WHITE ROCK WMA
This huge, rugged area sprawls across 280,000 acres in five counties -- Washington, Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Johnson. Although the country is rough and rugged, there are numerous level benches, with most of the slopes consisting of a series of stair-stepped slopes and terraces that provide good travelways for deer and deer hunters as well. It makes for plenty of good stand locations, although getting a dead deer out is always problematic.

There are four designated campgrounds on White Rock WMA, but camping is allowed almost everywhere on national forest land. Scenic and lonely campsites are plentiful.

WHITE RIVER NWR
White River NWR is Arkansas’ oldest and largest national wildlife refuge, with more than 160,000 acres along 100-plus miles of the lower White River, from Clarendon on the north to the entrance to the White River/Arkansas River barge canal on the south.

Between those points lie some of the most pristine and hard-to-reach land in the state. White River NWR is home to one of the best-balanced deer herds in the Southeast, and each year hunters on the refuge take several bucks with body weights approaching 250 pounds.

White River NWR is subdivided into North and South units, separated by Highway 1 at St. Charles. The North Unit has a more liberal hunting season framework, with the statewide 41/2-month archery season.

ATVs and 4WD vehicles are allowed on much of the extensive system of undeveloped roads, but if the weather has been wet, it’s not advisable to drive it. Much of the refuge is cut off from vehicular access by lakes, sloughs or boggy places, and of course, these places are where the big ones live.

Access to the refuge is available off any of the highways that encircle it, from Clarendon, Stuttgart, DeWitt, St. Charles, Tichnor, Marvell, Holly Grove and other towns. There are primitive campgrounds on both sides of the river all up and down the refuge, and all these are pinpointed on the refuge map and permit required for all hunting. Motels are available in DeWitt, Marvell, Clarendon and Stuttgart.