Benton County, Arkansas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Ozarks & River Valley
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 3,480
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBenton County occupies the northwestern corner of Arkansas on the Ozark Plateau, where limestone ridges and river valleys define the terrain alongside a rapidly expanding metro area. White-tailed deer and wild turkey thrive across the hardwood hollows and cedar glades, though heavy suburban pressure from the Fayetteville-Rogers corridor compresses available hunting ground. Beaver Lake and the Illinois River corridor provide key public access amid rapidly privatizing land.
Ozark Plateau limestone ridges, cedar glades, river valleys of the Illinois and Kings Rivers, and Beaver Lake impoundment with extensive coves and hardwood timber.
High - NW Arkansas metro growth has pushed many hunters onto limited public parcels; competition for quality private land leases is intense.
OTC archery, muzzleloader, and modern gun tags; statewide license with zone-specific bag limits.
Wild turkey populations are healthy in the hardwood ridges away from urban sprawl; dove fields are popular in late summer along agricultural edges.
Beaver Lake Corps land offers accessible public hunting in an otherwise pressured region; the Illinois River corridor holds good numbers of mature bucks.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Benton County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
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Boundaries: AGFC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 16d ago.