Arkansas Hunting Guidebook
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ROAM FREE AT BASSPRO.COM or TRACKERBOATS.COM facebook.com/bassproshops twitter.com/bass_pro_shops 1 Bass Pro Dr. Little Rock, AR 72210 (501) 954-4500 TR151605 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Main Office Contact Information 2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 501-223-6300 • 800-364-4263 • www.agfc.com Important Numbers Regional Office Contact Information Stop Poaching Hotline WMA Region 1 • Northeast Office Toll-free: 800-482-9262 600-B East Lawson • Jonesboro, AR 72404 Toll-free: 877-972-5438 #TIP (#847) for AT&T users (charges apply) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week WMA Region 2 • East Central Office Text a Tip (TIP411) 1201 North Highway 49 • Brinkley, AR 72021 Text AGFC and your tip to TIP411 (847411) Toll-free: 877-734-4581 Texts are completely anonymous WMA Region 3 • Southeast Office Game Checking 771 Jordan Drive • Monticello, AR 71655 Toll-free: 866-305-0808 Toll-free: 877-367-3559 24 hours a day, 7 days a week www.agfc.com, or use the WMA Region 4 • South Central Office AGFC mobile app 500 Ben Lane • Camden, AR 71701 Toll-free: 877-836-4612 Wildlife Hotline Toll-free: 800-440-1477 WMA Region 5 • Southwest Office 7004 Highway 67 East • Perrytown, AR 71801 Deer, Turkey or Elk Permits Toll-free: 877-777-5580 501-223-6359 (office hours only) WMA Region 6 • Hot Springs Office Boating Education Classes 350 Fish Hatchery Road • Hot Springs, AR 71913 Toll-free: 877-493-6424 (office hours only) Toll-free: 877-525-8606 Triple Trophy Program 501-223-6351 (office hours only) WMA Region 6 • Fort Smith Office 8000 Taylor Avenue • Fort Smith, AR 72916 Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation Toll-free: 877-478-1043 501-223-6396 (office hours only) WMA Region 7 • Northwest Office Hunter Education Classes or Replace 455 Dam Site Road • Eureka Springs, AR 72631 a Lost Hunter Education Card Toll-free: 866-253-2506 Toll-free: 800-482-5795 (office hours only), or download a free replacement at WMA Region 8 • North Central Office www.agfc.com/mycard 1125 Hwy 56 • Calico Rock, AR 72519 Toll-free: 877-297-4331 Buy a License Toll-free: 800-364-4263 WMA Region 8 • West Central Office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1266 Lock and Dam Road • Russellville, AR 72802 Toll-free: 877-967-7577 www.agfc.com TheAGFC AGFC Guidebooks Hunting Guidebook only cover only the covers basics. the basics. Be Bean aninformed informed hunter! fisherman! The official The AGFCofficial code of AGFCregulations code of is regulationsavailable at: is available www.agfc.com/codebookat www.agfc.com/enforcement/Pages/ Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Hunting Guidebook 2015-16 1 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Commissioners Administration Emon Mahony Mike Knoedl Ricky Chastain Chairman, El Dorado Director Assistant Deputy Director Jeff Crow Andrew Bass Fred Brown Chief of Staff and Assistant Deputy Director Vice Chairman, Corning Deputy Director Steve Cook Budget Fisheries Malvern Caroline Cone, Chief Chris Racey, Chief Communications GIS Ford Overton Keith Stephens, Acting Chief Tracy Moy, Chief Little Rock CERE Human Resources Ken Reeves Dale Gunter, Chief Phillip Warriner, Chief Harrison Education Information Technology Kim Mullen, Chief Mark Vaught, Andrew Parker Enforcement Chief Technology Officer Little Rock Col. Todd Callaway, Chief Legal Jim Goodhart, Joe Morgan Federal Regulatory Program Chief Counsel Little Rock Jennifer Sheehan, Chief Fiscal Operations Dr. Steven J. Beaupre David C. Kinnard, Kevin Mullen, Chief (ex-officio) Chief Financial Officer Wildlife University of Arkansas Brad Carner, Chief Arkansans with Disabilities The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is committed to providing equal access to programs and facilities. If you would like to suggest how we can better provide more reasonable accommodations for disabled persons at any AGFC-owned property or facility, please write to: Compliance Officer - Human Resources Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, AR 72205. Disclaimer This publication is an interpretive summary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s hunting regulations and covers only the regulations that most commonly affect hunters. It is not a legal document, and the official regulations of the Commission take precedence over this summary. Copies of the official Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Code of Regulations are available at www.agfc.com, by calling 501-223-6351 or writing to the Communications Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The regulations summarized in this publication are those passed by the Commission as of April 2015. The Commission reserves the right to close seasons, and all regulations, dates and limits summarized in this guidebook are subject to change. If any variation occurs at a Commission meeting after this guidebook goes to press, it will be widely publicized. Always check www.agfc.com or call our hotline for the up-to-date information. Any and all advertisements in this publication are strictly paid advertisements and are in no way to be construed as an official endorsement by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission of the products and/or services advertised. 2 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Hunting Guidebook 2015-16 Commissioners Administration Categories match section colors AGFC Contacts and Information ...... 1-2 New this Year ........................................ 4 Regulation Schedule ............................. 6 Renewed Focus on Quail Management .... 7 Licensing and Permits.................... 10-14 General Information ................................... 10 License Costs .................................................. 12 Lifetime and 65 Plus Licenses .................. 13 Military Lifetime Licenses ......................... 14 Reciprocal Licenses ..................................... 14 Deferred Hunter Education Codes ........ 14 2015-16 Hunting Guidebook Staff Hunting Regulations ................18-29 General Regulations ................................... 18 Aaron Johnson: Designer Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact .... 18 Violation Points ............................................. 19 c=85 m=19 y=0 k=0 c=57 m=80 y=100 k=45 c=20 m=0 y=40 k=6 Janet Greenwood: Editor Wildlife Regulations ....................................20 Property Regulations..................................22 Randy Zellers: Editor Legal Hunting Equipment ........................23 c=15 m=29 y=33 k=0 c=100 m=0 y=91 k=42 c=30 m=0 y=5 k=0 Carcass Importation Restrictions ...........25 Guidebook Task Force: Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission ....26 USDA Forest Service Regulations...........27 Wildlife: Brad Carner, Dick Baxter Carcass Identification Tags .......................28 Transferring Game Card ............................29 Enforcement: Col. Todd Callaway, Major Andy Tackett, Permission to Hunt Card ...........................29 Jack Huckaby Feral Hogs ...................................... 32-33 Fiscal: Susan Porter Wildlife ...........................................34-51 Legal: Jim Goodhart Quail, Rabbit and Squirrel .........................34 Crow ..................................................................34 Fisheries: Andrea Daniel Furbearer Hunting .......................................35 Communications: Keith Stephens, Jeff Williams, Furbearer Trapping .....................................36 Elk ....................................................................... 37 Jeanne Zaffarano Alligator ........................................................... 37 Operations: Kevin Mullen Bear ...................................................................38 Deer Zone Map .............................................40 Cover photo by Mike Wintroath. Deer ................................................................... 42 The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission receives Federal financial assistance Game Tags .......................................................51 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans Flood Prone Regions ......................56-57 with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior Wildlife Management Areas ....... 66-125 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, WMA Zone Map ............................................66 or disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any Sweet 16 WMAs ............................................ 67 program, activity, or facility, or if you need more information, please write WMA Region Contacts ...............................68 to: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Attn: Compliance Officer, 2 Natural WMA Zone Index ..........................................68 Resources Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 or The Civil Rights Coordinator General