AGFC-Owned WMA/Lake Conservation Permit (WMC)
What is the AGFC-Owned WMA/Lake Conservation Permit (WMC)?
Effective July 1, 2026, all persons 16 years of age or older who do not hold a current Arkansas hunting or fishing license or plan to purchase one and plan to use AGFC-owned wildlife management areas and lakes must possess an annual AGFC WMA/Lake Conservation Permit (WMC, $10.50). This includes recreational activities such as hiking, birding, paddling, camping, etc.
Your purchase of an Arkansas hunting or fishing license will include access to all AGFC-owned wildlife management areas and lakes. Those who possess an Arkansas hunting or fishing license do not need to purchase an annual AGFC WMA/Lake Conservation Permit.
This permit is required for the following AGFC-owned WMAs and lakes:
- Bayou Des Arc WMA
- Bell Slough WMA
- Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA
- Big Lake WMA
- Blevins WMA
- Brushy Creek WMA
- Buck Island WMA
- Cedar Creek WMA
- Cut-Off Creek WMA
- Cypress Bayou WMA
- Dave Donaldson Black River WMA
- Departee Creek WMA
- Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois D’Arc WMA
- Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA
- Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA
- Ethel WMA
- Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit
- Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area West Unit
- Frierson WMA
- Frog Bayou WMA
- Galla Creek WMA
- Gene Rush WMA
- George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMA
- Harold E. Alexander Spring River WMA
- Harris Brake WMA
- Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA
- Holland Bottoms WMA
- Hope Upland WMA
- Howard Hensley Searcy County WMA
- Jamestown Independence County WMA
- Lake Conway WMA (Formerly Camp Robinson SUA)
- Lake Overcup WMA
- Lee County WMA
- Little Bayou WMA
- Little River WMA
- Loafer’s Glory WMA
- McIlroy Madison County WMA
- Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA
- Oakwood WMA
- Ozan WMA
- Petit Jean River WMA
- Prairie Bayou WMA
- Rainey WMA
- Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA
- Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA
- Ring Slough WMA
- River Bend WMA
- Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek WMA
- St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA
- Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain WMA
- Seven Devils WMA
- Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA
- Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA
- Spring Bank WMA
- Steven N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA
- Stone Prairie WMA
- Sulphur River WMA
- Trusten Holder WMA
- Two Bayou Creek WMA
- Village Creek WMA
- W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek WMA
- Whitehall WMA
- Lake Ashbaugh
- Lake Atkins
- Lake Barnett
- Lake Bob Kidd
- Lake Cargile
- Cox Creek Lake
- Lake Conway
- Crystal Lake
- Lake Des Arc
- Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d’Arc Lake
- Lake Elmdale
- Gurdon Lake
- Harris Brake Lake
- Hindsville Lake
- Lake Hinkle
- Lake Hogue
- Horsehead Lake (Johnson County)
- Hubble Lake
- Lake Jack Nolen
- Mallard Lake
- Mercer Bayou
- Mike Knoedl Tri-County Lake
- Mom’s Lake
- Lake Overcup
- Tommy L. Sproles Lake Pickthorne
- Lake Saracen
- Sugarloaf Lake
- Upper White Oak Lake
- Lake Wilhelmina
*All waterbodies entirely contained in AGFC-owned WMAs require an AGFC-Owned WMA/Lake Conservation Permit (WMC).