Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.22-093 - C1.09-Furbearer Season and Limits On WMAs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Code Book
The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by
				the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to
				the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or
				orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed
				by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.
C1.09
Furbearer Season And Limits On
			 WMAs
A.
Gray Fox, Mink and Red
			 Fox Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last
			 day of February (day hunting only).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2 per species, possession
				unlimited.
B.
Opossum
			 and Striped Skunk Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to
			 sunset on the last day of February (day or night hunting; dogs are required for
			 hunting at night).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
C.
Bobcat
			 Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of September to sunset on the last day
			 of February (dogs required to hunt bobcat at night) and during turkey season
			 (day hunting only; no dogs allowed).
*
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Closed during turkey and squirrel seasons
			 on WMAs where a turkey or squirrel season is closed.
2. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may
			 take bobcat.
3. Hope Upland and
			 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMAs are closed to bobcat hunting except on
			 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during daylight hours only.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession
				unlimited.
D.
Coyote Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of July through sunset on
			 the last day of February (dogs not allowed to hunt coyote) and during turkey
			 season (day hunting only; no dogs allowed).
*
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Closed during turkey and squirrel seasons
			 on WMAs where a turkey or squirrel season is closed.
2. During youth turkey hunts, only youths may
			 take coyote.
3. Hope Upland and
			 Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA are closed to coyote hunting except on
			 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during daylight hours only.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
E.
River Otter Hunting:
Sunrise on the second Saturday in November
			 through sunset on the last day of February (day hunting only).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit 2, possession
				unlimited.
F.
Raccoon
			 Hunting:
Sunset first day of July through the last day of August (night
			 hunting only; dogs are required); first day of September through the last day
			 of February (day or night hunting; dogs are required for hunting at night);
			 first day of March through the last day of March (night hunting only; dogs are
			 required).
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
G.
Muskrat, Nutria, and Beaver Hunting:
Sunrise on the first day of
			 September through sunset on the last day of February.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
H.
Badger,
			 Spotted Skunk (Civet Cat), and Weasel Hunting:
Closed.
I.
Furbearer Trapping (Other than
			 Beaver, Coyote, and Nutria):
Sunrise on the second Saturday in November
			 through sunset on the last day of February.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
J.
Beaver
			 and Nutria Trapping:
Sunrise on the second Saturday in November through
			 the last day of March.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
K.
Coyote
			 Trapping:
Sunrise on the first day of August through sunset on the last
			 day of March.
*
LIMIT:
Daily limit unlimited, possession
				unlimited.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Only enclosed, pull-activated dog-proof
			 traps may be utilized on Camp Robinson SUA.
B. Cedar Creek and Electric Island WMAs are
			 closed to all furbearer hunting and trapping.
C. J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA is
			 closed to all trapping. Chase for pleasure or training purposes is permitted
			 year-round. Closed during field trials.
D. Furbearer hunting and trapping allowed
			 under the conditions, seasons, and limits provided by the required annual
			 refuge hunting permit or refuge trapping permit on all NWRs.
E. Buffalo National River, Camp Robinson WMA,
			 and Ditch 28 on Big Lake WMA are closed to all trapping.
F. Bobcat, coyote, and fox hunting with dogs
			 allowed on Casey Jones WMA in accordance with Code 22.01.