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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR purposes of the refuge and National provisions as appropriate. You may find Wildlife Refuge System mission. The previously issued station-specific Fish and Wildlife Service action also must be in accordance with regulations for hunting and sport fishing provisions of all laws applicable to the in 50 CFR part 32. 50 CFR Parts 26, 32, 36, and 71 areas, developed in coordination with Statutory Authority the appropriate State fish and wildlife [Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2019–0040; The National Wildlife Refuge System FXRS12610900000–190–FF09R20000] agency(ies), consistent with the principles of sound fish and wildlife Administration Act of 1966 RIN 1018–BD79 management and administration, and (Administration Act; 16 U.S.C. 668dd– otherwise in the public interest. These 668ee, as amended by the National 2019–2020 Station-Specific Hunting requirements ensure that we maintain Wildlife Refuge System Improvement and Sport Fishing Regulations the biological integrity, diversity, and Act of 1997 [Improvement Act]) govern AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, environmental health of the Refuge the administration and public use of Interior. System for the benefit of present and refuges and the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) ACTION: Final rule. future generations of Americans. We annually review hunting and (Recreation Act) govern the SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and sport fishing programs to determine administration and public use of refuges Wildlife Service (Service), open seven whether to include additional stations and hatcheries. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) that or whether individual station Amendments enacted by the are currently closed to hunting and regulations governing existing programs Improvement Act were built upon the sport fishing. In addition, we expand need modifications. Changing Administration Act in a manner that hunting and sport fishing at 70 other environmental conditions, State and provides an ‘‘organic act’’ for the Refuge NWRs, and add pertinent station- Federal regulations, and other factors System, similar to organic acts that exist specific regulations for other NWRs that affecting fish and wildlife populations for other public Federal lands. The pertain to migratory game bird hunting, and habitat may warrant modifications Improvement Act serves to ensure that upland game hunting, big game hunting, to station-specific regulations to ensure we effectively manage the Refuge and sport fishing for the 2019–2020 the continued compatibility of hunting System as a national network of lands, season. We also formally open 15 units and sport fishing programs and to waters, and interests for the protection of the National Fish Hatchery System to ensure that these programs will not and conservation of our Nation’s hunting and sport fishing. We also add materially interfere with or detract from wildlife resources. The Administration pertinent station-specific regulations the fulfillment of station purposes or the Act states first and foremost that we that pertain to migratory game bird Services mission. focus our Refuge System mission on hunting, upland game hunting, big game Provisions governing hunting and conservation of fish, wildlife, and plant hunting, and sport fishing at these 15 sport fishing on refuges are in title 50 of resources and their habitats. The National Fish Hatcheries (NFHs) for the the Code of Federal Regulations in part Improvement Act requires the Secretary, 2019–2020 season. This rule includes 32 (50 CFR part 32), on hatcheries in before allowing a new use of a refuge, global administrative updates to every part 71 (50 CFR part 71). We regulate or before expanding, renewing, or NWR entry in our refuge-specific hunting and sport fishing to: extending an existing use of a refuge, to regulations and the reorganization of • Ensure compatibility with refuge determine that the use is compatible general public use regulations. We and hatchery purpose(s); with the purpose for which the refuge • remove approximately 2,100 regulations Properly manage fish and wildlife was established and the mission of the resource(s); Refuge System. The Improvement Act that will have no impact on the • administration of hunting and sport Protect other values; established as the policy of the United • States that wildlife-dependent fishing within the National Wildlife Ensure visitor safety; and • Provide opportunities for fish- and recreation, when compatible, is a Refuge System. We also simplify over wildlife-dependent recreation. legitimate and appropriate public use of 2,900 refuge-specific regulations to On many stations where we decide to the Refuge System, through which the comply with a Presidential mandate to allow hunting and sport fishing, our American public can develop an adhere to plain language standards and general policy of adopting regulations appreciation for fish and wildlife. The to reduce the regulatory burden on the identical to State hunting and sport Improvement Act established six public. Lastly, we remove the provision fishing regulations is adequate in wildlife-dependent recreational uses as concerning same-day airborne hunting meeting these objectives. On other the priority general public uses of the of the regulations specific to Alaska stations, we must supplement State Refuge System. These uses are hunting, NWRs. regulations with more-restrictive fishing, wildlife observation and DATES: This rule is effective August 29, Federal regulations to ensure that we photography, and environmental 2019. meet our management responsibilities, education and interpretation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: as outlined in the Statutory Authority The Recreation Act authorizes the Katherine Harrigan, (703) 358–2440. section, below. We issue station-specific Secretary to administer areas within the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: hunting and sport fishing regulations Refuge System and Hatchery System for when we open wildlife refuges and fish public recreation as an appropriate Background hatcheries to migratory game bird incidental or secondary use only to the The National Wildlife Refuge System hunting, upland game hunting, big game extent that doing so is practicable and Administration Act of 1966 closes hunting, or sport fishing. These not inconsistent with the primary NWRs in all States except Alaska to all regulations may list the wildlife species purpose(s) for which Congress and the uses until opened. The Secretary of the that you may hunt or fish, seasons, bag Service established the areas. The Interior (Secretary) may open refuge or creel (container for carrying fish) Recreation Act requires that any areas to any use, including hunting and/ limits, methods of hunting or sport recreational use of refuge or hatchery or sport fishing, upon a determination fishing, descriptions of areas open to lands be compatible with the primary that the use is compatible with the hunting or sport fishing, and other purpose(s) for which we established the

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refuge and not inconsistent with other remaining comments we received below strategies to accomplish these ends. The previously authorized operations. by topic. next step for refuge managers is The Administration Act and Comment (1): Many commenters developing or referencing step-down Recreation Act also authorize the expressed general opposition to any plans, of which a hunting plan would be Secretary to issue regulations to carry hunting or fishing in the National one. Part of the process for opening a out the purposes of the Acts and Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS, or refuge to hunting after completing the regulate uses. Refuge System). In many cases, step-down plan would be appropriate We develop specific management commenters stated that hunting was compliance with the National plans for each refuge prior to opening it antithetical to the purposes of a Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 to hunting or sport fishing. In many ‘‘refuge’’. U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), such as conducting cases, we develop station-specific Our Response: The Administration an environmental assessment Act, as amended, stipulates that hunting regulations to ensure the compatibility accompanied by the appropriate (along with fishing, wildlife observation of the programs with the purpose(s) for decision documentation (record of and photography, and environmental which we established the refuge or decision, finding of no significant education and interpretation), if found hatchery and the Refuge and Hatchery impact, or environmental action to be compatible, is