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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail need modifications. Changing or hand delivery: Public Comments environmental conditions, State and Fish and Wildlife Service Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ–NWRS– Federal regulations, and other factors 2021–0027; U.S. Fish and Wildlife affecting fish and wildlife populations 50 CFR Parts 32 and 71 Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB and habitat may warrant modifications [Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2021–0027; (JAO/3W); Falls Church, VA 22041– to station-specific regulations to ensure FXRS12610900000–212–FF09R20000] 3803. the continued compatibility of hunting We will not accept email or faxes. We and sport fishing programs and to RIN 1018–BF09 will post all comments on http:// ensure that these programs will not www.regulations.gov. This generally 2021–2022 Station-Specific Hunting materially interfere with or detract from means that we will post any personal and Sport Fishing Regulations the fulfillment of station purposes or the information you provide us (see Request Service’s mission. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, for Comments, below, for more Provisions governing hunting and Interior. information). sport fishing on refuges are in title 50 of ACTION: Proposed rule. Information collection requirements: the Code of Federal Regulations at part Send your comments and suggestions 32 (50 CFR part 32), and on hatcheries SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and on the information collection at part 71 (50 CFR part 71). We regulate Wildlife Service (Service), propose to requirements to the Service Information hunting and sport fishing to: open, for the first time, seven National Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish • Ensure compatibility with refuge Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) that are and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg and hatchery purpose(s); currently closed to hunting and sport Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, • Properly manage fish and wildlife fishing. In addition, we propose to open VA 22041–3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@ resource(s); • or expand hunting and sport fishing at fws.gov (email). Please reference OMB Protect other values; • Ensure visitor safety; and 83 other NWRs, and add pertinent Control Number 1018–0140 in the • station-specific regulations for other subject line of your comments. Provide opportunities for fish- and NWRs that pertain to migratory game Supporting documents: For wildlife-dependent recreation. On many stations where we decide to bird hunting, upland game hunting, big information on a specific refuge’s or allow hunting and sport fishing, our game hunting, and sport fishing for the hatchery’s public use program and the general policy of adopting regulations 2021–2022 season. We also propose to conditions that apply to it, contact the identical to State hunting and sport open hunting or sport fishing on one respective regional office at the address fishing regulations is adequate in unit of the National Fish Hatchery or phone number given in Available meeting these objectives. On other System (NFH). We propose to add Information for Specific Stations under stations, we must supplement State pertinent station-specific regulations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. regulations with more-restrictive that pertain to migratory game bird FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal regulations to ensure that we hunting, upland game hunting, big game Christian Myers, (571) 422–3595. meet our management responsibilities, hunting, and sport fishing at this NFH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: as outlined under Statutory Authority, for the 2021–2022 season. Finally, we below. We issue station-specific hunting propose to make regulatory changes to Background and sport fishing regulations when we existing station-specific regulations in The National Wildlife Refuge System open wildlife refuges and fish order to reduce the regulatory burden on Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. hatcheries to migratory game bird the public, increase access for hunters 668dd–668ee), as amended hunting, upland game hunting, big game and anglers on Service lands and (Administration Act), closes NWRs in hunting, or sport fishing. These waters, and comply with a Presidential all States except Alaska to all uses until regulations may list the wildlife species mandate for plain language standards. opened. The Secretary of the Interior that you may hunt or fish; seasons; bag DATES: (Secretary) may open refuge areas to any or creel (container for carrying fish) Written comments: We will accept use, including hunting and/or sport limits; methods of hunting or sport comments received or postmarked on or fishing, upon a determination that the fishing; descriptions of areas open to before July 6, 2021. use is compatible with the purposes of hunting or sport fishing; and other Information collection requirements: the refuge and National Wildlife Refuge provisions as appropriate. If you wish to comment on the System mission. The action also must be information collection requirements in in accordance with provisions of all Statutory Authority this proposed rule, please send your laws applicable to the areas, developed The Administration Act, as amended comments and suggestions on this in coordination with the appropriate by the National Wildlife Refuge System information collection by July 6, 2021. State fish and wildlife agency(ies), Improvement Act of 1997 (Improvement ADDRESSES: consistent with the principles of sound Act; Pub. L. 105–57), governs the Written comments: You may submit fish and wildlife management and administration and public use of comments by one of the following administration, and otherwise in the refuges, and the Refuge Recreation Act methods: public interest. These requirements of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) • Electronically: Go to the Federal ensure that we maintain the biological (Recreation Act) governs the eRulemaking Portal: http:// integrity, diversity, and environmental administration and public use of refuges www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, health of the Refuge System for the and hatcheries. type in FWS–HQ–NWRS–2021–0027, benefit of present and future generations Amendments enacted by the which is the docket number for this of Americans. Improvement Act were built upon the rulemaking. Then, click on the Search We annually review hunting and Administration Act in a manner that button. On the resulting screen, find the sport fishing programs to determine provides an ‘‘organic act’’ for the Refuge correct document and submit a whether to include additional stations System, similar to organic acts that exist comment by clicking on ‘‘Comment or whether individual station for other public Federal lands. The Now!’’ regulations governing existing programs Improvement Act serves to ensure that

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we effectively manage the Refuge public recreation as an appropriate refuges to the lists of areas open to System as a national network of lands, incidental or secondary use only to the hunting and sport fishing in 50 CFR waters, and interests for the protection extent that doing so is practicable and parts 32 and 71. We ensure continued and conservation of our Nation’s not inconsistent with the primary compliance by the development of wildlife resources. The Administration purpose(s) for which Congress and the comprehensive conservation plans and Act states first and foremost that we Service established the areas. The step-down management plans, and by focus our Refuge System mission on Recreation Act requires that any annual review of hunting and sport conservation of fish, wildlife, and plant recreational use of refuge or hatchery fishing programs and regulations. lands be compatible with the primary resources and their habitats. The Proposed Amendments to Existing purpose(s) for which we established the Improvement Act requires the Secretary, Regulations before allowing a new use of a refuge, refuge and not inconsistent with other or before expanding, renewing, or previously authorized operations. Updates to Hunting and Fishing extending an existing use of a refuge, to The Administration Act and Opportunities on NWRs and NFHs determine that the use is compatible Recreation Act also authorize the This document proposes to codify in with the purpose for which the refuge Secretary to issue regulations to carry the Code of Federal Regulations all of was established and the mission of the out the purposes of the Acts and the Service’s hunting and/or sport Refuge System. The Improvement Act regulate uses. fishing regulations that we would established as the policy of the United We develop specific management update since the last time we published States that wildlife-dependent plans for each refuge prior to opening it a rule amending these regulations (85 recreation, when compatible, is a to hunting or sport fishing. In many FR 54076; August 31, 2020) and that are legitimate and appropriate public use of cases, we develop station-specific applicable at Refuge System and the Refuge System, through which the regulations to ensure the compatibility Hatchery System units previously American public can develop an of the programs with the purpose(s) for opened to hunting and/or sport fishing. appreciation for fish and wildlife. The which we established the refuge or We propose this to better inform the Improvement Act established six hatchery and the Refuge and Hatchery general public of the regulations at each wildlife-dependent recreational uses as System mission. We ensure initial station, to increase understanding and the priority general public uses of the compliance with the Administration Act compliance with these regulations, and Refuge System. These uses are hunting, and the Recreation Act for hunting and to make enforcement of these fishing, wildlife observation and sport fishing on newly acquired land regulations more efficient. In addition to photography, and environmental through an interim determination of now finding these regulations in 50 CFR education and interpretation. compatibility made at or near the time parts 32 and 71, visitors to our refuges The Recreation Act authorizes the of acquisition. These regulations ensure and hatcheries may find them reiterated Secretary to administer areas within the that we make the determinations in literature distributed by each station Refuge System and Hatchery System for required by these acts prior to adding or posted on signs.

TABLE 1—PROPOSED CHANGES FOR 2021–2022 HUNTING/SPORT FISHING SEASON

Migratory bird Upland game Big game Station State hunting hunting hunting Sport fishing

Audubon NWR ...... North Dakota ...... Closed ...... Already Open .. E ...... Already Open. Bald Knob NWR ...... Arkansas ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Bayou Sauvage NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O ...... O ...... E. Bayou Teche NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Big Branch Marsh NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E. Big Lake NWR ...... Arkansas ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Bill Williams River NWR ...... Arizona ...... E ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Bogue Chitto NWR ...... Louisiana & Mississippi ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Bond Swamp NWR ...... Georgia ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Brazoria NWR ...... Texas ...... O ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... E. Cache River NWR ...... Arkansas ...... O/E ...... O ...... E ...... Already Open. Caddo Lake NWR ...... Texas ...... Closed ...... O ...... Already Open .. Closed. Camas NWR ...... Idaho ...... O ...... Already Open .. O ...... Closed. Cape May NWR ...... New Jersey ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E ...... E. Cat Island NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Charles M. Russell NWR ...... Montana ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. O ...... Already Open. Cherry Valley NWR ...... Pennsylvania ...... E ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Choctaw NWR ...... Alabama ...... O ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Crab Orchard NWR ...... Illinois ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. Already Open .. E. Cypress Creek NWR ...... Illinois ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... E. Dale Bumpers White River NWR ... Arkansas ...... O ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. Already Open. Delta NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Desert NWR ...... Nevada ...... O ...... O ...... Already Open .. Closed. Don Edwards NWR ...... California ...... E ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Already Open. Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR ..... Virginia ...... O ...... O ...... O/E ...... O. Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Virginia ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... E ...... O. NWR. Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin NWR South Carolina ...... Already Open .. Closed ...... O ...... Already Open. Everglades Headwaters NWR ...... Florida ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Featherstone NWR ...... Virginia ...... N ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... N. Felsenthal NWR ...... Arkansas ...... O/E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Fisherman Island NWR ...... Virginia ...... N ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed.

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TABLE 1—PROPOSED CHANGES FOR 2021–2022 HUNTING/SPORT FISHING SEASON—Continued

Migratory bird Upland game Big game Station State hunting hunting hunting Sport fishing

Florida Panther NWR ...... Florida ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... N ...... N. Franklin Island NWR ...... Maine ...... N ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed. Grand Bay NWR ...... Alabama & Mississippi ...... O ...... O ...... O ...... O. Great Dismal Swamp NWR ...... Virginia ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Great River NWR ...... Missouri ...... C ...... C ...... C ...... Already Open. Great Swamp NWR ...... New Jersey ...... O ...... O ...... O/E ...... Closed. Green Lake NFH ...... Maine ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... N. Hackmatack NWR ...... Illinois ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... E. Harbor Island NWR ...... Michigan ...... O ...... O ...... E ...... O. Harris Neck NWR ...... Georgia ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Havasu NWR ...... Arizona ...... O/E ...... O ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Holla Bend NWR ...... Arkansas ...... Closed ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E. J. Clark Salyer NWR ...... North Dakota ...... Already Open .. E ...... E ...... Already Open. James River NWR ...... Virginia ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... O. Julia Butler Hansen Refuge ...... Oregon & Washington ...... E ...... Closed ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Kern NWR ...... California ...... O ...... Already Open .. Closed ...... Closed. Kootenai NWR ...... Idaho ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. Already Open .. E. Lacreek NWR ...... South Dakota ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. Already Open .. E. Lake Alice NWR ...... North Dakota ...... Already Open .. E ...... E ...... Already Open. Las Vegas NWR ...... New Mexico ...... O ...... O ...... O ...... Closed. Loess Bluffs NWR ...... Missouri ...... O ...... O ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Mackay Island NWR ...... North Carolina & Virginia ...... O ...... Closed ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Malheur NWR ...... Oregon ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Mandalay NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O ...... E ...... Already Open. Middle Mississippi River NWR ...... Missouri ...... Already Open .. E ...... E ...... Already Open. Minnesota Valley NWR ...... Minnesota ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. E ...... Already Open. Missisquoi NWR ...... Vermont ...... Already Open .. O ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Moosehorn NWR ...... Maine ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Muleshoe NWR ...... Texas ...... N ...... N ...... N ...... Closed. National Elk Refuge ...... Wyoming ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... O ...... Already Open. Neal Smith NWR ...... Iowa ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Closed. Necedah NWR ...... Wisconsin ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Neches River NWR ...... Texas ...... N ...... N ...... N ...... Closed. Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR ..... Minnesota & Iowa ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... E. Occoquan Bay NWR ...... Virginia ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... O. Ohio River Islands NWR ...... Pennsylvania, Kentucky, & West O ...... O ...... O ...... Already Open. Virginia. Ottawa NWR ...... Ohio ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... E. Ouray NWR ...... Utah ...... O ...... Already Open .. O ...... Already Open. Patoka River NWR ...... Indiana ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... E. Petit Manan NWR ...... Maine ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Closed. Plum Tree Island NWR ...... Virginia ...... E ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... O. Pond Island NWR ...... Maine ...... N ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed. Presquile NWR ...... Virginia ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... O. Rappahannock River Valley NWR Virginia ...... Closed ...... O ...... O/E ...... Already Open. Red River NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O ...... O ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Rice Lake NWR ...... Minnesota ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. E ...... Already Open. Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee NWR ... Mississippi ...... O/E ...... O/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Sequoyah NWR ...... Oklahoma ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. Already Open .. E. Sherburne NWR ...... Minnesota ...... O ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Silvio O. Conte NWR ...... New Hampshire ...... E ...... O/E ...... E ...... E. Sunkhaze Meadows NWR ...... Maine ...... Already Open .. E ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Supawna Meadows NWR ...... New Jersey ...... O ...... O ...... O/E ...... E. Tensas River NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O ...... O ...... O ...... Already Open. UL Bend NWR ...... Montana ...... Already Open .. Already Open .. O ...... Already Open. Upper Ouachita NWR ...... Louisiana ...... O/E ...... O ...... Already Open .. Already Open. Wallkill River NWR ...... New York & New Jersey ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Wapanocca NWR ...... Arkansas ...... C ...... O ...... E ...... Already Open. Waubay NWR ...... South Dakota ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Already Open .. E. Wichita Mountains NWR ...... Oklahoma ...... Already Open .. Closed ...... Already Open .. E. William L. Finley NWR ...... Oregon ...... O ...... Closed ...... E ...... Already Open. Key: N = New station opened (New Station). O = New species and/or new activity on a station previously open to other activities (Opening). E = Station already open to activity adds new lands/waters, modifies areas open to hunting or fishing, extends season dates, adds a targeted hunt, modifies season dates, modifies hunting hours, etc. (Expansion). C = Station closing the activity on some or all acres (Closing).

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The changes for the 2021–2022 Required Determinations this rule in a manner consistent with hunting/fishing season noted in the these requirements. Clarity of This Proposed Rule table above are each based on a complete administrative record which, Executive Orders 12866 and 12988 Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Presidential Memorandum of among other detailed documentation, Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act also includes a hunt plan, a June 1, 1998, require us to write all rules in plain language. This means that each (as amended by the Small Business compatibility determination (for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act refuges), and the appropriate National rule we publish must: [SBREFA] of 1996) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 (a) Be logically organized; whenever a Federal agency is required U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) analysis, all of (b) Use the active voice to address which were the subject of a public readers directly; to publish a notice of rulemaking for review and comment process. These (c) Use clear language rather than any proposed or final rule, it must documents are available upon request. jargon; prepare and make available for public Through these openings and (d) Be divided into short sections and comment a regulatory flexibility expansions, we are proposing to open or sentences; and analysis that describes the effect of the expand hunting or sport fishing on (e) Use lists and tables wherever rule on small entities (i.e., small 2,084,538 acres within the National possible. businesses, small organizations, and If you feel that we have not met these Wildlife Refuge System and the small government jurisdictions). requirements, send us comments by one National Fish Hatchery System. However, no regulatory flexibility of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. To analysis is required if the head of an Fish Advisory better help us revise the rule, your agency certifies that the rule will not comments should be as specific as For health reasons, anglers should have a significant economic impact on review and follow State-issued possible. For example, you should tell us the numbers of the sections or a substantial number of small entities. consumption advisories before enjoying Thus, for a regulatory flexibility analysis recreational sport fishing opportunities paragraphs that are unclearly written, which sections or sentences are too to be required, impacts must exceed a on Service-managed waters. You can threshold for ‘‘significant impact’’ and a find information about current fish- long, the sections where you feel lists or threshold for a ‘‘substantial number of consumption advisories on the internet tables would be useful, etc. small entities.’’ See 5 U.S.C. 605(b). at: http://www.epa.gov/fish-tech. Regulatory Planning and Review SBREFA amended the Regulatory Request for Comments (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) Flexibility Act to require Federal You may submit comments and Executive Order 12866 provides that agencies to provide a statement of the materials on this proposed rule by any the Office of Information and Regulatory factual basis for certifying that a rule one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant will not have a significant economic We will not accept comments sent by rules. OIRA has determined that this impact on a substantial number of small email or fax or to an address not listed rulemaking is not significant. entities. Executive Order (E.O.) 13563 in ADDRESSES. We will not consider This proposed rule would open or reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 hand-delivered comments that we do expand hunting and sport fishing on 90 not receive, or mailed comments that while calling for improvements in the nation’s regulatory system to promote NWRs and 1 NFH. As a result, visitor are not postmarked, by the date use for wildlife-dependent recreation on specified in DATES. predictability, to reduce uncertainty, these stations will change. If the stations We will post your entire comment on and to use the best, most innovative, http://www.regulations.gov. Before and least burdensome tools for establishing new programs were a pure including personal identifying achieving regulatory ends. The addition to the current supply of those information in your comment, you executive order directs agencies to activities, it would mean an estimated should be aware that we may make your consider regulatory approaches that maximum increase of 41,232 user days entire comment—including your reduce burdens and maintain flexibility (one person per day participating in a personal identifying information— and freedom of choice for the public recreational opportunity; see Table 2). publicly available at any time. While where these approaches are relevant, Because the participation trend is flat in you can ask us in your comment to feasible, and consistent with regulatory these activities since 1991, this increase withhold your personal identifying objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes in supply will most likely be offset by information from public review, we further that regulations must be based other sites losing participants. cannot guarantee that we will be able to on the best available science and that Therefore, this is likely to be a do so. We will post all hardcopy the rulemaking process must allow for substitute site for the activity and not comments on http:// public participation and an open necessarily an increase in participation www.regulations.gov. exchange of ideas. We have developed rates for the activity.

TABLE 2—ESTIMATED MAXIMUM CHANGE IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 2021–2022 [Dollars in thousands]

Additional Additional Additional Station hunting days fishing days expenditures

Audubon NWR ...... 10 ...... $0.3 Bald Knob NWR ...... 30 ...... 1.0 Bayou Sauvage NWR ...... 344 ...... 11.6 Bayou Teche NWR ...... 472 ...... 15.9 Big Branch Marsh NWR ...... 120 ...... 4.0 Big Lake NWR ...... 2 ...... 0.1 Bill Williams River NWR ...... 66 ...... 2.2

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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED MAXIMUM CHANGE IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 2021–2022—Continued [Dollars in thousands]

Additional Additional Additional Station hunting days fishing days expenditures

Bogue Chitto NWR ...... 45 ...... 1.5 Bond Swamp NWR ...... 220 160 13.0 Brazoria NWR ...... 86 365 15.7 Cache River NWR ...... 60 ...... 2.0 Caddo Lake NWR ...... 87 ...... 2.9 Camas NWR ...... 250 ...... 8.4 Cape May NWR ...... 100 ...... 3.4 Cat Island NWR ...... 45 ...... 1.5 Charles M. Russell NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 Cherry Valley NWR ...... Choctaw NWR ...... 82 ...... 2.8 Crab Orchard NWR ...... 3,000 105.2 Cypress Creek NWR ...... 15 ...... 0.5 Dale Bumpers White River NWR ...... 132 ...... 4.4 Delta NWR ...... 85 ...... 2.9 Desert NWR ...... 103 ...... 3.5 Don Edwards NWR ...... 118 ...... 4.0 Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR ...... 414 ...... 13.9 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck NWR ...... 1,200 42.1 Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin NWR ...... 14 ...... 0.5 Everglades Headwaters NWR ...... Featherstone NWR ...... 670 1,200 64.7 Felsenthal NWR ...... 1,000 ...... 33.7 Fisherman Island NWR ...... 150 ...... 5.1 Florida Panther NWR ...... 6 365 13.0 Franklin Island NWR ...... 137 ...... 4.6 Grand Bay NWR ...... 920 730 56.6 Great Dismal Swamp NWR ...... 465 ...... 15.7 Great River NWR ...... Great Swamp NWR ...... 500 ...... 16.8 Green Lake NFH ...... 365 12.8 Hackmatack NWR ...... 40 30 2.4 Harbor Island NWR ...... 62 100 5.6 Harris Neck NWR ...... 68 ...... 2.3 Havasu NWR ...... 89 ...... 3.0 Holla Bend NWR ...... 100 ...... 3.4 J. Clark Salyer NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 James River NWR ...... 160 1,200 47.5 Julia Butler Hansen Refuge ...... 50 ...... 1.7 Kern NWR ...... 30 ...... 1.0 Kootenai NWR ...... 50 1.8 Lacreek NWR ...... 15 0.5 Lake Alice NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 Las Vegas NWR ...... 28 ...... 0.9 Loess Bluffs NWR ...... 363 ...... 12.2 Mackay Island NWR ...... 200 ...... 6.7 Malheur NWR ...... 232 ...... 7.8 Mandalay NWR ...... 519 ...... 17.5 Middle Mississippi River NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 Minnesota Valley NWR ...... Missisquoi NWR ...... 400 ...... 13.5 Moosehorn NWR ...... 50 ...... 1.7 Muleshoe NWR ...... 75 10 2.9 National Elk Refuge ...... 48 ...... 1.6 Neal Smith NWR ...... 27 ...... 0.9 Necedah NWR ...... 30 ...... 1.0 Neches River NWR ...... 2,161 ...... 72.8 Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR ...... 69.6 5.48 2.5 Occoquan Bay NWR ...... 280 1,200 51.5 Ohio River Islands NWR ...... 530 ...... 17.9 Ottawa NWR ...... 18 160 6.2 Ouray NWR ...... 45 ...... 1.5 Patoka River NWR ...... 15 2 0.6 Petit Manan NWR ...... 700 ...... 23.6 Plum Tree Island NWR ...... 300 10.5 Pond Island NWR ...... 138 ...... 4.6 Presquile NWR ...... 10 1,200 42.4 Rappahannock NWR ...... 497 ...... 16.7 Red River NWR ...... Rice Lake NWR ...... 48 ...... 1.6

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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED MAXIMUM CHANGE IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 2021–2022—Continued [Dollars in thousands]

Additional Additional Additional Station hunting days fishing days expenditures

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee NWR ...... 7 ...... 0.2 Sequoyah NWR ...... 2,000 70.1 Sherburne NWR ...... 444 ...... 15.0 Silvio O. Conte NWR ...... 50 0 1.7 Sunkhaze Meadows NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 Supawna Meadows NWR ...... 500 ...... 16.8 Tensas River NWR ...... 16 ...... 0.5 UL Bend NWR ...... 10 ...... 0.3 Upper Ouachita NWR ...... 45 ...... 1.5 Wallkill River NWR ...... Wapanocca NWR ...... 130 90 7.5 Waubay NWR ...... 15 0.5 Wichita Mountains NWR ...... 12,123 425.2

William L. Finley NWR ...... 264 ...... 8.9

Total ...... 15,347 25,885 1,424.7

To the extent visitors spend time and (2.51) derived from the report Small businesses within the retail money in the area of the station that ‘‘Sportfishing in America’’ yields a total trade industry (such as hotels, gas they would not have spent there maximum economic impact of stations, taxidermy shops, bait-and- anyway, they contribute new income to approximately $5.4 million (2020 tackle shops, and similar businesses) the regional economy and benefit local dollars) (Southwick Associates, Inc., may be affected by some increased or businesses. Due to the unavailability of 2018). Using a local impact multiplier decreased station visitation. A large site-specific expenditure data, we use would yield more accurate and smaller percentage of these retail trade the national estimates from the 2016 results. However, we employed the establishments in the local communities National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, national impact multiplier due to the around NWRs and NFHs qualify as and Wildlife Associated Recreation to difficulty in developing local small businesses (see Table 3, below). identify expenditures for food and multipliers for each specific region. We expect that the incremental lodging, transportation, and other Since we know that most of the recreational changes will be scattered, incidental expenses. Using the average fishing and hunting occurs within 100 and so we do not expect that the rule expenditures for these categories with miles of a participant’s residence, then will have a significant economic effect the maximum expected additional it is unlikely that most of this spending participation of the Refuge System and will be ‘‘new’’ money coming into a on a substantial number of small entities the Hatchery System yields local economy; therefore, this spending in any region or nationally. As noted approximately $1.4 million in will be offset with a decrease in some previously, we expect at most 1.4 recreation-related expenditures (see other sector of the local economy. The million to be spent in total in the Table 2, above). By having ripple effects net gain to the local economies will be refuges’ local economies. The maximum throughout the economy, these direct no more than $5.4 million, and likely increase will be less than three- expenditures are only part of the less. Since 80 percent of the participants hundredths of 1 percent for local retail economic impact of these recreational travel less than 100 miles to engage in trade spending (see Table 3, below). activities. Using a national impact hunting and fishing activities, their Table 3 does not include entries for multiplier for hunting activities (2.51) spending patterns will not add new those NWRs and NFHs for which we derived from the report ‘‘Hunting in money into the local economy and, project no changes in recreation America: An Economic Force for therefore, the real impact will be on the opportunities in 2021–2022; see Table 2, Conservation’’ and for fishing activities order of about $1.1 million annually. above.

TABLE 3—COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURES FOR RETAIL TRADE ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL STATION VISITATION FOR 2021–2022 [Thousands, 2020 dollars]

Estimated Establishments Retail trade in Addition as % of Establishments in with fewer than Station/county(ies) 1 maximum addition 1 2017 from new activities total 2017 10 employees in 2017 1

Audubon McLean, ND ...... $95,006 $0.3 <0.01 39 29 Bald Knob White, AR ...... 1,110,661 1.0 <0.01 311 234 Bayou Sauvage Orleans, LA ...... 3,694,534 11.6 <0.01 1,343 1,021 Bayou Teche St. Mary, LA ...... 559,081 15.9 <0.01 186 145

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Establishments Estimated Addition as % of Establishments in with fewer than Station/county(ies) Retail trade in maximum addition 1 1 10 employees in 2017 from new activities total 2017 2017 1

Big Branch Marsh St. Tammany, LA ...... 4,242,548 4.0 <0.01 901 596 Big Lake Mississippi, AR ...... 442,920 0.1 <0.01 144 115 Bill Williams River La Paz, AZ ...... 475,421 1.1 <0.01 82 59 Mohave, AZ ...... 3,234,501 1.1 <0.01 615 397 Bogue Chitto Washington, LA ...... 352,900 0.5 <0.01 146 110 St. Tammany, LA ...... 4,242,548 0.5 <0.01 901 596 Pearl River, MS ...... 693,664 0.5 <0.01 186 132 Bond Swamp Bibb, GA ...... 2,835,352 6.5 <0.01 780 555 Twiggs, GA ...... 22,447 6.5 0.03 13 11 Brazoria Brazoria, TX ...... 4,992,876 15.7 <0.01 831 546 Cache River Woodruff, AR ...... 47,310 0.5 <0.01 31 26 Monroe, AR ...... 66,530 0.5 <0.01 35 27 Jackson, AR ...... 242,527 0.5 <0.01 68 48 Prairie, AR ...... 54,178 0.5 <0.01 32 23 Caddo Lake Harrison, TX ...... 638,384 2.9 <0.01 184 145 Camas Jefferson, ID ...... 221,301 8.4 <0.01 56 37 Cape May Cape May, NJ ...... 2,043,622 3.4 <0.01 644 502 Cat Island East Feliciana, LA ...... 82,906 1.5 <0.01 41 30 Charles M. Russell Blaine, MT ...... 43,638 <0.1 <0.01 22 16 Phillips, MT ...... 46,381 <0.1 <0.01 24 17 McCone, MT ...... 17,671 <0.1 <0.01 9 6 Fergus, MT ...... 166,443 <0.1 <0.01 62 51 Petroleum, MT ...... D <0.1 <0.01 3 3 Garfield, MT ...... 14,204 <0.1 <0.01 4 2 Valley, MT ...... 145,264 <0.1 <0.01 49 39 Choctaw Choctaw, AL ...... 95,301 2.8 <0.01 55 42 Crab Orchard Williamson, IL ...... 1,240,677 105.2 0.01 259 168 Cypress Creek Alexander, IL ...... 19,644 0.5 <0.01 18 14 Dale Bumpers White River Arkansas, AR ...... 319,247 1.1 <0.01 94 64 Monroe, AR ...... 66,530 1.1 <0.01 35 27 Phillips, AR ...... 156,413 1.1 <0.01 79 62 Desha, AR ...... 130,625 1.1 <0.01 64 49 Delta Plaquemines, LA ...... 119,957 2.9 <0.01 65 52 Desert Clark, NV ...... 33,837,749 3.5 <0.01 6,178 3,828 Don Edwards Alameda, CA ...... 28,390,575 4.0 <0.01 4,347 2,923 Eastern Shore of Virginia Northampton, VA ...... 117,772 13.9 0.01 59 45 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Fairfax, VA ...... 1,818,140 42.1 <0.01 252 136 Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin Charleston, SC ...... 9,065,573 0.5 <0.01 2,003 1,334 Hampton, SC ...... 178,354 0.5 <0.01 76 59 Lancaster, SC ...... 825,599 0.5 <0.01 237 174 Featherstone, VA Prince William, VA ...... 6,705,340 64.7 <0.01 1,164 683 Felsenthal Ashley, AR ...... 193,246 11.2 0.01 68 53 Union, AR ...... 591,376 11.2 <0.01 186 131

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Establishments Estimated Addition as % of Establishments in with fewer than Station/county(ies) Retail trade in maximum addition 1 1 10 employees in 2017 from new activities total 2017 2017 1

