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Arkansas hunting unit

Deer Zone 9: public land and hunting map

Deer Zone 9 is one of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)’s 20 deer zones in Arkansas. It covers about 4,466 square miles (2,858,091 acres), and roughly 10% of it is public land: Fish & Wildlife Service 8.5%, state land 1.6%.

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

Who manages the land

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8.5%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)1.6%

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 9 and the units around itDeer Zone 10 · 7.6% publicDeer Zone 12 · 2.3% publicDeer Zone 16 · 4.7% publicDeer Zone 17 · 4.1% publicDeer Zone 4 · 3.2% publicDeer Zone 4A · under 1% publicDeer Zone 8 · under 1% public
Deer Zone 9 in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Deer Zone 9

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 9 is public land?

About 10% of Deer Zone 9 (288,667 of 2,858,091 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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 9?

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 8.5%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 1.6%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Deer Zone 9?

Deer Zone 10, Deer Zone 12, Deer Zone 16, Deer Zone 17, Deer Zone 4, Deer Zone 4A and Deer Zone 8.

Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Zone 9?

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.