Report daily unless they are an Arkansas resident purchasing tanned pelts, taxidermy mounts or whole carcasses of legally taken furbearers for personal use. The Fur Dealer Report must be made available for inspection by AGFC employees and be submitted to the AGFC by May 5.

Wildlife Regulations • Furbearer Trapping

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Vernon AustinMark BadgwellBill BarnesF.K. Barton, Jr.Doug BeardF.M. BellingrathTed BoswellRalph BrasherBobby Brown, Jr.Wendie BrownLarry BurrowJack ButtRichard L. Calleton, M.D.Paul and June CarterLeon Catlett, IIJohn Ed ChambersBill ClarkRogers CockrillJohn A. Cooper, Jr.J.R. Cromwell, IIIDr. Neil E. Crow, Jr.Tom CurtnerGeorge DavisLarry DavisFred DentonD.H. DixonBoris DoverRobert DunnHunter EastDavid EglestonDr. Clark FincherAlan and Kathy FluryDavid FordGary Dan FutrellWoody FutrellCarl GarnerCole GoodmanStacy GundermanCharles HammansStuart HankinsJames HardinTom and Bonnie HastyRobert HenryGary D. HinesScott HinesJim HinkleDennis HoglandPaul HolifieldEdward L. HoltEdward L. HouseKelly and Robert JacksonRandy JohnsonJeryl JonesMark KarnesKevin KempJohnny KinderBenny KoontzBernard LandermanPaul D. LangstonT.L. Laureman

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Our Mission• To acquire and provide financial support for properties and facilities for conservation education programs, wildlife habitat, and land for game and fish management programs through gifts, donations, bequests and grants; To develop, promote and participate in conservation education programs for educators, students and all other Arkansans; • To help assure the future of high-quality hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities in Arkansas; • To support the mission of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Contact the Foundation, Steve Smith, President(501) 223-6396 [email protected] Jones, External Relations Manager,(870) 672-7305 or [email protected] us on the web at www.agff.org

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John O. Lytle, M.D., Chairman, Pine Bluff • Randy Wilbourn, Vice-Chairman, Little Rock • Kramer Darragh, Secretary, Little Rock • Randy Milligan, Treasurer, Conway • Steve G. Smith, President, Little Rock

Foundation Board MembersArkansas Game and Fish Foundation

Foundation SponsorsHeritage Trust

John Bale, Jr., Little RockMark Blackwood, FayettevilleRogers Cockrill, Little RockJackson Currie, WilmotTommy Deweese, FayettevilleBob East, Little RockGreg Feltus, Little RockRobert Feltus, Little RockMike Freeze, EnglandMiles Goggans, Little RockDavid R. Griffin, WabashTom Hasty, AlmyraScott Henderson, Greers FerryRich Hillman, CarlisleRay Hobbs, Rogers

Edward L. Holt, CrossettRandy Hopper, FlippinTom Jones, Little RockJudy Loving, YellvilleTim Mariani, Little RockBobby Martin, RogersMarion McCollum, StuttgartJerry McKinnis, Little RockAndy Miller, Little RockLance Miller, Little RockDr. Jim Moore, Pine BluffFord Overton, Little RockNeal Pendergraft, FayettevilleCarrol Penick, Little RockDr. Rob Porter, Little Rock

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Who taught you how to fish and hunt?Whether walking through the spring turkey woods in pursuit of that elusive longbeard or casting a line out to a lurking largemouth bass or tying on a special fly to attract a rising trout, take a moment to think of the first time you hunted and fished and who was there beside you.

There’s no better way to remember a loved one or companion who loved the outdoors, than to have memorials made to the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation. Your donation “In Honor” or “In Memory” of that special companion, will help ensure that the outdoor heritage we enjoy in Arkansas will continue through future generations.

The Foundation will send a special card to the individual or to their family to share the thoughtful gift you’ve made to say “thank you” for the hunting and fishing memories that they made possible.

Call Steve Smith at 501-223-6396. Or mail a donation to this address: Memorials, Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Donations are tax deductible.

Visit us on the web at www.agff.org

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Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry

We are constantly updating the list of participating processors.

Please visit www.arkansashunters.org

for updates.

Help out by donating venison:

Take your legally tagged, field-dressed deer to a participating meat processor. You can donate all or part of the meat. AHFH can pay for processing donated meat or you can contribute all or part to the cost. Your charitable donations are tax-deductible.

For more information, contact Ronnie Ritter by phone at 501-282-0006 or by email at [email protected].

Half Moon Meat ProcessingDeWitt • 870-946-1839

Miller ProcessingDeWitt • 870-946-1348

V & P GroceryCrossett • 870-364-4931

Twin Lakes Packing & ProcessingGassville • 870-435-6651

Benton County ProcessingSiloam Springs • 479-549-4115

Lasiter’s Slaughter HouseWarren • 870-226-5015

T&M ProcessingArkadelphia • 870-246-0002

Lonnie’s Meat MarketHeber Springs • 501-362-6300

Watson Custom Slaughter HouseRison • 870-325-6922

Razorback Packing CompanyWaldo • 870-693-2130

Home Ice CompanyJonesboro • 870-935-5555

Cocrum’s Custom Meat ProcessorsRudy • 479-474-3012

Garner’s AMPVan Buren • 479-474-1645

Wynne Meat ProcessingWynne • 870-318-5651

Lonnie’s Meat MarketConway • 501-450-7100

Mayflower TaxidermyMayflower • 501-470-3400

Arkansas Meat Processing Ozark • 479-667-2442

Burch’s Custom ButcheringSalem • 870-895-3467

Griffith Custom ButcheringHot Springs • 501-321-4228

HMS Custom ProcessingSheridan • 870-942-8083

Ridge Road Processing, Inc.Lafe • 870-586-0892

B & G PackingNashville • 870-845-8706

The Country ButcherWhitehall • 870-247-4500

C and C Packing CompanyStamps • 870-533-2251

Lynn’s Deer ProcessingLynn • 870-528-3095

The Butcher BlockForeman • 870-542-6460

Fox Slaughter and ProcessingScranton • 479-938-2236

Cabot Meat MarketCabot • 501-843-5511

Lonnie’s Meat MarketCabot • 501-843-7100

Tims’ Custom MeatPrescott • 870-887-3362

Charlie’s One StopChidester • 870-685-2753

CenterPoint SchoolsAmity • 870-356-3621

T and L Meat ProcessingMena • 479-243-0112

Ferguson’s Slaughter HouseAtkins • 479-641-7604

Hoggs Meat Market and Catering North Little Rock • 501-758-7700

The Bucks Stops HereSherwood • 501-834-4868

Kruse Meat MarketAlexander • 501-316-2110

Lasiter Custom MeatWaldron • 479-637-3600

Larry Little’s Butcher ShopCave City • 870-283-6381

Strong Meat ProcessingStrong • 870-797-2001

The Choppin’ BlockEl Dorado • 870-862-0776

Clinton Meat ProcessorClinton • 501-745-4844

Meat & Wildgame ProcessingSpringdale • 479-751-0268

Brogan FarmsRomance • 501-556-5085

AR Quality ProcessorsDardanell • 479-576-4419

Wild Game ProcessingDardanell • 479-229-2298


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Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures are available by calling AGFC toll-free, 800-440-1477, or by checking www.agfc.com. Readings are updated by 3 p.m. daily.

Black River Flood Prone Region closes to deer hunting when the Black River gauge at Corning exceeds 11 feet and reopens when it falls below 9.5 feet. This region includes Dave Donaldson Black River WMA.

St. Francis River Flood Prone Region closes to deer hunting when the St. Francis River gauge at Oak Donnick reaches 216 msl and reopens when it falls below 215 msl. This region includes St. Francis River Sunken Lands WMA.

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.

Flood Prone Regions

Flood Prone Regions


Flood Prone Region A closes to deer hunting when the Cache River gauge at Patterson reaches 12 feet. This restriction is lifted when the Cache River gauge at Patterson falls to or below 11 feet. WMAs in this region include Brushy Creek WMA, Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA and Whitehall WMA.

Flood Prone Region B closes to deer hunting when the White River gauge at Augusta reaches 31 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge at Augusta falls below 30 feet and the White River gauge at Georgetown falls to or below 19 feet. WMAs in this region include Bayou Des Arc WMA, Departee Creek WMA, Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek WMA and portions of Bald Knob and Cache River NWRs

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.

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.

Flood Prone Region F closes to deer hunting when the White River gauge at St. Charles reaches 23.5 feet and the gauge at Lock and Dam No. 1 (Norrel) on the Arkansas River reaches 145 feet msl. This restriction is lifted when the White River gauge at St. Charles falls to or below 21.5 feet and the gauge at Lock and Dam No. 1 on the Arkansas River falls to or below 143 feet msl. This region includes portions of Trusten Holder WMA.

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Flood Prone Region G closes to deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Helena reaches 44 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls to or below 42 feet.

Flood Prone Region H closes to deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Arkansas City reaches 37 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls to or below 35 feet. This region includes portions of Trusten Holder WMA.

Flood Prone Region I closes to deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Greenville reaches 48 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls to or below 46 feet.

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Hunting Guidebook 2010-1162

Wildlife Management Areas

Region 1 2920 McClellan Drive, Ste. 1280 • Jonesboro, AR 72401870-972-5438 • Toll-free: 877-972-5438

Region 2 1201 N. Highway 49 • Brinkley, AR 72021 870-734-4581 • Toll-free: 877-734-4581

Region 3 771 Jordan Drive • Monticello, AR 71655 870-367-3553 • Toll-free: 877-367-3559

Region 4500 Ben Lane • Camden, AR 71701 870-836-4612 • Toll-free: 877-836-4612

Region 5 7004 Highway 67 East • Perrytown, AR 71801 870-777-5580 • Toll-free: 877-777-5580

Region 6 350 Fish Hatchery Road • Hot Springs, AR 71913 501-525-8606 • Toll-free: 877-525-8606

Region 7 8000 Taylor Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72916 479-478-1043 • Toll-free: 877-478-1043

Region 8 1266 Lock and Dam Road • Russellville, AR 72802 479-967-7577 • Toll-free: 877-967-7577

Region 9 1125 Hwy 56 • Calico Rock, AR 72519 870-297-4331 • Toll-free: 877-297-4331

Region 10 455 Dam Site Road • Eureka Springs, AR 72631 479-253-2506 • Toll-free: 866-253-2506

Wildlife Management Regions and Refuges

Contact Numbers:

WMAs • WMA Region Map, Region Contact Numbers

Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

Natural Area WMA

National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)

Special Use Area (SUA)

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WMA Zone Name County WMA

RegionMobility Impaired Access?

