Crittenden 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
- 287
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 · sourcedCrittenden County sits at the far eastern tip of Arkansas pinched between the Mississippi River and the Tennessee-Missouri state lines, positioning it as one of the most productive waterfowl counties in the entire Mississippi Flyway. Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge anchors the public hunting landscape, and surrounding agricultural lands and moist-soil units load up with ducks during the southward migration. Deer numbers are solid in the bottomland timber, though access on private agricultural land requires established relationships.
Flat Mississippi River alluvial plain with oxbow lakes, sloughs, and wetland impoundments. Bottomland hardwood timber stands alternate with large-scale cotton, soybean, and corn production. Minimal elevation change across the entire county.
High for waterfowl during peak migration. Deer hunting pressure is moderate on private land but difficult for walk-in hunters without agricultural land connections.
OTC under standard Arkansas regulations. Flat Delta terrain means hunters focus on food-plot setups and agricultural field edges rather than terrain-based strategies.
Waterfowl is the dominant hunting pursuit with mallards, gadwall, teal, pintail, and wood ducks moving through in large numbers during the fall migration corridor. The Mississippi Flyway concentrates birds through this eastern corner of the state.
One of the premier duck-hunting locations in Arkansas with Wapanocca NWR representing a significant waterfowl concentration area. The Mississippi River proximity makes Crittenden County one of the first major stopping points for southbound migrating ducks entering the state.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: AGFC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 16d ago.