Hunting Mississippi County zone by zone

Mississippi County zone dates and bag rules

Mississippi County is split among 2 private land deer zones, 4 and 17, because AGFC draws zone lines along highways and rivers rather than county lines. A buck tag here can be worth more days on one side of a zone line: the regular gun season stops on November 22 in Zone 4 and on December 28 in Zone 17. AGFC prints the alternative firearms season as closed for Deer Zone 4.

AGFC sets the alternative firearms opener for Deer Zone 17 on October 17, and that nine-day window is the only one. Dog hunting for deer is legal in Deer Zone 17 but not in Deer Zone 4; a nonresident dog owner buys the $100 permit and is limited to the final nine days of regular gun season. Antler rules that apply to Mississippi County: no antler minimum (CWD county). Each private land zone allows four deer, the state as a whole six, and WMAs three; youth hunters get two gun weekends of their own. Near a zone line, check AGFC's zone map and report the deer under the zone where it fell.

Zone bags, antler rules, dogs and dates from the 2026-27 Arkansas Hunting Guidebook zone pages and AGFC’s deer seasons by zone page; county lists from the 2026-27 regs data (AGFC deer zone layer). Checked November 9, 2026.

Mississippi County big game zones besides deer

Bear seasons and quotas in Mississippi County

AGFC keeps Bear Zone 7 closed to bear hunting.

Spring turkey in Mississippi County

Spring 2027 in Mississippi County: Turkey Zone 1A from AGFC's zone map, Zone 1A from April 19 to April 27. Youth hunters ages 6 to 15 have April 10 and 11, 2027. Along the Mississippi River AGFC draws a separate strip, Turkey Zone 3, that the county lists do not cover.

Gators and elk around Blytheville

AGFC keeps Alligator Management Zone 4 closed. AGFC's statewide elk rule covers Mississippi County: any elk seen during an open deer season may be taken. A harvested elk must be checked and sampled statewide.

Bear, turkey, alligator and elk seasons, quotas and rules from the 2026-27 Arkansas Hunting Guidebook (bear, turkey, alligator, elk); bear and alligator county lists from AGFC zone layers; turkey zone counties read from AGFC’s zone map; ranks from the 2025 bear report and turkey reports. Checked November 9, 2026.

Who to phone in Mississippi County

AGFC manages wildlife here from its Region 1 district office in Jonesboro ((877) 972-5438). Nearest AGFC counter: Jonesboro, roughly 38 straight-line miles. The county's town guides cover Blytheville, Osceola, Manila and Leachville. These listings are not individually verified as open, so phone before making the trip.

Mississippi County AGFC contacts

Mississippi County towns with hunting guides

• Blytheville12,359 people
• Osceola6,496 people
• Manila3,736 people
• Leachville1,898 people

Mississippi County hunting services

District offices from the AGFC districts layer; offices from the AGFC regional offices page; towns from the 2024 Census gazetteer; shops from Yellow Pages listings, chain store locators and the AGFC CWD taxidermist list (not individually verified; call ahead). Checked November 9, 2026.

Asked about Mississippi County

From the 2026-27 Arkansas Hunting Guidebook, the AGFC deer zone page, CWD rules, quota lines, AGFC harvest reports and the county data above. Checked November 9, 2026.