Arkansas deer zones: 2026-27 seasons, counties and harvest by zone
AGFC sets Arkansas deer seasons by zone. The state is split into numbered deer zones, some with an A zone beside them (4A, 5A, 16A), each with its own gun dates, antlerless limits and antler and dog rules. Each zone has a page with its dates, counties, WMAs and the deer checked in it.
Data updated October 2026. Zones: AGFC's zone map. Harvest: AGFC's deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Which deer zones does Arkansas have?
| Zone | Acres | Main counties | Deer off WMAs, 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | 1,343,095 | Benton, Madison, Washington and Carroll | 7,460 |
| Zone 2 | 2,055,765 | Newton, Searcy, Boone and Carroll | 7,572 |
| Zone 3 | 2,474,543 | Fulton, Sharp, Izard and Randolph | 16,484 |
| Zone 4 | 3,109,062 | Mississippi, Poinsett, Craighead and Cross | 2,328 |
| Zone 4A | 840,677 | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis and Crittenden | 1,376 |
| Zone 5 | 517,112 | Greene, Clay, Craighead and Cross | 3,877 |
| Zone 5A | 192,589 | Lee, Phillips and St. Francis | 860 |
| Zone 6 | 2,355,486 | Washington, Johnson, Crawford and Van Buren | 13,453 |
| Zone 7 | 1,412,379 | Logan, Sebastian, Yell and Franklin | 6,941 |
| Zone 8 | 1,689,571 | Cleburne, White, Conway and Faulkner | 10,126 |
| Zone 9 | 2,857,526 | Lonoke, Arkansas, Prairie and Woodruff | 11,172 |
| Zone 10 | 642,942 | Pulaski, Faulkner, White and Perry | 4,097 |
| Zone 11 | 2,557,174 | Scott, Montgomery, Yell and Polk | 11,168 |
| Zone 12 | 6,958,074 | Union, Drew, Ashley and Columbia | 61,358 |
| Zone 13 | 1,766,977 | Pike, Saline, Garland and Howard | 16,849 |
| Zone 14 | 639,715 | Little River, Sevier, Howard and Hempstead | 3,576 |
| Zone 15 | 751,787 | Miller, Lafayette, Little River and Hempstead | 2,364 |
| Zone 16 | 729,870 | Jefferson, Lincoln, Arkansas and Desha | 2,082 |
| Zone 16A | 672,511 | Chicot, Desha, Ashley and Drew | 1,326 |
| Zone 17 | 472,346 | Desha, Chicot, Crittenden and Mississippi | 3,958 |
Acres measured by FilledTag on AGFC deer zones. Harvest: AGFC deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25.
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Sources: AGFC deer zones; AGFC deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25; AGFC deer seasons and limits by zone. FilledTag is not part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.