Snow Goose Hunts In Arkansas:

Arkansas snow goose hunts including Iowa

2nd Best All-Time Snow Goose Hunt - 222 Snow Geese

Location & Dates:

Since 2001, we have guided hunters across several states, including Missouri, South Dakota, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Our guided hunts occur during the Conservation Order, also known as the Spring Snow Goose Season, which has been effective since 1999 to help control snow goose overpopulation. This season is unique for hunters due to its liberal laws allowing electronic callers, unplugged guns, and no limits.

 

Our experienced guides primarily focus on Arkansas in February. This region is unique with its rice fields that attract massive flocks of migrating snow geese, ensuring exciting decoying action. Arkansas has been one of our most popular hunting locations for over a decade. The season in Arkansas opens on February 1, with peak hunting occurring from the opener through early March. A large number of snow geese winter in Arkansas, and there is also a steady supply of snow geese migrating north after spending the winter in the southern Gulf Coast states and Mexico.

 

After we finish our Arkansas Snow Goose Hunts, we take a short break to rest and allow the snow geese time to migrate into South Dakota. We've been hunting snow geese in South Dakota since 2002. One of the biggest challenges in South Dakota is the weather, which can vary widely from year to year. Therefore, our hunting location will vary from north to south based on where the snow geese are in the state. South Dakota is similar to Iowa and is one of our guides' favorite locations. It's an ag state famous for our Midwest hospitality. The peak hunting is from mid-March through the first week of April. A massive migration moves through the state due to a natural bottleneck that forces most of the mid-continent snow goose flock through a narrow strip east of the Missouri River.

2025 Snow Goose Hunt Rates:

 

  • 4-Day Hunt: $650 (Monday-Thursday)

The first three days are full-day hunts (legal shooting to sunset), with a half-day hunt until noon on Thursday.

 

  • 3-Day Hunt: $650 (Friday-Sunday)

The first two days are full-day hunts (legal shooting to sunset), with a half-day hunt until noon on Sunday.

 

  • 1 or 2 Day Hunts: $225/day (when available)

Full-day hunts (legal shooting to sunset)

Payment Information:

  • A deposit of 50% is due within two weeks of booking. Full payment is due by January 1. All bookings after January 1 require full payment.
  • Prices are per person and don't include guide tips, lodging, meals, or hunting licenses.
  • Payment by check or credit/debit card is acceptable. All credit/debit card transactions have an additional 4% convenience fee.
  • Tips are a part of our guide's pay. The industry standard is 15-20% of the hunt price.

Party Size For Your Snow Goose Hunts:

  • Eight hunters guarantee your party a private field. Your party is the only hunters in the field.
  • Smaller groups of less than eight hunters will hunt with up to 8 hunters per field. A smaller group can get a private field by paying for eight but bringing fewer hunters.
  • Fourteen is the minimum age in a mixed group. Too often, young hunters become overwhelmed on mixed-party hunts. Younger hunters are allowed if you have private field (8 hunters or pay the extra fee).
  • Obedient dogs are allowed on private field hunts. Dogs are not permitted in mixed-party fields.
  • One person in your group must be the primary contact to receive all communication regarding the hunt.

.entry-title { color: red; } Trip Insurance - No Refund Policy:

We do not require but strongly encourage our hunters to purchase trip insurance. Every year, there will be a few of our hunters who will not be able to make their hunt due to life and weather events. If you cannot participate in the hunt due to illness, death, or bad weather, you may be eligible for a refund of up to 100% of the expenses for covered events if you purchase trip insurance. If you choose not to purchase trip insurance, you are self-insured, which means you will lose the money paid for the hunt and possibly the motel and airfare. All of these expenses can be covered when you purchase a trip insurance policy. We will not issue credit memos or refunds to hunters who do not purchase trip insurance. Our hunt prices are reasonable; even after buying the trip insurance, they are very reasonably priced.  

Buy Trip Insurance

 

Please click on the above link to purchase, get a quote, or find out details about trip insurance. Our hunters have been buying this trip insurance policy for many years. Our insurance agent covers a lot of guides and outfitters. He worked with the trip insurance company to make sure it covered hunters' needs. Several of our hunters have filed claims, and to my knowledge, they all received refunds. There are different levels of coverage available. You can choose to cover airfare and lodging in addition to the cost of the hunt. After booking a hunt, if you have any concerns or questions, we can connect you with our agent.

Bird Cleaning:

Bird cleaning is included in the price of the hunt. At the end of the day's hunt, your guide, with the help of the hunting party, will clean all the snow geese harvested. Unlike when you are at home, we cannot just cut the breast meat off the bone. For identification purposes, a wing must be attached to the meat to be legal. To remove the breast with the wing attached, we use the Wing Slinger™ bird cleaner. The breast with the wing can be placed in a large cooler packed with ice. The remaining carcasses are bagged and properly disposed of for you.

 

Lodging & Meals:

Accommodations are available in local motels and short-term rentals. For snow goose hunts in Arkansas, the hunting locations are near larger towns, offering various lodging options at different price points. Once a hunt is booked, hunters will receive a confirmation letter containing all the necessary information to locate lodging. It's the hunters' responsibility to secure their own accommodations.

