Arkansas

The Natural State. World-class flooded timber duck hunting, Ozark deer, and over 100 public WMAs.

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Arkansas

Official Regulatory Authority

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) manages over 3.2 million acres of public land across 120 designated Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), state natural areas, and cooperative forest reserves. Together with the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas offers unmatched public hunting diversity—anchored by the world-famous flooded green-tree reservoirs of the Mississippi Delta, steep Ozark mountain hollows, and Gulf Coastal plain pine timber.

Flooded Green Timber Delta | 35,000+ Acres Combined

Bayou Meto & Dr. Lester Sitzes III (Bois D'Arc) WMAs

Bayou Meto in Arkansas and Jefferson counties is the holy grail of green-timber mallard hunting, encompassing 33,700 acres of flooded pin oak and willow oak timber. Dr. Lester Sitzes III WMA (4,300 acres) in Hempstead County provides premier flooded bottomland hardwood duck, whitetail deer, and turkey hunting.

Ouachita Mountain Ridges | 85,000+ Acres

Caney Creek & Ouachita Mountains WMAs

Located 12 miles southeast of Mena in Polk County. Steep mountain terrain covered in shortleaf pine and upland hardwoods. Managed cooperatively with the U.S. Forest Service for black bear, whitetail deer, and wild turkey hunting with walk-in backcountry access.

White & Arkansas River Deltas | 16,000+ Acres Combined

Earl Buss Bayou DeView & Trusten Holder WMAs

Bayou DeView (4,501 acres) in Poinsett County protects ancient tupelo and bald cypress swamps famous for duck hunting. Trusten Holder WMA (12,000 acres) in Arkansas and Desha counties spans bottomland hardwood forests along the Arkansas River with giant whitetail bucks.

Ozark Mountain Hardwoods | 166,000+ Acres Combined

Sylamore & Wedington Wildlife Management Areas

Sylamore WMA (150,000 acres) in Searcy, Stone, Marion, and Baxter counties encompasses the rugged White River bluffs with premier black bear, whitetail deer, and turkey hunting. Wedington WMA (16,000 acres) in Washington and Benton counties offers excellent walk-in archery and firearm seasons.

West Gulf Coastal Plain | 20,000+ Acres Combined

Poison Springs & Gum Flatts WMAs

Located in Ouachita, Nevada, and Little River counties in southern Arkansas. Rolling pine-hardwood timber and creek drainages managed for high-density whitetail deer, wild turkey, and small game hunting.