There is a big tradition of hunting in Arkansas, starting with a big population of whitetail deer reaching around one million animals, to famous duck hunting grounds in the Arkansas Delta along the Mississippi Flyway.
Arkansas is also the only state in America with elk and alligator populations and offers tags for both species simultaneously.
Deer
Archery
Dates
Zones
Notes
Sep. 24 2022 – Feb. 28 2023
1 – 17
No dogs allowed for deer hunting; CWD regulations apply.
Muzzleloader
Dates
Zones
Notes
Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 2022
1 – 3, 4A, 5A, 6 – 17
Dec. 10 – Dec. 12 2022
1 – 3, 4A, 6 – 8, 10, 11
Dec. 17 – Dec. 19 2022
5A, 14, 15,
Private Land Antlerless-only Modern Gun
Dates
Zones
Notes
Dec. 29 – Dec. 31 2022
1 – 17
Special Youth Modern Gun Hunt
Dates
Zones
Notes
Nov. 5 – Nov. 6 2022
1 – 17
Jan. 7 – Jan. 8 2023
1 – 17
Modern Gun
Dates
Zones
Notes
Nov. 12 – Dec. 4 2022
1 – 3, 4A, 6 – 8, 10, 11
Nov. 12 – Dec. 11 2022
4A, 5A, 14, 15
Nov. 12 – Dec. 18 2022
9, 12, 13,
Nov. 12 – Nov. 20 2022
4, 5,
Nov. 12 – Dec. 28 2022
16, 16A, 17
Dec. 26 – Dec. 28 2022
1 – 15
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Elk
Youth Hunt
Dates
Zones
Notes
Oct. 1 – Oct. 2 2022
Core Elk Management Zone Public Lan Hunts / Private Land Hunt
Drawn Permit Only / Private Land Elk Permiy Only – Antlerless elk only
Oct. 29 – Oct. 30 2022
Core Elk Management Zone Public Lan Hunts / Private Land Hunt
Drawn Permit Only / Private Land Elk Permiy Only – Antlerless elk only
Regular Hunt
Dates
Zones
Notes
Oct. 3 – Oct. 7 2022
Core Elk Management Zone Public Lan Hunts / Private Land Hunt
Drawn Permit Only / Private Land Elk Permiy Only
Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 2022
Core Elk Management Zone Public Lan Hunts / Private Land Hunt
Drawn Permit Only / Private Land Elk Permiy Only
Elk may be taken outside of Core Elk Management Zone during deer hunt with muzzleloader, bow, or rifle caliber .24 or up.
Bear
Archery
Dates
Zones
Notes
Sep. 17 – Nov. 30 2022
1, 2
Muzzleloader
Dates
Zones
Notes
Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 2022
1, 2
Special Youth Modern Gun
Dates
Zones
Notes
Nov. 5 – Nov. 6 2022
1, 2
does not include WMAs requiring a deer permit to harvest a bear
Modern Gun
Dates
Zones
Notes
Nov. 12 – Nov. 30 2022
1, 2
Nov. 19 – Dec. 4 2022
5A
Nov. 26 – Dec. 4 2022
5
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 2022
3, 4
Alligator
Dates
Zones
Notes
Sep. 16 – Sep. 19 2022
1, 2, 3 Public Land Hunts, 3 Private Land Hunts
Drawn Permit Only (1 and 3 Public Land), Private Land Alligator Permit (1, 2, 3 Private Land)
Sep. 23 – Sep. 26 2022
1, 2, 3 Public Land Hunts, 3 Private Land Hunts
Drawn Permit Only (1 and 3 Public Land), Private Land Alligator Permit (1, 2, 3 Private Land)
Turkey
Special Youth Turkey Hunt
Dates
Zones
Notes
Apr. 9 – Apr. 10 2023
1, 2
Regular Hunt
Dates
Zones
Notes
Apr. 18 – Apr. 26 2023
1
Apr. 18 – May 8 2023
2
Feral Hogs
Private Land
Dates
Zones
Notes
Open Season
Statewide
Hogs may be killed or trapped by landowner or anyone with landowner’s permission