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Arkansas hunting unit

Deer Zone 5A: public land and hunting map

Deer Zone 5A is one of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)’s 20 deer zones in Arkansas. It covers about 301 square miles (192,470 acres), and roughly 11% of it is public land: Forest Service 11%, state land under 1%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • U.S. Forest Service11%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)under 1%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Rut: Published rut estimates for Arkansas differ by region and species: Oct 28 – Nov 21 and Nov 22 – Dec 14, each with its source on the rut page. Rut dates and sources for Arkansas.

Outline of Deer Zone 5A and the units around itDeer Zone 17 · 4.1% publicDeer Zone 4A · under 1% publicDeer Zone 5 · under 1% public
Deer Zone 5A in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Deer Zone 5A

Arkansas season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Sep 26 – Feb 28
Deer Muzzleloader Deer Oct 17 – Oct 25
Deer Modern Gun Deer Nov 14 – Dec 6
Black bear Bear Sep 9 – Dec 25

Full notes on the Arkansas page · Arkansas regulations.

Questions

How much of Deer Zone 5A is public land?

About 11% of Deer Zone 5A (21,364 of 192,470 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Deer Zone 5A?

U.S. Forest Service: 11%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Deer Zone 5A?

Deer Zone 17, Deer Zone 4A and Deer Zone 5.

Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Zone 5A?

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) sets them. Start at the Arkansas hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Arkansas page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.