002.00.12 Ark. Code R. 003
2012-2013 General Hunting Regulations Proposals
Committee: Regulations
Date: April 25, 2012
Explanation:
Recommended revisions for hunting related regulations and new proposals were presented at the March meeting for Commission review and consideration. The proposals are will be presented at this meeting for Commission approval. These proposals include calendar adjustments, code revisions and code clarifications. Included, with the backup material, is a summary of recommended changes and a color coded copy of affected codes.
Prepared by: David Goad
2012-2013
Hunting Regulations
Summary of Proposals
Deer
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
Biological data from hunter harvested animals suggests the age structure of the doe segment is skewed toward older age classes. Our management goal is to reduce the proportion of older doe (3.5+ year olds) in the population from 52-65% to approximately 40%. Also, doe harvest in these zones comprises approximately 32-52% of the total harvest.
Providing hunters with an opportunity to harvest doe early in the season (prior to rut) will result in a more concentrated rut period and a reduction in the herd size during the winter months. This, in turn, will increase buck carryover.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
Biological data from hunter harvested animals suggests the age structure of the doe segment is skewed toward older age classes. Our management goal is to reduce the proportion of older doe (3.5+ year olds) in the population from 55% to approximately 40%. Also, doe harvest in these zones comprises approximately 40% of the total harvest; doe harvest of at least 45% is required to reduce populations. Adding another deer to the bag limit may encourage more hunters to harvest a doe with firearms without having to give up a buck tag.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
Biological data from hunter harvested animals suggests the age structure of the doe segment is skewed toward older age classes. Our management goal is to reduce the proportion of older doe (3.5+ year olds) in the population from 55% to approximately 40%. Also, doe harvest in these zones comprises approximately 40% of the total harvest; doe harvest of at least 45% is required to reduce populations.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
Biological data from hunter harvested animals suggests the age structure of the doe segment is skewed toward older age classes. Our management goal is to reduce the proportion of older doe (3.5+ year olds) in the population from 62-86% to approximately 40%. Also, doe harvest in these zones comprises approximately 38-49% of the total harvest. Adding another deer to the bag limit may encourage more hunters to harvest a doe with firearms without having to give up a buck tag.
Addendum: S1.01
Justification
In the fall of 2009, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) discovered a positive white-tailed deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Linn County. In attempt to increase protection of Arkansas' cervid resource, the AGFC included Missouri to the list of states under the Carcass Importation Restriction regulation for the 2010-2011 seasons. From this initial positive case, MDC performed intensive sampling of wild and captive cervids in and around the CWD positive facility with no disease being detected. This testing provided security to the AGFC that Missouri could be removed from the Carcass Importation Restriction regulation. In the 2011-2012 hunting regulations, Missouri was not considered a state of restriction. In October 2011, MDC detected a second CWD positive white-tailed deer from a captive facility in Macon County. MDC has plans to perform intensive sampling around this positive facility and the surrounding counties. Until these tests are complete and no additional disease is detected, it is the recommendation from the AGFC Deer Team that the entire state of Missouri be placed on the Carcass Importation Restriction regulation. This action will increase Arkansas' protection of CWD entering our state and jeopardizing our native cervid resources. Since this proposal was submitted MDC has recently discovered a CWD positive sample from a wild white-tailed deer in Macon County.
Code/Addendum: 01.00-C, A1.01
Justification
Currently, the early modern gun doe-only season allows the take of doe only. Typically, 15-20% of antlerless deer harvested are button bucks. During the 2011-12 season's doe-only hunt 5,519 doe were checked in open zones while only 137 button bucks were checked (2.5% of the doe harvest). Hunters are taking button bucks during the doe-only seasons. Most likely they are checking these as doe or are not checking them at all. Allowing the harvest of button bucks would provide the commission with a more accurate dataset. Hunters would be required to tag and check button bucks as bucks.
Code/Addendum: 15.01, A1.01
Justification
Currently code and addendum wording is not clear if an archery hunter can harvest a legal buck during the Doe Only Modern Gun Hunt. The intent is to provide clarification to allow archery hunters the opportunity to harvest a legal buck during the Doe Only Modern Gun Hunt.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
The exclusion of doe harvest during the Christmas hunt for these zones was an oversight.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
The AGFC Deer Team has looked into expanding the doe harvest opportunity in Zone 13. This Deer Zone is primarily private property, with a great deal being industrial forests. The current doe harvest in this zone is adequate at 54% of the total harvest being females. The data does suggest a concern with 45% of the female harvest being 3.5 years old and older. This suggests an older female segment which is indicative of a too few doe harvest. This change could also reduce the number of individuals seeking AGFC assistance for doe tags. This change would result in: Zone 13: 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 four does may be taken with firearms.
Code: 01.00-C
Justification
The 15 inch spread or 18 inch main beam rule will protect 100% of the 1.5 year olds and 92% of the 2.5 year olds while allowing most 3.5 year olds and virtually all 4.5+ year olds to be eligible for harvest, based on data collected in the Delta Region over the past several years.
Addenda: A1.01, C1.01
Justification
The 2012 archery opener will be September 15, which is the third Saturday in September; archery season has traditionally opened on October 1. The archery opener has been moved earlier in order to provide archery hunters more opportunity before gun seasons open, and provide a Saturday opener, which may improve opening day participation levels. However, the positives associated with an earlier opener may not outweigh the adverse impacts suffered by some land-management activities. September is the most suitable time of year for collecting deer demography data on public lands. Several methods may be employed by agency personnel including trail-camera surveys and thermal imagery surveys. Trail-camera surveys require the use of bait sites; bait sites allow land-managers to randomly select survey sites while ensuring that enough photographs are obtained to perform accurate analyses. The likelihood that deer will visit bait sites improves during fall since deer must begin building fat reserves prior to the rut and late-winter stress periods. A mid-September opener simply does not allow enough of a time window for pre-baiting, sampling, and bait removal activities to occur. Additionally, several municipalities conduct controlled urban deer hunts, which are the most feasible means to address deer herds that exceed cultural carrying capacity. The majority of the harvest from urban hunts occurs during September because these areas provide the only hunting opportunities at that time. Participation in these hunts is likely to decline when the statewide archery season opens in mid-September. Moving the statewide archery opener will provide archery hunters with more opportunity before gun seasons commence compared to the traditional archery opener. A fourth Saturday in September opener will ensure that important land-management activities will not be sacrificed.
Addendum: A1.01
Justification
The deer herd has exceeded biological and cultural carrying capacities in many areas of the state; doe harvests need to be increased in these areas. Harvesting doe early is a sound management strategy because land-managers can reduce the standing herd prior to the rut (and subsequent late-winter stress period) and the size difference between doe and button bucks is much more evident than later in the season. Agency biologists have prescribed early doe harvests for years, but modern gun hunters were only allowed to participate via the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). Modern gun hunting is the most influential and effective deer management tool at our disposal. The 2011 season was the first year for an early doe-only modern gun season, and it was largely successful, though it was restricted to five consecutive weekdays. A five-day doe only hunt that includes a weekend will allow more hunters to take advantage of the season, thereby increasing early doe harvest.
Turkey
Addenda: A1.02, C1.04
Justification
The conservative season structure, adopted in 2007, and "no jake harvest", adopted in 2011, helps increase gobbler carryover and stabilizes the recent declines in turkey harvest. The concern with the previous spring season structure is that very little breeding of hens occurs by the time the youth hunt/regular season normally opens. This is based on several data sets we have collected in previous years. It was noted that our data shows the percentage of breeding hens rises daily at a good rate throughout mid-April, so any gains in delaying the season opener would result in substantial gains in the number of hens bred before the season starts.
Addenda: C1.04, C1.16
Justification
W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMA has been lacking a hunt-able turkey population for many years. Harvest records over the last several years have been very low. For 2013 we are proposing this area to have a 2 three day permit hunts and permit hunts with a one bird limit.
Alligator
Codes: 12.01, 12.03
Justification
Clarification of Code 12.01, Exception (3) is needed to insure public is aware alligators are not allowed as personal pets. This is supported in Chapter 09.00 Captive Wildlife code as well. The addition of Item (H) is needed for Code 12.03 due to the fact alligator hunters have been reported using electronic calls to locate alligators prior to and during the alligator hunt. The use of electronic calls tend to attract female alligators and could increase the percentage of females in the harvest.
Bear
Addenda: A1.08, C1.02
Justification
This is the second season for the two day modern gun bear hunt at the beginning of the archery season. As expected, the two day gun hunt significantly increased the total zone harvest for 2010 and 2011. Sixty nine bears (34F, 35M) were harvested in 2010 MG early season and 72 bears (39F, 33M) were harvested in 2011 early MG season. In the four years prior to 2010, female harvests averaged 34% of total harvest. In 2010 and 2011, the female harvested averaged 48% of the total harvest. The total harvest increased by approximately 70 bears each year for the past two years because of the early mg hunt. This increase in and of itself probably isn't an issue of concern since the zone 2 harvest was historically well below the target harvest of 150 bears in past years. The past two years of overharvest has probably helped play catch up for the years of under harvest in zone 2. However, the past two years harvest with the two day modern gun has caused a 70% increase in the female harvest ratio. The harvested age class of females has not changed significantly over the past decade. The age class distribution of harvested females is roughly the same for the early modern gun hunt as is for the archery season. The overall numbers of females being harvested with the addition of the early modern gun hunt is a cause for concern. The numbers of females being harvested under the current season framework will cut into the female cohort for that population at an unsustainable rate.
Elk
Addenda: A1.09, C1.15
Justification
We will keep the September season this year because a prior contract issued an either sex permit to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the 2012 September season. The September season will be eliminated after 2012. The reason for having the September hunt was to allow hunters opportunity for a bugling season bull hunt. We never allowed antlerless elk to be harvested during this season because of the possibility of having orphaned calves. Elk calves are old enough to be weaned by mid-October so moving the season to this time frame will allow calves to reach a sufficient weaning age. By December, which has typically been our second hunt, the bugling season opportunities are gone for hunters because the rut is over by then. If we move to this proposed season structure it will allow all elk hunters in Arkansas to enjoy a bugling season hunt. This theory is backed up by fetal back dating data that has been collected from harvested cows since elk hunting began in Arkansas in 1998. There is sufficient data that shows that the majority of the conception takes place the week before the proposed hunt. This proves that there will still be rutting activity during this proposed new season.
Code: No code change required.
Justification
This is an action item to be completed by 2014 per the Strategic Elk Management Plan of 2009. This program will take the place of the existing private land elk hunt. This program will be modeled similar to the Deer Management Assistance Program (EMAP). This program will consist of enrolling all private landowners, who want to hunt elk on their property, into the EMAP program. It will be the same type of enrollment process that they are already doing, just with a different name. Modeling the DMAP program, Landowner Assistance Tags (LAT's) will be issued within the existing five county private land zone, and will be valid only on the property in which they were drawn from. Tag numbers will be dependent on the number of acres that a landowner has in 500 acre increments (ex. 0-500 acres will get one bull tag and two cow tags. 500-1000 acres will receive one bull tag and three cow tags and so on with a maximum of seven elk per EMAP club). These tags will be issued to the landowner and he can do what he wishes with these tags, give them to a family member/friend or maybe sell access to his property and sell an elk hunt. This allows for a landowner who has elk issues to possibly benefit from those elk being on his property. With the current system a landowner can only draw one tag. This system will allow for landowners to draw additional tags for their benefit. In this program the EMAP clubs will also be required to pull biological data and submit it to the AGFC, currently data recording it is not being required from the private land hunters. This system will give landowners more incentive for having elk on their property.
Code: No code change required.
Justification
On many recent public land hunts, several successful applicants have arrived with only a gun, orange vest and hat. Nor do they have a plan for disposition of meat, cooler, sufficient knife, and no plan for retrieval of a harvested animal. In cases such as these, most of the successful hunters would fail to comply with the "wanton waste" stipulations required by our regulations if AGFC staff were not on scene to retrieve and assure proper salvage of meat. AGFC staff also receives many reports of hunters only applying for these permits because they are free. It is also possible for an applicant to draw a tag with no intention of hunting. Public land elk hunts are designed as a management tool to harvest a certain number of animals each year. This management tool is being sacrificed by inexperienced hunters with little or no knowledge of skills required to responsibly harvest, retrieve or care for big game. A hunter with limited big game hunting experience is more likely to wound an animal than a more seasoned hunter would. This will give more license buying sportsman in Arkansas an opportunity to draw a very rare and coveted permit. It will also encourage other people, who wouldn't normally buy a hunting license, to purchase one before they could apply for an elk permit. Once they have purchased a license it may encourage them to hunt other species, not just elk. It should be our objective to attract experienced sportsmen familiar with cleanly harvesting, retrieving and care of big game as we apply this management tool.
Code: No code change required.
Justification
This will encourage more participation in the elk festival with application for the on-site permits. Attendance has been down at the festival in the past few years, so this will help bring more people to the area during this weekend. Adding two additional tags will also bring more excitement for those who attend, plus better odds of actually getting drawn for a permit. With more people attending the festival, it will give the AGFC more opportunity to help educate the public about the Arkansas Elk Program.
Code: 16.01
Justification
This change should deter individuals from illegally taking or possessing elk. Elk are a high value and limited species so additional penalties are valid.
Quail
Squirrel
Addenda: A1.06, C1.07
Justification
The small game team believes that because squirrel populations are boom or bust, our sportsman should have the opportunity to take full advantage of boom years for squirrel. Hunters will only have the ability to harvest a limit of 12 squirrels on boom years. Bust years will self-regulate by there being less squirrels to harvest, creating a lower harvest per hunter and a decrease in effort by hunters. This increase in bag limited will have no impact on the squirrel population in Arkansas. The change in possession limit is only an adjustment based on the bag limit increase to keep the possession limit at four times the bag limit.
Rabbit
Furbearer
Code: 05.10
Justification
The inclusion of armadillo in this list is unnecessary since they are non-game mammals which can already be taken when causing property damage according to other parts of this code.
Code: 01.00-C
Justification
This will more closely follow the prohibitions in place regarding federally listed endangered species. A definition of harass has been proposed in 01.00-C.
Code: 06.07
Justification
When all weapons restrictions were removed regarding take of bobcat, fox, and coyote, the special language relating to calibers available during big game seasons became redundant.
Code/Addenda: 09.02, F1.01, F1.02, F1.03
Justification
This will provide our officers the ability to ensure that all wildlife pets are kept in humane and healthy conditions.
Code: 09.11
Justification
Under the Lacey Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service can prohibit interstate movement of species that can be injurious to agriculture, native wildlife, horticulture, and forestry. As this federal restriction is not well known, incorporating this list with other species whose importation into Arkansas is prohibited will help notify the general public of this fact and also prevent the Commission from authorizing something banned by federal law.
Code: 09.13
Justification
Mountain lions were allowed to be kept under either a Mountain Lion Permit or a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit but during the code revision process the provision allowing them to be kept with a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit was accidentally lost.
Code: 09.14
Justification
Code: 17.01
Justification
Language relating to use of traps in "fields or woods" is somewhat ambiguous as it could be read such that the restrictions don't apply to other types of habitat. This increase in water set body-grip traps will allow the use of what are often referred to as
330 "magnum" traps that can vary somewhat from the standard size 330 trap. Several years ago language about how traps are measured was placed in the regulations relating to foothold sets placed on land and should have been included in the section relating to water sets at the same time.
Code: 20.24
Justification
Trapping of hogs on Wildlife Management Areas was specifically prohibited in the past, but the provision was accidentally deleted at some point. Use of traps by the public poses significant issues given the size of the traps, bait used for the traps, and probable interference with staff hog control efforts. Additionally there is no firm control over ensuring that the hogs are killed rather than released in some other area.
Addendum: F1.05
Justification
Since the implementation of the wildlife rehabilitation system in 2003 we have required people to obtain 250 hours of documented training and experience to become fully qualified rehabilitators. This requires them to keep a daily log of the amount of time they spent caring for animals and the type of care being provided. We recently completed an examination of our records and a survey of those who have gone through the Apprentice system and have determined that requiring this detailed documentation is not necessary. Most Apprentice rehabilitators care for a significant number of animals of multiple species prior to applying for a General Class permit. Changing the experience requirement to two years will reduce paperwork burden while either maintaining or slightly increasing the amount of patient contact time Apprentices have prior to becoming fully licensed.
Addendum: P1.01
Justification
There is no documented evidence that the Florida panther subspecies was ever found in Arkansas. Historically, Arkansas was home to mountain lions but they have been extirpated for many decades and none were ever scientifically examined to determine their proper subspecies. They were removed from the state endangered species list in the early 2000s and apparently were accidentally restored during the code revision process.
Codes: 1.00-C, 05.27
Justification
The term harass is identified in lists of prohibited activities throughout the code in regards to harassing bears in dens, ivory-billed woodpeckers, hunting or herding from vehicles, etc. but is not specifically defined. This definition is that utilized by the USFWS.
Waterfowl
Code: 24.01
Justification
The intent of this code is to reduce waterfowl disturbance on WMAs during regular duck season. However the code only states "duck season" needs to be more explicitly described so that hunting is allowed in the afternoon outside this time period (e.g. for early teal season and the snow goose conservation order).
Addendum: C1.12
Justification
To ensure that hunters are required to keep a safe distance from occupied dwellings along small portions of the lakeshore in these bays open to duck hunting.
Codes: 9.01, 9.03, 9.11
Justification
Current regulations allow individuals or organizations to possess and hold captive captive-reared mallards on a temporary basis as permitted by the Wildlife
Management Division Chief. A clarification should be added that a Shoot-to-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit is also valid authorization. Additional clarification is needed in the mallard importation code to allow the 4 marking techniques allowed by the USFWS to be valid when importing mallards to Arkansas. Finally the requirement for DVE testing prior to importation should be removed. The requirement for mallards to originate from a flock participating in the National Poultry Improvement Program would remain and provide sufficient assurance that the ducks being imported are from a healthy flock as determined through veterinary inspection. These tests are unnecessarily burdensome and the mallards being imported have a short life expectancy and an extremely low probability of contact with live, wild waterfowl. In addition only 3 DVE outbreaks have been identified in wild waterfowl in North America and mallards are only moderately susceptible to DVE (Wobeser 1997, Diseases of Wild Waterfowl, 2nd Edition).
WMA General Regulations
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04
Justification
To enhance public hunting opportunities in Region 1 and to allow the enforcement division to address ongoing issues such as permanent structures, baiting, unauthorized ATV use, etc.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04, C1.14
Justification
Public access rights were purchased in October of 2011 for Buck Island that is approximately 2 miles north of Helena Regional Park on the Mississippi River. Due to its size and location, the regulation committee is recommending this WMA to have the same season length and bag limits as the surrounding statewide zone: zone 17 (deer and turkey), zone 7 (bear) and zone 4 (alligator). This will allow sportsmen across the state to have an opportunity to hunt in zone 17 where very little public hunting opportunity currently exists. The main island consists of approximately 800 acres of timber that is predominately Pecan, Sycamore, Hackberry, and Box Elder.
This island is subjected to periodical flooding where the entire island goes under water and thus creating a wildlife population that is constantly changing. Proposals for 2012-13 season have been made for zone 17 to incorporate new antler restrictions (15 inch spread or 18 inch main beam). If this proposal becomes a regulation in zone 17, this will ensure adequate buck carryover on the island. More data will be collected during the next few years to adjust season dates, season length and bag limits accordingly.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04
Justification
It is necessary to provide the Arkansas Heritage Commission (landowner) the option to have a more conservative season for deer hunting, otherwise the entire area would have defaulted to the statewide season framework for all seasons. Also, this area has some potential for additional land acquisition and will potentially become a fairly respectable piece of public land. Last, the Arkansas Heritage Commission typically always acquire tracts of land with unique flora or fauna and want those areas to be more protected than they would otherwise be if not in our wildlife management area system.
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
There have been many inquiries from the hunting public on this issue to agency personnel. As the wording is written only those hunters who have a doe quota permit may take a doe during the Muzzle loader and modern gun seasons on the respective areas named above. This is not a permit deer hunt, a permit is only required to take a doe during the respective hunts. We want to change the wording to allow archery hunters to be able to take a doe with archery tackle to make the areas equitable to comply with the archery season bag limits and season dates. Change the wording in the sentence that references the doe quota permit under C1.01 for the above WMA's, by replacing the word "during" with the word "with" This will allow archery hunters to take a doe and only require Muzzle loader and Gun hunters to have a permit to take a doe with those firearms. As an example the wording should be for Caney Creek. "A Caney Creek WMA doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe with a Muzzle loader or Modern Gun."
Code: No code change required.
