What kinds of licenses or permits do I need to hunt in Arkansas?

 

Where can I find a license dealer?

How do I buy a license by telephone?

How do I buy a license online?

Do I qualify as a resident?  

What are disability licenses?

Who needs to register for HIP?

Which licenses do hunting guides need?

Who needs a hunter education card?

Which commercial or wildlife-elated activities require a license or permit?

Which other wildlife-related activities require a license or permit?

Lifetime Licenses
   65 Plus Lifetime Hunting License

Migratory Bird Hunter Requirements

 

$10.50 Resident Wildlife Conservation License (HNT)
$25 Resident Sportsman’s License (RS)
$25 65+ Resident Sportsman’s License (PLH)
$35.50 65+ Resident Combination License (PLC)
$25 3-year Disabled Sportsman’s License (RDH)
$35.50 3-year Disabled Combination License (RDC)
$55 Nonresident 5-Day Small Game Hunting License (SG5)
$80 Nonresident Annual Small Game Hunting License (NRH)
$100 Nonresident 3-Day All Game Hunting License (AG3)
$150 Nonresident 5-Day All Game Hunting License (AG5)
$300 Nonresident Annual All Game Hunting License (NBG)
$1,000 Lifetime Sportsman’s Permit (state stamp not required) (LSP)

 

Any waterfowl or coot hunter 16 or older must carry a valid Arkansas Waterfowl Stamp (residents: $7, nonresidents: $20) and a federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ($15), each signed in ink across the face.
See Federal Duck Stamp Website (will open in new window)

 

How does it work? All migratory bird hunters in Arkansas 16 and older are required to register with the Harvest Information Program. The registration is free and forms are available from license dealers or any Arkansas Game and Fish Commission office. Hunters are asked to provide information on the types of migratory birds they hunted the previous year and how many of each type they killed. HIP must be renewed each year before the June 30 expiration.

Hunters are required to carry proof of HIP registration when hunting ducks, geese, doves, coots, woodcocks, snipe, rails, gallinules or moorhens. Sportsmen must register with HIP in each state they hunt. HIP is mandatory nationwide, except in Hawaii.

A randomly selected sample of hunters from each state will be asked to complete a detailed survey of migratory bird-hunting activities. Those selected will receive a letter requesting their cooperation and a form for recording their harvest. After the seasons, participating sportsmen will return their forms to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Knowledge is power. Participation in this program is important to the future of migratory bird hunting.

State and federal wildlife agencies have faced opposition from groups concerned about the lack of accurate information about bird populations and hunting statistics. This information will ensure that our migratory bird resources – and our hunting tradition – will exist for future generations to enjoy.

What is HIP? In recent years, wildlife biologists and hunters have noted declines in populations of doves, woodcocks and other migratory game birds. Habitat loss is believed to be the primary problem but little data is available to support that conclusion. More information is needed to assess the impact of hunter harvest.

In response to this need, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has developed the Harvest Information Program, a nationwide effort to improve small-game harvest estimates. Information from HIP will improve migratory bird management and ensure that decisions regarding hunting seasons are soundly based on scientific evidence.

The registration is free and can be obtained by completing a short survey form available from license dealers, any AGFC office or by using the online licensing system. Required information includes name, address and date of birth. Hunters will be asked to provide information on the types of migratory birds hunted last year and how many birds of each type they killed.

 

Waterfowl guides are prohibited from guiding on AGFC owned or controlled wildlife management areas.  Points assessed for violation are increased to nine for waterfowl hunters who are guided on Commission-owned or controlled WMAs.

Nonresident waterfowl hunters on any one of 23 wildlife management areas used for duck and goose hunting are required to purchase a $10 permit for five days and a $100 permit for the full season. Separate permits are needed for each WMA the hunter visits.
Other Wildlife License and Permit Requirements

Commercial activities that require a license or permit: Resident Fur Dealer ($50), Nonresident Fur Dealer ($200), Commercial Wildlife Breeder/Dealer’s Permit ($50), Commercial Hunting Resort Permit ($500), Special Commercial Quail Permit ($25) and Commercial (game bird) Shooting Resort ($150). These licenses expire June 30.

Other wildlife activities that require a license or permit include falconry, alligator or alligator snapping turtle commerce or farming. Call (501) 223-6456 for information about these licenses or permits.