a legitimate and System mission. We ensure initial memorandum or statement). The rest of priority general public use of a refuge compliance with the Administration Act the elements in the opening package are and should be facilitated. The Service and the Recreation Act for hunting and an evaluation of section 7 of the has adopted policies and regulations sport fishing on newly acquired land Endangered Species Act of 1973, as implementing the requirements of the through an interim determination of amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); copies Administration Act that refuge compatibility made at or near the time of letters requesting State and/or tribal managers comply with when involvement; and draft refuge-specific of acquisition. These regulations ensure considering hunting and fishing that we make the determinations regulatory language. We make available programs. the CCP, hunt plan, and NEPA required by these acts prior to adding We allow hunting of resident wildlife refuges to the lists of areas open to documents, and request public on NWRs only if such activity has been comments on them, as well as on any hunting and sport fishing in 50 CFR determined compatible with the proposed rule, before we allow hunting parts 32 and 71. We ensure continued established purpose(s) of the refuge and on a refuge. compliance by the development of the mission of the Refuge System as In sum, this illustrates that the comprehensive conservation plans and required by the Administration Act. decision to allow hunting on an NWR is step-down management plans, and by Hunting of resident wildlife on NWRs not a quick or simple process. It is full annual review of hunting and sport generally occurs consistent with State of deliberation and discussion, fishing programs and regulations. regulations, including seasons and bag including review of all available data to Summary of Comments and Responses limits. Refuge-specific hunting determine the relative health of a regulations can be more restrictive (but population before we allow it to be On June 26, 2019, we published a not more liberal) than State regulations hunted. proposed rule in the Federal Register and often are more restrictive in order The word ‘‘refuge’’ includes the idea (84 FR 30314) to open 7 NWRs that are to help meet specific refuge objectives. of providing a haven of safety for currently closed to hunting and sport These objectives include resident wildlife, and as such, hunting might fishing, formally open 15 NFHs to wildlife population and habitat seem an inconsistent use of the NWRS. hunting and sport fishing, expand objectives, minimizing disturbance However, again, the Administration Act hunting and sport fishing at 70 other impacts to wildlife, maintaining high- stipulates that hunting, if found NWRs, and add pertinent station- quality opportunities for hunting and compatible, is a legitimate and priority specific regulations for other NWRs that other wildlife-dependent recreation, general public use of a refuge. pertain to migratory game bird hunting, eliminating or minimizing conflicts Furthermore, we manage refuges to upland game hunting, big game hunting, with other public uses and/or refuge support healthy wildlife populations and sport fishing for the 2019–2020 management activities, and protecting that in many cases produce harvestable season. We accepted public comments public safety. surpluses that are a renewable resource. on the proposed rule for 45 days, ending Each refuge manager makes a decision As practiced on refuges, hunting and August 12, 2019. By that date, we regarding hunting on that particular fishing do not pose a threat to wildlife received 918 comments on the proposed refuge only after rigorous examination populations. It is important to note that rule. A large number of these comments of the available information. Developing taking certain individual species expressed general support for the or referencing a comprehensive through hunting does not necessarily proposed changes in the rule. These conservation plan (CCP), a 15-year plan reduce a population overall, as hunting comments of support came from for the refuge, is generally the first step can simply replace other types of individuals, States, and a refuge manager takes. Our policy for mortality. In some cases, however, we nongovernmental organizations. A managing units of the Refuge System is use hunting as a management tool with number of State responses specifically that we will manage all refuges in the explicit goal of reducing a expressed their support for the Service’s accordance with an approved CCP, population; this is often the case with efforts to increase access for hunters and which, when implemented, will achieve exotic and/or invasive species that anglers, and to more closely align to refuge purposes; help fulfill the Refuge threaten ecosystem stability. Therefore, State hunting and fishing regulations, in System mission; maintain and, where facilitating hunting opportunities is an support of Secretarial Orders 3347 and appropriate, restore the ecological important aspect of the Service’s roles 3356, as well as Service laws, integrity of each refuge and the Refuge and responsibilities as outlined in the regulations, and policies. For all State System; help achieve the goals of the legislation establishing the NWRS, and recommendations we received on the National Wilderness Preservation the Service will continue to facilitate rule, the Service will work closely with System; and meet other mandates. The these opportunities where compatible individual States to address these in CCP will guide management decisions with the purpose of the specific refuge future rulemakings. We discuss the and set forth goals, objectives, and and the mission of the NWRS.

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We did not make any changes to the Regulations (CFR) for 50 CFR part 32, Meadows NWR and Iron River NFH, rule as a result of these comments. and directed the Service to update and hunting and fishing on Whittlesey Comment (2): We received a comment relevant sections of subchapter C of Creek NWR. They requested that there with general support for the proposed chapter I in title 50 of the CFR as part be an explicit acknowledgement in the changes in the rule, but with multiple of this rule. The update requires us to station-specific regulations and in the concerns at a national level. These apply paragraph designations where our Whittlesey Creek NWR fishing plan that concerns included a perceived lack of regulations lacked them at 50 CFR tribal members from tribes with consistency with regulations for dogs on 26.34, 32.7, and 32.20 through 32.70. reserved treaty rights in the 1837 and refuges, non-alignment to State hunting We must reprint the entirety of these 1842 Ceded Territories can hunt and and fishing regulations across the sections of the regulations to fish pursuant to tribal regulations. National Wildlife Refuge System, the accomplish the update. In addition, Our Response: The Service thanks the lack of clarity of the proposed changes with the number of regulations removed GLIFWC for their comments. These within the rule, and frustration with the (approximately 2,170 regulations) and comments are substantial and due to speed at which the Service promulgates simplified (approximately 2,940 their complexity, we do not feel we can rulemakings for hunting and fishing, regulations), as well as the large number adequately address them within the with a desire for rulemakings to be of openings and expansions on 89 timeframe of this year’s rulemaking made two or four times a year. refuges and hatcheries, the length of the process. We have a long-term, Our Response: Even though State rule would have increased substantially cooperative, successful working regulations may allow dogs during if we had explained every regulatory relationship with GLIFWC and its hunting activities, our general refuge change in the preamble of the rule in member tribes on Treaty issues. regulations prohibit all domesticated addition to setting forth all of §§ 32.20 Therefore, in order to facilitate the animals at 50 CFR 26.21(b) unless through 32.70, as well as other relevant adequate review needed to address authorized at 50 CFR part 32. While sections of the regulations. At the these comments, we will request to refuges adopt State hunting and fishing proposed rule stage, interested parties initiate a formal government-to- regulations to the extent practicable, had the opportunity to compare a government consultation process with they must also comply with the general NWR’s current regulations against the GLIFWC for next year’s hunting and refuge regulations. Therefore, in order to regulations we proposed for that NWR. fishing rule development. Until we can allow dogs during hunting activities, The Service will continue to open