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2020-2021

Arkansas Season

Limits

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Regulations

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Arkansas Licenses

  • AR

    • Nov 21-30, Dec 11-23, Dec 26-Jan 31

  • Nonresident WMA

    • Nov 21-30, Dec 27-Jan 5, Jan 22-31​​

  • Shooting hours

    • AR 30 minutes before sunrise-sunset

    • NWR  shooting ends at noon, hunters cannot enter before 4am and must be off water by 1pm

  • Daily Bag Limit

    • 6 ducks​

      • 4 mallards​ (2 hens)

      • 1 scaup

      • 3 wood ducks

      • 1 pintail

      • 2 redheads

      • 2 canvasbacks

      • 2 black ducks

      • 1 mottled duck​

      • 5 mergansers (2 hooded)

  • WMA/NWR

    • No guides

    • No decoys with moving parts or electrical components

  • AR Residents

    • Combination (CS) or Resident Sportsman (RS) 

    • or Resident Conservation (HNT)

  • Non AR Residents​

    • Nonresident Small Game (SG5 or NRH)

  • ALL ​

    • AR State Duck Stamp (DSN)​

    • Federal Duck Stamp

    • NWR Permit

Duck

Deer

  • Archery

    • AR Sept 26-Feb 28​

    • N Unit Oct 1-Jan 31

    • S Unit Oct 1-Dec 31

  • Muzzleloader​

    • AR Oct 17-25​

    • N Unit Oct 17-23

    • S Unit Oct 17-19

  • Modern Gun​

    • AR Nov 14-Dec 20, & Dec 26-28​​

    • N Unit Nov 14-18

    • S Unit Nov 14-16

  • Statewide Bag Limit

    • 6 deer (no more than 2 bucks)​

  • NWR Bag Limit​

    • Total of 4 deer​​

      • 2 bucks with archery

      • 4 does with archery

      • 1 buck or doe with muzzleloader

      • 1 buck with modern

  • Baiting is not allowed 

  • Swimming deer may not be hunted

  • Deer may not be driven or hunted from a watercraft on public water

  • Safety colors must be worn 

  • AR Residents

    • Combination (CS) or Resident Sportsman (RS)​​​​

  • Non AR Residents

    • Nonresident All Game License (AG 1, 3, 5 day or annual)

  • ALL​

    • NWR Permit

Raccoon

  • AR- Jan 1-Dec 31

  • NWR

    • N unit -Nov 19-Jan 31

    • S unit -Dec 1-15

    • Trapping (N unit only)- Feb 1-28​​

  • No Limit

  • Dogs are required for hunting at night

  • AR Residents

    • Combination (CS) or Resident Sportsman (RS)

  • Non AR Residents

    • Nonresident Small Game License (SG5 or NRH)​

  • All​​

    • NWR Permit

    • Trapper permit (if trapping)

Additional Info

 

About the Refuge

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Dale Bumpers White River

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/White_River/about.html

 

Flooding

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Dale Bumpers White River NWR has stricter closing criteria than surrounding flood prone regions. 

Check www.fws.gov/whiteriver

or 

Call 870-282-8200

for current status

Donate

 legally tagged, field dressed deer to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry.

Arkansas County: 

Half Moon Meat Processing

DeWitt: 870-946-3134

For other counties:

www.arkansashunters.org

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