Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
Wildlife Management Division November 15, 2007
DeGray Lake WMA Waterfowl Code Proposals
Approval
Presented by Doyle Shook
DeGray Lake is now classified as a Wildlife Management Area.
During the waterfowl regulations process this new WMA was overlooked in being
listed in three waterfowl codes.
These codes were presented at the October meeting for
consideration and are being presented along with a minute order at this meeting
for approval.
Doyle Shook, Chief
Wildlife Management Division
APPROVED DEGRAY LAKE WMA WATERFOWL
CODE PROPOSALS
20.02
FIREARM RESTRICTIONS ON WMAs.
It shall be unlawful to possess any buckshot; rifled slugs,
muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber, center fire firearms or rim fire
firearms larger than .22 caliber on any wildlife management area other than
during any open modern gun deer, bear or elk seasons. (Ref 06.02, Guns and
Ammunition Prohibited During Modem Gun Deer Seasons; and 16.02, Killing Device
Restrictions for Bear Hunting and 17.02, Weapon Restrictions for Taking Elk).
(A) Big Lake, Brushy Creek, St. Francis
Sunken Lands, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station, W. E. Brewer Scatter Creek
and Wedington WMAs - only shotguns (.410 or larger), with slugs (no buckshot
allowed), or muzzleloading rifles (in compliance with Commission Code 07.02)
shooting a single projectile only during modem gun season.
(B) Beaver Lake WMA (islands only), Greers
Ferry WMA and that part of Trusten Holder including all Corps lands, lying
north and east of the center line of the Arkansas River which fall within the
area that lies east of the Pendleton Bridge to just south of Dam #2 and those
lands west of Tichnor Blacktop and Nady Road - no rifles (including
muzzleloading rifles) for any season.
(C) Big Lake WMA - it shall be unlawful to
transport firearms in that portion of Ditch 28 within the Big Lake WMA without
said firearms having been dismantled or encased.
(D) Harris Brake WMA - shotguns
only.
(E) Lafayette County WMA - no
buckshot of any size.
(F) Bell
Slough WMA - shotguns or rimfire rifles only.
(G) The Farm Unit within Bald Knob NWR,
Johnson County WRA within Dardanelle WMA and Wapanocca NWR - muzzleloaders
shooting a single projectile only or shotguns with slugs.
(H) Trusten Holder WMA - within the
delineated boundaries of the
Arkansas Post National Park buffer zone discharge of any firearm
is prohibited.
(I)
DeGray Lake WMA - within the delineated boundaries of the
Lower DeGray Lake Waterfowl Rest Area possession of
loaded
firearms is prohibited.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Private landowners within boundaries of
WMAs where they maintain a bona fide residence, within their homes or on their
own land where normal agricultural activity is conducted.
(2) Law enforcement officers and Game and
Fish Commission employees in performance of their official job
duties.
(3) Trusten Holder WMA
mobility impaired muzzleloader deer hunters may use shotguns with
slugs.
(4)
DeGray Lake WMA
special hunt permit holders may possess loaded firearms within the delineated
boundaries of the Lower DeGray Lake Waterfowl Rest Area during the special
hunts.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
25.01
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL HUNTING
ACCESS TIME RESTRICTIONS WITHIN WMAs, SUAs and WD As. It shall be
unlawful for waterfowl hunters on Wildlife Management Areas to take or attempt
to take waterfowl or remain within or on water-inundated areas or
natural/man-made water courses on WMAs after 12:00 noon.
EXCEPTIONS:
(A) Migratory
waterfowl hunting permitted during the entire day (regular shooting hours) of
the last 3 days of the last duck season. Ref: Commission code 12.15 (Duck and
Coot Season Restrictions).
(B) In
Compliance with 25.02 (Hunting or Trespassing prohibited within Certain WMAs
and Lakes).
(C) In accordance with
those provisions as listed within Commission Code 12.25 (Special Youth
Waterfowl Hunt Restrictions).
(D)
All day hunting allowed on Beaver Lake, Dardanelle (except at the McKinnen
Bottoms and Hartman Waterfowl Unites), DeGray Lake, Ft. Chaffee
and Ozark Lake WMAs.
(E)
Navigational boating access unrestricted on natural rivers within
WMAs.