Bradley, AR ...... 75,395 11.2 0.01 33 25 Fisherman Island Northampton, VA ...... 117,772 5.1 <0.01 59 45 Florida Panther Collier, FL ...... 7,710,838 13.0 <0.01 1,455 1,019 Franklin Island Knox, ME ...... 760,425 4.6 <0.01 256 183 Grand Bay Mobile, AL ...... 5,921,035 28.3 <0.01 1,514 1,040 Jackson, MS ...... 1,410,824 28.3 <0.01 407 296 Great Dismal Swamp Sufolk City, VA ...... 1,225,412 7.8 <0.01 229 148 Chesapeake City, VA ...... 4,415,609 7.8 <0.01 782 445 Great Swamp Morris, NJ ...... 11,015,983 16.8 <0.01 1,809 1,221 Green Lake Hancock, ME ...... 1,001,578 12.8 <0.01 350 261 Hackamatack McHenry, IL ...... 4,115,924 1.2 <0.01 938 607 Walworth, WI ...... 1,596,199 1.2 <0.01 361 258 Harbor Island Chippewa, MI ...... 521,726 5.6 <0.01 148 98 Harris Neck McIntosh, GA ...... 96,007 2.3 <0.01 45 35 Havasu Mohave, AZ ...... 3,234,501 3.0 <0.01 615 397 Holla Bend Pope, AR ...... 945,241 1.7 <0.01 272 185 Yell, AR ...... 132,972 1.7 <0.01 50 38 J. Clark Salyer Bottineau, ND ...... 109,978 0.2 <0.01 29 21 McHenry, ND ...... 33,913 0.2 <0.01 19 14 James River Prince George, VA ...... 303,359 47.5 0.02 65 42 Julie Butler Hansen Clatsop, OR ...... 808,973 0.6 <0.01 269 215 Columbia, OR ...... 417,825 0.6 <0.01 119 77 Wahkiakum, WA ...... 8,582 0.6 0.01 6 5 Kern Kern, CA ...... 9,906,906 1.0 <0.01 1,966 1,250 Kootenai Boundary, ID ...... 123,467 1.8 <0.01 47 37 Lacreek Meade, SD ...... 325,901 0.5 <0.01 91 67 Lake Alice Bottineau, ND ...... 109,978 0.2 <0.01 29 21 McHenry, ND ...... 33,913 0.2 <0.01 19 14 Las Vegas San Miguel, NM ...... 231,666 0.9 <0.01 79 49 Loess Bluffs Holt, MO ...... 60,133 3.1 0.01 22 18 Andrew, MO ...... 154,801 3.1 <0.01 41 28 Gentry, MO ...... 57,342 3.1 0.01 36 25 Daviess, MO ...... 68,607 3.1 <0.01 34 25 Mackay Island Currituck, NC ...... 327,336 3.4 <0.01 135 109 Virginia Beach City, VA ...... 6,499,109 3.4 <0.01 1,468 893 Malheur Harney, OR ...... 169,776 7.8 <0.01 29 17 Mandalay Terrebonne, LA ...... 1,964,261 17.5 <0.01 475 317 Middle Mississippi River Perry, MO ...... 294,900 0.3 <0.01 82 46 Missisquoi Franklin, VT ...... 876,359 13.5 <0.01 176 112 Moosehorn Washington, ME ...... 438,713 1.7 <0.01 141 88

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Establishments Estimated Addition as % of Establishments in with fewer than Station/county(ies) Retail trade in maximum addition 1 1 10 employees in 2017 from new activities total 2017 2017 1

Muleshoe Bailey, TX ...... 49,284 2.9 0.01 21 15 National Elk Refuge Teton, WY ...... 676,935 1.6 <0.01 255 211 Neal Smith Jasper, IA ...... 408,507 0.9 <0.01 105 73 Necedah Juneau, WI ...... 318,073 1.0 <0.01 86 57 Neches River Cameron, TX ...... 4,868,360 36.4 <0.01 1,084 686 Anderson, TX ...... 631,510 36.4 0.01 167 124 Northern Tallgrass Prairie Murray, MN ...... 60,148 0.6 <0.01 44 33 Kandiyohi, MN ...... 914,193 0.6 <0.01 208 145 Clay, MN ...... 779,998 0.6 <0.01 161 95 Clay, IA ...... 504,926 0.6 <0.01 102 70 Occoquan Bay Prince William, VA ...... 6,705,340 51.5 <0.01 1,164 683 Ohio River Islands Beaver, PA ...... 1,717,000 4.5 <0.01 495 325 Boyd, KY ...... 903,141 4.5 <0.01 236 137 Wood, OH ...... 1,976,330 4.5 <0.01 369 218 Wood, WV ...... 1,631,635 4.5 <0.01 361 210 Ottawa Ottawa, OH ...... 467,388 6.2 <0.01 133 99 Ouray Uintah, UT ...... 471,207 1.5 <0.01 134 88 Patoka River Pike, IN ...... 67,144 0.3 <0.01 32 23 Gibson, IN ...... 529,720 0.3 <0.01 116 76 Petit Manan Washington, ME ...... 438,713 4.7 <0.01 141 88 Hancock, ME ...... 1,001,578 4.7 <0.01 350 261 Knox, ME ...... 760,425 4.7 <0.01 256 183 Lincoln, ME ...... 511,948 4.7 <0.01 204 157 Cumberland, ME ...... 7,424,447 4.7 <0.01 1,454 936 Plum Tree Island York, VA ...... 1,014,306 10.5 <0.01 201 135 Pond Island Knox, ME ...... 760,425 4.6 <0.01 256 183 Presquile Chesterfield, VA ...... 7,122,893 42.4 <0.01 958 589 Rappahannock Essex, VA ...... 233,522 3.3 <0.01 65 48 King George, VA ...... 362,404 3.3 <0.01 64 42 Westmoreland, VA ...... 122,436 3.3 <0.01 44 31 Richmond, VA ...... 2,386,644 3.3 <0.01 795 578 Caroline, VA ...... 324,067 3.3 <0.01 63 48 Rice Lake Aitkin, MN ...... 148,260 1.6 <0.01 69 48 Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee Noxubee, MS ...... 65,033 0.1 <0.01 40 35 Winston, MS ...... 211,903 0.1 <0.01 86 67 Oktibbeha, MS ...... 558,982 0.1 <0.01 173 130 Sequoyah Sequoyah, OK ...... 362,456 23.4 0.01 116 87 Muskogee, OK ...... 958,492 23.4 <0.01 263 175 Haskell, OK ...... 154,591 23.4 0.02 37 23 Sherburne Sherburne, MN ...... 985,715 15.0 <0.01 203 126 Silvio O. Conte Coos, NH ...... 575,506 0.6 <0.01 172 126 Essex, VT ...... 14,718 0.6 <0.01 18 15 Windham, VT ...... 606,157 0.6 <0.01 236 171 Sunkhaze Meadows Waldo, ME ...... 417,407 0.1 <0.01 171 131 Kennebec, ME ...... 2,624,338 0.1 <0.01 522 320

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Penobscot, ME ...... 3,443,680 0.1 <0.01 705 445 Supawna Meadows Salem County, NJ ...... 607,072 16.8 <0.01 174 119 Tensas River Madison, LA ...... 115,029 0.3 <0.01 32 20 Tensas, LA ...... 25,165 0.3 <0.01 14 12 UL Bend Phillips, MT ...... 46,381 0.3 <0.01 24 17 Upper Ouachita Union, LA ...... 184,987 0.8 <0.01 56 45 Morehouse, LA ...... 207,578 0.8 <0.01 74 53 Wapanocca Crittenden, AR ...... 702,406 7.5 <0.01 149 104 Waubay Day, SD ...... 86,538 0.5 <0.01 30 18 Wichita Mountains Comanche, OK ...... 1,412,420 425.2 0.03 407 274 William L. Finley Linn, OR ...... 1,504,418 8.9 <0.01 357 241 1 U.S. Census Bureau. ‘‘D’’ denotes sample size too small to report data.

With the small change in overall information to quantify this change in Takings (E.O. 12630) spending anticipated from this proposed travel cost but assumes that, since most In accordance with E.O. 12630, this rule, it is unlikely that a substantial people travel less than 100 miles to proposed rule would not have number of small entities will have more hunt, the increased travel cost would be significant takings implications. This than a small impact from the spending small. We do not expect this proposed proposed rule would affect only visitors change near the affected stations. rule to affect the supply or demand for at NWRs and NFHs, and would describe Therefore, we certify that this rule, as hunting opportunities in the United what they can do while they are on a proposed, will not have a significant States, and, therefore, it should not Service station. economic effect on a substantial number affect prices for hunting equipment and of small entities as defined under the supplies, or the retailers that sell Federalism (E.O. 13132) Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 equipment. As discussed under Regulatory et seq.). A regulatory flexibility analysis c. Would not have significant adverse Planning and Review and Unfunded is not required. Accordingly, a small effects on competition, employment, entity compliance guide is not required. Mandates Reform Act, above, this investment, productivity, innovation, or proposed rule would not have sufficient Small Business Regulatory Enforcement the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to federalism implications to warrant the Fairness Act compete with foreign-based enterprises. preparation of a federalism summary The proposed rule is not a major rule This proposed rule represents only a impact statement under E.O. 13132. In under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small small proportion of recreational preparing this proposed rule, we Business Regulatory Enforcement spending at NWRs. Therefore, if worked with State governments. adopted, this rule would have no Fairness Act. We anticipate no Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) significant employment or small measurable economic effect on the business effects. This proposed rule: wildlife-dependent industry, which has In accordance with E.O. 12988, the a. Would not have an annual effect on annual sales of equipment and travel Department of the Interior has the economy of $100 million or more. expenditures of $72 billion nationwide. determined that this proposed rule The minimal impact would be scattered Unfunded Mandates Reform Act would not unduly burden the judicial across the country and would most system and that it meets the likely not be significant in any local Since this proposed rule would apply requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) area. to public use of federally owned and of the Order. b. Would not cause a major increase managed refuges, it would not impose Energy Supply, Distribution or Use (E.O. in costs or prices for consumers; an unfunded mandate on State, local, or 13211) individual industries; Federal, State, or Tribal governments or the private sector local government agencies; or of more than $100 million per year. The On May 18, 2001, the President issued geographic regions. This proposed rule proposed rule would not have a E.O. 13211 on regulations that would have only a slight effect on the significant or unique effect on State, significantly affect energy supply, costs of hunting opportunities for local, or Tribal governments or the distribution, and use. E.O. 13211 Americans. If the substitute sites are private sector. A statement containing requires agencies to prepare Statements farther from the participants’ residences, the information required by the of Energy Effects when undertaking then an increase in travel costs would Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 certain actions. Because this proposed occur. The Service does not have U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required. rule would add 7 NWRs to the list of

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refuges open to hunting and sport comment on our proposal to revise OMB moose, elk, or bighorn sheep to be fishing, open or expand hunting or sport control number 1018–0140. This helps hunted. We ask hunters to identify fishing at 83 other NWRs, and open 1 us assess the impact of our information which species hunt they are applying NFH to sport fishing, it is not a collection requirements and minimize for. significant regulatory action under E.O. the public’s reporting burden. It also • Applicant information: We collect 12866, and we do not expect it to helps the public understand our name, address, phone number(s), and significantly affect energy supplies, information collection requirements and email so we can contact the applicant/ distribution, or use. Therefore, this provide the requested data in the permittee either during the application action is not a significant energy action, desired format. process, when the applicant is and no Statement of Energy Effects is The Service’s proposed rule (RIN successful in a lottery drawing, or after required. 1018–BF09) would open, for the first receiving a permit. time, hunting and sport fishing on seven • Party Members: Some refuges allow Consultation and Coordination With NWRs, open or expand hunting and the permit applicant to include Indian Tribal Governments (E.O. 13175) sport fishing at 83 other NWRs, and additional hunters in their group. We In accordance with E.O. 13175, we open hunting or sport fishing on one collect the names of all additional have evaluated possible effects on unit of the NFH. The additional burden hunters, when allowed by the refuge. federally recognized Indian tribes and associated with these new or expanded • Parent/Guardian Contact have determined that there are no hunting and sport fishing opportunities, Information: We collect name, effects. We coordinate recreational use as well as the revised information relationship, address, phone number(s), on NWRs and NFHs with Tribal collections identified below, require and email for a parent/guardian of youth governments having adjoining or OMB approval. hunters. We ask for this information in overlapping jurisdiction before we Many refuges offer hunting and sport the event of an emergency. propose the regulations. fishing activities without collecting any • Date: We ask hunters for their information. Those refuges that do preferences for hunt dates. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) collect hunter and angler information do • Hunt/Blind Location: We ask This proposed rule contains existing so seasonally, usually once a year at the hunters for their preferences for hunt and new information collections. All beginning of the hunting or sport fishing units, areas, or blinds. information collections require approval season. Some refuges may elect to • Special hunts: Some refuges hold by the Office of Management and collect the identical information via a special hunts for youth, hunters who are Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork non-form format (letter, email, or disabled, or other underserved Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 through discussions in person or over populations. We ask hunters to identify et seq.). We may not conduct or sponsor the phone). Some refuges provide the if they are applying for these special and you are not required to respond to form electronically over the internet. In hunts. For youth hunts, we ask for the a collection of information unless it some cases, because of high demand age of the hunter at the time of the hunt. displays a currently valid OMB control and limited resources, we often provide • Signature and date: To confirm that number. The OMB has reviewed and hunt opportunities by lottery, based on the applicant (and parent/guardian, if a approved the information collection dates, locations, or type of hunt. youth hunter) understands the terms requirements associated with hunting The proposed changes to the existing and conditions of the permit. and sport fishing activities across the information collections identified below Proposed revisions to FWS Form National Wildlife Refuge System and require OMB approval: 3–2439: National Fish Hatchery System and With this submission, we updated the assigned the following OMB control Hunting Applications/Permit (FWS title of the form to include the NFHs. numbers: Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— We also updated the Privacy Act • 1018–0140, ‘‘Hunting and Sport National Wildlife Refuge System) Statement on the form to include Fishing Application Forms and Activity Form 3–2439 collects the following applicability to all hunting permits Reports for National Wildlife Refuges, information from individuals seeking (rather than migratory bird hunting) and 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, hunting experiences on the NWRs: to also include references to authorized 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72’’ • Lottery Application: Refuges who hunting on the NFHs. (Expires 12/31/2023), administer hunting via a lottery system • 1018–0102, ‘‘National Wildlife will use Form 3–2439 as the lottery Harvest/Fishing Activity Reports Refuge Special Use Permit Applications application. If the applicant is We have four harvest/fishing activity and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, successful, the completed Form 3–2439 reports, depending on the species. We 31, 32, & 36’’ (Expires 01/31/2024), also serves as their permit application, ask users to report on their success after • 1018–0135, ‘‘Electronic Federal avoiding a duplication of burden on the their experience so that we can evaluate Duck Stamp Program’’ (Expires 01/31/ public filling out two separate forms. hunt quality and resource impacts. We 2023), • Date of application: We often have propose to use the following activity • 1018–0093, ‘‘Federal Fish and application deadlines and this reports, which we distribute during Wildlife Permit Applications and information helps staff determine the appropriate seasons, as determined by Reports—Management Authority; 50 order in which we received the State or Federal regulations: CFR 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23’’ (Expires applications. It also ensures that the • FWS Form 3–2359 (Big Game 08/31/2023), and information is current. Harvest Report). • 1024–0252, ‘‘The Interagency • Methods: Some refuges hold • FWS Form 3–2360 (Sport Fishing Access Pass and Senior Pass multiple types of hunts, i.e., archery, Report). Application Processes’’ (Expires 09/30/ shotgun, primitive weapons, etc. We ask • FWS Form 3–2361 (Migratory Bird 2023). for this information to identify which Hunt Report). In accordance with the PRA and 5 opportunity(ies) a hunter is applying • FWS Form 3–2362 (Upland/Small CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the for. Game/Furbearer Report). general public and other Federal • Species Permit Type: Some refuges We collect the following information agencies with an opportunity to allow only certain species, such as on the harvest reports:

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• Name of refuge and location: We names are not collected, just total Data collected will also help managers ask this to track responses by location, number of youths in hunting party. better allocate staff and resources to which is important when we manage • Harvested by—Data will be used to serve the public as well as develop more than one refuge or activity area determine ratio of adults to youth annual performance measures. from one office. hunters. Specific hunter names are not • Success of harvest by hunters/ • Date: We ask when the hunter/ collected anglers (number and type of harvest/ angler participated in the activity. This • Species observed—Data will be caught). This information is critical to helps us identify use trends so we have used by a refuge/hatchery to determine wildlife management programs on resources available. the presence of any unusual species refuges. Each refuge will customize the • Hours/Time in/out: We ask this to (e.g., threatened or endangered species, form by listing game species and determine how long the hunter/angler or invasive species). incidental species available on the participated in the activity. We also use Self-Clearing Check-in Permit (FWS refuge, hunting methods allowed, and this to track use so we can allocate Form 3–2405) data needed for certain species (e.g., for resources appropriately. deer, whether itis a buck or doe and the • Name, City, State: We ask for a FWS Form 3–2405 has three parts: number of points; or for turkeys, the • Self-Clearing Daily Check-in Permit. name so we can identify the user. We weight and beard and spur lengths). Each user completes this portion of the ask for residence information to help • Visitor observations of incidental form (date of visit, name, and telephone establish use patterns (if users are local species. This information will help numbers) and deposits it in the permit or traveling). managers develop annual performance box prior to engaging in any activity on • Number harvested/caught based on measures and it provides information to the refuge. species: We ask this to determine the • Self-Clearing Daily Visitor help develop resource management impacts on wildlife/fish populations, planning. Registration Permit. Each user must • relative success, and quality of complete the front side of the form Photograph of animal harvested experience. (specific refuges only). This requirement • (date, name, city, State, zip code, and Species harvested/caught: We ask purpose of visit) and carry this portion documents the sex of animal prior to the this to determine the impacts on while on the refuge. At the completion hunter being eligible to harvest the wildlife/fish populations, relative of the visit, each user must complete the opposite sex (where allowed). success, and quality of experience. • Date of visit and/or area visited. reverse side of the form (number of • Proposed revisions to harvest activity hours on refuge, harvest information Comments. We encourage visitors reports: (species and number), harvest method, to comment on their experience. With this submission, we propose a angler information (species and Proposed revisions to FWS Form 3– new harvest form (FWS Form 3–2542, number), and wildlife sighted (e.g., 2405: ‘‘Hunter Harvest Report’’) to replace black bear and hog)) and deposit it in With this submission, we added FWS Forms 3–2359, 3–2361, and 3– the permit box. vehicle license plate number, state 2362 to simplify reporting requirements • Self-Clearing Daily Vehicle Permit. issued, and make/model of vehicle and to reduce burden on the public. In The driver and each user traveling in fields as optional fields for refuges/ addition to the fields previously the vehicle must complete this portion hatcheries. This information is required approved by OMB on the original three (date) and display in clear view in the by law enforcement purposes for search harvest report forms, we added the vehicle while on the refuge. and rescue/emergency response following additional fields to aid the We use FWS Form 3–2405 to collect: activities, as well as to verify ownership refuge in management of the reports: • Information on the visitor (name, of vehicles in the event of damage on • State issued hunter identification/ address, and contact information). We the refuge/hatchery, accidents, or other license number (NOTE: Refuges/ use this information to identify the related law enforcement purposes. hatcheries that rely on the State agency visitor or driver/passenger of a vehicle We will not propose any changes to to issue hunting permits are not while on the refuge. This is extremely the remaining information collections required to collect the permittee’s valuable information should visitors identified below currently approved by personal identifying information (PII) on become lost or injured. Law OMB: the harvest form. Those refuges/ enforcement officers can easily check Sport Fishing Application/Permit (FWS hatcheries may opt to collect only the vehicles for these cards in order to Form 3–2358, ‘‘Sport Fishing- State ID number assigned to the hunter determine a starting point for the search Shrimping-Crabbing-Frogging Permit in order to match harvest data with their or to contact family members in the Application’’) issued permit. Refuges/hatcheries will event of an abandoned vehicle. Having collect either hunter PII or State-issued this information readily available is Form 3–2358 allows the applicant to ID#, but not both.) critical in a search and rescue situation. choose multiple permit activities, and • Species observed—Data will be • Purpose of visit (hunting, sport requests the applicant provide the state used by refuge/hatchery staff to fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife fishing license number. The form document the presence of rare or photography, auto touring, birding, provides the refuge with more flexibility unusual species. hiking, boating/canoeing, visitor center, to insert refuge-specific requirements/ • Permit number/type—Data will be special event, environmental education instructions, along with a permit used to link the harvest report to the class, volunteering, other recreation). number and validity dates for season issued permit. This information is critical in issued. • Hunt Tag Number—Data will be determining public use participation in We collect the following information used to link the harvest report to the wildlife management programs. This not from individuals seeking sport fishing species-specific hunt tag. only allows the refuge to manage its experiences: • Number of youth (under 18) in hunt and other visitor use programs, but • Date of application: We often have party—Data will be used to better also to increase and/or improve application deadlines and this understand volume of youth hunting on facilities for non-consumptive uses that information helps staff determine the a refuge/hatchery. Specific hunter are becoming more popular on refuges. order in which we received the

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applications. It also ensures that the the owner label their equipment with Due to the wide range of hunting and information is current. their last name, the state issued sport fishing opportunities offered on • State fishing license number: We hunting/fishing license number, and/or the NWRs and NFHs, the refuges and ask for this information to verify the hunting/fishing permit number. Refuges fish hatcheries may customize the forms applicant is legally licensed by the state may also require equipment for youth to remove any fields that are not (where required). hunters include ‘‘YOUTH’’ on the label. pertinent to the recreational • Permit Type: On sport fishing This minimal information is necessary opportunities they offer. Refuges will permits, we ask what type of activity in the event the refuge needs to contact not add any new fields to the forms, but (crabbing, shrimping, frogging, etc.) is the owner. the order of the fields may be being applied for. reorganized. Refuges may also • Applicant information: We collect Required Notifications customize the forms with instructions name, address, phone number(s), and and permit conditions specific to a On occasion, hunters may find their email so we can contact the applicant/ particular unit for the hunting/sport game has landed outside of established permittee either during the application fishing activity. hunting boundaries. In this situation, process or after receiving a permit. Title of Collection: Hunting and hunters must notify an authorized • Signature and date: To confirm that Fishing Application Forms and Activity the applicant (and parent/guardian, if a refuge employee to obtain consent to Reports for National Wildlife Refuges youth hunter) understands the terms retrieve the game from an area closed to and National Fish Hatcheries, 50 CFR 32 and conditions of the permit. hunting or entry only upon specific and 71. consent. Certain refuges also require OMB Control Number: 1018–0140. Labeling/Marking Requirements hunters to notify the refuge manager Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2358, As a condition of the permit, some when hunting specific species (e.g., 3–2360, 3–2405, 3–2439, and 3–2542. refuges require permittees to label black bear, bobcat, or eastern coyote) Type of Review: Revision of a hunting and/or sport fishing gear used with trailing dogs. Refuges currently approved collection. on the refuge. This equipment may encompassing privately owned lands, Respondents/Affected Public: include items such as the following: referred to as ‘‘easement overlay Individuals and households. Tree stands, blinds, or game cameras; refuges’’ or ‘‘limited-interest easement Respondent’s Obligation: Required to hunting dogs (collars); flagging/trail refuges,’’ may also require the hunter Obtain or Retain a Benefit. markers; boats; and/or sport fishing obtain written or oral permission from Frequency of Collection: On occasion. equipment such as jugs, trotlines, and the landowner prior to accessing the Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden crawfish or crab traps. Refuges require land. Cost: None.

Completion time Activity Annual number per response Total annual of responses (minutes) burden hours

Fish/Crab/Shrimp Application/Permit (Form 3–2358) ...... 2,659 5 222 Harvest Reports (Forms 3–2360 and 3–2542 NEW) ...... 590,986 15 147,747 Hunt Application/Permit (Form 3–2439) ...... 360,998 10 60,166 Labeling/Marking Requirements ...... 2,326 10 388 Required Notifications ...... 489 30 245 Self-Clearing Check-In Permit (Form 3–2405) ...... 672,945 5 56,079

Totals ...... 1,630,403 ...... 264,847

The above burden estimates indicate agency, including whether or not the Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and an expected total of 1,630,403 responses information will have practical utility; Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, and 264,847 burden hours across all of (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA our forms. These totals reflect expected burden for this collection of 22041–3803 (mail); or [email protected] increases of 24,331 responses and 3,963 information, including the validity of (email). Please reference OMB Control burden hours relative to our previous the methodology and assumptions used; Number 1018–0140 in the subject line of information collection request. We (3) Ways to enhance the quality, your comments. expect such burden increases as a direct utility, and clarity of the information to Endangered Species Act Section 7 result of the increased number of be collected; and Consultation hunting and fishing opportunities on (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Service stations under the proposed the collection of information on those We comply with section 7 of the rule. who are to respond, including through Endangered Species Act of 1973, as As part of our continuing effort to the use of appropriate automated, amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), when electronic, mechanical, or other reduce paperwork and respondent developing comprehensive conservation technological collection techniques or burdens, and in accordance with 5 CFR plans and step-down management other forms of information technology, plans—which would include hunting 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and e.g., permitting electronic submission of and/or fishing plans—for public use of other Federal agencies to comment on response. refuges and hatcheries, and prior to any aspect of this proposed information Send your comments and suggestions implementing any new or revised public collection, including: on this information collection by the recreation program on a station as (1) Whether or not the collection of date indicated under Information identified in 50 CFR 26.32. We have information is necessary for the proper Collection Requirements in DATES to the completed section 7 consultation on performance of the functions of the Service Information Collection each of the affected stations.

