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Arkansas Hunting Access Programs
The Leased Land permit, WRICE rice field draws, walk-in turkey areas and DMAP: four ways AGFC and the Forest Service widen access.
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CC BY 2.0)
Leased Land Permit
The WMA Leased Land Permit costs $75 and lets the holder hunt, trap and camp on all eleven leased land WMAs until June 30; hunters under 16 do not need it, and everyone still needs a hunting license. Together the eleven areas add up to 265,164 acres of privately owned land in AGFC Region 3, Region 4, Region 5 and Region 7.
| Leased WMA | Kind | Acres | Counties | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Timber WMA | Leased land WMA | 40,585 | Clark, Dallas + | 045 |
| Casey Jones WMA | Leased land WMA | 47,035 | Ashley, Bradley + | 125 |
| Cedar Mountain WMA | Leased land WMA | 14,724 | Perry, Saline | 123 |
| Cherokee WMA | Leased land WMA | 40,663 | Cleburne, Conway + | 128 |
| Gum Flats WMA | Leased land WMA | 15,495 | Little River | 282 |
| Howard County WMA | Leased land WMA | 23,721 | Howard | 370 |
| Jack Mountain WMA | Leased land WMA | 18,474 | Garland, Hot Spring | 381 |
| Jim Kress WMA | Leased land WMA | 11,774 | Cleburne, White | 387 |
| Lafayette County WMA | Leased land WMA | 12,306 | Lafayette | 400 |
| Lake Greeson WMA | Leased land WMA | 29,060 | Howard, Pike | 410 |
| Provo WMA | Leased land WMA | 11,327 | Sevier | 537 |
guidebook license page; AGFC leased land page. Checked November 9, 2026.
WRICE flooded rice fields
WRICE enrolls flooded private rice fields, and AGFC fills them with weekend hunters drawn online; the 2026 field layer shows 47 fields in 10 counties. Apply between Thursday at 3 p.m. and midnight Sunday for the following weekend; the winner may bring three more hunters and hunt all day both days. One weekly application covers WRICE fields, separate from WMA permit areas and youth hunts.
Counties: Craighead County, Drew County, Greene County, Jefferson County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Monroe County, Perry County, Prairie County, White County. WRICE field list.
2026-27 Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook; draw rules. Checked November 9, 2026.
Walk-in turkey hunting areas
The Ouachita National Forest closes forest roads inside five walk-in turkey hunting areas to motor vehicles year-round, keeping them quiet for spring hunters who walk in.
| Area | Kind | Acres | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinquapin Mountain walk-in area | Walk-in turkey area | 8,011 | Perry, Saline |
| Deckard Mountain walk-in area | Walk-in turkey area | 7,400 | Garland, Perry |
| Fourche Mountain walk-in area | Walk-in turkey area | 3,162 | Yell |
| Hogan Mountain walk-in area | Walk-in turkey area | 7,800 | Scott, Logan |
| Sharptop Mountain walk-in area | Walk-in turkey area | 11,275 | – |
Deer Management Assistance Program
The Deer Management Assistance Program is free for landowners and hunting clubs, with 500 acres or more encouraged; AGFC biologists give custom harvest recommendations. DMAP Level III clubs are among the listed exceptions that may feed protein inside the CWD Management Zone. It is a private land program rather than public access, listed here because AGFC prints it with the other special programs.
AGFC deer report; guidebook. Checked November 9, 2026.
Rules shared by the programs
None of these programs replaces a hunting license; each sits on top of it. Leased land and WRICE fields are private ground opened by agreement, so stay inside the leased tract or the drawn field. Youth hunters ages 6 to 15 have their own WMA hunts and do not need the Leased Land Permit; see the youth page for the youth seasons.
Spring floodwater standing in green bottomland hardwood forest on the Cache River National Wildlife RefugePhoto: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CC BY 2.0)
Flooded bottomland forest along Bayou DeView in spring on the Cache River National Wildlife RefugePhoto: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CC BY 2.0)
Bald cypress trunks standing in green water along the White RiverPhoto: Linda Tanner (flickr user: goingslo) (CC BY 2.0)
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