spectr17
11-26-2002, 04:28 PM
November 12, 2002
AGFC
It’s bucks-only gun hunting for north Arkansas deer hunters
LITTLE ROCK - North Arkansas deer hunters have expressed some confusion involving the number of does that can be taken during modern gun season. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s hunting regulation booklet spells out which zones are restricted to bucks only.
The northern third of the state is closed to the hunting of does, female deer, this modern gun season and the late season muzzleloader hunt. The apparent confusion arises from the description of the doe bag limit restrictions on pages 34 and 36 of the hunting regulations.
The rule is bucks only for the modern gun season of Nov. 9-Dec. 1 and the late muzzleloader season of Dec. 21-Jan. 5, 2003 in deer zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 11. This covers the Ozark Mountains and foothills, the Arkansas River valley from Fort Smith to Toad Suck and the Ouachita Mountains.
A table on page 36 of the hunting regulations appears to contradict the bucks only restriction by stating the doe limit as one in those same areas. That table applies to the October muzzleloader and Christmas holiday modern gun hunts where a total of one doe can be taken in those zones during those specific seasons. If a doe has already been taken during the October muzzleloader season, the hunter has filled his doe limit for those zones and cannot take another doe during the holiday hunt.
Archery hunters may also take up to four doe in those same deer zones, provided they are not hunting with a bow during muzzleloader or modern gun season.
AGFC
It’s bucks-only gun hunting for north Arkansas deer hunters
LITTLE ROCK - North Arkansas deer hunters have expressed some confusion involving the number of does that can be taken during modern gun season. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s hunting regulation booklet spells out which zones are restricted to bucks only.
The northern third of the state is closed to the hunting of does, female deer, this modern gun season and the late season muzzleloader hunt. The apparent confusion arises from the description of the doe bag limit restrictions on pages 34 and 36 of the hunting regulations.
The rule is bucks only for the modern gun season of Nov. 9-Dec. 1 and the late muzzleloader season of Dec. 21-Jan. 5, 2003 in deer zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 11. This covers the Ozark Mountains and foothills, the Arkansas River valley from Fort Smith to Toad Suck and the Ouachita Mountains.
A table on page 36 of the hunting regulations appears to contradict the bucks only restriction by stating the doe limit as one in those same areas. That table applies to the October muzzleloader and Christmas holiday modern gun hunts where a total of one doe can be taken in those zones during those specific seasons. If a doe has already been taken during the October muzzleloader season, the hunter has filled his doe limit for those zones and cannot take another doe during the holiday hunt.
Archery hunters may also take up to four doe in those same deer zones, provided they are not hunting with a bow during muzzleloader or modern gun season.