Ozark Lake WMA

CWD Zone

Dogs Allowed (during a specific portion of deer season)

Waterfowl Hunting Ends at Noon

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Acres: 7,834

2024-25 Closed Seasons

• Bear
• Alligator

2024-25 Crow

Sept. 1, 2024-Feb. 17, 2025. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.

2024-25 Deer

Deer Archery: Sept. 28-Feb. 28.
Deer Alternative Firearms: Oct. 19-27 and Dec. 14-16.
Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 9-Dec. 1 and Dec. 26-28.
Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 2-3 and Jan. 4-5 (no dogs).

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

• Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun,
• Four antlerless deer with archery,
• One antlerless with alternative firearms or modern gun,
• During youth hunt, youths may take three deer, two antlered bucks and one antlerless.

Deer Notes:

• No antler restrictions.
• Dogs allowed except on islands.

2024-25 Dove

Sept. 7-Oct. 27, 2024 and Dec. 8, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025

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 topsown with winter wheat.

2024-25 Quail

Nov. 1, 2024-Feb. 2, 2025. Daily limit – 6, possession limit – 12.

2024-25 Rabbit

Sept. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2025. Daily limit – 8, possession limit – 16.

2024-25 Squirrel

May 15, 2024-Feb. 28, 2025. 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 waterfowl season.
• Dyer Lake waterfowl units hunting ends at noon, except hunting is allowed 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset on the last day of the regular duck season and during Special Youth Hunts/Veterans and Active-Duty Military Hunt. Waterfowl hunting in Dyer Lake units allowed only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and all day Jan. 31.

2025 Turkey

Youth Hunt: April 12-13. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt: April 21-May 11. 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.
• The WMA boundary includes lands within the Corps of Engineers boundary including islands and shoreline acreage.
• Additional Corps of Engineers regulations apply. Contact the Corps of Engineers, 479-968-5008.

Ownership

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Phone

833-356-0871