Arkansas Hunting and Trapping Fall 2009-2010

Furbearers
Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31.
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: Closed.

Common Moorhen
Sept. 1-Nov. 9

Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove
Sept. 5-Oct. 18
Dec. 5-Dec. 30

Teal
Sept. 12-Sept. 27

Virginia and Sora Rail
Sept. 12-Nov. 20

Woodcock
Nov. 7-Dec. 21

Snipe
Nov. 1-Feb. 15

Purple Gallinule
Sept. 1-Nov. 9

Early Canada Goose
Statewide Season: Sept. 1-15

Northwest Canada Goose
Zone Season Sept. 26-Oct. 5

Late Canada Goose
Statewide Season: Dec. 26-Jan. 30

Deer
Archery
Statewide: Oct. 1-Feb. 28

Muzzleloader
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15
Oct. 17-25 and Dec. 19-21

Zones 9, 12, 16, 16A and 17
Oct. 17-25 and Dec. 29-31

Zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: Closed

Modern Gun
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 10 and 11
Nov. 14-Dec. 6

Zone 4: Nov. 14-15

Zone 5: Nov. 14-159 and Nov. 21-22

Zones 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15
Nov. 14-Dec. 13

Zones 4B and 5B
Nov. 14-22

Zones 9 and 12
Nov. 14-Dec. 20

Zones 16, 16A and 17
Nov. 14-Dec. 25

Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt
Dec. 26-28 statewide.

Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt
Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3 statewide excluding certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt.

Bear
Archery
Zone 1
Oct. 1-Nov. 30

Zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30

Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7
Closed

Muzzleloader
Zones 1 and 2
Oct. 17-25
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7
Closed

Modern Gun
Zones 1 and 2
Nov. 9-30

Zone 5: Dec. 5-13

Zone 5A: Nov. 28-Dec. 13

Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7
Closed

Special Youth Modern Gun Bear Hunt
Zones 1 and 2 (does not include WMAs requiring a deer permit to harvest a bear)
Nov. 7-8

Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7
Closed

Fall Turkey Season
Archery
Statewide: Oct. 1-Feb. 28

Firearms
Zones 3, 5B, 6 and 17
Oct. 26-Nov. 1

Zones 1, 1A, 2, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A and 10
Closed

Elk
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A
Sept. 21-25

Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, A and B
Dec. 7-11

Zone A
Sept. 21-25 and Dec. 7-11

Zone B
Dec. 7-11

Quail
Statewide: Nov. 1-Feb. 7

Rabbit
Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 28

Fall Squirrel Season
Statewide: Sept. 5-Feb. 28

Spring 2010 Squirrel Season
May 15-June 13

Crow
Statewide: Sept. 5-Feb. 20

Furbearers (2009-2010)
Gray fox, mink, red fox and striped skunk hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb. 28
Opossum Hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1- sunset Feb. 28
Bobcat hunting: sunrise, Oct. 1-sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of spring turkey season through the last day of spring squirrel season.
Coyote hunting: sunrise, July 1-sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of spring turkey season through June 14.
River otter hunting: sunrise, Nov. 4-sunset, Feb. 28
Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31
Raccoon day or night hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, March 31
Muskrat, nutria, beaver hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, March 31
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: Closed
Furbearer trapping (other than beaver, coyote, muskrat, nutria): sunrise, Nov. 14-sunset, Feb. 21
Coyote trapping: sunrise, Aug. 1-sunset, March 31
Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping: sunrise, Nov. 14-sunset, March 31

The 2010 deer season opening dates:

Deer (archery): Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Deer (muzzleloader): Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010
Deer (modern gun): Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010