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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Cache River
National Wildlife Refuge
Public Use Regulations 2020-2021
Welcome General Introduction
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, environmental education, and
established in 1986, is one of over 565 interpretation are priority public uses of the National Wildlife Refuge System. These
national wildlife refuges administered wildlife-dependent uses are carefully managed on Cache River National Wildlife Refuge to
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ensure they are compatible with refuge purposes and provide safe, high-quality, low-impact,
The primary objective of the Refuge is to recreational opportunities.
provide habitat for migratory waterfowl Users of the Refuge must obey all signs pertaining to visitation, access, and public use
and protect the remaining tracts of regulations. All public uses, including hunting and fishing, are conducted in accordance with
bottomland hardwoods in the Cache state and federal regulations as supplemented by the following special refuge regulations.
River Basin. The Refuge is comprised of
numerous tracts of land along the Cache Access and Vehicle Use
and White Rivers and Bayou DeView in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is in the acquisition phase and the attached map shows
Arkansas counties of Jackson, Woodruff, the current ownership at the time of printing this brochure. Isolated land tracts that have
Prairie, and Monroe. been purchased are scattered throughout the acquisition zone and have been posted with
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge refuge boundary signs or marked with yellow boundary paint. Access to many of these refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands is currently through private lands and all refuge visitors must obtain permission from
26320 Highway 33 South, Augusta, AR 72006 adjacent landowners prior to crossing private land to reach refuge lands.
870/347 2614
http://www.fws.gov/cacheriver *The Refuge is closed to ALL other entry and public use Nov. 14-22, 2020 during the Quota
http://www.fws.gov/southeast Gun Deer Hunt. Only Quota Gun Deer Hunt permit holders are allowed to enter or use the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge during this hunt and only for the purpose of deer hunting and incidental take of
1 800/344 WILD beaver, muskrat, nutria, armadillo, coyote, and feral hogs.
July 2020
Waterfowl sanctuaries, indicated on the refuge map, are closed to ALL public entry and use,
This is a unit of the National Wildlife including hunting and fishing, from Nov. 15 through Feb. 28.
Refuge System, a network of lands
and waters managed for the benefit of Roads may be closed at any time road conditions or other administrative needs warrant. A
wildlife and people.
locked gate or other barrier, road closed sign, or no vehicle sign means the road is closed to
ALL vehicle travel, but not to foot travel unless signed otherwise.
2020-2021 General Hunting Permit –
Cache River NWR All conventional vehicles must stay on maintained roads or established parking areas and
This permit must be signed to be valid. meet all applicable federal and state requirements regulating the use of a licensed motor
Permit expires 06/30/2021. It must be vehicle. Vehicles equipped with oversize tractor lug type tires are prohibited.
carried by the hunter at all times while
Motor vehicle (including ATVs, UTVs, etc.) speed limit is 25 mph unless otherwise posted.
on the refuge and in possession of
hunting gear. An electronic signed copy Recreational use of ATVs is not allowed. ATVs may ONLY be used Sep. 1 to Mar. 31 and
of the permit may also be produced ONLY to provide access for hunting. ATVs may ONLY be used on roads, trails, or established
on a person’s own cellular phone or parking areas designated (marked) for ATV use. An ATV is defined as a vehicle with a
other type of portable electronic device maximum tire pressure of 15 psi, maximum dry weight of 1550 lbs., and with tires having a
that clearly displays and accurately maximum centerline lug depth of one inch. Only those vehicles originally designed by their
reproduces all of the information. manufacturer to be ATVs are allowed; mini-trucks or other modified off-road vehicles are
NOTE: Quota Permit is also required prohibited.
for Quota Gun Deer Hunt. I have read ATVs and motor vehicles may not be left unattended overnight on the refuge.
and understand the refuge hunting
regulations and agree to obey them Horses/mules, personal watercraft (e.g., jet-ski, etc.), hover craft, and airboats are prohibited.
and agree to allow USFWS and
AGFC Officers to inspect or search all
equipment used during my hunt.
Signature (Permit not transferable)U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
General Refuge Regulations • Use of firearms, and possession or use of Hunter Orange or Chartreuse must be worn
Public use of the Refuge is permitted archery equipment and crossbows, except in accordance with Arkansas Game and Fish
throughout the year. Permitted activities during refuge hunts that allow their use. Commission regulations during Quota Gun
are hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, • Loaded hunting firearms or muzzleloaders and Muzzleloader Deer hunts.
photography, environmental education, and in or on a vehicle, ATV, or boat under
interpretation. Portable, pop-up blinds must have 144
power. “Loaded” is defined as having square inches of blaze orange or chartreuse
Nighttime use of the Refuge is limited to shells on/in the firearm or ignition device visible from all sides of the blind during
fishing, frogging, and raccoon/opossum on the muzzleloader. firearms big-game seasons on the Refuge.
hunting and the appropriate tackle/gear must • Target practice or non-hunting discharge of
be possessed. Dog training allowed Sep. 1- Apr. 1.
firearms.
