2016-2017 Duck Hunting Season Info

Here is all your 2016-17 Season info, and it looks like it’s going to be a good one.

 

2016-2017  Season Info Dates

  • Nov 19th – Nov 27th
  • Dec 8th – Dec 23rd
  • Dec 26th – Jan 29th

Bag Limits

The 2016-2017 Arkansas Waterfowl Season allows for:

  • 6 ducks. Limit may include 4 mallards, no more than 2 of which may be hens. You can kill 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck, 3 scaup, 2 pintails, 1 canvasback and 1 mottled duck. 
  • Duck and teal species not listed have no extra restriction beyond the 6 duck total bag limit. 
  • Duck possession limit is 18, three times your daily bag limit. 
  • Canada Goose daily limit is 2 with a possession limit of 6, three times your daily bag limit. 
  • Specklebelly Goose daily limit is 3 with a possession limit of 9, three times your daily bag limit. 
  • Snows, Blues and Ross Geese combined daily limit is 20 with NO possession limit. 

License Info

Get your Arkansas waterfowl season license online here:
http://www.agfc.com/licenses/Pages/LicensesHuntingFees.aspx

Out of state (Non-Resident) hunters are required to purchase the following licenses:

  • Nonresident 5-day Small Game Hunting License (SG5) – $70.00
  • Nonresident Arkansas Waterfowl Stamp (DSN) – $35.00
  • Federal Duck Stamp – $25.00
  • Harvest Information Program Registration (HIP) – FREE (but required to hunt waterfowl)

In state (Resident) hunters are required to purchase the following licenses:

  • Resident Sportsman’s License (RS) – $25.00
  • Resident Arkansas Waterfowl Stamp (DSR) – $7.00
  • Federal Duck Stamp – $15.00
  • Harvest Information Program Registration (HIP) – FREE (but required to hunt waterfowl)

Estimates Predict High Duck Numbers

“We are fortunate to see continued high overall duck populations in North America’s breeding areas this year,” said DU CEO Dale Hall. “Though conditions were dry in some important habitats, we had large numbers of birds returning this spring and good conditions in the Boreal Forest and other areas of Canada. It looks like some typical prairie nesters skipped over the U.S. prairies and took advantage of good conditions farther north. This is an important reminder about the critical need for maintaining abundant and high-quality habitat across the continent. The Boreal Forest, especially, can provide important habitat when the prairies are dry. But the Boreal is under increasing threats from resource extraction.” Read the full report here.