From the Arkansas Game and Fish Hunting Guidebook:
"The season bag limit is three deer, of which no more than two may be legal bucks. Hunters may not take more than two does using firearms. Additional restriction may apply within certain zones and Wildlife Management Areas (pages 114-118).
In zones 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11, a hunter may only take one legal buck by any combination of firearms (muzzleloader and modern gun) and archery methods. Hunters in these zones may take the season bag limit of two legal bucks if each buck is taken in a different zone or WMA. Firearms hunters may take one doe with a zone doe quota permit. Archery hunters may take one legal buck and one doe or two does. Hunters, including archery hunters, are reminded that a zone doe quota permit is required to take a doe during firearms season. Permit applications are available during June.
In zone 3, an archery hunter may take either two legal bucks and one doe, two does and one legal buck, or three does. Firearms hunters may take two legal bucks and one doe with a zone doe quota permit.
In zone 13, an archery hunter may take either two legal bucks and one doe, two does and one legal buck, or three does. Firearms hunters may take two legal bucks and one doe.
In zones 4A, 5A, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 16A and 17, an archery hunter may take either two legal bucks and one doe, two does and one legal buck, or three does. Firearms hunters may take two legal bucks and one doe or two does and one legal buck.
In zones 4 and 5, an archery hunter may take either two legal bucks and one doe, two does and one legal buck, or three
does. Modern gun hunters may take two legal bucks and one doe. Muzzleloader deer hunting season is closed."
Confused? So am I....... But I think it's three.....