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National Environmental Policy Act Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181; Proposed Regulation Promulgation We analyzed this proposed rule in Telephone (503) 231–6203. For the reasons set forth in the accordance with the criteria of the Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and preamble, we propose to amend title 50, National Environmental Policy Act of Texas. Regional Chief, National Wildlife chapter I, subchapters C and E of the 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), 43 CFR Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Code of Federal Regulations as follows: part 46, and 516 Departmental Manual Service, P.O. Box 1306, 500 Gold Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87103; SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL (DM) 8. WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM A categorical exclusion from NEPA Telephone (505) 248–6635. documentation applies to publication of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, PART 32—HUNTING AND FISHING proposed amendments to station- Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and specific hunting and fishing regulations Wisconsin. Regional Chief, National ■ 1. The authority citation for part 32 because they are technical and Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and continues to read as follows: procedural in nature, and the Wildlife Service, 5600 American Blvd. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, environmental effects are too broad, West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 664, 668dd–668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 115–20, speculative, or conjectural to lend 55437–1458; Telephone (612) 713–5476. 131 Stat. 86. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, themselves to meaningful analysis (43 ■ 2. Amend § 32.7 by: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North CFR 46.210 and 516 DM 8). Concerning ■ a. Redesignating paragraphs (i)(6) Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, the actions that are the subject of this through (15) as paragraphs (i)(7) through Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. proposed rulemaking, we have (16) and adding a new paragraph (i)(6); Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge complied with NEPA at the project level ■ b. Revising paragraph (s); when developing each proposal. This is System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (qq)(12) consistent with the Department of the 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA through (14) as paragraphs (qq)(14) Interior instructions for compliance 30345; Telephone (404) 679–7356. through (16) and adding new paragraphs with NEPA where actions are covered Connecticut, Delaware, District of (qq)(12) and (13); and sufficiently by an earlier environmental Columbia, Maine, Maryland, ■ d. Redesignating paragraphs (tt)(5) document (43 CFR 46.120). Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New through (12) as paragraphs (tt)(7) Prior to the addition of a refuge or Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode through (14) and adding new paragraphs hatchery to the list of areas open to Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West (tt)(5) and (6). hunting and fishing in 50 CFR parts 32 Virginia. Regional Chief, National The additions and revision read as and 71, we develop hunting and fishing Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and follows: plans for the affected stations. We Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center incorporate these proposed station Drive, Hadley, MA 01035–9589; § 32.7 What refuge units are open to hunting and fishing activities in the Telephone (413) 253–8307. hunting and/or sport fishing? station comprehensive conservation Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, * * * * * plan and/or other step-down North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and (i) * * * management plans, pursuant to our Wyoming. Regional Chief, National (6) Florida Panther National Wildlife refuge planning guidance in 602 Fish Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Refuge. and Wildlife Service Manual (FW) 1, 3, Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., * * * * * and 4. We prepare these comprehensive Lakewood, CO 80228; Telephone (303) (s) Maine. (1) Franklin Island National conservation plans and step-down plans 236–4377. Wildlife Refuge. in compliance with section 102(2)(C) of Alaska. Regional Chief, National (2) Moosehorn National Wildlife NEPA, the Council on Environmental Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Refuge. Quality’s regulations for implementing Wildlife Service, 1011 E Tudor Rd., (3) Petit Manan National Wildlife NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500 through Anchorage, AK 99503; Telephone (907) Refuge. 1508, and the Department of Interior’s 786–3545. (4) Pond Island National Wildlife NEPA regulations 43 CFR part 46. We California and Nevada. Regional Refuge. invite the affected public to participate Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, (5) Rachel Carson National Wildlife in the review, development, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Refuge. implementation of these plans. Copies Cottage Way, Room W–2606, (6) Sunkhaze Meadows National of all plans and NEPA compliance are Sacramento, CA 95825; Telephone (916) Wildlife Refuge. available from the stations at the 767–9241. (7) Umbagog National Wildlife addresses provided below. Refuge. Primary Author Available Information for Specific * * * * * Stations Christian Myers, Division of Natural (qq) * * * Resources and Conservation Planning, Individual refuge and hatchery (12) Muleshoe National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge System, is the headquarters have information about Refuge. primary author of this rulemaking public use programs and conditions that (13) Neches River National Wildlife document. apply to their specific programs and Refuge. maps of their respective areas. To find List of Subjects * * * * * out how to contact a specific refuge or (tt) * * * 50 CFR Part 32 hatchery, contact the appropriate (5) Featherstone National Wildlife Service office for the States listed below: Fishing, Hunting, Reporting and Refuge. Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife, (6) Fisherman Island National Washington. Regional Chief, National Wildlife refuges. Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and * * * * * 50 CFR Part 71 Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal ■ 3. Amend § 32.20 by: Complex, Suite 1692, 911 NE 11th Fish, Fishing, Wildlife. ■ a. Adding paragraph (c)(1);

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■ b. Revising paragraphs (c)(2) and (3); incidental take of feral hog subject to the collared-dove, cottontail rabbit, coyote, ■ c. Removing paragraph (c)(4)(ii); and following conditions: gray fox, and kit fox on designated areas ■ d. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(4)(iii) (i) The conditions set forth at of the refuge subject to the following through (v) as paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) paragraphs (c)(1)(v), and (c)(2)(i) and (ii) conditions: through (iv). of this section apply. (i) The conditions set forth at The addition and revisions read as (ii) Deer hunters may place one paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iv) of this follows: portable stand or blind on the refuge for section apply, except that we also allow § 32.20 Alabama. use while deer hunting, but only during muzzleloading shotguns for cottontail the open deer season. The stand must be rabbit hunting. * * * * * clearly labeled with the hunter’s State (ii) We allow hunting of Gambel’s (c) Choctaw National Wildlife hunting license number. You may leave quail in alignment with the State quail Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the stand or blind on the refuge season. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, overnight during the deer season. (iii) We allow hunting of cottontail light and dark geese, coot, and (iii) While climbing a tree, installing rabbit from September through February merganser on designated areas of the a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or aligning with the beginning of the State refuge subject to the following hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, dove season and the end of the State conditions: (i) We only allow migratory game bird hunters must use a fall-arrest system quail season. (iv) We allow hunting of Eurasian hunting during the Special Youth, (full body harness) that is manufactured Veteran, and Active Military Personnel to the Tree Stand Manufacturers collared-dove during the State mourning Waterfowl Hunting Days determined by Association’s standards. and white-winged dove season. (v) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 the State. Regular waterfowl season (iv) Deer hunts are archery only hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour shooting hours, bag limits, and legal except during the State Special arms and ammunition apply to the Opportunity Areas (SOA) hunt. before legal sunrise the following day. (3) Big game hunting. We allow special days. (v) The State SOA hunt will occur 4 (ii) You must remove all decoys, blind days per year on the refuge as specified hunting of desert bighorn sheep and materials, and harvested game from the by State SOA regulations. javelina on designated areas of the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter) by 1 (vi) Hunters must be selected for and refuge subject to the following p.m. each day. possess a State limited quota permit in conditions: (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at order to participate in the State SOA (i) The conditions set forth at 4 a.m. and must stop hunting at 12 p.m. hunt on the refuge. paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this (noon) each day. (vii) We allow the use of section apply. (iv) We allow the use of dogs for muzzleloaders only during the State (ii) We allow the use of rifles, retrieval of migratory birds. SOA hunt. muzzleloaders, and archery for desert (v) We allow the incidental take of * * * * * bighorn sheep hunting. coyote, beaver, opossum, nutria, ■ 4. Amend § 32.22 by: (iii) We allow shotguns shooting shot raccoon, and feral hog during any refuge ■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1) through and slugs, and archery equipment for hunt with the weapons legal for that (3), (b)(1)(iii), (c)(1)(i), (c)(2) javelina hunting. hunt, as governed by the State of introductory text, (c)(3)(ii), and (e); * * * * * Alabama. ■ b. Adding paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) and (b) * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (v); and (1) * * * hunting of squirrel and rabbit, and ■ c. Revising paragraphs (h)(2)(ii) and (iii) We allow the use of dogs when incidental take of coyote, beaver, (iii), and (h)(3)(ii). hunting. raccoon, opossum, and nutria, on The revisions and additions read as * * * * * designated areas of the refuge subject to follows: (c) * * * the following conditions: (1) * * * § 32.22 Arizona. (i) We prohibit leaving unattended (i) We require hunters to obtain a personal property, including, but not * * * * * visitor access permit (Department of limited to, boats or vehicles of any type, (a) * * * Defense form/requirement) from the geocaches, lumber, and cameras, (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We refuge. overnight on the refuge (see § 27.93 of allow hunting of mourning and white- winged dove on designated areas of the * * * * * this chapter). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge subject to the following (ii) All persons age 15 or younger, hunting of Gambel’s quail, Eurasian conditions: while hunting on the refuge, must be in collared-dove, desert cottontail rabbit, the presence and under direct (i) We allow only shotguns and archery equipment for hunting. antelope jackrabbit and black-tailed supervision of a licensed or exempt jackrabbit, coyote, bobcat, and kit and hunter age 21 or older. A licensed (ii) We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 meters) of any road or trail gray fox in designated areas of the hunter supervising a youth must hold a refuge subject to the following open to public use and within 1⁄4 mile valid State license for the species being conditions: hunted. One adult may supervise no (402 meters) of any building. more than two youth hunters. (iii) You must remove boats, * * * * * (iii) We allow the use of dogs when equipment, temporary blinds, stands, (3) * * * hunting squirrel and rabbit. etc., at the end of each day’s activities (ii) We require Special Use Permits for (iv) Hunters may only hunt during (see § 27.93 of this chapter). all guides (FWS Form 3–1383–C), stock designated days and times. (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge 1⁄2 animals (FWS Form 3–1383–G), and (v) The condition set forth at hour before legal sunrise and must leave bighorn sheep hunters (FWS Form 3– paragraph (c)(1)(v) of this section the refuge no later than 1⁄2 hour after 1383–G). applies. legal sunset. * * * * * (3) Big game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (e) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge— hunting of white-tailed deer and hunting of Gambel’s quail, Eurasian (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We

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allow hunting of mourning and white- during the general State waterfowl equipment must sign and possess the winged dove, duck, American coot, season by hunters possessing a valid permit (FWS Form 3–2439) at all times. common gallinule, goose, and snipe on permit (FWS 3–2439) at their designated (ii) During the quota gun deer hunt, designated areas of the refuge subject to waterfowl hunt blind or field. we close the refuge to all other hunts the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow and public entry. (i) We prohibit falconry. hunting of desert bighorn sheep and the (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge (ii) We allow only shotguns, incidental take of feral hog on beginning at 4 a.m. Except when crossbows, and archery equipment for designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting applicable goose species during hunting. the following conditions: the State Conservation Order, waterfowl (iii) You must remove all decoys, (i) The conditions set forth at hunters must exit the refuge by 1 p.m. boats, trash items, cameras, temporary paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (iii) of this All other hunters, including those blinds, stands, and other equipment at section apply. hunting applicable goose species during the end of each day’s activities (see (ii) We allow only rifles for desert the State Conservation Order, must exit §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). bighorn sheep hunting. the refuge no later than 1 hour after (iv) We allow the use of dogs when (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on legal sunset. hunting. designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) We allow waterfowl hunting until (v) The following conditions apply to the following conditions: 12 p.m. (noon), except that during the Pintail Slough (Quota Hunt Area): (i) The condition set forth at State Conservation Order, you may hunt (A) We require a fee for Quota paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section for applicable goose species until legal waterfowl hunting. applies. sunset. Snipe, woodcock, rail, gallinule, (B) We limit the number of persons at (ii) We prohibit overnight boat crow, and dove hunters may hunt until each waterfowl hunt blind or field to mooring and shore anchoring unless legal sunset. four. Observers cannot hold shells or actively fishing, as governed by State (v) When waterfowl hunting, you may guns for hunting unless in possession of regulations. not possess more than 25 shotgun shells a valid State hunting license and while in the field, except that during the * * * * * stamps. State Conservation Order, there is no (h) * * * (C) Waterfowl hunters must hunt limit on the number of shells you may (1) * * * within the designated boundaries of possess while hunting applicable goose (iv) You must remove all equipment, their assigned blind or field. species. cameras, temporary blinds, stands, etc., (D) You may use only native (vi) We prohibit hunting closer than at the end of each day’s activities (see vegetation or materials for making or 100 yards (91 meters) to another hunter § 27.93 of this chapter). fixing hunt blinds. or hunting party. (E) We allow waterfowl hunting on (v) We allow Eurasian collared-dove (vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. hunting only during mourning and boats, and all other equipment at the Waterfowl hunting ends at 2 p.m. MST white-winged dove seasons. end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of (Mountain Standard Time). Hunters (2) * * * 1 this chapter). must be out of the Pintail Slough area (ii) We prohibit night hunting from ⁄2 (viii) All hunters age 12 and younger 1 by 3 p.m. MST. hour after legal sunset until ⁄2 hour must possess valid hunter education (F) We allow dove hunting at the before legal sunrise the following day. certification and must be supervised by Pintail Slough Quota Hunt Area outside (iii) We allow quail hunting during an adult who is age 18 or older and who the general State waterfowl season. State seasons. For all other upland game possesses valid hunter education (2) Upland game hunting. We allow species, we only allow hunting when a certification or was born before 1969. hunting of Gambel’s quail, cottontail species season dates overlap with a (ix) We allow incidental take of rabbit, Eurasian collared-dove, African general or archery State deer or javelina beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, collared-dove, black-tailed jackrabbit, hunt season, except for youth-only mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox on seasons. armadillo, and coyote during any refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) * * * hunt with the weapons legal for that the following conditions: (ii) We allow hunting of black bear hunt, subject to applicable State seasons (i) The conditions set forth at only when the State season dates and regulations. paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iv) of this overlap with a general or archery State (x) We allow the use of dogs when section apply, except that we also allow deer or javelina hunt season, except for migratory game bird hunting. pneumatic weapons, muzzleloaders, youth-only seasons. (xi) We close the Waterfowl Sanctuary and hand guns for upland game * * * * * Hunt Unit to all entry and hunting from hunting. ■ 5. Amend § 32.23 by revising November 15 to February 28, except that (ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 paragraphs (a) through (f), and (i) to read quota gun deer hunters may hunt in that hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour as follows: Unit when the season overlaps with before legal sunrise the following day. these dates. (iii) We allow hunting of Gambel’s § 32.23 Arkansas. (xii) We allow waterfowl hunting quail, cottontail rabbit, Eurasian * * * * * from mowed and/or graveled road collared-dove, African collared-dove, (a) Bald Knob National Wildlife rights-of-way, but we prohibit all other black-tailed jackrabbit, bobcat, coyote, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting from these rights-of-way. gray fox, and kit fox from September 1– hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (xiii) We allow hunters to use all- March 15. goose, coot, merganser, snipe, terrain vehicles (ATVs) only from (iv) We allow the incidental take of woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and September 1 through March 31, except Gambel’s quail, cottontail rabbit, dove on designated areas of the refuge that during the State Conservation Eurasian collared-dove, African subject to the following conditions: Order, hunters may use ATVs for collared-dove, black-tailed jackrabbit, (i) We require a signed refuge hunting hunting applicable goose species. bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox in permit (FWS Form 3–2439). Anyone on (xiv) Hunters may use conventional the Pintail Slough Quota Hunt Area the refuge in possession of hunting motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, and e-

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bikes only on public use roads, levee dates and bag limits provided in the license customer identification number tops, designated ATV trails (open to annual refuge public use brochure. permanently affixed. ATVs only), and established parking (iv) Hunters may use only shotguns (iv) You may enter the refuge to fish, lots not closed by a locked gate, other with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns frog, or crawfish beginning at 4 a.m. and barrier, or signage. with barrel lengths greater than 4 must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset. (xv) Hunters and anglers may use inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/ (v) We prohibit tournament fishing on conventional motor vehicles only in the crossbow tackle for modern gun deer the refuge. Bison, Waterfowl Sanctuary, and Core hunting on the Bison, Core Waterfowl (b) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Waterfowl Area Hunt Units and only Area, and Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt (1) [Reserved] from March 1 through November 14. Units. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (xvi) From November 15 through (v) You may erect portable stands and hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, February 28, we close the Core blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer raccoon, nutria, coyote, beaver, muskrat, Waterfowl Area Hunt Unit to all season and must remove them from the river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped hunting, fishing, and public entry at 1 waterfowl sanctuaries prior to skunk, armadillo, and opossum on p.m. daily, except that during the State November 15, except for stands used by designated areas of the refuge subject to Conservation Order, you may hunt quota gun deer hunters, which you must the following conditions: applicable goose species in this Unit remove by the last day of the quota gun (i) We require a signed refuge hunt until legal sunset. deer hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). permit (FWS Form 3–2439). Anyone on (xvii) We prohibit the use of personal You must remove all stands on the the refuge in possession of hunting watercraft (e.g., jet skis), airboats, and remainder of the refuge within 7 days of equipment must sign and possess the hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the closure of archery season (see permit (FWS Form 3–2439) at all times. the refuge. § 27.93 of this chapter). (ii) During the quota gun deer hunt, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vi) We prohibit leaving any tree we close the refuge to all other hunts hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, stand, blind, or game camera on the and public entry. raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, refuge without the owner’s Arkansas (iii) We allow incidental take of nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, Game and Fish Commission customer nutria, beaver, muskrat, river otter, striped skunk, armadillo, and coyote on identification number clearly written on mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, designated areas of the refuge subject to it in a conspicuous location. armadillo, and coyote during any refuge the following conditions: (vii) We prohibit the possession or use hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons (i) The conditions set forth at of lead shot and buckshot for deer and regulations. paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), (ix), and (xi) hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey (iv) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, through (xiii) of this section apply. hunting. (viii) During the quota gun deer hunt, opossum, and quail hunting according (ii) Hunters may use shotguns, rifles we allow only hunters possessing a to season dates and bag limits provided and handguns chambered for rimfire valid quota gun deer hunting permit in the annual refuge public use cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle. (FWS Form 3–2439) on the refuge and brochure. (iii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, only for the purposes of deer hunting (v) We allow the use of dogs only for opossum, raccoon, and quail hunting and the incidental take of allowable squirrel, rabbit, and quail hunting in the according to season dates and bag limits species. refuge area north of Timm’s Point. provided in the annual refuge public (ix) Hunters may only take feral hog (vi) Hunters may only use shotguns, use brochure. incidental to modern gun and rifles and handguns chambered for (iv) We allow the use of dogs when muzzleloader deer hunts and during rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery hunting upland game. specified periods for archery deer tackle. (v) Hunters may enter the refuge hunting according to season dates (vii) We prohibit hunting from mowed beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the provided in the annual refuge public and/or gravel road rights-of-way. refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, use brochure. (viii) Hunters may enter the refuge except that we allow hunting of raccoon (x) We prohibit the use of dogs for beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the and opossum at night (from 30 minutes deer hunting. refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, after legal sunset to 30 minutes before (xi) During the quota turkey hunts, except that we allow hunting of raccoon legal sunrise) on the refuge. only hunters possessing a valid quota and opossum at night (from 30 minutes (vi) We prohibit hunting from a turkey hunting permit (FWS Form 3– after legal sunset to 30 minutes before vehicle. 2439) will be allowed to enter the open legal sunrise) on the refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunt units and only for the purposes of (ix) All hunters age 12 and younger hunting of deer and turkey, and the turkey hunting. must possess valid hunter education incidental take of feral hog, on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport certification and must be supervised by designated areas of the refuge subject to fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on an adult who is age 18 or older and who the following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to possesses valid hunter education (i) The conditions set forth at the following conditions: certification or was born before 1969. paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii), (ix), (i) The conditions set forth at (x) From November 1 to February 28, and (xi) through (xvi) of this section paragraph (a)(1)(ii), (xi), (xv) through we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to all apply. (xvii), and (a)(3)(viii) and (xi) of this hunting and public entry. (ii) We allow archery/crossbow, section apply. (xi) Hunters and anglers may not modern gun, and muzzleloader deer (ii) We prohibit the take or possession leave motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, hunting according to season dates and of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of or boats overnight on the refuge. bag limits provided in the annual refuge this chapter). (xii) We only allow use of all-terrain public use brochure. (iii) We allow fishing, frogging, and vehicles (ATVs) by hunters with (iii) Turkey hunting will be conducted crawfishing for personal use only. All mobility-impairments, and the refuge in the Waterfowl Sanctuary and Mingo crawfish traps must have the owner’s manager must authorize this use in Creek Hunt Units according to season Arkansas Game and Fish Commission writing.

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(xiii) Hunters and anglers may use 2439) may use that area of the refuge (iv) You must remove decoys, blinds, motor vehicles, bicycles, and e-bikes and only for the purposes of turkey boats, and all other equipment at the only on public use roads not closed by hunting. end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of a locked gate, other barrier, or signage. (xi) We prohibit the use of dogs for this chapter). (xiv) From November 1 through deer hunting. (v) From March 1 through October 31, February 28, boat access is restricted to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunters and anglers may leave boats launching at Seven Mile boat ramp and fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on displaying valid registration on the using Ditch 28 only. designated areas of the refuge subject to refuge. (xv) We prohibit the use of personal the following conditions: (vi) During the regular State waterfowl watercraft (e.g., jet skis), airboats, and (i) The conditions set forth at hunting season, we prohibit the use of hovercraft for hunting and fishing on paragraphs (b)(2)(ii), (x), (xi), (xiii) boats on the refuge from 12 a.m. the refuge. through (xv), and (b)(3)(ix) and (x) of (midnight) to 4 a.m. (xvi) We prohibit hunting from a this section apply. (vii) We allow the use of dogs when vehicle. (ii) Anglers may launch boats only in migratory game bird hunting. (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas. (viii) We allow waterfowl hunting on hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and (iii) We allow frogging and flooded refuge roads. incidental take of feral hog on crawfishing for personal use only. All (ix) During the quota gun deer hunt, designated areas of the refuge subject to crawfish traps must have the owner’s we close the refuge to all other hunts the following conditions: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and public entry. (i) The conditions set forth at license customer identification number (x) All hunters age 12 and younger paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (iii), and permanently affixed. must possess valid hunter education (vii) through (xvi) of this section apply. (iv) We prohibit the take or possession certification and must be supervised by (ii) We allow archery/crossbow, of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of an adult who is age 18 or older and who modern gun, and muzzleloader deer this chapter). possesses valid hunter education hunting according to season dates and (v) We allow fishing, frogging, and certification or was born before 1969. bag limits provided in the annual refuge crawfishing on all refuge waters from (xi) We allow incidental take of public use brochure. March 1 through October 31. beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, (iii) Modern gun deer hunters may mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, only use shotguns with slugs, (vi) We allow fishing in the Sand armadillo, and coyote during any refuge muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel Slough-Mud Slough area from hunt with the weapons legal for that lengths greater than 4 inches, large-bore November 1 through February 28 only hunt, subject to applicable State season air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle. with the use of nonmotorized boats and (iv) You may erect portable stands or electric trolling motors; anglers may and regulations. blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer enter this area at 4 a.m. and must depart (xii) From November 15 to February season and must remove them 7 days by 1 hour after legal sunset. 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to after the closure of archery season (see (vii) We prohibit climbing onto or all hunting and public entry. § 27.93 of this chapter). fishing from any water control structure (xiii) We allow hunters and anglers to (v) We prohibit leaving any tree stand, and associated wingwalls and fences, or use all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) only blind, or game camera on the refuge the top of the Floodway Dam south of from September 1 through March 31, without the owner’s Arkansas Game and Highway 18. except that during the State Fish Commission customer (viii) We prohibit tournament fishing Conservation Order, hunters may use identification number clearly written on on the refuge. ATVs for hunting applicable goose it in a conspicuous location. (c) Cache River National Wildlife species. (vi) Hunters may only take feral hog Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (xiv) Hunters and anglers may not incidental to modern gun and hunting. We allow hunting of duck, operate conventional motor vehicles, muzzleloader deer hunts and during a goose, coot, merganser, snipe, ATVs, bicycles, or e-bikes on any road specified period during archery deer woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and or trail closed by a locked gate, other hunting according to season dates dove on designated areas of the refuge barrier, or signage. provided in the annual refuge public subject to the following conditions: (xv) Hunter and anglers may not leave use brochure. (i) We require a signed refuge hunting motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, or e- (vii) We prohibit the possession or use permit (FWS Form 3–2439). Anyone on bikes unattended overnight on the of lead shot or buckshot for deer the refuge in possession of hunting refuge. hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey equipment must sign and possess the (xvi) We prohibit the use of personal hunting. permit (FWS Form 3–2439) at all times. watercraft (e.g., jet skis), airboats, and (viii) Turkey hunting is conducted (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge hovercraft for hunting and fishing on according to season dates and bag limits beginning at 4 a.m. Except when the refuge. provided in the annual refuge public hunting applicable goose species during (2) Upland game hunting. We allow use brochure. the State Conservation Order, waterfowl hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, (ix) During the quota gun deer hunts, hunters must exit the refuge by 1 p.m. raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, only hunters possessing a valid quota All other hunters, including those nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, gun deer permit (FWS Form 3–2439) hunting applicable goose species during striped skunk, armadillo, and coyote on may use the refuge and only for the the State Conservation Order, must exit designated areas of the refuge subject to purposes of deer hunting and the the refuge no later than 1 hour after the following conditions: incidental take of allowable species. legal sunset. (i) The conditions set forth at (x) During the quota gun turkey hunts, (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting until paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (ix) we close the refuge north of Timm’s 12 p.m. (noon), except that during the through (xvi) of this section apply. Point to other hunting and public entry, State Conservation Order, you may hunt (ii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and only hunters possessing a valid for applicable goose species until legal opossum, and quail hunting according quota gun turkey permit (FWS Form 3– sunset. to season dates and bag limits provided

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in the annual refuge public use (FWS Form 3–2439) on the refuge and 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. on designated waterfowl brochure. only for the purposes of deer hunting hunt days. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when and the incidental take of allowable (x) We allow waterfowl hunting on hunting upland game. species. outlying tracts; the conditions set forth (iv) We prohibit hunting from mowed (ix) Turkey hunting will be conducted at paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (vii) of this and/or graveled road rights-of-way. in designated areas according to season section apply. (v) Hunters may use only shotguns, dates and bag limits provided in the (xi) We only allow all-terrain vehicles rifles and handguns chambered for annual refuge public use brochure. (ATVs) for wildlife-dependent hunting rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery (x) We prohibit the use of dogs for and fishing activities. We prohibit the tackle. deer hunting. use of ATVs after December 15 each (vi) Hunters may enter the refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport year in designated South Unit areas as beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on shown in the refuge public use refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, designated areas of the refuge subject to brochure. except that we allow hunting of raccoon the following conditions: (xii) We allow incidental take of and opossum at night (from 30 minutes (i) The conditions set forth at beaver, coyote, and nutria during any after legal sunset to 30 minutes before paragraphs (c)(1)(v), (vi), (ix), and (xii) refuge hunt with the weapons legal for legal sunrise) on the refuge. through (xvi), and (c)(3)(viii) of this that hunt, subject to applicable State (vii) We prohibit hunting from a section apply. seasons and regulations. vehicle. (ii) We prohibit the take or possession (xiii) During refuge-wide quota (3) Big game hunting. We allow of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, hunting of deer and turkey, and this chapter). we close the refuge to all non-quota incidental take of feral hog, on (iii) We allow frogging and hunting. designated areas of the refuge subject to crawfishing for personal use only. All (xiv) All youth hunters age 15 and the following conditions: crawfish traps must have the owner’s younger must remain within sight and (i) The conditions set forth at Arkansas Game and Fish Commission normal voice contact of an adult age 21 paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (ix) license customer identification number or older who possesses a valid State through (xvi), and (c)(2)(v) and (vi) of permanently affixed. hunting license. One adult may this section apply. (iv) We prohibit tournament fishing supervise no more than two youth (ii) We allow archery/crossbow, on the refuge. hunters. modern gun, and muzzleloader deer (d) Dale Bumpers White River (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting according to season dates and National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and all bag limits provided in the annual refuge game bird hunting. We allow hunting of furbearers (as governed by State law), public use brochure. waterfowl (duck, goose, merganser, and and the incidental take of beaver, (iii) Hunters may take only feral hog coot), dove, and woodcock on coyote, and nutria, on designated areas incidental to modern gun and designated areas of the refuge subject to of the refuge subject to the following muzzleloader deer hunts and during a the following conditions: conditions: specified period during archery deer (i) We require an annual public use (i) The conditions set forth at hunting according to season dates permit (FWS Form 3–2439) to hunt, paragraphs (d)(1)(i), and (xi) through provided in the annual refuge public fish, launch boats, and utilize (xiv) of this section apply. use brochure. campgrounds. (ii) We allow hunting of rabbit and (iv) Hunters may only use shotguns (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting from squirrel on the North Unit from with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns legal shooting hours until 12 p.m. September 1 through January 31. with barrel lengths greater than 4 (noon). (iii) On the North Unit only, we allow inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/ (iii) We allow the use of dogs when the use of dogs when hunting rabbit and crossbow tackle for modern gun deer migratory game bird hunting. squirrel from December 1 through hunting on the Dixie, Dixie Waterfowl (iv) We allow woodcock hunting January 31. Sanctuary, and Plunkett Farm beginning December 1 until the end of (iv) We allow rabbit and squirrel Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt Units. the State woodcock season on the North hunting on the South Unit from (v) You may erect portable stands or Unit following State legal shooting September 1 through November 30. blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer hours and bag limit. (v) We allow furbearer hunting. The season, and you must remove them from (v) We prohibit goose hunting outside annual public use brochure provides the waterfowl sanctuaries prior to the State duck season. season dates and methods. November 15, and from the rest of the (vi) We allow dove hunting only (vi) We allow the use of dogs for refuge within 7 days of the closure of during the Statewide season in hunting furbearers from legal sunset to archery season (see § 27.93 of this September and October, as specified in legal sunrise. Hunters must tether or chapter). the refuge public use brochure. pen all dogs used for furbearer hunting (vi) We prohibit leaving any tree (vii) You must remove blinds, blind from legal sunrise to legal sunset and at stand, blind, or game camera on the material, and decoys from the refuge by any time they are not involved in actual refuge without the owner’s Arkansas 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this hunting. Game and Fish Commission customer chapter). (3) Big game hunting. We allow the identification number clearly written on (viii) Waterfowl hunters may enter the hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, it in a conspicuous location. North Unit, Jack’s Bay Hunt Area, and and the incidental take of feral hog, on (vii) We prohibit the possession or use Levee Hunt Area no earlier than 4 a.m. designated areas of the refuge subject to of lead shot and buckshot for deer on days hunting is allowed, as the following conditions: hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey identified in the refuge public use (i) The conditions set forth at hunting. brochure. paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (xi), (xii), and (xiv) (viii) During the quota gun deer hunt, (ix) We prohibit boating from of this section apply. we allow only hunters possessing a November 1 to March 1 in the South (ii) Archery deer seasons on the North valid quota gun deer hunting permit Unit Waterfowl Hunt Areas, except from Unit are from October 1 through January

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31, except during quota muzzleloader (ii) We allow sport fishing in refuge- during the State waterfowl season and quota gun deer hunts, when the owned waters as follows: except during scheduled refuge quota archery season is closed. (A) We allow fishing year-round in: gun deer hunts. (iii) Archery deer seasons on the (1) LaGrue, Essex, Prairie, Scrubgrass, (vi) We allow American woodcock South Unit are from October 1 through and Brooks Bayous; hunting during the State season except December 31, except during quota (2) Big Island Chute, Moon, and during scheduled refuge quota hunts. muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, Belknap Lakes next to Arkansas Woodcock hunters may enter the refuge when the archery season is closed. Highway 1; beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 (iv) Muzzleloader season for deer will (3) Indian Bay; hour after legal sunset. (4) Arkansas Post Canal and adjacent begin in October and will continue for (vii) All youth hunters age 15 and a period of up to 3 days of quota drainage ditches; (5) Borrow ditches located adjacent to younger must remain within sight and hunting in the North and South Units, normal voice contact of an adult age 21 and no more than 4 days of non-quota the west bank of that portion of the White River Levee north of the Graham or older who possesses a valid State hunting in the North Unit. hunting license. One adult may (v) The gun deer hunt will begin in Burke pumping station; and (6) All waters in the refuge-owned supervise no more than two youth November and will continue for a North Unit and scattered tracts. hunters. period of no more than 3 days of quota (B) We open all other South Unit (viii) We allow only all-terrain hunting in the North and South Units, refuge waters to sport fishing from vehicles/utility-type vehicles (ATVs/ and no more than 2 days of non-quota March 1 through November 30, unless UTVs) for hunting and fishing activities hunting in the North Unit. posted otherwise. according to regulations provided in the (vi) We restrict hunt participants for (iii) We allow frogging on all refuge- refuge public use brochure. quota hunts to those drawn for a quota owned waters open for sport fishing as (ix) You may use bikes, horses, and permit (FWS Form 3–2439). The permits follows: mules on roads and ATV/UTV trails are nontransferable and nonrefundable. (A) We allow frogging on the South (when open to motor vehicle and ATV/ (vii) Hunters may only take feral hog Unit from the beginning of the State UTV traffic, respectively) as a mode of incidental to deer season dates season through November 30. transportation for hunting and fishing identified in the refuge public use (B) We allow frogging on the North activities on the refuge except during brochure. Unit for the entire State season. the quota deer hunts. (viii) We prohibit organized deer (iv) We prohibit all commercial and (x) We prohibit hunting within 150 drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an recreational harvest of turtle on all feet (45 meters) of roads, pipelines, and organized or planned effort to pursue, property administered by Dale Bumpers trails open to motor vehicle use drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or White River National Wildlife Refuge (including ATV/UTV trails). cause deer to move in the direction of (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (xi) We allow the incidental take of any person(s) who is part of the (v) We prohibit take or possession of beaver, nutria, and coyote during any organized or planned hunt and known any freshwater mussel (see § 27.21 of daytime refuge hunt with weapons and to be waiting for the deer. this chapter), and we prohibit the ammunition allowed for that hunt. (ix) We prohibit firearm deer hunting shelling of mussels on the refuge. There is no bag limit. from or across roads, ATV trails, levees, (vi) Boats (16 feet or less) displaying (xii) We allow the use of dogs when and maintained utility rights-of-way. valid registration or Arkansas Game and hunting. (x) You may only use portable deer Fish Commission’s license customer (2) Upland game hunting. We allow stands and ground blinds. You may identification number may be left on the hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, erect stands or blinds up to 7 days refuge from March 1 through October raccoon, and opossum (as governed by before each hunt, but you must remove 31. State law), and incidental take of beaver, them within 7 days after each hunt (see (e) Felsenthal National Wildlife nutria, and coyote, on designated areas § 27.93 of this chapter). All unattended Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird of the refuge subject to the following deer stands and blinds on the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of American conditions: must have the owner’s State hunting woodcock, duck, light and dark goose, license number clearly displayed. merganser, and coot on designated areas (i) The conditions set forth at (xi) We close the Kansas Lake Area to of the refuge subject to the following paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iv), and (vii) all entry on December 1 and reopen it conditions: through (xi) of this section apply. on March 1. (i) Hunters and anglers must possess (ii) We allow hunting for quail, (xii) We prohibit the possession of and carry a signed refuge public use squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum buckshot on the refuge. brochure while hunting or fishing. on the refuge during State seasons (xiii) An adult age 21 or older (ii) Waterfowl hunters may enter the through January 31. We close upland possessing a valid hunting license must refuge beginning at 4 a.m. We allow game hunting during refuge quota gun accompany and be within sight and waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. (noon). deer hunts. normal voice contact of hunters age 15 (iii) Hunters must remove decoys, (iii) We do not open for the spring and younger. One adult may supervise blinds, boats, and all other equipment squirrel hunting season, or for the no more than one youth hunter. by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this summer/early fall raccoon hunting (xiv) The annual refuge public use chapter). season. brochure provides season dates and (iv) We close areas of the refuge (iv) We allow the use of dogs for methods for turkey hunting. posted with ‘‘Area Closed’’ signs and squirrel and rabbit hunting from (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport identify them on the refuge public use December 1 through January 31, and for fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on brochure map as a waterfowl sanctuary. quail and raccoon/opossum hunting designated areas of the refuge subject to We close waterfowl sanctuaries to all during the open season on the refuge for the following conditions: public entry and public use from these species. (i) The conditions set forth at November 15 to February 15. (3) Big game hunting. We allow paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ix) of this (v) We allow hunting of duck, light hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, section apply. and dark goose, merganser, and coot and incidental take of feral hog, on

