Modern gun deer season is in full swing across Arkansas. The season opened Nov. 8 and runs through Nov. 30. Here are some things hunters should double check before hitting the woods.

Be sure your hunting license is up-to-date and you've downloaded your free deer tags through the Game and Fish website or mobile app. If you've purchased your license this year, the tags should automatically show up, but youth hunters and lifetime license holders may still need to download theirs. Game and Fish has a web page devoted to all the instructions you'll need to get going on the app at www.agfc.com/licensingsupport .

Make sure your firearm is legal for the zone or wildlife management area you are hunting. Hunters in deer zones 4 and 5 and a few wildlife management areas are restricted to shotguns .

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