During waterfowl season, no boats • Possession or use of non-biodegradable Bag limits for all species except deer are the
allowed on the Refuge from 12 am - 4 materials to mark trails. same as state limits.
am. Stop Poaching Hotline 1 800/482 9262
• Failure to remove all marking materials
Commercial Activities from the Refuge following the hunt.
Mobility-impaired Hunters: Mobility-
Commercial guiding for waterfowl hunting or • Use of audio devices, electronic callers, impaired hunters may apply for a refuge
any other hunting activity is prohibited. For recordings or similar artificial devices Special Use Permit allowing the specialized
the purpose of this regulation, any fee paid for simulating the call of the Ivory-billed use of ATVs. For more information, please
or services rendered to a person for lodging, Woodpecker or any other bird (except for call the refuge office at 870/347 2614.
meals, club membership or similar services goose hunting under State Conservation
will be considered compensation. Order). Prohibited hunting activities include:
Anyone planning to pursue any other • We prohibit leaving any tree stand, ground
• Use of drones.
commercial activity (e.g., fishing, filming, blind or game camera on the refuge
• Tournament fishing. without the owner’s Arkansas Game and
collecting acorns, firewood cutting, etc.) on
refuge land, lakes, streams or waters, or on Sport Fishing and Frogging Regulations Fish Commission license customer ID
adjacent waters where riparian rights may Sport fishing and frogging are permitted number clearly written in a conspicuous
be vested with the Refuge is required to first year-round in accordance with state location.
obtain a refuge Special Use Permit. regulations. Crawfish may be collected for • The use of dogs for deer hunting is
personal use only. The owner’s Arkansas prohibited.
Prohibited activities include:
Game and Fish Commission license customer
• Open alcohol containers on refuge roads, ID number must be permanently affixed to • Commercial guiding/hunting.
ATV trails, parking areas, boat ramps, each trap.
fishing piers, or observation decks. • Driving or screwing any metal object into
Boats with a valid registration may be left on a tree or hunting from a tree in which a
• Commercial guiding/hunting. the Refuge from Mar. 1 through Oct. 31. metal object has been driven or screwed
• Camping, including mooring houseboats to Commercial fishing requires a refuge Special to support a hunter.
refuge property. Use Permit. • Building or hunting from permanent blinds
• Littering (including, but not limited to, General Hunting Regulations or stands.
shotgun shell hulls and cigarette butts). A Refuge permit is required for all hunting • Hunting from a vehicle or use of a vehicle
• Building fires. activities. Permits are non-transferable as a deer stand.
• Cutting or defacing trees, shrubs, or other and must be signed by the hunter and
carried at all times while on the refuge • Possession or distribution of bait or
plants.
in possession of hunting gear. A permit is hunting over bait, salt, grain, or other feed
• Searching for or removal of artifacts. located on the front of this brochure or can that could serve as a lure or attraction for
• Use of horses or mules. be downloaded and printed from the refuge wildlife.
website at http:// www.fws.gov/cacheriver.
• Possession or use of fireworks. • Hunting from mowed or maintained roads
An electronic signed copy of the permit may
• Taking or possessing turtles or mollusks. also be produced on a person’s own cellular (except for waterfowl hunting while roads
phone or other type of portable electronic are flooded).
• Possession, use, or manufacturing of
illegal drugs. device that clearly displays and accurately • Possession or use of lead shot or buckshot
reproduces all of the information. An while hunting.
• Use of artificial light to locate wildlife, additional permit is required for the Quota
except as authorized for frogging and Gun Deer Hunt. • Possession or use of alcoholic beverages
raccoon/opossum hunting. while hunting.U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Hunting, taking, possessing, or attempting moving parts or electrical components; and Feral Hog:
to take wildlife using a guide, guide is not subjected to any artificial means that In cooperation with the Arkansas Game
service, outfitter, club, or organization makes it appear to move, splash or cause and Fish Commission’s Feral Hog Control
providing assistance, service, or ripples from the first day of the first segment Program, feral hogs may only be taken
equipment. of regular duck season through the last day on the refuge during the quota gun and
of the last segment of regular duck season muzzleloader deer hunts and by archery
• Use of natural scents or lures that contain including teal and youth waterfowl season. hunters from Nov. 1 - Dec. 31. Feral hogs are
natural deer and elk urine or other biofluids. destructive and non-native animals that are
Exception: Manually operated “jerk strings” incompatible with refuge management. Live
Hunters Under the Age of 16 may be used to simulate decoy movement. hogs may not be possessed, transported, or
Anyone born after 1968 must complete a
Boats are prohibited on the Refuge from 12 released on the refuge.
