LITTLE ROCK – Since flood waters have dropped, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has reopened to deer hunting some property that was closed last week along the Mississippi River.

The areas that have reopened are:

All lands south of U.S. Highway 49 and east of Arkansas Highway 44 to its intersection with Arkansas Highway 85. From here, the western boundary extends south on Arkansas Highway 85 to Snow Lake, along the Missouri-Pacific Railroad to the White River and along the established southern boundary for Flood Prone Zone F until it connects with U.S. Highway 165.

The boundary continues south to Arkansas Highway 1 its intersection with U.S. Highway 65 in McGehee. The western boundary runs south along U.S. Highway 65 until it reaches U.S. Highway 82 at Lake Village.

These lands are closed when the Mississippi River level reaches 41 feet on the Helena gauge and will remain closed until the same gauge recedes to 39 feet. The gauge dropped to 35.36 Friday.