New this Season
2008-09 Arkansas Hunting Season

• Holders of a 65+ Lifetime Hunting License or a 65+ Lifetime Combination License may harvest a deer during the statewide youth hunt when accompanying a hunter 15 years or younger.
• This deer must comply with standard zone and WMA restrictions and is not considered a bonus deer.
•  There will be no split in modern gun deer season in deer zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, including WMAs in these zones.
• Zone doe quota permits have been increased in deer zones 3, 6, 7 and 8.
• A zone deer quota permit is not required to harvest a doe in deer zones 2, 3 and 6 during the Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Season.
• Youths hunting during the statewide special youth hunt may harvest their seasonal bag limit.
• The elk harvest quota in elk zone B has been increased to seven antlerless elk.
• Three bull elk tags in elk zone B will be issued to landowners in that zone by random draw. These tags may be transferred by the landowner.
• Dagmar WMA has been renamed to Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA.
• Fall modern gun turkey season has been opened in turkey zone 5B and on the St. Francis National Forest WMA.
• Fall modern gun turkey season has been closed in turkey zones 1, 2 and 7. This includes WMAs in these zones.
• Fall turkey modern gun season dates have changed.
• Shooting across or hunting within 100 feet of any private road controlled by the AGFC through a recreational public hunting lease or conservation easement agreement on any WMA is prohibited (see exceptions on Page 70 of the 2008-09 Hunting Guidebook). See Page 17 of the 2008-09 Hunting Guidebook for Leased Land WMAs.
• All concealed handgun permit holders must identify themselves to a wildlife officer when complying with an inspection pertaining to birds, fish, game or other wildlife resources.
• The Quail Restoration Area on Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA is now open to quail and rabbit hunting.
• Bear archery season in zone 2 opens Sept. 15.
• The boundaries for bear zones 2 and 5 have changed.
• Anyone trapping during the regular season except for those trapping nuisance wildlife on their property must obtain a free resident trapper permit.
• A week has been added to the end of furbearer trapping season.

NOTE:
2009-10 General Hunting Public Meetings will be held around the state Jan. 6, 2009, from 7-9 p.m.
Locations will be publicized prior to the meetings. Call (800) 364-4263, or click here for details.