hunter education course and carry a valid
hunter education card to hunt in Arkansas. am - 4 am. Raccoon:
Youth under 16 may hunt without hunter Waterfowl hunters may enter the Refuge no Sep. 1, 2020 - Mar. 31, 2021.* Dogs are
education as long as they are under the earlier than 4 am. required for hunting raccoons at night.
direct supervision of an adult who is 21 years
old and has a valid hunting license. Home Cutting or creating holes or other Opossum:
state hunter education cards will be honored. manipulation of vegetation (cutting bushes, Sep. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021.* Dogs are
mowing, weed-eating, etc.) or hunting from required for hunting opossum at night.
Specific Hunting Regulations manipulated areas is prohibited.
Refuge hunting regulations differ from Trapping: Dec. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021.
surrounding deer zones and state seasons as Dogs are permitted. REFUGE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED.
follows: Trapping permitted according to State
Waterfowl (Special Youth Quota Permit regulations. Waterfowl sanctuaries are
* NOTE: The Refuge is CLOSED to all entry Hunt): Bayou DeView and Roundpond closed to all public entry and use Nov. 15
and public use during Quota Gun Deer Hunt Units. Available only to youth under 16. - Feb. 28. Contact refuge office at 870/347
Nov. 14-22, 2020. Only Quota Gun Deer Hunt Applications will be received Nov. 1 - 30. For 2614 for additional details and requirements.
permit holders are allowed to enter or use more information, call the refuge office or
the Refuge during this hunt and only for the visit our website for complete details: www. Big Game: For all deer and turkey harvested
purpose of deer hunting and the incidental fws.gov/cacheriver/youthwaterfowl on the refuge, Cache River NWR must
take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, armadillo, be immediately recorded on your hunting
Dove and Snipe: license. In addition, all deer harvested on the
coyote, and feral hogs. State seasons* Dogs are permitted. refuge must be checked according to state
Migratory Birds: Only non-toxic shot may Woodcock: regulations.
be possessed or used for all migratory bird State seasons.* Dogs are permitted.
hunting. Note: Arkansas Game and Fish
Small Game: Only rifles chambered for Commission CWD regulations apply to
Waterfowl (Duck, Coot and Geese) rimfire cartridges or shotguns with non-toxic deer harvested on the refuge in Jackson
State Seasons (except closed Nov. 14-22, shot may be used for all small game hunting. County.
2020) during the Quota Gun Deer Hunt)*
Squirrel: Only portable stands may be used and
Morning (until 12 noon) hunting only Sep. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021.* Dogs are the owner’s Arkansas Game and Fish
throughout the entire season. permitted. Note: No road hunting allowed. Commission license customer ID number
must be permanently affixed to the stand.
NOTE: All-day hunting permitted for geese Rabbit: A portable hunting stand is any device or
(all applicable species) during the State Sep. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021.* Dogs are structure used for the purpose of hunting
Conservation Order permitted. that can be carried in its entirety and erected
State bag limit(s) apply. by hand including but not limited to tripod
Quail: stands, lean-to stands, lock-on stands,
Hunters must pick up and remove shell Nov. 1, 2020 - Feb. 7, 2021.* Dogs are ladder stands and climbing stands. Stands
casings and boxes from the refuge. permitted. may be erected 7 days prior to the refuge
Decoys, blinds, boats, and all other Furbearer: deer season and must be removed from the
equipment must be removed daily by 1 pm. Beaver, muskrat, nutria, armadillo and coyote waterfowl sanctuary prior to Nov. 15 and
may be taken incidental to any refuge hunt from the rest of the Refuge within 7 days of
It is unlawful to possess, or take or attempt by the use of the device appropriate for that the closing of archery season.
to take waterfowl with the use of, any hunt and according to any applicable state
simulated wing movement decoy or any Deer Limits and Refuge Legal Buck
regulations. Definition: A legal buck on the Refuge
decoy other than an artificial decoy that
imitates the appearance of waterfowl: no is defined as any male deer (no antlerU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
restriction). Deer harvested on the Refuge This restriction is lifted when the gauge at Raccoon:
are NOT bonus deer. Augusta falls below 30 feet and the White Sep. 1, 2020 - Mar. 31, 2021*
Refuge wide season limit is four deer, no River gauge at Georgetown falls to or below
more than two bucks, which may include: 19 feet. Opossum:
Sep. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021*
Deer (Archery/Crossbow): Refuge lands located in Flood Prone Region
Sep. 26, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021.* Either sex. C will close to all deer hunting when the Quail:
State limit applies. Cache River gauge at Patterson exceeds 10 Nov. 1, 2020 - Feb. 7, 2021*
feet, as reported by the National Weather Turkey Fall Archery/Crossbow: Closed.
