002.01.24 Ark. Code R. 145

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
Rule 002.01.24-145 - A1.02 Wild Turkey Season And Limits

No more than 1 legal turkey may be taken per day, no more than 1 legal turkey may be taken during the first 7 days of the season, no more than 1 legal turkey may be taken during the youth turkey hunt, and no more than 2 legal turkeys may be taken in any combination of turkey zones. Nonresident (adults and youth) may take no more than 1 legal turkey. No jakes (sub-adult male turkeys) may be taken, except youth, including nonresident youth, hunters may harvest 1 jake.

WILD TURKEY FIREARMS AND ARCHERY/CROSSBOW SEASONS:

Zone 2: Third Monday in April for 21 days.

Zone 1: Third Monday in April for 9 days.

EXCEPTIONS:

A. In compliance with WMA Addendum C104.
B. In compliance with Code 11.03.

SPECIAL YOUTH TURKEY SEASON:

Zones 1 and 2: Saturday and Sunday prior to second Monday of April.

LIMIT:

Zone 1: 1 adult gobbler.

Zone 2: 2 adult gobblers, (nonresident youth are limited to 1 adult gobbler)

Special Youth Turkey Season: 1 legal turkey. Youth hunters, including nonresident youth, may only take 1 jake.

Firearms and Archery/Crossbow: Statewide seasonal limit of 2 legal gobblers with nonresident youth restricted to a seasonal limit of 1 legal gobbler.

Youth hunters, including nonresident youth, may take only 1 jake and no more than the statewide season limit in combination during the youth hunt and wild turkey firearms and archery/crossbow seasons (Addenda A1.02, C1.04).

002.01.24 Ark. Code R. 145

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume 49, Number 07, Effective 7/4/2024