002.01.22 Ark. Code R. 096

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 10, October, 2024

Rule 002.01.22-096 - C1.14 - Buck Deer Restrictions on Certain WMAs

Code Book

The regulations in this Code Book are hereby adopted by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission under authority of Amendment 35 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas. All laws, rules, regulations, or orders in conflict with the regulations in this Code Book are hereby repealed by the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.

C1.14Buck Deer Restrictions on Certain WMAs

A. On Buck Island, Cut-Off Creek, Dave Donaldson Black River, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Freddie Black Choctaw Island WMA Deer Research Area East Unit, George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto, Henry Gray Hurricane Lake, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie, St. Francis National Forest, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar, and Trusten Holder WMAs a buck must have:

1. Both antlers under 2 inches (button buck included); or

2. An inside spread of 15 inches or more in width; or

3. At least one main beam 18 inches or more in length.

B. On Johnson County WRA on Dardanelle WMA any buck deer may be legally harvested during a firearm permit hunt.

C. On Greers Ferry Lake and Lake Greeson WMAs, any buck deer may be legally harvested during the deer muzzleloader mobility-impaired hunt.

D. On Hobbs SP-CA and Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA any buck deer may be legally harvested during the deer modern gun mobility-impaired hunt.

E. On Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc, Harold E. Alexander Spring River, Hope Upland, Lafayette County, Mike Freeze Wattensaw and Moro Big Pine Natural Area, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMAs a buck must have:

1. Both antlers under 2 inches (button buck included); or

2. An inside spread of 12 inches or more in width; or

3. At least one main beam 15 inches or more in length.

F. On Bald Knob, Big Lake, Dale Bumpers White River, Cache River, Felsenthal, Holla Bend, Overflow, Pond Creek and Wapanocca NWRs; Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA; and U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WDA, any buck deer may be legally harvested during all deer hunts.

G. In compliance with Code 11.02.

H. On any WMA within the CWD Zone (Addendum E1.12) including: Bearcat Hollow, Beaver Lake, Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita, Blue Mountain, Buffalo National River, Cherokee (those lands that fall within the CWD counties), Cherokee Prairie Natural Area, Dardanelle, Fort Chaffee, Frog Bayou, Galla Creek, Garrett Hollow Natural Area, Gene Rush, H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area, Howard Hensley Searcy County, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, Jones Point WMA, Lee Creek, Loafers Glory, Mcllroy Madison County, Mount Magazine, Nimrod Lloyd Millwood, Ozark Lake, Ozark National Forest, Petit Jean River, Piney Creeks, Rainey, Robert L. Hankins Mud Creek, Scott Henderson Gulf Mountain, Slippery Hollow Natural Area, Sweden Creek Natural Area, Wedington, and White Rock WMAs and J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA, any buck deer may be legally harvested during all deer hunts.

002.01.22 Ark. Code R. 096

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume 47 Number 07, Effective 6/27/2022