Deer (Muzzleloading): Service at http://www. srh.noaa.gov/data/
Oct. 17-21, 2020 and Dec. 29-31, 2020. Either LZK/RVSLZK and will reopen when the same Turkey – Spring Firearms:
sex. One deer only may be taken during each gauge reading falls below 8.5 feet. State season on all refuge lands located
hunt. south of Interstate 40. Remainder of the
Refuge lands located in Flood Prone Region refuge is closed with the exception of those
Deer (Youth Gun): D will close to all deer and turkey hunting
Nov. 7-8, 2020. One buck and one doe, or refuge lands included in the combined Black
when the White River gauge at Clarendon Swamp WMA/Cache River NWR hunts
two does. reaches 28 feet, as reported by the National administered by the Arkansas Game and Fish
Deer (Quota Gun): Weather Service at: http:// www.srh.noaa. Commission.
Quota hunt permit required. November gov/data/LZK/RVSLZK and will reopen when
14-22, 2020.* One buck and one doe, or two the same gauge reading falls to or below 27 Waterfowl:
does. feet. State seasons. Until 12 noon (except closed
during the Quota Gun Deer Hunt, Nov. 14 -
NOTE: Only shotguns with slugs, Turkey-Fall 2020 Gun: Closed. 22, 2020)*
muzzleloaders shooting a single projectile, Turkey-Fall 2020 Archery/Crossbow:
and legal pistols and air rifles as defined by Waterfowl:
Closed. Youth – State Seasons* - until 12 noon
the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
may be used on the Dixie and Plunkett Farm Turkey-Spring 2021 Gun: Dove and Snipe: State Seasons*
Units during the youth and quota gun deer State season on all refuge lands located
hunts. south of Interstate 40. Remainder of the Woodcock: State Seasons*
refuge is closed with the exception of those
NOTE: Holders of refuge Quota Gun Deer refuge lands included in the combined Black Signs Protect Visitors and Resources
Hunt permits are NOT entitled to camp on Swamp WMA/Cache River NWR hunts Millions of people visit national wildlife
State WMAs during the refuge Quota Gun administered by the Arkansas Game & Fish refuges each year. The impact of human
Deer Hunt. Commission. activity, if not regulated, can degrade
To apply for a Quota Gun Deer Hunt permit: these wildlands. Signs control recreational
Hunting Seasons activities while protecting natural resources
Hunt permits are $12.50 and must be *NOTE: The Refuge is CLOSED to all other
purchased from the Refuge website at on the Refuge. Please respect the refuge
entry and public use during Quota Gun Deer signs identified in this brochure.
www.fws.gov/cacheriver. Check the Refuge Hunt Nov. 14-22, 2020. Only Quota Gun Deer
website for permit availability. Hunt permit holders are allowed to enter or
NATIONAL
Quota permits issued first come, first served use the Refuge during this hunt and only for WILDLIFE Refuge boundary sign.
the purpose of deer hunting and incidental REFUGE Public use permitted in
until the quota is reached, or until October
31, 2020. take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, armadillo, accordance with refuge
coyote, and feral hogs. UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY
regulations.
Permit requests will NOT be accepted in PROHIBITED
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
person. Deer – Archery:
Sep. 26, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021*
NOTE: Permits are non-transferable and
nonrefundable, even in the event of refuge Deer – Muzzleloader: AREA Area beyond this sign
deer hunt closures due to flooding. Oct. 17-21, 2020, Dec. 29 - 31, 2020 BEYOND U.S.
FISH & WILDLIFE
SERVICE
THIS closed. All public entry
SIGN prohibited. Area closed
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will close to all deer hunting when the White Nov. 7-8, 2020 All public entry prohibited
River gauge at Augusta reaches 31 feet, as areas such as waterfowl
reported by the National Weather Service at Deer – Quota Gun Deer: sanctuaries are only
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/LZK/RVSLZK Nov. 14-22, 2020* seasonally closed. Seasonally closed areas
have the specific closure dates printed on
Squirrel and Rabbit: the face of the sign.
Sep. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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