Justification
Analysis of harvest data for Muddy Creek WMA reveals that an average of 20.1% of the total whitetail deer harvest was comprised of does. Of does harvested, approximately 43% have been by archery methods; meanwhile, only 40% of issued permits are being utilized. Also, during the 2010-2011 and 2011- present, an average of 3.3 and 4.5 bucks was harvested to every doe harvested, respectively. Analysis of harvest data indicates that one doe per approximately 4,000 acres was harvested. With the current harvest trends on Muddy Creek WMA and the lack of doe harvest, the possibility of an unbalanced herd is probable. Through careful examination of historical facts, current harvest trends and other available data, the conclusion has been that the permit system should not be abandoned, but that an increase in permits may be utilized to increase the harvest of does with firearms. An increase in doe harvest would not only facilitate maintaining a balanced and healthy deer herd, but could aid in protecting younger bucks while increasing opportunity for sportsman.
Code: No code change required.
Justification
Analysis of harvest data for Caney Creek WMA reveals that over a five-year period between 2007 and present only 16% (68 of 424) of the total whitetail deer harvest was comprised of does. Of does harvested, 40% have been by archery methods; meanwhile, only 40% of issued permits are being utilized. Also, during the five-year period, an average of 5.3 bucks was harvested to every doe harvested. With the current harvest trends on Caney Creek WMA and the lack of doe harvest, the possibility of an unbalanced herd is probable. Analysis of the five-year harvest data indicates that one doe per 7,407 acres was harvested. Through careful examination of historical facts, current harvest trends and other data, the conclusion has been that the permit system should not be abandoned, but that an increase in permits may be utilized to increase the harvest of does with firearms. An increase in doe harvest would not only facilitate maintaining a balanced and healthy deer herd, but could aid in protecting younger bucks while increasing opportunity for sportsman.
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
The Nimrod/Blue Mtn. District office of the Army Corp of Engineers has held a mobility impaired hunt on COE lands designated as part of a DMAP camp as those lands were not part of a designated WMA. All Corp of Engineers land now has been incorporated into the Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA. The COE wishes to continue to hold the hunt and hold it outside of the regular gun deer season and on land within the WMA that will be designated by signing. Mobility Impaired hunters will only hunt on a small acreage of the total 25,000 acre area. The area will be closed by signs to trespass for the handicap hunt. The COE also requests that there be no antler restrictions on bucks and that any deer be a bonus deer to garner more participation by handicap hunters. The bag limit will be three deer total. There are no biological ramifications regarding the request.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04
Justification
In the late 1990s, AGFC asked the USFS to help support the expanding elk herd then located on Buffalo National River and Gene Rush. This request was generated as an attempt to maintain elk on public lands where potential habitat could be developed. In response, the USFS selected a 40,000 + acre area immediately south of Gene Rush WMA and called it the" Bearcat Hollow" project. NEPA process was initiated to accommodate planned habitat development s to encourage not only elk but all other wildlife to the location. Many habitat improvements have now been implemented by the USFS and its partners (see below). The accomplishments by the USFS and its partners now represent one of the best habitat developments in Arkansas. Wildlife surveys on the area have shown improved populations of deer, turkey, elk, neotropical migrant birds and invertebrates. We now request WMA status to further manage a portion of this area (approx. 16,000 ac) by more restrictive regulation methods than the surrounding general USFS lands that have not received the extensive habitat work. WMA status will allow seasonal structure, bag limits, special permits, and budgeting mechanisms to be enacted which will differ from other nearby USFS lands and improve hunting quality and opportunity.
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
The current deer bag limit for these WMAs for the muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons is one buck (Rainey WMA) or one doe for a limited number of doe days. In order to achieve a more balanced harvest on these WMAs and to provide additional recreational opportunity (particularly on Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs), Region 8 staff recommends allowing one doe to be harvested on these WMAs during the entire muzzleloader and modern gun deer seasons. This recommendation will be consistent with the recommended zone doe bag limit for the surrounding zones.
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
Both of these permit hunts are handled by Corps of Engineers personnel and are conducted within Corps Parks that are otherwise closed to hunting and thereby contain high deer densities. Increasing the bag limits for these hunts will not only provide additional recreational opportunity, but will provide additional help in controlling deer numbers in these areas. It is recommended to move the youth muzzleloader hunt dates so as not to conflict with the statewide Christmas modern gun deer season and thereby increase participation in this hunt.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.13
Justification
Despite increasing the bag limit for this permit hunt to two deer for the 2011 season, there remained leftover permits that were not sold for this most recent hunt indicating a low level of interest for this hunt. At this time, Region 8 staff do not want to open Galla Creek WMA to the January youth hunt in order to be able to monitor the impacts of opening the WMA to the November youth hunt. Galla Creek WMA continues to maintain a high harvest (25 or more deer annually) through archery and it is uncertain whether or not this WMA could withstand the additional pressure from two unrestricted youth hunts (November and January).
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
As one of the Sweet Sixteen WMAs, Region 8 field staff recommend stepping up deer management efforts on Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA and managing this area as a Level III WMA with an emphasis on shifting buck harvest to 3.5 year old bucks or older while maintaining an aggressive doe harvest. Deer numbers declined dramatically on this area in recent years due to prolonged flooding in successive years in combination with deteriorating habitat conditions. This observed drop in deer numbers prompted Region 8 personnel to implement more restrictive regulations for the 2011 season (dropping earn-a-buck requirement, moving from two deer bag limit to 1 deer limit during permit hunts, reducing permit numbers from 100 to 50 permits per hunt). However, as deer numbers appear to be rebounding on the area and as regional staff has already begun to implement aggressive habitat management efforts, regional staff realizes the need to maintain adequate doe harvest in order to maintain desired sex ratios. As a Level III WMA, regional staff recommend moving to one extended permit hunt (5 days) which will allow hunters adequate time to harvest a doe and then still have time to hunt for a quality (3.5 yr. old or older) buck. It is recommended that the one permit hunt be held at the end of October at a time when buck activity has been high historically. This would move the hunt out of the statewide opening weekend for modern gun season where we have recently experienced poor hunter participation (dropped from 90% to 60%) as well as increased hunter conflicts with individuals scouting for ducks on the WMA. A review of biodata records from 235 bucks from the WMA indicated that 3.5 yr. old bucks on Ed Gordon have a 14.018 inch inside spread and a 17.475 inch main beam length. Based on this information, Region 8 staff recommends a 15 inch spread or 18 inch beam length restriction so that most 3.5 year old buck would be eligible for harvest.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
In recent years, the buck harvest for Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA has been skewed towards bucks (34 bucks, 10 button bucks and 21 does checked to the WMA in 2010). The Region 8 staff desire to move Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA to a Level III WMA through a graduated process in order to give the sportsmen using the area time to transition from the years managing the WMA for maximum harvest. It is anticipated that Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA may be the only Level III WMA in the Ozark DMU and as such would require some unique regulations in order to move most of the buck harvest into 3.5 yr. old or older age classes. Reducing the buck bag limit for the WMA is needed in order to begin to balance the overall harvest for the area as well as reduce the overall buck harvest somewhat. Hunters continue to complain about overcrowding during the permit hunts resulting in our request to reduce permit numbers. As a Level III WMA, it is desired to reduce the number of bucks that would be harvested off the WMA to the extent possible. Holding the WMA permit hunts to coincide with the statewide opening of the muzzleloader and modern gun hunts is resulting in more bucks from the WMA being harvested on surrounding private property as the influx of 250 hunters pushes deer off the WMA. Region 8 staff is recommending to move the permit hunts to a time when there would not be a statewide open season on-going on the adjacent private property in order to protect more bucks on the WMA. In addition, timing the modern gun permit hunt to be held post-rut is desirable and has been a proven tactic for moving/maintaining bucks in older age classes. It is the intent of the Region 8 staff to implement more restrictive antler restrictions indicative of a Level III WMA (15 inch spread or 18 inch beam) after one or two years in order help provide a smooth transition for hunters.
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
It is desired to manage this WMA as a Level II WMA. In recent years, the WMA has maintained a relatively balanced harvest with most of the area's buck harvest being 2.5 years old. This recommended change is designed to slightly increase the doe harvest on the WMA while also providing some additional recreational opportunity.
Addendum: C1.05
Justification
This change would drop the current permit requirement to quail hunt on Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA and restrict the season on Harold Alexander WMA from the current statewide season. In recent years, there have been very few applicants for the Gulf Mountain permits and this proposal would drop the permit requirement while maintaining a restrictive season in order to lessen the likelihood of over-harvest. For both Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain and Harold Alexander WMAs, efforts are underway to ramp up early successional habitat management for the benefit of quail. These recommended restrictive seasons are an attempt to allow quail to respond to the on-going habitat work. The recommendation to allow all-day hunting during these hunts will provide additional opportunity during these restrictive seasons (i.e. allow hunters to maximize their time afield during these hunts).
Addendum: C1.09
Justification
This language actually accomplishes nothing since the new squirrel season nearly overlaps the entirety of these seasons.
Addendum: C1.12
Justification
This recommended change is consistent with current regulations for both Bayou Meto and Shirey Bay/Rainey Brake WMAs. Currently for Ed Gordon, there is a restriction preventing duck hunters from accessing areas with a boat prior to 4 a.m. However, most access to the waterfowl impoundments on the area can be gained by walking/wading which is not covered by the current regulations. In order to fully address all access, this recommended change is needed in order to prevent those walking/wading from being allowed unrestricted access.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04, C1.09
Justification
Fisheries staff has recently been marking the boundaries of AGFC property around Lake Overcup. The lake is currently open to waterfowl hunting and included in our waterfowl guidebook. Establishment as a WMA would provide a clear mechanism for establishing hunting seasons for this property and help address confusion by the public.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.02, C1.04
Justification
This 1,677 acre tract of land was acquired by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission in 2011. This parcel of land has good public access via two state highways and a county road. Incorporating this area into the WMA system will provide additional public hunting opportunity in Independence Co. where there currently exists only the Jamestown/Independence Co. WMA (971 acres) and portions (approx. 4,000 acres) of the Cherokee WMA.
Code: 20.02
Justification
This recommended change would allow for additional furbearer harvest on these WMAs and provide additional recreational opportunity. Currently, the use of firearms of any caliber for coyote, fox and bobcat on Camp Robinson WMA are restricted to January and February. Allowing the use of firearms of any caliber for the entire coyote, fox and bobcat seasons on Camp Robinson WMA is consistent with these seasons on all WMAs.
Addendum: C1.09
Justification
This change would match the bobcat and coyote seasons with that of other small game rather than being limited to Tuesdays only.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
The AGFC Deer Team would like to recommend a new antler restriction for the above WMAs. Currently, these WMAs have an antler restriction that is a combination of points and main beam length (4 points or 18 inch main beam). This restriction does have a slight flaw in that a portion of it is based on point criteria which allows for the harvest of yearling and some 2.5 year old bucks. The 15 inch spread or 18 main beam restrictions would protect 100% of the 1.5 year olds and 92% of the 2.5 year olds. Harvest would be centered on the 3.5 and the 4.5+ age classes.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
This WMA needs to maintain a harvest between 220 and 240 deer annually. This would be 1 deer per 80 - 90 acres. This WMA is located in the middle of an agriculture landscape with farming occurring on three sides of the WMA. For the past several years, the Region 2 staff has issued an average of 8 depredation permits to the surrounding farmers during the growing season. R2 staff believes if the harvest goals stated above are met each year, this will minimize the need for depredation permits while still providing a quality hunting experience for the general public. The 4X4 slot antler restriction has allowed us to meet our harvest objectives 3 of the last 6 years (216 deer in 2011, 221 deer in 2010, 153 deer in 2009, 125 deer in 2008, 174 deer in 2007 and 218 deer in 2006). The WMA is in Flood Prone Region D and the three years we met our harvest goals, the WMA was open to hunting for the entire season (archery and two permit hunts). The main problem with the current antler restriction (4x4 slot) is 85% of the bucks (4 total points or less) are 1.5 year old bucks. Also, these young bucks have made up approximately 40-50% of the total buck harvest for the past 5 years (permit hunt data) under this antler restriction regime. The 12 inch spread or 15 inch main beam rule will protect 95% of the 1.5 year old bucks (see graphs below) but will allow for a large percentage of the 2.5+ bucks to be legal for harvest. This will also protect the quality yearling bucks (branched antlered bucks) that can't be protected under a point restriction rule. This rule may reduce the overall buck harvest for the first two years until those yearling bucks reach the 2.5+ age classes and become legal bucks for harvesting under this new antler restriction regime and hunters get accustom to this rule. It is also worth noting that during the 2010 season, a doe was added to the bag limit for muzzleloader/modern gun permit hunts to increase/maintain current harvest levels.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
Most of Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA (7,221 acres) lies adjacent to or is completely surrounded by the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge and changing the definition of a legal buck "no antler restrictions" to coincide with Cache River NWR regulations will make it much simpler for permit hunters. The R2 staff does not believe this change will adversely affect the overall harvest; this WMA does not receive a lot of hunting pressure due to limited access (21 bucks/17 does in 2010, 21 bucks/7 does in 2008 and 13 bucks and 4 does in 2007). U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA (11,850 acres) is owned and managed by the University of Arkansas as an experimental station for agriculture crops and tree research. The Director, Roger Eason, has expressed concerns about the high deer density on this WDA. R2 staff has responded by adding a doe to the bag limit and adding a 5 day modern gun permit hunt during Thanksgiving weekend (2009). These changes have increased the deer harvest by approximately 15 to 20 deer over the past two years (55 deer in 2007, 42 deer in 2008, 76 deer in 2009, and 76 deer in 2010). R2 staff is requesting to add an additional doe in the bag limit during this year's regulation process to increase the overall harvest (goal is 1deer/100 acres = 120 deer). R2 staff is also recommending no antler restrictions in order to attract hunters (permits did not sell this year for opening weekend gun permit hunt) that just want to harvest a deer. This area is restricted by only allowing shot guns or muzzleloaders. The R2 staff believes that by allowing hunters to take an additional doe and removing antler restrictions will increase hunter participation and increase overall harvest to meet our deer harvest goals for this WDA.
Addenda: C1.01, C1.14
Justification
Under the present antler restriction (point restriction) rules for these three WMAs, 1.5 and 2.5 year old bucks are still being targeted and make up at least 50% of the total antlered deer harvest. In order to allow these younger bucks to move up in age class, we must implement different antler restrictions. The 15 inch spread or 18 inch main beam rule will protect 100% of the 1.5, 92% of the 2.5 and a very small percentage of the 3.5 yr. old deer looking at the data collected in the Delta Region over the past few years (see charts below). During the past several years, the buck to doe ratio has been 1.5/1 or higher on Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA (1.7/1 in 2010, 1.6/1 in 2008 and 2/1 in 2007), Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA (1.5/1 in 2010, 1.5 in 2009 and 2.7/1 in 2008) and St. Francis National Forest WMA (1/1 in 2010, 3.4/1 in 2009 and 2.4/1 in 2008). The R2 Biologist Staff would like to reduce the overall buck harvest by restricting the harvest of 2.5 and younger bucks by implementing the 15 inch spread or 18 inch main beam antler restrictions. The staff will encourage adequate doe harvest on Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA by allowing a two deer bag limit (one buck and one doe) during both permit hunts. The staff will also maintain good buck/doe ratios on Sheffield Nelson Dagmar and St. Francis National Forest by reducing buck harvest (applying new antler restrictions) while maintaining the current level of doe harvest (one deer bag limit - either sex).
Addendum: C1.01
Justification
This change is needed to increase annual deer harvest numbers. U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA specializes in crop and timber research. This WDA consist of 11,850 acres of good quality deer habitat and has a high deer density. The Director, Roger Eason, has requested to reduce this deer population to minimize crop depredation. An average harvest over the past seven years has been 61 deer per year; this is 1deer/195 acres. In 2009, the R2 staff added an extra modern gun permit hunt and also added a doe to the permit hunt bag limit. These changes have led to an increase of 20 additional deer to the annual harvest (annual harvest of 76 deer the past two years). The R2 staff would like to increase the overall harvest to approximately 120 deer while maintaining a buck/doe ratio of 1/1.5 (45 bucks and 75 does). This would be a harvest rate of 1 deer/100 acres. The R2 staff feels that this harvest is needed to support a healthy deer herd and will help in minimizing crop depredation on this WDA.
Code: 20.02
Justification
Code 20.02 (G) states "DeGray Lake WMA - within the boundaries of the Lower DeGray Lake Waterfowl Rest Area (WRA), possession of loaded firearms is prohibited." The USACE staff conducts their special deer and waterfowl permit hunts within the boundaries of the Lower DeGray Lake WRA. There was an exception in the code that allowed this until July 1, 2011 when the code book revision was adopted. The proposed change will correct this omission.
Addenda: C1.01, C113, C1.14
Justification
Parti cipation in the mobility impaired muzzleloader hunt has declined in recent years due to scheduling conflicts among participants attending other USACE mobility impaired hunts. The USACE staff at Lake DeGray, who conduct 100% of the application process and hunt, have requested that the mobility impaired hunt be dropped and a youth modern gun hunt be held October 27th and 28th, 2012. The application process and youth hunt will be conducted entirely by USACE staff as was the mobility impaired hunt in the past.
Code: 20.02
Justification
Both of these WMAs are very small in size and both are closed to any type of modern gun deer season. This closure would not impact these areas and would close the loop hole for a person to be on these WMAs with a deer caliber gun.
Addendum: C1.04
Justification
Archery hunting has been allowed on this area in the past. Due to the reduction of days in turkey season during spring of 2012, archery hunting on this area was lost.
Code: 22.01
Justification
During the joint regulations meeting with USFS staff in January, USFS personnel requested this restriction in order to eliminate the possibility for hunters to use dogs during firearms deer hunts under the guise of hunting squirrels. This change would effectively make these WMAs consistent with all other USFS Coop WMAs in the state.
Addendum: D1.01
Justification
The annual lease payments have steadily increased since the creation of the leased lands program. It is recommended that we increase the cost of purchasing a lease land permit in order to help cover the cost of leasing land and continue to provide the locations for sportsmen to hunt.
Code/Addendum: 20.07, D1.01
Justification
This free use permit will enable the division to acquire hunter use data, including: number of hunter days, hunter days by method, hunter observation data, etc. Additionally, the use permit will provide the agency with contact information that can be used to select a sample for post-hunt surveys.
Addendum: E1.04
Justification
Historically, the opening and closing of Flood Prone Zone F (FPZ F) has been based on the level of the White River at St. Charles and the level of the Arkansas River at Lock and Dam No. 1 (Norrell). It is important to mention that the level at Norrell is heavily controlled by the status of the Mississippi River. In this section of the river, the Mississippi will actually "back up" into the Arkansas River causing an increase detectable at the Norrell gauge. This gauge combination has been in effect for many years and the reason for this gauge combination was due to both gauge readings being available on-line.
The problem with this combination is that these gauges are not indicative of one another. The St. Charles gauge is located on Hwy 1 which dissects the White River National Wildlife Refuge. Water coming down the White River bottle-necks at Hwy 1 - which acts as a barrier. If the Mississippi River is low, water south of Hwy 1 will drop quickly leaving ground to hunt on. This action results in FPZ F remaining closed until the St. Charles gauge slowly drops to the opening level (21.5 ft.). The reason for utilizing the St. Charles gauge at the time of FPZ F creation was that it was readily available on-line.
The recommended change would be to eliminate the use of St. Charles gauge and incorporate the Graham Burke Outlet (GBO) gauge. This gauge would work along with the Norrell gauge. GBO closing/opening reading would be 150'/148' msl. The Norrell reading will remain with closing/opening reading of 145'/143' msl. We have visited with the Corp. of Engineers and they have stated that the GBO gauge will continued to be operated and readings available on-line.
Misc.
Codes/Addenda: With blue ink.
Code: 01.00-C
Justification
Portable pop-up blind was added to the definition of terms in the code as that type of hunting equipment was recently addressed in a new code. Though the term "portable hunting stand" has been referenced for years in code 20.06, there has been no clear definition of this term to use as a guideline for making determinations in the field. On Big Timber WMA there are sites where hunters use ATVs and trailers to transport tower stands/box stands around the area, thus claiming they are portable. These stands could in no way be collapsed and transported in their entirety by one person.
Codes: 01.00-C, 05.39
Justification
It is becoming more difficult to investigate hunting related accidents across the state due to lack of reporting. On several occasions accidents are reported a week or two after the incident happens and only when some of them are told their insurance won't cover expenses if the accident is not reported. When this occurs, officers have a very hard time determining what happened in the accident, who, is at fault if more than one is involved, were drugs or alcohol involved, etc. This language mirrors state law concerning boating accident reporting.
Codes: 01.00-C, 05.25
Justification
Dumping of carcasses has generated hundreds of calls reporting this activity to AGFC personnel. Most of the complaints were "I saw so and so throwing a deer carcass out off of road 43". These are calls we could have enforced but there is no regulation pertaining to it. Most of the judges in this area will not use or allow a citation to be brought before their court on littering for this issue. Most judges agree there needs to be a regulation for this.
Code: 03.16
Justification
The International Hunter Education Association does not certify courses. They are an educational resource organization only and we allow hunters to carry any state issued certification card.