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designated areas of the refuge subject to and ammunition allowed for those possesses valid hunter education the following conditions: hunts according to the season dates certification or was born before 1969. (i) The conditions set forth at provided in the refuge public use (vi) During the quota youth gun deer paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iv), and (viii) brochure. There is no bag limit. and turkey hunts, we close the refuge to through (xi) of this section apply. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport all other hunting and public entry. (ii) We allow archery deer hunting on fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on (vii) We allow incidental take of the refuge from the opening of the State designated areas of the refuge subject to beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, season through January 31, except the following conditions: mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, during refuge deer quota hunts. (i) The conditions set forth at armadillo, and coyote during any refuge (iii) We allow muzzleloader and paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), (viii), and hunt with the weapons legal for that modern gun deer hunting during (ix) of this section apply. hunt, subject to applicable State seasons designated times and seasons, within (ii) We prohibit fishing in the and regulations. specified State seasons as listed in the waterfowl sanctuary area when the (viii) Hunters and anglers may use refuge public use brochure. sanctuary is closed, with the exception bicycles and e-bikes only on public use (iv) Total deer harvested refuge-wide of the main channel of the Ouachita and roads and designated trails not closed is two deer (two does, or one buck and Saline Rivers and the borrow pits along by a locked gate, other barrier, or one doe, as governed by State law) Highway 82. We post the waterfowl signage. (ix) During the mentored youth regardless of method. A doe must be sanctuary area with ‘‘Area Closed’’ signs squirrel and rabbit hunts, the mentoring harvested before a buck. and identify those areas in refuge hunt adult may supervise up to two hunting (v) We prohibit buckshot for modern brochures. youths and the mentoring adult may gun deer hunting. (iii) During the refuge quota gun deer (vi) You may only use portable deer also hunt. hunts, we allow fishing only in areas (x) Hunters must enter and exit the stands erected no earlier than the accessible from the Ouachita and Saline opening day of archery season, and you refuge from designated roads and Rivers and from Eagle, Jones, and parking lots only. must remove them no later than January Pereogeethe Lakes. 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this (xi) We limit raccoon and opossum (iv) You must move or remove chapter). hunting to nighttime hunting only. trotlines when receding water levels (vii) We prohibit the use of deer (xii) Hunter and anglers may not leave expose them. decoy(s). motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or (viii) Turkey hunting (Archery, Youth, (v) We allow frogging and crawfishing boats unattended overnight on the and Quota) will be conducted during for personal use only during designated refuge. designated times and seasons, within times and seasons, within specified (xiii) We prohibit hunting from a specified State seasons as listed in the State seasons as listed in the refuge vehicle. (xiv) We prohibit the use of personal refuge public use brochure. public use brochure. (ix) We restrict quota hunt (vi) We prohibit the take or possession watercraft (e.g., jet skis), airboats, and participants to those selected for a quota of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of hovercraft for hunting and fishing on permit (FWS Form 3–2439), except that this chapter). the refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow one nonhunting adult age 21 or older (f) Holla Bend National Wildlife hunting of deer, black bear, and turkey possessing a valid hunting license must Refuge. (1) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow on designated areas of the refuge subject accompany the youth hunter age 15 and to the following conditions: younger. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, (i) The conditions set forth at (x) An adult age 21 or older paragraphs (f)(2)(i), (iii) through (viii), possessing a valid hunting license must nutria, river otter, mink, fox, striped skunk, armadillo, coyote, and bobcat on (x), and (xii) through (xiv) of this section accompany and be within sight and apply. normal voice contact of hunters age 15 designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: (ii) We allow archery/crossbow and younger. One adult may supervise hunting for white-tailed deer and turkey (i) We require a signed refuge hunting no more than one youth hunter. according to season dates and bag limits permit (FWS Form 3–2439). Anyone on (xi) We allow the use of one tree stand provided in the annual refuge public the refuge in possession of hunting or ground blind, and one game camera, use brochure. on the refuge if the owner’s State equipment must sign and possess the (iii) Youth modern gun deer hunts hunting license number is clearly permit (FWS Form 3–2439) at all times. will be conducted according to season written on them in a conspicuous (ii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, dates and bag limits provided in the location. opossum, and quail hunting according refuge public use brochure. (xii) We restrict hunt participants for to season dates and bag limits provided (iv) We allow the take of black bear quota hunts to those drawn for a quota in the annual refuge public use incidental to refuge archery and modern permit (FWS Form 3–2439). These brochure. gun deer hunts subject to applicable permits are nontransferable, and the (iii) We only allow use of all-terrain State seasons and regulations. permit fees are nonrefundable. vehicles (ATVs) by hunters and anglers (v) The refuge will conduct youth- (xiii) The incidental taking of feral with mobility impairments, and the only quota spring gun turkey hunts hogs will be governed by Arkansas refuge manager must authorize this use according to season dates and bag limits Game and Fish Commission regulations in writing. provided in the refuge public use concerning the taking of feral hogs on (iv) Hunters and anglers may use brochure. State Wildlife Management Areas boats in designated areas and at times (vi) You may erect portable stands or (WMAs). Subject to State regulations, provided in the annual refuge public blinds 7 days before the start of the we allow incidental take of feral hogs use brochure. season, and you must remove them from during daytime refuge deer quota hunts (v) All hunters age 13 and younger the refuge within 7 days after the season (without the use of dogs) and during a must possess valid hunter education ends (see § 27.93 of this chapter). specified period during archery deer certification and must be supervised by (vii) We prohibit leaving any tree hunting with legal hunting equipment an adult who is age 18 or older and who stand, blind, or game camera on the

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refuge without the owner’s Arkansas designated areas of the refuge subject to boats unattended overnight on the Game and Fish Commission customer the following conditions: refuge. identification number clearly written on (i) We require a signed refuge hunting (xvi) We prohibit hunting from a it in a conspicuous location. permit (FWS Form 3–2439). Anyone on vehicle. (viii) We prohibit organized drives. the refuge in possession of hunting (xvii) The Round Pond and Pygmon We define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or equipment must sign and possess the Units in St. Francis County are subject planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or permit (FWS Form 3–2439) at all times. to all regulations for hunting and fishing otherwise frighten or cause game to (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at for Wapanocca NWR. move in the direction of any person(s) 4 a.m. and must leave the refuge no later (3) Big game hunting. We allow who is part of the organized or planned than 1 hour after legal sunset, except hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, hunt and known to be waiting for the that we allow hunting of raccoon and and incidental take of feral hog, on game. opossum at night on the refuge. designated areas of the refuge subject to (ix) You must check all harvested (iii) During the quota gun hunts, we the following conditions: turkey, bear, and deer at the refuge close the refuge to all other hunts and (i) The conditions set forth at check station. public entry. paragraphs (i)(2)(i) through (iii), (v), and (x) We prohibit the use of dogs for (iv) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, (vii) through (xvii) of this section apply. deer hunting. opossum, and quail hunting according (ii) During the quota gun deer hunt, (xi) Big game hunters may enter the to season dates and bag limits provided we allow only hunters possessing a refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise and in the annual refuge public use valid quota gun deer hunting permit must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset. brochure. (FWS Form 3–2439) on the refuge and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (v) We allow the incidental take of only for the purposes of deer hunting fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on nutria, beaver, muskrat, river otter, and the incidental take of allowable designated areas of the refuge subject to mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, species. the following conditions: armadillo, and coyote during any refuge (iii) You may erect portable stands or (i) The conditions set forth at hunt with the weapons allowed for that blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer paragraphs (f)(2)(iii), (iv), (vi), (viii), hunt, subject to applicable State seasons season, and you must remove them from (xii), (xiv), and (xv) of this section and regulations. the waterfowl sanctuaries by December apply. (vi) Hunters may use only shotguns, 1 (see § 27.93 of this chapter). You must (ii) We allow fishing, frogging, and rifles chambered for rimfire cartridges, remove all stands and blinds on the crawfishing on all waters only from air rifles, and archery tackle. remainder of the refuge within 7 days of March 1 through October 31 from legal (vii) We prohibit hunting from mowed the closure of archery season (see sunrise to legal sunset. and/or gravel road rights-of-way. § 27.93 of this chapter). (iii) Anglers must remove boats from (viii) All hunters age 12 and younger (iv) We allow portable tree stands, the refuge at the end of each day’s must possess valid hunter education blinds, and game cameras on the refuge fishing activity (see § 27.93 of this certification and must be supervised by only if the owner’s Arkansas Game and chapter). an adult who is age 18 or older and who Fish Commission customer (iv) We prohibit the take or possession possesses valid hunter education identification number is clearly written of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of certification or was born before 1969. on them in a conspicuous location. this chapter). Any additional requirements are (v) We allow archery/crossbow, (v) We allow frogging and crawfishing provided in the refuge public use muzzleloader, and modern gun deer for personal use only. All crawfish traps brochure. hunting according to season dates and must have the owner’s Arkansas Game (ix) From December 1 to February 28, bag limits provided in the annual refuge and Fish Commission license customer we close all waterfowl sanctuaries public use brochure. identification number permanently (including Wapanocca Lake) to all (vi) Hunters may only use shotguns affixed. hunting and public entry. with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns, (vi) We prohibit access to refuge (x) We prohibit the use of all-terrain large-bore air rifles, and archery/ waters and land from the Arkansas vehicles (ATVs), except that ATVs may crossbow tackle for modern gun deer River. be used by mobility-impaired hunters hunting. (vii) We limit trotlines, setline, possessing written authorization issued (vii) Hunters may only take feral hog limblines, yo-yo and free-floating by the refuge manager. incidental to modern gun and fishing devices to 20 per person; lines (xi) Hunters and anglers may use muzzleloader deer hunts and during a must be secured with cotton line that motor vehicles, bicycles, and e-bikes specified period during archery deer extends into the water. only on public use roads not closed by hunting according to season dates (viii) Trotlines, setlines, limblines, yo- a locked gate, other barrier, or signage. provided in the annual refuge public yos, and free-floating fishing devices (xii) Hunters and anglers must use the use brochure. must be clearly labelled with the public boat ramp on Highway 77 to (viii) The annual refuge public use angler’s Arkansas Game and Fish launch motorized boats into Wapanocca brochure provides season dates and bag Commission license customer Lake. limits for turkey hunting. identification number, and cannot be (xiii) Hunters and anglers must (ix) We prohibit the possession or use left overnight or unattended. operate boats at speeds of less than 5 of lead shot or buckshot for deer * * * * * miles per hour between the Highway 77 hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey (i) Wapanocca National Wildlife boat launch and the open lake. hunting. Refuge—(1) [Reserved] (xiv) We prohibit the use of personal (x) We prohibit the use of dogs for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow watercraft (e.g., jet skis), airboats, and deer hunting. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, hovercraft for hunting and fishing on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport nutria, beaver, coyote, quail, muskrat, the refuge. fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped (xv) Hunter and anglers may not leave designated areas of the refuge subject to skunk, armadillo, and opossum on motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or the following conditions:

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(i) The conditions set forth at (1) * * * (iv) We allow bows, crossbows, PCP paragraphs (i)(2)(iii), (ix), (xi) through (ii) You must complete and return a air guns propelling a bolt or arrow, and (xv), and (xvii) of this section apply. Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542), shotguns using #2 or smaller shot size. (ii) From March 1 through November available at the refuge administration (v) We require an adult, age 18 or 30, we allow fishing, frogging, and office or on the refuge’s website, within older, to supervise hunters age 15 and crawfishing on all refuge waters. From 15 days of the close of the season. younger. The adult must remain within December 1 through February 28, we * * * * * sight and normal voice contact of the allow bank fishing only on Woody Pond ■ 8. Amend § 32.28 by: youth hunter. and other non-waterfowl sanctuary ■ a. Revising paragraphs (e)(1) through (vi) Hunters possessing a valid Big areas. (3); Game Quota Hunt Permit purchased (iii) Anglers, including those frogging ■ b. Redesignating paragraphs (f) through the Florida Fish and Wildlife and crawfishing, may enter the refuge at through (o) as paragraphs (g) through Conservation Commission may access 4 a.m. and must leave the refuge no later (p); the refuge no earlier than 2 hours before than 1 hour after legal sunset. ■ c. Adding a new paragraph (f); and legal sunrise and must leave the refuge (iv) We prohibit the take or possession ■ d. Revising newly redesignated no later than legal sunset. Hunters of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of paragraphs (j)(2)(i), (j)(3)(i), (j)(3)(vii), possessing a valid family hunt/camp this chapter). (k)(1)(x), (n)(3)(ii), (iv), and (viii). experience permit may remain on the (v) Anglers may launch boats only in The revisions and addition read as refuge overnight. designated areas. follows: (vii) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour (vi) We allow fishing, frogging, and before legal sunrise until 1 p.m. § 32.28 Florida. crawfishing for personal use only. All (viii) We allow only federally crawfish traps must have the owner’s * * * * * approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)). Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (e) * * * (ix) We only allow permitted hunters license customer identification number (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We participating in the limited entry quota permanently affixed. allow hunting of migratory game birds hunt to operate off-road vehicles (vii) We prohibit tournament fishing. and the incidental take of nonnative (swamp buggies, all-terrain/utility-type * * * * * wildlife as defined by the State on vehicles) on designated roads, trails, ■ 6. Amend § 32.24 by: designated areas of the refuge in and firebreaks. ■ a. Removing the word ‘‘A8N’’ and accordance with State regulations and (x) We allow hunters with permits to adding in its place the word ‘‘A8’’ in the applicable State Wildlife Management scout 7 days prior to the individual’s first sentence of paragraph (e)(1)(ii); and Area regulations. permitted hunt. ■ b. Revising paragraphs (e)(1)(vii) and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (i)(1) introductory text to read as upland game hunting and the incidental designated areas of the refuge subject to follows: take of nonnative wildlife as defined by the following conditions: the State on designated areas of the (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise § 32.24 California. refuge in accordance with State to legal sunset. * * * * * regulations and applicable State (ii) We only allow hook and line. We (e) * * * Wildlife Management Area regulations. prohibit snatch hooks, cast nets, seines, (1) * * * (3) Big game hunting. We allow big trotlines, jugs, and yo-yos. (vii) You may not possess more than game hunting and the incidental take of 25 shot shells while in the field once nonnative wildlife as defined by the * * * * * you have left your assigned parking lot State on designated areas of the refuge (j) * * * for Ponds AB1, A2E, AB2, A3N, A3W, in accordance with State regulations (2) * * * A5, A7, and A8, and the Ravenswood and applicable State Wildlife (i) The conditions set forth at Unit. Management Area regulations. paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (viii) of this * * * * * * * * * * section apply. (i) * * * (f) Florida Panther National Wildlife * * * * * (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We Refuge—(1)–(2) [Reserved] (3) * * * allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at snipe, and moorhen on designated areas hunting of turkey on designated areas of paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (viii) of this of the refuge subject to the following the refuge subject to the following section apply. conditions: conditions: * * * * * * * * * * (i) We require a valid Florida Panther (vii) Hunters must fill out a Harvest ■ 7. Amend § 32.27 by revising National Wildlife Refuge Big Game Report (FWS Form 3–2542) and check paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(ii) to read Quota Hunt Permit purchased through all game harvested during all deer and as follows: the Florida Fish and Wildlife hog hunts. Conservation Commission. The quota * * * * * § 32.27 Delaware. hunt permit is a limited entry quota * * * * * permit, and is nontransferable. (k) * * * (a) * * * (ii) You must have a valid signed (1) * * * (1) * * * Florida Panther NWR turkey hunt (x) You must stop at a posted refuge (ii) You must complete and return a brochure, which is free and non- waterfowl check station and report Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542), transferrable. statistical hunt information on the available at the refuge administration (iii) Each Big Game Quota Hunt Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542) to office or on the refuge’s website, within Permit is issued for the take of 1 refuge personnel. 15 days of the close of the season. bearded turkey. A family hunt/camp * * * * * * * * * * experience permit is issued for take of (n) * * * (b) * * * 2 bearded turkeys. (3) * * *

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(ii) The conditions set forth at seasons and regulations. There is no bag (e) * * * paragraphs (n)(2)(ii) and (iv) through limit for these species. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (vii) of this section apply. (ix) The turkey hunt is a youth-only, fishing on designated areas of the refuge * * * * * archery hunt limited to 2 days per year. subject to the following conditions: (iv) There is a two deer limit per hunt, To participate in the turkey hunt, youth (i) We allow bank fishing only. as specified at paragraph (n)(3)(vi) of must complete an application (FWS (ii) We prohibit launching boats from, this section, except during the youth Form 3–2439), submit the completed and landing boats on, the banks of Deep hunt, when the limit is as specified at application to the refuge, and be Creek. paragraph (n)(3)(vii) of this section. The selected by lottery. Each youth hunter * * * * * limit for turkey is one per hunt. selected by lottery to participate in the ■ 11. Amend § 32.32 by: turkey hunt must possess a free signed ■ a. Revising paragraph (b)(4); * * * * * refuge hunt brochure while hunting. ■ b. Removing paragraph (c)(1)(ii); (viii) Mobility-impaired hunters may ■ c. Redesignating paragraph (c)(1)(iii) have an assistant accompany them. You * * * * * ■ as paragraph (c)(1)(ii); may transfer permits (State-issued 10. Amend § 32.31 by: ■ a. Revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (2); ■ d. Revising paragraph (c)(2)(i); permit) issued to the hunter to ■ b. Adding paragraph (b)(3); and ■ e. Removing paragraphs (c)(4)(i), (v), assistants. We limit those hunt teams to ■ c. Revising paragraph (e)(4). and (vi); harvesting white-tailed deer and feral The revisions and addition read as ■ f. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) hog within the limits provided at follows: through (iv) as paragraphs (c)(4)(i) paragraph (n)(3)(vi) of this section. through (iii); and * * * * * § 32.31 Idaho. ■ g. Revising paragraphs (f)(1) through ■ 9. Amend § 32.29 by revising * * * * * (3), (g)(2)(ii), (g)(3), (k)(2)(v), and paragraph (e)(3) to read as follows: (b) * * * (k)(3)(i). (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We The revisions read as follows: § 32.29 Georgia. allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, * * * * * snipe, and dove on designated areas of § 32.32 Illinois. (e) * * * the refuge subject to the following * * * * * (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: (b) * * * hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, (i) We allow hunters to access the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and the incidental take of coyote, refuge 1 hour before legal shooting time. fishing on designated areas of the refuge armadillo, and feral hog, on designated (ii) You may only use portable blinds subject to the following conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the or construct temporary blinds of natural (i) On Crab Orchard Lake west of Wolf following conditions: vegetation. Blinds will be available for Creek Road: (i) We require a signed refuge hunt general use on a first-come, first-served (A) Anglers may fish from boats all permit (FWS Form 3–2439) for all basis. You must remove portable blinds, year. hunters age 16 and older. Hunters must decoys, and other personal property at (B) Anglers must remove all trotlines/ sign the permit and carry it with them the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 jugs from legal sunrise until legal sunset at all times when hunting. of this chapter). from the Friday immediately prior to (ii) Each hunter may place one stand (iii) We allow the use of dogs when Memorial Day through Labor Day. on the refuge during the week preceding hunting. (ii) On Crab Orchard Lake east of Wolf (iv) You may take Eurasian collared- each hunt, but must remove the stand Creek Road: doves only during the State seasons for by the end of each hunt (see § 27.93 of (A) Anglers may fish from boats migratory birds and upland game birds. this chapter). March 1 through October 15. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (B) Anglers may fish all year at the (iii) We prohibit hunting within 100 hunting of pheasant, grouse, and Wolf Creek and Route 148 causeways. yards (91 meters) of Harris Neck Road, partridge on designated areas of the (iii) On A–41 and Bluegill Ponds: the refuge entrance drive, Visitor refuge subject to the following (A) Anglers may fish only from legal Contact Station/Office, Barbour River conditions: sunrise to legal sunset from March 1 Landing, Barbour River Road, or Gould’s (i) The condition set forth at through October 15. Cemetery. paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section (B) We prohibit anglers from using (iv) We require hunters to check-in applies. gas-powered boats. and check-out each hunt day. We (ii) We allow hunters to access the (iv) On Managers, Honkers, and require personal identification to check- refuge 1⁄2 hour before legal shooting Visitors Ponds: in and check-out. time. (A) Anglers may fish all year from (v) We require hunters to check all (iii) Hunters must wear a minimum of legal sunrise to legal sunset. harvested game at the check station 36 square inches (232.3 square (B) We prohibit anglers from using before leaving the refuge each day. centimeters) of blaze orange, and a blaze gas-powered boats. (vi) Hunters may take five deer (no orange head covering. (v) Trotlines/jugs: more than two antlered), and we will (3) Big game hunting. We allow (A) We prohibit the use of trotlines/ issue State bonus tags for two of these. hunting of elk on designated areas of the jugs on all refuge waters outside of Crab (vii) During the gun hunt, we allow refuge subject to the following Orchard Lake. only shotguns (20 gauge or larger), conditions: (B) We prohibit the use of trotlines/ muzzleloaders, bows, air rifles (.30 (i) The conditions set forth at jugs with any flotation device that has caliber or larger), and air bows, as paragraphs (b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this previously contained any petroleum- governed by State regulations. We section apply. based material or toxic substances. prohibit the use of centerfire rifles. (ii) You must carry a signed copy of (C) Anglers must attach a buoyed (viii) We allow the incidental take of the refuge hunting regulations and hunt device that is visible on the water’s armadillo, feral hog, and coyote during map (signed brochure) in the field while surface to all trotlines. any refuge hunt with the weapons legal hunting. (vi) Anglers may use all legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State * * * * * noncommercial fishing methods, except

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they may not use any underwater (2) * * * maintain visual and voice contact with breathing apparatus. (ii) You must remove personal the youth at all times. (vii) Anglers may not submerge any belongings, including, but not limited (v) Adults accompanying youth on poles or similar objects to take or locate to, all boats, decoys, blinds, blind any refuge hunts may participate by any fish. materials, stands, platforms, and other hunting (except during the State youth- (viii) Organizers of all fishing events hunting equipment brought onto the only seasons), but are not allowed to must possess a Special Use Permit (FWS refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see harvest more than their own daily bag Form 3–1383–G or FWS Form 3–1383– §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). limit (see § 20.24 of this chapter). Youth C). (3) Big game hunting. We allow must harvest their own bag limits. (ix) We prohibit anglers from fishing hunting of white-tailed deer on (vi) We allow migratory bird hunting within 250 yards (228 meters) of an designated areas of the refuge subject to on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, occupied waterfowl hunting blind. the following conditions: and Sundays from 1⁄2 hour before legal (x) Specific creel and size limits apply (i) The condition set forth at sunrise until 2 p.m. on various refuge waters as listed in the paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of this section (vii) We open the refuge to goose Crab Orchard fishing brochure and the applies. youth hunting during any segment of annual Illinois fishing digest. (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. goose season that extends beyond the (c) * * * We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an regular duck season. (2) * * * organized or planned effort to pursue, (viii) Migratory bird hunters may not (i) The conditions set forth at drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or enter the refuge prior to 4 a.m. on the paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this cause deer to move in the direction of day of the hunt and must remove all section apply. any person(s) who is part of the portable blinds and decoys (see § 27.93 * * * * * organized or planned hunt and known of this chapter) no later than 3 p.m. (f) * * * to be waiting for the deer. (ix) We prohibit hunting within 500 (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We * * * * * feet (152 meters (m)) of any residence or allow hunting of migratory game birds (k) * * * structure adjacent to the refuge, and we on designated areas of the refuge subject (2) * * * prohibit hunting within 200 feet (61 m) to the following conditions: (v) Hunters may only hunt from 1⁄2 of any road, railroad, levee, water (i) You must remove personal hour before legal sunrise to no later than control structure, designated public use belongings, including, but not limited 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset, and they must trail, designated parking area, or other to, all boats, decoys, blinds, blind follow all State requirements for legal designated public use facility. materials, stands, and platforms brought hunting hours. (x) We prohibit mud boats or air onto the refuge at the end of each day’s (3) * * * cooled propulsion vessels, including hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (i) The conditions set forth at ‘‘surface-drive’’ boats, except when chapter). paragraphs (k)(1)(i) and (k)(2)(v) of this traversing through the Intracoastal (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no section apply. Waterway and the Irish Bayou Straight 1 earlier than ⁄2 hour before legal * * * * * Canal only. shooting hours and must exit the refuge ■ 12. Amend § 32.37 by revising (xi) We only allow the incidental take 1 no later than ⁄2 hour after legal shooting paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (g), (i)(1)(iv), of nutria with approved shot and hours. (i)(3)(iii), (j), (m), (o)(1)(iv), (o)(3)(v), (q), weapons during any open youth (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (r), (s)(1)(iv), (t), and (u) to read as waterfowl season on the refuge. upland game and turkey hunting on follows: (xii) We allow the incidental take of designated areas of the refuge subject to coyote, raccoon, feral hog, armadillo, the following conditions: § 32.37 Louisiana. and opossum with approved shot and (i) The conditions set forth at * * * * * weapons allowed during any open paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (c) Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife season on the refuge. section apply. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (xiii) We allow only the use of (ii) For hunting, you may use or hunting. We allow hunting of duck, reflective tacks as marking devices. possess only approved nontoxic shot merganser, teal, light and dark goose, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow shells while in the field, including shot coot, gallinule, rail, snipe, and dove on hunting of rabbit, and the incidental shells used for hunting wild turkey (see designated areas of the refuge subject to take of nutria, coyote, raccoon, § 32.2(k)). the following conditions: armadillo, and opossum, on designated (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (i) Hunters and anglers must possess areas of the refuge subject to the game hunting on designated areas of the and carry a valid, signed refuge hunting following conditions: refuge subject to the following and fishing brochure. (i) We only allow youth hunting of conditions: (ii) We only allow youth to hunt upland game. (i) The conditions set forth at migratory game birds. (ii) When hunting, you must possess paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (iii) All youth hunters age 15 and only shot size 4 or smaller or 0.22 section apply. younger must be supervised by an adult caliber rimfire rifles or smaller. We (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. during hunts. The youth must be allow the use of air rifles. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an capable of and must actively participate (iii) When hunting rabbit, we allow organized or planned effort to pursue, in the hunt by possessing and/or firing the use of dogs only after the close of drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or a legal weapon during the hunt for the the State archery deer season. cause deer to move in the direction of express purpose of harvesting game. (iv) The conditions set forth at any person(s) who is part of the (iv) One adult may supervise up to paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (iii) through (v), and organized or planned hunt and known two youths during upland game hunts (ix) through (xiii) of this section apply. to be waiting for the deer. and migratory bird hunts, but may (3) Big game hunting. We only allow * * * * * supervise only one youth during big youth hunting of white-tailed deer, and (g) * * * game hunts. 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designated areas of the refuge subject to woodcock on designated areas of the (iii) Hunters must leave the refuge no the following conditions: refuge subject to the following later than 2 hours after legal sunset. (i) We are open to youth hunting only conditions: (iv) When hunting, you must possess during the State deer archery season. (i) Each person age 18 and older must only shot size 4 or smaller or 0.22 (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. possess and carry a valid, signed refuge caliber rimfire rifles or smaller. We We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an user brochure while on the refuge. allow the use of air rifles. organized or planned effort to pursue, (ii) We prohibit hunting or discharge (v) The conditions set forth at drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or of firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) and cause deer to move in the direction of within 500 feet (152 meters (m)) of any (viii) through (x) of this section apply. any person(s) who is part of the residence or oil and gas infrastructure, (3) Big game hunting. We allow the organized or planned hunt and known or within 200 feet (61 m) of any road, hunting of white-tailed deer, and the to be waiting for the deer. railroad, levee, water control structure, incidental take of feral hog, on (iii) We allow placement of temporary designated public use trail, designated designated areas of the refuge subject to deer stands no earlier than 48 hours parking area, or other designated public the following conditions: prior to the start of deer archery season. use facility. (i) We allow hunting of deer only with Hunters must remove all deer stands (iii) All youth hunters age 15 and firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) within 48 hours after the archery deer younger must be supervised by an adult during 5 specific days during October season closes (see § 27.93 of this during all hunts. One adult may and November. A youth gun hunt will chapter). supervise up to two youths during small (iv) We allow only one deer stand per game and migratory game bird hunts, occur during the last weekend of hunter on the refuge. Deer stands must but may supervise only one youth October. The general gun hunt will have the owner’s State license/ during big game hunts. The supervising occur during the final full weekend in sportsmen’s identification number adult must maintain visual and voice November. The youth gun hunt includes clearly printed on the stand. contact with the youth at all times. both Saturday and Sunday. The general (v) We prohibit the use of deer Adult guardians are responsible for gun hunt includes the Friday decoys. ensuring that youth hunters do not immediately before the weekend. (vi) The conditions set forth at violate refuge rules. (ii) We allow archery deer hunting paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (iii) through (v), and (iv) We require waterfowl and according to the State of Louisiana (ix) through (xiii) of this section apply. gallinule hunters to remove all portable archery season. We close refuge archery (4) Sport fishing. We allow blinds and decoys from the refuge by 2 hunting during refuge deer gun hunts. recreational finfishing and shellfishing p.m. each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of (iii) We allow each hunter to possess on designated areas of the refuge subject this chapter). only one deer per day; the deer may be to the following conditions: (v) Migratory bird hunters are only a buck or a doe. (i) We allow daytime sport finfishing allowed to enter the refuge after 4 a.m. (iv) Hunters may use only portable and shellfishing year-round on (vi) We allow waterfowl and gallinule deer stands. Hunters may erect deer designated areas of the refuge. On hunting daily until 2 p.m. during the stands no earlier than 48 hours before portions of the refuge outside of the State regular season, State teal season, the deer archery season and must Hurricane Protection Levee, we allow and State youth and veteran waterfowl remove them from the refuge within 48 daytime sport finfishing and seasons. hours after the season closes (see § 27.93 shellfishing from November 1 through (vii) When hunting migratory game of this chapter). Hunters may place only January 31 and during the State teal birds, you may only use dogs to locate, one deer stand on the refuge. Deer season, but only after 2 p.m. We close point, and retrieve game. stands must have the owner’s State the remainder of the refuge to sport (viii) We allow only the use of hunting license/sportsman’s fishing from November 1 through reflective tacks as marking devices. identification number clearly printed on January 31. (ix) We only allow the incidental take the stand. (ii) We only allow sport fishing with of nutria with approved shot and (v) The conditions set forth at hand-held rod and reel or hand-held rod weapons during any open waterfowl paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii), (viii), and line. season on the refuge. and (x), and (d)(2)(iii) of this section (iii) You may take bait shrimp with (x) We allow the incidental take of apply. raccoon, feral hog, armadillo, opossum, cast nets only. (vi) We prohibit the use of deer and coyote with approved shot and (iv) You may take crawfish (up to 100 decoys. pounds (45 kilograms) per person, per weapons during any open season on the (vii) We prohibit organized deer day) with crawfish or dip nets only. refuge. drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (v) We allow recreational crabbing (2) Upland game hunting. We allow organized or planned effort to pursue, only. hunting of squirrel and rabbit, and the (vi) You must attend all fishing, incidental take of nutria, coyote, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or crabbing, and crawfishing equipment at raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on cause deer to move in the direction of all times. designated areas of the refuge subject to any person(s) who is part of the (vii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, the following conditions: organized or planned hunt and known limblines, slat traps, gar sets, nets, and (i) We only allow hunting from the to be waiting for the deer. alligator lines on the refuge. start of the State squirrel and rabbit (viii) Deer hunters must display State (viii) The conditions set forth at seasons until the last day of State Wildlife Management Area (WMA) paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (x), and (xiii) of this waterfowl season in the Coastal Zone, hunter-orange or blaze-pink (as section apply. except that the Centerville Unit will be governed by State WMA regulations). (d) Bayou Teche National Wildlife open until the last day of the State (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird waterfowl season in the East Zone. fishing in all refuge waters subject to the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) We prohibit upland game hunting following conditions: merganser, teal, light and dark goose, on days corresponding with refuge deer (i) We prohibit the use of unattended coot, gallinule, rail, snipe, dove, and gun hunts. nets, traps, or lines (trot, jug, bush, etc.).

