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Name & Zone:
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Ozan - WMA Zone 495
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ounty:
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Hempstead
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Location:
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Located in Hempstead County, just east of Ozan.
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Phone:
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1-877-777-5580
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Ownership:
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This 580-acre area is owned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
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Age:
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The area was established as a WMA in 1991.
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Purpose:
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The area consists primarily of old fields with pine/hardwood forest and cedar stands interspersed.
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Description:
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The area consists primarily of old fields with pine/hardwood forest and cedar stands interspersed.
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Access:
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The area is located east of the Ozan community on
Arkansas Hwy. 278.
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Hunting
Opportunities:
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Deer, quail, turkey, squirrel, and rabbits. The old field habitat provides some excellent rabbit hunting
opportunities. See current regulations for seasons and bag limits.
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Management
Practices:
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Prescribed burning is implemented on this area to setback succession and stimulate browse production.
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Recreation
Other Than
Hunting:
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Bird watching on the area.
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Other Points
of Interest:
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Rick Evans/Grandview Prairie WMA is approximately 5 miles to the southwest. Old Washington Historic State
Park is approximately 7 miles south on Hwy 4.
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Camping:
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Nearest camping facilities are in Hope or on Millwood Lake.
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Restaurants
and Other
Facilities:
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Facilities are located in Washington, Nashville or Hope.
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Special
Facts:
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Blackland Prairie communities are found on this area.
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