Codes: 05.04, 05.21, 05.22, 17.07
Justification
On the internet there is a viable market for tanned hides and wildlife mounts that are not presently exempt (i.e. elk and bear) from code 05.04 Selling Wildlife Restrictions. It is concluded such activity will not impact the resources of Arkansas as long as a bill of sale is required to help assure these animals were acquired legally. It is also felt this is a good opportunity to add a few other items to the list of exemptions that are indigenous to Arkansas and have become marketable in recent years (i.e. turkey wing bones, rabbit hides and elk antlers).
2012-2013 STATEWIDE AND WMA GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION PROPOSALS
2013 DEER SEASON OPENING DATES
Deer (archery): Sat., Sept. 28, 2013 (4th Sat. in Sept. annually)
Deer (muzzleloader): Sat., Oct. 19, 2013 (3rd Sat. in Oct. annually)
Deer (modern gun): Sat., Nov. 9, 2013 (2nd Sat. in Nov. annually
FUTURE PUBLIC MEETING DATES
2012 Waterfowl Public Meeting
Tues., June 5, 2012 7:00-9:00
2013-2014 General Public Meeting
Tues., January 29, 2013 7:00-9:00
For the purposes of the Arkansas State Game and Fish Code of Regulations, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean and include:
ADULT GOBBLER - Male turkeys having at least one of the following characteristics:
ALLIGATOR DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the sale, purchase, barter or exchange of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas.
ALLIGATOR FARMER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs thereof in Arkansas for the purpose of propagation, production or rearing.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE DEALER - Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale or purchase of alligator snapping turtles.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE BREEDER - Any person, firm or corporation possessing alligator snapping turtles for the purpose of propagation, production, rearing or sale.
ANIMAL - An organism of the animal kingdom, as distinguished from the plant kingdom, including any part, product, egg or offspring thereof.
ANTLERLESS DEER - A doe or a buck having 2 inches or less of hardened bone
antler (this type of deer must be checked as a buck).
ANTLERLESS ELK - Any elk (male or female) not meeting requirements to be a legal bull elk.
AQUACULTURE SPECIES - Any species listed on the Approved Aquaculture Species List (Addendum J1.00) and species not listed but allowed under Unlisted or Restricted Species Possession Permits.
AQUATIC WILDLIFE - Aquatic snails, aquatic turtles, crayfish (crawfish and crawdads), fish (including minnows), frogs, mussels and salamanders.
ARKANSAS RIVER BOUNDARY (Sportfishing Only) - The Arkansas Post Canal from Lock and Dam No. 1 to the Arkansas River and the Arkansas River from Dam No. 2 upstream to the Oklahoma state line, including all lakes, bays and tributary streams accessible by boat from the main channel except:
[BULLET]Big Bayou Meto upstream from Arkansas Highway 11;
[BULLET]Plum Bayou upstream from U.S. Highway 79;
[BULLET]Little Maumelle River upstream from Pinnacle Mountain State Park;
[BULLET]Maumelle River upstream from Lake Maumelle Dam;
[BULLET]Fourche LaFave upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
[BULLET]Palarm Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
[BULLET]Cadron Creek upstream from the weir;
[BULLET]Point Remove Creek upstream from Arkansas Highway 113;
[BULLET]Petit Jean River upstream from Pontoon Boat Ramp at Arkansas Highway 154;
[BULLET]Illinois Bayou upstream from Russellville Waterworks Dam;
[BULLET]Big Piney and Little Piney creeks upstream from Arkansas Highway 359;
[BULLET]Horsehead Creek upstream from Interstate 40;
[BULLET]Mulberry River upstream from Interstate 40;
[BULLET]Frog Bayou upstream from Arkansas Highway 162 and Lee Creek upstream from Lee Creek Dam,
[BULLET] And from the first non-navigable shoal for streams entering the Arkansas River along the right bank descending from the Oklahoma state line to Lake Dardanelle Dam.
ARTIFICIAL LURE OR FLY - Terminal fishing tackle made entirely of rubber, wood, metal, glass, feathers, hair, synthetic fibers or plastic, with hook attached.
BAITFISH - Minnows, logperch, gizzard and threadfin shad, gar (other than alligator gar), bullhead catfish, crayfish, drum, bowfin under 6 inches, skipjack herring, brook and inland silversides, bigmouth, smallmouth and black buffalo, river carpsucker, banded and Ozark sculpin, bream 4 inches and under, and bream over 4 inches that are caught by hook and line.
BAITING - 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.
BIG GAME - Alligator, black bear, deer, elk and turkey.
BLACK BASS - Largemouth bass, redeye bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
BLOCKING OUT - The removal of the head and/or tail associated with the processing of a commercial fish. The blocked-out carcass (bullet) must be at least the minimum length required for the body of water where the commercial fish was harvested (Code 30.11).
BONUS DEER - A harvested deer that is not included in a hunter's statewide bag limit.
BOX TYPE TURTLE TRAP - A floating trap designed to capture aquatic turtles, but does not permit capture of fish (Code 34.07).
BREAM - A species of the genus Lepomis, including bluegill, redear, warmouth and other sunfish.
BUCK - A male deer (see LEGAL BUCK definition).
BUCK DEER SEASON - A deer season in which no deer other than legal buck deer may be taken.
BUY - To purchase, barter, exchange or trade, including any offer to purchase, barter, exchange or trade.
CAPTIVITY OR HOLD CAPTIVE - The holding of living wildlife in a controlled environment that is manipulated by man for the purpose of exercising ownership, possession or control of the wildlife, and that has boundaries designed to prevent selected species from entering or leaving the controlled environment.
CARCASS - The body of a dead animal.
CASE - A container specifically designed to hold a firearm which completely encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied or otherwise fastened with no portion of the firearm exposed.
CATCH-AND-RELEASE - The requirement that fish of a designated species must be immediately released into the water where caught.
CERVID - A member of the Family Cervidae including without limitation deer, reindeer, moose, elk and caribou.
CHASE FOR PLEASURE - To search for, pursue or chase game animals or other wildlife with the use of dogs for recreational purposes only, with no intent of hunting such game animals or wildlife.
CHECKING WILDLIFE - The reporting of specific information to the Commission concerning harvest of alligator, bear, deer, elk and turkey by one of the following methods: phoning a designated number to report bear, deer or turkey harvests, electronically through the Commission's on-line deer and turkey checking Web site or mobile applications, and in person to report harvest of elk and alligator at a designated check station.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) - Fatal disease affecting the brain of cervids that belongs to a group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
CHUMMING - To dislodge or deposit any substance not attached to a hook which may attract fish.
CITES TAG - a permit that allows shipping of certain animal pelts outside the State of Arkansas and assures compliance with the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species.
CLEAN - Having no meat matter or tissue attached to the carcass.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED HUNTING - The use of a computer or any other device, equipment or software to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm, bow or crossbow to kill wildlife located in Arkansas.
COMMERCIAL FISH - Bowfin (over 6 inches), buffalo, catfish, carp, drum, gar, paddlefish, sucker family, white amur and sturgeon.
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN - Any person who fishes with tackle designated as commercial tackle requiring a license and/or tag issued by the Commission.
COMMERCIAL TACKLE - Properly licensed tackle used to catch aquatic wildlife for commercial purposes.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE HUNTING RESORT - A facility, location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt native wildlife, other than pen-raised game birds, held in captivity. Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.
COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE PERMIT - Any or all of the following permits:
Alligator Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer, Resident Shell Taker and Seller, Shell Buyer, Non-Resident Shell Buyer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller, Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter, Non-Resident Roe Buyer, Resident Fur Dealer, Non-Resident Fur Dealer, Special Commercial Quail, Game Bird Shooting Resort, Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort, Wildlife Breeder/Dealer and Wildlife Importation.
COMMISSION - The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, unless otherwise designated.
DEFERRED HUNTER EDUCATION (DHE) - Designates a holder of a valid Arkansas hunting license/permit who has deferred completion of the hunter education program.
DISABLED - Any individual who is 100 percent permanently and totally disabled as declared by one or more of the following federal agencies: the U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs or the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.
DOE - A female deer.
DOE DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe may be taken.
DROWNING SET - Any leg-hold trap that uses one or more of the following techniques to retain the target animal in water of suitable depth for drowning: a slide wire with lock, a tangle stake or a drowning weight.
DUCKS (includes the following species) - All species of teal, merganser, whistling duck and scaup; American wigeon, American black duck, bufflehead, canvasback, gadwall, common goldeneye, mallard, mottled duck, northern shoveler, redhead, ring-necked duck, ruddy duck, northern pintail and wood duck.
EDIBLE PORTIONS - portions of the following animals are considered edible as stated below:
EITHER-SEX DEER SEASON - A deer season in which a doe or a legal buck may be taken.
EMERGENCY CONDITION - Any condition involving:
ENCLOSURE - Any area surrounded by a man-made barrier, including but not limited to fencing, walls, structures or other devices that prevent wildlife from leaving a particular environment.
ENDANGERED SPECIES - A wildlife species or subspecies endangered or threatened with extinction listed, or proposed as a candidate for listing, by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service or any native species or subspecies listed as endangered by the
Commission (Addendum P1.00).
FALCONRY - The caring for and training of raptors for pursuit of wild game, and hunting wild game with raptors. It includes the taking of raptors from the wild to use in the sport and caring for training and transporting raptors held for falconry.
FEDERAL WATERS - Waters designated by federal law as federally controlled or under the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States Government.
FEE LAKE - A lake in which there is a fee for fishing rights. All persons 16 years of age and older must possess an Arkansas fishing license. Daily limits apply.
FERAL HOG - Any hog, including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar,
which is roaming freely and is living in a wild or feral state.
FIREARM - Any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance, including without limitation muzzleloaders and modern guns (see LOADED FIREARM).
FISH OR FISHING - To lure, attract, collect or pursue fish species or aquatic wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to take such species by any method.
FISH DEALER - Any person who sells live fish, including baitfish.
FISH FARM - Waters and adjacent premises confined within a pond, tank or lake not connected with public waters, and under management of a fish farmer.
FISH FARMER (AQUACULTURIST) - A person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the propagation or rearing of aquaculture species for sale.
FREEFLOATING FISHING DEVICE - A floating fishing device unanchored or unattached to a stationary object.
FURBEARERS - Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, red fox, mink, muskrat,
nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, spotted skunk, striped skunk and weasel.
GAFF - To take or attempt to take fish with a hand- held or handled hook.
GAME ANIMALS - Alligator, black bear, bobcat, coyote, deer, elk, gray fox, red fox, mink, opossum, eastern cottontail rabbit, swamp rabbit, raccoon, gray squirrel and fox squirrel.
GAME BIRD SHOOTING RESORT -A facility, location, business, or operation that offers, for pay or other consideration, an opportunity to hunt captive-raised game birds.
Includes all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for the hunting activities.
GAME BIRDS - Turkey, quail, pheasant, chukar and all birds classified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as migratory game birds.
GAME FISH - Alligator gar, black bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, crappie, catfish, trout, bream, goggle-eye, walleye, muskellunge, sauger, saugeye, paddlefish and pickerel.
GEOCACHE - Items in a container (cache) placed or hidden for individuals to subsequently find using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
GEOCACHING - An outdoor sport, similar to "high-tech treasure hunting," involving use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to find a cache.
GUIDE - A person who provides, for monetary or any other compensation, that person's personal services for the purpose of assisting others to locate, pursue, catch or hunt wildlife.
HACKING - The temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild so that it must survive on its own.
HARASS - An intentional or negligent act which creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral pattern which include but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.
HEN TURKEY - Female turkey with or without a beard.
HIGH-FENCE ENCLOSURE - An enclosure that contains an area of at least 500 contiguous acres, with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover that has been classified as timberland by the local county tax assessor, that has a perimeter fence at least 8 feet high, with no cross-fencing that has the effect of reducing the size of the area to less than 500 contiguous acres with at least 60 percent of the acreage in forested cover as herein provided.
HOGGING - The taking of fish by the use of hands only in or under the water.
HUNT OR HUNTING - Taking or attempting to take wildlife by any method including but not limited to searching, pursuing, chasing, tracking, luring, or attracting.
HUNTING INCIDENT - When bodily injury above basic first aid or death occurs due to an activity directly related to a hunting excursion in the field. Examples of such activities would include discharge of a firearm, bow, or crossbow and falls from an elevated platform (tree stand, tower stand, or elevated duck blind). HUNTING PARTY - Two or more persons hunting together.
HYBIRD RAPTORS - Offspring of birds listed as two or more distinct species. IMPORT OR IMPORTATION - To ship, convey, carry, transport, bring or introduce into Arkansas anything from outside its borders.
IMPRINT - A bird that is hand-raised in isolation from other raptors from two weeks of age until it has fledged and will be considered to be an imprinted bird for its entire life.
JAKE - Sub-adult male turkey having all these characteristics: longer central tail feathers, outermost one or two wing feathers lacking white barring all the way to the tip and a beard 6 inches or less in length.
KILLING DEVICE - Any firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, compressed gas or spring-powered pistol or rifle, blowgun, speargun, hand-thrown spear, slingshot, irritant gas device, explosive device, or any other implement designed to discharge a projectile capable of killing wildlife.
LARGE CARNIVORE - Tigers (Panthera tigris), African Lions (Panthera leo), or any hybrid thereof and all species of bears.
LEGAL BUCK - A male deer may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:
LEGAL BULL ELK - An elk having at least one antler visible above the hair line. LEGAL TURKEY - A turkey may be considered legal under the following rules as applied by this Code:
LIMITS -
LITTER - All waste which has been discarded or otherwise disposed of, including, but not limited to, convenience food and beverage packages or containers, trash, garbage, all other product packages or containers, and other post consumer solid wastes as referenced in State Law, or discarded game animal carcasses.
LOADED FIREARMS - Firearms are considered loaded if shells or cartridges are in the chamber, magazine or cylinder. Percussion cap muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if the percussion cap is on the nipple. Flintlock muzzleloading firearms are considered loaded if there is powder in the flashpan. Electronic pulse ignition muzzleloaders are considered loaded if the ignition circuit is charged.
MIGRATORY BIRDS - All birds protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and subsequent amendments.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS - Coots, crows, doves, ducks, gallinules or moorhens, geese, rails, snipe and woodcock.
MINNOWS - Small nongame fish commonly used for bait including bluntnose minnows, bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, fatheads, common carp under 6 inches, goldfish, shiners and stonerollers.
MOBILITY IMPAIRED - A designation made by the Commission based upon a satisfactory showing that a person has a permanent physical condition, verified by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine by a state medical board, which severely impairs the person's mobility and prevents him or her from being able to engage in hunting or fishing activities without the use of an ATV or similar specialized device for transportation.
NATIVE WILDLIFE - Those species and sub-species of wildlife that have established,
naturally reproducing, free-ranging, wild populations within Arkansas.
NIGHT - The time period 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
NOODLING - The taking of fish by the use of a pole-mounted breakaway hook that detaches at the time of the strike or catch, or snare type device, with an attached line manipulated by hand when a person is in or under the water.
NONGAME WILDLIFE - All wildlife other than furbearing or game animals, game birds and game fish.
NON-NATIVE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife not defined as native wildlife.
NONRESIDENT - A person not defined as a resident.
NUISANCE WILDLIFE - Any wildlife creating a problem by committing damage to personal property or crops.
OPEN SEASON - A time frame established by the Commission during which a designated species may be lawfully taken.
PEN-RAISED QUAIL - Quail raised or hatched in captivity.
PERSON - Any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity in singular or plural as the context requires. All pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter.
PORTABLE HUNTING STAND - Any device or structure used for the purpose of hunting that can be carried in its entirety by one person. PORTABLE POP-UP BLIND - A structure used to conceal a person that can be collapsed and carried in its entirety by one person.
POSSESS OR POSSESSION - Having or holding wildlife, or any property in one's power; the exercise of dominion over property. Possession includes actual possession (physical occupancy or control over property) and constructive possession (control or dominion over property without actual possession or custody of the property).
PROPAGATE OR PROPAGATION - To allow plants or animals to breed or multiply.
PUBLIC ROAD - The traveled portion and the shoulders on each side of any road maintained for public travel by a city, county, state, or federal government and includes all structures within the limits of the right-of-way of any such road.
PUT-AND-TAKE PAY LAKE - Private waters open to public fishing for a fee, after being licensed by the Commission and where no fishing license or daily limit of fish is imposed.
RAPTOR - Migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the Order Strigiformes including bald eagles and golden eagles.
REAR OR REARING - To maintain plants or animals to increase their size or development.
REHABILITATION - Providing medical treatment or other care to orphaned, sick or injured wild animals that have come into human possession with the goal of returning the animal to the wild.
RESIDENCE - Any dwelling such as a house, manufactured home, or apartment that is permanently fixed in place and is owned, leased, or rented fully or in part by an individual. This term does not include tents; temporary lodging or rental units such as hotels, motels, resorts, or commercial campgrounds; recreational vehicles; mobile travel trailers; or, motor vehicles.
RESIDENT -
Special Guide, Alligator Farmer/Dealer, Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer, Commercial Fisherman's and Sportfishing, Commercial Fisherman's Helper, Junior/Senior Commercial Fishing, Resident Shell Taker/Seller, Shell Taker Helper, Shell Buyer, Resident Fish Dealer, Resident Roe Taker/Seller, Resident Roe Taker Helper and Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter.
ROUGH FISH - Gars, bowfin, bullhead catfish, common carp, Asian carp (grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp), suckers (including buffalo) and drum.
SEINE - A fishing net that hangs vertically in the water where the ends can be drawn together to entrap fish.
SEINING - The act of moving a seine by boat or human power to capture fish.
SELL OR SALE - To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; to offer for sale, barter, exchange or trade or the act of selling, bartering, consigning, exchanging or trading.
SHELL BUYER - Anyone who buys mussels or mussel parts from a Taker. An agent purchasing for a licensed buyer is not a buyer.
SMALL GAME - Furbearers, migratory game birds, quail, rabbit and squirrel.
SNAG - to take fish using conventional rod-and-reel tackle where the fish is impaled by the forceful retrieval of one or more hooks.
SNAGLINE - Commercial tackle consisting of a horizontal line with hooks or drops less than 24 inches apart.
SPORTFISH - See GAME FISH for definition.
TACKLE - An apparatus or device used to take wildlife.
TAKE - To shoot, kill, injure, trap, net, snare, spear, catch, capture or reduce to possession.
TAXIDERMY - The art of preparing, stuffing and/or mounting wildlife and parts thereof.
TRAP OR TRAPPING - A device to catch and hold wildlife.
TROUT - Any members of the Salmonidae family including rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout and cutthroat trout.
WATERFOWL - All species of coots, ducks, geese and swans.
WATERS OF THE STATE - All streams, lakes, sloughs, bayous, marshes or any other waterbodies either permanent or intermittent located wholly or partially within Arkansas, with the exception of pay lakes and fish farms.
WILD - To be living in a state of nature and not domesticated.
WILDLIFE - All wild birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and other wild aquatic forms, and all other wild animals, regardless of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include any and every part of any individual species of wildlife, including animals living in a captive state and which lack a genetic distinction from members of the same species living in the wild.
WILDLIFE CHECK METHODS - The following are the official wildlife check methods:
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) - Designated areas owned or controlled by the Commission and distinguished by certain markers and considered a separate zone with regard to wildlife regulations including: wildlife management area (WMA), waterfowl rest area (WRA), wildlife demonstration area (WDA), special use area (SUA) and state park-conservation area (SP-CA).
YOUTH -
The Sylamore WMA Zone includes public and private lands meeting the criteria of a WMA inholding within the following boundary:
North Unit- The area north of Arkansas Highway 14 from Allison to Big Creek; Big Creek to Buffalo National River; Sylamore WMA boundary line; along the eastern boundary of the Buffalo National River to White River; White River to Arkansas Highway 14 at Allison.
South Unit- The area south of Arkansas Highway 14 on the Sylamore Ranger District.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful for any resident to hunt any wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:
EXCEPTIONS:
It is unlawful for any non-resident, 16 years of age or older, to hunt any wildlife by any means in Arkansas without possessing on the person the appropriate Arkansas hunting license as provided herein:
EXCEPTIONS:
It is unlawful for persons born after 1968 to hunt wildlife without having on the person a valid Arkansas hunter education certificate.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: $50 to $1,000
It is unlawful to hunt any species of wildlife other than during a season opened by the
Commission and by using legal methods for that season (Addendum Chapters A1.00; B1.00; C1.00). It also is unlawful to possess any species of wildlife, or portions thereof, illegally taken during a closed season.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Codes 05.10; 09.15 and Addendum F1.07.
PENALTY: Small Game Class 2 and Big Game Class 3
It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife at night.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, barter or trade any species of wildlife or portions thereof.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to shoot from or across any public road, or to hunt within 100 feet from the center of any such road. It also is unlawful to hunt or shoot from or across the main west levee of the Mississippi or Arkansas rivers from the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to the intersection of Arkansas Highway 11 north of Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person is hunting from a public road or levee if he points, aims, shoots or attempts to shoot a firearm or other killing device in a direction in which wildlife is present or likely to be present, including shooting at a wildlife decoy.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife by use of computer-assisted hunting, radio tracking electronic equipment, deadfalls, drugs, poisons, chemicals, explosives or any device designed to take wildlife by the activation of a trip wire, electronic actions of a switch or other means that do not require the attendance of an individual to activate the device.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any game or furbearing animal damaging crops or personal property without obtaining a Depredation Permit and complying with the terms and provisions of the permit. Non-game wildlife, excluding migratory birds and endangered species, which pose a reasonable threat to persons or property, may be taken during daylight hours with firearms, or trapped (Code 17.01), without a Depredation Permit (Addendum G1.01).