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(ii) The condition set forth at (x) We only allow the incidental take on designated areas of the refuge subject paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section of nutria with approved shot and to the following conditions: applies. weapons during any open waterfowl (i) You may only fish from legal (iii) The refuge is only open to (duck, teal, merganser, light and dark sunrise until legal sunset, except we recreational finfishing and shellfishing goose, and coot) season on the refuge. allow night fishing from the bank and from legal sunrise to legal sunset. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow pier on Lake Road. (e) Big Branch Marsh National hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and quail, (ii) You must only use rod and reel or Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game and the incidental take of nutria, coyote, pole and line while fishing. bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on (iii) You must attend to any fishing, merganser, teal, coot, light and dark designated areas of the refuge subject to crabbing, and crawfishing equipment at goose, snipe, rail, gallinule, dove, and the following conditions: all times. woodcock on designated areas of the (i) When hunting, you must possess (iv) The condition set forth at refuge subject to the following only shot size 4 or smaller, or 0.22 paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section conditions: caliber rim-fire rifles or smaller. We applies. (i) Each person age 18 and older must allow the use of air rifles. * * * * * possess and carry a valid, signed refuge (ii) When hunting squirrel and rabbit, (g) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife user brochure while on the refuge. and for the incidental take of raccoon, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We allow waterfowl, snipe, rail, we allow the use of dogs only after the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, gallinule, dove, and goose hunting on close of the State archery deer season. merganser, teal, light and dark goose, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and When hunting quail, you may only use coot, gallinule, rail, snipe, dove, and Sundays from 1⁄2 hour before legal dogs to locate, point, and retrieve. woodcock on designated areas of the sunrise until 2 p.m., including (iii) The conditions set forth at refuge subject to the following waterfowl hunting during the State teal paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (viii) conditions: season and State youth and veterans through (x) of this section apply. (i) Each person age 18 and older must waterfowl seasons. We only allow (iv) During the dog season for squirrel possess and carry a valid, signed refuge hunting of woodcock until 2 p.m. and rabbit, all hunters, including user brochure while on the refuge. (ii) We only allow hunting of duck, (iii) We allow light goose hunting for archers (while on the ground), except merganser, teal, light and dark goose, that part of the season that extends waterfowl hunters, must wear a and gallinule from 1⁄2 hour before legal beyond the regular duck season from 1⁄2 minimum of a cap or hat that is hunter sunrise until 2 p.m. of the State seasons, hour before legal sunrise until 2 p.m. orange, blaze pink, or other such color including during the State teal season, (iv) We allow only temporary blinds, as governed by State regulations. State youth waterfowl season, State and hunters must remove blinds and (v) We only allow hunting of quail veterans season, and special light goose decoys by 2 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 until 2 p.m. conservation season. of this chapter). (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iii) You must remove blinds and (v) All youth hunters age 15 and hunting of white-tailed deer, and the decoys by 2 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 younger must be supervised by an adult incidental take of feral hog, on of this chapter). during all hunts. One adult may designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) When hunting migratory game supervise up to two youths during small the following conditions: birds, you may only use dogs to locate, game hunts and migratory bird hunts, (i) We are open only during the State point, and retrieve game. but may supervise only one youth season for archery hunting of deer. (v) All youth hunters age 15 and during big game hunts. The supervising (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. younger must be supervised by an adult adult must maintain visual and voice We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an during all hunts. One adult may contact with the youth at all times. organized or planned effort to pursue, supervise up to two youths during Adult guardians are responsible for drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or upland game hunts and migratory bird ensuring that youth hunters do not cause deer to move in the direction of hunts, but may supervise only one violate refuge rules. any person(s) who is part of the youth during big game hunts. The (vi) We prohibit hunting or discharge organized or planned hunt and known supervising adult must maintain visual of firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) to be waiting for the deer. and voice contact with the youth at all within 500 feet (152 meters (m)) of any (iii) We allow placement of temporary times. Adult guardians are responsible residence adjacent to the refuge or oil deer stands no earlier than 48 hours for ensuring that youth hunters do not and gas infrastructure on the refuge, or prior to the start of deer archery season. violate refuge rules. within 200 feet (61 m) from the center Hunters must remove all deer stands (vi) We prohibit hunting or discharge of any road, railroad, levee, water within 48 hours after the archery deer of firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) control structure, designated public use season closes (see § 27.93 of this within 500 feet (152 meters (m)) of any maintained trail, designated parking chapter). We allow only one deer stand residence or oil and gas infrastructure, area, or other designated public use per hunter on the refuge. Deer stands or within 200 feet (61 m) of any road, facility. must have the owner’s State license/ railroad, levee, water control structure, (vii) We allow migratory bird hunters sportsmen’s identification number designated public use trail, building, to enter the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., clearly printed on the stand. We designated camping area, designated and all hunters must exit the refuge no prohibit hunting stands on trees painted parking area, or other designated public later than 2 hours after legal sunset. with white bands. facility. (viii) We allow only reflective tacks as (iv) The conditions set forth at (vii) For the purpose of hunting, we trail markers on the refuge. paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (viii) prohibit possession of slugs, buckshot, (ix) We allow the incidental take of through (x) of this section apply. and rifle and pistol ammunition, except raccoon, feral hog, armadillo, opossum, (v) We prohibit the use of deer during the deer gun and primitive and coyote with approved shot and decoys. firearm seasons (see § 32.2(k)). weapons allowed during any open (4) Sport fishing. We allow (viii) You may use only reflective season on the refuge. recreational finfishing and shellfishing tacks as trail markers on the refuge.

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(ix) We allow the incidental take of license/sportsmen’s identification 2542) available from a self-clearing feral hog, raccoon, armadillo, opossum, number clearly printed on the stand. check station after each hunt. and coyote with approved shot and (iii) Deer hunters hunting from * * * * * weapons allowed during any open concealed blinds must display State (3) * * * season on the refuge. Wildlife Management Area (WMA) (iii) Each hunter must complete and (x) We only allow incidental take of hunter-orange or blaze-pink (as turn in a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– nutria with approved shot and weapons governed by State WMA regulations) 2542) available from a self-clearing during any open waterfowl season on above or around their blinds that is check station after each hunt. the refuge. visible from 360 degrees. * * * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iv) We hold a special dog hog hunt (j) Cat Island National Wildlife hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and quail, in February. During this hunt, the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird and the incidental take of nutria, coyote, following conditions apply, in addition hunting. We allow hunting of duck, raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on to the other conditions set forth in this merganser, teal, light and dark goose, designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraph (g)(3): coot, snipe, rail, gallinule, dove, and the following conditions: (A) You must use trained hog-hunting woodcock on designated areas of the (i) We allow the use of dogs for rabbit dogs to aid in the take of hog. refuge subject to the following and squirrel hunting, and the incidental (B) We allow take of hog from 1⁄2 hour conditions: take of raccoon, on specific dates listed before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after (i) Each person age 18 and older must in the refuge hunt brochure. legal sunset. (ii) During any open deer firearm or possess and carry a valid, signed refuge primitive firearm season on the refuge, (C) You must possess only approved user brochure while on the refuge. all hunters, except waterfowl hunters nontoxic shot, or pistol or rifle (ii) We allow migratory bird hunters and nighttime incidental raccoon and ammunition not larger than .22 caliber to enter the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., incidental opossum hunters, must wear rim-fire, to take the hog after it has been and all hunters must exit the refuge hunter orange, blaze pink, or other such caught by dogs. within 2 hours after legal sunset. (iii) We allow the incidental take of color as governed by State regulations. (v) You must kill all hogs prior to (iii) The conditions set forth at removal from the refuge. beaver, feral hog, raccoon, armadillo, paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (v) through (x) (vi) We prohibit the use of deer and opossum, and coyote with approved of this section apply. turkey gobbler decoys. shot and weapons allowed during any (iv) You may use .22-caliber rifles or (vii) We prohibit using shot larger open season on the refuge. smaller while hunting upland game and than BB-lead, or T-steel, while hunting (iv) We allow all-terrain vehicles ammunition must be size 4 or smaller during turkey season. (ATVs) and utility-type vehicle (UTVs) (see § 32.2(k)). (viii) We describe the dates for deer as governed by State Wildlife (v) We will close the refuge to hunting general gun hunts, youth hunts, and Management Area regulations and size (except waterfowl) and camping when veterans hunts in the refuge user specifications on designated trails (see the Pearl River reaches 15.5 feet (4.72 brochure. § 27.31 of this chapter) from the third meters) on the Pearl River Gauge at (4) Sport fishing. We allow only Saturday in September until February Pearl River, Louisiana. recreational fishing year-round on 28. (vi) During the dog season for designated areas of the refuge subject to (v) We prohibit hunting within 500 squirrels, rabbits, and incidental take of the following conditions: feet (152 meters (m)) of any residence or raccoon, all hunters, including archery (i) We only allow cotton limb lines. oil and gas infrastructure, or within 200 feet (61 m) of any road, railroad, levee, hunters (while on the ground), except (ii) We close the fishing ponds at the water control structure, designated waterfowl hunters, must wear a cap or Pearl River Turnaround to fishing from public use trail, building, designated hat that is hunter-orange, blaze pink, or April through the first full week of June parking area, or designated public use other such color as governed by State and to boating during the months of facility. regulations. April, May, June, and July. (vi) All youth hunters age 15 and (vii) We prohibit upland game (iii) When the Pearl River Turnaround younger must be supervised by an adult hunting on days corresponding with area is open, we allow boats that do not during hunts. One adult may supervise refuge deer gun and primitive firearm have gasoline-powered engines attached up to two youths during small game hunts. in the fishing ponds at the Pearl River hunts and migratory bird hunts, but may (viii) We only allow quail hunting Turnaround. Anglers must hand-launch supervise only one youth during big until 2 p.m. these boats into the ponds. When the game hunts. The supervising adult must (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing ponds at the Pearl River maintain visual and voice contact with hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and Turnaround are open, hook and line is the youth at all times. Adult guardians feral hog, and the incidental take of feral the only legal method of take in those are responsible for ensuring that youth hog, on designated areas of the refuge ponds. subject to the following conditions: hunters do not violate refuge rules. (iv) The Pearl River Turnaround area, (i) The conditions set forth at (vii) We allow waterfowl (duck, when open to fishing, is open 1⁄2 hour paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (v) through (x), merganser, teal, light and dark goose, before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal and (g)(2)(ii), (v), and (vi) of this section coot, and gallinule) hunting daily sunset. apply. during the State regular season, (ii) Hunters may erect deer stands no (v) The conditions set forth at including waterfowl hunting during the earlier than 48 hours before the deer paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (viii), and State teal season and State youth and (g)(2)(v) of this section apply. archery season opens and must remove veteran waterfowl seasons, from 1⁄2 hour them from the refuge within 48 hours * * * * * before legal sunrise until 2 p.m. after this season closes (see § 27.93 of (i) * * * (viii) You must remove harvested this chapter). We allow only one deer (1) * * * waterfowl, temporary blinds, and stand per hunter on the refuge. Deer (iv) Every hunter must complete and decoys used for duck hunting by 2 p.m. stands must have the owner’s State turn in a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).

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(ix) When hunting migratory game (vi) We prohibit organized drives. We hunts, but may supervise only one birds, you may only use dogs to locate, define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or youth during big game hunts. The point, and retrieve. planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or supervising adult must maintain visual (x) We prohibit accessing refuge otherwise frighten or cause game to and voice contact with the youth at all property by boat from the Mississippi move in the direction of any person(s) times. River. who is part of the organized or planned (vii) Migratory bird hunters may enter (xi) We allow only the use of hunt and known to be waiting for the the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and all reflective tacks as marking devices. game. hunters must exit the refuge no later (xii) We only allow the incidental take (4) Sport fishing. We allow than 2 hours after legal sunset. of nutria with approved shot and recreational finfishing and shellfishing (viii) We allow the incidental take of weapons during any open waterfowl on designated areas of the refuge subject raccoon, feral hog, armadillo, opossum, season on the refuge. to the following conditions: and coyote with approved shot and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at weapons allowed during any open hunting of squirrel and rabbit, and the paragraphs (j)(1)(i), (iv) (on the open season on the refuge. incidental take of nutria, beaver, coyote, portions of Wood Duck ATV trail for (ix) We only allow the incidental take raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on wildlife-dependent activities throughout of nutria with approved shot and designated areas of the refuge subject to the year), (x), and (xi) of this section weapons during any open waterfowl the following conditions: apply. season on the refuge. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We prohibit slat traps or hoop nets (x) We allow only the use of reflective paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (vi) and (x) on the refuge. tacks as marking devices. through (xii) of this section apply. (iii) Anglers may only crawfish during (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) While upland game hunting, we designated days and times. The harvest hunting of rabbit, and the incidental prohibit the possession of hunting limit is 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms) per take of nutria, coyote, raccoon, firearms larger than 0.22 caliber rimfire, person per day. armadillo, and opossum on designated shotgun slugs, and buckshot (see § 27.42 (iv) You must attend all crawfish traps areas of the refuge subject to the of this chapter). and nets at all times. We allow up to, following conditions: (i) The refuge rabbit season opens the (iii) We allow the use of dogs during and no more than, 20 traps per angler day after the State duck season closes designated small game with dog on the refuge. and continues through the remainder of seasons. We require the owner’s contact * * * * * the State rabbit season. information on the collars of all dogs. (m) Delta National Wildlife Refuge— (ii) We restrict hunting to shotgun We only allow up to two dogs per (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We only. hunting party for squirrel hunting. allow hunting of duck, merganser, teal, (iii) We allow the use of dogs when (iv) We prohibit upland game hunting light and dark goose, dove, snipe, rail, rabbit hunting. on days corresponding with refuge deer gallinule, and coot on designated areas (iv) We prohibit upland game hunting gun hunts. of the refuge subject to the following on days corresponding with refuge deer (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: gun hunts. hunting of white-tailed deer on (i) Each person age 18 and older must (v) The conditions set forth at designated areas of the refuge subject to possess and carry a valid, signed refuge paragraphs (m)(1)(i) and (v) through the following conditions: user brochure while on the refuge. (viii) of this section apply. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow migratory bird hunting (3) Big game hunting. We allow paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (vi), (x), and on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, hunting of white-tailed deer on (xi) of this section apply. and Sundays from 1⁄2 hour before legal designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We allow archery deer hunting, sunrise until 2 p.m. during the State the following conditions: youth deer gun hunting during the first seasons, including the regular waterfowl (i) The conditions set forth at weekend of the State youth firearm season, the State teal season, State youth paragraphs (m)(1)(i) and (v) through (x) season, and one weekend of primitive waterfowl season, State veterans of this section apply. firearm season on the refuge. We list waterfowl season, and State light goose (ii) We allow archery deer hunting, specific dates of these hunts in the special conservation season. bucks only, from October 1 through 15. refuge annual user brochure. (iii) We only allow temporary blinds. We allow either-sex archery deer (iii) Hunters may erect deer stands no You must remove both blinds and hunting from October 16 through 31, earlier than 48 hours before the deer decoys by 2 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 and from the day after the close of the archery season opens and must remove of this chapter). State duck season through the end of the them from the refuge within 48 hours (iv) When hunting migratory game State deer archery season. after this season closes (see § 27.93 of birds, you may only use dogs to locate, (iii) We allow placement of temporary this chapter). We grant extensions to point, and retrieve game. deer stands up to 48 hours prior to the retrieve stands due to high water refuge (v) We prohibit discharge of firearms start of deer archery season. Hunters closure. We allow only one deer stand (see § 27.42 of this chapter) within 500 must remove all deer stands within 48 or blind per hunter on the refuge. Deer feet (152 meters (m)) of any residence or hours after the archery deer season stands must have the owner’s State oil and gas infrastructure, or within 200 closes (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We license/sportsmen’s identification feet (61 m) of any road, railroad, levee, allow only one deer stand per hunter on number clearly printed on the stand. water control structure, designated the refuge. Deer stands must have the (iv) You may only take one deer of public use trail, designated parking area, owner’s State license/sportsmen’s either sex per day during the deer or other designated public use facilities. identification number clearly printed on seasons listed. State season limits apply. (vi) All youth hunters age 15 and the stand. (v) Deer hunters must display State younger must be supervised by an adult (iv) We prohibit organized deer Wildlife Management Area (WMA) during all hunts. One adult may drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an hunter-orange or blaze-pink (as supervise up to two youths during organized or planned effort to pursue, governed by State WMA regulations). upland game and migratory game bird drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or

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cause deer to move in the direction of extends beyond the regular duck season designated areas of the refuge subject to any person(s) who is part of the on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, the following conditions: organized or planned hunt and known and Sundays until 2 p.m. (i) We open the refuge to hunting of to be waiting for the deer. (iv) Migratory bird hunters are only white-tailed deer only during the State (v) We prohibit the use of deer allowed to enter the refuge after 4 a.m. archery season in State Area 9. decoys. (v) All youth hunters age 15 and (ii) You may take only one deer of (vi) We allow shotgun hunting of deer younger must be supervised by an adult either sex per day. on the Saturday and Sunday during the during all hunts. One adult may (iii) We prohibit the use of deer first split of the regular waterfowl supervise up to two youths during small decoys. season. game and migratory game bird hunts. (iv) We only allow portable stands. (vii) Deer hunters must display State An adult may supervise only one youth Hunters may erect temporary deer Wildlife Management Area (WMA) during big game hunts. The supervising stands no earlier than 48 hours prior to hunter-orange or blaze-pink (as adult must maintain visual and voice the start of deer archery season. Hunters governed by State WMA regulations). contact with the youth at all times. The must remove all deer stands within 48 (4) Sport fishing. We allow youth must be capable of and must hours after the archery deer season recreational finfishing and shellfishing actively participate in the hunt by closes (see § 27.93 of this chapter). on designated areas of the refuge subject possessing and/or firing a legal weapon Hunters may place only one deer stand to the following conditions: during the hunt for the express purpose on the refuge. Deer stands must have the (i) We only allow sport finfishing and of harvesting game. Parents or adult owner’s State hunting license/ shellfishing from 1⁄2 hour before legal guardians are responsible for ensuring sportsman’s identification number sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. that hunters age 15 and younger do not clearly printed on the stand. During the State waterfowl hunting violate refuge rules. (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. seasons, we only allow sport finfishing (vi) Adults accompanying youth on We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an and shellfishing from 2 p.m. until 1⁄2 refuge hunts may participate by organized or planned effort to pursue, hour after legal sunset. However, during hunting, but are not allowed to harvest drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or the waterfowl season, we prohibit all more than their own daily bag limit. cause deer to move in the direction of public entry between Main Pass and (vii) We only allow incidental take of any person(s) who is part of the Raphael Pass. nutria with approved shot and weapons organized or planned hunt and known (ii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, during any open waterfowl season on to be waiting for the deer. limblines, slat traps, jug lines, nets, or the refuge. (vi) The conditions set forth at alligator lines. (viii) We allow incidental take of paragraphs (q)(1)(i), (v), (vi), (viii), and (iii) The condition set forth at raccoon, feral hog, armadillo, opossum, (ix), and (q)(2)(iv) of this section apply. paragraph (m)(1)(i) of this section and coyote with approved shot and (4) Sport fishing. We allow applies. weapons allowed during any open recreational finfishing and shellfishing * * * * * season on the refuge. in all refuge waters subject to the (o) * * * (ix) We prohibit hunting within 500 following conditions: (1) * * * feet (152 meters (m)) of any residence or (i) We prohibit the use of unattended (iv) Each hunter must complete and oil and gas infrastructure, or within 200 nets, traps, or lines (trot, jog, bush, etc.). turn in a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– feet (61 m) of any road, railroad, levee, (ii) The refuge is open from legal 2542), available from a self-clearing water control structure, designated sunrise until legal sunset. check station, after each hunt. public use trail, designated parking area, (iii) The condition set forth at * * * * * or other designated public use facility. paragraph (q)(1)(i) of this section (3) * * * (x) We allow only temporary blinds, applies. (v) Each hunter must complete and and hunters must remove blinds and (r) Red River National Wildlife turn in a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– decoys by 2 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird 2542) available from a self-clearing of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of duck, check station, after each hunt. (2) Upland Game Hunting. We allow goose, coot, woodcock, snipe, rail, * * * * * youth hunting of squirrel and rabbit, gallinule, and dove on designated areas (q) Mandalay National Wildlife and the incidental take of nutria, coyote, of the refuge subject to the following Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of duck, teal, designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) Hunters must possess and carry a merganser, light and dark goose, the following conditions: signed refuge brochure. gallinule (including moorhen), coot, (i) When hunting, you must possess (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting until rail, snipe, and dove on designated areas only shot size 4 or smaller, or 0.22 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. of the refuge subject to the following caliber rim-fire rifles or smaller. We Waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge conditions: allow the use of air rifles. no later than 1:30 p.m. (i) Each person age 18 and older must (ii) The conditions set forth at (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no possess and carry a valid, signed refuge paragraphs (q)(1)(i) and (v) through (ix) earlier than 4 a.m. user brochure while on the refuge. apply. (iv) Hunters may only hunt during (ii) We allow only youth hunting of (iii) The Hanson Unit is closed to designated times and seasons within migratory game birds and only in the youth hunting prior to 2 p.m. on specified State seasons as listed in Hanson Unit on Wednesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and refuge brochure. Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays Sundays during waterfowl hunt season. (v) We prohibit hunting within 100 until 2 p.m. of the State teal, youth, and (iv) Hunters must leave the refuge no feet (30 meters) of any public road, regular waterfowl seasons. later than 2 hours after legal sunset. refuge road, trail or ATV trail, residence, (iii) We open the Hanson Unit only to (3) Big game hunting. We allow the building, aboveground oil or gas or youth goose hunting during any hunting of white-tailed deer, and the electrical transmission facility, or segment of the goose season that incidental take of feral hog, on designated public facility.

