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Overview

Petit Jean River WMA

Zone County
510 Yell

Mobility-Impaired Access

CWD Zone

AGFC Camping Permit Required

Flood Prone Region

Waterfowl Season Access Restrictions

Factory Exhaust Only

Shell Limit (25 shells max per hunter)

Waterfowl Hunting Ends at Noon


Acres: 15,542

2024-25 Closed Seasons

  • Alligator

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.
Deer Alternative Firearms: Oct. 19-27 and Dec. 14-16.
Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 9-Dec. 1 and Dec. 26-28.
Deer Modern Gun Special Youth Hunt: Nov. 2-3 and Jan. 4-5.

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

  • Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun,
  • Four antlerless with archery,
  • One antlerless with alternative firearms or modern gun.
  • During youth hunt, youths may take three deer, two antlered bucks and one antlerless.

Deer Notes:

  • No antler restrictions.
  • No dogs.

2024-25 Dove

Sept. 7-Oct. 27, 2024 and Dec. 8, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025

Mourning 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 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission prepares a few fields each year for the opening weekend of dove season so the public has a place to enjoy this exciting form of wingshooting.

Dove fields on WMAs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. WMA acreage put into dove fields is relatively small because most hunters only pursue doves the first few days of the season. However, after opening weekend of dove season, many wildlife species feed in the fields, particularly those that were topsown with winter wheat.

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:

  • Petit Jean River WMA will be open to waterfowl hunting only on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Nov. 23-Jan. 29 east of Arkansas Highway 7. Waterfowl hunting west of Highway 7 is allowed all days of the week from Nov. 23-Jan. 30. All-day hunting is allowed Jan. 31 and Feb. 8-9.
  • The 25-shell restriction on this WMA does not apply to Keeland Lake, Club House Pond, Lily Pad Pond, Kingfisher Lake and the Petit Jean River. These
    areas do not fall under Common Restriction A.
  • No boats allowed Nov. 16-22, Dec. 3-9 and Dec. 24-26.
    Exception – Boats allowed on the following waters:
    • Petit Jean River, Kingfisher Lake, Keeland Lake, Clubhouse Pond and Lily Pad Pond.
  • 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 (except in the Petit
    Jean River, Keeland Lake and Kingfisher Lake).
  • No boats allowed from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. Nov. 23-Dec. 2, Dec. 10-23 and Dec. 27-Jan. 31.
    Exception 1 – Boats allowed from 1-6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 8-9.
    Exception 2 – Boats allowed from 1-6:30 p.m. on the following waters:
    • Petit Jean River, Kingfisher Lake, Keeland Lake, Clubhouse Pond and Lily Pad Pond.
  • No boats allowed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Nov. 23-Jan. 29 east of Arkansas Highway 7.
  • No airboats during duck season (excluding Petit Jean River and Kingfisher Lake).

2024 Bear

Bear Archery: Sept. 18-Nov. 30.
Bear Alternative Firearms: Oct. 19-27.
Bear Modern Gun: Nov. 9-30.
Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 2-3.

Bear Notes:

  • Statewide bag limit.
  • No dogs.

2025 Turkey

Youth Hunt: April 12-13. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt (permit required): April 21-23, April 26-28 and May 3-5. One legal turkey.

Area Notes

Ownership

AGFC

Phone

833-356-0871

WMA Master Plan

View the master plan for this AGFC-owned WMA.