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt, drive, herd or harass wildlife from or with a moving, motorized land vehicle.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Code 09.15 and Addendum F1.07.
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to allow the edible portions (Code 01.00C Edible Portions) of any big game, small game (except furbearers), game fish, game bird or frog normally consumed as food to go to waste. It also is unlawful to discard any portion of furbearers or other wildlife that has a legal marketable or commercial value.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to possess wildlife, or parts of wildlife, harvested by another person unless accompanied by written and signed information stating the name, address, number, species, date harvested and hunting or fishing license number of person transferring the wildlife.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful for any deer camp, commercial butcher, commercial slaughterhouse,
commercial meat processor, commercial cold storage facility, or taxidermist to receive, process, store or possess any wildlife or parts of wildlife without maintaining legible records with name, address, number, species, date harvested, game check number (as applies to big game) and hunting license or AGFC customer identification number of person transferring game (Code 05.22). Each record shall be maintained for one year from the date wildlife is harvested and made available for inspection upon request by a Commission employee.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
In accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated § 8-6-406 (Littering), it is unlawful to drop, discard or otherwise dispose of litter on any public property in Arkansas, or on any property owned, leased or licensed by the Commission, or into any river, pond, lake, stream or other body of water in Arkansas to discard any game animal carcass within 50 yards of any public recreation area, cemetery, centerline of any public road, into any stream, lake, pond or onto the property of another without permission. PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to import, transport, sell, purchase, hunt, harass or possess any threatened or endangered species of wildlife or parts (including without limitation those species listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, 50 CFR § 17.11, 50 CFR § 17.12 and Addendum Chapter P1.00).
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
REQUIRED
It is unlawful for persons possessing a concealed handgun to fail to immediately disclose such possession to a wildlife officer during the performance of their duties (Code 05.19). PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful for persons to fail to immediately report a hunting related incident
involving personal injury above basic first aid treatment to the Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission so an investigation may be conducted.
EXCEPTION:
Where the incident involves only one individual and they are admitted to the hospital and incapacitated for any length of time the incident should then be reported as soon as possible.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt deer or bear during the muzzleloading deer or bear seasons with or to possess:
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with any of the following archery tackle:
[BULLET]A long or compound bow with a draw weight of less than 40 pounds;
[BULLET]A crossbow without a functional mechanical safety device or with a draw weight of less than 125 pounds;
[BULLET]Arrows with an arrowhead width of less than 7/8 inch when open; or,
[BULLET]Arrows or arrowheads containing poisons or chemicals. EXCEPTION:
Small game may be hunted using arrowheads less than 7/8 inch in width.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to have a firearm in one's immediate possession while hunting bear, deer or turkey with archery tackle.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt furbearers with any rifled slug or shot size larger than No. T, or with any rifle or handgun ammunition other than rimfire ammunition of .22 caliber or smaller.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to use dogs for hunting deer during archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, regular modern gun, special youth modern gun, Christmas Holiday modern gun and doe only modern gun deer seasons.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to possess, hold captive, confine or enclose any live wildlife, whether native or non-native, migratory or imported, unless otherwise specified herein.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
EXCEPTION:
Wildlife listed in Code 09.01, Exception 8.
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to release wildlife into the wild without prior written approval from the Commission. To protect the health and safety of the public and the wildlife resources, the Commission and its designees are authorized to recapture or dispatch any wildlife, whether kept legally or illegally, that escapes from or is illegally released from captivity.
EXCEPTIONS:
Kennel Club or American Coon Hunters Association upon requesting and receiving a Shoot-To-Kill Retrieving Dog Training Permit and/or (for captive-reared mallards) and/or written approval from the Chief of Wildlife Management. (4)
In compliance with (Code 09.15).
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife held captive, enclosed or confined. It also is unlawful for any person to introduce or place any wildlife into any environment in which it is held captive, enclosed or confined for the purpose of hunting such wildlife.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to operate or maintain a commercial wildlife hunting resort without first obtaining a valid Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit from the Commission. Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permits for new facilities for the hunting of any member of the Family Cervidae shall not be issued after June 30, 2006 (Addendum F1.01). For the purposes of this regulation, "new facility" means a facility that did not exist or was not initially permitted prior to July 1, 2006, or that has not been continuously permitted and operated since that date. No existing permit can be transferred to another person, firm or corporation rearing, breeding, propagating, producing or distributing any member of the Cervidae family. EXCEPTION:
A Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit is not required for pens in which only red fox, gray fox or coyote are pursued (fox pens) unless the facility is also a high-fence enclosure in which other native game species are hunted as part of a commercial operation.
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to rear, breed, propagate, produce, distribute, sell or offer for sale any wildlife in Arkansas without first obtaining a valid Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission (Addendum F1.03).
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to import, ship, transport, or carry into Arkansas by any means, or to cause to be imported, receive, or to assist in any manner in the importation of any of the following living wildlife:
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to take or possess from the wild any sick, injured, orphaned, or impaired native wildlife, except migratory birds, for the purpose of rehabilitation without obtaining and complying with the terms of a valid Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit issued by the Commission. A Commission Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit is not required to keep migratory birds for rehabilitation purposes, but a valid Migratory Bird Rehabilitation Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is required (Addendum F1.05).
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to possess a live mountain lion (Puma concolor) without first obtaining a valid Mountain Lion Permit or a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit from the Commission. A Mountain Lion Permit will be issued only to a person to whom the Commission had issued a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit for a mountain lion before Sept. 30, 2007 (Addendum F1.06).
EXCEPTION:
Accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful to possess native wildlife as pets except as follows:
unhealthy conditions. EXCEPTION:
Aquatic pets taken in compliance with Code 26.26.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale live gray fox, red fox or coyote captured from the wild in Arkansas without first obtaining a Live Fox and Coyote Permit from the Commission.
PENALTY: Class 3
It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to hunt bear during the special youth modern gun bear hunt (Addendum A1.08).
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to hunt deer during the special youth modern gun deer hunt (Addendum A1.01). . During these hunts either sex may be taken. A doe may be taken without a WMA doe quota permit during designated youth deer hunts only. These are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal bag limit (Codes 15.01; 21.02; 21.03).
EXCEPTIONS:
.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful other than a youth six to 15 years of age to hunt turkeys during the special youth turkey hunt (Addendum A1.02). The youth bag limit is the same as the statewide season limit. During these hunts jakes may be taken.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful for other than a youth to hunt ducks, in-season geese, mergansers and coots during the special youth waterfowl hunt (Addendum B1.13). Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as the regular waterfowl season.
EXCEPTION:
Canvasbacks may not be taken.
It is unlawful to hunt, buy, sell or possess an American alligator (Alligator
mississippiensis) or other crocodilian species, or any part, nest or eggs.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to take, hunt or possess an alligator except during the open alligator season
(Addendum A1.10), or to use any method other than the following:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to hunt or possess any buck deer other than a legal buck (Code 01.00C
Legal Buck).
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt or possess an elk.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to possess or use any cable-restraining device (snare) or trap during open furbearing animalseasons (Addendum A1.05) without complying with the following restrictions:
Animal matter, including meat, skin, bones, feathers, hair or any other solid substance that used to be part of an animal, may not be used as bait within 20 feet of a trap set, unless it is adequately covered to prevent it being seen from above. The cover also must withstand wave and wind action or other normal environmental conditions that could cause the bait to become visible.
PENALTY: Class 1
The purchase of pelts or furbearer carcasses from May 1- June 30 is prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to buy or resell pelts or furbearer carcasses without the appropriate (resident or non-resident) fur dealer license for each individual buyer or separate place of business.
EXCEPTIONS:
It is unlawful to engage in any commercial activity on Commission-owned property without permission from the Director's designee. PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to possess buckshot, rifled slugs, centerfire firearms or rimfire firearms larger than .22 caliber on WMAs other than during open modern gun deer, bear or elk seasons and in compliance with Codes 06.02; 06.09; 06.10. It is unlawful to possess muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber on any WMA other than during an open muzzleloader or modern gun deer, bear or elk seasons and in compliance with Code 06.03. Bobcat, fox and coyote may be taken during daylight hours with firearms of any caliber during bobcat, fox and coyote seasons on commission-owned WMAs and all USDA Forest Service lands, including WMAs lying within Ouachita National Forest and the St. Francis/Ozark National Forests.
WMA SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS:
bobcat, fox and coyote may be taken during daylight hours with firearms of any caliber during bobcat, fox and coyote seasons.
muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile, shotguns or legal handguns only.
It is unlawful to build, attach or occupy any type of structure on WMAs; including but not limited to hunting stands, buildings, shelters, moored houseboats, etc.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take wildlife during an open season on certain WMAs without first obtaining the required permit (Codes 20.16; 20.17 and Addendum Chapter C1.00) and as specified below:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt or possess dove,, rabbit, squirrel, quail and waterfowl, on Camp Robinson SUA.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to hunt wildlife on Wylie Cox Field Trial Area.
EXCEPTION:
Dove hunting the first two weeks of dove season only.
PENALTY: Class 1
It is unlawful to:
PENALTY: Class 2
It is unlawful hunt or pursue wildlife with the aid of dogs on WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
WMAs
It is unlawful to take or attempt to take migratory waterfowl on WMAs after noon or remain on water-inundated areas or water courses on WMAs after 1 p.m. from the first day of the first segment of regular duck season to the last day of the last segment of regular duck season. EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
All Commission-owned or controlled WRAs are closed to access from Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
EXCEPTIONS:
PENALTY: Class 1
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A,7, 8,8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A and 17: Sept.15,2012-Feb.28,2013(Codes 06.04-05). EXCEPTION: In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum C1.01).
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10 and 11: Nov. 10-Dec. 2, 2012.
Zone 4: Nov. 10-11, 2012.
Zone 5: Nov. 10-11 and Nov. 17-18, 2012.
Zones 4A, 5A, 14 and 15: Nov. 10-Dec. 9, 2012.
Zones 4B and 5B: Nov. 10-18, 2012.
Zones 9, 12 and 13: Nov. 10-Dec. 16, 2012.
Zones 16, 16A and 17: Nov. 10-Dec. 25, 2012. EXCEPTIONS:
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MODERN GUN DEER HUNT
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A and 17: Dec. 26-28, 2012.
EXCEPTIONS:SPECIAL YOUTH MODERN GUN DEER HUNT
All deer zones: Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
EXCEPTIONS:
ANTLERLESS (Ref. 01.00-C) ONLY MODERN GUN DEER HUNT
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 6, 6A, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A and 17: October 13-17, 2012. Zones 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B,, 7, and 11: Closed.
EXCEPTIONS:
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6,6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10, 11, 14 and 15: Oct. 20-28 and Dec.
15-17, 2012.
Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A and 17: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: Closed.
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT
Statewide seasonal limit of six deer, no more than two legal bucks using any legal method.
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.
Zones 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A and 10 : 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 one doe may be taken with firearms.
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.
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.
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 during the muzzleloader season or with modern gun Nov. 10-11 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Zones 12 and 17: Seasonal bag limit of six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with firearms.
Zone 13: 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 four does may be taken with firearms. 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.
Zones 9, 16 and 16A: 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.
Youths six to 15 years of age hunting during the Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt may harvest does Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013in accordance with the zone firearm doe bag limits.
EXCEPTIONS:
No jakes (sub-adult male turkeys', except youth hunters may harvest one jake. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day and no more than two legal turkeys may be taken in any combination of turkey zones.
WILD TURKEY FIREARMS AND ARCHERY/CROSSBOW SEASONS:
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 17: April 20-May 5, 2013.
Zones 4, 4A, 5A and 9A: April 20-28, 2013. Zone 1A: Closed.
EXCEPTIONS:
SPECIAL YOUTH TURKEY SEASON
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A, 10 and 17: April 13-14, 2013. Zone 1A: Closed.
LIMIT
Firearm and Archery/Crossbow:
Statewide seasonal limit of two legal gobblers or bearded hens.
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 17: Two adult gobblers or bearded hens.
Zones 4, 4A, 5A and 9A: One adult gobbler or bearded hen.
Youth hunters may only take one jake.
Nov. 1, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013statewide.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum C1.05). LIMIT: Daily limit six, possession limit 12.
Sept. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013statewide.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum C1.06). LIMIT: Daily limit eight, possession limit 16.
Sunset, Feb. 28, 2013(day hunting only). LIMIT: Daily limit two per species, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
EXCEPTIONS:
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: July 1-Nov. 9daily limit four, possession unlimited.
Nov. 10-March 31 daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. (H) Badger, Spotted Skunk (Civet Cat) and Weasel Hunting: Closed.
Sunrise, Nov.10, 2012-Sunset, Feb. 28, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. (J) Beaver, Muskrat and Nutria Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 10, 2012-Sunset, March
31, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. (K) Coyote Trapping: Sunrise, Aug.1, 2012-Sunset, March 31, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. EXCEPTIONS:
May 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013 and May 15, 2013-Feb.
28, 2014statewide.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with WMA regulations (Addendum C1.07). LIMIT: Daily limit 12, possession limit 48.
Sept. 1, 2012-Feb. 21 2013, Thursdays-Mondays only (124 days).
EXCEPTIONS:
Zone 1: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012.
Zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012.
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
Zones 1 and 2: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
Zone 1 and Zone 2: Nov. 5-30, 2012.
Zone 5: Dec. 1-9, 2012, Arkansas lands east of the Mississippi River are closed.
Zone 5A: Nov. 24-Dec. 9, 2012, Arkansas lands east of the Mississippi River are closed.
Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: Closed.
SPECIAL YOUTH MODERN GUN BEAR HUNT Zones 1 and 2: Nov. 3-4, 2012. Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed.
ZONE QUOTA
Zone 1 (including all WMAs in zone 1) the quota is not to exceed 165 for the month of October and the total quota is not to exceed 200 for all combined seasons.
Zone 5: Quota 10 bears.
Zone 5A: Quota 5 bears.
Zones 1, 2, 5 and 5A: Hunters in must comply with the terms and conditions outlined in the current Arkansas Hunting Guidebook.
EXCEPTIONS:
Compartments 1, 2, 3 and 4: Sept. 24-28, 2012by permit only.
Compartments 1, 2, 3, 4 and Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy counties:
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2012by permit only.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Chapter 09.00.
LIMIT: Individual seasonal limit of one elk.
Zones 1 and 3: Sept. 14-17 and Sept. 21-24, 2012by permit only.
Zones 2, 4 and 5: Closed.
EXCEPTION:
In compliance with Chapter 33.00.
LIMIT: Individual seasonal limit of one alligator.
BALD KNOB NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: (all units): Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt) (Farm Unit only): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt) (Farm Unit only): Nov. 10-11, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07; 21.02-03 and
Addendum C1.14).
BAYOU DES ARC WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BAYOU METO WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
BEARCAT HOLLOW WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun season (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
BEAVER LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. 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 limit (Code 11.02).
BELL SLOUGH WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms:Closed.
Seasonal 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.
BENSON CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
BERYL ANTHONY/LOWER OUACHITA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BIG CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov.10-Dec.9 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BIG LAKE NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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 only (Codes 20.07; 21.03 and Addendum C1.14).
BIG LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-11, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BIG TIMBER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07).
BLEVINS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BLUE MOUNTAIN WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 with firearms . 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
BREWER LAKE CYPRESS CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BRUSHY CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
BUCK ISLAND WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 25 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with firearms. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: not more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to six does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit(Code 11.02).
(Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
CACHE RIVER NWR
Archery: (all units). Oct. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: (all units). Oct. 20-24, 2012 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt - all units): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun: (all units permit hunt). Nov. 10-18, 2012.
Seasonal limit of four deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). No more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to four 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). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
CAMP ROBINSON SUA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-12, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (Code 21.02).
CAMP ROBINSON WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 17-18, 2012. Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Oct. 27-28 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 22-23 and Nov. 24-25, 2012. Seasonal 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. 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 limit (Code 21.02).
CANEY CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 with firearms . 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
CASEY JONES WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07).
CATTAIL MARSH WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
CEDAR CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
CHEROKEE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 the modern gun seasons. 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 toward the seasonal limit. (Codes 11.02; 20.07)
CHEROKEE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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 WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
CROSSETT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader season (Code 20.07).
CUT-OFF CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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
(Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14)).
CYPRESS BAYOU WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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 the modern gun permit hunts (Code 21.02).
DARDANELLE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Johnson County
WRA: Oct. 1-31, 2012 and Feb. 1-28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Special Mobility Impaired Permit Hunt: Johnson County WRA only: Nov. 3-4,
2012 . Seasonal 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 does allowed). 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 Hunt. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 27-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is one deer: buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 20.02; 21.02).
DEGRAY LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Oct. 27-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the modern gun youth permit hunt. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02-03).
DEPARTEE CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
DEQUEEN LAKE WMA
Archery (all open units): Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (firearms units only): Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012. Modern Gun (firearms units only) (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun (firearms units only): Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012. 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. 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 (Codes 11.02; 20.02).
DEVIL'S KNOB NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
DR. LESTER SITES, III BOIS D'ARC WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Red Slough WRA: Oct. 1-Nov. 2, 2012.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, Nov. 3-4, 2012. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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 does may be taken during the muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts (Code 21.02).
EARL BUSS BAYOU DEVIEW WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
ED GORDON POINT REMOVE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Oct. 27-31, 2012.
Seasonal 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 modern gun permit hunt. A doe must be harvested and checked before a buck may be harvested during the firearms permit hunt (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
ELECTRIC ISLAND WMA Archery/Firearms: Closed.
ETHEL WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
FALCON BOTTOMS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle only.
FELSENTHAL NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-13, 2012.
Seasonal 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 four does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader permit hunt. Limit during the modern gun youth
permit hunt is one deer: one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe, these are
not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the modern gun permit hunt (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
FT. CHAFFEE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 24 and Nov. 25, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, 2012.
Seasonal 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 them muzzleloader or modern gun permit hunts
(Code 21.02).
FOUSHEE CAVE NATURAL AREA WMA Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
FREDDIE BLACK CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA DEER RESEARCH AREA East Unit
Archery: Sept. 15-Dec. 31, 2012. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012. Modern Gun (mobility impaired permit hunt): Oct. 27-29, 2012. Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 23-25, 2012. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 1-3, 2012.
Seasonal limit of four deer; no more than two legal bucks and two does . A doe must be harvested and checked before a legal buck may be harvested during any season, except during the modern gun youth permit hunt. Limit during the modern gun youth permit hunt is four deer. Youth are allowed to harvest a buck without first harvesting and checking a doeand up to two does.
(Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
West Unit
Archery: Closed.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 17-18, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. 1-2 and Dec.
8-9, 2012.
Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and two does, these deer are not bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03).
FROG BAYOU WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
GALLA CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern gun youth hunt is two deer, one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.-03).
GARRETT HOLLOW NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
GENE RUSH WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18 and Dec. 26-28, 2012. Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun season (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
GREERS FERRY LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (mobility impaired permit hunt): Nov. 6-8, 2012. Muzzleloader (youth permit hunt): Dec. 20-21, 2012. Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal 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 bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does may be taken during the muzzleloader mobility impaired permit hunt. Limit during the muzzleloader youth permit hunt is three deer, two bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to three does, this is not a bonus deer and will count towards the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
GUM FLATS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-21, Dec. 1-12 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07).
H. E. FLANAGAN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
HALL CREEK BARRENS NATURAL AREA WMA Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal bag limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle.
HAROLD E. ALEXANDER SPRING RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 3-7, 2012. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 8-12, 2012. Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buckor 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 and modern gun permit hunts (Code 21.02 and Addendum C1.14).
HARRIS BRAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
HOBBS STATE PARK-CONSERVATION AREA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun (mobility impaired permit hunt): Oct. 20-21, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 1-5, 2012.
Seasonal 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.
Limit during the modern gun special youth 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03 and
Addendum C1.14).
HOLLA BEND NWR
Archery: Oct. 1-Dec. 4, 2012.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Dec. 8, 2012.
Seasonal limit of 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. 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 limit (Codes 20.07;
21.02 -03 and Addendum C1.14).
HOLLAND BOTTOMS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-22 and Nov. 23-25, 2012. Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal 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 (Code 21.02).
HOPE UPLAND WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern gun youth 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03).
HOWARD COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-18 and Dec. 1-9, 2012. Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03).
HOWARD HENSLEY SEARCY COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit
(Codes 11.02; 21.03).
IRON MOUNTAIN NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
J. PERRY MIKLES BLUE MOUNTAIN SUA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Oct. 6-7, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 14-15, 2012.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern gun youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 21.02).