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(vi) When hunting migratory game (i) All hunters and anglers age 16 and (B) From the beginning of the State birds, you may only use dogs to locate, older must purchase an Annual Public season to December 31, we do not point, and retrieve. Use Permit (FWS Form 3–2439). This require hunters to wear hunter orange. (vii) We allow the incidental take of permit allows individuals to participate (C) We allow squirrel and rabbit coyote, beaver, and feral hogs in in open (non-quota) hunting and fishing hunting with or without dogs from designated areas during any refuge hunt seasons. January 1 to the last day of February. with the weapons legal for that hunt, (ii) All hunters and anglers must (D) From January 1 to the last day of subject to applicable State seasons and obtain a Self-Clearing Permit (FWS February, squirrel and rabbit hunters are regulations. Form 3–2405), available at refuge entry required to wear a minimum solid (2) Upland game hunting. We allow points and at the Visitor Center, and hunter orange cap. hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, complete the self-clearing process when (E) We allow no more than three dogs raccoon, and opossum, and incidental exiting the refuge at the end of each day. per hunting party. take of coyote and beaver, on designated (iii) We allow hunting of duck, goose, (iv) We close squirrel and rabbit areas of the refuge subject to the rail, gallinule, coot, and snipe on hunting during the following gun hunts following conditions: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and for deer: Refuge-wide youth hunt, (i) The conditions set forth at Sundays until 2 p.m. during the State primitive firearms hunt, and modern paragraphs (r)(1)(i), (iii) through (v), and season. We prohibit migratory bird firearms hunts. (vii) of this section apply. hunting during refuge gun hunts for (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We allow hunting of raccoon and deer. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, opossum during the daylight hours of (iv) We allow refuge hunters to enter and the incidental take of feral hogs, on rabbit and squirrel season. We allow the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and designated areas of the refuge subject to night hunting during December and they must leave no later than 2 hours the following conditions: January, and you may use dogs for night after legal sunset unless they are (i) The conditions set forth at hunting. participating in the refuge nighttime paragraphs (t)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) through (iii) We allow the use of dogs to hunt raccoon hunt. (viii) of this section apply. squirrel and rabbit after December 31. (v) We allow all-terrain vehicle (ATV) (ii) We require a valid Quota Modern (iv) Hunters must exit the refuge no travel on designated trails for access Firearm Permit (FWS Form 3–2439) to later than 1 hour after legal shooting typically from October 1 to the last day hunt during a Deer Quota Modern hours, unless participating in of the refuge squirrel season. Firearm Hunt. You must complete and authorized hunting after legal sunset. (vi) We prohibit field dressing of game submit an application for all Deer Quota (3) Big game hunting. We allow within 150 feet (45 meters) of parking Hunts, and hunters will be notified of hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, areas, maintained roads, and trails. their drawing status. If selected, hunters and the incidental take of feral hog, on (vii) An adult age 18 or older must are required to purchase the Annual designated areas of the refuge subject to supervise youth hunters age 17 and Public Use Permit (FWS Form 3–2439) the following condition: The conditions younger during all hunts. One adult to claim their Quota Modern Firearm set forth at paragraphs (r)(1)(i), (iii) may supervise two youths during small Permit for the selected hunt. Hunters through (v), and (vii), and (r)(2)(iv) of game and migratory bird hunts, but may must carry a signed paper copy or this section apply. supervise only one youth during big electronic version of the permit with (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport game hunts. Youth must remain within them on their person while hunting. fishing on designated areas of the refuge normal voice contact of the adult who (iii) Deer archery season will begin subject to the following conditions: is supervising them. the first Saturday in November and will (i) We allow use of only electric (viii) We allow the incidental take of conclude on January 31, except for trolling motors on all refuge waters coyote, beaver, raccoon, opossum, feral during the youth gun hunt and modern while fishing. hog, armadillo, and nutria during firearms hunts, when archery is (ii) Recreational fishing using authorized hunts with firearms and prohibited. commercial gear (slat traps, etc.) archery equipment legal for use during (iv) The deer primitive firearms requires a special refuge permit (Special the hunt. season will occur between November 1 Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G)), (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and January 31. We allow all legal which is available at the refuge office. hunting of raccoon, squirrel, and rabbit, primitive firearms as governed by State You must possess and carry the special and the incidental take of coyote, regulations. refuge permit while fishing using beaver, raccoon, opossum, armadillo, (v) During the deer primitive firearms commercial gear. and nutria, on designated areas of the season, hunters may fit any legal (iii) We prohibit the taking of alligator refuge subject to the following primitive firearms with magnified snapping turtle (see § 27.21 of this conditions: scopes. chapter). (i) The conditions set forth at (vi) We allow hunters using primitive (s) * * * paragraphs (t)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) through weapons to hunt reforested areas. (1) * * * (viii) of this section apply. (vii) We prohibit youth hunters from (iv) Each hunter must complete and (ii) A nighttime raccoon hunt will be using modern firearms during the turn in a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– conducted during December, January, primitive weapon hunt. 2542) from a self-clearing check station and/or February, usually in conjunction (viii) During modern firearm hunts, after each hunt. with the adjacent State Wildlife all firearm hunting, even hunting with * * * * * Management Area (WMA) raccoon primitive weapons or muzzleloaders, is (t) Tensas River National Wildlife hunting season. governed by applicable Federal and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow the use of dogs when State regulations. We require a quota hunting. We allow hunting of duck, squirrel and rabbit hunting subject to hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2439) for goose, rail, gallinule, coot, woodcock, the following conditions: these hunts. and snipe on designated areas of the (A) We allow hunting without dogs (ix) During modern firearm hunts, we refuge subject to the following from the beginning of the State season prohibit hunting in reforested areas. We conditions: to December 31. prohibit hunting and/or shooting into or

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across any reforested area during the (u) Upper Ouachita National Wildlife (ii) Deer hunters must wear hunter quota hunt for deer. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird orange as governed by State deer (x) For the guided quota youth hunts, hunting. We allow hunting of duck, hunting regulations in wildlife we consider youth to be ages 8 through goose, coot, dove, rail, gallinule, snipe, management areas. 15. and woodcock on designated areas of (iii) We prohibit hunters from placing (xi) We will conduct a refuge-wide the refuge subject to the following stands or hunting from stands on pine youth deer hunt that will coincide with conditions: trees with white-painted bands and/or the State youth hunt weekend. (i) You must carry a signed refuge rings. (xii) Hunters may take only one deer public use brochure and must carry and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (one buck or one doe) per day during fill out daily a Visitor Check-In Permit fishing on designated areas of the refuge refuge deer hunts, except that during and Report (FWS Form 3–2405). subject to the following conditions: guided youth and wheelchair-bound (ii) Hunters may only hunt during (i) We prohibit leaving boats and hunts, the limit will be one antlerless designated refuge seasons as listed in other personal property on the refuge and one antlered deer per day. the signed refuge public use brochure. overnight (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (xiii) We allow turkey hunting in (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting until (ii) You must tend trotlines daily. You designated areas during the State turkey 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. must attach ends of trotlines by a length hunt season not to exceed 16 days. Waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge of cotton line that extends into the (xiv) We allow a youth turkey hunt no later than 1:30 p.m. water. weekend in conjunction with the State (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no (iii) Recreational fishing using youth turkey hunt weekend. earlier than 4 a.m. commercial gear (slat traps, etc.) (xv) We allow muzzleloader hunters (v) We prohibit hunting within 100 requires a special refuge permit (Special to discharge their primitive firearms at feet (30 meters (m)) of the maintained Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G)), the end of each hunt safely into the rights-of-way of roads and from or which is available at the refuge office. ground at least 150 feet (45 meters (m)) across all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails. You must possess and carry the special from any designated public road, We prohibit hunting within 50 feet (15 refuge permit while fishing using maintained road, trail, fire break, meters (m)) of, or trespassing on, commercial gear. dwelling, or aboveground oil and gas aboveground oil, gas, or electrical (iv) We prohibit the taking of turtle production facility. We define a transmission facilities. (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (vi) When hunting migratory game ‘‘maintained road or trail’’ as one that * * * * * birds, you may only use dogs to locate, has been mowed, disked, or plowed, or ■ 13. Amend § 32.38 by: point, and retrieve. ■ a. Revising paragraphs (a) and (b); one that is free of trees. (vii) We allow ATVs only on trails (xvi) We prohibit deer hunters leaving ■ b. Redesignating paragraph (e) as designated for their use and marked by paragraph (g) and paragraph (c) as deer stands unattended before the signs (see § 27.31 of this chapter). ATV opening day of the refuge archery paragraph (e); trails are closed March 1 through ■ season. Hunters must remove stands c. Adding new paragraph (c); August 31. ■ from the refuge by the end of the last d. Revising paragraph (d) and newly (viii) We allow the incidental take of redesignated paragraphs (e)(2)(i) and day of the refuge archery season (see coyote, beaver, and feral hog during any § 27.93 of this chapter). Hunters must (e)(3)(i); refuge hunt with the weapons legal for ■ remove portable stands from trees at the e. Adding paragraph (f). that hunt, subject to applicable State The additions and revisions read as end of each day’s hunt and place seasons and regulations. follows: freestanding stands in a nonhunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow position when unattended. Hunters hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, § 32.38 Maine. must clearly mark stands left raccoon, and opossum, and the * * * * * unattended on the refuge with the incidental take of coyote and beaver, on (a) Franklin Island National Wildlife hunter’s last name, Louisiana designated areas of the refuge subject to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Department of Wildlife and Fisheries the following conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl license number, and I-Sportsman Permit (i) The conditions set forth at on designated areas of the refuge subject Number. paragraphs (u)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vii), to the following conditions: (xvii) We allow hunting with slugs, and (viii) of this section apply. (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent rifle, or pistol ammunition larger than (ii) You must exit no later than 2 with State regulations. .22 caliber rimfire only during the quota hours after legal shooting hours, unless (ii) We allow temporary or portable hunts for deer. We prohibit use of participating in authorized hunting after blinds. We require hunters to remove all buckshot when hunting. legal sunset. portable or temporary blinds and decoys (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) We allow the nighttime hunting from the refuge following each day’s fishing on designated areas of the refuge of raccoon and opossum from December hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). subject to the following conditions: 1 to January 31 with the aid of dogs. We (2)–(4) [Reserved] (i) The conditions set forth at allow hunting of raccoon and opossum (b) Moosehorn National Wildlife paragraphs (t)(1)(i) and (ii) of this during the daylight hours of rabbit and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird section apply. squirrel season. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) We allow anglers to enter the (3) Big game hunting. We allow goose, American woodcock, and snipe refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and they hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, on designated areas of the refuge subject must depart no later than 2 hours after and the incidental take of feral hog, on to the following conditions: legal sunset. designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent (iii) We prohibit the taking of turtle the following conditions: with State regulations. (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow hunters to enter the (iv) We prohibit fish cleaning within paragraphs (u)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vii), refuge 1 hour before legal shooting 150 feet (45 m) of parking areas, and (viii), and (u)(2)(ii) of this section hours, and they must exit the refuge by maintained roads, and trails. apply. 1 hour past legal shooting hours.

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(iii) We only allow portable or (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent (f) Sunkhaze Meadows National temporary blinds and decoys that must with State regulations. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game be removed from the refuge following (ii) We allow temporary or portable bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this blinds. We require hunters to remove all goose, rail, American woodcock, and chapter). portable or temporary blinds and decoys Wilson’s snipe on designated areas of (iv) Hunters must retrieve all species from the refuge following each day’s the refuge subject to the following harvested on the refuge. hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent hunting of bobcat, eastern coyote, ruffed hunting of ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, with State regulations. grouse, snowshoe hare, red fox, gray and red squirrel, skunk, snowshoe hare, fox, (ii) The hunter must retrieve all red squirrel, raccoon, skunk, porcupine, coyote, porcupine woodchuck, bobcat, species harvested on the refuge. and woodchuck on designated areas of and raccoon on designated areas of the (iii) We only allow portable or the refuge subject to the following refuge subject to the following temporary blinds and decoys that must conditions: conditions: be removed from the refuge following (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We prohibit the use of dogs for each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii) (except for pursuing game. chapter). hunters pursuing raccoon and coyote at (ii) We allow hunting for coyotes, red (iv) We allow hunters to enter the night), (iii), and (iv) of this section squirrel, porcupine, and woodchuck refuge 1 hour before legal shooting apply. from November 1 to March 31. hours, and they must exit the refuge no (ii) We allow hunting for eastern (iii) Hunters must retrieve all species later than 1 hour after legal shooting coyote, red squirrel, and woodchuck harvested on the refuge. hours. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow only from October 1 to March 31. (iv) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 hunting of bobcat, coyote, ruffed grouse, (3) Big game hunting. We allow hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour hare, red fox, gray squirrel, red squirrel, hunting of black bear, moose, and before legal sunrise the following day. raccoon, skunk, and woodchuck on white-tailed deer on designated areas of (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to the refuge subject to the following hunting of white-tailed deer and black the following conditions: conditions: bear on designated areas of the refuge (i) The conditions set forth at (i) The conditions set forth at subject to the following conditions: paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (iv) (except paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this (i) Petit Manan Point is open only section apply. for hunters pursing raccoon or coyote at during the muzzleloader deer season. night) of this section apply. (ii) We allow tree stands, blinds, and (ii) We allow black bear hunting ladders to be set up on the opening day (ii) We allow hunting for eastern during the firearm season for white- coyote, red squirrel, and woodchuck of the archery deer season. Hunters tailed deer. must clearly label tree stands, blinds, or only from October 1 to March 31. (iii) We allow hunters to enter the (3) Big game hunting. We allow ladders left on the refuge overnight with refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise, and hunting of black bear, moose, wild your State hunting license number and they must exit the refuge no later than turkey, and white-tailed deer on last name. Hunters must remove tree 1 hour after legal sunset. designated areas of the refuge subject to stand(s), blind(s), and/or ladder(s) from (iv) We prohibit the use of dogs when the following conditions: the refuge on the last day of the hunting black bear. (i) The conditions set forth at muzzleloader deer season (see § 27.93 of (v) We require hunters to remove all paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this this chapter). tree stands, blinds, and ladders from the section apply. (iii) You may hunt black bear, eastern refuge on the last day of muzzleloader (ii) We allow tree stands, blinds, and coyote, and white-tailed deer during the deer season (see § 27.93 of this chapter). ladders to be set up on the opening day State archery and firearms deer seasons (4) [Reserved] of the archery deer season. Hunters on the Baring Division east of State (d) Pond Island National Wildlife must clearly label tree stands, blinds, or Route 191. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird ladders left on the refuge overnight with (iv) We prohibit use of firearms to hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl your State hunting license number and hunt bear during the archery deer on designated areas of the refuge subject last name. Hunters must remove tree season on the Baring Division east of to the following conditions: stand(s), blind(s), and/or ladder(s) from Route 191. We prohibit the use of (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent the refuge on the last day of the firearms, other than a muzzleloader, to with State regulations. muzzleloader deer season (see § 27.93 of hunt coyote during the deer (ii) We allow temporary or portable this chapter). muzzleloader season on the Baring blinds. We require hunters to remove all (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Division east of Route 191. portable or temporary blinds and decoys fishing on designated areas of the refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport from the refuge following each day’s subject to the following condition: We fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). prohibit trapping fish for use as bait. subject to the following conditions: (2)–(4) [Reserved] ■ 14. Amend § 32.41 by revising (i) We only allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour (e) * * * paragraph (b) to read as follows: before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal (2) * * * sunset. § 32.41 Michigan. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We prohibit trapping fish for use paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (iii) of this * * * * * as bait. (b) Harbor Island National Wildlife section apply. (c) Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird * * * * * hunting. We allow hunting of migratory hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (3) * * * game birds on designated areas of the goose, seaduck, brant, woodcock, rail, (i) The conditions as set forth at refuge subject to the following and snipe on designated areas of the paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (iv) of this conditions: refuge subject to the following section apply. (i) Hunters may enter the refuge no conditions: * * * * * earlier than 1 hour before legal sunrise

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and must leave the refuge no later than hunting area. We prohibit hunting from (3) * * * 1 hour after legal sunset. March 1 through August 31. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) You must remove boats, blinds, * * * * * paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) blind materials, stands, decoys, and (2) * * * of this section apply. other hunting equipment from the (ii) We allow spring turkey hunting * * * * * refuge at the end of each day (see for youth hunters and persons with (d) Grand Bay National Wildlife §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). disabilities, and fall turkey hunting for Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow the use of dogs while all hunters, on designated areas of the hunting. We allow hunting of goose, hunting in accordance with Michigan refuge. duck, coot, and dove (mourning and State regulations, provided the dog is * * * * * white-winged) on designated areas of under the immediate control of the ■ 16. Amend § 32.43 by: the refuge subject to the following hunter at all times. ■ a. Revising paragraphs (b)(1)(iv), conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (b)(3)(i), (c)(1)(iv), and (c)(2)(ii); (i) Each hunter must possess and upland game hunting on designated ■ b. Removing paragraph (c)(2)(iii); carry a signed copy of the refuge areas of the refuge subject to the ■ c. Revising paragraph (c)(3)(i); brochure while participating in refuge following conditions: ■ d. Removing paragraph (c)(3)(ii); hunts. (i) The conditions set forth at ■ e. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(3)(iii) (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys, paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this through (vii) as paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) blind material, and harvested waterfowl section apply. through (vi); and from the refuge at the end of each day’s (ii) For hunting, you may possess only ■ f. Revising paragraphs (d), (e)(1)(iii), hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). approved nontoxic shot shells while in (e)(3)(iv), (f)(2)(iii), (g)(1)(iii), (h)(1)(iii), (iii) You must only use portable or the field, including shot shells used for (h)(3)(iv), (i)(1)(iii), (i)(3)(iv), (j), temporary blinds. hunting wild turkey (see § 32.2(k)). (l)(1)(iv), (l)(2)(i), (l)(3)(i), (m)(1)(iii), and (iv) We only allow the use of dogs (3) Big game hunting. We allow (m)(3)(iv). when waterfowl hunting. We require all hunting of big game subject to the The revisions read as follows: dogs to wear a collar displaying the following conditions: owner’s contact information. (i) The condition set forth at § 32.43 Mississippi. (v) We allow incidental take of coyote paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section * * * * * and nutria during any refuge hunt with applies. (b) * * * the weapons legal for that hunt, subject (ii) We prohibit dogs for big game (1) * * * to applicable State seasons and hunting. (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily regulations. (iii) Deer hunters may place one Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow portable stand or blind on the refuge for You must display the card in plain view hunting of squirrel (gray and fox) and use while deer hunting, but only during on the dashboard of your vehicle so that rabbit (cottontail and swamp), and the open deer season. The stand must be the State-issued license number is incidental take of coyote and nutria, on clearly labeled with the hunter’s readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, you designated areas of the refuge subject to Michigan license/sportsmen’s must complete the reverse side of the the following conditions: identification number. The stand must card and deposit it at one of the refuge (i) The conditions set forth at be removed by the end of the season information stations. Include all game paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) of this (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). harvested, and if you harvest no game, section apply. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport report ‘‘0.’’ We prohibit hunters (ii) We only allow .22 caliber rimfire fishing on designated areas of the refuge possessing more than one Harvest rifles. (3) Big game hunting. We allow subject to the following condition: We Report at a time. hunting of white-tailed deer, and prohibit the taking of any mussel (clam), * * * * * incidental take of feral hog, on crayfish, leech, frog, toad, salamander, (3) * * * designated areas of the refuge subject to snake, lizard, turtle, and other non-fish (i) The conditions set forth at the following conditions: species by any method on the refuge paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), and (vi) of (i) The conditions set forth at (see § 27.21 of this chapter). this section apply. paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) of this * * * * * * * * * * section apply. ■ 15. Amend § 32.42 by revising (c) * * * (ii) We only allow hunting with bow paragraphs (p)(1) introductory text, (1) * * * and arrow. We prohibit firearms. (p)(1)(v), and (p)(2)(ii) to read as (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily (iii) We allow portable and climbing follows: Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542). tree stands. Hunters must remove tree You must display the card in plain view § 32.42 Minnesota. stands from the refuge at the end of each on the dashboard of your vehicle so that day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). * * * * * the State-issued license number is (iv) We prohibit organized deer (p) * * * readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, you drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We must complete the card and deposit it organized or planned effort to pursue, allow hunting of goose, duck, at one of the refuge information stations. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or merganser, coot, Sora/Virginia rail, Include all game harvested, and if you cause deer to move in the direction of woodcock, snipe, common moorhen/ harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ We any person(s) who is part of the gallinule, mourning dove, and American prohibit hunters possessing more than organized or planned hunt and known crow on designated areas of the refuge one Harvest Report at a time. to be waiting for the deer. subject to the following conditions: * * * * * (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport * * * * * (2) * * * fishing on designated areas of the refuge (v) You may only hunt American (ii) The conditions set forth at subject to the following conditions: crow from September 1 through the end paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) (i) Anglers may enter the refuge no of February within the migratory bird of this section apply. earlier than 30 minutes prior to sunrise

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and must leave the refuge no later than 3–2542) following the posted day’s hunt from the Noxubee 30 minutes after legal sunset each day. instructions. Wilderness Area (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 (ii) We prohibit fishing from legal * * * * * of this chapter). Outside the Noxubee sunset to legal sunrise. (i) * * * Wilderness Area, hunters may leave tree (e) * * * (1) * * * stands labeled with the hunter’s State (1) * * * (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all hunting license number used for deer (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all participants must display their Daily hunting. participants must display their Daily Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card (viii) We allow hunting of waterfowl Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in (duck, light and dark goose, merganser, (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in plain view in their vehicle so that the coot, and gallinule) during State plain view in their vehicle so that the required information is readable. You seasons, including the State Light Goose State-issued license number is readable. must return all cards upon completion Conservation Order, only on Wednesday You must return all cards upon of the activity and before leaving the and Saturdays ending at 12 p.m. completion of the activity and before refuge. (ix) We allow the use of dogs for leaving the refuge. * * * * * retrieval of migratory and upland game * * * * * (3) * * * only. (3) * * * (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer (x) We allow incidental take of coyote, (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer check station locations and beaver, nutria, skunk, fox, and feral hog check station locations and requirements. Prior to leaving the during any refuge hunt with the requirements. Prior to leaving the refuge, you must check all harvested weapons legal for that hunt, subject to refuge, you must check all harvested deer at the nearest self-service check applicable State seasons and deer at the nearest self-service check station (Harvest Report, FWS Form regulations. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow station (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3– 3–2542) following the posted hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, 2542) following the posted instructions. instructions. opossum, and raccoon, and incidental * * * * * * * * * * (f) * * * take of coyote, fox, skunk, beaver, and (j) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee nutria, on designated areas of the refuge (2) * * * National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all subject to the following conditions: game bird hunting. We allow hunting of participants must display their Daily (i) The conditions set forth at duck, light and dark goose, merganser, Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card paragraphs (j)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vii), woodcock, crow, gallinule (purple and (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in (ix), and (x) of this section apply. common), snipe, and coot on designated plain view in their vehicle so that the (ii) We allow raccoon and opossum areas of the refuge subject to the required information is readable. You hunting between the hours of legal following conditions: must return all cards upon completion sunset and legal sunrise. (i) Hunters and anglers must purchase (3) Big game hunting. We allow of the activity and before leaving the a North Mississippi Refuge Complex refuge. hunting of white-tailed deer turkey, and Hunting/Fishing Permit (#606), incidental take of feral hog, on * * * * * available from the Mississippi designated areas of the refuge subject to (g) * * * Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and the following conditions: (1) * * * Parks (MDWFP). (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all (ii) Youth hunters age 15 and younger paragraphs (j)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vii), participants must display their Daily and hunters age 65 and older are not and (x) of this section apply. Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card required to obtain a North Mississippi (ii) We prohibit the use of buckshot (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in Refuge Complex Hunting/Fishing on the refuge. plain view in their vehicle so that the Permit (#606). (iii) We prohibit organized deer required information is readable. You (iii) Hunters must remove all decoys, drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an must return all cards upon completion blind material, and harvested game from organized or planned effort to pursue, of the activity and before leaving the the refuge by 1 p.m. each day (see drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or refuge. §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). cause deer to move in the direction of * * * * * (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge at any person(s) who is part of the (h) * * * 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge no later organized or planned hunt and known (1) * * * than 2 hours after legal sunset, except to be waiting for the deer. (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all during raccoon hunts. (iv) You may place one portable tree participants must display their Daily (v) Each hunter must obtain a daily stand or ground blind for deer hunting Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542). on the refuge only during the open deer (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in Hunters must display the card in plain season. You must clearly label the stand plain view in their vehicle so that the view on the dashboard of the vehicle. or blind with your State hunting license required information is readable. You Prior to leaving the refuge, hunters must number. must return all cards upon completion complete the card and deposit it at one (v) While climbing a tree, installing a of the activity and before leaving the of the refuge information stations. tree stand that uses climbing aids, or refuge. Hunters must include all game hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, * * * * * harvested and if you harvest no game, you must use a fall-arrest system (full (3) * * * report ‘‘0’’. We prohibit hunters body harness) that is manufactured to (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer possessing more than one Harvest the Treestand Manufacturer’s check station locations and Report at a time. Association standards. requirements. Prior to leaving the (vi) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 (vi) Hunters may place deer stands on refuge, you must check all harvested shotshells per person. the refuge 7 days prior to the hunt, and deer at the nearest self-service check (vii) Hunters must remove all hunters must remove deer stands no station (Harvest Report, FWS Form personal property at the end of each more than 7 days after the refuge’s deer

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season closes (see § 27.93 of this (l) * * * (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no chapter). (1) * * * earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily hours and must exit the refuge no later fishing on designated areas of the refuge Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542). than 1 hour after legal shooting hours. subject to the following conditions: You must display the card in plain view Legal shooting time for waterfowl draw (i) The general sport fishing, boating, on the dashboard of your vehicle so that hunts ends at 1 p.m. and bow fishing season extends from the State-issued license number is (iii) We allow dogs while hunting, March 1 through October 31, except that readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, you provided the dog is under the we open the shoreline of Bluff Lake must complete the card and deposit it immediate control of the hunter at all from the Bluff Lake Boardwalk to the at one of the refuge information stations. times. visitor center, the entire Noxubee River, Include all game harvested, and if you (iv) You must remove all boats, and all borrow pit areas along Highway harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ We decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, 25 to fishing year-round. prohibit hunters possessing more than platforms, and other hunting equipment (ii) The condition set forth at one Harvest Report at a time. (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section applies. * * * * * brought onto the refuge at the end of (iii) Anglers must keep boat travel at (2) * * * each day’s hunt. idle speed, and they must not create a (i) The conditions set forth at (v) We prohibit motorized watercraft. wake when moving. paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) We allow nonmotorized boats such as (iv) We prohibit limb lines, jug of this section apply. canoes, kayaks, and layout boats. fishing, trotlines, snag lines, and hand * * * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow grappling in Ross Branch, Bluff, and (3) * * * hunting of groundhog/woodchuck, Loakfoma Lakes, as well as in areas (i) The conditions set forth at pheasant, quail, rabbit, coyote, raccoon, within 100 yards of refuge water and paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this opossum, skunk, and squirrel on transportation structures. section apply. designated areas of the refuge subject to (v) When left unattended, anglers the following condition: The conditions must tag fishing gear with their State * * * * * (m) * * * set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) through fishing license number. Anglers must (1) * * * (v) of this section apply. check all gear within 24 hours each day (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all (3) Big game hunting. We allow or remove these devices (see § 27.93 of participants must display their Daily hunting of deer and wild turkey on this chapter). Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card designated areas of the refuge subject to (vi) We allow trotlining on the refuge (Harvest Report, FWS Form 3–2542) in the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: plain view in their vehicle so that the (i) The conditions set forth at (A) Anglers must label each end of the required information is readable. You paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (v) of this trotline floats with the owner’s State must return all cards upon completion section apply. fishing license number. of the activity and before leaving the (ii) For hunting, you may possess only (B) We limit trotlines to one line per approved nontoxic shot shells while in person, and we allow no more than two refuge. * * * * * the field, including shot shells used for trotlines per boat. hunting wild turkey (see § 32.2(k)). (C) Anglers must tend all trotlines (3) * * * (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer (iii) Hunters may only hunt white- every 24 hours, and must remove them tailed deer during archery season with when not in use (see § 27.93 of this check station locations and the exception of the managed deer hunt, chapter). requirements. Prior to leaving the which requires a special permit (FWS (D) Trotlines must possess at least 6- refuge, you must check all harvested inch (15.2-centimeter) cotton string deer at the nearest self-service check Form 3–2439). (iv) Hunters may use only portable leads. station (Harvest Report, FWS Form (vii) We allow jug fishing on the 3–2542) following the posted stands in accordance with Missouri refuge subject to the following instructions. Department of Conservation regulations. Portable stands left on the refuge must conditions: * * * * * (A) Anglers must label each jug with ■ 17. Amend § 32.44 by revising be marked according to Missouri their State fishing license number. paragraphs (b)(3)(i), (d), (f)(2)(iii), and Department of Conservation guidelines (B) Anglers must check all jugs every (f)(3)(ii) to read as follows: and removed no later than the last day 24 hours, and must remove them when of the season (see § 27.93 of this not in use (see § 27.93 of this chapter). § 32.44 Missouri. chapter). (viii) We prohibit bow fishing after * * * * * (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on legal sunset. (b) * * * designated areas of the refuge subject to (ix) We prohibit fishing tournaments (3) * * * the following condition: You may take on all refuge waters. (i) You must register at the hunter fish, amphibians, reptiles, and (x) We prohibit the taking of frogs, sign-in/out station and record the sex crustaceans only with a hand-held pole turtles, and crawfish (see § 27.21 of this and age of deer harvested on the Harvest and line or rod and reel. chapter). Report (FWS Form 3–2542). * * * * * (xi) We prohibit using nets of any type * * * * * (f) * * * to capture free-roaming fish or wildlife. (d) Loess Bluffs National Wildlife (2) * * * You may use a fishing net to recover Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We require that all hunters fish caught by hook and line. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, complete a Harvest Report (FWS Form (xii) Outside the Noxubee Wilderness crow, merganser, duck, coot, dove, rail, 3–2542) located at the exit kiosks prior Area, anglers may leave trotlines and and snipe on designated areas of the to exiting the refuge. jugs used for fishing overnight if they refuge subject to the following * * * * * are labeled with the angler’s State conditions: (3) * * * fishing license number. (i) We require a permit issued by the (ii) We require that all hunters * * * * * State for waterfowl draw hunts. complete the Harvest Report (FWS Form

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3–2542) located at the exit kiosks prior goose, coot, common snipe, and (i) The conditions set forth at to exiting the refuge. American woodcock on designated paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this * * * * * areas of the refuge subject to the section apply. ■ 18. Amend § 32.45 by: following condition: We allow the use (ii) We allow woodchuck hunting ■ a. Revising paragraph (f)(3) of dogs consistent with State from the beginning of the State introductory text; regulations. woodcock south zone season until the ■ b. Adding paragraph (f)(3)(iv); (2) Upland game hunting. We allow end of the State rabbit season. ■ c. Revising paragraph (x)(3) hunting of coyote, fox, raccoon, (iii) Coyote, fox, rabbit, squirrel, and introductory text; and woodchuck, red squirrel, eastern gray pheasant seasons open at the beginning ■ d. Adding paragraph (x)(3)(iv). squirrel, porcupine, skunk, crow, of the State woodcock south zone The revisions and additions read as snowshoe hare, muskrat, opossum, season and close in accordance with the follows: fisher, mink, weasel, ring-necked State seasons for each species. pheasant, and ruffed grouse on (3) Big game hunting. We allow § 32.45 Montana. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey * * * * * the following condition: We allow the on designated areas of the refuge subject (f) * * * use of dogs consistent with State to the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow regulations. (i) The conditions set forth at hunting of elk, pronghorn, white-tailed (3) Big game hunting. We allow paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this deer, mule deer, and mountain lion on hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, section apply. designated areas of the refuge subject to black bear, and wild turkey on (ii) Tree stands must be marked with the following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to the owner’s New Jersey conservation * * * * * the following conditions: identification number. (iv) Mountain lion hunting will follow (i) We allow tree stands and blinds (iii) We allow turkey hunting during State-established dates for the archery- that are clearly marked with the owner’s the State fall season. (iv) We require the use of nontoxic only and fall seasons. State hunting license number. ammunition for turkey hunting. * * * * * (ii) You must remove your tree (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (x) * * * stand(s) and blind(s) no later than 72 sport fishing on designated areas of the (3) Big game hunting. We allow hours after the close of the season (see refuge subject to the following hunting of elk, pronghorn, white-tailed § 27.93 of this chapter). conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport deer, mule deer, and mountain lion on (i) We allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour fishing on designated areas of the designated areas of the refuge subject to before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal the following conditions: refuge. sunset. * * * * * * * * * * (ii) We close the Atlantic Ocean (iv) Mountain lion hunting will follow ■ 21. Amend § 32.49 by: portion of the Two Mile Beach Unit State-established dates for the archery- ■ a. Revising paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and annually to all access, including fishing, only and fall seasons. (e)(2)(ii); between April 1 and September 30. * * * * * ■ b. Adding paragraph (e)(3)(iii); and (iii) We prohibit fishing for, or ■ 19. Amend § 32.47 by adding ■ c. Revising paragraphs (e)(4) possession of, crab or shellfish on refuge paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) to read as introductory text and (e)(4)(i) and (iv). lands. follows: The revisions and addition read as * * * * * follows: (c) Great Swamp National Wildlife § 32.47 Nevada. § 32.49 New Jersey. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird * * * * * hunting. We allow hunting of Canada (b) * * * * * * * * goose on designated areas of the refuge (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (a) Cape May National Wildlife subject to the following conditions: allow hunting of dove on designated Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent areas of the refuge subject to the hunting. We allow hunting of light with State regulations. following conditions: goose, dark goose, duck, sea duck, (ii) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt (i) We allow hunting on designated gallinule, coot, rail, snipe, crow, and permit (FWS Form 3–2439), and possess days. woodcock on designated areas of the the signed refuge permit at all times (ii) You may not possess more than 25 refuge subject to the following while hunting or scouting on the refuge. shot shells while in the field once you conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow have left your vehicle. (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent hunting of coyote and fox on designated (2) Upland game hunting. We allow with State regulations. areas of the refuge subject to the hunting of chukar and quail on (ii) The snipe and crow season on the following condition: We only allow the designated areas of the refuge subject to refuge begins with the start of the State incidental take of coyote and fox during the following condition: The conditions woodcock south zone season and the refuge deer and turkey hunts. set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) continues through the end of the State (3) Big game hunting. We allow of this section apply. snipe and crow seasons. hunting of white-tailed deer and wild * * * * * (iii) We prohibit falconry. turkey on designated areas of the refuge ■ 20. Amend § 32.48 by revising (iv) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 subject to the following conditions: paragraph (b) to read as follows: hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour (i) We require the use of nontoxic shot before legal sunrise the following day. while hunting wild turkey. § 32.48 New Hampshire. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) We allow hunters to use sleds to * * * * * hunting of coyote, fox, woodchuck, retrieve deer in the Wilderness Area east (b) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and rabbit, squirrel, and pheasant on of Long Hill/New Vernon Road. We Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game designated areas of the refuge subject to prohibit wheeled game carriers in the bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, the following conditions: Wilderness Area.

