Plan Your Arkansas Hunt

Duck Season Dates

Nov. 21-29, 2026;
Dec. 10-23, 2026;
Dec. 26, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027

Duck daily bag limit – 6, which may include no more than:
4 mallards (2 hens), 1 scaup, 3 wood ducks, 3 pintails, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 2 black ducks, 1 mottled duck. If not listed, up to 6 ducks of a species (including teal) may be taken.

Coot daily bag limit – 15.

Merganser daily bag limit – 5, which may include no more than 2 hooded mergansers.

Possession limit for ducks, coots and mergansers is three times the daily bag limit.

White-Fronted Goose Season Dates

Oct. 31-Nov. 8, 2026; 
Nov. 21-29, 2026;
Dec. 10-23, 2026;
Dec. 26, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027

Daily bag limit – 2
Possession limit – 6

Special Youth Duck Season Dates

Feb. 6-7, 2027

On these days, youths 15 and younger may harvest ducks, geese, coots and mergansers. Youths who have not completed a hunter education course must be accompanied by a mentor 21 or older. Mentors may not hunt, but may call waterfowl. Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as the regular duck and goose seasons. Youth hunters can hunt on wildlife management areas 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset these two days. WMA General Use Permits are not required for youth hunters.

Snow Goose Season Dates

Oct. 31-Nov. 8, 2026; 
Nov. 21-29, 2026;
Dec. 10-23, 2026;
Dec. 26, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027

Daily bag limit – 20
No possession limit

Snow Goose Conservation Season Dates

Feb. 1-5, 2027;
Feb. 8-April 25, 2027

Bag Limit – None