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Where can I hunt in Arkansas?

Every WMA, state park and public access area, with dates from the 2026-27 hunting regulations.

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Statewide seasons:

  • Early buck-only archery: Aug 29–31
  • Archery: Sep 26 – Feb 28
  • Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25, Dec 12–14
  • Zones 4A, 5A, 14, 15: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25, Dec 19–21
  • Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A, 17: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25
  • Youth modern gun: Nov 7–8, Jan 2–3
  • Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 6
  • Zones 4, 5: Modern gun: Nov 14–22
  • Zones 4A, 5A, 14, 15: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 13
  • Zones 9, 12, 13: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 20
  • Zones 16, 16A, 17: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 25
  • Christmas holiday modern gun: Dec 26–28

WMAs and other public lands may set their own dates, shown with each area below.

Legal weapons: Modern guns (no rimfire, no buckshot smaller than No. 4, centerfire .22 cal. or larger), large bore air rifles, and archery. Alternative firearms season is muzzleloaders .40 cal. or larger, non-semiautomatic straight-wall centerfire .30 cal. or larger, large bore air rifles and archery; no shotgun slugs.

Open for deer on Nov 6

A

Alum Fork Natural Area

Archery, through Feb 28.

B

Bayou Des Arc WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Bearcat Hollow WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Bell Slough WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Benson Creek Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Big Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Big Timber WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Blevins WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Blue Mountain WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Brushy Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Buck Island WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Buffalo National River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

C

Camp Robinson WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Caney Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Casey Jones WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cedar Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cedar Mountain WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cherokee Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cherokee WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cove Creek Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Crossett Experimental Forest WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cut-Off Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Cypress Bayou WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

D

Dardanelle WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Dave Donaldson Black River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

De Queen Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

DeGray Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Departee Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area WMA (within Kirk Dupps Beaver Lake WMA)

Archery, through Feb 28.

Devil's Knob Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D'Arc WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

E

Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Ethel WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

F

Falcon Bottoms Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Fort Chaffee WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Foushee Cave Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area - East Unit

Archery, through Feb 28.

Frierson WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Frog Bayou WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

G

Galla Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Garrett Hollow Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Gene Rush WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Goat's Beard Bluff Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Greers Ferry Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Gum Flats WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

H

H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Hall Creek Barrens Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Harris Brake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Hell Creek Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Stone County. No boundary on the map yet.

Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Holland Bottoms WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Hope Upland WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Hot Springs State Forest WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Garland County, around Hot Springs. No boundary on the map yet.

Howard County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Howard Hensley Searcy County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

I

Iron Mountain Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

J

J. Perry Mikles Lick Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Jack Mountain WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Jamestown Independence County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Jim Kress WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Jones Point WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

K

Kingsland Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Kirk Dupps Beaver Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

L

Lafayette County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Lake Conway WMA (formerly Camp Robinson SUA)

Archery, through Feb 28.

Lake Greeson WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Muzzleloader, through Nov 6. Quota hunt. Only for mobility-impaired hunters.

Lake Overcup WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Lee County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Lee Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Little Bayou WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Little River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Loafer's Glory WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Longview Saline Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

M

Maumelle River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

McIlroy Madison County WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Mount Magazine WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Muddy Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

N

Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Norfork Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

O

Oakwood WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Desha County. New in 2026; no boundary on the map yet.

Ozan WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Ozark Lake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

P

Palmetto Flats Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Petit Jean River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Pine City Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Piney Creeks WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Poison Springs WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Prairie Bayou WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Provo WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Q

Queen Wilhelmina State Park WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Polk County, around Queen Wilhelmina State Park. No boundary on the map yet.

R

Railroad Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Rainey WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Ring Slough WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

River Bend WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Roth Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

S

Sandhills Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Seven Devils WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Slippery Hollow Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Spring Bank WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

St. Francis National Forest WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Stateline Sandponds Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Stone Prairie WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Sulphur River WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Sweden Creek Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Sylamore WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

T

Terre Noire Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Trusten Holder WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Two Bayou Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

U

U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA

Archery, through Feb 28.

V

Village Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

W

W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Warren Prairie Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Wedington WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

White Cliffs Natural Area WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

White Rock WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Whitehall WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Winona WMA

Archery, through Feb 28.

Quota and special hunts

You need to be drawn or eligible for these.

Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA

Archery, through Nov 15. Quota hunt.

Closed to deer: Brewer Lake Cypress Creek WMA and Electric Island WMA.

Nothing listed for deer on Nov 6

No areas match “”.

Statewide seasons

Public areas may set their own dates, listed above. Areas that follow the statewide season are open on these dates.

Deer
Early buck-only archery: Aug 29–31
Archery: Sep 26 – Feb 28
Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25, Dec 12–14
Zones 4A, 5A, 14, 15: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25, Dec 19–21
Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A, 17: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25
Youth modern gun: Nov 7–8, Jan 2–3
Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 6
Zones 4, 5: Modern gun: Nov 14–22
Zones 4A, 5A, 14, 15: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 13
Zones 9, 12, 13: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 20
Zones 16, 16A, 17: Modern gun: Nov 14 – Dec 25
Christmas holiday modern gun: Dec 26–28
Bear
Zones 1, 2: Archery: Sep 9 – Nov 30
Zones 1, 2: Alternative firearms: Oct 17–25
Zones 1, 2: Youth modern gun: Nov 7–8
Zones 1, 2: Modern gun: Nov 14–30
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A: Modern gun: Dec 19–25
Elk
Public land youth: Oct 3–4, Oct 24–25
Public land: Oct 5–9, Oct 26–30
Turkey
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 2A: Youth: Apr 10–11
Zone 1: Apr 19 – May 9
Zone 1A: Apr 19–27
Zone 2: Apr 12 – May 2
Zone 2A: Apr 12–20
Zone 3: Apr 5–25
Dove
Sep 5 – Oct 25, Dec 8 – Jan 15
Ducks
Regular duck season: Nov 21–29, Dec 10–23, Dec 26 – Jan 31
Youth and veteran/active-duty military: Feb 6–7
Geese
Early Canada goose: Sep 1 – Oct 15
White-fronted and light goose: Oct 31 – Nov 8
Regular goose season: Nov 21–29, Dec 10–23, Dec 26 – Jan 31
Youth and veteran/active-duty military: Feb 6–7
Teal
Early teal: Sep 19–27
Regular duck season: Nov 21–29, Dec 10–23, Dec 26 – Jan 31
Youth and veteran/active-duty military: Feb 6–7
Quail
Nov 1 – Feb 7
Rabbit
Sep 1 – Feb 28
Squirrel
Jul 1 – Feb 28, May 15 – Jun 30
Woodcock
Nov 7 – Dec 21
Alligator
Sep 18–21, Sep 25–28

Dates are copied from the Arkansas hunting regulations. Seasons, closures and area rules change during the year, so confirm in the guide before you hunt.

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