JAMESTOWN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 the modern gun seasons. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
JIM KRESS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 the modern gun seasons. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07).
JONES POINT WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
KINGSLAND PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal bag limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07 and Addendum C1.14).
LAKE FRIERSON WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-11, Nov. 17-18 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. 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. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is one deer, one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit ( Codes 11.02)
LAKE GREESON WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012. Muzzleloader (mobility impaired hunt): Oct. 6-7, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-18 and Dec. 1-12, 2012(dogs allowed). Seasonal 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 hunt. Limit during the modern gun youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit. (Codes 21.02-03).
LAKE OVERCUP WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
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. LEE COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 9 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 two does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
LITTLE BAYOU WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012. Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal 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 (Code 21.02).
LITTLE RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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.
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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
LOAFER'S GLORY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (Special Youth Hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit
(Code 11.02).
LONGVIEW SALINE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal
bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. MAUMELLE RIVER WMA
Archery (permit hunts): Oct. 1-31, Nov. 1-30 and Dec. 1-31, 2012.
Firearms: Closed.
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 (Code 21.02).
MCILROY MADISON COUNTY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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
(Code 21.02).
MIKE FREEZE WATTENSAW WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern special gun youth hunt is one deer, buck (no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
MORO BIG NATURAL AREA PINE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, Nov. 23-27, Dec. 8-12 and Dec. 24-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck or up to six 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. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer, one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to six does, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
MOUNT MAGAZINE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 (dogs allowed Nov. 22-Dec. 2) and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader season. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
MUDDY CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 with firearms . 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
NACATOCH RAVINES NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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 WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun (mobility impaired hunt): November 6-7, 2012.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 buck may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons (no does allowed). Limit during the mobility impaired hunt is three deer: no more than
two legal bucks (no antler restrictions) or up to one doe, these are bonus deer and will not count toward the seasonal limit. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
(Addendum C1.14
NORFORK LAKE WMA
Archery: All Units. Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett's
Bayou and Fulton County Units Oct. Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Seward Point, Bennett's Bayou and Fulton
County Units: Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Chapin Point and Indian Head
Units closed.
Modern Gun: Seward Point, Bennett's Bayou and Fulton County Units: Nov. 10-18, 2012. Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed).
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 toward the seasonal limit
(Code 11.02).
OVERFLOW NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun:Closed.
Seasonal limit of four deer; no more than two bucks (no restrictions). A doe must be harvested and checked before a buck may be harvested during any season. No more than two bucks (no restrictions) and two does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no restrictions) and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader hunt; refuge permit required (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
OZAN WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
OZARK LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
OZARK NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
PALMETTO FLATS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader season. No more than two legal bucks may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
PINE CITY NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
PINEY CREEKS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 deer season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
POISON SPRINGS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons.
Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
POND CREEK NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Oct. 27-28, 2012.
Mobility Impaired (permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 1-2, 2012.
Seasonal 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) and two doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader season; refuge permit required. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or up to two does may be taken during the modern gun youth and
mobility impaired permit hunts. No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) and one doe may be taken during modern gun permit hunt (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and
Addendum C1.14).
PRAIRIE BAYOU WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit
(Codes 20.11; 21.02).
PROVO WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-21, Dec. 1-12 (dogs allowed) and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 20.07).
RAILROAD PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
RAINEY WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 and one doe may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons
. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions).
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 (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
RICK EVANS GRANDVIEW PRAIRIE WMA Archery: Oct. 13-Dec. 2, 2012. Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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 limit (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
RING SLOUGH WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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 WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
ROBERT L. HANKINS MUD CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
ROTH PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24 and Oct. 27-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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. Limit during the modern gun youth hunt is one deer, buck
(no antler restrictions) or doe, this is not a bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
ST. FRANCIS SUNKEN LANDS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-11 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
SANDHILLS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
SCOTT HENDERSON GULF MOUNTAIN WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than one legal buck. No more than one legal buck or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than one legal buck and one doe may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun permit hunts (Code 21.02).
SEVEN DEVILS WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 29-31, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 16 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and four does may be taken during the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Limit during the modern gun special youth hunt is six deer: no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions) and four does, these are not bonus deer and will count toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
SHEFFIELD NELSON DAGMAR WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14, 2012.
Seasonal 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 the modern gun permit hunts (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 27-31 2012. Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 (Codes 20.02; 21.02).
SLIPPERY HOLLOW NATURAL AREA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
SMOKE HOLE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
SPRING BANK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 9 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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.
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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
STATELINE SANDPONDS NATURAL AREA WMA Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS WMA Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Modern Gun (youth permit hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 limit (Codes 21.02-03).
SULPHUR RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Henry Moore WRA: Oct. 1-Nov. 2, 2012.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 9 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
SWEDEN CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
SYLAMORE WMA
North Unit:
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18 and Nov. 23-25, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
South Unit:
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun season (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
TERRE NOIRE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
TRUSTEN HOLDER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Special Mobility Impaired Permit Hunt (Merrisach Park Area only): Noon, Nov. 14-Noon, Nov. 16, 2012. This hunt is administered by the Corps of Engineers. Modern Gun: Closed.
Seasonal 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 does 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 toward the seasonal limit. (Contact Corp of Engineers at 870 548-2291 for specific mobility impaired criteria; application period July 5-Sept. 5) (Codes 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14)).
TWO BAYOU CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle only.
U OF A PINE TREE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WDA Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-24, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-14 and Nov. 23-27, 2012. Seasonal limit of three deer; no more than two bucks (no antler restrictions). 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. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14)).
W. E. BREWER SCATTER CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-11, Nov. 17-18 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
WAPANOCCA NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-11, 2012.
Seasonal 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 (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14)
WARREN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal limit of six deer; no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle only.
WEDINGTON WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Dec. 31, 2012.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Dec. 10-11, 2012.
Seasonal 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.
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 limit
(Codes 20.02; 21.02).
WHITE CLIFFS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
WHITEHALL WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
WHITE RIVER NWR
Archery: Oct. 1, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013 (north unit). Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2012(south unit). Oct.1-Nov. 30, 2012(Kansas Lake Area).
Muzzleloader (permit hunt): Oct. 20-22, 2012(north and south units).
Muzzleloader: Oct. 23-26, 2012(north unit).
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012(north and south units).
Modern Gun (permit hunt): Nov. 10-12, 2012(north unit and south units).
Modern Gun: Nov. 13-14, 2012(north unit). Closed (Kansas Lake Area).
Cook's Lake Area (youth permit hunt): Dec. 1-2, 2012.
Cook's Lake Area (mobility impaired permit hunt): Dec. 7-9, 2012.
Season 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 (both units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Oct. 20-22muzzleloader permit hunt (both units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) may be taken during the Oct. 23-25muzzleloader hunt
(no does allowed) (north unit only). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Nov. 10-12modern gun permit hunt (north and south units). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) may be taken during the Nov.
13-14modern gun permit hunt (no does allowed) (north unit only). No more than one buck (no antler restrictions) or one doe may be taken during the Nov. 3-4modern gun special youth hunt (north and south units). Cooks Lake Area Dec. 1-2: 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. 7-9: 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 limit (Codes 20.07; 21.02-03 and Addendum C1.14).
WHITE ROCK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012.
Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 deer season. No more than one legal buck may be taken during the modern gun seasons (no does allowed). 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 toward the seasonal limit (Code 11.02).
WINONA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28 and Dec. 15-17, 2012. Modern Gun (special youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012 and Jan. 5-6, 2013. Modern Gun: Nov. 10-Dec. 2 and Dec. 26-28, 2012.
Seasonal 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 season or Nov. 10-11, 2012 of the modern gun season. 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 toward the seasonal limit (Codes 11.02; 21.02).
WITTSBURG NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
Firearms: Closed.
Seasonal 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.
BALD KNOB NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BAYOU DES ARC WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BAYOU METO WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BEARCAT HOLLOW WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08) BEAVER LAKE WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
BELL SLOUGH WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Firearms: Closed. (Addendum A1.08)
BENSON CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BERYL ANTHONY LOWER OUACHITA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG LAKE NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG LAKE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG TIMBER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012(only on that part of the area in zone 2). Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012(only on that part of the area in bear zone 2).
Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012(only on that part of the area in bear zone 2). Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012(only on that part of the area in bear zone 2). Statewide limit.
BLEVINS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BLUE MOUNTAIN WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. BREWER LAKE CYPRESS CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BRUSHY CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BUCK ISLAND WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
CACHE RIVER NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CAMP ROBINSON SUA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Firearms: Closed. (Addendum A1.08)
CAMP ROBINSON WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed.
(Addendum A1.08) CANEY CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. CASEY JONES WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CATTAIL MARSH WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CEDAR CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CHEROKEE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012(only on that part of the area in zone 2). Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012(only that part of the area in zone 1).
Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov.
5 -30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
CHEROKEE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FREDDIE BLACK CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA DEER RESEARCH AREA
Archery/Firearms (both units): Closed. COVE CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CROSSETT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CUT-OFF CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CYPRESS BAYOU WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. DARDANELLE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. DEGRAY LAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. DEPARTEE CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. DEQUEEN LAKE WMA
Archery (all open units): Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader (firearms units only): Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (firearms units only) (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (firearms units only): Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
DEVIL'S KNOB NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
DR. LESTER SITZES, III BOIS D'ARC WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. EARL BUSS BAYOU DEVIEW WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ED GORDON POINT REMOVE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun: Oct. 27-31, 2012 (deer permit
holders only). Statewide limit. ELECTRIC ISLAND WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ETHEL WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FALCON BOTTOMS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
FELSENTHAL NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FT. CHAFFEE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FOUSHEE CAVE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FROG BAYOU WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. GALLA CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Closed.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
GARRETT HOLLOW NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. GENE RUSH WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
GREERS FERRY LAKE WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. GUM FLATS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. H. E. FLANAGAN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HALL CREEK BARRENS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HAROLD E. ALEXANDER SPRING RIVER WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Nov. 3-7, 2012(deer permit holders only).
Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Dec. 8-12, 2012(deer permit holders only).
Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
HARRIS BRAKE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HOBBS STATE PARK-CONSERVATION AREA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Nov. 10-14, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Dec. 1-5, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
HOLLA BEND NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
HOLLAND BOTTOMS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HOPE UPLAND WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HOWARD COUNTY WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HOWARD HENSLEY SEARCY COUNTY WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
IRON MOUNTAIN NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. J. PERRY MIKLES BLUE MOUNTAIN SUA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. JAMESTOWN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun: Nov. 5-11, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
JIM KRESS WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
JONES POINT WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. KINGSLAND PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LAFAYETTE COUNTY WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LAKE FRIERSON WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LAKE GREESON WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LAKE OVERCUP WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. LEE COUNTY WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LITTLE BAYOU WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LITTLE RIVER WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. LOAFER'S GLORY WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
LONGVIEW SALINE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. PALMETTO FLATS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. TWO BAYOU CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. MAUMELLE RIVER WMA
Archery: Oct 1-31 and Nov. 1-30, 2012(deer permit holders only. Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. MCILROY/MADISON COUNTY WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-14, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
MIKE FREEZE WATTENSAW WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. MORO BIG PINE NAT URAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. MT. MAGAZINE WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. MUDDY CREEK WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. NACATOCH RAVINES NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. NIMROD LLOYD MILLWOOD WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. NORFORK LAKE WMA
Archery (all units): Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett's
Bayou and Fulton County Units Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward
Point, Bennett's Bayou and Fulton County Units Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Chapin Point and Indian Head Units closed. Seward Point, Bennett's
Bayou and Fulton County Units Nov. 10-18, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
OVERFLOW NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. OZAN WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. OZARK LAKE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. OZARK NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
PALMETTO FLATS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. PINE CITY NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
PINEY CREEKS WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit. Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit. Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. (Addendum A1.08)
POISON SPRINGS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. POND CREEK NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. PRAIRIE BAYOU WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. PROVO WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RAILROAD PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RAINEY WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RICK EVANS GRANDVIEW PRAIRIE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RING SLOUGH WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RIVER BEND WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. ROBERT L. HANKINS MUD CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ROTH PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ST. FRANCIS SUNKEN LANDS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SANDHILLS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SCOTT HENDERSON GULF MOUNTAIN WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-24, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-14, 2012(deer permit holders only). Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
SEVEN DEVILS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
SHEFFIELD NELSON DAGMAR WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SMOKE HOLE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SLIPPERY HOLLOW NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SPRING BANK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. STATELINE SANDPONDS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SULPHUR RIVER WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SWEDEN CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SYLAMORE WMA
North Unit
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 10-18 and Nov. 23-25, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
South Unit
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
TERRE NOIRE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. TRUSTEN HOLDER WMA
Archery: Dec. 1-9, 2012(closed on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property on
Trusten Holder WMA). Statewide limit.
Firearms: Closed. U OF A PINE TREE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WDA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WAPANOCCA NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WARREN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. MIKE FREEZE WATTENSAW WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WEDINGTON WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WHITE CLIFFS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WHITEHALL WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
WHITE RIVER NWR
Archery/Firearms: All Units closed. WHITE ROCK WMA
Archery: Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit.
(Addendum A1.08)
W.E. BREWER SCATTER CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WINONA WMA
Archery: Sept. 15-Nov. 30, 2012. Statewide limit.
Muzzleloader: Oct. 20-28, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun (youth hunt): Nov. 3-4, 2012. Statewide limit.
Modern Gun: Nov. 5-30, 2012. Statewide limit. WITTSBURG NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
All WMAs are closed.
EXCEPTION
On Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc and designated portions of Trusten Holder WMAs alligators may be hunted Sept. 14-17 and Sept. 21-24, 2012by permit only. LIMIT
Individual seasonal limit of one alligator.
In compliance with Code 01.00C Legal Turkey.
BALD KNOB NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
BAYOU DES ARC WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. BAYOU METO WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. One legal turkey. BEARCAT HOLLOW WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. BEAVER LAKE WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BELL SLOUGH WMA
Firearms (permit hunt): See Camp Robinson WMA (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
BENSON CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. BERYL ANTHONY LOWER OUACHITA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
BIG CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. BIG LAKE NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BIG LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
BIG TIMBER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys. Firearms:April20-May5,2013. Two legal turkeys (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
BLEVINS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. BLUE MOUNTAIN WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. BREWER LAKE CYPRESS CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BRUSHY CREEK WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. BUCK ISLAND WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. One legal turkey. BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
CACHE RIVER NWR
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013in hunt units 1 and 3. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013in hunt unit 1. Two legal turkeys. Firearms: April 20-28, 2013in hunt unit 3. One legal turkey. Firearms (permit hunt): See Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA for hunt unit 2 dates and limits (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
CAMP ROBINSON SUA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. CAMP ROBINSON WMA
Firearms (permit hunt) (includes Bell Slough WMA):
April 22-24, April 29-May 1 and May 6-8, 2013. One legal turkey (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
CANEY CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. CASEY JONES WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms:April20-May5,2013. Two legal turkeys (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
CATTAIL MARSH WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. CEDAR CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. CHEROKEE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms:April20-May5,2013. Two legal turkeys (Code 21.07
and Addendum C1.16).
CHEROKEE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. COVE CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. CROSSETT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. CUT-OFF CREEK WMA
Archery: April 23-25 and April 30-May 2, 2013.
Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, April 27-29 and April May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
CYPRESS BAYOU WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey. Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey.
DARDANELLE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. DAVE DONALDSON BLACK RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. DEGRAY LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. DEPARTEE CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. DEVIL'S KNOB NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. DR. LESTER SITZES, III BOIS D'ARC WMA
Archery: April 29-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April
26-28, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16) EARL BUSS BAYOU DEVIEW WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ED GORDON POINT REMOVE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Wiley Cox Field Trial Area is closed to hunting. ELECTRIC ISLAND WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ETHEL WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. FALCON BOTTOMS NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. FELSENTHAL NWR
Archery: Other than during permit hunts, areas are restricted to archery hunting and are open April April 24-26, 2013. Closed during turkey gun permit hunts. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-23, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
FORT CHAFFEE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. FOUSHEE CAVE NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. FREDDIE BLACK CHOCTAW ISLAND WMA AND DEER RESEARCH AREA
East Unit
Archery: April 23-25 and April 30-May 2,
2013 . Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, April 27-29, May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
West Unit
Archery/Firearms: Closed. FROG BAYOU WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. GALLA CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. GARRETT HOLLOW NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: Closed. GENE RUSH WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
GREERS FERRY LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. GUM FLATS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
H. E. FLANAGAN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
HAROLD E. ALEXANDER SPRING RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, April 26-28, and May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
HARRIS BRAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey. HOBBS STATE PARK-CONSERVATION AREA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. HOLLA BEND NWR
Archery: April 22-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-21, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
HOLLAND BOTTOMS WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-23 and April
26-28, 2013. One legal turkey (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16). HOWARD COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. HOWARD HENSLEY SEARCY COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. IRON MOUNTAIN NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. J. PERRY MIKLES BLUE MOUNTAIN SUA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. JAMESTOWN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. JIM KRESS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
JONES POINT WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LAFAYETTE COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
LAKE FRIERSON WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LAKE GREESON WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LAKE OVERCUP WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LEE COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LITTLE BAYOU WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LITTLE RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LOAFER'S GLORY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. LONGVIEW SALINE NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April 26-28, 2013. One legal turkey
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
MCILROY MADISON COUNTY WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April 26-28, 2013. One legal turkey (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16). MIKE FREEZE WATTENSAW WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April 26-28, 2013. One legal turkey (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16). MORO BIG PINE NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
MT. MAGAZINE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. MUDDY CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. NACATOCH RAVINES NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. NIMROD LLOYD MILLWOOD WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. NORFORK LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. OVERFLOW NWR
Archery/Crossbow: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: Closed. OZAN WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. OZARK LAKE WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. OZARK NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. PALMETTO FLATS NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. PINE CITY NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. PINEY CREEKS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. POISON SPRINGS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
POND CREEK NWR
Archery: Other than during permit hunt, areas are restricted to archery hunting and are open April 22-May5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-21, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
PRAIRIE BAYOU WMA
Firearms: (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey. Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. PROVO WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys. Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
RAILROAD PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. RAINEY WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt) (includes Cache River NWR Unit 2 lands within an area bounded by U.S. Highway 64 on north, Arkansas Highway 17 on east, Arkansas Highway 38 on south and Arkansas Highway 33 on west):
April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-21 and April
27-28, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16) RICK EVANS GRANDVIEW PRAIRIE WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt) (includes Hope Upland WMA):
April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16). RING SLOUGH WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. RIVER BEND WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. ROBERT L. HANKINS MUD CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. ROTH PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. ST. FRANCIS SUNKEN LANDS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. SANDHILLS NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey.
SCOTT HENDERSON GULF MOUNTAIN WMA
Archery: April 23-25 and April 29-May 2, 2013. One legal turkey. Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey. Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey. (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
SEVEN DEVILS WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. SHEFFIELD NELSON DAGMAR WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE WMA
Firearms (permit hunts): April
20-22, April 26-28 and May 3-5, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
SLIPPERY HOLLOW NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. SMOKE HOLE NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. SPRING BANK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. STATELINE SANDPONDS NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SULPHUR RIVER WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April
26-28, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
SWEDEN CREEK NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. SYLAMORE WMA
North and South Units
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22, 2013. One legal turkey
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16).
Firearms: April 25-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. TERRE NOIRE NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. TRUSTEN HOLDER WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. TWO BAYOU CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. U OF A PINE TREE EXPERIMENTAL STATION WDA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
(Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16)
WAPANOCCA NWR
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WARREN PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
WEDINGTON WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed. WHITE CLIFFS NATURAL AREA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. WHITEHALL WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms: April 20-28, 2013. One legal turkey. WHITE RIVER NWR
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013(both units). Two legal turkeys. WHITE ROCK WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. W.E. BREWER SCATTER CREEK WMA
Firearms (youth permit hunt): April 13-14, 2013. One legal turkey.
Firearms (permit hunt): April 20-22 and April 26-28, 2013.
One legal turkeys (Code 21.07 and Addendum C1.16). WINONA WMA
Firearms (youth hunt): April 13-14, 2013. Two legal turkeys.
Firearms: April 20-May 5, 2013. Two legal turkeys. WITTSBURG NATURAL AREA WMA
Archery/Firearms: Closed.
Nov. 1, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013.
EXCEPTIONS:
, Wapanocca NWR, White River NWR, and Wedington WMAs. LIMIT: Daily limit six, possession limit 12.
Sept. 1, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013.
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT: Daily limit eight, possession limit 16.
May 15, 2012-Feb. 28, 2013 and May 15, 2013-Feb. 28, 2014.
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT: Daily limit 12, possession limit 48.
Sunset, Feb. 28, 2013(day hunting only). LIMIT: Daily limit two per species, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
EXCEPTIONS:
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: July 1- Feb. 28season daily limit four, possession unlimited.
March 1-31 season daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited.
