4/18/2007

What’s open for hunting

Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:

Squirrel:
Statewide – May 12-June 10 and Sept. 1-Feb. 29.

Raccoon Hunting:
Night only – July 1-Aug. 31.

Spotted Skunk, Weasel Hunting:
Closed.

Spring Turkey Season:

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.

Deer Archery:
Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide.

Deer Muzzleloader:
Oct. 13-21 and Dec. 15-17 for zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15.
Oct. 13-21 and Dec. 29-31 for zones 9, 12, 16, 16A and 17.
Closed in zones 4 and 5.

Deer Modern Gun:
Nov. 10-18 and Nov. 22-Dec. 2 for zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11
Nov. 10-11 for zone 4.
Nov. 10-11 and Nov. 17-18 for zone 5.
Nov. 10-Dec. 9 for zones 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15.
Nov. 10-Dec. 16 for zones 9 and 12.
Nov. 10-Dec. 25 for zones 16, 16A and 17.

Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt is Dec. 26-28 statewide

The Special Modern gun Youth Deer Hunt is Nov. 3-4 statewide excluding certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt.

Bear Archery:
Oct. 1-Nov. 30 for zones 1 and 2 all other zones closed. 

Bear Muzzleloader:
Oct. 13-21 for zones 1 and 2 all other zones closed.

Bear Modern Gun:
Nov. 5-30 for zones 1 and 2.
Dec. 8-16 for zone 5 but may close earlier if quota is reached.
Dec. 1-16 for zone 5A but may close earlier if quota is reached.
All other zones closed.

Special Youth Modern Gun Bear Hunt:
Nov. 3-4 for zones 1 and 2 all other zones closed. 

Turkey Archery:
Oct. 1-Feb. 29 statewide. 

Turkey Firearms:
Oct. 22-28 for zones 2, 3, 6, 7 and 17.
All other zones closed.

Elk:
Sept. 24-28 for zones 1, 2, 3, 4, and A.
Dec. 3-7 for zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A and the youth elk hunt for zone 3.
Dec. 3-5 for zone B.

Quail:
Nov. 1-Feb. 10 statewide.

Squirrel:
Sept 8-Feb. 29 statewide and May 10-June 8 statewide.

Crow:
Sept 1-Feb. 17 Thursdays thru Mondays only statewide.

Furbearers:
Furbearer trapping Nov. 17-Feb. 17 excluding coyote, beaver, muskrat and nutria.

Coyote trapping Aug. 1-March 31.

Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping Nov. 17-March 31.

Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting Sept. 1-Feb. 29.

Raccoon day or night hunting Sept. 1-March 31.

Raccoon night hunting July 1-Aug. 31.

Bobcat and coyote hunting Oct. 1-Feb. 29.

River otter hunting Nov. 17-Feb. 29.

Muskrat, nutria and beaver hunting Sept. 1-March 31.

Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting is closed.