Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA
| Zone | County |
|---|---|
| 445 | Calhoun |
Mobility-Impaired Access
12-Inch Inside Spread or 15-Inch Main Beam Rule
Acres: 16,000
2026-27 Closed Seasons
- Bear firearms
- Alligator
2026-27 Crow
Sept. 3, 2026-Feb. 21, 2027. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.
2026-27 Deer
Deer Archery: Sept. 26-Feb. 28.
Deer Alternative Firearms: Oct. 17-25.
Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 14-Dec. 20 and Dec. 26-28.
Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunts: Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3.
WMA Deer Bag Limit: Three deer, no more than two antlered bucks (12/15 Rule applies), which may include:
- Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun,
- Three antlerless deer with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun combined.
Deer Notes:
- Hunters must harvest and check a antlerless deer on Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA before harvesting a buck.
- A youth is not required to harvest a antlerless deer before harvesting a buck during any hunt.
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: Dec. 19-25. Season closes earlier when Bear Zone 4 quota is reached.
2027 Turkey
Youth Hunt (permit required): April 10-11. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt (permit required): April 12-14, April 17-19, April 24-26 and April 20-May 2. One legal turkey.
Turkey Notes:
- Hunting within 100 feet of the center of any road (including closed and seasonally closed roads) on Moro Big Pine Natural Area WMA is illegal.
Age
Conservation easement purchased in 2006. WMA opened in 2007.
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.
- Vehicles may only be used on ungated, open graveled roads.
- Horses, mules, nonmotorized bikes and e-bikes may be used on any graveled road.
- Mobility-Impaired Access cardholders may hunt directly on MIA abandoned railroad north and south trams.
- ATVs must remain on the trams.
- MIA card holders may not hunt directly on MIA trails 015, 016 and 034. ATVs on these trails must be 100 feet and no more than 300 feet from the centerline of the MIA trail.
Ownership
Potlatch owns the area, but the AGFC, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, The Nature Conservancy and the Arkansas Forestry Commission joined together in 2006 to purchase a conservation easement to allow hunting and public access to 16,000 acres. (A conservation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement placed on a piece of property that limits certain types of uses or prevents development from taking place now and in the future, but enables the landowner to retain ownership.)
Phone
833-363-7638