and finalize a rule in 2020, we will strive to each refuge must authorize the use of expand hunting and sport fishing accommodate GLIFWC tribal members dogs during hunting activities in their opportunities across refuges and who wish to exercise their Treaty rights refuge-specific entries at 50 CFR part 32. hatcheries; however, as detailed in our on these refuges and fish hatcheries As we explained in our response to response to Comment (1) above, the through our existing special-use-permit Comment (1), all uses on refuges must decision to allow hunting or sport process. We look forward to the be found compatible and must not fishing on a refuge or hatchery is not a consultation process, and working with conflict with refuge objectives. Some quick or simple process. The annual all our partners, to develop a rule for refuges have found that the use of dogs regulatory cycle begins in June or July 2020–2021. Edits made specifically to during hunting activities must be of each year for the following hunting the Whittlesey Creek NWR fishing plan limited or not authorized in order to and sport fishing season (the planning will be discussed during the avoid conflict with refuge objectives. cycle for this 2019–2020 final rule began consultation process. Where we do allow the use of dogs in June 2018). This annual timeline while hunting, we attempt to have allows the Service time to collaborate We made no changes to the rule as a consistency with regulations between closely with our State, tribal, and result of this comment. refuges, especially within States and territorial partners, and other partners Comment (4): We received general geographic regions. including nongovernmental comments of support from the New The Service has implemented a organizations on potential York State Department of national effort to review all hunting and opportunities, and to complete the Environmental Conservation, the sport fishing regulations for alignment requirements for opening or expanding Oklahoma Department of Wildlife to State regulations. A team of Service new opportunities. Therefore, it would Conservation, and the Georgia employees performed an assessment at be impracticable to complete multiple Department of Natural Resources. each field station of hunting and sport regulatory cycles in one calendar year However, all three States requested fishing regulations for alignment to due to the logistics of coordinating with additional openings or expansions for State regulations and potential various partners. Once the Service hunting and sport fishing beyond what opportunities for increased access for determines that a hunting or sport the Service proposed on June 26, 2019 hunters and anglers. As a result, over fishing opportunity can be carried out in (84 FR 30314). the past two regulatory cycles (2018– a manner compatible with individual Our Response: The Service is 2019 and 2019–2020), the Service has station purposes and objectives, we committed to working with our State proposed to remove 43 percent of the work expeditiously to open it. partners to identify additional station-specific regulations (most of We did not make any changes to the opportunities for expansion of hunting which were redundant to State rule as a result of this comment. and sport fishing on Service lands and regulations or overly burdensome to the Comment (3): The Voigt Intertribal waters. We have initiated steps to public) and to simplify 42 percent of the Task Force of the Great Lakes Indian update our hunt plans for NWRs in New station-specific regulations in an effort Fish and Wildlife Commission York. All efforts to improve to reduce the regulatory burden on the (GLIFWC) submitted comments on opportunities for hunters and better public and increase alignment to State behalf of member tribes within ceded align with State regulations for our regulations. territories over portions of Minnesota, updated hunt plans will be coordinated The Office of the Federal Register Wisconsin, and Michigan. The with the New York State Department of determined that the Service has been comments were specific to tribal Environmental Conservation, and will utilizing a nonstandard codification members exercising their treaty rights be included next year in the Service’s system in the Code of Federal on ceded territory for hunting on Crane proposed rule for the 2020–2021 station-

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specific hunting and sport fishing point, and retrieve when hunting for The Service proposed 832,170 acres regulations. migratory birds. across seven refuges in expanded A timeline, which outlines by annual The second request asked the Service hunting opportunities in Arizona for the regulatory cycle when these to include crossbows during archery 2019–2020 season and will be working opportunities will be addressed based deer seasons on both the Ohio River with the staff of the AGFD to add new on available resources, has been Islands and Canaan Valley NWRs to opportunities over the next 3 years. For provided to the Oklahoma Department align with State regulations. The Service the 2020–2021 season, we plan to of Wildlife Conservation. Additionally, agrees with this suggestion, and this propose opening new opportunities at the Service has verbally committed to rule authorizes the use of crossbows on Buenos Aires, Cabeza Prieta, Cibola, and working with the Oklahoma Department both refuges during archery deer Leslie Canyon NWRs. In the 2 years of Wildlife Conservation on specific seasons. following, we plan to propose opening refuges in Oklahoma to expand fishing The third request asked how anglers additional new opportunities at Havasu, opportunities within our legal who are legally fishing in the Ohio River Bill Williams, San Bernardino, and framework prior to development of after legal sunset will be able to Imperial NWRs. The order of proposals refuge-specific fishing plans. distinguish refuge property from State is subject to change, and we welcome A high priority for the Service’s waters, as Ohio River Islands NWR will input on priority setting for the future. Southeast Region will be to work with close to anglers from 1 hour after legal The Service is working to increase the Georgia Department of Natural sunset to 1 hour before legal sunrise. hunting opportunities within the State Resources to discuss and consider The Service marks all refuge boundaries of Arizona. We focused our attention proposals to open or expand additional with signs that notify anglers where the this year on hunting and alignments hunting opportunities where compatible refuge boundary lies. where possible. Full alignment with The fourth request noted that Canaan on NWRs in Georgia in the 2020–2021 current State hunting and fishing Valley NWR is closed for sport fishing. regulatory cycle. This includes regulations may not be reached in all The Service has initiated steps to open proposals to open or expand alligator cases based on the need to balance Canaan Valley NWR to sport fishing for hunting opportunities where compatible recreational uses like hunting and the 2020–2021 season. Any changes or at refuges; proposals to open or expand fishing with sensitive and trust species strategies that are developed during the like the masked bobwhite quail and opportunities where compatible for planning process will be made in close small game hunting, waterfowl hunting, Sonoran pronghorn, and public demand coordination with the West Virginia for other priority public uses of the and archery deer hunting at additional Division of Natural Resources staff and refuges; and alignment of general National Wildlife Refuge System and through the general public. The plan public safety considerations. administrative regulations. Another will be accompanied with a Specifically, though Eurasian collared- high priority for the Service’s Southeast compatibility determination and dove hunting is open year-round in Region will be to work with the Georgia appropriate NEPA compliance, and Arizona, it will only be open on NWRs Department of Natural Resources to draft documents will likely be ready for during dove season in order to minimize discuss a consistent customer service public review and comment in the disturbance to non-targeted game approach to quota-managed hunts and spring of 2020. species. Deer hunting and waterfowl the use of a consistent online hunt Finally, the last request was for the hunting will be in partial alignment permit system. Service to consider additional R3 with State seasons, times, and lawful We did not make any changes to the (recruitment, retention, and methods, and will allow additional rule as a result of these comments. reactivation) activities in addition to methods. For waterfowl, we are not Comment (5): We received a comment efforts to be more consistent with State making hunt time changes in some units from the West Virginia