Arkansas: Whats Open for Hunting?

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Current and approaching seasons in Arkansas:

Deer:

Archery - All zones: Oct. 1, 2008 to Feb. 28, 2009.<br />
Modern Gun - Zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11: Nov. 8-30.<br />
Zone 4: Nov. 8-9.<br />
Zone 5: Nov. 8-9 and Nov. 15-16.<br />
Zone 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15: Nov. 8-Dec. 7.<br />
Zones 4B and 5B: Nov. 8-16.<br />
Zones 9 and 12: Nov. 8-Dec. 14.<br />
Zone 16, 16A and 17: Nov. 8-Dec. 25.<br />
Muzzleloader - Zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15: Oct. 18-26 and Dec. 13-15.<br />
Zones 9, 12, 16, 16A and 17: Oct. 18-26 and Dec. 29-31.<br />
Zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: Closed.<br />
The statewide Christmas holiday modern gun deer hunt will be Dec. 26 to 28 with the special youth modern gun deer hunt in all zones (excludes certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt) scheduled for Nov. 1 to 2.

Dove:<br />
Sept. 6-28<br />
Oct. 4-19<br />
Dec. 13, 2008-Jan. 2, 2009

Teal: Sept. 13-28

Virginia and Sora Rail: Sept. 13-Nov. 21

Spotted Skunk, Weasel Hunting: Closed

Fall Turkey:<br />
Archery: All Zones: Oct. 1, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009.<br />
Firearms: Zones 3, 5B, 6, and 17: Oct. 11-17.<br />
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A and 10: Closed.

Bear:<br />
Archery: Zone 1: Oct. 1-Nov. 30<br />
Zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30<br />
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed<br />
Muzzleloader: Zones 1 and 2: Oct 18-26<br />
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed<br />
Modern Gun: Zones 1 and 2: Nov 3-30<br />
Zone 5: Dec 6-14<br />
Zone 5A: Nov 29-Dec 14<br />
Zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: closed<br />
Special Youth Modern Gun Bear Hunt: Zones 1 and 2 (does not include WMAs requiring a deer permit to harvest a bear): Nov. 1-2<br />
Zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: Closed

Furbearers (2008 Season):<br />
Raccoon night hunting July 1-Aug. 31.<br />
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting is closed.

Furbearers (2009 Season):<br />
Trapping (other than coyote, beaver, muskrat, nutria): sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, Feb. 22.<br />
Coyote trapping: sunrise, Aug. 1-sunset, March 31.<br />
Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping: sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, March 31.<br />
Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, Feb 28.<br />
Raccoon day or night hunting: sunrise, Sept 1-sunset, March 31.<br />
Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31.<br />
Bobcat hunting: sunrise, Oct. 1-sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of spring turkey season through June 8.<br />
Coyote hunting: sunrise, July 1-sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of spring turkey season through June 14.<br />
River otter hunting: sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, Feb. 28.<br />
Muskrat, nutria, beaver hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, March 31.<br />
Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: Closed.

Elk:<br />
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A: Sept. 22-26.<br />
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, A and B: Dec. 8-12.

Quail Statewide: Nov. 1-Feb. 8.

Rabbit Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 28.

Squirrel Statewide: Sept. 6, 2008-Feb. 28, 2009 and May 16-June 14, 2009.

Crow Statewide: Sept. 6-Feb. 23.

Projected opening dates for the 2009-2010 deer hunting season.<br />
Archery: Oct. 1, 2009<br />
Muzzleloader: Oct. 17, 2009<br />
Modern Gun: Nov. 14, 2009