(F) In compliance with the
Snow, Blue and Ross' Goose Conservation Order (Ref Code 12.20 Snow, Blue, Ross'
Goose Season Restrictions).
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00
25.02
HUNTING OR TRESPASSING
PROHIBITED WITHIN CERTAIN WMAs AND LAKES. It shall be unlawful to duck
hunt and/or trespass on the following areas and lakes as specified herein:
(1)
BIG LAKE - Mallard Lake is
closed to hunting. Fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed.
(2)
DR. LESTER SITZES, III BOIS D'ARC
-Boats are not allowed on the Green Tree Waterfowl area 14 days before
waterfowl season opens but are allowed during the regular duck
season.
(3)
BREWER LAKE
- Closed to waterfowl hunting.
(4)
CAMP ROBINSON SUA - Closed
to waterfowl hunting.
(5)
CEDAR CREEK - Closed to waterfowl hunting.
(6)
CUT-OFF CREEK - Closed to
all trespassing (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch
ramps) from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. during duck season. Travel by boat is
prohibited on Latin Drain, Firehunt Slough and Third Slough except during high
water periods when boating access is possible to the Deep Slough Dam. In this
case, boats may be used area-wide.
however, boat motors may only be used on Cut-Off Creek and Deep
Slough.
(7)
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 State Hwy 10. Dogs, hunting
or trapping devices are prohibited on Johnson County, Horsehead Creek and Bob
Young WRAs.
(8)
DAVE
DONALDSON BLACK RIVER - No hunting is allowed on Hubble Lake during duck
season. Lake Ashbaugh is closed to all hunting. The waterfowl rest area,
Brookings Moist Soil Unit and Hubble Lake are open for early teal season. On
Lake Ashbaugh and Hubble Lake, only fishing and non-hunting activities are
allowed.
(9)
DEGRAY LAKE -
Loaded firearms are prohibited within Lower DeGray Lake Waterfowl Rest Area
except by permitted participants of special hunts.
(10) FROG BAYOU - Waterfowl
hunters may not access inundated areas until 4:00 a.m. and must exit inundated
areas by 12:00 p.m.
(11)
HARRIS BRAKE - Open to waterfowl hunting only Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday. All day hunting is allowed the last two days of the last
duck season. During duck season, other hunters must abide by same hours and
days as duck hunters, except for those trapping and hunting furbearers at
night. Only shotguns and archery equipment are allowed for hunting. Harris
Brake Lake is open to Canada goose hunting September 1-15,
2007 only.
(12)
HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE - Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated
area until 4:00 a.m. and must exit inundated areas by 12:00 p.m.
(13)
LITTLE BAYOU - Closed to
all trespassing (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch
ramps) from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. during duck season.
(14)
PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA
- Waterfowl impoundments are closed to trespass from one hour after
sunset until 4:00 a.m. during duck season.
(15)
REX HANCOCK BLACK SWAMP -
Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated area until 4:00 a.m. and must exit
inundated areas by 12:00 p.m.
(16)
RICK EVANS GRANDVIEW PRAIRIE - Waterfowl hunting closed on all
lakes and ponds.
(17)
SHIREY
BAY RAINEY BRAKE - The waterfowl rest areas and MSUs (Moist Soil Units)
are open to the early teal season
(18)
STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS
- Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated area until 4:00 a.m. and
must exit inundated areas by 12:00 p.m.
(19) ST. FRANCIS FOREST - Waterfowl hunting ends at
noon.
(20)
ST. FRANCIS SUNKEN
LANDS - The Snowden Field (MSU) levee is open to foot traffic around the
north end of the unit to allow access to public lands, the MSUs are open for
the early teal
(21)
LAKE
CONWAY - Closed to waterfowl hunting except on the Pierce Creek and Dixs
Creek Bays, waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
(22) LAKE OVERCUP - Waterfowl hunting ends at
noon.
(23)
CANE CREEK LAKE
(Lincoln County) - Waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
(24)
U OF A PINE TREE EXPERIMENTAL
STATION WDA -North of Hwy 306 closed to waterfowl hunting.
(25)
LAKE PICKTHORNE - Closed to
waterfowl hunting.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Employees or agents of the Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission in the performance of their duties. PENALTY:
$100.00 to $1,000.00.
