Applications for a limited elk hunting permit draw are now being accepted through June 1 at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions (AGFC) licensing site.
Fifteen permits, five either sex and ten antlerless, will be available and will be drawn at the Buffalo River Elk Festival in Jasper June 28 – 29. Winners will be notified by email and phone after the draw. Three additional on-site permits, one either sex and two antlerless, will also be drawn at the festival. Only people who attend the festival in person will be eligible for the on-site permit drawing.
Applicants must be Arkansas and must have a valid Resident Sportsman Hunting License or be a holder of a Lifetime Sportsman’s Permit. Applicants must be six years or older as of October 5. Anyone with 18 or more violation points will be ineligible for the permit.
Hunters with access to private land in elk country use a quota system instead of drawn permits. Any resident may purchase a Private Lake Elk Permit (PLE) for $5 in addition to a valid resident Sportsman Hunting License. Nonresidents must purchase a Nonresident Elk Permit (NRE) for $300 in addition to a valid Nonresident Annual Hunting License.
The private land quota is 18 total, six either sex and 12 antlerless and hunters must call each evening to determine if the quota has been met before the next day’s hunt. The season ends early if the quota is filled.
Additionally, hunters may take any elk they see outside of the Core Elk Management Zone, comprised of Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy counties, while legally deer hunting with archery, muzzleloaders or modern guns of at least .24 caliber.
For more information, visit www.agfc.com/elk.
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