● Ranked from real Arkansas data · 2024-25 season
Best counties to lease or own hunting land in Arkansas
Arkansas counties where private hunting access is worth the most — strong deer harvest AND very little public land, so a hunter has real demand and nowhere free to go. If you own ground here, this is what it's worth.
#1Union County6,937 deer · 1.3% public1.3% public→#2Clark County5,965 deer · 11.3% public11.3% public→#3Bradley County4,784 deer · 0.2% public0.2% public→#4Drew County4,496 deer · 7.4% public7.4% public→#5Washington County4,337 deer · 4.5% public4.5% public→#6White County4,215 deer · 3.9% public3.9% public→#7Columbia County4,044 deer · 0.3% public0.3% public→#8Dallas County4,016 deer · 0% public0% public→#9Grant County3,978 deer · 0% public0% public→#10Saline County4,566 deer · 13.9% public13.9% public→#11Cleveland County3,901 deer · 0.3% public0.3% public→#12Ouachita County3,929 deer · 3% public3% public→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by opportunity = reported deer harvest (normalized) × private-land scarcity (1 − huntable public %). Strong harvest with little public land ranks highest. A relative guide from public data, not an appraisal.
Data year: 2024-25 season. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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