002 Bald Knob NWR White 2

005 Bayou Des Arc WMA Prairie 2

010 Bayou Meto WMA Arkansas, Jefferson 3

020 Beaver Lake WMA Benton, Carroll, Madison 10

022 Bell Slough WMA Faulkner 6

023 Benson Creek Natural Area WMA Monroe 2

025 Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA Ashley, Union 4

027 Big Creek WMA Lee 2

030 Big Lake NWR Mississippi 1

040 Big Lake WMA Mississippi 1

045 Big Timber WMA Clark 4

055 Blevins WMA Hempstead 5

060 Blue Mountain WMA Logan 7

075 Brewer Lake/Cypress Creek WMA Conway 8

077 Brushy Creek WMA Cross 2

080 Buffalo National River WMA Baxter, Marion, Newton, Searcy 8

095 Cache River NWR Jackson, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff 2

100 Camp Robinson SUA Faulkner 6

110 Camp Robinson WMA Faulkner, Pulaski 6

120 Caney Creek WMA Howard, Montgomery, Pike, Polk 7

125 Casey Jones WMA Ashley, Drew 3

126 Cattail Marsh WMA Greene 1

127 Cedar Creek WMA Scott 7

128 Cherokee WMACleburne, Conway, Independence, Logan, Pope, Scott, Stone, Van Buren

9

130 Cherokee Prairie Natural Area WMA Franklin 7

134 Cove Creek Natural Area WMA Faulkner 6

136 Crossett Experimental Forest WMA Ashley 3

138 Cut-Off Creek WMA Drew 3

140 Cypress Bayou WMA Lonoke, White 6

160 Dardanelle WMA Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell 7

170 Dave Donaldson Black River WMA Clay, Greene, Randolph 1

173 DeGray Lake WMA Clark, Hot Spring 4

WMAs • WMA Zone Index




175 Departee Creek WMA White 2

177 Devil’s Knob Natural Area WMA Izard 9

180 Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois D’Arc WMA Hempstead 5

210 Earl Buss Bayou Deview WMA Poinsett 1

213 Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA Conway, Pope 8

215 Electric Island WMA Garland 6

217 Ethel WMA Arkansas 3

219 Falcon Bottoms Natural Area WMA Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada 4

220 Felsenthal NWR Ashley, Bradley, Union 3

230 Fort Chaffee WMA Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian 7

232 Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area - West Desha 3

233 Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area - East Desha 3

235 Frog Bayou WMA Crawford 7

240 Galla Creek WMA Pope 8

245 Garrett Hollow Natural Area WMA Washington 10

250 Gene Rush WMA Newton, Searcy 8

270 Greers Ferry Lake WMA Cleburne, Van Buren 9

280 Gulf Mountain WMA Van Buren 9

282 Gum Flats WMA Little River 5

284 H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area WMA Franklin 7

290 Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA Sharp 9

300 Harris Brake WMA Perry 6

310 Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA White 2

320 Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area Benton, Carroll, Madison 10

330 Holla Bend NWR Pope 8

340 Holland Bottoms WMA Lonoke 6

360 Hope Upland WMA Hempstead 5

370 Howard County WMA Howard 5

372 Howard Hensley Searcy County WMA Searcy 8

375 Iron Mountain Natural Area WMA Polk 7

380 J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA Logan 7

385 Jamestown Independence County WMA Independence 9






387 Jim Kress WMA Cleburne 9

390 Jones Point WMA Marion 8

400 Lafayette County WMA Lafayette 5

410 Lake Greeson WMA Howard, Pike 5

412 Lee County WMA Lee 2

415 Little Bayou WMA Ashley 3

417 Little River WMA Hempstead 5

420 Loafer’s Glory WMA Searcy 8

425 Maumelle River WMA Pulaski 6

430 McIlroy Madison County WMA Madison 10

433 Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA Prairie 2

445 Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA Calhoun 4

450 Mount Magazine WMA Logan, Yell 7

460 Muddy Creek WMA Montgomery, Scott, Yell 7

465 Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area WMA Hempstead 5

470 Nimrod/Lloyd Millwood WMA Yell 8

480 Norfork Lake WMA Baxter 9

490 Overflow NWR Ashley 3

495 Ozan WMA Hempstead 5

500 Ozark Lake WMA Crawford, Franklin 7

505 Ozark National Forest WMAConway, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren, Washington

7, 8, 9 and 10

507 Palmetto Flats Natural Area WMA Little River 5

510 Petit Jean River WMA Yell 8

516 Pine City Natural Area WMA Monroe 2

520 Piney Creeks WMA Johnson, Newton, Pope 8

530 Poison Springs WMA Ouachita, Nevada 4

532 Pond Creek NWR Sevier 5

535 Prairie Bayou WMA Lonoke 6

537 Provo WMA Sevier 5

539 Railroad Prairie Natural Area WMA Prairie 2

540 Rainey WMA Pope 8

550 Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA Woodruff 2

551 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA Hempstead 5




552 Ring Slough WMA Clay 1

553 River Bend WMA Perry 6

555 Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek WMA Randolph 1

560 Roth Prairie Natural Area WMA Arkansas 3

590 St. Francis National Forest WMA Lee, Phillips 2

600 St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA Craighead, Greene, Poinsett 1

562 Sandhills Natural Area WMA Miller 5

570 Seven Devils WMA Drew 3

575 Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA Monroe 2

580 Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA Lawrence 1

583 Slippery Hollow Natural Area Marion 8

603 Smoke Hole Natural Area WMA Lonoke, Prairie 2

585 Spring Bank WMA Lafayette 5

604 Stateline Sandponds Natural Area WMA Clay 1

605 Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA White 2

610 Sulphur River WMA Miller 5

615 Sweden Creek Natural Area WMA Madison 10

620 Sylamore WMA Baxter, Marion, Searcy, Stone 9

625 Terre Noire Natural Area WMA Clark 4

630 Trusten Holder WMA Arkansas, Desha 3

633 Two Bayou Creek WMA Ouachita 4

635 U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA St. Francis 2

675 W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMA Greene 1

640 Wapanocca NWR Crittenden 2

645 Warren Prairie Natural Area WMA Bradley, Drew 3

653 Wedington WMA Benton, Washington 10

654 White Cliffs Natural Area WMA Little River 5

655 Whitehall WMA Poinsett 1

660 White River South NWR Arkansas, Desha, Monroe, Phillips 3

661 White River North NWR Arkansas, Monroe 2 and 3

670 White Rock WMA Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Washington 7

680 Winona WMA Garland, Perry, Saline 6

677 Wittsburg Natural Area WMA Cross 2



General WMA Regulations

• disobey official signs. • damage AGFC buildings,

structures, signs or property. • remove rocks, fruits, nuts,

acorns, artifacts, plants or any other objects.

• burn timber, brush or grass.

• burn materials containing nails, screws or other metal objects.

• leave a fire unattended or allow one to escape from control.

• bait wildlife, except when bait or lures are used in legally set traps during an open furbearer trapping season.

• cut trees.• post signs.• use or possess alcohol or

controlled substances while hunting.

• construct, place or occupy a permanent hunting stand, building, shelter or moored houseboat.

On property owned, leased or cooperatively managed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, you may not:

Hunting Stands

Vehicles

Hunters should review specific WMA regulations for the area they plan to hunt.

WMAs • General WMA Regulations

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 trailways on Gum Flats, Provo, Lake Greeson, Howard County,

Lafayette County, Casey Jones and Big Timber leased lands WMAs.

• Hunters with a Mobility Impaired Access Permit may hunt from the two designated abandoned railroad rights-of-way on Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA.

On Ouachita National Forest:Operating any motorized vehicle on a forest development road or any portion thereof that is posted as closed, or closed by an earthen mound, gate

Portable hunting stands and associated equipment using no metal objects (such as screw-in steps) to be screwed or driven into trees may be used, but must have the owner’s name and address permanently attached. Stands must be moved at least 200 yards after seven days.

Deer stands may not be placed more than seven days before deer archery season and must be removed within seven days after the close of deer archery season.On USDA Forest Service lands, portable stands must comply with Forest Service regulations on Page 28.

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On AGFC-owned WMAs, all-terrain vehicles, dune buggies and amphibious vehicles are prohibited. Vehicles 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 that have been developed for wildlife.Mobility Impaired access permit-holders may use an ATV on AGFC-owned WMAs to travel on graveled, all-weather roads (unless posted closed to vehicles) and on designated Mobility Impaired access trails. They may use an ATV during muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons with the following restrictions:

• Permit holders riding ATVs must deer hunt at least 100 feet but no more than 300 feet from graveled, all-weather roads. ATVs may be operated within 300 feet of designated Mobility Impaired access trails.

• ATVs may be used only for stand placement and hunting.

• ATVs may be used beyond 300 feet from a road or Mobility Impaired access trail only to retrieve big game taken by the permit holder.

• Permit holders must be able to see their ATV at all times while hunting.

• Firearms must be unloaded and cased while being transported by ATV.

Hunters may get an application for a Mobility Impaired access permit by following the directions listed on Page 16.


Mobility Impaired Hunts

Permit Deer Hunts Each year, applications for permit deer hunts on WMAs are available in June. Drawings are held in July and successful applicants are notified in August. Hunters shall comply with the terms of a AGFC-issued permit. Other hunting seasons, except waterfowl, are closed during permit hunts, unless otherwise noted on the back of the permit.

Hunting EquipmentKilling devices or traps may not be possessed on WMAs unless a season is open. Rifles and pistols larger than .22 caliber rimfire, buckshot or rifled slugs may be used only during modern gun deer or bear 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. Firearms may be carried to and from firing ranges on WMAs. 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 and all U.S. Forest Service lands including WMA’s 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.

Licensed sportsmen who are permanently Mobility Impaired may be eligible for special access privileges on AGFC-owned WMAs. Contact wildlife regional offices for information (Page 1). These privileges allow persons with certain medical conditions to receive a Mobility Impaired Access Permit. There is no charge for the initial card.

Special deer hunts are available for Mobility Impaired hunters on Choctaw Island, Dardanelle, DeGray Lake, Greers Ferry, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, Lake Greeson and Trusten Holder WMAs and White River NWR.


Shooting From Roads Shooting across, from or hunting within 100 feet of a road on any WMA is prohibited (see exceptions below). See page 17 for Leased Land WMAs.• Exception 1: Small game (excluding fox, bobcat and

coyote) being pursued or treed by a dog or under the point of a dog may be taken within 100 feet from the centerline of a road on Big Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats, Howard County, Jim Kress, Lafayette County, Lake Greeson, Moro Big Pine

Natural Area and Provo WMAs provided the road is not city, county, state or federally maintained.

• Exception 2: Trappers may use legal firearms to harvest animals caught in legally set foothold and Conibear (body-gripping) traps.