Sunrise, Nov. 10, 2012-Sunset, Feb. 28, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. (K) Beaver Muskrat and Nutria Trapping: Sunrise, Nov. 10, 2012-Sunset, March
31, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. (L) Coyote Trapping: Aug. 1, 2012-March 31, 2013.
LIMIT: Daily limit unlimited, possession unlimited. EXCEPTIONS:
All WMAs: Sept. 3, 2012-Feb. 24, 2013. Thursdays-Mondays only.
EXCEPTIONS:
ON CERTAIN WMAS AND LAKES
Lester Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc (firearms), Cache River NWR (modern gun), Camp Robinson SUA (modern gun), Camp Robinson WMA (firearms), Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit (firearms), Cut-Off Creek (firearms), Cypress Bayou (firearms), Sheffield Nelson Dagmar (firearms), Dave Donaldson Black River (muzzleloader), Ed Gordon Point Remove (modern gun), Felsenthal NWR (modern gun), Fort Chaffee (firearms), Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area both units (firearms), Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain (firearms), Harold E. Alexander Spring River (firearms), Henry Gray Hurricane Lake (firearms), Hobbs SP-CA (firearms), Holla Bend NWR (archery), Holland Bottoms (muzzleloader), Howard County (firearms), J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain
SUA (modern gun), Lake Greeson (firearms), Little Bayou (muzzleloader), Maumelle River WMA (archery), McIlroy Madison County (firearms), Moro Big Pine Natural Area, Overflow NWR (muzzleloader), Pond Creek NWR (modern gun), Rex Hancock Black Swamp (firearms), Rick Evans Grandview Prairie (archery), St. Francis National Forest (firearms), Shirey Bay Rainey Brake (muzzleloader), Trusten Holder (muzzleloader), U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA (firearms), Wedington (firearms), Wapanocca NWR (modern gun), Mike Freeze Wattensaw (firearms) and White River NWR (firearms).
Sept. 24-28 and Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2012 on Buffalo National River and
Gene Rush WMAs.
LIMIT: Individual annual limit of one elk.
Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc WMA, Cache River NWR (Unit 2), Camp Robinson WMA, Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area (east unit), Cut-Off Creek WMA, Felsenthal NWR, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Holla Bend NWR, Holland Bottoms, Lafayette County, McIlroy Madison County WMA, Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA, Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA, Pond Creek NWR, Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA, Sylamore WMA Sulphur River WMA and W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMA.
SPORT FISHING: | CODE | COST | EXP. DATE |
Alligator Gar Fishing Permit | AGP | Free | Dec. 31 |
Resident Fisheries Conservation License | FSH | $10.50 | ** |
Resident 3-Day Trip License | RT3 | $6.50 | * |
Resident Disabled Fishing 3-Yr License | RDF | $10.50 | + |
Resident Disabled Combination 3-Yr License | RDC | $35.50 | + |
Non-Resident Annual Fishing License | NRF | $40.00 | ** |
Non-Resident 14-Day Trip Fishing License | N14 | $22.00 | * |
Non-Resident 7-Day Trip Fishing License | NT7 | $17.00 | * |
Non-Resident 3-Day Trip Fishing License | NT3 | $11.00 | * |
Arkansas Trout Permit | TPR | $5.00 | ** |
Non-Resident Trout Permit | TPN | $12.00 | ** |
White River Border Lakes License | WRL | $10.00 | ** |
Resident Guide License/Fishing | GLF | $25.00 | ** |
Non-Resident Guide License/Fishing | GNF | $150.00 | ** |
SPECIAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING: | |||
Hoop Nets (with or w/o leads), Turtle Nets | HN | $4.00 | Dec. 31 |
Slat Traps & Fiddler Nets | FS | $12.50 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Trotlines (inc. snaglines, throw-lines, limb lines, set hooks) per 100 ft | TL | $5.00 | Dec. 31 |
Box Traps Turtle Trap | TT | $2.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Tackle (Seine, Trammel & Gill Nets) 100 yds. or fractional part thereof per tag | SNS | $15.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Fisherman's Permit & Sportfishing License | CFS | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Fisherman's Helper Permit | CFH | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Junior/Senior Commercial Fishing Permit | JSC | $14.50 | Dec. 31 |
Alligator Farmer/Dealer Permit. | AFP | $200.00 | June 30 |
Alligator Tags | $4.00 | June 30 | |
Alligator Snapping Turtle Breeder/ Dealer Permit | AST | $100.00 | June 30 |
Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit | THP | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Harvest Helper Permit | TH | $50.00 | Dec. 31 |
Junior Aquatic Turtle Harvest Permit | JTH | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Dealer Permit | TDR | $250.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Aquatic Turtle Dealer Permit | TDN | $500.00 | Dec. 31 |
Aquatic Turtle Farmer Permit | TBP | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Shell Taker and Seller | STS | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Taker Helper Permit | SH | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Buyer | SBR | $1,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Shell Buyer | SBN | $2,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Shell Buyer's Agent Permit | SA | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Fish Dealer | MD | $10.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Fish Dealer | FDN | $250.00 | Dec. 31 |
Minnow Dealer Tackle (Minnow |
(Seine, Traps or Lifts) | MS | $5.00 | Dec. 31 |
Fish Farm Health Inspection Permit | VHS | $200.00 | +++ |
Fish Farmer (Aquaculturist) Permit | FF | $25.00 | Dec. 31++ |
Bull Frog Permit (Must have valid Fish Farmer Permit) | BP | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit | RTS | $500.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Taker/Helper Permit | RH | $100.00 | Dec. 31 |
Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit | RBE | $1,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Non-Resident Roe Buyer Permit | RBN | $2,000.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Boat Dock Permit | BDN | $25.00 | Dec. 31 |
Commercial Boat Dock (User Fee) | BPL | $150.00 | Dec. 31 |
Private Boat House/Irrigation (Single) | BHS | $10.00 | Dec. 31 |
Private Pier/Irrigation | DPS | $10.00 | Dec. 31 |
Irrigation Permit | IP | $10.00 | Dec. 31 |
Put & Take Pay Lake | PLO | $150.00 | Dec. 31 |
HUNTING LICENSE AND PERMITS: | |||
Deferred Hunter Education | DHE | Free | * |
Resident Wildlife Conservation License | HNT | $10.50 | June 30 |
Resident Sportsman's Permit | RS | $25.00 | June 30 |
Resident Disabled Hunting 3-Yr License | RDH | $25.00 | + |
Resident Disabled Combination 3-Yr License | RDC | $35.50 | + |
Non-Resident Annual All Game License | NBG | $300.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License | AG5 | $150.00 | * |
Non-Resident 3-Day All Game License | AG3 | $100.00 | * |
Non-Resident 1-Day All Game License | AG1 | $50.00 | * |
Non-Resident Annual Small Game License | NRH | $80.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident 5-Day Small Game License | SG5 | $55.00 | * |
Non-Resident Trappers Permit | NFT | $125.00 | June 30 |
Private Lands Elk Permit | PLE | $35.00 | **** |
Arkansas Resident Waterfowl Stamp | DSR | $7.00 | June 30 |
Arkansas Non-Resident Waterfowl Stamp | DSN | $20.00 | June 30 |
WMA Hunter Use Permit | |||
Bayou Meto WMA | UBM | Free | June 30 |
Dave Donaldson Black River WMA | UDD | Free | June 30 |
Dr. Lester Sitzes, III Bois d'Arc WMA | ULS | Free | June 30 |
Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA | UEG | Free | June 30 |
Freddie Black Choctaw Island Deer Research Area WMA | UFB | Free | June 30 |
Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA | UHA | Free | June 30 |
Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA | UHG | Free | June 30 |
Hope Upland WMA | UHU | Free | June 30 |
McIlroy Madison County WMA | UMM | Free | June 30 |
Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA | UMF | Free | June 30 |
Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA | UMB | Free | June 30 |
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA | URE | Free | June 30 |
Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA | USH | Free | June 30 |
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA | USN | Free | June 30 |
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA | USB | Free | June 30 |
Trusten Holder WMA | UTH | Free | June 30 |
AGFC Leased Lands Permit (Hunting, Trapping | and Camping) | ||
Casey Jones WMA. | LCJ | $ | 40.00 ** |
Big Timber WMA. | LBT | $ | 40.00 ** |
Cherokee WMA. | LCH | $ | 40.00 ** |
Gum Flats WMA | LGF | $ | 40.00 ** |
Provo WMA | LPR | $ | 40.00 ** |
Lafayette County WMA | LLC | $ | 40.00 ** |
Jim Kress WMA | LJK | $ | 40.00 ** |
Falconry Permit Apprentice | FPA | $25.00 | June 30 |
Falconry Permit General | FPG | $25.00 | June 30 |
Falconry Permit Master | FPM | $25.00 | June 30 |
Resident Guide License/Hunting | GLH | $25.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident Guide License/Hunting | GNH | $150.00 | June 30 |
Resident Special Guide License | GLS | $150.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident WMA Waterfowl Hunting Permit (5-day trip) | NW5 | $10.00 | * |
Non-Resident WMA Seasonal Waterfowl Hunting Permit | NWP | $100.00 | June 30 |
HUNTING COMMERCIALIZATION: | |||
Resident Trappers Permit | TP | Free | June 30 |
Resident Fur Dealer | FD | $50.00 | June 30 |
Non-Resident Fur Dealer | NFD | $100.00 | June 30 |
Special Commercial Quail Permit | CQP | $25.00 | June 30 |
Game Bird Shooting Resort Permit | CSR | $150.00 | June 30 |
Commercial Wildlife Hunting Resort Permit. | CHR | $500.00 | June 30 |
Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit | WBD | $50.00 | June 30 |
Wildlife Importation Permit | WTP | $25.00 | June 30 |
Mountain Lion Permit | MLP | $50.00 | June 30 |
Live Fox and Coyote Permit | FCP | $25.00 | June 30 |
LIFETIME LICENSE: | |||
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Fishing License | MRF | $10.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Hunting License | MRH | $25.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Combination License | MRC | $35.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | MRD | $ 7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Military retiree Lifetime Trout Permit | MRT | $ 5.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Fishing License | PLF | $10.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License and Permit | PLH | $25.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License | PLC | $35.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | PLD | $7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Trout Permit | PLT | $5.00 | Non-Expiring |
Non-Expiring Lifetime Resident Hunting & Fishing Sportsman's Permit | LSP | $l,000.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Fishing License | VLF | $10.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Hunting License | VLH | $25.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License | VLC | $35.50 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Waterfowl Permit | VLD | $ 7.00 | Non-Expiring |
Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Trout Permit | VLT | $ 5.00 | Non-Expiring |
*Good from requested day of issue for period of license. **Good for 1 year from date of purchase. ****Expires when the zone quota has been reached (Addendum A1.09). *****Good for that season only.
+ Good for 3 years from date of purchase. ++Fee applies to initial purchase. No fee for annual renewal. +++Permit is annual permit issued in two (2) six month intervals.
Zone 1 - Northwestern Arkansas. From northwestern corner of Arkansas; south on the Arkansas-
Oklahoma state line to U.S. Highway 62; east on U.S. Highway 62 to Arkansas Highway 16 at Fayetteville; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Kings River; north on Kings River to the Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on the Arkansas-Missouri state line to the northwestern corner of Arkansas.
Zone 1A - Southwestern portion of northwestern Arkansas. From Arkansas-Oklahoma state line and U.S. Highway 62; south on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line toI-540; east on I-540 to I-40; east on I-40 to U.S. Highway71; north on U.S. Highway 71 to Forest Service Road 1564B near Winslow; east on Forest Service Road 1575A to Forest Service Road 1580A near Brannon; east on Forest Service Road 1580A to Arkansas Highway 295; north on Arkansas Highway 295 to Arkansas Highway16; west on Arkansas Highway 16 to U.S. Highway 62 at Fayetteville; west on U.S. Highway 62 to Arkansas-Oklahoma state line.
Zone 2 - Western half of north-central Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas-Missouri state line and Kings River; south on Kings River to Arkansas Highway 16; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Arkansas Highway 21 near Fallsville; north on Arkansas Highway 21 to Arkansas Highway 16 near Swain; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Arkansas Highway 27 near Tilly; north on Arkansas Highway 27 to Arkansas Highway 254; east on Arkansas Highway 254 to U.S. Highway 65 at Dennard; north on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 66 at Leslie; east on Arkansas Highway 66 to Arkansas Highway 58 at Mountain View; east on Arkansas Highway 58 to the White River; north on the White River to U.S. Highway 62; west on U.S. Highway 62 to Arkansas Highway 14 at Yellville; west on Arkansas Highway 14 to U.S. Highway 65; north on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on Arkansas-Missouri state line to Kings River. Zone 3 - Eastern half of north-central Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas-Missouri state line and U.S. Highway 65; south on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 to U.S. Highway 62 at Yellville; east on U.S. Highway 62 to White River; south on White River to Black River; north on Black River to Current River; north on Current River to Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on Arkansas-Missouri state line to western edge of Bull Shoals Lake.
Zone 4 (section 1) - Western portion of northeastern Arkansas. From intersection of Current River and Arkansas-Missouri state line; south on Current River to Black River; south on Black River to White River; south on White River to Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 17; south on Arkansas Highway 17 to Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 145; south on Arkansas Highway 145 to Arkansas Highway 37; south on Arkansas Highway 37 to Arkansas Highway 42; east on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 1 near Cherry Valley; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to U.S. Highway 63; north on U.S. Highway 63 to Arkansas Highway 228; east on Arkansas Highway 228 to U.S. Highway 412; east on U.S. Highway 412 to Arkansas Highway 141; north on Arkansas Highway 141 to U.S. Highway 62; east on U.S. Highway 62 to Arkansas Highway 139; north on Arkansas Highway 139 to Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on Arkansas-Missouri state line to Current River.
Zone 4A (section 1) - Western portion of east-central Arkansas. From intersection of I-40 and U.S. Highway 49 near Brinkley; south on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 39; south on Arkansas Highway 39 to Arkansas Highway 316; east on Arkansas Highway 316 to Arkansas Highway 318; east on Arkansas Highway 318 to Arkansas Highway 20; east on Arkansas Highway 20 to Phillips County Road 422 at Modoc; east on Phillips County Road 422 to the Mississippi River Levee; north on the Mississippi River Levee to U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 1 at Walnut Corner; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to I-40 at Forrest City; west on I-40 to U.S. Highway 49 near Brinkley.
Zone 4 (section 2) - Eastern portion of northeastern Arkansas. From U.S. Highway 62 and the St. Francis River at the Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on U.S. Highway 62 to U.S. Highway 49; south on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 1 near Jonesboro; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 163; south on Arkansas Highway 163 to Arkansas Highway 42; east on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 77 near Turrell; south on Arkansas Highway 77 to Old River Road; east on Old River Road to Island 40 Road; east on Island 40 Road to Mississippi River Levee; north on the Mississippi River Levee to the Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on the Arkansas-Missouri state line to the St. Francis River; on the St. Francis River to U.S. Highway 62.
Zone 4A (section 2) - Eastern portion of east-central Arkansas. From intersection of I-40 and the Mississippi River Levee at West Memphis; south on the Mississippi River Levee to Arkansas Highway 131 at Seyppel; north on Arkansas Highway 131 to Arkansas Highway 147; south on Arkansas Highway 147 to Arkansas Highway 38; west on Arkansas Highway 38 to St. Francis County Road 619; south on St. Francis County Road 619 to Crittenden County Road 47; south on Crittenden County Road 47 to Arkansas Highway 147; north on Arkansas Highway 147 to Crittenden County Road 285; south on Crittenden County Road 285 to the Mississippi River Levee; south on the Mississippi River Levee to its end near the St. Francis River; on a line due west from this point to the St. Francis River; north on the St. Francis River to I-40 near Madison; east on I-40 to the Mississippi River Levee at West Memphis.
Zone 4B (section 1) - Western portion of central-northeastern Arkansas. From U.S. Highway 49 and Arkansas Highway 42 near Hickory Ridge; south on U.S. Highway 49 to I-40 near Brinkley; east on I-40 to Arkansas Highway 1 near Forrest City; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 42 near Cherry Valley; west on Arkansas Highway 42 to U.S. Highway 49.
Zone 4B (section 2) - Eastern portion of central-northeastern Arkansas. From Arkansas highways 42 and 163 near Birdeye; south on Arkansas Highway 163 to U.S. Highway 64; east on U.S. Highway 64 to St. Francis River Levee; south on the St. Francis River Levee to I-40; east on I-40 to the Mississippi River Levee; north on Mississippi River Levee to Island 40 Road; west on Island 40 Road to Old River Road; west on Old River Road to Arkansas Highway 77; north on Arkansas Highway 77 to Arkansas Highway 42 near Turrell; west on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 163 near Birdeye.
Zone 5 - Northern portion of Crowley's Ridge. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 1 and Arkansas Highway 42 near Cherry Valley; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to U.S. Highway 49 at Jonesboro; north on U.S. Highway 49 to U.S. Highway 62; north on U.S. Highway 62 to St. Francis River; north on St. Francis River to Arkansas-Missouri state line; west on Arkansas-Missouri state line to Arkansas Highway 139; south on Arkansas Highway 139 to Arkansas Highway 141; south on Arkansas Highway 141 to U.S. Highway 412; west on U.S. Highway 412 to Arkansas Highway 228; west on Arkansas Highway 228 to U.S. Highway 63; south on U.S. Highway 63 to Arkansas Highway 1 at Jonesboro; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 163; south on Arkansas Highway 163 to Arkansas Highway 42; west on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 1 near Cherry Valley.
Zone 5A - Southern portion of Crowley's Ridge. From I-40 and Arkansas Highway 1 at Forrest City; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to U.S. Highway 49 at Walnut Corner; south on U.S. Highway 49 to Mississippi River Levee; north on Mississippi River Levee to FDR 1901 (low road); north on FDR 1901 to St. Francis National Forest boundary; north and east on St. Francis National Forest boundary to Mississippi River; north on Mississippi River to St. Francis River; north on St. Francis River to I-40 near Madison; west on I-40 to Arkansas Highway 1 at Forrest City.
Zone 5B (section 1) - Central portion of Crowley's Ridge. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 42 and Arkansas Highway 1 near Cherry Valley; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to I-40 near Forrest City; east on I-40 to St. Francis River Levee; north on St. Francis River Levee to U.S. Highway 64; west on U.S. Highway 64 to Arkansas Highway 163; north on Arkansas Highway 163 to Arkansas Highway 42 near Birdeye, west on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 1.
Zone 6 - South-central portion of northwestern Arkansas. From I-40 and U.S. Highway 71; north on U.S. Highway 71 to Forest Service Road 1564B near Winslow; east on Forest Service Road 1564B to Forest Service Road 1575 A; north on Forest Service Road 1575A to Forest Service Road 1580A near Brannon; east on Forest Service Road 1580 A to Arkansas Highway 295; north on Arkansas Highway 295 to Arkansas Highway 16; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Arkansas Highway 254 near Tilly; east on Arkansas Highway 254 to U.S. Highway 65 near Dennard; south on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 95 near Clinton; south on Arkansas Highway 95 to Arkansas Highway 124; west on Arkansas Highway 124 to Arkansas Highway 105; north on Arkansas Highway 105 to Arkansas
Highway 27; south on Arkansas Highway 27 to Arkansas Highway 164; west on Arkansas Highway 164 to Arkansas Highway 123; south on Arkansas Highway 123 to U.S. Highway 64 near Lamar; east on U.S. Highway 64 to I-40; west to intersection of I-40 and U.S. Highway 71.
Zone 6A -Southeastern portion of northwestern Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 65 at Clinton; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Arkansas Highway 92 at Greers Ferry; east on Arkansas Highway 92 to Arkansas Highway 25 at Drasco; north on Arkansas Highway 25 to Arkansas Highway 87 at Concord; south on Arkansas Highway 87 to U.S. Highway 167 near Pleasant Plains; north on U.S. Highway 167 to White River at Batesville; north on White River to Arkansas Highway 58 near Guion; west on Arkansas Highway 58 to Arkansas Highway 14; west on Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 66 at Mountain View; west on Arkansas Highway 66 to U.S. Highway 65 at Leslie; south on U.S. Highway 65 to Clinton. Zone 7 - Western portion of Arkansas River Valley. From intersection of I-540 and Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; north to I-540 to I-40; east on I-40 to Arkansas Highway 9 at Morrilton; south on Arkansas Highway 9 to Arkansas Highway 10 at Perry; west on Arkansas Highway 10 to Arkansas Highway 23 at Booneville; south on Arkansas Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 71; north on U.S. Highway 71 to Arkansas Highway 96; west on Arkansas Highway 96 to Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; north on Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to I-540.
