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Free Guides

The following documents are free downloadable brochures that are easy to print.  These files are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. 
If you have problems printing these documents and would like to receive one or more by mail, call the Communications Division at (501)223-6351.

Birds & Waterfowl  •  Deer & Deer Hunting  •  Enforcement  •  Fish & Fishing  •  Miscellaneous  •  Safety Tips  •  Trapping  •  Guidebooks

Birds and Waterfowl

Backyard Birds of Arkansas
Eastern Bluebird Nest Box
The Canada Goose
The Eastern Wild Turkey
Hunting Snow Geese
The Pursuit of Snow Geese, Canadas and White-fronts in the Natural State
The Mockingbird 
The Mourning Dove
The Northern Bobwhite
The Osprey
The Purple Martin
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Wet Your Whistlers

Deer and Deer Hunting

How to Field-dress and Skin a Deer
How to Tan a Deer Hide
Processing a Deer 
What Do Deer Eat? 
The White-Tailed Deer  

Enforcement

How to Become a Wildlife Officer

Fish and Fishing

Arkansas Fish Pocket Guide
A List of Fish Found in Arkansas
Be an "Upright Angler"
The Crappie
Doodle Socking 
Fisheries Biologists: What We Do 
The Largemouth Bass
Master Angler Program
The Walleye 

Miscellaneous

The American Alligator 
Arkansas's Monster Turtle: The Alligator Snapper 
Arkansas Snake Guide
The Armadillo 
Bats (NRCS/Wildlife Habitat Management Institute Publication) 
Arkansas Bat Notes
Bat House Tips
Bat House Plans-Rocket Box 
Bat House Plans-Standard 
Nuisance Bats 
Simplified Key to Arkansas Cave Bats 
The Beaver
The Black Bear
The Coyote 
The Flying Squirrel
Hunting with Kids
Poison Ivy
Gray and Fox Squirrels Nest Box Plans
Time Well Spent: Kids in the Outdoors
What Not to do with Wildlife

Safety Tips

Boating Safety Tips for Hunters 
Hunting Safety & Ethics
Tree-Stand Safety
Turkey Hunting Safety
Wading Safety Tips 
Responsible ATV Use

Trapping

Beginning Trapping 
Build a Live-Trap for Rabbits
A Wildlife Biologist's View of Trapping
Trapper Education Manual - New!!

Arkansas Hunting and Fishing Guidebooks


2008 Fishing Guidebook
2008 Trout Guidebook  
2007-08 Hunting Guidebook 
2007-08 Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook

2007 Spring Turkey Guidebook

 

 

 

 

Reports and Surveys

Harvest reports for deer, bear, elk and turkey are available for download.  Aerial surveys for elk and waterfowl are also available.  Also included in this section are wild turkey brood surveys, gobbling surveys, bat monitoring reports and more.

Harvest Reports and Surveys