Arkansas deer Zone 7: 2026-27 seasons, counties and harvest
Arkansas deer Zone 7 covers 1,412,379 acres, by AGFC's zone map, across 10 counties. Off WMAs, refuges and urban zones, hunters checked 6,941 deer in it in the 2024-25 season, 3,509 antlered bucks among them (AGFC's deer check records). 12 WMAs with 274,019 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 7?
| 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
- Three 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 Conway, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Pope, 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 7?
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 9% below 2022-23.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6,941 | 3,509 | 439 | 2,993 | 3.1 |
| 2023-24 | 6,919 | 3,337 | 586 | 2,996 | 3.1 |
| 2022-23 | 7,660 | 3,846 | 477 | 3,337 | 3.5 |
Source: AGFC deer check records, 2022-23 to 2024-25. Per square mile uses the zone's 2,207 square miles.
Which counties are in Zone 7?
| County | Acres in Zone 7 | County deer, 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Logan County | 379,237 | 2,541 |
| Sebastian County | 282,732 | 1,409 |
| Yell County | 209,449 | 4,055 |
| Franklin County | 201,655 | 2,190 |
| Pope County | 89,224 | 4,046 |
| Crawford County | 74,690 | 2,893 |
| Johnson County | 71,717 | 3,160 |
| Conway County | 67,095 | 2,547 |
| Perry County | 29,362 | 2,484 |
| Scott County | 7,188 | 1,920 |
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 7?
| WMA | Acres in the zone | Deer on the whole WMA, 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Magazine WMA | 112,236 | 437 |
| Fort Chaffee WMA | 65,261 | 389 |
| Dardanelle WMA | 53,530 | 129 |
| Ozark Lake WMA | 17,149 | 39 |
| Petit Jean River WMA | 15,216 | 79 |
| Galla Creek WMA | 3,308 | 31 |
| Cherokee WMA | 2,513 | 237 |
| Frog Bayou WMA | 2,289 | 8 |
| Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area WMA | 1,177 | 5 |
| Cherokee Prairie Natural Area WMA | 588 | 1 |
| H. E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area WMA | 536 | 3 |
| Blue Mountain WMA | 216 | 48 |
Questions hunters ask
When is deer season in Arkansas Zone 7 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 7?
Logan (379,237 acres), Sebastian (282,732 acres), Yell (209,449 acres), Franklin (201,655 acres), Pope (89,224 acres), Crawford (74,690 acres), Johnson (71,717 acres), Conway (67,095 acres), Perry (29,362 acres) and Scott (7,188 acres), measured on AGFC's zone map. A county can lie in more than one zone.
How many deer are killed in Zone 7?
Hunters checked 6,941 deer in Zone 7 in 2024-25, not counting WMAs, refuges and urban zones, which AGFC records apart: 3,509 antlered bucks, 439 button bucks and 2,993 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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