 

Meals are not provided during your hunting trip. Some groups bring coolers and grills, while others choose to eat at restaurants for all their meals. Our guides usually stay in the field all day, even if the hunters leave for lunch. It's the hunter's choice if they want to stay in the field all day; if you do, make sure to bring snacks, lunch, and drinks (no alcohol).

 

 

What You Need To Bring:

We provide all the field's blinds, decoys, electronic callers, and other necessary equipment. While we appreciate offers to bring your equipment, we prefer to use ours because it has proven effective and familiar to us.

 

 

  • The laydown blinds have padded seats; however, some hunters like to bring extra padding. We have seen layout boat seats, yoga mats, garden seat cushions, and foam pads. Remember they will likely get wet in Arkansas.
  • Non-toxic shotgun shells. Most shoot 12-gauge steel shot sizes 2 to BB. Most of the guides shoot 3-inch 2-shot.
  • White or Camouflage clothing that is waterproof is recommended for warm and cold weather. Dress in layers.
  • Rubber boots or breathable waders. In Arkansas, we hunt mainly rice fields, which can sometimes be wet. While not necessary, waders make hunting in wet conditions more enjoyable.
  • Food or drink (non-alcoholic) you may need while in the field.
  • Cooler to store and ice down your cleaned birds.

Hunters can wear either whites or camo clothes.

What To Expect:

On the afternoon before your first day of hunting, we will text you with general information and your guide's name and phone number. That evening, once we've selected the fields, usually before 8 p.m., your guide will contact you with the meeting time and location.

 

On the morning of the hunt, you will meet your guide at the specified location and time, then follow the guide to the field in your vehicle. At the field, your guide will have you load all your gear into our ATV trailers and pull it out to the decoy spread. Since we hunt migrating geese, the decoy spread will already be set. If anyone in your party needs a ride, they can inform the guide, and he will provide transportation to the spread; otherwise, able-bodied hunters walk to the decoys. The walking distance varies by field, but it is usually reasonable. Some of our repeat hunters bring their 4-wheeler or UTV, which is acceptable.

 

At the snow goose spread,  the blinds and flyer may need rearranging based on the wind that day. Some days, we may have to move them multiple times. The process goes much faster if the hunters help.  After everything is done the way the guide wants it to be, he will go over some safety items, and then we will wait for shooting time. At the end of the hunt, we repeat the process with the gear. Back at the truck, we clean all the snow geese harvested with a wing attached to the meat. This schedule is repeated until your last day, a hunt until noon for most of you.

Keeping You Informed

Keeping our hunters informed is a high priority. We do this with our hunting reports. You will find our reports to be honest, accurate, and daily. Check them daily if you want, but someone in your party should follow the posts for a few days before leaving for your hunt with us. I generally post any essential announcements there.

 

Follow our season:

  1. Hunting Reports:  You can find them by clicking this link: Hunting Reports. 
  2. Facebook: Our hunting reports end up on Facebook. Follow our page by clicking the following link: Up North Outdoors, Inc. Facebook Page

 

Because of our accuracy, snow goose hunters of all stripes follow our reports widely on social media. Our hunting reports can be reviewed back to 2008. These posts are an excellent research tool. They are WAY BETTER than a reference I could provide you. 

 

 

 

Example Of Our Hunting Reports

Hunting License Requirement:

Arkansas license is FREE. You must register with the state to hunt spring snow geese by calling the number below or registering online at the link below. In addition, a current valid hunting license from any state must be in your possession while hunting.

 

The FREE permit is called SGR - LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER.

Annual Snow Goose Harvest:

The Conservation Order started in 1999, and we began guiding spring snow goose hunts shortly afterward in 2001. Throughout the seasons, we have observed significant improvements in equipment quality and a significant increase in the popularity of hunting snow geese. Despite the liberal laws and limits, this season is not a free-for-all. Snow geese are the most hunted and most intelligent of all waterfowl in North America. You should come to your hunt with realistic expectations. If the hunting was extremely successful every day, the Conservation Order would have achieved its goals years ago, and the season would have ended. The truth is, there are good and bad days and years, but snow goose hunting is our favorite season!

 

Our yearly harvests vary from year to year. These variations can be attributed to successful hatches and favorable weather in some years and challenging weather conditions and poor hatches in others. The number of days we hunt has also varied over time, ranging from as few as 23 days to as many as 60 days, with most years averaging around 40 days of hunting. Since 2001, we have harvested 84,314 snow geese, with the following annual breakdown.

  • 2024: 3824
  • 2023: 3793
  • 2022: 3994
  • 2021: 1403
  • 2020: 2975
  • 2019: 931
  • 2018: 6425
  • 2017: 3277
  • 2016: 2516
  • 2015: 3426
  • 2014: 3707
  • 2013: 5835
  • 2012: 5516
  • 2011: 5366
  • 2010: 1890
  • 2009: 5471
  • 2008: 3850
  • 2007: 5653
  • 2006: 4442
  • 2005: 3653
  • 2004: 3583
  • 2003: 1266
  • 2002: 1049
  • 2001: 469