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Clay County, Arkansas

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild TurkeyWaterfowl
Delta & Grand PrairieSee on map →0 questions

Unit info

Game species
White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
Group
Delta & Grand Prairie
Area
N/A
Public land
N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
Reported harvest
1,148

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

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Clay County anchors the extreme northeastern corner of Arkansas along the Missouri border, where Crowley Ridge upland meets the St. Francis River lowlands in a productive deer and turkey landscape. The county blends agricultural bottomlands with upland hardwoods, creating edge habitat that supports consistent white-tailed deer populations. Low to moderate hunting pressure relative to more accessible parts of the state gives Clay County an underrated character.

Terrain & elevation

Mixed landscape of Crowley Ridge loess uplands, St. Francis River bottomlands, row-crop agricultural fields, and scattered hardwood timber blocks along creek corridors.

Hunting pressure

Low to moderate - distance from population centers and agricultural land ownership structure keep hunting pressure manageable.

Tags & permits

OTC statewide license; northeast Arkansas zone regulations apply.

Species & seasons

Wild turkey are present with huntable populations in Crowley Ridge timber and bottomland hardwood edge; waterfowl hunting in the St. Francis River bottoms can be productive during migration.

Highlights

Crowley Ridge upland hardwoods provide distinctive loess-hill habitat not found elsewhere in northeast Arkansas; the agricultural-timber edge creates excellent rut funnels in November.

Questions, tips & discussion

Ask anything about Clay 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.