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

Hunters checked 1,199 deer in Woodruff County in the 2024-25 season: 660 antlered bucks, 43 button bucks and 496 does (AGFC's deer check records). That is 2 deer per square mile of land, 66th of Arkansas's 75 counties by total. The count was 1% above 2023-24 (1,184). The county lies in deer zones 4 and 9.

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

Map of Woodruff County, Arkansas, with Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA and Benson Creek Natural Area WMA, neighboring Cross, Jackson, Monroe and Prairie counties and AR 17, AR 33 and US 64

Woodruff CountyAGFC WMAsNational wildlife refugeLake or riverHighwayCounty line

Woodruff County at a glance
Deer checked, 2024-251,199 (660 antlered bucks, 496 does)
Per square mile of land2, 65th of 75
Highest of the three seasons1,368 in 2022-23
Taken with a gun83% in 2024-25
Deer zonesZone 4, Zone 9
Land area586 square miles (Census)
Public land mapped here2 WMAs, 6,757 acres; 35,139 acres of national wildlife refuge
TownsMcCrory, Augusta, Patterson, Cotton Plant and Hunter

How many deer are killed in Woodruff County each season?

SeasonDeer checkedAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesPer square mile
2024-251,199660434962
2023-241,184639704752
2022-231,368716625902.3
SeasonModern gunStraight-wall rifleMuzzleloaderArcheryCrossbow
2024-2595144776859
2023-24919638864
2022-231,10010810753

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 586 square miles of land (Census).

Where is the public hunting land in Woodruff County?

WMAAcres in Woodruff CountyDeer on the whole WMA, 2024-25
Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA6,69729
Benson Creek Natural Area WMA6013

35,139 acres of national wildlife refuge lie in the county, measured on the federal map.

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

How does Woodruff County compare with its neighbors?

CountyDeer, 2024-25Antlered bucksPer square mile
Woodruff County1,1996602
Cross County8464501.4
Jackson County7824101.2
Monroe County1,5258782.5
Prairie County2,1181,0933.3
St. Francis County1,2696792
White County4,2152,0274.1

Questions hunters ask

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

Hunters checked 1,199 deer in Woodruff County in the 2024-25 season: 660 antlered bucks, 43 button bucks and 496 does, by AGFC's deer check records.

How were deer taken in Woodruff County?

In 2024-25: 951 by modern gun, 77 by muzzleloader, 68 by archery, 59 by crossbow and 44 by straight-wall cartridge rifle.

Is there public hunting land in Woodruff County?

Yes. AGFC's map puts Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMA (6,697 acres in the county) and Benson Creek Natural Area WMA (60 acres in the county) in Woodruff County.

What deer zone is Woodruff County in?

Woodruff County lies in Zone 4 (28,269 acres) and Zone 9 (351,987 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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