Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Division 01 - Legal Division
Rule 002.01.23-020 - C1.12 - Special Usage Restrictions on Certain WMAs and Lakes
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.01.23-020
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
A. Restrictions Common to Multiple Listed WMAs and Lakes:
1.
Common Restriction A:
i. From the Saturday before the first day of
the first segment of the regular duck season until the first day of the first
segment of regular duck season:
a. No boats
allowed all day.
ii.
During regular duck season open days:
a. No
entry or access is allowed from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. (except in designated
campsites, parking areas, boat launch ramps and designated boat staging areas);
and
b. No boats are allowed from 1
p.m. until 4 a.m. (Central Time) except boats may be launched after 2 a.m.
under the limited condition that any such boat must remain physically occupied
at all times while kept in boat staging areas between 2 a.m. and 4
a.m.
c. On Dave Donaldson Black
River and George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou Meto WMAs, no boats are allowed from noon
until 4 a.m. (Central Time) except boats may be launched after 2 a.m. under the
limited condition that any such boat must remain physically occupied at all
times while kept in boat staging areas between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
iii. During regular duck season
splits:
a. No boats allowed all
day.
iv. During the last
day of the last segment of regular duck season and during the special
youth/veteran waterfowl hunt:
a. No entry or
access is allowed from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. (except in designated campsites,
parking areas, boat launch ramps and designated boat staging areas);
and
b. No boats are allowed from
6:30 p.m. until 4 a.m.
B. Restrictions on Specific WMAs and Lakes:
1.
George H. Dunklin Jr.
Bayou Meto: Common Restriction A applies. Boats are prohibited on the
Government Cypress Greentree Reservoir. Boating access is allowed from noon
until 6:30 p.m. during regular duck season open days, all day during regular
duck season splits, and all day from the Monday before the first segment of
regular duck season until the first day of the first segment of regular duck
season at the following waterbodies:
i.
Mulberry Access, to include all of the Salt Bayou Ditches to the confluence of
Little Bayou Meto
ii. Buckingham
Flats Access to include Big Bayou Meto, and Cannon Brake Access to include
Little Bayou Meto only on the Cannon Brake Impoundment
iii. Cox Cypress and Grand Cypress
Lake
2.
Bell
Slough: Common Restriction A applies. Effective November 1, 2023: Only
open to waterfowl hunting on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from the
first day of the first segment of regular duck season until the next-to-last
day of the last segment of regular duck season. All-day hunting is allowed the
last day of the last segment of regular duck season and during special youth
waterfowl and veteran and military hunts. Non-motorized boat access to
designated water trails is allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular
duck season open days, all day during regular duck season splits, and all day
from Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until the first day
of the first segment of regular duck season.
3.
Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita:
Common Restriction A applies except within the Ouachita River. Use of boats for
fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed.
4.
Big Lake: Common Restriction
A applies. Mallard Lake is closed to all hunting except for the special early
teal season; fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed. Boating access is
allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during the regular duck season open days,
all day during regular duck season splits, and all day from the Monday before
the first segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first
segment of regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. The north/south ditch, all lateral
ditches, and borrow pits.
5.
Brewer Lake, Cypress Creek, Camp
Robinson SUA, and Cedar Creek: Closed to waterfowl hunting.
6.
Camp Robinson WMA: Common
Restriction A applies.
7.
Cane Creek Lake (Lincoln County): Waterfowl hunting ends at
noon.
8.
Coal Pile
Lake: Closed to all hunting. Fishing and non-hunting activities are
allowed.
9.
Cut-Off
Creek: Common Restriction A applies. Travel by boat is limited to
Cut-Off Creek.
10.
Cypress
Bayou: Common Restriction A applies.
11.
Dardanelle: Waterfowl
hunting is not allowed on that part of Big Spadra and Little Spadra creeks
lying north of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, east of Crawford Street, south of
I-40, and west of Arkansas Highway 103. Dogs, hunting, or trapping devices are
prohibited on Johnson County WRA.
12.
Dave Donaldson Black River:
Common Restriction A applies except within the Black River. Lake Ashbaugh and
Hubble Lake are closed to all hunting, except both are open for the special
early teal season; fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed. Boating
access is allowed from noon until 6:30 p.m. during the regular duck season open
days, all day during regular duck season splits, and all day from the Monday
before the first segment of regular duck season until the first day of the
first segment of regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. Little River
ii. Reyno Canal Access
iii. Winchester Canal Access
13.
DeGray Lake: All
weapons are prohibited on Lower DeGray Lake WRA except by permitted
participants of special hunts and bowfishing on the lake.
14.
Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois
d'Arc: Common Restriction A applies.
15.
Earl Buss Bayou DeView:
Common Restriction A applies. Lake Hogue is closed to all hunting except for
the special early teal season; fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed.
Boating access is allowed only from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular duck
season open days, all day during regular duck season splits, and all day from
the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until the first day
of the first segment of regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. Thompson Tract boat ramp to include boat
run
ii. North Oliver Campground
primitive boat access to include the natural slough
16.
Ed Gordon Point Remove:
Common Restriction A applies. Effective November 1, 2023: Only open to
waterfowl hunting on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from the first day
of the first segment of regular duck season until the next-to-last day of the
last segment of regular duck season. All-day hunting is allowed the last day of
the last segment of regular duck season and during special youth waterfowl and
veteran and military hunts.
17.
