Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
19.05
LITTERING STREAMS AND PUBLIC
HUNTING LANDS
PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to drop, discard
or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in this state, or upon
any property leased or licensed by the Commission, or into any river, pond,
lake, stream or other body of water within this state. PENALTY: $
100.00 to $ 1,000.00.
20.11
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take
or attempt to take any wildlife during an open season on certain WMAs without
first obtaining the required permit (Reference Code 20.25, Non-Compliance with
Terms of Permit Hunts on WMAs Prohibited and Code 20.26, Season Restrictions
During Permit Hunts on WMAs) as specified herein:
(A) A permit is required on Bald Knob NWR,
Big Lake NWR, Cache River NWR, Choctaw Island, Crossett Experimental Forest
WMA, Felsenthal NWR, Holla Bend NWR, Overflow NWR, Pond Creek NWR, U of A Pine
Tree Experimental Station WDA and Wapanocca NWR.
(B) A lease land permit is required for
persons 16 years and older to camp, hunt or trap any type of wildlife on Big
Timber, Casey Jones, Cherokee, Gum Flats, Jim Kress, Lafayette County (except
no permit is required to camp on Lafayette County) and Provo Leased Lands
WMAs.
(C) A permit is required to
camp, hunt, fish or for the operation of an ATV on White River NWR.
PENALTY: $ 100.00 to $ 1,000.00.
20.28
MOTORIZED VEHICLE
RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION
OWNED, LEASED, LICENSED AND COOPERATIVE WMAs. It
shall be unlawful to operate any motorized vehicle off any open access road and
parking area, behind gated, cabled, or earthen barriers, where no road exists,
on trails, levees, dams, on any food plot/wildlife opening, flrelane, or road
which has been disked, seeded, developed for wildlife, or in a direction of
travel contrary to posted signs. The use of two-wheeled, three-wheeled or
four-wheeled ATV's (all terrain vehicles), dune buggies and amphibious vehicles
is prohibited.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) For authorized uses only.
(2) Motorized vehicles or ATVs may be used on
Commission owned lands only by persons having a valid Mobility Impaired Program
Card, to the extent allowed by the Commission's Mobility Impaired Access
Policy.
(3) Persons participating
in the Choctaw Island WMA Special Mobility Impaired deer hunt.
(4) Motorized vehicles, except for ATVs on
main access roads, may not be used on Big Timber Upland WDA.
(5) ATV's allowed on existing open access
roads and trailways on Gum Flats, Provo, Lake Greeson, Howard County, Lafayette
County, Casey Jones and Big Timber lease land areas.
(6) Motorized vehicles and ATVs allowed on
Muddy Creek, Caney Creek and Winona, except on a road, temporary trailway or
other areas posted as closed by an earthen mound, gate, sign or other object.
Note: Same as U.S. Forest Service forest-wide regulations -Ouachita National
Forest.
(7) ATV's allowed on open,
maintained roads within Cherokee and Jim Kress WMA's by hunters in possession
of a valid leased lands permit for the purposes of ingress and egress to
hunting locations and/or camping sites only.
(8) Motorized vehicles and ATVs on Ozark
National Forest, White Rock, Piney Creeks, Mt. Magazine, Sylamore, St. Francis
WMAs allowed only on established access roads and trailways and prohibited on
roads and trailways closed by an earthen mound, gate, sign or other object or
where no road or trailway exists. Note: Same as U.S. Forest Service forest-wide
regulations - Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
(9) Motorized vehicles and ATVs prohibited
within the Hope Upland WMA.
(10)
Motorized vehicles and ATVs prohibited from entering the Henry Gray WMA from
the north boundary, except persons are exempt to the extent allowed by the
Commission's Mobility Impaired Access Policy.
PENALTY: $ 100.00 to $ 1,000.00.
20.29
HORSE AND MULE
RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN
WMAs. Organized events similar to trail rides and horse riding
for pleasure are prohibited on Commission-owned, Cherokee and Jim Kress WMAs
during the months of October - January, April and May. Permits are required for
organized events of more than ten horses or mules per party during the
remainder of the year, and a condition of the permit shall stipulate that
riders are restricted to established trails or roads. Permits are available at
the area headquarters and must be requested 14 days in advance of the event.
Horses and mules are allowed only in camping areas that are designated for
equestrian use. Horses in camping areas may only be tied to trailers or to a
highline using tree saver straps. It shall be unlawful to allow horses or mules
to damage trees or other woody vegetation. Soil disturbance must be restored,
manure must be scattered and excess feed, hay and any trash must be removed.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Participants in legal hunting activities
may use horses and mules during specified hunting seasons.
(2) At night during furbearing
season
(3) Horses and mules are
prohibited on the Jardis Point (Desha County) portion of the Trusten Holder
WMA.
(4) Horses and mules are
prohibited on the Choctaw Island WMA during any open deer season.
PENALTY: $100.00 to
$1,000.00
22.01
DOG RESTRICTIONS ON WMAs. It shall be unlawful to take, attempt to
take, or pursue wildlife or feral hogs by the use of dogs on any Wildlife
Management Area.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
Permitted AKC, UKC and ACHA field trials when approved by the
Commission.
(2) Quail and Rabbit
Dog Training: September 1-April 1, except during firearms deer hunts where dogs
are not allowed.
(3) Training dogs
on Camp Robinson WDA, Wylie Cox Field Trial Area and J. Perry Mikles Blue
Mountain WDA requires a current Arkansas hunting license and these areas are
closed to dog training during organized field trials.
