Frog Bayou WMA

Zone	County
235	Crawford

CWD Zone

Waterfowl Season Access Restrictions

Shell Limit (25 shells max per hunter)

Waterfowl Hunting Ends at Noon

Acres: 2,325

2024-25 Closed Seasons

Alligator
Bear
Deer Modern Gun
Deer Alternative Firearms
Turkey

2024-25 Crow

Sept. 1, 2024-Feb. 17, 2025. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.

2024-25 Deer

Deer Archery: Sept. 7-9 (one buck only); Sept. 28-Feb. 28.
WMA Deer Bag Limit: Four deer, no more than two antlered bucks, which may include:

Two antlered bucks with archery,
Four antlerless with archery.

Deer Notes:

No antlered restriction.
No dogs.

2024-25 Dove

Sept. 7-Oct. 27, 2024 and Dec. 8, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025Mourning Dove and White-Winged Dove
Daily Limit – 15, possession Limit – 45

Eurasian Collared-Dove
No daily or possession limit
Eurasian Collared Doves must remain fully feathered in the field and while being transported from the field.

Dove Notes:

The power line dove field requires a permit for opening weekend, after that it is open to all hunters and a permit is not required. The Sharp Chapel Road field does not require a permit and is open to all hunters the entire dove season.

2024-25 Quail

Nov. 1, 2024-Feb. 2, 2025. Daily limit – 6, possession limit – 12.

2024-25 Rabbit

Sept. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2025. Daily limit – 8, possession limit – 16.

2024-25 Squirrel

May 15, 2024-Feb. 28, 2025. Dogs allowed. Daily limit – 12, possession limit – 48.

2024-25 Waterfowl

Waterfowl Notes:

From Nov. 23-Dec. 2, Dec. 10-23 and Dec. 27-Jan. 31, waterfowl hunting is only allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and all day Jan. 31.
No boats allowed Nov. 16-22, Dec. 3-9 and Dec. 24-26.
Closed to all access (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2-4 a.m. Nov. 23-Jan. 31 and Feb. 8-9.
No boats allowed from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m., Nov. 23-Dec. 2, Dec. 10-23 and Dec. 27-Jan. 31.
Exception – Boats allowed from 1-6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 8-9.
No boat motors allowed.
Hunters must park in designated areas.
Anyone entering flooded areas in the Open Hunting Units must have a free Frog Bayou Open Hunting Unit Permit (FBOHP). Visit agfc.com and click on “Buy License” to purchase. Permits are not required during the Special Youth Hunts/Veteran and Active-Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt.
The Waterfowl Rest Areas are closed to all access Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Moist-Soil Units 7 and 9 will have a limited number of permits available by an online draw on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Jan. 31. Up to four hunters per party allowed for each permit. Each member of a hunting party must hunt within immediate proximity of each other. Visit agfc.com and click on “Buy License” to apply. Permits are not required during the Special Youth Hunts/ Veteran and Active-Duty Military Waterfowl Hunt.
Visit agfc.com/waterfowlpermithunts for area map and other information.

Note: Construction is ongoing and hunters can expect additional waterfowl draw permit hunt fields during the 2025-26 waterfowl hunting season.

Frog Bayou WMA Waterfowl Permit Sites Map
Frog Bayou WMA Online Draw Dates
2024-25 WMA Waterfowl Hunt Application Totals
From Nov. 23-Dec. 2, 2024 and Dec. 10-23, 2024 and Dec. 27, 2024-Jan. 31, 2025, Frog Bayou WMA is open for waterfowl hunting only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and the last day of regular duck season.
Anyone entering flooded areas in the Open Hunting Units must have a free Frog Bayou Open Hunting Unit Permit (FBOHP). Visit agfc.com and click on “Buy License” to purchase.
A limited number of online draw permits will be available. Permits will be for designated locations. There may be a total of four hunters per party for each location drawn. All members of each hunting party must hunt within immediate proximity of each other.
- Applications will be accepted online for each hunt period from 3 p.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday of the weekend immediately preceding the hunt. Permits will be drawn and winners notified via email the Monday preceding the hunt. Visit www.agfc.com and click on “GET A LICENSE” to apply.
Permits are not required during the Youth/Veteran Waterfowl Hunt.

Access

Access is by county roads off U.S. Highway 64 at Dyer.

Area Notes

A free annual General Use Permit (WMP) is required to hunt or trap on WMAs. Permits are available online by clicking “Buy Licenses” at agfc.com or by calling 833-345-0325 or any regional office.
CWD regulations apply.
Hunters must park in designated parking areas.
WRA’s are closed to all access Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
For access restrictions that affect all users during waterfowl season, check the waterfowl guidebook.

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Camping

Not allowed. Nearby Corps of Engineers Clear Creek Park has camping and picnicking facilities.

Description

Frog Bayou WMA was established in 2005 by the AGFC in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.The area nearly tripled in size to its current 2,180 acres in 2017, thanks to a partnership with The Trust for Public Land and Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Dollars.The WMA is along Frog Bayou (also called Clear Creek), south of Dyer in Crawford County near the Arkansas River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land adjoins the WMA. The former farm is a wetland restoration, with migratory waterfowl its main user.

Seven moist soil units with low levees are operated as shallow impoundments during late fall and winter; one of these units is separated from the main tract. Much of the other land has been planted in hardwoods such as cypress and willow oak. About 40 acres are forested.

Rabbits are plentiful, with some squirrels and deer. A variety of shorebirds – herons, egrets and less common species – white-faced ibis visit the area. Visitors may spot them along Denham Road.

Ownership

AGFC

Phone

833-356-0871

WMA Master Plan

View the master plan for this AGFC-owned WMA.