• Exception 3: Licensed/permitted falconers may hunt with and trap birds of prey in accordance with state and federal falconry regulations.

or other object is prohibited. This includes all motorized vehicles including ATVs and OHVs. All trails going around the gate, sign or over an earthen mound are not legal trails and are in violation of this regulation. In April 2009, the Ouachita National Forest will have a designated system of roads and trails for public motor vehicle use. Once maps are published, it will be unlawful to travel off designated routes. Check with the Forest Service to obtain these motor vehicle use maps.On Ozark National Forest:Operating any motorized vehicle on a route not designated in the Motor Vehicle Use Map is prohibited. Any road or trail in the Ozark National Forest not classified as a designated route or trail is closed to motorized vehicle use., including ATVs and OHVs. Maps of the designated routes are available at www.AOKForests.com or at any Forest Service office. Wildlife may not be hunted from a motorized vehicle.


Camping

Horses and Mules Pleasure riding and organized trail rides are allowed during February, March and June through September on AGFC-owned land. Permits for organized events involving 10 or more horses or mules are available by request from wildlife management area headquarters and must be obtained at least two weeks in advance of the event. Horses and riders are restricted to established trails or roads. Horses and mules are allowed only in camping areas that are designated for equestrian use. Horses in camping areas may be tied to trailers or to a highline using tree saver straps. Horses or mules may not be allowed to damage trees or other woody vegetation. Soil disturbance must be restored, manure must be scattered and excess feed, hay and any trash must be removed. These requirements do not apply to Ozark National Forest lands.

Unless otherwise noted for specific WMAs or SUAs, hunters may use horses or mules during open seasons on most WMAs or at night during furbearer season.


• Quail and rabbit dog training is allowed Sept. 1-April 1, except during firearms deer hunts when dogs are not allowed.

• Quail hunting is allowed with bird dog breeds when quail season is open.

• Woodcock hunting is allowed with bird dog breeds when woodcock season is open.

• UKC, AKC and ACHA field trials are allowed when approved by the AGFC.

• Waterfowl retrievers may be used during open migratory bird seasons.

• Dogs are required for raccoon hunting at night from July 1 until March 31.

• Dogs may be used for hunting squirrel and rabbit in season except during firearms deer hunts when dogs are not allowed.

Hunting DogsUnless noted on specific areas, wildlife management areas are closed to dogs, except in the following instances:

Feral HogsFor information on feral hogs in Arkansas, please see page 37.

Waterfowl Rest AreasAll WRAs are closed to access Nov. 1-Feb. 15 unless otherwise noted.

Vegetation DestructionOn property owned by the AGFC and Maumelle River WMA, 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.

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.

On USDA Forest Service lands, campers must comply with Forest Service camping regulations. See pages 28-29.


Gray Fox, Red Fox, Mink and Striped SkunkHunting: Sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day hunting only. Bag limit is two per day per species.

Unless otherwise prohibited, fox may be taken during daylight hours with firearms no larger than .30 caliber during fox season on AGFC-owned WMAs.

Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset Feb. 28. No bag limit.

OpossumHunting: Sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day or night hunting; dogs are required for hunting at night. Bag limit is two per day.

Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, Feb. 28. No bag limit.

BobcatHunting: Sunrise, Oct. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Dogs required to hunt bobcat at night.

First day of spring turkey season through June 13. Day hunting only – No dogs allowed.

Bag limit is two per day. Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may take bobcats. Closed on WMAs without spring turkey or squirrel seasons.

Refer to Page 68 for hunting equipment legal on WMAs. Bobcat may also be taken during daylight hours of any open deer, bear, spring turkey or squirrel season with hunting equipment legal for that season and where not prohibited by other WMA regulations. Unless otherwise prohibited, bobcat may be taken during daylight hours with firearms of any caliber during bobcat season on AGFC-owned WMAs and all U.S. Forest Service lands, including WMAs lying in the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark - St. Francis National Forest.


CoyoteHunting: Sunrise, July 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Coyote may not be hunted at night.

First day of spring turkey season through June 13. Day hunting only – No dogs allowed.

No bag limit. Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may take coyotes. Closed on WMAs without spring turkey or squirrel seasons.

Refer to Page 68 for hunting equipment legal on WMAs. Coyote may also be taken during daylight hours of any open deer, bear, spring turkey or squirrel season with hunting equipment legal for that season and where not prohibited by other WMA regulations. Unless otherwise prohibited, coyote may be taken during daylight hours with firearms no larger than .30 caliber during coyote season on AGFC-owned WMAs.

Trapping: Aug. 1-March 31. No bag limit.

River OtterHunting: Sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, Feb. 28. Day hunting only. Bag limit is two per day.

Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset Feb. 28. No bag limit.

RaccoonHunting: Sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31. Night hunting only. Dogs required, limit four.

Sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day or night hunting. Dogs are required for hunting at night. Limit four per day.

March 1-31. Night hunting only. Dogs are required. No limit.


Muskrat, Nutria and BeaverHunting: Sunrise Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28. Day hunting only. No bag limit.

Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 13-sunset, March 31. No limit.

Badger, Spotted Skunk and WeaselHunting: closed.



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WMA-specific Regulations

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-17.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Bird dogs allowed.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Crow: Sept. 4-Feb. 20. Open Thursdays through Mondays. No limit.

Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Wrape Plantation Waterfowl Rest Area and Halowell Reservoir are closed to access November 1 and will reopen to access Feb. 16. Check the latest Arkansas Waterfowl Regulations Guidebook for details. Bayou Meto WMA is closed to the public (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m.-4 a.m. during duck season. No boats allowed on Bayou Meto WMA from 1 p.m.-4 a.m. during the duck season except as follows: (1) during the last three days of the last duck season and during the special youth waterfowl hunts when boats may be used from 4 a.m.-6:30 p.m. daily; (2) boating access during the duck season only from 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the following streams - Mulberry Access (including all of the Salt Bayou Ditch to the confluence of Little Bayou Meto) and Buckingham Flats Access (including Big Bayou Meto and Cannon Brake Access including Little Bayou Meto only within the Cannon Brake Impoundment).

Beaver Lake WMACorps of Engineers 866-253-2506 • 5,827 acres • Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington counties, WMA zone 020

CLOSED: alligator and elk.

Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28.

Bayou Des Arc WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 450 acres (plus 503 acre lake) • Prairie County, WMA zone 005

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.


Deer Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 29-31.

Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 19 and Dec. 26-28.

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check flood prone region B on Page 56 for important additional information.

Bayou Meto WMAAGFC 877-367-3559 • 33,832 acres • Arkansas, Jefferson counties, WMA zone 010



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 23-27.

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Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 and Dec. 26-28. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal bag limit.

Bear Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Nov. 8-30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.

Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7. Statewide bag limit. No dogs. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.

Bear Notes: Bear seasons close earlier if bear zone quota is reached.





Area Notes: Includes lands within the Corps of Engineers boundary, including islands and shoreline acreage. Hunting with dogs is not allowed on islands during deer season. Use of bird dogs is restricted to quail season; retrievers to waterfowl season. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.

Bell Slough WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 2,040 acres • Faulkner county, WMA zone 022

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle only.




Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: The Palarm Creek Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access Nov. 1 and reopens to access Feb. 16. Firearms are restricted to shotguns and rimfire rifles.

Benson Creek Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 610 acres • Monroe county, WMA zone 023

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only.




Consult pages 67-69 for additional WMA general regulations and Page 70 for furbearer WMA regulations.






Area Notes: Motorized vehicles, horses, camping and construction of hunting stands are prohibited. Check flood prone region D on Page 56 for important additional information.

Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMAAGFC / Natrual Heritage Comm. 877-836-4612 • 7,020 acres (includes Coffee Prairie Natural Area) Ashley, Union counties, WMA zone 025






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and three does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is five deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and three does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Only Arkansas-approved nontoxic shot must be possessed and used while hunting small game with shotguns.

Big Creek WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 280 acres • Lee county, WMA zone 027






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Big Lake WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 12,320 acres • Mississippi county, WMA zone 040

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.


Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-14. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun season. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Furbearers: Ditch 28 closed to all trapping.

Area Notes: Deer hunting is closed when the water level exceeds 236 msl. at Seven Mile access gauge. Mallard Lake is closed to hunting. Any firearm being transported in Ditch 28 must be dismantled or unloaded and cased. Ungravelled roads are closed to traffic from October 1 to May 31. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.

Big Timber WMAPrivate 877-836-4612 • 41,111 acres • Clark county, WMA zone 045







Bear Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30 (only on that part of the area that lies in zone 2). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24 (only on that part of the area that lies in zone 2). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Sept. 15-16 and Nov. 8-30 (only on that part of the area that lies in zone 2). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 (only on that part of the area that lies in bear zone 2). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Quail permit required. Free Bird Dog Training/Quail Hunting Permit is required to hunt quail or train dogs on the Upland Demonstration Area. Contact Camden Regional Office. Must complete a Hunter Report Form after each hunt.




Area Notes: The Upland WDA is closed to motor vehicles (except ATVs, which may be used on the main road). After each hunt on the Upland WDA, hunters must complete a Hunter Report Form available at the north and south gates. Hunters, trappers and campers aged 16 years or older must purchase a Big Timber WMA leased lands permit. See Page 17.


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Blevins WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 128 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 055











Blue Mountain WMACorps of Engineers 877-478-1043 • 8,200 acres • Logan county, WMA zone 060


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. No dogs.

Deer Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20. No dogs.

Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2. No dogs.

Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Blue Mountain WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required). These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Bear Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Bear Modern Gun: Sept. 15-16 and Nov. 8-30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts, modern gun special youth hunt and Dec. 26-28.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts, modern gun special youth hunt and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Brewer Lake/Cypress Creek WMACity of Conway 877-967-7577 • 1,200 acres • Conway county, WMA zone 075

CLOSED: deer archery, deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.




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Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession - 32.

Crow: Sept. 4-Feb. 20, open Thursday through Monday, no limit.

Brushy Creek WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 215 acres • Cross county, WMA zone 077



Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-21 and Dec. 26-28. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the modern gun season. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check flood prone region A on Page 56 for important additional information. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols. Archery equipment and muzzleloader rifles may also be used.

Buffalo National River WMANational Park Service 870-365-2700 • 95,730 acres • Marion Baxter, Newton, Searcy counties, WMA zone 080

CLOSED: alligator and furbearer trapping.





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader deer season and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20 during the muzzleloader deer season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.



Bear Modern Gun: Nov. 8-30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.



Elk (permit hunt): Sept. 20-24 and Dec. 6-10.








Area Notes: Chase for pleasure and dog training are not allowed. Discharging firearms across, into or from the Buffalo River and its gravel bars is not allowed. Hunting is not allowed in developed areas. Firearms and crossbows must be unloaded and cased or broken down when carried in or on a vehicle or boat and when in a developed campground. The operation of unlicensed off-road motor vehicles is not allowed on roads, lands and waters within the Buffalo National River. Vehicles may not travel off-road. Campsites may not remain unattended for more than 24 hours. Sylamore WMA seasons and regulations apply to Buffalo National River lands in Marion and Baxter counties lying east of Big Creek and south and east of the Buffalo River.

