Arkansas deer Zone 11: 2026-27 seasons, counties and harvest
Arkansas deer Zone 11 covers 2,557,174 acres, by AGFC's zone map, across 11 counties. Off WMAs, refuges and urban zones, hunters checked 11,168 deer in it in the 2024-25 season, 5,049 antlered bucks among them (AGFC's deer check records). 9 WMAs with 393,570 acres lie inside it.
Data updated October 2026. Zone: AGFC's deer zone map. Harvest: AGFC's deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25. Seasons: AGFC's 2026-27 deer seasons by zone.
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When is deer season in Zone 11?
| Season | Dates, 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Early Buck-only Archery | Aug. 29-31, 2026 |
| Archery | Sept. 26, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027 |
| Alternative Firearms | Oct. 17-25 and Dec. 12-14, 2026 |
| Youth Modern Gun Hunt | Nov. 7-8, 2026 and Jan. 2-3, 2027 |
| Modern Gun | Nov. 14-Dec. 6 and Dec. 26-28, 2026 |
Zone bag limit
Four deer, no more than two antlered bucks, which may include:
- Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun
- Four antlerless deer with archery
- Two antlerless deer with alternative firearms and modern gun combined.
Zone notes
- Dogs allowed for deer hunting Nov. 14-Dec. 6.
- Nonresidents may use dogs for deer hunting only during the last nine days of the regular modern gun season (Nov. 28-Dec. 6).
- Outside the CWD Management Zone, legal bucks must be button bucks or have at least three points on one side of their rack.
- Inside the CWD Management Zone, there are no antler restrictions.
- Button bucks count as antlerless deer, but must be checked as a button buck.
- In Logan, Scott, Sebastian and Yell counties, CWD regulations apply.
Source: AGFC deer seasons and limits by zone, read October 2026. WMAs inside the zone set their own dates.
How many deer are taken in Zone 11?
AGFC files deer taken on WMAs, refuges and in urban zones under those areas, so these counts are the rest of the zone. 2024-25 was 13% above 2022-23.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11,168 | 5,049 | 788 | 5,331 | 2.8 |
| 2023-24 | 11,240 | 4,985 | 1,025 | 5,230 | 2.8 |
| 2022-23 | 9,874 | 4,484 | 626 | 4,764 | 2.5 |
Source: AGFC deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25. Per square mile uses the zone's 3,996 square miles.
Which counties are in Zone 11?
| County | Acres in Zone 11 | County deer, 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County | 567,751 | 1,920 |
| Montgomery County | 507,713 | 1,993 |
| Yell County | 397,647 | 4,055 |
| Polk County | 372,038 | 3,669 |
| Garland County | 237,243 | 3,392 |
| Perry County | 229,795 | 2,484 |
| Logan County | 87,866 | 2,541 |
| Saline County | 69,552 | 4,566 |
| Sebastian County | 44,687 | 1,409 |
| Pike County | 33,702 | 3,908 |
| Howard County | 7,504 | 2,550 |
Acres measured by FilledTag on AGFC deer zones and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries. County counts include WMA deer.
Which WMAs are in Zone 11?
| WMA | Acres in the zone | Deer on the whole WMA, 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek WMA | 139,987 | 223 |
| Winona WMA | 123,502 | 309 |
| Caney Creek WMA | 75,396 | 73 |
| Nimrod Lloyd Millwood WMA | 25,355 | 133 |
| Cedar Mountain WMA | 14,133 | 50 |
| Blue Mountain WMA | 12,642 | 48 |
| Cherokee WMA | 2,220 | 237 |
| Alum Fork Natural Area WMA | 238 | 4 |
| Cedar Creek WMA | 97 | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
When is deer season in Arkansas Zone 11 for 2026-27?
Early Buck-only Archery: Aug. 29-31, 2026. Archery: Sept. 26, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027. Alternative Firearms: Oct. 17-25 and Dec. 12-14, 2026. Youth Modern Gun Hunt: Nov. 7-8, 2026 and Jan. 2-3, 2027. Modern Gun: Nov. 14-Dec. 6 and Dec. 26-28, 2026.
What counties are in Arkansas deer Zone 11?
Scott (567,751 acres), Montgomery (507,713 acres), Yell (397,647 acres), Polk (372,038 acres), Garland (237,243 acres), Perry (229,795 acres), Logan (87,866 acres), Saline (69,552 acres), Sebastian (44,687 acres), Pike (33,702 acres) and Howard (7,504 acres), measured on AGFC's zone map. A county can lie in more than one zone.
How many deer are killed in Zone 11?
Hunters checked 11,168 deer in Zone 11 in 2024-25, not counting WMAs, refuges and urban zones, which AGFC records apart: 5,049 antlered bucks, 788 button bucks and 5,331 does.
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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.
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