Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Division 01 - Legal Division › Rule 002.01.24-118 - A1.01 Deer Season And Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
ARCHERY AND CROSSBOW
All private land deer zones and AGFC-owned or leased WMAs
				velvet hunt: first Saturday in September for three days (Codes 06.04 - 06.05).
				Harvest is restricted to antlered bucks only. Seasonal Deer Zone and WMA
				antlered buck bag limits apply.
All deer zones: Fourth Saturday in September through the last
				day in February (Codes 06.04 - 06.05).
EXCEPTIONS
:
A. In compliance with WMA regulations
			 (Addendum C1.01).
B. Urban Deer
			 Permits (Code 15.05).
MODERN GUN
Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11: Second Saturday in
November for 23 days.
Zones 4A, 5A, 14 and 15: Second Saturday in November for 30
				days.
Zones 4 and 5: Second Saturday in November for 9 days.
Zones 9, 12 and 13: Second Saturday in November for 37
				days.
Zones 16, 16A and 17: Second Saturday in November through
				Christmas Day.
EXCEPTIONS
:
A. In compliance with WMA regulations
			 (Addendum C1.01).
B. Deer
			 Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Deer Management Tags.
C. Private Land CWD Management Tags.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MODERN GUN DEER HUNT
All deer zones: December 26-28, Annually.
EXCEPTIONS
:
A. WMAs closed during modern gun deer season
			 are excluded from the Christmas Holiday Deer Hunt (Addendum C1.01).
B. WMAs requiring a permit for the modern gun
			 or alternative firearms deer season are excluded from the Christmas Holiday
			 Deer Hunt (Addendum C1.01).
C. In
			 compliance with applicable WMA regulations (Addendum C1.01).
D. Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
			 Deer Management Tags.
E. Private
			 Land CWD Management Tags.
SPECIAL YOUTH MODERN GUN DEER HUNT
All deer zones: First Saturday in November for 2 days and the
				first Saturday in January for 2 days.
EXCEPTIONS
:
A. In compliance with WMA regulations
			 (Addendum C1.01).
B. WMAs requiring
			 a WMA deer permit are closed to the Special Modern Gun Deer Youth Hunt
			 (Addendum C1.01).
C. Deer
			 Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Deer Management Tags.
D. Private Land CWD Management Tags.
ALTERNATIVE FIREARMS
Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11: Third Saturday in October
				for 9 days and second Saturday in December for 3 days.
Zones 4A, 5A, 14 and 15: Third Saturday in October for 9 days
				and third Saturday in December for 3 days.
Zones 9, 12, 13, 16, 16A and 17: Third Saturday in October for
				9 days.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. In areas open during regular gun deer
			 seasons.
B. In compliance with WMA
			 regulations (Addendum C1.01).
C.
			 Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) Deer Management Tags.
D. Private Land CWD Management Tags.
LIMIT
Statewide seasonal limit of 6 deer, no more than 2 legal bucks
				using any legal method.
Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13
: Seasonal
				bag limit of 5 deer, no more than 2 antlered bucks. No more than 2 antlered
				bucks or up to 5 antlerless may be taken with archery tackle. No more than 2
				antlered bucks and 3 antlerless deer may be taken with firearms. Zones 8 and 9
				in Jackson and Independence County: Seasonal bag limit of 5 deer, no more than
				2 antlered bucks or up to 5 antlerless deer may be taken with archery tackle.
				No more than 2 antlered bucks or up to 5 antlerless deer may be taken with
				firearms.
Zones 9, 14, 15, 16, and 16A
: Seasonal bag limit
				of 4 deer, no more than 2 legal bucks. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 4
				does may be taken with archery tackle. No more than 2 legal bucks and 2 does
				may be taken with firearms. Zones 16A in Ashley County: Seasonal bag limit of 4
				deer, no more than 2 antlered bucks or up to 4 antlerless deer may be taken
				with archery tackle. No more than 2 antlered bucks or up to 2 antlerless deer
				may be taken with firearms.
Zones 4 and 5
: Seasonal bag limit of 3 deer, no
				more than 2 legal bucks. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 3 does may be
				taken with archery tackle. No more than 2 legal bucks and 1 doe may be taken
				with firearms. Zones 4 and 5 in Craighead, Jackson, Mississippi, and Randolph
				Counties: Seasonal bag limit of 3 deer, no more than 2 antlered bucks or up to
				3 antlerless deer may be taken with archery tackle. No more than 2 antlered
				bucks or up to 1 antlerless deer may be taken with firearms.
Zones 4A and 5A
: Seasonal bag limit of 3 deer, no
				more than 2 legal bucks. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 3 does may be
				taken with archery tackle. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 2 does may be
				taken with firearms.
Zones 12 and 17
: Seasonal bag limit of 5 deer, no
				more than 2 legal bucks. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 5 does may be
				taken with archery tackle. No more than 2 legal bucks or up to 5 does may be
				taken with firearms. Zone 12 in Ashley, Bradley and Union Counties and Zone 17
				in Mississippi County: Seasonal bag limit of 5 deer, no more than 2 antlered
				bucks. No more than 2 antlered bucks or up to 5 antlerless deer may be taken
				with archery tackle. No more than 2 antlered bucks or up to 5 antlerless deer
				may be taken with firearms.
Nonresidents may use dogs for deer hunting only during the last
				nine days of the regular modern gun deer season in Deer Zones 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,
				12, 13, 14, 15, 16A and 17 and WMAs open to hunting deer with dogs (Code
				22.01). Limit one deer of either sex during the nine day period.
Youths 6 to 15 years of age hunting during the Special Youth
				Modern Gun Deer Hunt may harvest bucks or does during the first full weekend
				Saturday/Sunday in November for 2 days and the first Saturday in January for 2
				days in accordance with the zone firearm bag limits.
EXCEPTIONS:
A. Commission-registered deer camps that
			 participate in the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) receiving deer
			 management tags and bonus deer on certain WMAs (Addendum C1.01) do not apply
			 toward an individual seasonal limit.
B. Subject to applicable limit restrictions
			 on WMAs (Addendum C1.01).
C.
			 Private Land CWD Management Tags.