2014-15 Migratory Bird Seasons

Migratory bird hunters in Arkansas 16 or older are required to carry proof of Arkansas Harvest Information Program
(HIP) registration when hunting ducks, geese, doves, coots, woodcock, snipe, rails or gallinules. Available at no
charge, HIP registration can be obtained by completing a short survey found at license dealers, any Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission office, online at www.agfc.com or by phone at 800-364-4263 (toll-free).
Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset, except during teal season, which begins at sunrise. During waterfowl season, WMAs are
closed after noon to waterfowl hunters and waterfowl hunting. Waterfowl hunters must leave waterfowl hunting areas by 1 p.m. Waterfowl rest areas are
closed Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
New access regulations are in place on many popular WMAs during duck season. On
certain WMAs, access is prohibited from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. each morning (except in designated
campsites, parking areas, boat launch ramps and designated boat staging areas). Also, no
boats are allowed from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. each day on certain WMAs. Exceptions allow afternoon
access to specific water bodies for activities such as archery deer hunting. Please consult the
Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook for details before hunting any WMA.
Duck daily bag limit six. Limit may include no more than four mallards (no more than
two of which may be hens), three scaup, three wood ducks, two pintails, tworedheads,
one black duck, one canvasback and one mottled duck. The possession limit is three times
the daily bag limit. Bayou Meto WMA has a daily bag limit of four ducks, which may include no
more than three mallards (no more than two of which may be hens).
Coot daily bag limit 15. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Special Youth WaterfowI Hunt
Merganser daily bag limit five. No more than two may be hooded mergansers.
The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2015

Duck, Coot
and Merganser

Nov. 22-30, 2014

Dec. 4-23, 2014
Dec. 26, 2014-Jan. 25, 2015

Snow, Blue, and Rosss Goose

Nov. 13, 2014 Jan. 25, 2015
Bag Limit 50
Light Goose Conservation Order
Oct. 11-Nov. 12, 2014
Jan. 26-30, 2015
Feb. 2-April 25, 2015
Bag Limit None

White-fronted Goose

Mourning Dove and

Eurasian Collared-Doves
Sept. 6-Oct. 25, 2014
Dec. 20, 2014-Jan. 8, 2015
Mourning dove daily limit 15
Mourning dove possession limit 45
Eurasian collared-doves
No daily bag or possession limit

Virginia Rail and Sora

Sept. 6-Nov. 14, 2014
Daily Limit 25
Possession Limit 75 (combined)

On these days, youths 15 and younger may hunt

ducks, geese, coots and mergansers. Youths who
FULTON
BENTON
have completed
a hunter
education
course must be
CARROLL
BOONE
accompanied by a mentor who is 18 or older. Youths
BAXTER
who have not completed a hunter education
course IZARD
MARION
SH
MADISON
must be
accompanied
by a mentor who is 21 or older.
WASHINGTON
NEWTON
Mentors may not hunt ducks, coots
or mergansers,
but
SEARCY
STONE
INDEPEN
may call waterfowl and hunt other in-season game.
ShootingCRAWhours and bag
limits are the same as regular
JOHNSON
FORD
duck season.
Hunting
is allowed on WMAsVAN
from
oneCLEBURNE
BUREN
FRANKPOPE
half-hour before sunrise
until sunset.
LIN
CONWAY

SEBASTIAN

FAULKNER

LOGAN

Canada Goose Zone

YELL
BENTON

CARROLL

SCOTT

Teal

Nov. 13, 2014 Jan. 25, 2015

Bag Limit 2
Possession Limit 6

Sept. 13-28, 2014

Daily Limit 6 (blue-winged, greenwinged and cinnamon teal combined)
Possession Limit 18

Early Canada Goose

Snipe

Sept. 1-15, 2014 (statewide)

Daily Limit 5
Possession Limit 15

Nov. 1, 2014-Feb. 15, 2015

Daily Limit 8
Possession Limit 24

Canada Goose

Common and Purple Gallinule

Sept. 20-29, 2014

(NW Canada goose zone only;
see map)
Nov. 13, 2014-Jan. 25, 2015
(statewide)
Daily Limit 2
Possession Limit 6

Sept.1-Nov. 9, 2014
Daily Limit 15
Possession Limit 45

Woodcock
Nov. 8-Dec. 22, 2014
Daily Limit 3
Possession Limit 9

BENTON

MARION

MADISON

CARROLL
WASHINGTON

BOONE

FULTON

NEWTON
BAXTER

MARION
MONTJOHNSON
NEWTONGOMERY

POLK

MADISON
WASHINGTON CRAWFORD

POPE

SEBAS-

LOGAN
POPE

YELL
SCOTT

CROSS

PULASKI
PRAIRIE

MONT- SALINE
GARLAND
GOMERY

HOW-

MILLER

LITTLE RIVER

LAFAYETTE
CLEVELAND

LONOKE

LAFAYETTE

COLUMBIA

MONROE

LINCOLN

DESHABRADLEY

LINCOLN
DESHA

COLUMBIA

CALHOUN

COLUMBIA
UNION

UNION

DREW

BRADLEY
BRADLEY

UNION
ASHLEY

DREW

CALHOUN

ARKANSAS

CLEVELAND

LINCOLN

PHILLIPS

JEFFERSON PHILLIPS
ARKANSAS

CALHOUN
DREW

NEVADA
LAFAYMILLER
ETTE

ST. FRANCIS

OUACHITA
MONROE

OUACHITA

NEVADA
OUACHITA

DEN

CLEVELAND
LEE
ST. FRANCIS

DALLAS

HEMPSTEAD

HEMPSTEAD

JEFFERSON

DALLAS

ARD CLARK
SEVIER
PIKE

MILLER

WOODRUFF

LEE
LONOKE

CLARKGRANT
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CRITTENDEN

CROSS

WOODRUFF
CRITTEN-

PRAIRIE
DALLAS

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LITTLE
RIVER
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HOT SPRING
GOMERY
NEVADA

HOWSEVIER ARD

LITTLE RIVER

GRANT

POINSETT

WHITE
JACKSON

WHITE

SALINE

MISS

JEFFERSON

CRAIGHEAD
JACKSONMISSISSIPPI

SPRING

FAULKNER

CLARK

LONOKE

POINSETT

INDEPENDENCE

PERRY
FAULKNER

PERRY

LAWRENCE

PULASKI

POLK
POLK

PIKE

CONWAY

LOGAN

PRA

GREENE

CRAIGHEAD

INDEPENDENCE
GREENE

VAN BUREN CLEBURNE

CONWAY
HOT

VAN BUREN CLEBURNE

HOW-YELL
SCOTT ARD
SEVIER

SEBASTIAN

SHARP PULASKI
SALINE
CLAY
RANDOLPH
LAWRENCE

STONE

IZARD

STONE

JOHNSON
FRANKTIAN
LIN

SEARCY

IZARD

SHARP
GARLAND

SEARCY

FRANKLIN
CRAWFORD

BAXTER

CLAY

RANDOLPH

FULTON
PERRY

BOONE

WHITE

ASHLEY

CHICOT

CHICOT

Northwest Canada Goose Zone

Northwest
Canada Goose
Zone
Northwest
Canada
Goose Zone

If you shoot a banded migratory bird, please call 800327BAND or visit www.reportband.gov.

ASHLEY