Camp Robinson SUAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 4,029 acres • Faulkner county, WMA zone 100

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail and rabbit.



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt.



Squirrel: May 15-Sept. 29. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Crow: Sept. 4-29. No limit.

Furbearer Trapping: Only enclosed, pull-activated dog-proof traps may be utilized.

Area Notes: Dog trainers and people horseback riding for pleasure must register at the Headquarters Information Station prior to utilizing the area. Horseback riding for pleasure is allowed year-round; except during scheduled events, including field trials, in which the public use compartments are reserved. Bird dog, rabbit dog, and waterfowl retriever training is allowed Sept. 15-April 1 except during firearm deer hunts and after supplemental quail releases. A current Arkansas hunting license is required for dog training. Trainers are restricted to eight dogs and may not train more than 3 days per week nor more than 2 consecutive days in a two week period. Waterfowl retriever training is allowed year-round in Compartment 5. Live ammunition is prohibited for dog training. Camping is limited to 7 days and campers must register at the sign in booth in the campground upon arrival. Please check the current public use schedule prior to accessing the area. A public use schedule can be obtained at the information station or online at www.agfc.com.

Camp Robinson WMANational Guard 501-212-5155 • 19,648 acres • Faulkner, Pulaski counties, WMA zone 110

CLOSED: bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk and furbearer trapping.


Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 20-21.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 25-26 and Nov. 27-28.

Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Oct. 30-31.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.








Squirrel: Sept. 4-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Fox, Bobcat and Coyote: In Jan.-Feb. during the daylight hours, fox, bobcat and coyote may be taken with firearms of any caliber.

Area Notes: All areas south of Declination Road and east of Cato Road, south of the pipeline and west of Cato Road, the impact area and the drop zone are closed. All hunters including permit hunters are required to obtain and present a sportsman’s pass upon entry and will be required to adhere to the policy set by the Military Department. Military Department activities take precedence over recreational activities and may cause changes to access requirements, dates and available training areas without notice. Scouting is prohibited. Feral hogs can be killed during any other open season. Vehicular access is limited to designated roads and trails. If you have a question concerning a sportsman’s pass please call 501-212-5155. Other questions can be answered by the Department of Public Safety at 501-212-5280.

Caney Creek WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-478-1043 • 85,000 acres • Howard, Montgomery, Pike, Polk counties, WMA zone 120






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Caney Creek WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required). These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.









Area Notes: Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information.

Casey Jones WMAPlum Creek, Inc. 877-367-3559 • 54,472 acres • Ashley, Drew counties, WMA zone 125














Furbearers: Dogs allowed for coyote, fox and bobcat hunting on Casey Jones WMA during the declared furbearer season when a firearms deer season is closed. Dogs are required to hunt bobcat, opossum and raccoon at night.

Area Notes: Hunters, trappers and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Casey Jones WMA leased lands permit.

Cattail Marsh WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 78 acres • Greene county, WMA zone 126








Cedar Creek WMAAGFC 877-478-1043 • 103 acres • Scott county, WMA zone 127

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, furbearer hunting and furbearer trapping.







Cherokee WMAGreen Bay Packaging, Inc. 877-297-4331 • 62,203 acres • Cleburne, Conway, Independence, Logan, Pope, Stone, Van Buren, Scott counties, WMA zone 128






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.




Bear Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30 (only on that part of the area that lies in bear zone 2). Oct. 1-Nov. 30 (only on that part of the area that lies in bear zone 1). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Bear Modern Gun: Sept. 15-16 (only on that part of the area that lies in bear zone 2). Nov. 8-30 (only on the part of the area that lies in bear zone 1). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Bear Notes: Bear seasons close earlier if bear zone quota is reached (for the lands that lie within Bear Zone 1).





Area Notes: Permanent deer stands are not allowed. A Cherokee WMA leased lands permit is required to hunt or trap wildlife on the area. Hunters in possession of a valid Cherokee WMA leased lands permit are allowed to use ATVs, motorcycles or bicycles only on open, maintained roads during an open hunting season while traveling to or from a campsite or hunting location. Dogs may be used for coyote, fox and bobcat hunting when furbearer hunting season is open and firearms deer season is closed.

Cherokee Prairie Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Commission 877-478-1043 • 566 acres • Franklin county, WMA zone 130



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle only.





Cove Creek Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-525-8606 • 228 acres • Faulkner county, WMA zone 134








Crossett Experimental Forest WMAUSDA Forest Service 870-364-8730 • 1,675 acres • Ashley county, WMA zone 136

CLOSED: deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than three legal bucks and two does may be taken during the muzzleloader season.





Area Notes: Free permit is required to hunt on the area and is available after Aug. 1 from the Southern Research Station. USDA Forest Service, P. O. Box 3516, Monticello, AR 71656-3516, or from the headquarters of the Crossett Experimental Forest. Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information.

Cut-Off Creek WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-367-3559 • 9,314 acres (includes Cut-Off Creek Ravines Natural Area) Drew county, WMA zone 138





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. The Pigeon Creek Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access after the last day of the modern gun quota deer hunt on the area and reopens to access Feb. 1. Check the latest Arkansas Waterfowl Regulations Guidebook for details. Travel by boat is not allowed on Latin Drain, Firehunt Slough and Third Slough except during high-water periods when boating access is possible to the Deep Slough Dam. In this case, boats may be used area wide; however, boat motors may only be used on Cut-off Creek and Deep Slough. Cut-Off Creek WMA is closed to all trespassing (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. during duck season.

Cypress Bayou WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 1,503 acres • Lonoke, White counties, WMA zone 140





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.








Dardanelle WMACorps of Engineers 877-478-1043 • 42,500 acres • Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell counties, WMA zone 160


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area: Oct. 1-31 and Feb. 1-28. No dogs.


Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 (dogs allowed except on islands) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).


Deer Special Modern Gun Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area only: Nov. 6-7. Five permits for Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area. No dogs allowed. Call the Corps of Engineers at 479-968-5008 ext. 268. Shotguns with slugs and muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile may be used for the hunt on the Johnson County WRA.

Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the Johnson County WRA Special Mobility Impaired Permit season. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area is closed. Bird dogs allowed.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16. Closed on Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt, Dec. 26-28 or on the islands during any firearms deer hunts.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt, Dec. 26-28 or on the islands during any firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: The WMA boundary includes lands within the Corps of Engineers boundary, including islands and shoreline acreage. Additional Corps of Engineers regulations apply. Contact Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1087, Russellville, AR 72801, 479-968-5008. Dogs, hunting or trapping equipment are not allowed on Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area, except as noted above. Horsehead Creek and Bob Young WRAs are closed to all hunting and trespassing from Nov. 1-Feb. 15 and will reopen Feb. 16. Johnson County WRA closes to access Nov. 9 and reopens to access Feb. 1. Horsehead Creek and Bob Young WRAs close to access Nov. 1 and will reopen to access for archery deer hunting Feb. 1.

Dave Donaldson Black River WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 27,000 acres • Clay, Greene, Randolph counties, WMA zone 170


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Jan. 31.

Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 30-Nov. 3.

Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Nov. 6-7. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.








Area Notes: Check Black River Flood Prone Region on Page 55 for important additional information. For all hunters except deer muzzleloaders permit holders, the Winchester Waterfowl Rest Area (all of Section 21, Township 11N, Range 3E lying south of Black River) and Brookings Moist Soil Units are closed to access Nov. 1 and reopens to access Feb. 16. Lake Ashbaugh is closed to hunting. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns with slugs and certain revolvers and pistols. Archery equipment and muzzleloader rifles may also be used.

DeGray Lake WMACorps of Engineers 877-836-4612 • 14,000 acres • Clark, Hot Spring counties, WMA zone 173


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (no dogs).

Deer Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20 (no dogs).

Deer Muzzleloader Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Oct. 25-27 (no dogs).

Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 12 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2 (no dogs).

Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken by archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader mobility impaired permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is four deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and two does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.






Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except for muzzleloader deer hunts, modern gun special youth hunt and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.



Area Notes: Contact the Corps of Engineers for a Mobility Impaired Hunt Application at 870-246-5501.

Departee Creek WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 450 acres • White county, WMA zone 175






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.








Area Notes: Check flood prone region B on Page 56 for important additional information.

Devil’s Knob Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Commission 877-297-4331 • 519 acres • Izard county, WMA zone 177






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.










Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 13,646 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 180

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, and elk.

Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Red Slough Waterfowl Rest Area: Oct. 1-Nov. 5.



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and two doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit seasons.

Alligator (permit hunt): Sept. 17-20 and Sept. 24-27.





Area Notes: Red Slough Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access Nov. 6 and will reopen to access Feb. 16, although it is open to archery deer hunting Oct. 1-Nov. 5. Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc Lake is open for fishing and non-hunting access.




Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 4,435 acres • Poinsett county, WMA zone 210








Area Notes: Check flood prone region A on Page 56 for important additional information. Lake Hogue is closed to hunting.

Ed Gordon Point Remove WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-967-7577 • 8,694 acres (includes Goose Pond Natural Area) Conway, Pope counties, WMA zone 213

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear muzzleloader, alligator and elk.


Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 13-14.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunts. Doe harvested during the modern gun permit hunts are bonus deer and do not count against the statewide seasonal bag limit. A doe must be harvested and checked before a buck may be harvested during both modern gun permit hunts.


Bear Modern Gun: Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 6-7 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Weekends only. Limit 4. Bird dogs allowed.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16. Closed on Wylie Cox Special Use Area.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32. Closed on Wylie Cox Special Use Area.


Bobcat and Coyote: Closed to hunting unless other hunting seasons are open.

Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. The Steve Frick Waterfowl Rest Area is closed to access the day after the modern gun deer hunt and will reopen to access Feb. 1. The Wylie Cox SUA is closed to hunting except for dove hunting the first week of the statewide season. Dog training is from Sept. 1-April 1. Dog trainers must possess a current Arkansas hunting license. The area closes to dog training during field trials. Signs are posted when a field trial is in progress. The SUA includes 140 acres east of Cargile Lake and south and west of County Road 26. Boats are not allowed from 1 p.m. until 4 a.m. during duck season although boats and boat motors may be used from 4 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. during the statewide youth waterfowl hunt and during the last three days of the last duck season.

Electric Island WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 118 acres • Garland county, WMA zone 215

CLOSED: all hunting, trapping, camping, dogs and fires of any kind. Possession of firearms prohibited.




Ethel WMAAGFC 877-367-3559 • 176 acres • Arkansas county, WMA zone 217



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken by archery tackle only.





Falcon Bottoms Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-836-4612 • 2,787 acres • Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada counties, WMA zone 219



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken by archery tackle only.





Fort Chaffee WMAU.S. Army 877-478-1043 • 66,000 acres • Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian counties, WMA zone 230



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 27 and 28.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 20 and 21.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be harvested with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.