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(iii) We prohibit organized deer (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) We allow the hunting of Eurasian drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an fishing on designated areas of the refuge collared-dove and cottontail rabbits organized or planned effort to pursue, subject to the following conditions: from September 1 to September 30. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (i) At Owens Station Crossing and (iii) We allow only shotgun, cause deer to move in the direction of Hidden Ponds fishing areas, we allow muzzleloading shotgun firing shot, bow any person(s) who is part of the catch-and-release fishing only. and arrow, and crossbow for hunting. organized or planned hunt and known * * * * * (3) Big game hunting. We allow youth to be waiting for the deer. (iv) We prohibit minnow and bait elk hunts on designated areas of the (4) [Reserved] trapping. refuge subject to the following (d) Supawna Meadows National ■ 22. Amend § 32.50 by: conditions: Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game ■ a. Redesignating paragraph (b)(3)(iii) (i) Hunters must attend a refuge bird hunting. We allow hunting of light as paragraph (b)(3)(iv); hunter orientation before hunting on the goose, dark goose, duck, sea duck, ■ b. Adding new paragraphs (b)(3)(iii) refuge. gallinule, coot, crow, rail, and snipe on and (v); and (ii) Hunters may be accompanied by ■ designated areas of the refuge subject to c. Revising paragraphs (c) and a maximum of two non-hunting guests. the following conditions: (f)(1)(iv). (iii) Hunters are assigned a hunt unit. The additions and revisions read as (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent (4) [Reserved] follows: with State regulations. * * * * * (ii) We prohibit falconry. § 32.50 New Mexico. (f) * * * (iii) We prohibit night hunting from * * * * * (1) * * * 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour (b) * * * (iv) In Units A and B, the Cornerstone before legal sunrise the following day. (3) * * * Marsh Unit and Pintail blind, we (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We allow hunting of bearded Rio require a Mobility-Impaired hunting of coyote, fox, woodchuck, Grande turkey on the Bajada Hunt Unit, Certification (per Mobility-Impaired rabbit, squirrel, and pheasant on East Hunt Unit, and West Hunt Unit Certification in the State hunting rules designated areas of the refuge subject to during the general spring turkey season and information pamphlet). the following conditions: only, as defined by the State. You may * * * * * (i) We allow woodchuck hunting only take bearded Rio Grande turkey only ■ 23. Amend § 32.51 by: during the State coyote and fox seasons. with a method allowed within each ■ a. Revising paragraphs (c)(1)(ii)(E), (d), (ii) The conditions set forth at refuge hunt unit. (i)(2) introductory text, and (i)(2)(ii); paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this * * * * * ■ b. Adding paragraph (i)(3)(iii); and section apply. (v) In the Bajada Hunt Unit, we ■ c. Revising paragraphs (i)(4)(i), (iii), (3) Big game hunting. We allow restrict the methods of take to bow and and (iv). hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey arrow, crossbow, and muzzleloader or The revisions and addition read as on designated areas of the refuge subject muzzleloading shotguns only, as follows: to the following conditions: defined by the State. In the East Hunt (i) The conditions set forth at Unit and West Hunt Unit, we allow any § 32.51 New York. paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) of this legal weapon during State big game * * * * * section apply. hunting designated dates. (c) * * * (ii) We require the use of nontoxic * * * * * (1) * * * ammunition for turkey hunting. (c) Las Vegas National Wildlife (ii) * * * (iii) We allow archery hunting for Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (E) We allow hunting from legal white-tailed deer during all six State hunting. We allow hunting of mourning starting time until 12 p.m. (noon). We Deer Management Zone 63 seasons and and white-winged dove and goose on require hunters to return a completed on youth hunting days. designated areas of the refuge subject to Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542) no (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the following conditions: later than 1 p.m. on the day of the hunt. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (i) We allow the use of dogs when * * * * * subject to the following conditions: hunting. (d) Montezuma National Wildlife (i) We prohibit the taking of frogs and (ii) Hunters must possess a permit Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird turtles from all nontidal waters and (FWS Form 3–2439). hunting. We allow hunting of refuge lands (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (iii) We allow the hunting of dove waterfowl, Canada goose, snow goose, (ii) We allow fishing in designated from September 1 to September 30. and gallinule on designated areas of the (iv) We allow the hunting of goose on nontidal waters from 1⁄2 hour before refuge subject to the following dates to be determined by refuge staff. legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal (v) Shooting hours for geese are from conditions: sunset. (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until 1 p.m. (iii) We prohibit bow fishing in local time. with State regulations. nontidal waters. (vi) We assign an aggregate bag limit (ii) For the regular waterfowl season (iv) We prohibit fishing for, or for geese. and October through January season for possession of, crab and shellfish on (vii) We prohibit falconry on the Canada goose: refuge lands. refuge. (A) We require daily refuge permits (e) * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (FWS Form 3–2542) and reservations; (2) * * * hunting of Eurasian collared-dove, we issue permits to hunters with a (ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 desert cottontail, and Eastern cottontail reservation for that hunt day. Permits hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour on designated areas of the refuge subject may become available on a first-come/ before legal sunrise the following day. to the following conditions: first-served, self-serve basis during New (3) * * * (i) The conditions set forth at York State’s second split, subject to (iii) We require the use of nontoxic paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), and (vii) of this hunting conditions and the refuge ammunition for turkey hunting. section apply. manager’s discretion. We require you to

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complete and return your permit by the daily hunt permit card by the end of The revisions and addition read as end of the hunt day. each hunt day. follows: (B) We allow hunting only on (iii) We allow upland game hunters to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays access the refuge from 2 hours before § 32.52 North Carolina. during the established refuge season set legal sunrise until 2 hours after legal * * * * * within the State western zone season, sunset. (d) Great Dismal Swamp National and during New York State’s established (iv) We require the use of approved Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.65(g) for special hunts, which can occur any day nontoxic shot for upland game hunting regulations. of the week as set by the State. (see § 32.2(k)). (e) * * * (C) All hunters with reservations and (3) Big game hunting. We allow (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We their hunting companions must check- hunting of white-tailed deer and wild allow hunting of swan, light and dark in at the Route 89 Hunter Check Station turkey on designated areas of the refuge goose, duck, merganser, coot, moorhen, area at least 1 hour before legal shooting subject to the following conditions: and gallinule on designated areas of the time or forfeit their reservation. (i) The condition set forth at refuge subject to the following (D) We allow motorless boats to hunt paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section conditions: (i) We require a North Carolina waterfowl. We limit hunters to one boat applies. Waterfowl Hunt Permit or a signed per reservation and one motor vehicle in (ii) You must possess a valid daily refuge hunt brochure that must be the hunt area per reservation. Hunters hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2542). We carried while hunting on the refuge. may enter the refuge/Hunter Check require you to complete and return the (ii) Hunters must hunt from their Station area no earlier than 2 hours daily hunt permit card by the end of the assigned blind location. before legal sunrise. hunt day. (iii) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour (E) We prohibit shooting from within (iii) We allow white-tailed deer and turkey hunters to access the refuge from before legal sunrise to 4:20 p.m. (as 500 feet (152 meters) of the Tschache governed by County regulations). Pool observation tower. 2 hours before legal sunrise until 2 hours after the end of legal shooting (iv) We allow hunters to access the (F) We require proof of successful 1 time. refuge 1 ⁄2 hours before legal shooting completion of the New York State time until 5:20 p.m. waterfowl identification course, the (iv) We allow youth and special big game hunts during New York State’s (v) We allow incidental take of coyote Montezuma nonresident waterfowl and feral hog while hunting. identification course, or a suitable established youth and special big game * * * * * nonresident State waterfowl hunts each year. (3) Big game hunting. We allow identification course. All hunters must (4) Sport fishing. We allow access for hunting of deer, and incidental take of show proof of successful course fishing from designated areas of the feral hog, on designated areas of the completion each time they hunt. refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit the use of lead refuge subject to the following (G) You may hunt gallinule and conditions: Canada goose on refuge areas designated fishing tackle. * * * * * (i) We require a signed refuge hunt for the regular waterfowl season only brochure that hunters must sign and during the regular waterfowl season. (i) * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow carry while hunting on the refuge. (iii) For Canada goose in September (ii) We allow the use of shotguns, and snow goose hunting: hunting of rabbit/hare, gray/black/fox squirrel, pheasant, jackrabbit, chukar, muzzleloading rifles/shotguns, pistols, (A) We allow hunting of Canada goose crossbows, and bows. We prohibit the during the New York State September woodchuck, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, crow, red/gray fox, coyote, use of all other rifles. season and hunting of snow goose (iii) We allow access to hunting areas bobcat, raccoon, skunk, mink, weasel, during portions of the New York State from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. and opossum on designated areas of the snow goose season and portions of the (iv) We prohibit carrying a loaded refuge subject to the following period covered by the Light Goose firearm on or within 50 feet (15 meters) conditions: Conservation Order. of gravel roads. (B) You must possess a valid daily * * * * * (v) The condition set forth at hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2542). We (ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 paragraph (e)(1)(v) of this section require you to complete and return the hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour applies. before legal sunrise the following day. daily hunt permit card by the end of the * * * * * hunt day. (3) * * * ■ 25. Amend § 32.53 by: (C) For snow goose hunting, hunters (iii) We require nontoxic ammunition ■ a. Removing paragraph (e)(3)(i); may enter the refuge/Hunter Check while hunting turkey. ■ b. Redesignating paragraphs (e)(3)(ii) Station area no earlier than 4 hours (4) * * * and (iii) as paragraphs (e)(3)(i) and (ii); before legal sunrise. For Canada goose (i) At Owens Station Crossing and and hunting, hunters may enter the refuge/ Hidden Ponds fishing areas, we allow ■ c. Revising the heading of paragraph Hunter Check Station area no earlier catch-and-release fishing only. (k). than 2 hours before legal sunrise. * * * * * The revision reads as follows: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We prohibit the taking of hunting of rabbit and squirrel on amphibians and reptiles (see § 27.21 of § 32.53 North Dakota. designated areas of the refuge subject to this chapter). * * * * * the following conditions: (iv) We prohibit minnow and bait (k) Canfield Lake National Wildlife (i) The condition set forth at trapping. Refuge. paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section * * * * * * * * * * applies. ■ 24. Amend § 32.52 by: ■ 26. Amend § 32.55 by: (ii) You must possess a valid daily ■ a. Revising paragraph (d); ■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i), hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2542) and are ■ b. Adding paragraph (e)(1); and (a)(3)(i), (b)(1)(iii), (b)(2)(iii), (b)(3)(vi), required to complete and return the ■ c. Revising paragraph (e)(3). (d)(2)(i), and (f)(1)(i);

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■ b. Removing paragraph (f)(1)(iv); (i) The conditions set forth at Johnson, Rush, Quanah Parker and ■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (f)(1)(v) paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (iii) and (vi) French Lakes. through (vii) as paragraphs (f)(1)(iv) of this section apply. (v) Anglers may use electric trolling through (vi); and (ii) We require a limited hunt permit motors on boats 14 feet or less in length ■ d. Revising paragraphs (f)(2) (State-issued) for controlled hunts for only on Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson, introductory text, (f)(2)(i), (f)(3)(i) and muzzleloader and archery deer, and for Rush, Quanah Parker, and French Lakes. (ii), (f)(4), (g)(1)(ii), (g)(4)(ii), (i)(1)(i), spring wild turkey hunts. (vi) We allow fishing after legal sunset (j)(1)(i), and (j)(4). * * * * * on the refuge including by boat, but we The revisions read as follows: (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing prohibit all other boating after legal and frogging on designated areas of the sunset. § 32.55 Oklahoma. refuge subject to the following (vii) We prohibit fishing from public * * * * * conditions: roadways and bridges opened to (a) * * * (i) We prohibit fishing or frogging motorized vehicles. (1) * * * from September 1 through March 31 in (viii) We allow wading when fishing, (i) You must possess and carry a the waterfowl sanctuary south of refuge provided that wading anglers must use signed refuge hunt brochure. headquarters, as designated by buoys tube-type floaters, life jackets, or * * * * * and signs. buoyant vests. (3) * * * (ii) You must remove setlines (ix) We close Kiowa Lake to fishing (i) You must possess and carry a (trotlines, throwlines, juglines, except for shoreline fishing associated signed refuge hunt brochure for the limblines, yo-yos) from the waterfowl with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- archery deer hunt. Hunters must turn in sanctuary before September 1 (see sponsored aquatic education program. a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542) by § 27.93 of this chapter). ■ 27. Amend § 32.56 by: December 31 annually. Failure to (iii) The conditions set forth at ■ a. Revising paragraphs (k)(1) through submit the report will render the hunter paragraphs (f)(1)(v) and (vii) of this (3), (q)(1)(xi), (t)(1) introductory text, ineligible for the next year’s limited section apply. and (t)(1)(viii); season archery deer hunt. (iv) We prohibit the take of reptiles, ■ b. Adding paragraph (u)(1); and ■ c. Revising paragraph (u)(3). * * * * * amphibians (except bullfrogs), mollusks, The revisions and addition read as (b) * * * and crayfish (see § 27.21 of this follows: (1) * * * chapter). (v) We prohibit the use of setlines in (iii) You must possess and carry a creeks and tributaries entering the § 32.56 Oregon. signed refuge hunt brochure while Arkansas River or Canadian River on the * * * * * hunting. refuge. (k) * * * * * * * * (g) * * * (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (2) * * * (1) * * * allow hunting of dove, goose, duck, (iii) You may take beaver, raccoon, (ii) Hunters must possess and carry a merganser, coot, and snipe on and coyote as incidental take to any signed hunt brochure. designated areas of the refuge subject to daytime established refuge hunt with * * * * * the following conditions: legal weapons and a signed hunt (4) * * * (i) We allow nonmotorized boats or brochure for the current hunt season. (ii) Anglers may use boats from March boats equipped with only electric * * * * * 1 through September 30 in designated motors on the North and South Malheur (3) * * * waters unless otherwise specified on the Lake Hunt Units. (vi) You may hunt feral hog during fishing brochure. (ii) We allow only portable and any established refuge hunting season. * * * * * temporary hunting blinds. Signed refuge hunt brochure and legal (i) * * * (iii) You must remove boats, decoys, weapons apply for the current hunting (1) * * * blinds, materials, and all personal season. (i) We require hunters to carry a property at the end of each day’s hunt * * * * * signed refuge hunt brochure while (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (iv) You may take Eurasian collared- (d) * * * hunting duck, goose, merganser, and (2) * * * sandhill crane. dove only during the State mourning (i) You must possess and carry a * * * * * dove season. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow signed refuge hunt brochure. (j) * * * hunting of pheasant, quail, partridge, * * * * * (1) * * * (i) Hunters must possess a current chukar, rabbit, hare, and coyote on (f) * * * signed refuge hunt brochure while designated areas of the refuge. (1) * * * hunting on the refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) You must possess and carry a hunting of deer and pronghorn on signed refuge hunt brochure. * * * * * (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to * * * * * designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: (i) We allow only short-range hunting of Eastern gray and fox squirrel (i) You may take fish only with pole weapons (archery, shotgun, and and swamp and Eastern cottontail rabbit and line or rod and reel. muzzleloader) on the Buena Vista Unit. on designated areas of the refuge subject (ii) We prohibit taking of frogs and (ii) Mule deer hunting in the Buena to the following conditions: turtles (see § 27.21 of this chapter). Vista Unit will close the Friday before (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) Anglers may use motorized boats the opening day of the Oregon paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (vi) of this on Elmer Thomas Lake; however, we Statewide rooster pheasant season. section apply. enforce a no-wake rule on the lake. * * * * * * * * * * (iv) Anglers may use hand-powered (q) * * * (3) * * * boats only on Elmer Thomas, Jed (1) * * *

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(xi) Hunters must check-in and check- (i) The conditions set forth at (vi) The refuge daily bag limit is two out with a refuge representative and paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this antlerless deer and one antlered buck submit a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– section apply. that must have at least three antler 2542) when checking out. (ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 points on one side. We define a ‘‘point’’ * * * * * hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour as an antler projection of at least 1 inch (t) * * * before legal sunrise the following day. (2.5 centimeters) or more in length. The (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We * * * * * youth turkey hunter bag limit is one allow hunting of duck and coot on ■ 29. Amend § 32.59 by revising male turkey. designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (b)(3)(iii), (c)(1)(i), (ii) and (vii) We allow incidental take of feral the following conditions: (v), and (c)(3) to read as follows: hog during deer hunts only. There is no * * * * * size or bag limit on hogs. We may offer (viii) Hunters must submit a Harvest § 32.59 South Carolina. special hog hunts during and after deer Report (FWS Form 3–2542) at the end * * * * * season to further control this invasive of each day’s hunt. (b) * * * species. We prohibit removal of live * * * * * (3) * * * hogs from the refuge. (u) * * * (iii) Harvested deer, feral hog, or (viii) You must hunt deer from an (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We turkey must be checked at the elevated deer stand. We prohibit allow hunting of duck, merganser, designated check station prior to shooting big game from a boat. goose, and coot on designated areas of removal from the refuge. Hunters must (ix) All permanently fixed ground the refuge subject to the following complete the Harvest Report (FWS Form blinds are for the mobility-impaired conditions: 3–2542). hunt only. (i) We allow only portable and * * * * * (x) We prohibit crossbows on the temporary hunting blinds. (c) * * * archery hunts. We only allow (ii) You must remove all blinds, (1) * * * muzzleloading rifles using a single decoys, shotshell hulls, and other (i) We require each hunter to carry at projectile on the muzzleloader hunts. personal equipment and garbage from all times while hunting a valid signed, We prohibit buckshot. the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt current refuge hunting brochure. (xi) You may use flagging to mark the (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (ii) Each youth hunter (age 15 and site of hunter entry from roads or trails (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no younger) must remain within sight and and again at the stand site. You may use earlier than 2 hours before legal normal voice contact of an assistant, clothespins with reflective tape between shooting hours and must exit the refuge parent, or guardian age 21 or older. these sites to mark the route to the no later than 1 hour after legal shooting Youth hunters must have successfully stand. Hunters must label all such hours. completed a State-approved hunter markers with their last name and State (iv) We allow the use of dogs when education course. hunting license number. hunting. * * * * * (xii) We require hunters to wear an * * * * * (v) We only allow the use of dogs outer garment visible above the waist (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer when migratory game bird hunting. that contains a minimum of 500 square and elk hunting on designated areas of * * * * * inches (3,226 square centimeters) of the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow solid, florescent-orange material at all conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, times during the muzzleloader and (i) You may harvest only antlerless and incidental take of feral hog, on mobility-impaired hunts for deer. elk. designated areas of the refuge subject to (xiii) We prohibit organized deer (ii) We require a refuge permit (FWS drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an Form 3–2439) for hunting elk. the following conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at organized or planned effort to pursue, (iii) We prohibit hunting from any drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or refuge structure, observation blind, or paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply. cause deer to move in the direction of boardwalk. any person(s) who is part of the (iv) We allow short-range weapons (ii) Only youth hunters may hunt turkey on the refuge. organized or planned hunt and known only. We allow archery hunting only on to be waiting for the deer. the William L. Finley and Snag Boat (iii) Except for the special quota permit hunts, we allow only archery or (xiv) We prohibit accessing hunt units Bend Zone 2 hunt units. by watercraft. (v) Hunters may enter the refuge no muzzleloader hunting for deer. During earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting special quota permit hunts, we allow * * * * * hours and must exit the refuge no later use of centerfire rifles or shotguns. We ■ 30. Amend § 32.60 by: than 1 hour after legal shooting hours. only allow shotguns for turkey hunts. ■ a. Revising paragraph (b)(4)(i); (iv) On hunt days, hunters and ■ b. Adding paragraph (b)(4)(iii); and * * * * * ■ ■ 28. Amend § 32.57 by revising assistants, parents, or guardians may c. Revising paragraph (h)(4). paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: enter the refuge no earlier than 5 a.m. The revisions and addition read as and must leave the refuge no later than follows: § 32.57 Pennsylvania. 1 hour after legal sunset. We allow § 32.60 South Dakota. * * * * * hunting from 1⁄2 hour before official (a) * * * sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after official * * * * * (2) Upland game hunting. We allow sunset. (b) * * * hunting of squirrel, grouse, rabbit, (v) We require all deer taken during (4) * * * pheasant, quail, woodchuck, crow, fox, any hunt to be checked at the (i) We prohibit the use or possession raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, designated refuge check station before of live minnows or bait fish. coyote, chukar, and bobcat on removal from the refuge. In addition, all * * * * * designated areas of the refuge subject to deer and turkey must be tagged (State- (iii) We prohibit the use of lead the following conditions: issued). fishing sinkers on all waters of the

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refuge except the Little River Recreation merganser, mourning dove, white- squirrel on designated areas of the Area. winged dove, Eurasian collared-dove, refuge subject to the following * * * * * and rock pigeon on designated areas of conditions: (h) * * * the refuge subject to the following (i) Squirrel hunting on the refuge will (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on conditions: open with the close of the white-tailed designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) Season dates will be concurrent deer season in January and close the following conditions: with the State for the September teal February 28. The season will reopen (i) Ice fishing anglers must not be on season; youth-only season; duck, coot, from May 1 through May 31. the ice until 1 hour prior to legal sunrise and merganser regular season in the (ii) Hunters must possess and carry a and must be off the ice by 1 hour after Texas South Zone; goose regular season signed refuge hunt brochure while legal sunset. in the Texas East Zone; and dove and hunting. (ii) Ice fishing anglers must remove pigeon season in the Texas South Zone, (iii) We allow the use of shotgun only. ice shacks by 1 hour after legal sunset including special white-winged dove (3) Big game hunting. We allow (see § 27.93 of this chapter). days, except that we prohibit duck (not hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (iii) We restrict angler foot travel to including the September teal and youth- hog on designated areas of the refuge posted access points, public roads, and only seasons), coot, and merganser subject to the following conditions: lake ice. hunting on the refuge until the last (i) The refuge will determine season (iv) We allow fishing with the use of Saturday in October. If the State- dates and bag limits. nonmotorized boats, canoes, and specified duck, coot, and merganser (ii) The condition set forth at kayaks. regular season opens later than the last paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of this section * * * * * Saturday in October, then hunting on applies. ■ 31. Amend § 32.62 by: the refuge will open consistent with the (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must ■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and State-specified season date. be under the direct supervision of an (ii), (e)(1) introductory text, (e)(1)(i), (iii) * * * * * adult age 18 or older. and (ix); (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge (iv) You may hunt feral hog during ■ b. Adding paragraphs (e)(1)(x) through waterfowl hunt units no earlier than 4 any established white-tailed deer refuge (xii); a.m. Hunting starts at the designated hunting season. You must obtain and ■ c. Revising paragraph (e)(4)(iii); legal shooting time and ends at 12 p.m. possess a refuge signed hunt brochure ■ d. Redesignating paragraph (e)(4)(iv) (noon). Hunters must leave refuge hunt and may only use legal weapons for the as paragraph (e)(4)(v); units by 1 p.m. current hunting season. ■ e. Adding new paragraphs (e)(4)(iv) * * * * * (v) We allow hunters to access the and (g)(2); (ix) You may access hunt units from refuge no more than 2 hours before legal ■ f. Revising paragraphs (g)(3), (h)(1)(i), land by foot or nonmotorized sunrise and no more than 2 hours after (h)(2), (h)(3)(iv), (i)(3)(ii) and (iii); conveyance from designated parking legal sunset. ■ g. Removing paragraph (i)(3)(iv); areas and turn-arounds. You may access (vi) You may participate in the refuge ■ h. Redesignating paragraphs (i)(3)(v) public waterfowl hunting areas by firearms drawn deer hunt only with a through (xi) as paragraphs (i)(3)(iv) motorized boat from State waters, where Texas Parks and Wildlife Department- through (x); applicable. drawn hunt permit. ■ i. Revising newly redesignated (x) Hunters may enter the refuge (vii) We allow the use of only portable paragraphs (i)(3)(iv) and (viii); dove/pigeon hunt units no earlier than blinds and tree stands on the refuge. ■ j. Revising paragraphs (i)(4), (j)(1)(i), 30 minutes prior to designated legal You must remove blinds, tree stands, (k)(1)(ii), (viii) and (xii); shooting time and leave refuge hunt and all other personal equipment from ■ k. Redesignating paragraphs (l) units no later than 30 minutes after legal the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt through (n) as paragraphs (n) through sunset. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (p); (xi) Hunting dove and pigeon in the (viii) We allow all-terrain vehicles for ■ l. Adding new paragraphs (l) and (m); Farm Field Unit is only allowed after medically documented disabled hunters and early teal season and will close before by Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3– ■ m. Revising newly redesignated the beginning of general duck season in 1383–G only). paragraphs (n)(4)(ii), (o)(1)(ii), (o)(4)(iii), October. * * * * * (p)(2)(i) through (iii), (p)(3)(i) and (ii). (xii) Hunters must possess a signed (h) * * * The revisions and additions read as brochure on their person while hunting (1) * * * follows: on the refuge. (i) You must possess and carry a * * * * * signed refuge hunt brochure. § 32.62 Texas. (4) * * * * * * * * * * * * * (iii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (a) * * * sail lines, set lines, jugs, gigs, spears, hunting of fox squirrel and Eastern (1) * * * bush hooks, snatch hooks, crossbows, cottontail rabbit in the months of (i) You must carry a current signed noodling, or bows and arrows of any January, February, and September on refuge hunting permit (signed refuge type. designated areas of the refuge and hunt brochure) while waterfowl hunting (iv) Anglers age 17 and older fishing subject to the following condition: The on all refuge hunt units. in Cannan Bend Recreation Area must conditions set forth at paragraphs (ii) Season dates for waterfowl will be possess a day or annual fishing pass and (h)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section concurrent with the State, except as a signed fishing brochure on their apply. specified in the refuge hunt brochure. person. (3) * * * * * * * * * * * * * (iv) We allow muzzleloaders, bow and (e) * * * (g) * * * arrow, and shotguns only for feral hog (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and spring turkey hunts. You may allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, the hunting of Eastern gray and fox possess only lead-free, approved

