08.01 Resident Archery and Crossbow License Requirements.
08.02 Non-Resident Archery and Crossbow License Requirements.
08.03 Possession of Firearms While Archery & Crossbow Hunting Prohibited.
08.04 Archery Tackle Restriction.
08.05 Legal Archery and Crossbow Deer Kill Restrictions.
08.06 Crossbow Restrictions.
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08.01 RESIDENT ARCHERY AND CROSSBOW LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
04-05 It shall be unlawful for any resident 16 years of age or older to hunt with archery tackle or crossbow without first obtaining a current Resident Sportsman's License; Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or Resident 65 Plus Lifetime Combination License); Resident Disabled Lifetime Sportsman's Hunting License (or Resident Disabled Lifetime Combination License; or Resident Disabled Hunting 3-Year License (or Resident Disabled Combination 3-Year License); or Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman's Permit.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In Compliance with Regulation 3.02 (Fishing License Requirements) - when using archery tackle or crossbow to
legally take fish or frogs.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
08.02 NON-RESIDENT ARCHERY AND CROSSBOW LICENSE
04-07 REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful for any non-resident, 16 years
of age or older, to hunt with archery tackle or crossbow without first
obtaining a current Arkansas Non-Resident Annual All Game License;
Non-Resident 5-Day All Game License; or Non- Resident 3-Day All
Game License for a period of said license.
PENALTY: $500.00 to $1,000.00.
08.03 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WHILE ARCHERY AND CROSSBOW
12-07 HUNTING PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to have any firearms in the immediate possession while hunting bear, deer or turkey with archery tackle.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Legal firearms when and where a regular gun or muzzle-loading deer season is open.
(2) Legal firearms when and where bear season is open.
(3) Holders of a valid state-issued concealed handgun license recognized and honored by the State of Arkansas in accordance with Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 73, Subchapter 3, may possess the handgun covered by the license, except in places where otherwise prohibited under federal, state or local law or where disallowed by a landowner in accordance with applicable law. Nothing in this exception is intended to supersede or limit the regulations of any federal, state or local authorities that prohibit the possession of concealed handguns on their property, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
08.04 ARCHERY TACKLE RESTRICTION. It shall be unlawful to take
07-00 or attempt to take wildlife with long bow and arrow or compound bow and arrow other than as specified herein.
(A) Bows having a minimum pull of 40 pounds at some point within the draw length.
(B) Bows without telescopic or magnifying sights.
(C) Bows using arrowheads with a minimum width of 7/8 inch (except any smaller size may be used for other than deer, turkey or bear).
(D) Bows using arrows not containing poisonous chemicals.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
08.05 LEGAL ARCHERY AND CROSSBOW DEER KILL RESTRICTION. It
03-90 shall be unlawful to take other than legal buck deer with archery tackle or crossbow during a gun deer season open to taking of legal bucks only.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Either sex may be taken during archery/crossbow season on those Wildlife Management Areas closed to gun deer season.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
08.06 CROSSBOW RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful to hunt with a
05-98 crossbow of less than 125 pounds pull, or with an arrowhead less than 7/8 inch in width (small game hunters exempt), or without said crossbow having a functional mechanical safety device. It shall also be unlawful to possess arrows containing poisonous chemicals.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.