Zone 8 - Northern portion of central Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 65 at Clinton; south on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 92 at Bee Branch; east on Arkansas Highway 92 to Arkansas Highway 225; south on Arkansas Highway 225 to Arkansas Highway 107; south on Arkansas Highway 107 to Arkansas Highway 36 near Naylor; west on Arkansas Highway 36 to U.S. Highway 64; west on U.S. Highway 64 to U.S. Highway 65B; south on U.S. Highway 65B to Arkansas Highway 60; west on Arkansas Highway 60 to Arkansas Highway 9; north on Arkansas Highway 9 to I-40 near Morrilton; west on I-40 to U.S. Highway 64 at Lamar; west on U.S. Highway 64 to Arkansas Highway 123; north on Arkansas Highway 123 to Arkansas Highway 164; east on Arkansas Highway 164 to Arkansas Highway 27; north on Arkansas Highway 27 to Arkansas Highway 105; south on Arkansas Highway 105 to Arkansas Highway 124 at Jerusalem; east on Arkansas Highway 124 to Arkansas Highway 95 near Cleveland; north on Arkansas Highway 95 to Arkansas Highway 16 at Clinton.
Zone 8A - Northern portion of central Arkansas. From U.S. Highway 167 and White River at Batesville; south on White River to Arkansas Highway 14 at Newport; east on Arkansas Highway 14 to U.S. Highway 67; south on U.S. Highway 67 to Arkansas Highway 36; west on Arkansas Highway 36 to Arkansas Highway 305; south on Arkansas Highway 305 to Arkansas Highway 31 at Floyd; north on Arkansas Highway 31 to Arkansas Highway 5; south on Arkansas Highway 5 to Arkansas Highway 310; west on Arkansas Highway 310 to Arkansas Highway 36; west on Arkansas Highway 36 to Arkansas Highway 107; north on Arkansas Highway 107 to Arkansas Highway 225; north on Arkansas Highway 225 to Arkansas Highway 92; west on Arkansas Highway 92 to U.S. Highway 65 at Bee Branch; north on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 16 at Clinton; east on Arkansas Highway 16 to Arkansas Highway 92 at Greers Ferry; east on Arkansas Highway 92 to Arkansas Highway 25; north on Arkansas Highway 25 to Arkansas Highway 87 at Concord; south on Arkansas Highway 87 to U.S. Highway 167 near Pleasant Plains; north on U.S. Highway 167 to White River at Batesville.
Zone 9 - East-central Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 67 near Newport; south on U.S. Highway 67 to I-40 in North Little Rock; west on I-40 to I-30; west on I-30 to Arkansas River; south on Arkansas River to U.S. Highway 79B; north on U.S. Highway 79B to U.S. Highway 79; north on U.S. Highway 79 to Arkansas Highway 152; east on Arkansas Highway 152 to U.S. Highway 165; south on U.S. Highway 165 to Arkansas River; northeast on Arkansas River to confluence with Arkansas Post Canal; east on Arkansas Post Canal to confluence with White River; southeast on Arkansas-Desha county line, following White River to Missouri-Pacific railroad; northeast on Missouri-Pacific railroad to intersection of western line of Section 9, T8S, R1W; north on western line of Section 9 to southwestern corner of Section 4, T8S, R1W; north along western line of Section 4 to north line of T8S, R1W; east along north line of T8S, R1W to intersection of Missouri-Pacific railroad; northeast on Missouri-Pacific railroad to intersection of Mississippi River Levee south of Snow Lake; northeast on Mississippi River Levee to Phillips County Road 422; west on Phillips County Road 422 to Arkansas Highway 20 at Modoc; west on Arkansas Highway 20 to Arkansas Highway 318; west on Arkansas Highway 318 to Arkansas Highway 316; west on Arkansas Highway 316 to Arkansas Highway 39 at Turner; north on Arkansas Highway 39 to U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 42 at Hickory Ridge; west on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 37; north on Arkansas Highway 37 to Arkansas Highway 145; north on Arkansas Highway 145 to Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to Arkansas Highway 14; west on Arkansas Highway 14 to White River; west on Arkansas Highway 14 to U.S. Highway 67 near Newport.
Zone 10 - Central Arkansas River Valley. From intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and Arkansas Highway 36; west on Arkansas Highway 36 to Arkansas Highway 305; south on Arkansas Highway 305 to Arkansas Highway 31 at Floyd; north on Arkansas Highway 31 to Arkansas Highway 5; south on Arkansas Highway 5 to Arkansas Highway 310; west on Arkansas Highway 310 to Arkansas Highway 36; west on Arkansas Highway 36 to U.S. Highway 64; west on U.S. Highway 64 to U.S. Highway 65B; south on U.S. Highway 65B to Arkansas Highway 60; west on Arkansas Highway 60 to Arkansas Highway 9; south on Arkansas Highway 9 to Arkansas Highway 10 at Williams Junction; east on Arkansas Highway 10 to I-430; west on I-430 to I-30; east on I-30 to I-40; east on I-40 to U.S. Highway 67; north on U.S. Highway 67 to Arkansas Highway 36.
Zone 11 - West-central Arkansas. From intersection of Arkansas Highway 9 and Arkansas Highway 10 at Perry; west on Arkansas Highway 10 to Arkansas Highway 23 at Booneville; south on Arkansas Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 71; north on U.S. Highway 71 to Arkansas Highway 96; west on Arkansas Highway 96 to Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; south along Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to Arkansas Highway 8; east on Arkansas Highway 8 to junction of U.S. Highway 71; south on U.S. Highway 71 to Arkansas Highway 246; east on Arkansas Highway 246 to Arkansas Highway 84 at Athens; east on Arkansas Highway 84 to U.S. Highway 70 at Salem; east on U.S. Highway 70 to U.S. Highway 270; west on U.S. Highway 270 to Arkansas Highway 227; north on Arkansas Highway 227 to Arkansas Highway 192; east on Arkansas Highway 192 to Arkansas Highway 7; north on Arkansas Highway 7 to Forest Service Access Road 2; east on Forest Service Access Road 2 to Forest Service Access Road 46; east on Forest Service Access Road 46 to Weyerhaeuser Road 24330; south on Weyerhaeuser Road 24330 to Weyerhaeuser Road 24000; east on Weyerhaeuser Road 24000 to Arkansas Highway 9; north on Arkansas Highway 9 to Arkansas Highway 10 at Perry.
Zone 12 - Central and south-central Arkansas. From intersection of I-30 and Arkansas River; west on I-30 to Arkansas Highway 51; south on Arkansas Highway 51 to Arkansas Highway 26; west on Arkansas Highway 26 to Arkansas Highway 27 at Murfreesboro; south on Arkansas Highway 27 to Arkansas Highway 355 at Mineral Springs; south on Arkansas Highway 355 to Arkansas Highway 32 at Saratoga; west on Arkansas Highway 32 to Millwood Dam at Little River; downstream on Little River to Red River; downstream on Red River to I-30; east on I-30 to Arkansas Highway 29; south on Arkansas Highway 29 to Arkansas-Louisiana state line; east on Arkansas-Louisiana state line to Bayou Bartholomew; north on Bayou Bartholomew to U.S. Highway 79B; north on U.S. Highway 79B to Arkansas River; north on Arkansas River to U.S. Interstate I-30.
Zone 13 - Northwestern part of south-central Arkansas. From intersection of I-30 and U.S. Highway 70; west on I-30 to Arkansas Highway 51; south on Arkansas Highway 51 to Arkansas Highway 26; west on 26 to U.S. Highway 278 at Center Point; west on U.S. Highway 278 to U.S. Highway 70 at Dierks; west on U.S. Highway 70 to Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; north on Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to Arkansas Highway 8; east on Arkansas Highway 8 to U.S. Highway 71; south on U.S. Highway 71 to Arkansas Highway 246; east on Arkansas Highway 246 to Arkansas Highway 84 at Athens; east on Arkansas Highway 84 to U.S. Highway 70 at Salem; east on U.S. Highway 70 to U.S. Highway 270; west on U.S. Highway 270 to Arkansas Highway 227; north on Arkansas Highway 227 to Arkansas Highway 192; east on Arkansas Highway 192 to Arkansas Highway 7; north on Arkansas Highway 7 to Forest Service Access Road 2; east on Forest Service Access Road 2 to Forest Service Access Road 46; east on Forest Service Access Road 46 to Weyerhaeuser Road 24330; south on Weyerhaeuser Road 24330 to Weyerhaeuser Road 24000; east on Weyhaeuser Road 24000 to Arkansas Highway 9; north on Arkansas Highway 9 to Arkansas Highway 10 at Williams Junction; east on Arkansas Highway 10 to I-430; south on I-430 to I-30; southwest on I-30 to U.S. Highway 70.
Zone 14 - Southwestern Arkansas. From intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; east on U.S. Highway 70 to U.S. Highway 278 at Dierks; east on U.S. Highway 278 to Arkansas Highway 26; east on Arkansas Highway 26 to Arkansas Highway 27; south on Arkansas Highway 27 to Arkansas Highway 355 at Mineral Springs; south on Arkansas Highway 355 to Arkansas Highway 32 at Saratoga; west on Arkansas Highway 32 to Millwood Dam at Little River; downstream on Little River to Red River; west on Red River to U.S. Highway 71; north on Highway 71 to Arkansas Highway 32 near Ashdown; west on Arkansas Highway 32 to Arkansas-Oklahoma state line; north on Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to U.S. Highway 70.
Zone 15 - Southwestern part of south-central Arkansas. From I-30 and Arkansas Highway 29 at Hope; south on Arkansas Highway 29 to Arkansas-Louisiana state line; west on Arkansas-Louisiana state line to intersection of Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas state lines; north along Arkansas-Texas state line to Red River; west on Red River to intersection of Arkansas-Texas-Oklahoma state lines; north along Arkansas-Oklahoma state line to Arkansas Highway 32; east on Arkansas Highway 32 to U.S. Highway 71 near Ashdown; south on U.S. Highway 71 to Red River; east on Red River to I-30 near Fulton; east on I-30 to Arkansas Highway 29 at Hope.
Zone 16 - Southeastern Arkansas. From Arkansas River and U.S. Highway 79B; north on U.S. Highway 79B to U.S. Highway 79; north on U.S. Highway 79 to Arkansas Highway 152; east on Arkansas Highway 152 to U.S. Highway 165; south on U.S Highway 165 to the Arkansas/Mississippi River Levee; south on the Arkansas/Mississippi River Levee to
Gould Road; west on Gould Road to Arkansas Highway 1; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 138; west on Arkansas Highway 138 to Bayou Bartholomew; north along Bayou Bartholomew to U.S. Highway 79B; north on U.S. Highway 79B to the Arkansas River.
Zone 16A - Southern portion of southeastern Arkansas. From Mississippi River Levee and Arkansas-Louisiana state line; west along Arkansas-Louisiana state line to Bayou Bartholomew; north along Bayou Bartholomew to Arkansas Highway 138; east on Arkansas Highway 138 to Arkansas Highway 1; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to Gould Road; east on Gould Road to Mississippi River Levee; south on Mississippi River Levee to Arkansas-Louisiana state line.
Zone 17 - Arkansas land within Mississippi River Levee. Arkansas land between Arkansas-Tennessee state line, Arkansas-Mississippi state line and Mississippi River Levee and other lands described: From Mississippi River Levee and Arkansas-Missouri state line, south on Mississippi River Levee to Arkansas Highway 131 at Seyppel; north on Arkansas Highway 131 to Arkansas Highway 147; south on Arkansas Highway 147 to Arkansas Highway 38; west on Arkansas Highway 38 to St. Francis County Road 619; south on St. Francis County Road 619 to Crittenden County Road 47; south on Crittenden County Road 47 to Arkansas Highway 147; north on Arkansas Highway 147 to Crittenden County Road 285; south on Crittenden County Road 285 to Mississippi River Levee; south on Mississippi River Levee to its end near the St. Francis River; on a line due west from this point to the St. Francis River; along the St. Francis River to the Mississippi River to the southeastern boundary of St. Francis National Forest; west and south along St. Francis National Forest boundary to intersection of FDR 1901 (low road); south along FDR 1901 to Mississippi River Levee in Helena; south on Mississippi River Levee to Missouri-Pacific railroad south of Snow Lake; south and west along the Missouri-Pacific railroad to intersection of north line of Section 1, T8S, R1W; west along Township line to northwestern corner of Section 4, T8S, R1W; south along western line of Section 4, T8S, R1W to north line of Section 9, T8S, R1W; south along western line of Section 9, T8S, R1W to Missouri-Pacific railroad; south and west along Missouri-Pacific railroad to White River; northwest on Arkansas-Desha county line, following White River to Arkansas Post Canal; west along Arkansas Post Canal to Arkansas River; southwest on Arkansas River to U.S. Highway 165 at Pendleton Bridge; south on U.S. Highway 165 to Arkansas/Mississippi River Levee; south on Arkansas-Mississippi River Levee to Arkansas-Louisiana state line.
REGION A - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 63; south on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 64; west on U.S. Highway 64 to U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 42; west on Arkansas Highway 42 to Arkansas Highway 37; north on Arkansas Highway 37 to Arkansas Highway 14; east on Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 37; north on Arkansas Highway 37 Arkansas Highway 18; west on Arkansas Highway 18 to Arkansas Highway 384; east on Arkansas Highway 384 to U.S. Highway 367; north on U.S. Highway 367 to Arkansas Highway 230; east on Arkansas Highway 230 to Arkansas Highway 91; south on Arkansas Highway 91 to Arkansas Highway 18; south on Arkansas Highway 18 to Arkansas Highway 226; east on Arkansas Highway 226 to U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 to U.S. Highway 63; south on U.S. Highway 63 to Arkansas Highway 1.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region A will be closed to all deer hunting when the Cache River gauge at Patterson reaches 12 feet. This restriction shall be lifted when the Cache
River gauge at Patterson falls to or below 11 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
REGION B - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 17 and U.S. Highway 67; south on U.S. Highway 67 to Arkansas Highway 36; east on Arkansas Highway 36 to Arkansas Highway 323; south on Arkansas Highway 323 to Arkansas Highway 11; south on Arkansas Highway 11 to Arkansas Highway 38; east on Arkansas Highway 38 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to U.S. Highway 67.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region B will be closed to all deer hunting when the White River gauge at Augusta reaches 31 feet. This restriction will be lifted when the White River gauge at Augusta falls below 30 feet and the White River gauge at Georgetown falls to or below 19 feet. BOTH CONDITIONS MUST EXIST AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE REGION TO BE OPENED. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
REGION C - Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 49 and Arkansas Highway 38; west on Arkansas Highway 38 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to U.S. Highway 64; west on U.S. Highway 64 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to U.S. Highway 67; north on U.S. Highway 67 to Arkansas Highway 384; east on Arkansas Highway 384 to Arkansas Highway 18: east on Arkansas Highway 18 to Arkansas Highway 37; south on Arkansas Highway 37 to Arkansas Highway 14; west of Arkansas Highway 14 to Arkansas Highway 37; south on Arkansas Highway 37 to Arkansas Highway 42; east on Arkansas Highway 42 to U.S. Highway 49; south on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 38.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Regions C will be closed to all deer hunting when the Cache River gauge at Patterson reaches 11 feet. This restriction shall be lifted when the Cache River Gauge at Patterson falls to or below 9.5 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
REGION D - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 11 and Arkansas Highway 38; east on Arkansas Highway 38 to U.S. Highway 49; south on U.S. Highway 49 to U.S. Highway 70; west on U.S. Highway 70 to Arkansas Highway 302; west on Arkansas Highway 302 to U.S. Highway 79; south on U.S. Highway 79 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to U.S. Highway 70; west on U.S. Highway 70 to Arkansas Highway 11; north on Arkansas Highway 11 to Arkansas Highway 38.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region D will be closed to all deer hunting when the White River gauge at Clarendon reaches 28 feet. This restriction will be lifted when the White River Gauge at Clarendon falls to or below 27 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @
REGION E - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 1 and Arkansas Highway 153; north on Arkansas Highway 153 to Arkansas Highway 33; north on Arkansas Highway 33 to U.S. Highway 79; north on U. S. Highway 79 to Arkansas Highway 86; south on Arkansas Highway 86 to Arkansas Highway 17; south on Arkansas Highway 17 to Arkansas Highway 1; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 316; east on Arkansas Highway 316 to Arkansas
Highway 318; east on Arkansas Highway 318 to Arkansas Highway 20; east on Arkansas Highway 20 to Arkansas Highway 44; south on Arkansas Highway 44 to Phillips County Road 533; west on Phillips County Road 533 to Phillips County Road 529; north on Phillips County Road 529 to Phillips County Road 514; west on Phillips County Road 514 to the White River Levee; south on the White River Levee to the pipeline right of way; west on the pipeline right of way to Ethel County Road; west on Ethel County Road to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to Arkansas Highway 1; west on Arkansas Highway 1 to Arkansas Highway 153.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region E will be closed to all deer hunting when the White River gauge at St. Charles reaches 26 feet. This restriction will be lifted when the White River gauge at St. Charles falls to or below 23.5 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
REGI ON F - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 44 and Tichnor Blacktop County Road at Tichnor; west on Arkansas Highway 44 to the right of way on the north/south power line; north then northwest on the power line right of way to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to Arkansas Highway 152; east on Arkansas Highway 152 to the pipeline right of way; northeast on the pipeline right of way to Arkansas Highway 17; north on Arkansas Highway 17 to Ethel; east on Ethel County Road to the pipeline right of way; east on the pipeline right of way to the White River Levee; north on the White River Levee to Phillips County Road 514; east on Phillips County Road 514 to Phillips County Road 529; south on Phillips County Road 529 to Phillips County Road 533; east on Phillips County Road 533 to Arkansas Highway 44; south on Arkansas Highway 44 to Arkansas Highway 85 at Crumrod; south on Arkansas Highway 85 to County Road 76; northeast on County Road 76 to the Mississippi River levee; southeast on the Mississippi River levee to the west line of Section 31, T7S, R2E; south on the west line of Section 31, T7S, R2E to the west line of Section 6, T8S, R2E; south on the west line of Section 6, T8S, R2E to the Arkansas-Mississippi State line; south on Arkansas-Mississippi State line to the mouth of the White River; upstream on the main channel of the White River to the White River Cut Off; southwest on the White River Cut Off to the Arkansas River; upstream on the main channel of the Arkansas River to the west line of Section 29, T8S, R2W; north on the west line of Section 29, T8S, R2W to West Medina Lane County Road; southeast on West Medina Lane County Road to Nady County Road; northeast on Nady County Road to Tichnor Blacktop Road; north on Tichnor Blacktop Road to Arkansas Highway 44.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region F will be closed to all deer hunting when the White River gauge at Graham Burke Outlet reaches 150 feet MSL (30.0 ft.) and the gauge at Lock and Dam No. 1 on the Arkansas River has reached 145 feet MSL. BOTH CONDITIONS MUST EXIST AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE REGION TO BE CLOSED. This restriction will be lifted when the White River gauge at Graham Burke Outlet falls to or below 148 feet MSL (28.0 ft.) and the gauge at Lock and Dam #1 on the Arkansas River falls to or below 143 feet MSL. BOTH CONDITIONS MUST EXIST AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE REGION TO BE OPENED. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
REGION G - Beginning at the main channel of the Mississippi River at the Helena Bridge and U.S. Highway 49; north on U.S. Highway 49 to Arkansas Highway 20; west on Arkansas Highway 20 to Arkansas Highway 44; west on Arkansas Highway 44 to Arkansas Highway 85; south on Arkansas Highway 85 to County Road 76; northeast on County Road 76 to the Mississippi River Levee; southeast on the Mississippi River Levee to the west line of Section 31,T7S, R2E; south on the west line of Section 31, T7S, R2E to the west line of Section 6, T8S, R2E; south on the west line of Section 6, T8S, R2E to the Arkansas-Mississippi State line; north on the Arkansas-Mississippi State line to the Mississippi River bridge at Helena on U.S. Highway 49.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region G will close to all deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Helena reaches 44 feet. This restriction shall be lifted when the Mississippi River gauge at Helena falls to or below 42 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ agfc.com.
REGION H - Beginning at the junction of Arkansas Highway 44 and Tichnor Blacktop Road at Tichnor; south on Tichnor Blacktop Road to Nady County Road; southwest on Nady County Road to west Medina Lane County Road; northwest on west Medina Lane County Road to the west line of Section 29, T8S, R2W; south on the west line of Section 29, T8S, R2W to the main channel of the Arkansas River; downstream (southeast) on the main channel of the Arkansas River to the White River Cut Off; northeast on the White River Cut Off to the main channel of the White River; downstream (southeast) on the main channel of the White River to the Arkansas-Mississippi State line; southwest on the Arkansas-Mississippi State line to the Mississippi Old River Chute on the north end of Ashbrook Island; southwest on the Mississippi Old River Chute to the transfer canal for the Connelly Bayou Pumping Plant; southwest on the transfer canal to the Connelly Bayou Pumping Plant and Connelly Bayou; southwest on Connelly Bayou to the junction of Arkansas Highway 144; west on Arkansas Highway 144 to Arkansas Highway 257; north on Arkansas Highway 257 to U.S. Highway 65; north on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 1 at McGehee; north on Arkansas Highway 1 to the junction of U.S. Highway 165; north on U.S. Highway 165 to Arkansas Highway 44; west on Arkansas Highway 44 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 44 and Tichnor Blacktop Road.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region H will close to all deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Arkansas City reaches 37 feet. This restriction shall be lifted when the Mississippi River gauge at Arkansas City falls to or below 35 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ agfc.com.