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nontoxic (steel, bismuth, copper, or Sundays, and Tuesdays of the regular (iii) You may use only high-powered tungsten; see § 32.2(k)) bullets, slugs, waterfowl season. We allow a maximum rifles of .242/6mm caliber or larger and and shot (00 buck for hogs, no shell of four hunters per area. Hunters must archery equipment to hunt big game on larger than #4 shot size for turkey). possess and carry Special Fee Area the refuge. * * * * * Permits (signed refuge hunt brochure) (4) [Reserved] (i) * * * while hunting. (m) Neches River National Wildlife (3) * * * * * * * * Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We require hunters to attend (xii) We require a minimum distance hunting. We allow hunting of ducks, refuge hunter orientation before hunting between hunt parties, and between coot, and merganser on designated areas on the refuge. We require each hunter to hunters and drivable roads and of the refuge subject to the following obtain and carry with them a signed and buildings, of 200 yards (183 meters). conditions: dated refuge hunt brochure in addition (i) Hunters may enter the refuge no * * * * * to the State hunt permit. earlier than 4:30 a.m. We allow hunting (l) Muleshoe National Wildlife (iii) Bag limits for species hunted on from the State-designated legal shooting Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the refuge are provided in the refuge time until 12 p.m. (noon). Hunters must hunting. We allow hunting of mourning hunt brochure annually. leave refuge hunt units by 1 p.m. (iv) We allow a scouting period prior dove, white-winged dove, and Eurasian (ii) In Dead Water unit only, we allow to the commencement of each refuge collared-dove on designated areas of the the use of floating craft and motor boats, hunt period. A permitted hunter and a refuge subject to the following but only if they are propelled by limit of two non-permitted individuals conditions: paddling, push pole, or electric trolling (i) Hunters must possess and carry a may enter the hunt units during the motor. scouting period, which begins after signed refuge hunt brochure while (iii) We prohibit hunting within 50 hunter orientation and ends at legal hunting. yards (45 meters) of any road or trail, sunset. Each hunter must clearly display (ii) During the dove season set by the and within 200 yards (183 meters) of a Vehicle Validation Tag (FWS Form 3– State of Texas, we limit hunting to no any building. 2405) face up on the vehicle dashboard more than 6 days with a maximum of (iv) We require each hunter to obtain when scouting and hunting. 12 hunters per season. and carry with them a signed refuge (iii) We allow hunting from 1 2 * * * * * ⁄ hour hunt brochure in addition to the State (viii) During American alligator hunts, before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). hunt permit. we allow hunters to leave hooks set over (iv) We require hunters to check in (v) You must remove all boats, blinds, only one night period at a time; set lines and out at refuge headquarters. temporary blinds, stands decoys, and must be checked daily. (v) Hunters must exit the refuge no other personal equipment following later than 45 minutes after legal sunset, * * * * * each hunt day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 unless they are camping in a designated (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing of this chapter). and crabbing on designated areas of the camping area. From 45 minutes after (vi) We allow the use of dogs when refuge subject to the following legal sunset until 30 minutes before hunting. conditions: legal sunrise, we prohibit hunters in all (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We allow only pole and line, rod areas of the refuge except designated hunting of Eastern gray and fox squirrel, and reel, hand line, dip net, and cast net camping areas. cottontail and swamp rabbit, raccoon, for fishing. We prohibit the use of crab (vi) We allow the use of dogs when beaver, and coyote subject to the traps or pots for crabbing. hunting. following conditions: (ii) Anglers must attend all fishing (vii) We only allow shotguns. (i) The conditions set forth at lines, crabbing equipment, and other (2) Upland game hunting. We allow paragraphs (m)(1)(iii), (iv), and (vi) of fishing devices at all times. the hunting of Northern bobwhite and this section apply. (iii) Inside the refuge boundary on scaled (blue) quail on designated areas (ii) We allow incidental take of beaver San Martin Lake, we allow bank and of the refuge subject to the following and coyote during any refuge hunt with wade fishing within a designated area, conditions: the weapons legal for that hunt, subject which may be accessed only on foot. (i) The conditions set forth at to applicable State seasons and (j) * * * paragraphs (l)(1)(i), and (iv) through regulations. (1) * * * (vii) of this section apply. (iii) We allow the hunting of raccoon (i) We require hunters to obtain a (ii) During the first 2 weeks of the and coyote from legal sunset to legal refuge hunt permit (signed refuge hunt quail season set by the State of Texas, sunrise. We allow artificial lighting for brochure) and to possess and carry that we limit hunting to no more than 6 days hunting raccoon and coyote. signed refuge hunt brochure at all times with a maximum of 12 hunters per (iv) We require that refuge hunters during the designated hunt period. season. turn in the Harvest Report (FWS Form Hunters must also display the vehicle (iii) We allow hunting from 8:30 a.m. 3–2542) within 2 weeks of the end of placard (part of the refuge hunt permit) to 4:30 p.m. your hunt. while participating in the designated (3) Big game hunting. We allow the (v) We allow squirrel, rabbit, and hunt period. hunting of white-tailed deer and mule raccoon hunting on the refuge from * * * * * deer, and the incidental take of feral October 1 to 23. (k) * * * hog, on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow (1) * * * subject to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (ii) You must possess and carry a (i) The conditions set forth at hog on designated areas of the refuge current signed refuge hunting permit paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (iv), and (v) of this subject to the following conditions: (signed refuge hunt brochure) while section apply. (i) The conditions set forth at hunting on all units of the refuge. (ii) Between October and January, we paragraphs (m)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this * * * * * limit hunting to no more than 20 days section apply. (viii) We only allow hunting in the with a maximum of 8 hunters per (ii) We allow incidental take of feral Spaced Hunt Units on Saturdays, season. hog during any refuge hunt with the

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weapons legal for that hunt, subject to (c)(3) introductory text to read as (A) Each junior hunter must possess applicable State seasons and follows: and carry a permit (FWS Form 3–2439) regulations. for the assigned blind site and day. On (iii) We require a Harvest Report § 32.63 Utah. Mentor Day, mentors must also possess (FWS Form 3–2542) within 2 weeks of * * * * * and carry this permit for the assigned the end of your hunt. Failure to submit (c) * * * blind site. Each adult hunting party the Harvest Report will render the (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We must possess and carry a permit for the hunter ineligible for the next year’s allow hunting of duck, coot, sandhill blind site and day they are hunting. hunt. crane, and goose on designated areas of Permits are not transferable. (iv) We require a minimum distance the refuge subject to the following (B) Shooting hours end at 11 a.m. between hunt parties of 150 yards (137 condition: During hunting season, the (ix) In the Long Marsh Channel and 1 meters). refuge is open from 1 ⁄2 hours before Metcalfe Island: 1 (v) We prohibit the use of dogs when legal sunrise to 1 ⁄2 hours after legal (A) We limit hunting to Tuesdays, feral hog hunting. sunset. Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout (4) [Reserved] * * * * * the waterfowl hunting season for duck. (n) * * * (3) Big game hunting. We allow (B) Each hunting party must possess (4) * * * hunting of deer, pronghorn, and elk on and carry a permit for the blind on the (ii) The condition set forth at designated areas of the refuge subject to specific day they are hunting in this paragraph (n)(1)(v) of this section the following conditions: area. Permits are not transferable. applies. * * * * * (C) Shooting hours end at 11 a.m. * * * * * ■ 33. Revise § 32.64 to read as follows: (D) We close this area to waterfowl hunting during split seasons when geese (o) * * * § 32.64 Vermont. (1) * * * are the only waterfowl that hunters may (ii) You must possess and carry a The following refuge units are open legally take. current signed refuge hunting permit for hunting and/or fishing as governed (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (signed refuge hunt brochure) while by applicable Federal and State hunting of cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hunting on all hunt units of the refuge. regulations, and are listed in hare, ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, alphabetical order with additional * * * * * coyote, red fox, gray fox, skunk, refuge-specific regulations. raccoon, weasel, and opossum on (4) * * * (a) Missisquoi National Wildlife (iii) The conditions set forth at designated areas of the refuge subject to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the following conditions: paragraphs (o)(1)(vi) and (vii) of this hunting. We allow hunting of goose, section apply. (i) The condition set forth at duck, brant, merganser, coot, woodcock, paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section * * * * * and snipe on designated areas of the applies. (p) * * * refuge subject to the following (ii) Prior to hunting, you must obtain (2) * * * conditions: from refuge headquarters and sign a (i) We require hunters to possess a (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent current refuge hunt brochure (signed refuge permit (signed refuge hunt with State regulations. brochure). You must possess the signed brochure). The hunter must carry the (ii) We require the use of dogs for refuge hunt brochure at all times while nontransferable permit at all times hunting waterfowl in the Maquam hunting, and you must hold a valid while hunting. Swamp, Long Marsh Channel/Metcalfe State hunting license. (ii) We require that refuge hunters Island, and Saxes Pothole/Creek and (iii) You may use only shotguns, turn in the Harvest Report (FWS Form Shad Island Pothole areas. muzzleloaders, or archery equipment on 3–2542) by the date specified on the (iii) We prohibit blind staking and open areas east and north of Vermont permit. Failure to submit the report will unattended decoys. Route 78, east of the Missisquoi River, render the hunter ineligible for the next (iv) In the controlled waterfowl hunting areas: and on Shad Island. year’s limited upland game hunt. (iv) We prohibit hunting from the end (iii) The condition set forth at (A) Hunters must possess a refuge of the State snowshoe hare and rabbit paragraph (p)(1)(v) of this section permit (FWS Form 3–2439). season (early March) until September 1. applies. (B) Hunters may only hunt within 100 feet (30 meters) of a numbered stake (v) On the Eagle Point Unit, the * * * * * conditions set forth at paragraphs (3) * * * placed by the refuge staff. (v) In the Delta Lakeshore Area, we (a)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section do (i) We require a refuge permit (signed prohibit jumpshooting within 200 yards not apply. refuge hunt brochure) and Harvest (183 meters) of a party hunting from a (3) Big game hunting. We allow Report (FWS Form 3–2542). Hunters boat or blind. hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, must turn in both forms by the date (vi) In the Maquam Shore Area: bear, and turkey on designated areas of specified on the permit. Failure to (A) We do not require a refuge permit the refuge subject to the following submit the Harvest Report will render to hunt or scout in this area. conditions: the hunter ineligible for the next year’s (B) We prohibit jumpshooting within (i) Prior to hunting, you must obtain limited big game hunt. Drawings are by 200 yards (183 meters) of a party from refuge headquarters and sign a lottery. The hunter must carry the hunting from a boat or blind. current refuge hunt brochure (signed nontransferable permit at all times (vii) In the Saxes Pothole/Creek and brochure). You must possess the signed while hunting. Shad Island Pothole, each hunting party refuge hunt brochure at all times while (ii) The conditions set forth at must possess and carry a permit (FWS hunting, and you must hold a valid paragraphs (p)(1)(v) and (p)(2)(iv) Form 3–2439) for the specific zone on State hunting license. through (vii) of this section apply. the specific day they are hunting in this (ii) You may use only shotguns, * * * * * area. Permits are not transferable. muzzleloaders, or archery equipment on ■ 32. Amend § 32.63 by revising (viii) In the Junior Waterfowl Hunting open areas east and north of Vermont paragraphs (c)(1) introductory text and Area: Route 78, east of the Missisquoi River.

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We prohibit rifles in these areas at any grouse on designated areas of the refuge (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no time. subject to the following conditions: earlier than 2 hours prior to legal (iii) You may use portable tree stands (i) The conditions set forth at sunrise and must exit the refuge no later as governed by State regulations guiding paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this than 2 hours after legal sunset. their use on State wildlife management section apply. (iii) In the Firearms Units only, we areas with the following exception: We (ii) We prohibit shooting from, over, allow the use of dogs consistent with allow only one tree stand or ground or within 10 feet of the traveled portion State and Northampton County blind for each permit holder. of any road. regulations. (iv) On the Eagle Point Unit, we allow (iii) We require hunters hunting at (iv) We allow hunting on the refuge hunting subject to the following night to possess a Special Use Permit only from September 1 until February conditions: (FWS Form 3–1383–G) issued by the 28. Hunting will follow State seasons (A) You may use portable tree stands refuge manager. during that period. as governed by State regulations guiding (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) We allow migratory bird hunting their use on State wildlife management hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, with archery and firearms in the areas. black bear, and wild turkey on designated Firearms Units on the refuge (B) We allow training of dogs during designated areas of the refuge subject to in accordance with State and County the regular hunting seasons as governed the following conditions: regulations. by State regulations. We allow dog (i) The conditions set forth at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow training outside the regular hunting paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this hunting of rabbit, squirrel, quail, seasons (i.e., from June 1 through July section apply. raccoon, opossum, fox, coyote, and 31) only with a Special Use Permit (ii) You may use portable tree stands other nuisance species (groundhog, (FWS Form 3–1383–G). and/or blinds. You must clearly label European starling, English sparrow, and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport your tree stand(s) and/or blind(s) with pigeon) on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the refuge your hunting license number. You must refuge subject to the following subject to the following conditions: remove your tree stand(s) and/or conditions: (i) We allow sport fishing (including blind(s) no later than 72 hours after the (i) The conditions set forth at bow fishing) by boat and ice fishing in close of the season (see § 27.93 of this paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iv) of this designated areas with the following chapter). section apply. exceptions: (iii) You may retrieve moose at the (ii) We allow the use of archery tackle, (A) We close the following areas year- Nulhegan Basin Division with the use of as defined by the State, in designated round: Goose Bay, Saxes Creek and a commercial moose hauler, if the Archery and Firearms Units. (iii) We allow the use of firearms in Pothole, Metcalfe Island Pothole, Long hauler possesses a Special Use Permit accordance with State and Northampton Marsh Channel, and Clark Marsh. (FWS Form 3–1383–C) issued by the County regulations in the designated (B) We close the following areas from refuge manager. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Firearms Units only. Labor Day to December 31: Long Marsh fishing on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow Bay and Long Marsh Channel. consistent with State regulations. hunting of white-tailed deer and wild (ii) We allow bank fishing along ■ 34. Amend § 32.65 by: turkey on designated areas of the refuge designated areas of Charcoal Creek. ■ a. Revising paragraph (c); subject to the following conditions: (iii) We prohibit taking fish with ■ b. Adding paragraph (d)(4); (i) The conditions set forth at firearms. ■ c. Revising paragraphs (e) through (k); paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv), and (iv) We prohibit boat launching on the ■ d. Redesignating paragraph (l) as (n); (c)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply. refuge with the following exceptions: and (ii) We allow turkey hunting during We allow launching from Louie’s ■ e. Adding new paragraphs (l) and (m). the spring season only for a mentor-led Landing year-round, and from Mac’s The revisions and additions read as hunt. Bend boat launch area from September follows: (iii) We require the use of nontoxic through December (inclusive). ammunition when hunting turkey in the (b) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and § 32.65 Virginia. Firearms Units. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game * * * * * (iv) We prohibit organized deer bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (c) Eastern Shore of Virginia National drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an goose, coot, crow, snipe, and American Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game organized or planned effort to pursue, woodcock on designated areas of the bird hunting. We allow hunting of drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or refuge subject to the following waterfowl, rail, snipe, gallinule/ cause deer to move in the direction of conditions: moorhen, coot, woodcock, dove, and any person(s) who is part of the (i) We allow disabled hunters to hunt crow on designated areas of the refuge organized or planned hunt and known from a vehicle that is at least 10 feet subject to the following conditions: to be waiting for the deer. from the traveled portion of the refuge (i) We allow holders of a signed hunt (v) You may not hunt, discharge a road if the hunter possesses a State- brochure (signed brochure) to access firearm, or nock an arrow or crossbow issued disabled hunting license and a areas of the refuge typically closed to bolt outside of the designated hunting Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– the non-hunting public. All occupants areas. G) issued by the refuge manager. of a vehicle or hunt party must possess (vi) We allow the use of portable tree (ii) We allow the use of dogs a signed brochure and be actively stands and require removal of the stands consistent with State regulations. engaged in hunting. We allow an after each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (2) Upland game hunting. We allow exception for those persons aiding a chapter). hunting of coyote, fox, raccoon, bobcat, disabled person who possesses a valid (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport woodchuck, red squirrel, eastern gray State-issued Commonwealth of Virginia fishing on designated areas of the refuge squirrel, porcupine, skunk, snowshoe Disabled Resident Lifetime License or subject to the following conditions: hare, eastern cottontail, muskrat, Commonwealth of Virginia Resident (i) Anglers may access the refuge to opossum, weasel, pheasant, and ruffed Disabled Veteran’s Lifetime License. fish from shore on the Bull Tract and

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Skidmore Island from 1⁄2 hour before (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal hunting of white-tailed deer, wild designated areas of the refuge subject to sunset. turkey, and black bear on designated the following conditions: (ii) Anglers may access State waters areas of the refuge subject to the (i) We allow fishing access each day via the Wise Point Boat Ramp on the following conditions: from legal sunrise to legal sunset. refuge from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow fishing only by use of (d) * * * paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (ii) of this one or more attended poles with hook (4) Sport fishing. We allow freshwater section apply. and line attached. We prohibit all other fishing in designated areas of the refuge (ii) We require the use of nontoxic fishing methods and means. subject to the following conditions: ammunition for hunting wild turkey. (iii) We prohibit the use of lead (i) We allow fishing from (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing tackle. nonmotorized boats only. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iv) We prohibit the use of minnows as bait. (ii) We prohibit the use of lead fishing subject to the following conditions: (i) Mackay Island National Wildlife tackle. (i) We allow fishing in Lake (e) Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.52(e) for Drummond from a boat (maximum 25 Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird regulations. horsepower) and from the piers at hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (j) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Washington Ditch Road and Interior on designated areas of the refuge subject Refuge. (1) [Reserved] Ditch Road. to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent (ii) We prohibit fishing from the ditch hunting of coyote and fox on designated with State regulations. banks on the refuge. areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We limit boat access to (iii) We require a Special Use Permit following condition: We only allow the nonmotorized boats only in Farm Creek (FWS Form 3–1383–G) for vehicular incidental take of coyote and fox during Unit. We allow motorized boat access in access to the boat ramp on Interior Ditch the refuge deer hunting season. Neabsco Creek Unit. Road on the west side of Lake (3) Big game hunting. We allow (2)–(3) [Reserved] Drummond. hunting of white-tailed deer and wild (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (h) James River National Wildlife turkey on designated areas of the refuge fishing on designated areas of the refuge Refuge. (1) [Reserved] subject to the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) With the exception of mentored (i) The condition set forth at hunting of rabbit, squirrel, and coyote hunt participants, white-tailed deer paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section on designated areas of the refuge subject hunters must possess and carry a signed applies. to the following conditions: refuge permit (FWS Form 3–2439) and (ii) We prohibit the use of lead fishing (i) We only allow the hunting and be selected in the refuge lottery to hunt. tackle. take of coyote concurrently during the (ii) We only allow shotguns with slugs (f) Fisherman Island National Wildlife refuge deer hunting season. during the firearm season. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We allow rabbit and squirrel (iii) We prohibit organized deer hunting. We allow hunting of hunting only during the mentor-led drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an waterfowl, rail, snipe, gallinule/ hunt. organized or planned effort to pursue, moorhen, coot, woodcock, dove, and (iii) We prohibit the use of pursuit drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or crow on designated areas of the refuge dogs. cause deer to move in the direction of subject to the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow any person(s) who is part of the (i) We allow the use of dogs consistent hunting of white-tailed deer and wild organized or planned hunt and known with State regulations. turkey on designated areas of the refuge to be waiting for the deer. (ii) We require hunters to possess and subject to the following conditions: (iv) We prohibit the use of pursuit carry a signed refuge hunt brochure (i) The condition set forth at dogs when hunting deer. when hunting. paragraph (h)(2)(iii) of this section (v) We require the use of nontoxic (iii) We allow hunting and hunter applies. ammunition when hunting wild turkey. (vi) Hunters must certify and qualify access by boat only. We prohibit (ii) We require spring turkey hunters weapons and ammunition at a refuge- hunting from land. Retrieval dogs may to possess and carry a refuge hunting approved range and view the refuge retrieve fallen game on shore. permit (FWS Form 3–2439). (iv) We allow hunting on the refuge orientation session online prior to (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no from September 1 until February 28. issuance of a refuge permit (FWS Form earlier than 1 hour prior to the start of Hunting will follow State seasons 3–2439). legal shooting time and must exit the during that period. (vii) Wild turkey hunting is a mentor- (v) Hunters may enter the refuge 2 refuge no later than 1 hour after the end led hunt only. hours before legal sunrise and must exit of legal shooting time. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the refuge no later than 2 hours after (iv) We require the use of nontoxic fishing on designated areas of the refuge legal sunset. ammunition when hunting spring wild subject to the following conditions: (2)–(4) [Reserved] turkey. (i) We allow boat access by (g) Great Dismal Swamp National (v) Hunters using a muzzleloader nonmotorized boats only. Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved] must hunt from a stand elevated 10 feet (ii) We prohibit the use of lead fishing (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3 meters) or more above the ground. tackle. hunting of gray squirrel and coyote on (vi) We prohibit organized deer (k) Plum Tree Island National Wildlife designated areas of the refuge subject to drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the following conditions: organized or planned effort to pursue, hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (i) We allow hunting on Thursdays, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or waterfowl and coot on designated areas Fridays, and Saturdays only. cause deer to move in the direction of of the refuge subject to the following (ii) You must possess and carry a any person(s) who is part of the conditions: signed refuge permit (FWS Form 3– organized or planned hunt and known (i) You must hunt from a designated 2439). to be waiting for the deer. refuge blind.

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(ii) We allow the use of dogs (iv) We prohibit the use of minnows mechanically operated paddle wheel consistent with State regulations. as bait. while fishing. (2)–(3) [Reserved] (v) We prohibit the use of lead fishing * * * * * (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing in tackle. ■ 35. Amend § 32.66 by revising designated areas of the refuge subject to (m) Rappahannock River Valley paragraphs (f)(3)(v), (i)(1)(iv), (x) and the following conditions: National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved] (xi) to read as follows: (i) We allow fishing access April 1 (2) Upland game hunting. We allow through August 31, from legal sunrise to hunting of coyote, rabbit, and squirrel § 32.66 Washington. legal sunset. on designated areas of the refuge subject * * * * * (ii) We prohibit shoreline fishing. We to the following conditions: (f) * * * allow fishing only from boats (i) We prohibit the use of pursuit (3) * * * untethered to refuge lands, or from dogs. (v) We require hunters to sign in and designated blinds. (ii) We only allow the hunting and out each day at the refuge headquarters. (iii) We allow fishing only by use of take of coyote concurrently during the When signing out for the day, you must one or more attended poles with hook refuge deer hunting season. report hunting success or failure, and and line attached. We prohibit all other (3) Big game hunting. We allow any hit-but-not-retrieved animals on the fishing methods and means. hunting of white-tailed deer and wild Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2542). (iv) We prohibit the use of lead turkey on designated areas of the refuge * * * * * fishing tackle. subject to the following conditions: (i) * * * (l) Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. (i) The condition set forth at (1) * * * (1) [Reserved] paragraph (m)(2)(i) of this section (iv) Prior to entering the hunt area, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow applies. you must check in at the refuge check hunting of coyote on designated areas of (ii) We require the use of nontoxic station, and obtain a Harvest Report the refuge subject to the following ammunition when hunting spring wild (FWS Form 3–2542). You must carry the conditions: turkey. Harvest Report while hunting as proof (iii) In designated areas and for the (i) Hunters may enter the refuge no of blind assignment and user fee spring turkey hunt, we require hunters earlier than 2 hours prior to the start of payment. legal shooting time and must exit the to possess and carry a refuge hunting refuge no later than 2 hours after the permit (FWS Form 3–2439). * * * * * end of legal shooting time. (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no (x) Prior to switching blinds, you (ii) We only allow the hunting and earlier than 1 hour prior to the start of must first report to the refuge check take of coyote concurrently during the legal shooting time and must exit the station to obtain a new blind refuge deer hunting season. refuge no later than 1 hour after the end assignment. You must submit an (iii) We require hunters to dock their of legal shooting time. accurate Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– boats at designated locations on the (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. 2542) for the blind being vacated, and refuge. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an obtain a new Harvest Report for the new (3) Big game hunting. We allow organized or planned effort to pursue, blind. hunting of white-tailed deer on drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (xi) Prior to leaving the hunt area, you designated areas of the refuge subject to cause deer to move in the direction of must check out at the refuge check the following conditions: any person(s) who is part of the station, submit an accurate Harvest (i) The condition set forth at organized or planned hunt and known Report (FWS Form 3–2542), and present paragraph (l)(2)(iii) of this section to be waiting for the deer. all harvested birds for inspection by applies. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport check station personnel. (ii) We prohibit the use of pursuit fishing on designated areas of the refuge * * * * * dogs when hunting white-tailed deer. subject to the following conditions: ■ 36. Amend § 32.67 by revising (iii) We require big game hunters to (i) We allow fishing access each day paragraphs (b)(2) and (3) to read as obtain a permit through a lottery from legal sunrise to legal sunset. follows: administered by a third-party (ii) During the period when the refuge contractor. is open for hunting, we may close § 32.67 West Virginia. (iv) We prohibit organized deer hunting areas to all other uses, * * * * * drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an including sport fishing. (b) * * * organized or planned effort to pursue, (iii) We allow fishing only by use of (2) Upland game hunting. We allow drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or one or more attended poles with hook hunting of squirrel, Eastern cottontail cause deer to move in the direction of and line attached. We prohibit all other rabbit, red and gray fox, coyote, bobcat, any person(s) who is part of the fishing methods and means. opossum, raccoon, skunk, woodchuck, organized or planned hunt and known (iv) We prohibit the use of lead weasel, ruffed grouse, quail, pheasant, to be waiting for the deer. fishing tackle in freshwater ponds, and crow on designated areas of the (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on including Wilna Pond and Laurel Grove refuge subject to the following designated areas of the refuge subject to Pond. condition: The conditions set forth at the following conditions: (v) We require catch-and-release paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this (i) We allow fishing access each day fishing for largemouth bass in section apply. from legal sunrise to legal sunset. freshwater ponds, including Wilna Pond (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We prohibit bank fishing. We and Laurel Grove Pond. Anglers may hunting of white-tailed deer, wild allow fishing only from boats take other finfish species as governed by turkey, and black bear on designated untethered to refuge lands. State regulations. areas of the refuge subject to the (iii) We allow fishing only by use of (vi) We prohibit the use of minnows following conditions: one or more attended poles with hook as bait. (i) The conditions set forth at and line attached. We prohibit all other (vii) We prohibit the use of boats paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this fishing methods and means. propelled by gasoline motors, sail, or section apply.

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(ii) We only allow the use of archery designated areas of the refuge subject to the refuge subject to the following equipment. the following conditions: conditions: (iii) We prohibit organized deer (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We require refuge permits (issued drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iv) of this by State of Wyoming). organized or planned effort to pursue, section apply. (ii) We prohibit shooting from or drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (ii) You may use portable elevated across refuge roads and parking areas. cause deer to move in the direction of devices, but you must lower them to any person(s) who is part of the ground level at the close of shooting (iii) We allow hunting of pronghorn organized or planned hunt and known hours each day. You must remove all with a firearm in Pronghorn Hunt Area to be waiting for the deer. blinds, stands, platforms, and ladders 1 from September 10 through October (iv) You must label portable tree from the refuge at the end of the hunting 31, and in Pronghorn Hunt Area 2 from stands with your last name and State season (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this October 1 through 31. license number. You may erect your chapter). (iv) We allow archery hunting of stand(s) on the first day of the hunting (iii) You must clearly mark all non- pronghorn in Pronghorn Hunt Area 1 in season. You must remove your stand(s) natural blinds, stands, platforms, and accordance with State seasons and by the last day of the hunting season ladders on the exterior with the hunter’s regulations. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Wisconsin Department of Natural (v) We allow hunting of white-tailed * * * * * Resources customer identification deer with a firearm in the White-tailed ■ 37. Amend § 32.68 by: number. Deer Hunt Area from September 15 ■ a. Revising paragraphs (c) and (f)(1); (iv) We open Refuge Area 2 to deer through October 30. hunting during the State archery, gun, ■ b. Adding paragraph (f)(2)(vi); and (vi) We allow archery hunting of ■ c. Revising paragraph (f)(3) and (4). and muzzleloader seasons, except that we close Refuge Area 2 to deer hunting white-tailed deer in the White-tailed The revisions and addition read as Deer Hunt Area in accordance with follows: during any early State antlerless-only hunts. State seasons and regulations. § 32.68 Wisconsin. (v) We open Refuge Area 3 to deer (vii) The refuge hunt brochure will * * * * * hunting during the State regular gun, specify the type of ammunition (c) Hackmatack National Wildlife muzzleloader, and late archery seasons. approved for hunting on the refuge. Refuge. Refer to § 32.32(f) for Unarmed deer hunters may enter Refuge * * * * * regulations. Area 3 to scout beginning the Saturday SUBCHAPTER E—MANAGEMENT OF prior to the gun deer season. * * * * * FISHERIES CONSERVATION AREAS (vi) You must remove flagging used (f) * * * during hunting by the close of the (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We PART 71—HUNTING AND SPORT archery deer season (see §§ 27.93 and allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, FISHING ON NATIONAL FISH 27.94 of this chapter). HATCHERIES merganser, dove, moorhen/gallinule, (vii) Any ground blind used during rail, snipe, and woodcock on designated any gun deer season must display at ■ 39. The authority citation for part 71 areas of the refuge subject to the least 144 square inches (929 square continues to read as follows: following conditions: centimeters) of solid-blaze-orange or (i) Hunters may enter the refuge no Authority: Sec. 4, Pub. L. 73–121, 48 Stat. fluorescent pink material visible from 402, as amended; sec. 4, Pub. L. 87–714, 76 earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting all directions. hours and must exit the refuge no later Stat. 654; 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport 668dd, 1534. than 1 hour after legal shooting hours. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (ii) You must remove all boats, subject to the following conditions: § 71.11 [Amended] decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, (i) Fishingareas are open from 30 ■ 40. Amend § 71.11 by: platforms, and other hunting equipment minutes prior to legal sunrise to 30 ■ a. In paragraph (c)(4), removing the (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter) minutes after legal sunset duringrefuge- brought onto the refuge at the end of words ‘‘§ 71.12(k)’’ and adding in their specificseasons. place the words ‘‘§ 71.12(l)’’; each day’s hunt. (ii)We allow use of nonmotorized (iii) We allow the use of dogs while boats in Sprague-Goose pools only when ■ b. In paragraph (d)(4), removing the hunting, provided the dog is under the we open these pools to fishing. words ‘‘§ 71.12(l)’’ and adding in their immediate control of the hunter at all (iii) We allow motorized boats in Suk place the words ‘‘§ 71.12(m)’’; times. Cerney Pool. ■ c. In paragraph (e)(4), removing the (iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting (iv) We allow fishing by hook and line words ‘‘§ 71.12(m)’’ and adding in their within 50 feet (15 meters (m)) of the only. place the words ‘‘§ 71.12(n)’’; and centerline of all public roads, service (v) We prohibit the taking of any ■ d. In paragraph (g)(4), removing the roads, and trails, and around parking mussel (clam), crayfish, frog, leech, or words ‘‘§ 71.12(o)’’ and adding in their lots. It is considered hunting if you have turtle species by any method on the place the words ‘‘§ 71.12(p)’’. a loaded weapon, if you have a nocked refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). ■ arrow while bow hunting, or if you are 41. Amend § 71.12 by: * * * * * ■ in an elevated tree stand or ground ■ 38. Amend § 32.69 by revising a. Redesignating paragraphs (g) blind with a means to take, within these paragraph (d)(3) to read as follows: through (r) as paragraphs (h) through (s); areas. and (2) * * * § 32.69 Wyoming. ■ b. Adding a new paragraph (g). (vi) The conditions set forth at * * * * * The addition reads as follows: paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this (d) * * * section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow § 71.12 National fish hatcheries open for (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk, pronghorn, white-tailed sport fishing. hunting of white-tailed deer on deer, and bison on designated areas of * * * * *

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(g) Green Lake National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery. * * * * * Shannon A. Estenoz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 2021–08013 Filed 5–3–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

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