Division of regulations. The Service will consider to minimize disturbance to roosting Natural Resources with five specific new R3 initiatives at West Virginia waterfowl and sandhill cranes. As for requests for clarification on Canaan refuges and hopes to work with the AGFD’s request to include the voluntary Valley and Ohio River Islands NWRs in West Virginia Division of Natural use of nontoxic shot or ammunition, West Virginia. The requests included Resources to coordinate capacity and refuges that already require non-lead clarification of dog regulations for opportunities. ammunition will continue to maintain upland game hunting on Ohio River In response to this comment, we have this requirement. Islands NWR, the use of crossbows added regulatory language to authorize We look forward to continuing our during archery deer season on both the use of crossbows during deer ongoing efforts to provide more hunting refuges, refuge access hours for anglers archery seasons at Ohio River Islands and fishing opportunities on NWRs in on Ohio River Islands NWR, the status and Canaan Valley NWRs. Arizona and aligning species, season of sport fishing on Canaan Valley NWR, Comment (6): We received a letter dates, bag limits, and methods of take and potential R3 (recruitment, retention, from the Arizona Game and Fish with State laws and regulations where and reactivation) activities on both Department (AGFD) with support for the appropriate. refuges. Service’s effort to increase alignment of We did not make any changes to the Our Response: The first request asked hunting and sport fishing regulations rule as a result of this comment. the Service to clarify whether dogs are with State regulations, and with specific Comment (7): We received general allowed for hunting upland game on comments and recommendations for comments of support from the Ohio River Islands NWR, as the refuge refuges within the State of Arizona. Washington Department of Fish and does not have specific language Our Response: The Service Wildlife (WDFW) for the proposal to authorizing dogs for this activity (see appreciates the comments regarding expand waterfowl hunting at Billy our response to Comment (2)). The use hunting and fishing in Arizona, and the Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, and to open of pursuit dogs for upland game hunting ongoing coordination with the AGFD San Juan Islands NWR and four NFHs (i.e., rabbits and squirrels) is not a during the two meetings with our (Entiat, Leavenworth, Little White compatible use on Ohio River Islands Regional Directorate Team as well as Salmon, and Spring Creek NFHs) to NWR, and is therefore prohibited. On consistent coordination among the field fishing. However, the WDFW stated that this NWR, we only allow dogs to locate, managers within our agencies. they were not provided the opportunity

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to review or comment on the fishing facilities; the formal openings, therefore, regulatory change we are making to 50 proposals prior to their release for do not represent an increase in fishing CFR part 36 in this rule is to remove the public comment. opportunities. The Service received no restriction at 50 CFR 36.32(c)(1)(iv) Our Response: The Service responses from the local WDFW offices concerning same-day airborne hunting, appreciates the WDFW’s support for the on the proposals. as consistent with State regulations. hunting expansion at Billy Frank Jr. We made no changes to the rule as a Comment (10): We received a few Nisqually NWR, and expansion of result of this comment. comments that opposed the proposal to fishing opportunities on San Juan Comment (8): We received general remove the restriction at 50 CFR Islands NWR and the four NFHs. comments of support from the Idaho 36.32(c)(1)(iv) concerning same-day We acknowledge the WDFW’s Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) for airborne hunting on national wildlife concern that they were not provided the expansion of hunting and fishing refuge lands in Alaska. The commenters opportunity to review or comment on opportunities at Minidoka NWR. felt that the Service had failed to the fishing proposals prior to their However, IDFG stated that the June 26, explain our change in position, and that release for public comment. Notification 2019, proposed rule (84 FR 30314) falls with the removal of this restriction, the occurred on a local level, as the Service well short of the opportunities State may try to implement predator has done in the past. The Washington originally identified by the IDFG in a control programs on Alaska refuges. The Maritime National Wildlife Refuge letter submitted to the Service in commenters also stated that there would Complex staff notified the WDFW’s November 2017, in response to be a risk that the State could change North Puget Sound (Region 4) office of Secretarial Order No. 3347 (U.S. Dept. of their regulations, therefore allowing the the Service’s intent to open the fishing the Interior) to ‘‘expand access same-day airborne take of wolves and opportunity on Turn Island, part of the significantly for recreational hunting wolverines. San Juan Islands NWR, on January 31, and fishing on public lands,’’ and ‘‘to Our Response: The Service initiated 2019, several months prior to improve recreational hunting and this rulemaking process to standardize publication of the proposed rule in the fishing cooperation, consultation, and and clarify our regulations. Further, in Federal Register (84 FR 30314; June 26, communication with [S]tate wildlife response to Secretarial Orders 3347 and 2019). The Service’s authorization of managers.’’ 3356, we organized a national team to shoreline fishing at San Juan Islands Our Response: The proposed rule for review refuge-specific regulations for NWR is in compliance and consistent the 2019–2020 season includes opening consistency with State regulations with the WDFW’s fishing regulations for Minidoka NWR to archery elk hunting specifically focused on non-subsistence Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands). We in an area open to waterfowl and upland hunting and fishing uses. Through this note that the waters surrounding the game hunting, and expanding the evaluation, we determined that the refuge are already open to fishing; we boating season by one month to provide same-day airborne regulations were are allowing shoreline fishing from Turn additional fishing opportunities. As the redundant with existing State of Alaska Island, which is already open to other Service acknowledged in a July 23, regulations, and we are amending our public uses. 2019, meeting between Service staff and regulations accordingly. 50 CFR In addition, the Service’s Columbia- the IDFG, the proposed rule’s two 36.32(c)(1)(iv) duplicates a State of Pacific Northwest Region Fisheries changes for Idaho are just the beginning Alaska law and regulation (AS Program staff sent a coordination letter of a larger effort to work with the State 16.05.783 and 5 AAC 92.085) that to the WDFW’s District 5 biologists on of Idaho in a phased approach to already prohibits same-day airborne February 13, 2019, notifying them of the identify additional opportunities for hunting of wolves and wolverines. For proposal to formally open the Little expansion of hunting and sport fishing that reason, such practices will continue White Salmon and Spring Creek NFHs on Service lands and waters. The to be prohibited on NWRs in Alaska to fishing. On August 13, 2019, the Service looks forward to working with despite the removal of 50 CFR WDFW’s Regional Director for Region 2 the IDFG in the coming months to 36.32(c)(1)(iv). If the State of Alaska confirmed that: ‘‘Communications about develop additional proposals for the changes its same-day airborne fishing opportunities and season 2020–2021 season. regulation to permit this activity for structures are well-coordinated between We made no changes to the rule as a certain species, then the Service may the WDFW and the Leavenworth result of this comment. initiate a rulemaking process to reinstate Fisheries Complex in central Comment (9): We received a comment its Alaska-specific regulation Washington, which includes the Entiat from the Alaska Department of Fish and prohibiting same-day airborne hunting. and Leavenworth NFHs. The Service Game regarding the proposed changes to Active predator control on refuges by communicates frequently with WDFW 50 CFR part 36. While the State was the State of Alaska is not allowed unless staff on all fish returns and seasonal supportive of the removal of the same- the State is granted a permit from a opportunities to open fisheries day airborne hunting regulation in refuge manager. In this manner, the involving Service-produced stocks. The alignment with State hunting statute Service retains its authority and control WDFW’s Region 2 staff are aware of (Alaska Statutes (AS) 16.05.783) and over this activity. Moreover, the Service areas that are open to these fisheries State hunting regulations (Alaska remains authorized to institute (including NFHs). The Service has Administrative Code (AAC) at 5 AAC emergency closure measures under 50 worked routinely with the WDFW to 92.085), the State did not support the CFR 36.42, or to promulgate new explore new areas of opportunities and other proposed changes to part 36. The regulations to ensure protection of will continue to do so.’’ State also requested that the Service resources and compliance with the The formal opening of San Juan undertake future rulemakings for Service’s statutory obligations. Thus, the Islands NWR and the Entiat, removal of other regulations. Service’s management authority is not Leavenworth, Little White Salmon, and Our Response: We recognize the State being abrogated. Spring Creek NFHs to fishing does not of Alaska’s concerns about the proposed We did not make any changes to the lead to new, modified, or revised fishing amended regulations. We will work in rule as a result of these comments. rules in the State. We are codifying an coordination with the State on the Comment (11): We received a number activity (fishing) that had been taking future rulemaking as noted in their of comments, including the Arizona place for many decades at these comment. In response, the only Game and Fish Department, requesting

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that the Service allow falconry as a use regulations. Refuges and hatcheries may beginning a predator management across the NWRS. These comments designate more restrictive season dates protocol, or allowing predators to be emphasized the cultural heritage and as necessary in order to make the hunted, a refuge manager would have to tradition of the sport of falconry, and activity compatible with the refuge or ensure that these actions would not requested that falconry be approved as hatchery mission and purpose. Some threaten the integrity, diversity, or a default use on all refuges. These State hunting or sport fishing health of the refuge ecosystem. The comments were concerned with the opportunities may be open year-round. manager would also have to determine ambiguity with which falconry is Therefore, the hunting and sport fishing that the actions were compatible with addressed in refuge-specific regulations, opportunities in this rule either open refuge purposes and was in keeping where some refuges allow falconry, and close at the same time as State with the refuge’s CCP and other step- some refuges prohibit falconry, and hunting and sport fishing, or are limited down plans. The Service manages all some refuges do not address falconry in to a shorter amount of time for refuges in accordance with an approved their refuge-specific regulations. These biological purposes or to balance public CCP, which, when implemented, will comments also requested that falconry uses on the station, as is generally the achieve refuge purposes; help fulfill the be considered a ‘‘regular method of case for hunting opportunities where Refuge System mission; maintain, and, take’’ and not a special hunt on refuges. the State is open year-round. None of where appropriate, restore the Overall, these comments expressed the hunting openings or expansions ecological integrity of each refuge and interest in increasing opportunities for within this rule are open year-round. the Refuge System; help achieve the falconry on refuges. We did not make any changes to the goals of the National Wilderness Our Response: As stated in our rule as a result of this comment. Preservation System; and meet other response to Comment (1), we allow Comment (13): We received a mandates. In addition, the refuge hunting of resident wildlife on NWRs substantial number of comments manager would have to analyze the only if such activity (including specific requesting that the Service open all impacts of the proposed actions through methods of take) has been determined to lands to hunting and sport fishing, and the NEPA process, which would include be compatible with the established not pursue any action to close lands to the opportunity for public comment. purpose(s) of the refuge and the mission hunting or sport fishing, or impose any Finally, the proposed actions would be of the Refuge System as required by the restrictions on hunters or anglers. open to public comment through the Administration Act. Service policy, as Our Response: Through this final rule, rulemaking process. outlined in our Fish and Wildlife the Service is opening or expanding We did not make any changes to the Service Manual (FW) at 605 FW 2.7M hunting and/or sport fishing rule as a result of these comments. (Special Hunts), stipulates, ‘‘We will opportunities on over 1.4 million acres Comment (15): One commenter felt address special types of hunts, such as at 89 stations (refuges and hatcheries) that predators (coyotes, bobcats, falconry, in the hunt section of the across 37 States. This is the largest coyotes, cougars, bears, and wolves) visitor service plan (VSP).’’ In other number of openings and expansions the should not be hunted on refuges due to words, each refuge manager, when Service has proposed in a single rule, their biological importance in refuge developing their step-down VSP (which and is the result of a national effort to ecosystems, and that the cumulative would include a hunt plan, if increase access for hunters and anglers impacts of hunting these species was appropriate) from their CCP, must first on Service lands and waters. In not thoroughly analyzed by the Service. determine if hunting is compatible. addition, this final rule removes over The commenter also felt that ‘‘trophy Assuming it is found to be compatible, 2,100 regulations and simplifies over hunting’’ of these species is the refuge manager would next 2,900 regulations, in an effort to achieve inappropriate. They also felt that determine the conduct of the hunt, greater alignment with State regulations hunting of these species is unethical which might include the use of falconry and reduce the regulatory burden on the and the common methods of take for or other methods of take. A refuge public. these species, including baiting, manager has discretion to restrict We made no changes to the rule as a hounding, and trapping, are hunting and types of hunting, result of these comments. unsportsmanlike. Another commenter specifically falconry and other methods Comment (14): Multiple commenters suggested that predators be introduced of take, if, for example, endangered or said the Service should increase onto the refuges as a management tool threatened species are present, the predator management by using any and rather than using hunters. cumulative impacts of a type of hunt all tools or methods in order to decrease Our Response: As stated in our have not been analyzed or are not depredation of both game animals and response to Comment (14), refuge available, or if a type of hunt is not livestock in Idaho. managers consider predator compatible with the refuge; thus, this Our Response: Refuge managers management on a case-by-case basis. As issue is decided individually on a consider predator management on a with all species, a refuge manager makes refuge-by-refuge basis. case-by-case basis. As with all species, a decision about managing predator We did not make any changes to the a refuge manager makes a decision populations, including allowing rule as a result of these comments. about managing predator populations, predatory species to be hunted, only Comment (12): We received a including allowing predatory species to after careful examination to ensure the comment with general support for the be hunted, only after careful action would comply with relevant proposed changes in the rule but with examination to ensure the action would laws, policies, and directives. We concerns that the hunting and sport comply with relevant laws, policies, and considered the impacts of hunting on fishing seasons on the refuges and directives. The Administration Act, as predator populations through individual hatcheries had no ending date, and amended, directs the Service to manage environmental assessments for each of would be open year-round. refuges for ‘‘biological integrity, the proposed hunting openings and Our Response: Hunting and sport diversity, and environmental health.’’ expansions. We also consider the fishing seasons on refuges and Predators play a critical role in the cumulative impacts of all proposed hatcheries align to State hunting and integrity, diversity, and overall health of hunts in the 2019–2020 cumulative sport fishing regulations when opened ecosystems, so managing predators is impacts report accompanying the and must not be more liberal than State not always appropriate. Before proposed rule.