(4) Dogs required to hunt bobcat, opossum,
and raccoon at night in accordance with Commission Code 24.07 (Furbearer
Seasons and Bag Limits on WMAs).
(5) J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain WDA is open
for training raccoon dogs at night only and rabbit dogs year-round except
during field trials. Quail Dog Training from October 1-April 1 except during
firearms deer hunts where dogs are not allowed.
(6) Waterfowl retrievers during open
migratory bird seasons.
(7) Dogs
allowed for fall squirrel and rabbit hunting where no modern gun or
muzzleloader deer season is open or where dogs are allowed for modem gun deer
hunting.
(8) Dogs allowed for
spring squirrel hunting, except on White River NWR.
(9) Quail hunting with bird dog breeds only,
during open season.
(10) Modern gun
deer hunting ovember 25-December 10, 2006 on Gum
Flats, Lake Greeson and Provo WMAs November 23-December
3.2006 on Mt. Magazine WMA.
(11) Dogs allowed for coyote, fox and bobcat
hunting on Casey Jones WMAs during the declared furbearer season when a
firearms deer season is closed (Ref. Commission Codes 21.01 and
24.07).
(12) Dogs allowed for modem
gun deer season on Blue Mountain, Lloyd Millwood Nimrod, Dardanelle and Ozark
Lake WMAs, except no dogs on islands except waterfowl retrievers during
waterfowl season and hunting ftirbearers at night.
(13) Dogs allowed for fall squirrel hunting
on the Casey Jones, Big Timber, Ozark National Forest, Piney Creeks and White
Rock WMAs.
(14) Dogs allowed for
training and/or hunting under the conditions and during the seasons provided by
the required annual refuge hunting permit on all NWRs. Field trials prohibited
unless authorized by refuge Special Use Permit.
(15) Quail and Rabbit Dog Training on Camp
Robinson WDA from September 15-April 1, except during
firearms deer hunts where dogs are not allowed.
(16) Employees of the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission, the National Park Service or their designees engaged in official
duties.
PENALTY: $100.00 to
1,000.00.
24.07
FURBEARER SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS ON WMAs. It shall be unlawful to
take, attempt to take or possess furbearers on any WMA other than as specified
herein:
(A) Gray Fox, Mink, Red Fox and
Striped Skunk Hunting: September 1, 2006 - February 28.
2007. Limit two per day per species.
(B) Opossum Hunting: Sunrise.
September 1. 2006 - Sunset. February 28.2007. Day or night
hunting. Dogs are required for hunting at night. Limit two per day.
(C) Bobcat and Coyote Hunting:
Sunrise. October 1, 2006 - Sunset February 28. 2007
(Dogs not allowed to hunt Coyote. Dogs required to hunt bobcat at night.). From
the first day of Spring Turkey season through the last day of Spring Squirrel
Season (Day hunting only. No dogs allowed. Closed on WMAs without Spring Turkey
or Spring Squirrel Seasons). Limit two per day per species.
(1) During youth turkey hunts, only youths
may take bobcat or coyote.
(2) Bell
Slough and Ethel WMAs: Bobcat and coyote may not be hunted with
firearms.
(3) Ed Gordon Point
Remove WMA: Closed to bobcat and coyote hunting unless other hunting seasons
are open.
(4) Hope Upland and Rick
Evans Grandview Prairie WMA: Closed to bobcat and coyote hunting except open on
Tuesdays during daylight hours only.
(D) River Otter Hunting: November
17. 2006 - February 28. 2007. Limit two per day.
(E) Raccoon Hunting: Sunset. July
1 - Sunrise. August 31.2006 (Night hunting only. Dogs are
required. Limit one). Sunrise. September 1, 2006 - Sunset. February
28.2007. (Day or night hunting. Dogs are required for hunting at
night. Limit two per day.) March 1 - March 31.2007
(Day or night hunting. Dogs are required for hunting at night. Limit
one).
(F) Muskrat, Nutria and
Beaver Hunting: September 1.2006 - March 31.2007. No
limit.
(G) Badger, Spotted Skunk
(Civet Cat), and Weasel Hunting: Closed.
(H) Furbearer Trapping (Other than Beaver,
Coyote, Muskrat, and Nutria): Sunrise. November 17.2006 - Sunset.
February 17.2007. No limit.
(I) Muskrat, Nutria and Beaver Trapping:
Sunrise. November 17.2006- Sunset. March
31. 2007. No limit.
(J)Coyote Trapping:
August 1.2006
- March 31.2007. No limit.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Camp Robinson WD A is closed to all
trapping.
(2) Cedar Creek and
Electric Island WMAs - are closed to all furbearer hunting and
trapping.
(3) J. Perry Mikles Blue
Mountain WDA - is closed to-all trapping,-and raccoon hunting. Chase for
pleasure or training purposes only is permitted year-round. Closed during field
trails.
(4) Furbearer hunting and
trapping allowed under the conditions, seasons and bag limits provided by the
required annual refuge hunting permit or refuge trapping permit on all
NWRs.
(5) Buffalo National River
WMA is closed to all trapping.
(6)
Ditch 28 on Big Lake WMA is closed to all trapping.
(7) Bell Slough and Ethel WMAs: Firearms is
closed.
(8) Bobcat, coyote and fox
hunting with dogs allowed on Casey Jones WMAs in accordance with Commission
Code 22.01 (Dog Restrictions on WMAs).
