Checking Game
NEW THIS YEAR: Telecheck
A new number is impacting the lives of Arkansas deer and turkey hunters. The number is (877) 507-4263. Call this toll-free number when you're ready to check your deer or turkey. This new check system is replacing the check stations we've used for decades. You may also click the AGFC online checking link below to check game online.
>Telecheck Script
>How to Check a Deer Using the IPhone App
Tagging and Checking a Deer or Turkey
Step 1: Immediately upon taking a deer or turkey (before moving it), remove the appropriate deer or turkey tag from the license and complete all information except “Check #” legibly and in ink. Fasten the tag to the ear or antler of a deer or leg of a turkey. The tag must remain with the animal until final processing and storage.
Step 2: Call (877) 507-4263 or log on to AGFC
online checking to check your deer or turkey within 24 hours of harvest.
- Entrails may be removed, but evidence of the animal’s sex must remain until checked. Deer may be quartered in the field, but the head must be kept with the rest of the animal until checked.
- No big game animal may be transported across state lines before being checked.
- If you choose to give away all or a portion of your game after it has been checked, you must use a game transfer form.
Tagging and Checking a Bear
Step 1: After harvesting a bear and before moving it, fill out the game tag provided in the guidebook (insert) in ink. You may substitute a piece of paper for this tag if it includes the hunter’s name, the date and zone number of harvest written legibly in ink.
Step 2: Call (800) 440-1477 within 24 hours of harvest to check a bear. An AGFC employee will explain how to extract and mail a premolar tooth for aging.
If you have questions about checking game over the phone or online, call (800) 364-4263 ext. 6430, or e-mail AGFC Information.