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The Service does not attempt to we clarified our cumulative impacts depend, and if these species were define or authorize ‘‘trophy hunting’’ in report as a result of this comment. removed, the ecosystem would change any of our laws, regulations, or policies Comment (16): One commenter was of drastically. As stated above, the Service concerning hunting. We follow State the opinion that hunting can disrupt the thoroughly analyzes the impacts of hunting and fishing regulations, except natural balance of the ecosystem and allowing species to be hunted, including for where we are more restrictive on conflicts with the mission of the NWRS. keystone species, both in station NEPA individual stations, including State The commenter also felt that the Service documents and in the 2019–2020 regulations concerning responsible relied on outdated and insufficient data cumulative impacts report. For federally hunting, or prohibitions on wanton to support the proposed openings and listed species, the Service is required to waste (defined as ‘‘to intentionally expansions, that increased hunting complete an Endangered Species Act waste something negligently or would have negative impacts on target (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) section 7 inappropriately’’). As stated in our species and refuge ecosystems, and that consultation prior to opening hunting of response to Comment (1), we only allow the Service needs to publish current a species. The Service does not allow hunting on refuges and hatcheries when population data for all target species at hunting if its effect would conflict with we have determined that the the refuge and national levels. The refuge purposes or the mission of the opportunity is sustainable and commenter also felt that the Service did Service, including significant compatible. not properly analyze the cumulative cumulative effects on individual Most of the predator species listed, if impacts of hunting on ‘‘keystone species, federally listed species, or they are allowed to be hunted on a species,’’ including federally listed migratory birds. refuge, are only allowed to be taken species and migratory birds. We made no changes to the rule as a incidentally during other refuge hunts Our Response: We do not allow result of this comment, though we with only weapons authorized for that hunting on a refuge if it is found clarified our cumulative impacts report hunt. Baiting is prohibited on all refuges incompatible with that individual as a result of this comment. outside Alaska under 50 CFR 32.2(h), refuge’s purposes or with the mission of Comment (17): Two commenters unless specifically authorized under the NWRS. In addition, the Service’s asserted that we should prepare an station-specific regulations, and it is biological integrity, diversity, and environmental impact statement (EIS) environmental health (BIDEH) policy before proposing to expand hunting and uncommon for baiting to be authorized. (601 FW 3) guides decision-making with fishing opportunities on refuges or The use of dogs for hounding is respect to management of activities on hatcheries. According to the commenter, prohibited on refuges by 50 CFR refuges, including hunting. Service the proposed rule is of sufficient context 26.21(b) unless authorized by station- biologists and wildlife professionals, in and intensity to indicate that it is specific regulations, and many refuges consultation with the State, determine significant enough to warrant an EIS, only authorize the use of dogs for the optimal number of each game and that the Service did not adequately retrieval of migratory birds, upland animal that should reside in an analyze the cumulative impacts across game birds, and small game. Most ecosystem and then establish hunt the country on all huntable populations refuges that allow dogs require the dogs parameters (e.g., bag limits, sex ratios) with the cumulative impacts report. to be under the immediate control of the based on those analyses. We carefully Our Response: The Service disagrees hunter at all times, or leashed unless consider how a proposed hunt fits with with the assertion that we should actively retrieving an animal. individual refuge goals, objectives, and prepare an EIS before proposing Under the Improvement Act, trapping strategies before allowing the hunt. expanded hunting and fishing is not considered a priority wildlife- None of the known, estimated, or opportunities on refuges or hatcheries. dependent recreational use of the projected harvests of migratory game The Service’s NEPA-related analysis of Refuge System. Trapping programs on birds, upland game, or big game species the impacts of the proposed rule refuges are generally implemented to in this rulemaking is expected to have demonstrated that the rule would not accomplish wildlife management significant adverse direct, indirect, or have significant impacts at the local, objectives. These objectives vary cumulative impacts to hunted regional, or national level, and the between refuges, and are often an populations, non-hunted wildlife, commenter has provided no additional essential tool in meeting refuge endangered or threatened species, plant information that would change our management objectives (e.g., trapping of or habitat resources, wildlife-dependent analysis. As discussed above, we predators may be necessary to recreation, prescribed fire, air, soil, annually conduct management activities accomplish waterfowl production water, cultural resources, refuge on refuges and hatcheries that minimize objectives or to protect an endangered facilities, solitude, or socio-economics. or offset impacts of hunting and fishing species). We analyze these impacts not only in on physical and cultural resources, As for utilizing predators as a each refuge’s NEPA document, but also including establishing designated areas management tool instead of hunters, we in the 2019–2020 cumulative impacts for hunting; restricting levels of use; would need to follow the same process report. confining access and travel to as outlined in our response to Comment The Service does not collect designated locations; providing (14). The Administration Act, as population data at the national level, education programs and materials for amended, directs the Service to manage and is able to use State population data hunters, anglers, and other users; and refuges for ‘‘biological integrity, when analyzing the impacts at conducting law enforcement activities. diversity, and environmental health.’’ individual stations or within a State. The Service completed individual Predators and prey species both play a When determining the compatibility of environmental assessments for or critical role in the integrity, diversity, an activity, Service policy (603 FW 2) applied categorical exclusions to 89 and overall health of ecosystems, so directs station managers to utilize all refuges and hatcheries in compliance management actions concerning all available data in exercising their sound with NEPA to evaluate the impacts of species must be considered on a station- professional judgement in the decision- opening or expanding hunting and by-station basis. making process. fishing opportunities on the stations in We did not make any changes to the ‘‘Keystone species’’ are species on connection with this rulemaking. These rule as a result of this comment, though which other species in an ecosystem environmental assessments and

