Craighead County, Arkansas
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
- 843
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 · sourcedCraighead County anchors northeastern Arkansas with a flat agricultural landscape of soybean, corn, and rice fields interlaced with bayous and drainage ditches — classic Mississippi Delta duck country. Waterfowl hunting draws the biggest crowds, with mallards and other puddle ducks piling into flooded fields and timber during peak migration. White-tailed deer reach impressive sizes on the high-energy row-crop diet, making this a legitimate big-buck agricultural county.
Flat alluvial plain with highly productive agricultural fields, oxbow lakes, and drainage bayous. Minimal topographic relief means hunting relies on cover structure rather than terrain breaks. The St. Francis River drainage cuts through the eastern portion of the county.
High near Jonesboro for deer given population density and easy terrain access. Waterfowl hunting pressure in flooded fields is intense during peak migration flights.
OTC under standard Arkansas regulations. No antler restrictions in this zone. Crop-field hunting rewards hunters who secure landowner permissions early in the season.
Waterfowl is the defining second season here with mallards, gadwall, teal, and wood ducks hitting flooded agricultural fields and timber hard during peak migration. Spring turkey hunting is available in woodlot and bottomland timber patches throughout the county.
One of the top agricultural big-buck counties in NE Arkansas with soybean and corn diets producing deer with noticeably heavier body weights. Flooded rice and soybean fields draw large concentrations of mallards during the core winter migration period.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Craighead 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.
Nothing posted yet about Craighead County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: AGFC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 16d ago.