REGION I - Beginning at the Arkansas-Louisiana State line and U.S. Highway 65; north on U.S. Highway 65 to Arkansas Highway 257; south on Arkansas Highway 257 to Arkansas Highway 144; east on Arkansas Highway 144 to Connelly Bayou; northeast on Connelly Bayou to the Connelly Bayou Pumping Plant and the pumping plant transfer canal; northeast on the transfer canal to the Mississippi Old River Chute; northeast up the Mississippi Old River Chute to the Arkansas-Mississippi State line; southwest along the Arkansas-Mississippi State line to the Arkansas-Louisiana State line; west along the Arkansas-Louisiana State line to its intersection with U.S. Highway 65 on the Arkansas-Louisiana State line.
Conditions for Closing: Flood Prone Region I will close to all deer hunting when the Mississippi River gauge at Greenville reaches 48 feet. This restriction shall be lifted when the Mississippi River gauge at Greenville falls to or below 46 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ agfc.com.
BLACK RIVER FLOOD PRONE REGION - Beginning at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 67 at Pocahontas, go south on Highway 67 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 304, go east on Arkansas Highway 304 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 304 and Arkansas Highway 90 at Delaplaine, go north on Arkansas Highway 90 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 90 and Arkansas Highway 135, go north on Arkansas Highway 135 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 135 and Arkansas Highway 162, go west on Highway 62 to the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 67 at Corning, go south on Highway 67 to the junction of Highway 67 and Highway 62 at Pocahontas. Including Dave Donaldson Black River WMA mitigation units 100, 101 and 102, which lie in Clay County north of U.S. Highway 62.
Mitigation Unit 100: portions of Sections 25, 26, 34 and 35, T21N, R5E, which lie north and west of the black River and east of the main levee.
Mitigation Unit 101: portions of Sections 33 and 34, T21N. R5E, and portions of Sections 3 and 4, T20N, R5E, which lie south and east of the Black River.
Mitigation Unit 102: portions of Section 36 T22N, R5E, and portions of Section 1, T21N, R5E, which lie south of the Missouri border and wet of the Black River.
Conditions for Closing: Black River Flood Prone Region will be closed to all deer hunting when the Black River gauge at Corning exceeds 11 feet and will remain closed until the Corning gauge falls below 9.5 feet. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ agfc.com.
ST. FRANCIS FLOOD PRONE REGION - Beginning at Marked Tree and go north on Arkansas Highway 140 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 135 at Lepanto, north on Arkansas Highway 135 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 18 at Black Oak, north to the junction of Arkansas Highway 139 at Monette, north to the Arkansas-Missouri state line, north along the Arkansas-Missouri line to the junction of U. S. Highway 412, west to Arkansas Highway 135, south on Arkansas Highway 135 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 18 and Arkansas Highway 158, south on State Arkansas Highway 158 to the junction of Arkansas Highway 69 and U. S. Highway 63 at Trumann, south on U. S. Highway 63 to Payneway, east to the junction of U. S. Highway 63 and Arkansas Highway 140 at Marked Tree.
Conditions for Closing: St. Francis Flood Prone Region will be closed to all deer hunting when the St. Francis River gauge at Oak Donnick reaches 216 MSL and shall remain closed until the Oak Donnick gauge falls below 215 MSL. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC www.website @ www.agfc.com.
SHIREY BAY RAINEY BRAKE FLOOD PRONE ZONE - State Arkansas Highway 25 at Powhatan; south on Arkansas Highway 25 to Strawberry River downstream to the confluence of Strawberry River and Black River, upstream on Black River to the mouth of Big Running Water
Creek upstream on Big Running Water Creek to Clover Bend north from Clover Bend on hard surface county road to Powhatan.
Conditions for Closing: Shirey Bay Rainey Brake Flood Prone Zone will be closed to all deer hunting when the Black River gauge at Black Rock reaches 23.0 and will reopen when the Black River gauge at Black Rock falls below 19.0. Current gauge readings and flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll free and by accessing the AGFC website @ www.agfc.com.
FLOOD PRONE WMAS Conditions for Closing:
Flood prone region closures can be obtained by calling AGFC toll-free numbers. Notices of closures are updated by 3 p.m. daily and will be effective at midnight for the next day's hunt.
Commission Codes, or convicted of violating associated regulations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shall be notified in writing and shall have 20
days to respond with just cause as to why their permit should not be suspended or revoked.
Any person in possession of game birds harvested from a game bird shooting resort shall have on his person written information stating the name and address of the hunter who harvested the game birds, the number, species and harvest date of the game birds, and the name and address of the resort.
All wildlife possessed under a Wildlife Breeder/Dealer Permit in Arkansas shall be maintained in a permanent enclosure, pen, or cage strong enough to prevent escape of the wildlife and protect them from injury. All wildlife shall be maintained in humane and healthy conditions. Birds must be kept in buildings or covered pens that prevent escape and that do not allow entry of wild birds. Enclosures shall be kept in good repair at all times and gates shall be securely fastened with latches or locks. Enclosures, pens or cages considered unsafe by Commission personnel must be repaired or reconstructed within 10 days or as specified by the Commission.
possession when trapping, transporting, working with or flying falconry raptors, both in and outside of Arkansas.
EXCEPTION:
with the falconer's ability and experience as follows:
Apprentice Class Eligibility, and Application Conditions and Requirements:
General Class Eligibility, and Application Conditions and Requirements:
Master Class Eligibility, and Application Conditions and Requirements: Master Class falconers must have practiced falconry with their own raptors(s) at the General Falconer level for at least 5 years.
Falconry Eagle Permit Eligibility, and Application Conditions and
Requirements.
tailed eagles or a Steller's sea eagles when issued an Arkansas Falconry Eagle Permit. Master Class falconers will be issued an Arkansas Eagle Falconry Permit when the Master Class falconer has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the following requirements.
hawks, goshawks, or great horned owls. Each must contain a concise history of the author's experience with large raptors, which can include, but is not limited to, handling of raptors held by zoos, rehabilitating large raptors, or scientific studies of involving large raptors. Each letter must also assess the applicant's ability to care for eagles and fly them in falconry and must be submitted to the Commission's Falconry Coordinator.
Eligibility Requirements to obtain falconry permit for individuals with falconry experience who are new residents in the United States.
Eligibility Requirements to obtain falconry permit for individuals with falconry experience who are Not U. S. Residents.
EXCEPTION:
in the state, the visitor must report the loss to the Commission's Falconry Coordinator before leaving the state our country.
Additional Requirements regarding falconry permits including Reinstatement of lapsed falconry permit and residency requirements.
EXCEPTION:
five years, they must pass the Arkansas Falconry written exam by correctly answering 80 percent of the questions and their facilities their facilities must pass inspection by an AGFC employee and they must provide written documentation of the class (Apprentice, General, Master) at which they were last permitted or licensed and for which they want their permit issued.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding facilities and care.
being moved into or out of the location in which they are being kept.
possession of the falconry raptor(s). This written statement must include information about the time period for which the other permittee will keep the raptors(s) and state what he or she is allowed to do with the raptor(s).
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding take and possession of raptors from the wild.
alphanumeric research band on it or a research marking attached to it, it must be immediately released.
EXECEPTION:
Bird Banding Lab aluminum band, research marking or transmitter attached to it, the falconer must report the band numbers and all other relevant information to the Federal Bird Banding Laboratory in
five working days. If the bird is wearing a transmitter, the falconer may contact the researcher to determine if he/she wishes to replace it. The falconer is authorized to possess the bird for up to 30 days until the researcher or his/her designee does so, or until the falconer replaces it himself. Disposition of the bird will be at the discretion of the Commission's Falconry Coordinator. Temporary possession will not count against the falconer's possession limit.
http://permits.fws.gov/186A or by submitting a paper form 3-186A to the Commission's Falconry Coordinator.
from the wild or acquired from a rehabilitator must be banded with a permanent non-reusable numbered U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service leg band provided to AGFC by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or implanted with an ISO--compliant microchip. Band numbers and/or microchip information must be reported to both AGFC's Falconry Coordinator and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when acquisition of the bird is reported by the falconer no later than 10 days after acquisition.
EXCEPTION:
caused by the band, that documentation must be submitted to the Commission's Falconry Coordinator who will issue an exemption to the requirements for that raptor.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding possession of raptors bred in captivity.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding possession of raptors transferred from migratory bird rehabilitators.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding record keeping.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding theft of a falconry bird.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Selling or Trading Raptors held under a Falconry Permit.
EXCEPTION:
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Take of Prey by Falconry Raptors.
in place is permitted. Falconers may use their falconry raptors to take any species listed in parts 50 CFR 21.23, 44, 45 of the federal register at any time in accordance with the conditions of the depredation order, however the falconer may not be paid for doing so.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Release of Falconry Birds into the Wild and Falconry Training Techniques.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding migratory bird feather and carcass possession.
will prevent scavenger from feeding on them. Flight feathers may be retained for imping purposes.
EXCPETIONS:
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Raptors Injured Due to a Falconer's Trapping Efforts.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding assistance in the rehabilitation of raptors to prepare them for release according to the following requirements.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to
fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Use of Falconry
Raptors in Abatement and Education Activities.
conservation education program presented in public venues follow without first obtaining a federal Education Permit if they abide by the following requirements:
ecological roles, and conservation needs of raptors and other migratory birds.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for falconers holding a permit issued by another state to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding Non-resident falconers hunting and taking raptors in Arkansas.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding taking falconry raptors to another country for use in falconry activities.
have full documentation of the lawful origin o f each raptors and each raptors must be identifiable with a permanent non-reusable U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service leg band, seamless leg band or implanted microchip for identification. C)If the raptor dies or is lost, the falconer is not required to bring it
back but it must be reported immediately upon the falconers return to the U.S. according to state and federal CITES regulations.
Permit Requirements: It shall be unlawful for holders of Falconry Permits to fail to comply with the following requirements regarding facility inspection and permit revocation.
AND WATERS BORDERING THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission hereby enter into a reciprocal agreement to recognize the resident sport fishing, resident hunting licenses, and the resident commercial fishing licenses of the two states on flowing waters of the Mississippi River and all waters between the main levees of the Mississippi River of the two states, excluding the St. Francis, White, and Arkansas Rivers. This exclusion also includes all oxbow lakes whose entrance requires passage through the mouth of the St. Francis, White and Arkansas Rivers. The following provisions shall apply:
Resident hunting and resident sport fishing licenses of either state shall abide by all laws and/or regulations pertaining to seasons, daily and creel limits, possession limits size limits, tagging requirements and all other laws and/or regulations of the state in which the hunting or fishing takes place.
For the purpose of this agreement, the state line will be that depicted on the Department of the Interior's Geological Survey quadrangle maps.
Nothing herein shall be construed to allow any person to hunt, fish or go upon the lands of another landowner or entity without their permission for recreational purposes. Floodwater which has overflowed the natural banks of a public waterway in Mississippi is not a part of the public waterway.
This agreement may be cancelled by the directors of either state's wildlife agency upon sixty (60) days' written notice.
It is declared to be the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.
As used in this chapter unless otherwise specified in the particular subchapter:
personal watercraft, or other vessel in waters of this state.
Arkansas. (B) However, waters that are confined within a pond, tank, or lake, situated entirely on the premises of a single owner, and that except under abnormal flood conditions are in no way connected by water or with any other flowing stream or body of water or with any other body of water not situated on the premises of the owner are declared to be privately owned waters and shall not be construed to be waters of this state.
Jurisdiction to try offenses under this subchapter shall be in the courts of the county where the person owning or operating the boat resides or in the county where the offense is committed or in any county through or by which the boat is being run or operated on the waters of this state at the time of the violation of this subchapter.
Commission from making special rules and regulations with reference to the operation of vessels on any waters within the territorial limits of any subdivision of this state where the local law enforcement office has not established a water patrol.
All fines collected for violations of subchapters 1-3 of this chapter shall be remitted to the issuing law enforcement office to be used by that office for the administration and enforcement of subchapters 1-3 of this chapter.
All fees collected by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration under the provisions of subchapters 1-3 of this chapter shall be deposited as special revenues in the State Treasury to the credit of the Special Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund. All these funds shall be credited to the Boating Safety Account, which is established on the books of the State Treasurer, State Auditor, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
operator, or lessee. (B) The liability of the owner for injury or damage suffered by a renter, operator, or lessee shall be determined by comparing the fault of the owner and the fault of the renter, operator, or lessee in accordance with §§16-55-216 and 16-64-122.
No person:
type engine cutoff switch while the engine is used to propel the boat without attaching the lanyard to the operator, the operator's clothing, or, if the operator is wearing a personal flotation device, to the device as appropriate for the specific vessel. (B) However, if a motorboat equipped with a lanyard-type switch is a houseboat or a pontoon boat or is traveling less than five (5) miles per hour, the lanyard shall not be required to be attached to the operator, the operator's clothing, or the operator's personal flotation device.
Law enforcement vessels while being used in the enforcement of this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 27-101-202; however, this exemption does not relieve the operator of the responsibility to operate his vessel in a reasonable and prudent manner that does not endanger life, limb, or property.
Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on the waters of this state unless:
A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this subchapter if it is:
FEE CATEGORY | 3 YEARS |
Vessels less than 16 feet in length | $ 7.50 |
Vessels 16 feet to less than 26 feet | $ 15.00 |
Vessels 26 feet to less than 40 feet | $ 51.00 |
Vessels more than 40 feet | $105.00 |
When a motorboat is licensed pursuant to this subchapter, if the owner has, since the previous registration of a boat, purchased an outboard motor for use on the boat, as a condition of registering the boat, the owner shall furnish the serial number of the motor to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
All records of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission made or kept pursuant to this subchapter shall be public records.
All necessary registration certificates and other forms required by this chapter shall be furnished to the Department of Finance and Administration by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
As used in this subchapter:
"Personal watercraft" means a vessel, less than sixteen (16) feet in length, propelled by a water pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor propulsion and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling thereon, rather than being operated by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel.
Type I, Type II, Type III, or Type V personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard. (2) Provided, no person aboard a personal watercraft shall use an inflatable personal flotation device to meet the personal flotation device requirement of this subdivision (a)(2).
Each violation of this subchapter shall be punishable by a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) except that the fine for violating 27-101-602(e) shall be no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
The provisions of this subchapter shall be supplemental and in addition to any other laws and regulations relating to boats or other watercraft.
As used in this subchapter:
Commission. (b) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a violation under subsection of this section is guilty of a Class C felony.
Species/Listing Name | |
Amphibians | |
Hellbender, Ozark (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop) | |
Birds | |
Crane, whooping (Grus americana) | |
Pipit, Sprague's (Anthus spragueii) | |
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus) | |
Tern,leastinteriorpop.(Sterna antillarum) | |
Woodpecker,ivory-billedentire(Campephilus principalis) | |
Woodpecker,red-cockaded(Picoides borealis) | |
Crayfish | 1 |
Crayfish, cave (Cambarus aculabrum) | |
Crayfish, cave (Cambarus zophonastes) | |
Fish | |
Cavefish, Ozark (Amblyopsis rosae) | |
Darter, Arkansas (Etheostoma cragini) | |
Darter, leopard (Percina pantherina) | |
Darter, yellowcheek (Etheostoma moorei) | |
Shiner,ArkansasRiverArkansasR.Basin(Notropis girardi) | |
Sturgeon, pallid (Scaphirhynchus albus) | |
Insects | 1 |
Beetle, American burying (Nicrophorus americanus) | |
Mammals | |
Bat, gray (Myotis grisescens) | |
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis) | |
Bat, Ozark big-eared (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii ingens) | |
Mollusks | 1 |
Fatmucket, Arkansas (Lampsilis powellii) | |
Mapleleaf, winged (Quadrula fragosa) | |
Species/Listing Name | |
Mucket,pink(pearlymussel)(Lampsilis abrupta) | |
Mucket, Neosho (Lampsilis rafinesquena) | |
Mussel, scaleshell (Leptodea leptodon) | |
Mussel, fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria) | |
Mussel, ring pink (Obovaria retusa) | |
Mussel, rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica) | |
Mussel, spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monondonta) | |
Mussel, snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra) | |
Pearlshell, Louisiana (Margaritifera hembeli) | |
Pearlymussel, Curtis (Epioblasma florentina curtisii) | |
Pocketbook, fat (Potamilus capax) | |
Pocketbook,Ouachitarock(Arkansia wheeleri) | |
Pocketbook, speckled (Lampsilis streckeri) | |
Shagreen,MagazineMountain(Mesodon magazinensis) | |
Turgid blossom (Epioblasma turgidula) | |
Reptiles | 1 |
Alligator, American (Alligator mississppiensis) |
All other federally-listed AR species or candidates listed on the USFWS link, http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/SpeciesReport.do, as they are added or deleted, are included in this Addendum section.
CODE NUMBER | TYPE OF VIOLATION | POINTS |
03.09 | Counterfeiting License | 18 |
03.15 | Special Guide License Requirements | 18 |
05.01 | Hunting Wildlife in Closed Season - Big Game | 30 |
05.01 | Hunting Wildlife in Closed Season - Small Game | 12 |
05.02 | Night Hunting | 30 |
05.04 | Selling Wildlife Restrictions **A conviction for violating this regulation may result in lifetime revocation of all hunting and/or fishing privileges. | ** |
05.05 | Hunting from Road Prohibited | 18 |
05.17 | Alligator, Bear, Deer, and Turkey Tagging Requirements | 12 |
05.18 | Big Game Checking Requirements | 12 |
05.27 | Endangered Species | 30 |
05.33 | Hunting or Fishing after Revocation of License Prohibited Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Releasing Hunting Dogs or | 30 |
05.35 | Pursuing Wildlife with Dogs without Landowner/Lessee Permission Prohibited | 9 |
05.36 | Hunting/Fishing Endangerment Prohibited | 12 |
Assessment of additional points dependent upon severity of violation. A conviction for violating this regulation may result in the assessment of additional violation points up to and including lifetime revocation of privileges when associated with the following occurrences: | ||
With Property Damage | 18 | |
With Personal Injury | 30 | |
With Human Fatality | Lifetime | |
07.03 | Hunting Bear Over Bait | 9 |
07.05 | Hunting Wild Turkey Over Bait Prohibited | 18 |
08.0 4 | Dogs Prohibited During Deer Season | 12 |
12.01 | Taking of Alligators Prohibited | 18 |
13.01 | Disturbing/Shooting Bears in Dens Prohibited | 18 |
14.04 | Taking of Raptors Prohibited | 18 |
16.01 | Taking or Possessing Elk Restricted | 18 |
20.24(B) | Feral Hog Restrictions on WMAs | 30 |
20.24(C) | Releasing Feral Hogs - Restrictions on WMAs | 30 |
24.08 | Guiding Prohibited on all AGFC-owned or controlled WMAs (Guides) | 18 |
24.08 | Guiding Prohibited on all AGFC-owned or controlled WMAs (Guided Hunters) | 9 |
26.01 | Taking Fish with Electrical Devices, Firearms, Explosives, Toxic or Killing Substances | 30 |
26.2 0 | Sale of Game Fish | 18 |
29.03 | Sale of Bull Frogs | 18 |
30.17 | Resident Roe Taker/Seller Permit Requirements | 18 |
30.18 | Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter and Non-Resident Roe Buyer/Exporter Permit Requirements | 18 |
30.19 | Roe Buyer/Exporter Reporting Requirements | 18 |
30.02 | Commercial Fishing by Non-Resident Prohibited | 18 |
30.20 | Paddlefish and Sturgeon Possession Restrictions on White River, Arkansas River and Border Waters | 18 |
30.21 | Cutting or Mutilations of Paddlefish and Sturgeon Prohibited | 30 |
30.23 | Paddlefish and Sturgeon Harvest Restrictions | 18 |
31.01 | Mussel Shell Taker, Buyer and Seller License and Reporting Requirements | 18 |
34.01 | Aquatic Turtle Permit Requirements | 18 |
34.03 | Aquatic Non-Resident Turtle Dealer Permit | 18 |
34.04 | Commercial Aquatic Turtle Harvest Restrictions | 9 |
34.05 | Aquatic Turtle Tackle Restrictions | 9 |
34.07 | Aquatic Turtle Transaction and Reporting Requirements | 9 |
34.08 | Possession of Sportfish by Aquatic Turtle Harvesters Prohibited | 9 |
34.09 | Take or Possession of Alligator Snapping Turtles Prohibited | 18 |
34.10 | Take of Chicken Turtles Prohibited | 9 |
34.11 | Importation of Alligator Snapping Turtles and Chicken Turtles Prohibited | 18 |
38.06 | Commercial Fishing for Certain Fish Prohibited in Lower Ouachita River | 18 |
All others | All other violations | 6 |
The following states and Canadian provinces are designated CWD positive: Alberta,
Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan*, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Saskatchewan and any other state or province where a positive case of CWD has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
*States and provinces where CWD has been found only in captive cervids.
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