Quail: Dec. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Bird dogs allowed.







Area Notes: The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center (FCMTC) has updated the Policy Statement and the Sportsman’s Map. The updated documents are available from the Environmental Office (Building 1370) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are displayed on the legal access gate bulletin boards. Persons entering FCMTC must attend a Sportsman’s Orientation class and comply with post regulations. Class schedule and locations are available by calling 479-484-3995, ext 2. Consumptive users must purchase a biannual sportsman’s permit ($20) while nonconsumptive or recreational users are required to have a biannual recreational permit ($5 charge). Both are available at the class. Renewals or replacements are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from the Environmental Office from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. FCMTC’s modern gun and muzzleloader special hunt permit holders are required to have a current, valid recreational or sportsman’s permit in order to participate. Renewals will no longer be made on the day of the hunt. Gates 16 and 22 open at 4:30 a.m. for the special hunts. Public use compartments may be closed due to military training.Legal access gates are posted with maps of compartments and calendars of compartment closures. To contact the post for compartment closures, call 479-484-3995, ext.1. Check Legal Access Gate bulletin boards each day.

Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research AreaAGFC 877-367-3559 • 9,475 acres • Desha county, WMA west zone 132, WMA east zone 133


Deer Archery: East Unit: Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

West Unit: Closed.

Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): East Unit: Oct. 23-25.

West Unit: Closed.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): East Unit: Dec. 4-6.

West Unit: Closed.

Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt: East Unit: Nov. 26-28.

West Unit: Nov. 20-21, Nov. 26-28, Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12.

Deer Modern Gun Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): East Unit: Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

West Unit: Closed.

Deer Notes: East: Unit: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. The combined doe bag limit per person for the archery, muzzleloader and modern gun seasons is two. A doe must be harvested and checked before a legal buck may be harvested during any hunt, except during the modern gun youth permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is four deer, one legal buck and up to three does. For all hunts, a legal buck must have both antlers under 2 inches (button buck included) or an inside spread of 15 inches or more in width or at least one main beam 18 inches or more in length.

West Unit: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than one buck and two does. These deer are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit. No antler restrictions.





Area Notes: See Page 42 for special antler restrictions. Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit closes to deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Arkansas City reaches 31 feet and remains closed until the gauge falls to 29 feet or below. The West Unit does not flood and should remain independent of the East Unit. Horses and mules are prohibited during deer season.




Frog Bayou WMAAGFC 479-478-1043 • 790 acres • Crawford county, WMA zone 235








Galla Creek WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 3,329 acres • Pope county, WMA zone 240

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear muzzleloader, alligator and elk.


Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Nov. 6-7.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Weekends only. Limit 4. Bird dogs allowed.




Garrett Hollow Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 866-253-2506 • 670 acres • Washington county, WMA zone 245








Gene Rush WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 19,949 acres • Newton, Searcy counties, WMA zone 250

CLOSED: alligator.


Deer Muzzleloader: Oct. 16-24.

Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-21 and Dec. 26-28.





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.






Elk (permit hunt): Sept. 20-24 and Dec. 6-10.





Area Notes: Horses and mules are not allowed for any use on that portion of Gene Rush WMA lying east of Searcy County Road 14 and west of the Buffalo National River property line from Woolum Ford to the intersection of Searcy County roads 12 and 14. All caves closed to public access.

Greers Ferry Lake WMACorps of Engineers 877-297-4331 • 9,914 acres • Cleburne, Van Buren counties, WMA zone 270

CLOSED: deer modern gun, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator and elk.


Deer Muzzleloader Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Nov. 2-4.

Deer Muzzleloader Special Youth Hunt: Dec. 28-29.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader mobility impaired permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.




Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except for firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: Contact the Corps of Engineers for a Mobility Impaired Hunt Application at 870-246-5501.

Gulf Mountain WMAAGFC 877-297-4331 • 11,683 acres • Van Buren county, WMA zone 280





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.





Bear Muzzleloader (deer permit holders only): Oct. 9-13. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun (deer permit holders only): Nov. 6-10. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6 in Compartment A (no permit required). Dec. 1, 4, 8, 11 and 15 in Compartments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 within Gulf Mountain Quail Demonstration Area (permit required). One hunting party per permitted compartment per day. No more than 3 persons per party. Bag limit of 5 birds per person. Bird dogs allowed. Drawings for quail hunt permits must be submitted on a 3x5 postcard and postmarked by Sept. 30. Print or type name, address, hunting license (or hunter education number if under 16) and a first and second choice of dates. No more than 3 applicants per card. Each person or group may submit only one application to Gulf Mountian WMA. Send card to: AGFC, Gulf Mountain Quail Hunt, P.O. Box 729, Calico Rock, AR 72519-0729. Successful applicants will be notified by Nov. 1.




Gum Flats WMAWeyerhaeuser 877-777-5580 • 16,661 acres • Little River county, WMA zone 282




Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-24 (no dogs), Dec. 4-15 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).


Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzlelaoder deer hunt, deer modern gun special youth hunt, Nov. 13-24 and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzlelaoder deer hunt, deer modern gun special youth hunt, Nov. 13-24 and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: Hunters, trappers and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Gum Flats WMA leased lands permit.

H. E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-478-1043 • 257 acres • Franklin county, WMA zone 284











Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-297-4331 • 13,859 acres (includes Rock Creek Natural Area) Sharp County, WMA zone 290







Bear Muzzleloader: Oct. 9-13 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Nov. 6-10 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.


Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Hunting ends at noon. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Bird dogs allowed.




Area Notes: All caves closed to public access.

Harris Brake WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 2,700 acres • Perry county, WMA zone 300









Area Notes: Harris Brake Lake is closed except for the early Canada Goose season, Sept. 1-15. During duck season, other hunters may hunt only during the same hours and days as duck hunters except for those trapping and hunting furbearers at night.

Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 17,524 acres • White county, WMA zone 310





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.








Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Area closes to deer hunting when the White River exceeds 26 feet on the Augusta gauge and reopens when the Georgetown gauge has fallen below 14 feet.

Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area WMAArkansas State Parks 866-253-2506 • 12,055 acres • Benton, Carroll, Madison counties, WMA zone 320




Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 4-8.


Deer Modern Gun Mobility Impaired Hunt (permit hunt): Oct. 23-24.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt and the modern gun mobility impaired permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Bear Muzzleloader: Nov. 13-17 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Dec. 4-8 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.






Area Notes: Camping is restricted to five primitive backpack sites on Pigeon Roost Trail. The area south of Highway 12, east of War Eagle Road and north of Bettis Hill Road is closed to hunting. The area north of Page Sawmill Road and Rambo Road is only open to archery and squirrel hunting.

Holland Bottoms WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-525-8606 • 6,190 acres (includes Holland Bottoms Natural Area Willow Oak Forest Preserve) • Lonoke county, WMA zone 340



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 23-25 and Nov. 26-28.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Tuesdays and Saturdays only. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Bird dogs allowed.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.





Area Notes: The Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through the area is considered part of the WMA for season and regulations purposes. Lake Pickthorne WRA closes to access Nov. 1 and reopens to access Feb. 16. The WMA access gate near Lake Pickthorne will be open from May 15-June 15 and Sept. 1-Feb. 28.

Hope Upland WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 2,115 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 360




Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two does. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Tuesdays only. Limit 4. Bird dogs allowed.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Feb. 28. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Crow: Sept. 4-Feb. 20, Thursdays and Saturdays only. No limit.

Area Notes: The area is closed to vehicles.

Howard County WMAWeyerhaeuser 877-777-5580 • 26,000 acres • Howard county, WMA zone 370



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-21 and Dec. 4-12.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Howard Hensley Searcy County WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 170 acres • Searcy county, WMA zone 372






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.













Iron Mountain Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-478-1043 • 260 acres • Polk county, WMA zone 375








J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUACorps of Engineers 877-478-1043 • 4,000 acres • Logan county, WMA zone 380

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail and rabbit.



Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Oct. 9-10.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Squirrel: May 15-Oct. 31. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Furbearers: closed to all trapping and raccoon hunting. Chase for pleasure or training purposes only is permitted year-round. Closed during field trails.

Area Notes: All organized horse and mule events on J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA are required to be scheduled/reserved annually by July 1 through the Area Manager. All pleasure riding is restricted to dates when no field trials are being conducted. Annual field trial schedule will be posted at area headquarters.

Jamestown Independence County WMAAGFC 877-297-4331 • 971 acres • Independence county, WMA zone 385



















Jim Kress WMAGreen Bay Packaging / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-297-4331 • 14,527 acres (includes Big Creek Natural Area) Cleburne county, WMA zone 387
















Area Notes: Permanent deer stands are not allowed. A Jim Kress WMA leased lands permit is required to hunt or trap wildlife on the area. Hunters in possession of a valid Jim Kress WMA leased lands permit are allowed to use ATVs, motorcycles or bicycles on open, maintained roads during an open hunting season while traveling to or from a campsite or hunting location. A Jim Kress WMA leased lands permit is not required to operate a vehicle on state highways or county roads. All ATVs are prohibited on Big Creek Natural Area.




Jones Point WMACorps of Engineers 877-967-7577 • 1,200 acres • Marion county, WMA zone 390










Lafayette County WMAPrivate 877-777-5580 • 16,739 acres • Lafayette county, WMA zone 400











Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Hunters and trappers 16 or older are required to purchase a Lafayette County WMA leased lands permit. See Page 17. Roads may be closed due to wet or flooded conditions. Vehicles must stay on maintained or graveled roads. Buckshot may not be used.

Lake Greeson WMAWeyerhaeuser / Private 877-777-5580 • 38,000 acres • Howard, Pike counties, WMA zone 410



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 16-24 and Dec. 18-20. No dogs.

Deer Muzzleloader Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Oct. 9-10. No dogs.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-24 (no dogs allowed) and Dec. 4-15 (dogs allowed).





Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader hunt or muzzleloader mobility impaired hunt or the modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during deer muzzleloader hunts, modern gun special youth hunt and Nov. 13-24. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during deer muzzleloader hunts, modern gun special youth hunt and Nov. 13-24. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: Other hunting seasons remain open during permit hunts.

Lee County WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 200 acres • Lee county, WMA zone 412






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Little Bayou WMAAGFC 877-367-3559 • 1,284 acres • Ashley county, WMA zone 415




Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information.

Little River WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 597 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 417









Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is four deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and two does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Loafer’s Glory WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 2,686 acres • Searcy county, WMA zone 420




Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-21.













Maumelle River WMACentral Arkansas Waterworks 877-525-8606 • 17,370 acres • Pulaski county, WMA zone 425

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail, rabbit and crow.

Deer Archery (permit hunt): Oct. 1-31, Nov. 1-30 and Dec. 1-31.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck and two does may be taken by permit with archery tackle only.

