Fort Chaffee WMA

CWD Zone

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Acres: 66,000

2025-26 Closed Seasons

• Alligator
• Bear

2025-26 Crow

Sept. 1, 2025-Feb. 21, 2026. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.

2025-26 Deer

Deer Archery: Sept. 27-Feb. 28.
Deer Alternative Firearms (permit required): Nov. 23.
Deer Modern Gun (permit required): Nov. 22.

WMA Deer Bag Limit: Four deer, no more than two antlered bucks, which may include:

• Two antlered bucks with archery,
• Four antlerless with archery,
• One antlered buck or antlerless during alternative firearms permit hunt,
• One antlered buck or antlerless during modern gun permit hunt.

Deer Notes:

• No antler restriction.
• No dogs.

2025-26 Dove

Sept. 6-Oct. 26 and Dec. 8-Jan. 15

Mourning Dove and White-Winged Dove
Daily Limit – 15, possession Limit – 45

Eurasian Collared-Dove
No daily or possession limit
Eurasian Collared Doves must remain fully feathered in the field and while being transported from the field.

Dove Notes: The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission prepares a few fields each year for the opening weekend of dove season so the public has a place to enjoy this exciting form of wingshooting. Dove fields on WMAs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. WMA acreage put into dove fields is relatively small because most hunters only pursue doves the first few days of the season. However, after opening weekend of dove season, many wildlife species feed in the fields, particularly those that were top sown with winter wheat.

2025-26 Quail

Nov. 1, 2025-Feb. 1, 2026. Daily limit – 6, possession limit – 12.

2025-26 Rabbit

Sept. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026. Daily limit – 8, possession limit – 16.

2025-26 Squirrel

May 15, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026. Dogs allowed. Daily limit – 12, possession limit – 48.

2024-25 Waterfowl

• 2024-25 Arkansas Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook
• 2024-25 Statewide Waterfowl Season Dates and Bag Limits
• General WMA Regulations

Waterfowl Notes:

• Waterfowl hunting is allowed 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset during the waterfowl season.

2026 Turkey

Youth Hunt: April 11-12. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt: April 20-May 10. One legal turkey.

Area Notes

• A free annual General Use Permit (WMP) is required to hunt or trap on WMAs. Permits are available online by clicking “Buy Licenses” at agfc.com or by calling 833-345-0325 or any regional office.
• CWD regulations apply.
• Public use compartments may be closed at any time due to military training.
• All forms and permits of the Outdoor Recreation Program are online.
• The Open Compartment Schedule is available online. Users required to check-in/out. Call the Environmental Branch of the training center, 479-484-2226 or 479-484-2777, for details.
• Modern gun and alternative firearms special hunt permit holders are required to have a valid FCJMTC permit.
• Gates 16 and 22 open at 4:30 a.m. for the special hunts.

Ownership

U.S. Army

Phone

833-356-0871