Frog Bayou: Common Restriction A applies. Effective November 1,
2023: Only open to waterfowl hunting on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
from the first day of the first segment of regular duck season until the
next-to-last day of the last segment of regular duck season. All-day hunting is
allowed the last day of the last segment of regular duck season and during
special youth waterfowl and veteran and military hunts.
18.
Galla Creek: Common
Restriction A applies. Exception: Arkansas River Cutoff west of
Flag Lake Road. Effective November 1, 2023: Only open to waterfowl hunting on
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from the first day of the first segment
of regular duck season until the next-to-last day of the last segment of
regular duck season. All-day hunting is allowed the last day of the last
segment of regular duck season and during special youth waterfowl and veteran
and military hunts.
19.
Harris Brake: Common Restriction A applies except within Harris
Brake Lake. Open to waterfowl hunting only Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday. All-day hunting is allowed the last day of the last segment of regular
duck season. Only shotguns and archery equipment are allowed for hunting.
Harris Brake Lake is open to Canada goose hunting September 1-15.
20.
Henry Gray Hurricane Lake:
Common Restriction A applies except within the White River and Little Red
River.
i. When the main road gate at Mitchell
Corner is closed, boating access is allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during
regular duck season open days, all day during regular duck season splits, and
all day from the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until
the first day of the first segment of regular duck season at the following
waterbodies:
a. Glaise Creek (to include
Glaise Creek access trail #2 from Mitchell Corner north boat ramp to the creek
channel) from the WMA northern boundary to the main water-control structure at
Whirl Lake
b. Whirl Lake access, to
include Whirl Creek
ii.
When the main road gate at Mitchell Corner is open, boating access is allowed
from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular duck season open days, all day
during regular duck season splits, and all day from the Monday before the first
segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first segment of
regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
a. Big Bell Lake (to include Little Bell
Lake)
b. Big Hurricane Lake (to
include Little Hurricane Lake)
c.
Bollie Pond
d. Glaise
Creek
e. Honey Lake
f. Mallard Lake
g. Whirl Lake
h. Willow Pond.
21.
Craig D. Campbell Lake
Conway Reservoir: Closed to waterfowl hunting, except on the Caney
Creek, Dix Creek, Palarm Creek, and Pierce Creek bays outside posted buffer
zones. Waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
22.
Lake Overcup: Waterfowl
hunting ends at noon.
23.
Maumelle River: Closed to waterfowl hunting. All boating
activities and access are prohibited in the Restricted Area Zone 1 on the east
end of Lake Maumelle as marked by buoy lines. No hunting, camping or other
access is allowed on any island on Lake Maumelle.
24.
Ozark Lake: Dyer Lake Units
open to waterfowl hunting on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from the
first day of the first segment of regular duck season until the next-to-last
day of the last segment of regular duck season. All-day hunting is allowed the
last day of the last day of regular duck season and during special youth
waterfowl and veteran and military hunts.
25.
Petit Jean River: Common
Restriction A applies. Boating access is allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
during regular duck season open days, all day during regular duck splits, and
all day from the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until
the first day of the first segment of regular duck season at the following
waterbodies:
i. Keeland Lake
ii. Club House Pond
iii. Lily Pad Pond
iv. Kingfisher Lake
v. Petit Jean River
26.
Rex Hancock Black Swamp:
Common Restriction A applies except within the Cache River. Boating access is
allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular duck season open days, all
day during regular duck season splits, and all day from the Monday before the
first segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first segment
of regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. Gregory Access (from County Road 758) down
the ditch to the Cache River
ii.
Float Road Access (from County Road 752) down the marked trail to the Cache
River
iii. Cache River within the
boundaries of the WMA
27.
Rick Evans Grandview
Prairie: Waterfowl hunting closed on all lakes and ponds.
28.
Seven Devils: Common
Restriction A applies.
29.
Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms: Common Restriction A applies.
The Jim Sullivan Youth Waterfowl Unit is closed to all access, except for youth
waterfowl hunting permit holders during youth waterfowl permit hunts, from the
last day of the modern gun permit hunt to the last day of waterfowl season
(including the waterfowl special youth hunt).
30.
St. Francis National Forest:
Waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
31.
St. Francis Sunken Lands: The Snowden Field Waterfowl Rest Area
levee is open to foot traffic around the north end of the unit.
32.
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar:
Common Restriction A applies. The Conway George Tract is closed to all access,
except for waterfowl hunting permit holders. Boating access is allowed from 1
p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular duck season open days, all day during
regular duck season splits, and all day from the Monday before the first
segment of regular duck season until the first day of the first segment of
regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. Robe Bayou Access to include from the WMA
northern boundary to the low water crossing at Interstate 40
ii. Gator Pond Access to include only the
open water pond area and not flooded timber
iii. Bayou DeView designated water
trail
33.
Shirey
Bay Rainey Brake: Common Restriction A applies except within the Black
River. Boating access is allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. during regular
duck season open days, all day during regular duck season splits, and all day
from the Monday before the first segment of regular duck season until the first
day of the first segment of regular duck season at the following waterbodies:
i. Shirey Bay, Horseshoe Lake, and Hill
Slough
ii. Diversion ditch from
County Road 317 to the diversion ditch water-control structure
iii.
EXCEPTION: Fishing and
non-hunting activities are allowed on Shirey Bay, Horseshoe Lake, and Hill
Slough.
34.
Sulphur River: Common Restriction A applies except within the
Sulphur River or Mercer Bayou.
35.
Tommy L. Sproles Lake Pickthorne: Closed to waterfowl hunting.
EXCEPTION: Commission staff, volunteers, and participants during Commission-sponsored mentored hunt programs.
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