Hunting/Fishing Licenses

Youth Hunters are 6 to 15 years old and may harvest any buck without regard to antler size or points.

Arkansas is known for its plentiful deer population, generous bag limits and beautiful abounding public hunting lands. 

Click for Deer Seasons and Limits by Zone

How to Tag and Check a Deer:

Option 1:

Immediately upon harvest and before moving your deer, you can check your game via the internet, through the AGFC mobile app or by phone at 833-289-2469.
If you are using the AGFC mobile app to check game and are not connected to internet or cell service, you’ll receive a notice on your screen that your submission is pending upon validation. When your device returns to service or internet connection, you should sync your app by selecting the sync button. Once the submission goes through, you will receive your confirmation on the app screen, via email and in your app inbox.

Option 2:

Step 1
Immediately upon taking a deer (before moving it), fill out the appropriate deer tag from your license and complete all information, except Check #, legibly and in ink (you may substitute a piece of paper for this tag). Fasten the tag to the ear or antler. The original tag must remain as attached to the deer until point of final storage. Resident youth will need product code YDT to tag a deer. Nonresident youth will need product code YDTN to tag a deer.
Duplicate harvest information reflecting the name, address, species, sex, date taken and check confirmation number must remain with all portions until point of final storage, including while in transit. Carcass ID Tag
For deer harvested on private lands, use the current deer zone map for zone numbers.
For deer harvested on public lands, use the zone number listed on the appropriate area in the current Hunting Guidebook.

Step 2
Call 833-289-2469, visit www.agfc.com/license or use the AGFC mobile app to check your deer within 12 hours of harvest.
After checking game, record the check number on your tag.
Entrails may be removed, but evidence of the animal’s sex must remain until checked. Deer may be quartered in the field, but the head must be kept within arm’s reach of all four quarters of the animal until checked.
No deer/elk may be transported out of the CWD Management Zone without following these procedures.
No big game animal may be transported across state lines before being checked unless normal travel routes require a hunter to cross a state line to check the animal.
If you choose to give away all or a portion of your game after it has been checked, you must use a game transfer form.