12/20/2006
What's Open For Hunting
Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:
Dove:
Dec. 16 to Jan. 5, 2007.
Snipe:
Nov. 1 to Feb. 15.
Woodcock:
Nov. 11 to Dec. 25.
Ducks (including
Canvasbacks), Coots and Mergansers
Dec. 26-Jan. 7 and
Jan. 13-Jan. 28
Youth Waterfowl Hunt
Dec. 23-24
Canada goose, statewide
season - Jan.
13-Feb. 4
Snow, Blue and Ross Goose
season
Nov. 9-Dec. 21 and Dec. 26-Feb.
4
Snow, Blue and Ross Goose
Conservation Order
Feb. 5-April 2
Deer:
Archery
Statewide Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Muzzleloader
Zones 9, 12, 16, 16A, 17 Dec. 29-31.
Zones 4 and 5 are closed.
Modern Gun
Zones 16, 16A, 17 Nov. 11-Dec. 28.
Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt
Statewide Dec. 26-28.
Turkey:
Archery
Statewide
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Quail:
Statewide Nov. 1-Feb. 11.
Rabbit:
Statewide Sept. 2-Feb. 28.
Squirrel:
Statewide Sept. 9-Feb. 28 and May 12-June 10.
Crow:
Statewide Sept. 2-Feb. 22. (Thursday-Monday
only).
Furbearer Trapping:
Other than coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria
Nov. 18-Feb. 18.
Coyote Trapping:
Aug. 1-March 31.
Beaver, Muskrat, Nutria Trapping:
Nov. 18-March 31.
Gray and Red Fox, Mink, Opossum, Striped
Skunk Hunting:
Sept.1-Feb. 28.
Raccoon Hunting:
Day or night Sept. 1-March 31; night only
July 1-Aug. 31.
Bobcat, Coyote Hunting:
Oct. 1 to Feb. 28.
River Otter Hunting:
Nov. 18-Feb. 28.
Muskrat, Nutria, Beaver Hunting:
Sept. 1-March 31.
Spotted Skunk, Weasel Hunting:
Closed.
Spring 2007 Turkey Season:
Youth Hunt Mar. 31 to April 1
for zone 17 and April 7 to 8 for the rest of the state.
The rest of the season will be
April 14 to May 4 in zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9 and 10; April
14 to 27 in zones 1A, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A and April 7-29 in zone 17. The bag
limit for the spring season will be two legal turkeys in zones 1, 2, 3, 4B,
5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 17 and a single legal turkey in zones 1A, 4,
4A, 5A and 9A. Hunters will not be able to harvest more than one per legal
turkey per day and no more than one jake. Hunters will also be restricted to
no more than two total turkeys per season.