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categorical exclusions underwent These comments expressed that hunting impact statement (EIS). The public may regional and national review to address is contrary to public interest. contact the specific refuge for any of and consider these actions from a multi- Our Response: Congress, through the these materials. State or flyway perspective, and to Administration Act, as amended, We did not make any changes to the consider the cumulative impacts from envisioned that hunting, fishing, rule as a result of these comments. this larger geographical context. The wildlife observation and photography, Comment (20): We received one 2019–2020 cumulative impacts report and environmental education and comment with concern that the increase concludes that, after analyzing the interpretation would all be treated as in openings and expansions of hunting impacts of these 89 environmental priority public uses of the NWRS. and sport fishing would overwhelm assessments and categorical exclusions Therefore, the Service facilitates all of existing law enforcement capacity and collectively with the refuges that these uses on refuges, as long as they are have a detrimental impact to public already allow hunting and fishing, the found compatible with the purposes of safety, wildlife, and other Service rule will not result in significant the specific refuge and the mission of resources. adverse impacts to the human the NWRS. For this rulemaking, we Our Response: As we discussed in our environment. A court found that this analyzed impacts of the proposed response to Comment (1), in order to approach was an appropriate way for changes to hunting programs at each open or expand hunting or sport fishing the Service to analyze the impacts of the refuge and hatchery through the NEPA on a refuge, we must find the activity rule in compliance with NEPA (see process, which included analyzing compatible. In order to find an activity Fund for Animals v. Hall, 777 F. Supp. impacts to other wildlife-dependent compatible, the activity must not 2d 92, 105 (D.D.C. 2011)). Therefore, we uses. The 74 refuges and 15 hatcheries ‘‘materially interfere or detract from’’ did not find that the impacts to the for which we are opening or expanding public safety, wildlife resources, or the human environment were severe, as the hunting and/or sport fishing in this purpose of the refuge. For all 89 commenter suggests. rulemaking completed environmental openings and expansions in this rule, we determined that the proposed We did not make any changes to the assessments (EAs) or applied categorical actions would not have these rule as result of these comments. exclusions as previous actions were considered under an EA. We also detrimental impacts and found the Comment (18): One commenter stated actions to be compatible. that the Service is improperly deferring provided opportunities for the public to comment on the proposed hunt opening Service policy (603 FW 2.12(7)) to State wildlife management authority requires station managers to determine with the proposed changes in the rule. and expansions when we developed the CCP, hunt plan, and compatibility that adequate resources (including Our Response: The Service works determination, and through the NEPA personnel, which would include law closely with our State partners in process. When looking at the 89 EAs enforcement) exist or can be provided managing hunting and fishing programs and categorical exclusions completed by the Service or a partner to properly on refuge lands. As stated in our for this specific rulemaking, collectively develop, operate, and maintain the use response to Comment (1), the Service with the refuges that already allow for in a way that will not materially generally allows hunting or fishing of hunting in the cumulative impacts interfere with or detract from fulfillment wildlife on refuges and hatcheries report, the Service has determined that of the refuge purpose(s) and the Service consistent with State regulations, there are no significant impacts to other mission. If resources are lacking for including seasons and bag limits. wildlife-dependent recreation establishment or continuation of Refuge-specific hunting and fishing opportunities. wildlife-dependent recreational uses, regulations can be more restrictive (but The refuges and hatcheries in this the refuge manager will make not more liberal) than State regulations rulemaking use a variety of techniques reasonable efforts to obtain additional and often are more restrictive in order to reduce user conflict, such as specific resources or outside assistance from to help meet specific refuge objectives. hunt seasons, limited hunting hours, States, other public agencies, local Our authority to do so stems from the restricting which parts of the station are communities, and/or private and Administration Act, as amended, which open to hunting, and restricting the nonprofit groups before determining states, ‘‘when the Secretary [of the number of hunters. Station managers that the use is not compatible. When Interior] determines that a proposed also use public outreach tools, such as Service law enforcement resources are wildlife-dependent recreational use is a signs and brochures, to make users lacking, we are often able to rely upon compatible use within a refuge, that aware of hunting and their options for State fish and game law-enforcement activity should be facilitated, subject to minimizing conflict. Most stations have capacity to assist in enforcement of such restrictions or regulations as may station-specific regulations to improve hunting and fishing regulations. be necessary, reasonable, and the quality of the hunting experience as We made no changes to the rule based appropriate’’ (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(3)(D)), well as provide for quality wildlife- on this comment, though we clarified and ‘‘[r]egulations permitting hunting or dependent experiences for other users. our cumulative impacts report based on fishing of fish and resident wildlife The Service is aware of several studies this comment. within the [Refuge] System shall be, to showing a correlation between Comment (21): We received one the extent practicable, consistent with increased hunting and decreased comment with concern that the State fish and wildlife laws, regulations, wildlife sightings, which underscores openings and expansions at 14 refuges and management plans’’ (16 U.S.C. the importance of using the that are also designated as Urban 668dd(m)). aforementioned techniques, particularly National Wildlife Refuges as part of the We made no changes to the rule as a time and space zoning of hunting, to Urban Wildlife Conservation Program result of this comment. ensure a quality experience for all would have potential negative effects on Comment (19): A few commenters refuge and hatchery visitors. More the management goals of these refuges. stated that the majority of Americans do information on how a specific station Our Response: Standard 2 of The not hunt and were of the opinion that facilitates various wildlife-dependent Urban Standards of Excellence states, allowing hunting would impede ‘‘non- recreation opportunities can be found in ‘‘[c]onnect urban people with nature via consumptive’’ uses of refuges, including the station’s CCP, hunt plan, and/or stepping stones of engagement.’’ Urban photography and wildlife viewing. station-specific EA or environmental NWRs provide opportunities to

