Bell Slough WMA

• Alligator
• Bear Modern Gun

WMA Deer Bag Limit: Four deer, no more than two antlered bucks, which may include:

• Two antlered bucks with archery, muzzleloader or modern gun,
• Four antlerless with archery
• Two antlerless with muzzleloader or modern gun,
• During youth hunt, youths may take four deer, two antlered bucks and two antlerless.

Deer Notes:

• Three-point rule.
• No dogs.

2024-25 Squirrel

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

• 2023-24 Arkansas Waterfowl Hunting Guidebook
• 2023-24 Statewide Waterfowl Season Dates and Bag Limits
• General WMA Regulations

Waterfowl Notes:

• Waterfowl hunting allowed only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and all day Jan. 31.
• No boats allowed Nov. 11-17, Nov. 27-Dec. 8 and Dec. 24-26. Exception – Boats allowed from 4 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2.
• Closed to all access (except in designated campsites, parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m. to
  4 a.m., Nov. 18-Jan. 31 and Feb. 3.
• Palarm Creek Waterfowl Rest Area is closed to all access from Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
• Spinning-wing and mechanically operated decoys not allowed. See Page 43.
• Waterfowl hunters may not possess shotgun shells containing shot larger than No. 2 and may possess no more than 15 shells unless hunters are in camping, parking or boat-launching areas or during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunts (Dec. 2, Feb. 3) and Special Military Hunt (Feb. 3).
• No boats allowed from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m., Nov. 18-Jan. 31.
  Exception – Boats allowed from 1 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., Dec. 2 and Jan. 31.
• Motors with factory exhaust systems only during waterfowl season.
• No airboats during duck season.
• Non-motorized boat access to water trails in the afternoon during duck season is allowed.
• Hunters gaining access to Grassy Lake from Bell Slough are not required to have a sportsman’s pass, but must stay in or on the water. For information on the sportsman’s pass, call 501-212-4090.

Bear Notes:

• Statewide limit.
• No dogs.
• Bear seasons close earlier if bear zone quota is reached.

Turkey Notes: 

• A WMA Turkey Hunt Permit is required to hunt turkeys on this WMA. Click here for details.
• All hunters including permit holders are required to apply for and obtain a Recreational Pass from the Deaprtment of the Army at Robinson Maneuver Training Center prior to entry. For questions regarding the Recreational Pass please call 501-212-4090 or visit https://arkansas.nationalguard.mil/Home/Camp-Robinson-Maneuver-Training-Center/. Vehicular access is limited to designated improved surface roads. Military activities take precedence over recreational activities and may cause changes to access requirements, dates and available training areas without notice.

• 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.
• The Palarm Creek Waterfowl Rest Area closes to access Nov. 1 and reopens to access Feb. 16.
• For access restrictions that affect all users during waterfowl season, check the waterfowl guidebook.