Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission › Rule 002.00.08-005 - Amendments to Various Hunting and Fishing rules; 08-09 Deer Bag Limits, Feral Hog Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
02.12
GAME ANIMAL BAG LIMIT AND POSSESSION
RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or
			 attempt to take more than the bag limit of any game species set forth by the
			 Commission as specified herein: (Ref: Section
			 01.00 -C Bag Limit).
(A) Deer:
Statewide seasonal limit of four (4) deer per individual using
			 any legal method provided at least one deer is taken in one of the following
			 zones: Deer Zones 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA, Big
			 Timber WMA, Blevins WMA, Casey Jones WMA, Choctaw Island WMA, Crossett
			 Experimental Forest WMA, Cut-Off Creek WMA, DeGray Lake WMA, Dr. Lester Sitzes
			 III Bois D'Arc WMA, Falcon Bottoms Natural Area WMA, Felsenthal NWR, Gum Flats
			 WMA, Hope Upland WMA, Howard County WMA, Lafayette County WMA, Lake Greeson
			 WMA, Little Bayou WMA, Little River WMA, Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area WMA,
			 Overflow NWR, Ozan WMA, Poison Springs WMA, Pond Creek NWR, Provo WMA,
			 Sandhills Natural Area WMA, Seven Devils WMA, Spring Bank WMA, Sulphur River
			 WMA, Terre Noire Natural Area WMA, Trusten Holder WMA, Two Bayou Creek WMA,
			 Warren Prairie Natural Area WMA and White Cliffs Natural Area WMA.
(1)
Deer zones , 7 and 8
:
		  Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more
		  than two legal bucks or up to two doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more
		  than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken with firearms. A
		  Zone doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader,
		  modern gun, and Christmas Holiday firearms deer season.
(2)
Deer zones 2 and 6
:
		  Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more
		  than two legal bucks or up to two doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more
		  than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken with firearms. A
		  Zone doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader
and
modern gun, deer season.
(3)
Deer zone 3:
Seasonal bag
		  limit of three (3) deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal
		  bucks or up to three doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two
		  legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken with firearms. A Zone doe
		  quota permit is required to harvest a doe during the muzzleloader
and
modern gun, deer season.
(4)
Deer zones 1 and 10
:
		  Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more
		  than two legal bucks or up to two doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more
		  than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be taken with firearms. A doe
		  may only be taken with firearms
October 18-22, 2008 or November
		  8-9, 2008
.
(5)
Deer zone 11:
Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no more than
		  two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three doe may be taken
		  with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may
		  be taken with firearms. A Zone doe quota permit is required to harvest a doe
		  during the muzzleloader, modern gun, and Christmas Holiday firearms deer
		  season.
(6)
Deer zones 4, 4B,
		  5 and 5B:
Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no more than two legal
		  bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three doe may be taken with
		  archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more than one doe may be
		  taken with firearms.
(7)
Deer
		  zones 4A, 5A, 9, 16 and 16A:
Seasonal bag limit of three (3) deer, no
		  more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three doe may
		  be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more than two
		  doe may be taken with firearms.
(8)
Deer zones 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17:
Seasonal bag limit of four (4)
		  deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four
		  doe may be taken with archery tackle. No more than two legal bucks and no more
		  than two doe may be taken with firearms.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
		  Commission registered deer camps that participate in the Deer Management
		  Assistance Program (DMAP) receiving deer management tags or those camps
		  receiving Doe Deer Permits (DDP) and bonus deer on certain Wildlife Management
		  Areas (Ref. Code 21.01) do not apply toward an individual seasonal bag
		  limit.
(2) Subject to applicable
		  bag limit restrictions on WMAs (Ref. Code 21.01.
(3) Quail:
Daily bag limit 6, possession limit 12.
(4) Rabbit:
Daily bag limit 8, possession limit 16.
(5) Furbearers:
Hunting: Limit two per day per species. Trapping: No limit.
Exceptions
:
Muskrat, Nutria, Beaver, Coyote and Striped Skunk: No
			 limit.
Raccoon Hunting:
July 1 - August 31,
			 2008
(night only):
Limit one.
November 15, 2008-March 31,
			 2009
: No limit.
(6) Squirrel:
Daily bag limit 8, possession limit 16.
(7) Wild Turkey:
Spring Firearm and
			 Archery/Crossbow:
Individual limit of two (2) gobblers or bearded turkeys for
			 spring season in Turkey Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8,
9, 10 and 17; one (1) gobbler or bearded turkey in Turkey
Zones 1A, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A. No more than one legal turkey may be
			 taken per day, no more than one jake (sub-adult male) may be taken per season,
			 and no more than two legal turkeys may be taken during the spring season in any
			 combination of zones.
Fall Archery/Crossbow:
Individual limit of one (1) either-sex wild turkey
			 statewide.
Fall Firearm:
Individual limit of one (1) either-sex wild turkey in
			 Turkey
Zones 3, 5B, 6 and 17.
(8) Bear:
Individual annual limit of one (1) bear.
(9) Elk:
Individual limit of one (1) elk by permit only.
(10) Alligator:
Individual annual limit of one (1) alligator for residents only.
			 Permit required.
Exception:
In compliance with Commission Code Section
			 40.00 - Alligator Farmer
			 Requirements.
PENALTY:
$150.00 to $1,000.00.