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Poinsett County deer harvest: Arkansas, 2022-23 to 2024-25

Hunters checked 490 deer in Poinsett County in the 2024-25 season: 292 antlered bucks, 24 button bucks and 174 does (AGFC's deer check records). That is 0.6 deer per square mile of land, 73rd of Arkansas's 75 counties by total. The count was 7% above 2023-24 (456). The county lies in deer zones 4 and 5.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: AGFC's deer check records to the 2024-25 season.

Map of Poinsett County, Arkansas, with St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA, Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA and Whitehall WMA, neighboring Craighead, Crittenden, Cross and Jackson counties and AR 14, I-555 and US 63

Poinsett CountyAGFC WMAsNational wildlife refugeLake or riverHighwayCounty line

Poinsett County at a glance
Deer checked, 2024-25490 (292 antlered bucks, 174 does)
Per square mile of land0.6, 73rd of 75
Highest of the three seasons509 in 2022-23
Taken with a gun48% in 2024-25
Deer zonesZone 4, Zone 5
Land area758.3 square miles (Census)
Public land mapped here3 WMAs, 21,329 acres
TownsTrumann, Marked Tree, Harrisburg, Lepanto and Tyronza

How many deer are killed in Poinsett County each season?

SeasonDeer checkedAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesPer square mile
2024-25490292241740.6
2023-24456270291570.6
2022-23509300191900.7
SeasonModern gunStraight-wall rifleMuzzleloaderArcheryCrossbow
2024-25192422693135
2023-242273581113
2022-232602495130

Source: AGFC deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25, counted by FilledTag by county, sex and weapon. County counts include deer taken on WMAs. Per square mile uses the county's 758.3 square miles of land (Census).

Where is the public hunting land in Poinsett County?

WMAAcres in Poinsett CountyDeer on the whole WMA, 2024-25
St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA16,67545
Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA4,5394
Whitehall WMA1152

Acres measured by FilledTag on AGFC WMA boundaries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.

How does Poinsett County compare with its neighbors?

CountyDeer, 2024-25Antlered bucksPer square mile
Poinsett County4902920.6
Craighead County8434901.2
Crittenden County2871760.5
Cross County8464501.4
Jackson County7824101.2
Mississippi County1931190.2

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were killed in Poinsett County, Arkansas last season?

Hunters checked 490 deer in Poinsett County in the 2024-25 season: 292 antlered bucks, 24 button bucks and 174 does, by AGFC's deer check records.

How were deer taken in Poinsett County?

In 2024-25: 192 by modern gun, 135 by crossbow, 93 by archery, 42 by straight-wall cartridge rifle and 26 by muzzleloader.

Is there public hunting land in Poinsett County?

Yes. AGFC's map puts St. Francis Sunken Lands WMA (16,675 acres in the county), Earl Buss Bayou DeView WMA (4,539 acres in the county) and Whitehall WMA (115 acres in the county) in Poinsett County.

What deer zone is Poinsett County in?

Poinsett County lies in Zone 4 (450,713 acres) and Zone 5 (38,136 acres), measured on AGFC's zone map. Seasons are set by zone; see each zone's page.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Numbers are copied from AGFC and the Census Bureau or measured from public maps; nothing here is estimated by FilledTag.

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