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Arkansas hunting seasons by bear zone

Every Arkansas season a person has checked against the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's regulations for 6 units (bear zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

Seasons by bear zone

4 season rows for 1 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black bearSep 9, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026archery source
American black bearNov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026firearm source
American black bearNov 14, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026firearm source
American black bearDec 19, 2026 to Dec 25, 2026firearm source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.

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