Bear Archery: Oct. 1-31, Nov. 1-30 and Dec. 1-31 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Feb. 28 (on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). Dogs allowed. Shotguns using legal, non-toxic ammunition may be used to take squirrel on the portion of the WMA lying west of Arkansas Highway 10 bridge and west of Arkansas Highway 113 as designated on the public use map. During permit deer hunts, squirrel hunting is allowed without a permit (shotgun only; non-toxic shot) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays west of the Arkansas Highway 10 bridge.

Furbearers: closed to all hunting and trapping.




Area Notes: Camping is prohibited. A permit is required from the Central Arkansas Water to remove objects. Horses and mules are prohibited unless a special permit required by Central Arkansas Water is acquired. Only Arkansas-approved nontoxic shot must be possessed and used while hunting small game with shotguns.

McIlroy Madison County WMAAGFC 866-253-2506 • 14,496 acres • Madison county, WMA zone 430




Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 13-17.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.


Bear Muzzleloader: Nov. 20-24 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Dec. 4-8 (deer permit holders only). Statewide bag limit. No dogs.







Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 19,184 acres • Prairie county, WMA zone 433






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does can be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on Page 42 and flood prone region D on Page 56 for important additional information.

Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMAPotlatch 877-836-4612 • 16,000 acres • Calhoun county, WMA zone 445




Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-17, Nov. 26-30, Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 26-30.




Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7, and Jan. 1-2.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or up to five does may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. A doe must be harvested and checked before a buck may be harvested during the archery season and the firearms permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit. For all hunts except the modern gun special youth hunt, a legal buck must have both antlers under 2 inches (button buck included) or an inside spread of 12 inches or more in width or at least one main beam 15 inches or more in length.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12.




Area Notes: All other seasons closed during firearms permit deer hunts. Vehicles, horses, mules and bicycles may only be used on gravel/graded roads. Any maintained road, open or closed, on Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA is subject to regulations prohibiting hunting from roads (see Page 68). Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information.

Mount Magazine WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-478-1043 • 120,000 acres • Logan, Yell counties, WMA zone 450


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. No dogs allowed.


Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-24 (no dogs), Nov. 25-Dec. 5 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).


Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader deer season and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20 during the muzzleloader deer season. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.






Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt and Nov. 13-24. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt and Nov. 13-24. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.



Muddy Creek WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-478-1043 • 146,206 acres • Montgomery, Scott, Yell counties, WMA zone 460









Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Muddy Creek WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required). These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.










Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-777-5580 • 645 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 465



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle only.





Nimrod/Lloyd Millwood WMACorps of Engineers 877-967-7577 • 3,550 acres • Yell county, WMA zone 470




Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs allowed).


Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.









Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt and Dec. 26-28 deer hunt. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt and Dec. 26-28 deer hunt. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Norfork Lake WMACorps of Engineers 877-297-4331 • 10,000 acres • Baxter county, WMA zone 480


Deer Archery (all units): Oct. 1-Feb. 28.

Deer Muzzleloader: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Oct. 16-24.

Deer Modern Gun: Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Nov. 13-21. Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed.

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Nov. 6-7 and Jan. 1-2. Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Bear Muzzleloader: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Oct. 16-24. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Nov. 13-21. No dogs.

Bear Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County Units: Nov. 6-7. No dogs.


Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Hunting ends at noon in Chapin Point and Indian Head units only. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County units follow statewide schedule and bag limit. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12. Bird dogs allowed for all units.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. In Chapin Point and Indian Head Units dogs are allowed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County units allow dogs except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. In Chapin Point and Indian Head Units dogs are allowed. Seward Point, Bennett’s Bayou and Fulton County units allow dogs except during firearms deer hunts. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Ozan WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 580 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 495









Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to five does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and three does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is five deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and three does. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Ozark Lake WMACorps of Engineers 877-478-1043 • 7,834 acres • Crawford, Franklin counties, WMA zone 500




Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 (dogs allowed except on islands) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).


Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt, Dec. 26-28 deer hunt or during any firearms deer hunts on the islands. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunt, modern gun special youth hunt, Dec. 26-28 deer hunt or during any firearms deer hunts on the islands. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Ozark National Forest WMAUSDA Forest Service / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-967-7577 • 678,878 acres (includes Kings River Falls Natural Area) • Conway, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren, Washington counties, WMA zone 505






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader deer season and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20 during the muzzleloader deer season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.














Palmetto Flats Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Commission 877-777-5580 • 1,848 acres • Little River county, WMA zone 507

CLOSED: deer modern gun, deer muzzleloader, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun and elk.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 6, possession limit - 12. Bird dogs allowed.




Petit Jean River WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 15,502 acres • Yell county, WMA zone 510






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during muzzleloader season and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.









Area Notes: Waterfowl impoundment areas are closed to trespassing from one hour after sunset until 4 a.m. during duck season.

Pine City Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 714 acres • Monroe county, WMA zone 516











Piney Creeks WMA

USDA Forest Service 877-967-7577 • 180,000 acres • Johnson, Newton, Pope counties, WMA zone 520

















Poison Springs WMAForestry Comm. / Natural Heritage Comm. 870-836-5882 • 17,604 acres (includes Arkansas Oak Natural Area, Poison Spring State Forest Sand Barren and Oak-Pine Forest Preserve Natural Area) • Nevada, Ouachita counties, WMA zone 530














Area Notes: Permit from the Arkansas Forestry Commission is required to camp. Write: P.O. Box 955, Camden, AR 71701.

Prairie Bayou WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 453 acres • Lonoke county, WMA zone 535




Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer, no more than two legal bucks. three deer, no more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Daily limit - 4, possession limit - 8. Bird dogs allowed.




Provo WMAWeyerhaeuser 877-777-5580 • 11,327 acres • Sevier county, WMA zone 537


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Jan. 31. No dogs.


Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-24 (no dogs), Dec. 4-15 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).


Deer Notes: Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.


Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts, the modern gun special youth hunt, Nov. 13-24 and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during muzzleloader deer hunts, the modern gun special youth hunt, Nov. 13-24 and Dec. 26-28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: Hunters, trappers and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Provo WMA leased land permit. See Page 17.

Railroad Prairie Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 244 acres • Prairie county, WMA zone 539











Rainey WMAAGFC 877-967-7577 • 488 acres • Pope county, WMA zone 540






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.










Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 7,221 acres (includes Cache River Natural Area) • Woodruff county, WMA zone 550





Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Only Arkansas-approved nontoxic shot must be possessed and used while hunting small game with shotguns. Deer hunting closes when the Cache River gauge at Patterson exceeds 10 feet and reopens when the gauge falls below 8.5 feet. The Lee LeBlanc Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access Nov. 1 and reopens to access the day after duck season ends.




Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMAAGFC 870-983-2790 • 4,895 acres • Hempstead county, WMA zone 551

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk and quail.

Deer Archery (permit hunt): Oct. 16-Dec. 5.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck and two does may be taken by permit with archery tackle only. Doe harvested on this area are bonus deer and do not count against the statewide seasonal bag limit. For all hunts, a legal buck must have both antlers under 2 inches (button buck included) or an inside spread of 15 inches or more in width or at least one main beam 18 inches or more in length.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Feb. 28. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Crow: Sept. 4-Feb. 20, Thursdays and Saturdays only. No limit.


Ring Slough WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 83 acres • Clay county, WMA zone 552



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken with archery tackle only.





River Bend WMAAGFC 877-525-8606 • 104 acres • Perry county, WMA zone 553


















Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 1,023 acres • Randolph county, WMA zone 555

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk and quail.






Area Notes: Camping is not allowed. Interior roads are closed to vehicles.

Roth Prairie Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-367-3559 • 41 acres • Arkansas county, WMA zone 560








St. Francis National Forest WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-734-4581 • 21,201 acres • Lee, Phillips counties, WMA zone 590



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 23-27 and Oct. 30-Nov. 3.



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information. Boat motors over 10 horsepower are not allowed.

St. Francis Sunken Lands WMAAGFC / Corps of Engeneers / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-972-5438 • 27,360 acres (includes Singer Forest Natural Area) • Craighead, Greene, Poinsett counties, WMA zone 600






Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-14 and Dec. 26-28. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and one doe may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Waterfowl rest areas located in Sections 8, 9, 16 and 17, Township 11N, Range 6E are closed to access Nov. 1 and will reopen to access Feb. 16. Check the St. Francis River flood prone region on Page 55 for important additional information. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.

Sandhills Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-777-5580 • 143 acres • Miller county, WMA zone 562








Seven Devils WMAAGFC / Natural Heritage Comm. 877-367-3559 • 5,032 acres (includes Seven Devils Swamp Natural Area) Drew County, WMA zone 570















Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 9,720 acres • Monroe county, WMA zone 575










Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on Page 42 and flood prone region D on Page 56 for important additional information. Apple Lake WRA closes to access Nov. 1 and will reopen to access Feb. 16.

Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 10,711 acres • Lawrence county, WMA zone 580



Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 30-Nov. 3.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check the Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Flood Prone Region on Page 55 for important additional information. For all hunters except deer muzzleloader permit holders and fall turkey firearms hunters, the moist soil units and the waterfowl rest areas in Sections 3, 7, 8 and 18, Township 15N, Range 2W and Sections 21, 28, and 32, Township 16N, Range 2W are closed to access Nov. 1 and will reopen to access Feb. 16. Modern guns are restricted to shotguns (.410 or larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) and certain revolvers and pistols. Archery equipment and muzzleloader rifles may also be used.

Slippery Hollow Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-967-7577 • 705 acres • Marion county, WMA zone 583











Smoke Hole Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 455 acres • Lonoke, Prairie counties, WMA zone 603








Spring Bank WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 701 acres • Lafayette county, WMA zone 585











Stateline Sandponds Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-972-5438 • 140 acres • Clay county, WMA zone 604











Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMAAGFC 877-734-4581 • 4,000 acres • White county, WMA zone 605




Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check flood prone region B on Page 56 for important additional information. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.

Sulphur River WMAAGFC 877-777-5580 • 16,520 acres • Miller county, WMA zone 610


Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Feb. 28. Henry Moore Waterfowl Rest Area – Oct. 1-Nov. 5.









Area Notes: The Henry Moore Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access Nov. 6 and will reopen to access Feb. 16.

Sweden Creek Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 866-253-2506 • 137 acres • Madison county, WMA zone 615











Sylamore WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-297-4331 • 170,000 acres • Baxter, Marion, Searcy, Stone counties, WMA zone 620




Deer Modern Gun: North Unit: Nov. 13-21 and Nov. 26-28. South Unit: Nov. 13-Dec. 5 and Dec. 26-28.


Deer Notes: North Unit: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. A Sylamore WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader or modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe (a WMA doe quota permit is not required). These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

South Unit: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.



Bear Modern Gun:

North Unit: Nov. 13-21 and Nov. 25-27. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

South Unit: Nov. 8-30. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.





