2009-10 General WMA Waterfowl Regulations
Page numbers refer to the page the information can be found in the 2009-10 Arkansas Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook.
It is illegal for waterfowl hunters to be guided on wildlife management areas or special use areas. Both hunters and guides are subject to penalties.
Nonresidents need a valid Arkansas hunting license and a permit to hunt waterfowl on certain wildlife management areas. If you are a nonresident waterfowl hunter intending to hunt on a WMA, check your destination on pages 49-61. The Nonresident Wildlife Management Area Waterfowl Hunting Permit costs $10 for five days or $100 for the entire waterfowl season, and are valid for each WMA where required. These permits are available online, by telephone or from license dealers. See Page 24.
Hunting Ends at Noon
Shooting ends at noon except where noted on pages 49-61. Waterfowl hunters on wildlife management areas must cease all shooting at noon and be off water-inundated areas or natural/man-made water courses by 1 p.m. Waterfowl hunting is allowed all day Dec. 5-6 (Youth Waterfowl Hunt) and Jan. 29-31 on WMAs.
Waterfowl decoys may not be left out overnight on wildlife management areas, special use areas or wildlife demonstration areas except where noted on pages 49-61.
Vegetation Destruction Prohibitied
On Commission-owned WMAs, it is illegal to use or possess chainsaws, handsaws, hatchets, axes, weed trimmers, string trimmers or other cutting devices. Chemical defoliants also are prohibited. Exceptions to this rule include: hunting knives, pocketknives and pocket saws; campers in designated camping areas; and trappers using hatchets during trapping season.
Permanent Duck Blinds
Except where noted on pages 49-61, it is not legal to build, erect or hunt from a duck blind (any structure fabricated from metal, lumber, wire, nylon or other building materials) which is not removed or torn down each day at the end of shooting hours.
Illegally Created Openings
If the AGFC field personnel find any evidence of sawing, trimming, herbicide-treating or manipulating, the area will be marked with the above sign or marked with red paint to prohibit waterfowl hunting.
Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
All-day hunting is allowed during the Youth Waterfowl Hunt, Dec. 5-6. During this hunt, youths have no shot shell limit on WMAs.