De Queen Lake WMA

CWD Zone

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Acres: 8,792

2026-27 Closed Seasons

• Alligator

2026-27 Crow

Sept. 3, 2026-Feb. 21, 2027. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.

2026-27 Deer

Deer Archery: Aug. 29-31 (one antlered buck only); Sept. 26-Feb. 28.
Deer Alternative Firearms (firearms units only): Oct. 17-25.
Deer Modern Gun (firearms units only): Nov. 14-Dec. 20 and Dec. 26-28.
Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunts (firearms units only): Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3.

WMA Deer Bag Limit: Three deer, no more than two antlered bucks (no antler restrictions), which may include:

• Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun,
• Three antlerless deer with archery,
• Two antlerless deer with alternative firearms and modern gun combined.

2026-27 Quail

Nov. 1, 2026-Feb. 7, 2027. Daily limit – 6

2026-27 Rabbit

Sept. 1, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027. Daily limit – 8

2026-27 Squirrel

May 15, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027. Dogs allowed. Daily limit – 12

2026 Bear

Bear Archery (all open units): Sept. 9-Nov. 30.
Bear Alternative Firearms (firearms units only): Oct. 17-25.
Bear Modern Gun (firearms units only): Nov. 14-30.
Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt (firearms units only): Nov. 7-8.

2027 Turkey

Youth Hunt: April 10-11. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt: April 19-May 9. One legal turkey.

About the Name

The WMA is named for the Corps of Engineers lake the property surrounds.

Area Notes

• Free georeferenced maps are available for this WMA and others at https://apps.agfc.com/maps/. These maps are frequently updated and include features such as parking, types of road and land boundaries.
• Firearms not allowed south of Bellah Mine Road (excluding property contained within the boundaries of the Dike C Firearms Unit and Jordan Tract Firearm Unit).
• COE Recreational Areas closed to hunting.

Description

DeQueen Lake WMA is 8,792 acres.

Ownership

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Phone

833-372-2434