Squirrel: May 15-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed except during firearms deer hunt. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Area Notes: Dogs, hunting or trapping equipment are not allowed in Blanchard Springs Recreation Area. The North Unit of the WMA includes lands, public and private, within the following boundary: north of Highway 14 from Allison to Big Creek; Big Creek to Buffalo River; Buffalo River to White River; White River to Highway 14 at Allison. The South Unit of the WMA includes all property within the U.S. Forest Service boundary south of Hightway 14. The same hunting seasons, method of take, bag limits, shooting hours and permits for hunting which apply to the Sylamore WMA apply to the private land as well. Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information.

Terre Noire Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-836-4612 • 415 acres • Clark county, WMA zone 625











Trusten Holder WMAAGFC 877-367-3559 • 8,173 acres • Arkansas, Desha counties, WMA zone 630

CLOSED: deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun and elk.



Deer Special Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Jardis Point area only. Noon, Nov. 17-Noon, Nov. 19. This hunt is administered by the Corps of Engineers. Only muzzleloaders and shotguns with slugs are allowed.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken by archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader permit hunt. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the mobility impaired muzzleloader permit hunt. Doe taken during the special mobility impaired permit hunt are bonus deer and do not count towards the seasonal bag limit (Contact Corp of Engineers at 870-548-2291 or at www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/pinebluff/hunting.htm for specific mobility impaired criteria; application period July 5-Sept. 5).

Bear Archery: Dec. 4-12. Closed on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property on Trusten Holder WMA. Statewide bag limit. No dogs.

Alligator (permit hunt): Sept. 17-20 and Sept. 24-27.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on Page 42 and flood prone regions F and H on pages 56-57 for important additional information. Horses, mules and ATVs are not allowed on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property. The Trusten Holder WMA has been expanded to include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands north and east of the Arkansas River downstream from the Pendleton Bridge to just below Dam 2 (Wilbur D. Mills Dam) and to Lock No. 2, including Merrisach Lake, Arkansas Post Canal, Moore Bayou to the old Highway 1, one lane bridge and Post Lake to Highway 169. Hunting equipment on this portion of Trusten Holder WMA is limited to archery equipment and shotguns using T-shot or smaller. Muzzleloader deer season is closed on this expanded portion of Trusten Holder WMA. The National Park Service has made changes to the hunting boundary surrounding the Arkansas Post National Memorial. In areas where the park boundary follows the shoreline, a marked “no hunting” buffer zone (marked with signs or buoys) has been established to insure the safety of visitors to Arkansas Post National Memorial. Possession of a loaded firearm or discharge of a firearm within this boundary or the no hunting buffer zone is prohibited. Portions of Trusten Holder owned by the USFWS are closed to bear hunting.

Two Bayou Creek WMAAGFC 877-836-4612 • 1,250 acres • Ouachita county, WMA zone 633



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle only.








U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDAUniversity of Arkansas 877-734-4581 • 11,850 acres • Saint Francis county, WMA zone 635




Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-17 and Nov. 26-30.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does can be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on pages 42-43 for important additional information. Hunters must sign and carry a free permit distributed from the Pine Tree office, regional AGFC office or from www.agfc.com. Firearms may not be discharged except in the act of hunting. Camping is not allowed on the area.

W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 4,600 acres • Greene county, WMA zone 675



Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 13-14, Nov. 20-21 and Dec. 26-28. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun seasons. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is two deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.





Area Notes: Check antler restrictions on Page 42 and flood prone region D on Page 56 for important additional information. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.

Warren Prairie Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-367-3559 • 2,128 acres • Bradley, Drew counties, WMA zone 645



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of five deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to five does may be taken with archery tackle only.





White Cliffs Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Commission 877-777-5580 • 573 acres • Little River county, WMA zone 654








Whitehall WMAAGFC 877-972-5438 • 111 acres • Poinsett county, WMA zone 655








Area Notes: Check flood prone region A on Page 56 for important additional information.




Wedington WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-967-7577 • 16,000 acres • Benton, Washington counties, WMA zone 653

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk and quail.

Deer Archery: Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-14. This area has special firearms restrictions; see Area Notes.


Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of two deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.




Area Notes: Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information. Only shotguns (.410 and larger) with slugs (no buckshot allowed) or muzzleloading rifles shooting a single projectile are allowed.




Winona WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-525-8606 • 160,000 acres • Garland, Perry, Saline counties, WMA zone 680






Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons and no more than one doe may be taken from Oct. 16-20 or Nov. 13-14. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is three deer, no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and one doe. These are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.









Area Notes: Refer to Page 28 for additional USDA Forest Service information. Central Arkansas Water policy restricts ATV use or camping on CAW properties immediately surrounding Lake Winona. CAW lake project office can be reached by calling 501-594-5261.

White Rock WMAUSDA Forest Service 877-478-1043 • 280,000 acres • Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Madison, Washington counties WMA zone 670




















Wittsburg Natural Area WMANatural Heritage Comm. 877-734-4581 • 167 acres • Cross county, WMA zone 677










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National Wildlife Refuge Regulations

Bald Knob NWRU.S. Fish Wildlife Service 501-724-2458 or 870-347-2614 • 15,022 acres • White county, WMA zone 002

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, crow and no trapping of coyote, beaver, nutria, muskrat, armadillo, feral hog, raccoon, opossum or other furbearers.



Deer Modern Gun (quota hunt; permit required; Farm Unit only): Nov. 13-14. Only shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile or legal pistols may be used.

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt (Farm Unit only): Nov. 6-7.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during muzzleloader season (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt. Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Bird dogs allowed. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed Dec 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed Dec. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Coyote, Beaver, Muskrat, Armadillo, Nutria and Feral Hog: (hunt) permitted during any refuge hunt with hunting devices appropriate for that hunt. No trapping.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) Nov. 1-Dec. 31. No limit. Dogs required to hunt at night. No trapping.

Other Furbearers: no trapping.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Cache River NWR, 26320 Highway 33 South, Augusta, AR 72006. Bald Knob NWR closes to deer hunting when the White River gauge at Augusta reaches 31 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge at Augusta falls below 30 feet AND the White River gauge at Georgetown falls to or below 19 feet.

Big Lake NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-564-2429 • 11,038 acres • Mississippi county, WMA zone 030

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail, crow and no trapping of coyote, beaver, nutria, muskrat, armadillo, feral hog, raccoon, opossum or other furbearers.

Deer Archery: Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle only.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Dec. 31. Dogs allowed north of Timm’s Point. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 1-Dec. 31. Dogs allowed north of Timm’s Point. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Coyote, Beaver, and Nutria: (hunt) permitted during any refuge hunt with hunting devices appropriate for that hunt. No trapping.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) Oct. 1-Dec. 31. No limit. Dogs required to hunt at night. No trapping.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Big Lake National Refuge, Box 67, Manila, AR 72442.

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Cache River NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-347-2614 • 67,000 acres • Jackson, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff counties, WMA zone 095

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, crow and no trapping of armadillo, feral hog or other furbearers.

Deer Archery (all units): Oct. 1-Feb. 28.

Deer Muzzleloader (all units): Oct. 16-20 and Dec. 29-31.

Deer Modern Gun (all units quota hunt; permit required): Nov. 13-21. Only shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile or legal pistols may be used on the Dixie Farm Unit Waterfowl Sanctuary and adjacent waterfowl hunt areas and the Plunkett Farm Unit Waterfowl Sanctuary.

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt (all units): Nov. 6-7. Only shotguns with slugs and muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile may be used on the Dixie Farm Unit Waterfowl Sanctuary and adjacent waterfowl hunt areas and the Plunkett Farm Unit Waterfowl Sanctuary.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during each muzzleloader season (all units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt (all units). Bag limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one buck (no antler restrictions) or doe (all units). This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Quail: Nov. 1-Feb. 6. Bird dogs allowed. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed Dec. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed Dec. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Coyote, Beaver, Nutria, Muskrat, Armadillo and Feral Hog: (hunt) permitted during any refuge hunt with hunting devices appropriate for that hunt.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) Nov. 1-Feb. 28. No limit. Dogs required to hunt at night.

Furbearers (trap): Dec. 1-Jan. 31. A special use permit from refuge headquarters is required. Traps must be checked daily.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Central Arkansas Refuges, Cache River NWR, 26320 Highway 33 South, Augusta, AR 72006. Cache River NWR closes to deer hunting when either: (A) the White River gauge at Augusta reaches 31 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge at Augusta falls below 30 feet and the White River gauge at Georgetown falls to or below 19 feet. (B) the Cache River gauge at Patterson exceeds 10 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls below 8.5 feet. (C) when the White River gauge at Clarendon reaches 28 feet. This restriction is lifted when the gauge falls to or below 27 feet. Waterfowl sanctuaries are closed to all entry and public use.

Felsenthal NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-364-3167 • 65,000 acres • Ashley, Bradley, Union counties, WMA zone 220

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk and crow.


Deer Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 16-17. All other seasons are closed during the hunt.

Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 18-19. All other seasons are closed during the hunt.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). A doe must be harvested and checked before a buck may be harvested during any season. No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during muzzleloader permit hunt. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt.

Quail: Nov. 1-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 6, possession limit -12.

Rabbit: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Dec. 1-Jan.31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Dec. 1-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.



Coyote, Beaver, Nutria and Feral Hog: (hunt) may be taken during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons legal for that hunt. No limit. Live hogs may not be transported or possessed.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) sunrise, Nov. 15-Jan. 31. Closed during quota deer hunts. Dogs required to hunt at night.

Furbearers: (trap) allowed between sunrise, Nov. 15-Jan. 31. No limit. For trapping, a Special Use Permit from refuge headquarters is required. Trapping closed during quota deer hunts.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Box 1157, Crossett, AR 71635.

Holla Bend NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 479-229-4300 • 7,057 acres • Pope county, WMA zone 330

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail, crow and no trapping of coyote, beaver, bobcat, raccoon, opossum, nutria, muskrat, armadillo and feral hog.

Deer Archery (permit required): Oct. 1-Dec. 7.

Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Dec. 11.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit three deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken with archery tackle. Bag limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe. This is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal bag limit.

Rabbit: Oct. 1-Dec. 7. Archery only. No dogs. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Oct. 1-Dec. 7. Archery only. No dogs. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Coyote, Beaver, Bobcat, Raccoon, Opossum, Nutria, Muskrat, Armadillo and Feral Hog: (hunt) Oct. 1-Dec 7. Permitted during any daytime refuge hunt with archery equipment. State bag limits and furbearer regulations apply. No trapping.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) Feb. 1-28. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Limited to .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. Hunting only, no trapping. No limit. Dogs required for night hunting.

Area Notes: Vehicle entrance permit required. Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, 10448 Holla Bend Rd., Dardanelle, AR 72834.

Overflow NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-473-2869 • 13,000 acres • Ashley county, WMA zone 490

CLOSED: deer modern gun, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail, crow and Sept. teal.



Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during muzzleloader hunt.

Rabbit: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Dec. 1-Jan 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Dec. 1-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.


Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) sunrise, Nov. 15-Jan. 31. No limit. Dogs required for night hunting.

Furbearers: (trap) allowed between sunrise, Nov. 21-Jan. 31. For trapping, a Special Use Permit from refuge headquarters is required.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Box 1157, Crossett, AR 71635. No boat motors exceeding 25 horsepower are allowed. All boats are prohibited on the refuge from 1:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. during waterfowl season.




Pond Creek NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-289-2126 • 27,000 acres • Sevier county, WMA zone 532

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail and crow.



Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 4-5. All other seasons are closed during the hunt.

Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Oct. 30-31. All other seasons are closed during the hunt.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of four deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). The first deer harvested can be a buck or doe. A doe must be harvested and checked at the refuge check station before a second buck may be harvested with any weapon. No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two doe may be taken during muzzleloader season; refuge permit required. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two doe may be taken during the modern gun youth permit hunt. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two doe may be taken during modern gun permit hunt. Does tagged with a bonus doe tag, obtained at the refuge headquarters, during any hunt are bonus deer and do not count towards the statewide seasonal bag limit.

Rabbit: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Nov. 13-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16. Closed during quota deer hunt.

Squirrel: Sept. 4-Jan. 31. Dogs allowed between Nov. 13-Jan. 31. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32. Closed during quota deer hunt.


Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) sunrise, Nov. 13-Jan. 31. No limit. Closed during quota deer hunts. Dogs required for night hunting.

Furbearers: (trap) allowed between sunrise, Nov. 13-Jan. 31. For trapping, a Special Use Permit from refuge headquarters is required. Trapping closed during quota deer hunts.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Box 1157, Crossett, AR 71635.

Wapanocca NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-343-2595 • 5,485 acres • Crittenden county, WMA zone 640

CLOSED: deer muzzleloader, bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail, crow and no trapping of coyote, beaver, nutrea, muskrat, armadillo, feral hog, raccoon, opossum or other furbearers.


Deer Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 13-14. Only shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile or legal pistols may be used.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed. Seasonal bag limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt.

Rabbit: Sept. 1-Dec. 31. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

Squirrel: Sept. 1-Dec. 31. Dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Coyote, Beaver, Nutria and Feral Hog: (hunt) permitted during any refuge hunt with hunting devices appropriate for that hunt. No trapping.

Raccoon and Opossum: (hunt) Nov. 1-Dec. 31 (excluding Nov. 14 and 15). No limit. Dogs required for night hunting. No trapping.

Furbearers: (trap) closed.

Area Notes: Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, Box 279, Turrell, AR 72384.




White River NWRU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 870-282-8200 • 160,000 acres • Arkansas, Desha, Monroe, Phillips counties, WMA south zone 660, WMA north zone 661

CLOSED: bear archery, bear muzzleloader, bear modern gun, alligator, elk, quail and crow.

Deer Archery: North UnitOct. 1-Jan. 31 and Oct. 1-Nov. 30 (Kansas Lake Area only).South UnitOct. 1-Dec. 31.

Deer Muzzleloader: North UnitOct. 16-18 (permit hunt) and Oct. 19-22.South UnitOct. 16-18 (permit hunt).

Deer Modern Gun: North UnitNov. 13-15 (permit hunt) and Nov. 16-17. The Kansas Lake Area is closed.

South UnitNov. 13-15 (permit hunt).

Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 6-7.

Deer: Cook’s Lake Area Youth Hunt (permit hunt): Dec. 4-5. Cook’s Lake Area only.

Deer: Cook’s Lake Area Mobility Impaired Hunt (permit hunt): Dec. 10-12. Cook’s Lake Area only.

Deer Notes: No dogs allowed in any section. Season bag limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does can be taken with archery tackle (both units). No more than 1 buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Oct. 16-18 muzzleloader permit hunts (both units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) may be taken during the Oct. 19-22 muzzleloader hunt (north unit only). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Nov. 13-15 modern gun permit hunt (north and south units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) may be taken during the Nov. 16-17 modern gun permit hunt (north unit only). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Nov. 6-7 modern gun special youth hunt (north and south units). Cooks Lake Area Dec. 4-5: no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit youth hunt. Cooks Lake Area Dec. 10-12: no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during the modern gun permit mobility impaired hunt. Cooks Lake Area: deer harvested during the modern gun youth permit hunt and mobility impaired permit hunt are bonus deer and do not count in the hunter’s statewide seasonal bag limit.

Rabbit: North UnitSept. 1-Feb. 28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

South UnitSept. 1-Nov. 30. No dogs. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 16.

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Squirrel:

North UnitSept. 1-Feb. 28. Dogs allowed between Dec. 15-Feb.28. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

South UnitSept. 1-Nov. 30. No dogs allowed. Daily limit - 8, possession limit - 32.

Beaver, Nutria, Coyote and Feral Hog (both units): (hunt) may be taken without the use of dogs during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons legal for that hunt. No limit. Live hogs may not be transported or possessed.

Furbearers: (hunt)

North UnitNoon, Nov. 20-noon, Jan. 31. Dogs and/or horses may be utilized from sunset to sunrise only. Limited to rimfire weapons and shotguns.

South UnitNoon, Dec. 1-noon, Dec. 15. Dogs and/or horses may be utilized from sunset to sunrise only. Limited to rimfire weapons and shotguns.

Furbearers: (trap) must obtain special use permit from refuge headquarters in North Unit. Trapping closed in South Unit.

Area Notes: Check flooding information on Page 56 for important additional information. Additional federal regulations, season dates and a permit (required) are available from: White River National Wildlife Refuge, Box 205, St. Charles, AR 72140. The White River NWR has stricter closing criteria than the surrounding flood prone regions. Check http://www.fws.gov/whiteriver/ or call 870-282-8200 for current status.



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Index

A

Arkansas Game and Fish Contact Info 2

B

BadgerHunting 48Trapping 48

Bear 44–45Bag Limit 45Bear Zone Map 44Season Regulations 44

BeaverHunting 48Trapping 48

BobcatHunting 47Trapping 48

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Checking Game 36–37Bear 36Deer 36Turkey 36

Check Sheet Program 43Closed Seasons 33Common Licenses 14Coyote

Hunting 47Trapping 48

Crow 46

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Deer 38–43Bag Limits 38–39Deer Zone Map 38Legal Buck Requirements 42–43Season Regulations 39–41

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) 43

Deferred Hunter Education License 16Disability License 12

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Feeding and Baiting 33Feral Hogs 37Flood Prone Regions 55–57Forest Service Permit 29Furbearers 47–49

Hunting 47Hunting Methods 48Trapping 48–49

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General Hunting Public Meetings 8Gray Fox


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Harvest Information Program 13Hunter Education 13Hunting Guide License 13Hunting Regulations 22–30

Carcass Importation Restrictions 24Hunter Orange Requirements 26Hunting Dogs 26–27Hunting Near a Residence 28Hunting on Private Property 27Legal Hunting Equipment 24–25Permission to Hunt Card 27Posting Land Requirements 28USDA Forest Service Regulations

28–29


L

Leased Lands Permits 17Licenses, Miscellaneous 13License Purchasing Options 12Licensing and Permits 12–17Lifetime Licenses 15

M

Migratory Game Birds 46Mink


Mobility-Impaired Access Permits 16, 67

MuskratHunting 48Trapping 48

N

National Wildlife Refuges 120–125Natural Heritage Commission 30New This Season 5Nutria


O

OpossumHunting 47Trapping 48

P

Possession of Game Taken Outside Arkansas 33

Q

Quail 46

R

Rabbit 46Raccoon


Reciprocal Licenses 16Red Fox


Regulations Schedule 8Resident Qualifications 12River Otter


S

Season DatesBear 44

Archery 44Modern Gun 44Muzzleloader 44Special Youth Modern Gun 44

Crow 46Deer 38–40

Archery 39–40Christmas Holiday Modern Gun 41Modern Gun 40–41Muzzleloader 40Special Youth Modern Gun 42

Furbearer 48–50Hunting 47Trapping 48–49

National Wildlife Refuges 120–125Quail 46Rabbit 46Squirrel 46Summary 7

Index


Wildlife Management Areas 71–119Shooting From Roads 22

WMAs 68Spotted Skunk


Squirrel 46Striped Skunk


U

USDA Forest ServiceRegulations 28

W

Waterfowl Rest Areas 69Weasel


Wildlife Management Areas 62–128Camping 69Furbearer Regulations 70–71Horses and Mules 69Hunting Dogs 69Hunting Equipment 68Hunting Stands 67Mobility Impaired Hunts 68National Wildlife Refuges 120–125Permit Deer Stands 68Region Contact Numbers 62Vehicles 67Wildlife Management Area Chart

63–66Wildlife Managment Regions and

Refuges Map 62WMA-specific Details 71–119

Wildlife Regulations 33–50

Index

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Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionGame tag – expires 6/30/11

Valid only for holders of the 65 Plus Lifetime License, Three-Year Disability Hunting License or Resident and Nonresident Hunters under 16 years old.

This tag is not valid for holders of any other license, unless tagging a bear.

Name: ___________________________________________________________________

License #: ________________________________________________________________(License # not applicable for hunters younger than 16)

Time: ____________________________ Date: _________________________________

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Time: ____________________________ Date: _________________________________


Method: _______________________ Check #: _________________________________

Hunting licenses expire June 30 each year. The annual big game license has seven tags attached to it. Two tags are for bucks and/or does during the 2010-11 deer season, three are for does only during the 2010-11 deer season and two for spring 2011 turkey season. Other hunting licenses have an appropriate number of tags depending on harvest limits connected specifically to the license.

Hunters who hold the 65 Plus Lifetime License or the Disabled License, hunters under 16 and Mississippi license holders hunting under the Reciprocal Hunting License Agreement must either use the example tags provided below (photocopies are OK), or substitute a piece of paper displaying information about each harvested deer or turkey. A supply of tags will be mailed to holders of the $1,000 Lifetime Sportsman’s License. Tags must be securely fastened and remain on deer or turkeys until final processing and storage. For complete instructions on properly tagging game, see Page 36.

Game Tags

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205

GAME TAG INSTRUCTIONS

· IMMEDIATELY after the harvest and before moving the deer or turkey, the tag must be printed legibly in ink and securely fastened to the antler or ear of a deer and to the leg of a turkey.

· Call 866-305-0808 or visit www.agfc.com to check your deer or turkey within 24 hours of harvest.

· Type of game: DD – Doe Deer; BB – Button Buck; BA – Antlered Deer; FT – Female Turkey; MT – Male Turkey

· Method: MG – Modern Gun; ML – Muzzleloader; A – Archery; C – Crossbow· Check # must be printed on the tag· The tag must remain on the deer or turkey 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.








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