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Name & Zone:
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Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita - Zone 025
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PDF Map
350 KB
8.5x11
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County:
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Ashley, Union
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PDF Map 500 KB
11x17
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PDF Map
5.20 MB
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AGFC
Interactive Map
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Flash Map 3.00 MB
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Location:
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The area is in Ashley and Union counties, 15 miles west of Crossett. Beryl Anthony WMA is located between Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (Arkansas) and Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana).
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Phone:
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1-877-836-4612
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Seasons & Regulations
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Click here to view the current hunting seasons and regulations for this WMA.
Note: This document does not contain waterfowl or spring turkey hunting regulations.
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About the Name:
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The area was named after a Game & Fish commissioner who assisted with acquisition of the area. Before it was renamed, this area was known as Lower Ouachita WMA.
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Ownership:
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This 7,500-acre area is owned by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
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Age:
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The AG&FC purchased the land in 1987.
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Purpose:
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The area was purchased in order to provide hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities in South Arkansas.
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Description:
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The Beryl Anthony WMA is comprise of seasonally flooded bottomland hardwood.
A few pine ridges and prairie remnants also occur on the area.
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Access:
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At this time, a single access road along the west side of the river exists.
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Hunting
Opportunities:
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The area provides excellent waterfowl hunting opportunities when the Ouachita River inundates it. Deer and squirrel hunting is fair to good.
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Management
Practices:
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Management goals for this area are to sustain the bottomland hardwood habitat type. This will be accomplished by protecting the existing young hardwood forest from disease and year-round inundation caused by beavers.
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Recreation
Other Than
Hunting:
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The Ouachita River, oxbows, and sloughs provide excellent fishing opportunities.
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Camping:
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Currently, two designated primitive campsites exist along the access road on the west side of the river.
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Restaurants
and Other
Facilities:
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Nearest towns are Huttig, Crossett, or El Dorado.
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Safety:
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Care should be taken when driving along the access road. There are a couple of places where it gets very near the high bank of the Ouachita River. Care should also be taken when the area becomes flooded.
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