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introduce new audiences to hunting and geographical weighting of applicants to Comment (26): Hutton Lake and fishing activities, and include them in favor applicants from the surrounding Medicine Lake NWRs received a outdoor traditions. Hunting and fishing area within the TPWD lottery system. comment from the Northern Cheyenne activities can provide urban dwellers We did not make any changes to the Tribe requesting monitoring measures to with opportunities to experience the rule as a result of this comment. ensure continued cultural resource outdoors, obtain organic protein, and Comment (23): We received two protections of sites. learn new skills. Offering hunting and comments concerning Anahuac, Our Response: The Service will fishing opportunities on urban refuges McFaddin, and Texas Point NWRs, and monitor known cultural resources. Staff can also help to re-engage city dwellers the lack of consistency among the three will monitor cultural resources so that who used to enjoy hunting or fishing. refuges and their boating regulations, they may note any unusual activity or Providing hunting and fishing despite their close proximity to each disturbance. The Service’s cultural opportunities near population centers other. The commenters pointed out that resource staff will visit the resources can also increase license and equipment as proposed, these regulations do not and note any changes in condition when sales, which benefit wildlife meet the compatibility standards as possible, taking appropriate action. The conservation programs. listed in the stipulations necessary to cultural resources staff will be notified As described in our response to ensure compatibility in the CCP of discovery of previously unknown Comment (19), refuge managers, both covering all three refuges. resources and ensure compliance with urban and rural, balance refuge uses by Our Response: We agree with the regulations and procedures. opening and closing areas to activities at comment, and as a result of this We did not make any changes to the different times for a variety of reasons. comment, we have added clarifying rule as a result of this comment. They may include management actions language to the station-specific Comment (27): Hutton Lake NWR (prescribed burning, constructing water regulations for Anahuac, McFaddin, and received a comment from the Cheyenne control structures); safety (flooding, Texas Point NWRs regarding the types and Arapahoe Tribes requesting downed timber); and reduction of of boats allowed and horsepower continued protection and compliance conflicts between users (hunters vs. restrictions. These revisions ensure with regulations and procedures wildlife-viewers). Restricting an area to consistency for the applicable pertaining to traditional cultural hunting or fishing for short periods of provisions across all three refuges. properties. time to allow that use is simply using Comment (24): We received two Our Response: The Service remains time management and zoning to reduce comments requesting that Erie NWR committed to continued protection of conflicts. reopen woodcock hunting on the refuge. cultural resource sites and compliance In addition, urban refuges often have Our Response: Woodcock hunting has with regulation and procedures. an overabundance of deer, geese, or been open on Erie NWR previously and We did not make any changes to the other animals that are negatively was only closed for a number of years rule as a result of this comment. impacting refuge resources. Hunt to allow the Service to conduct research Comment (28): One commenter felt opportunities allow refuges and States on the refuge. The refuge has that the Service did not properly to manage the populations, while coordinated with the State of consider the cumulative impacts of providing opportunities for citizens to Pennsylvania on reopening woodcock hunting beaver at Cross Creeks and Salt enjoy the outdoors and learn about hunting, and has determined that the Plains NWRs. population management. use should be reopened to the public. Our Response: Both environmental We made no changes to the rule as All requirements to allowing the use assessments for Cross Creeks NWR and result of this comment. have already been completed. Salt Plains NWR sufficiently analyze Comment (22): We received a In response to these comments, we and discuss the cumulative impacts of comment in general support of the have added woodcock to the list of allowing beavers to be taken proposed changes to increase hunting species available to hunt for Erie NWR. incidentally in addition to other refuge and sport fishing, specifically at Laguna Comment (25): We received a hunts. Beavers are already managed by Atascosa and Lower Rio Grande Valley substantial number of comments for refuge staff to prevent habitat damage NWRs. However, this commenter Hutton Lake NWR on the refuge’s caused by beaver dams, which can have expressed that if the refuges are going to environmental assessment and hunt negative impacts on vegetation, moist hold lotteries, then hunters from the plan expressing concern that allowing soil units, and other refuge resources. local area near the refuge should be hunting could cause disturbance to The Service does not anticipate a given ‘‘preference points’’ so that these wildlife and potentially cause conflict substantial take of beavers, as these local hunters have a greater chance of with other refuge visitors. refuges are not allowing standalone being chosen for the hunt, similar to the Our Response: Based on these beaver hunting. Hunters will be allowed lottery system used by the Texas Parks comments, the Service is adopting a to take beavers incidentally during other and Wildlife Department (TPWD). youth-only waterfowl hunt. Youth designated refuge hunts. Our Response: Both Laguna Atascosa hunters would be able to hunt during We did not make any changes to the and Lower Rio Grande Valley National the Wyoming Zone C2 ‘‘special youth rule as a result of this comment. Wildlife Refuges administer their waterfowl hunting days.’’ The Service Comment (29): We received one lotteries through the TPWD lottery has determined that the short temporal comment specific to Tamarac and Crane system. TPWD already has a system of nature of the hunt will result in minimal Meadows NWRs, and to Iron River NFH, ‘‘preference points’’ available for all disturbance to wildlife and other refuge suggesting these stations undergo hunters that are not drawn for a hunt. users in the closed area. We intend to further environmental review prior to TPWD gives greater weight to conduct a more detailed review of this approving the proposed rule, and that unsuccessful applicants for future year issue in the future. these stations are especially deficient in drawings. This system likely helps local As a result of this comment, we have their analysis of impacts of hunting, hunters over time as compared to out- updated the language in the station- hounding, and trapping of bobcats, of-town hunters who are less likely to specific regulations for Hutton Lake coyotes, and bears (including impacts to reapply over numerous years for our NWR to allow only youth waterfowl ESA-listed species) on the Federal hunts. Otherwise, there is currently no hunting and only on certain days. lands. Furthermore, they stated that

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incidental take of wolves and lynx was Final section 7 consultations were tell the difference between wolves and not sufficiently analyzed in all three completed for all stations prior to the coyotes. Wisconsin also provides plans and the ESA consultation was not local public comment period on the guidance on how to tell the difference available for public review. Specific to refuges’ NEPA documents and draft between lynx and bobcats. This Tamarac NWR, they stated that there hunt plans that started May 1, 2019. education outreach will be augmented was a violation of the Administrative These documents are not required to be by outreach at the station to reduce the Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. subchapter II) made available for public comment; potential for incidental take of lynx and by failing to explain a change in however, they can be made available wolves. Managers will monitor potential position in allowing the use of dogs to upon request. Within their completed incidental take of these species and hunt bobcats in the proposed rule. For section 7 consultation, Iron River made respond accordingly. Wolves are Iron River NFH, they commented on a ‘‘no effect’’ determination for Canada currently protected under the ESA, and opening to the hounding of bears in lynx and gray wolf. The section 7 no final determination about their wolf habitat based on possible conflicts consultation points out that although proposed delisting (84 FR 9648; March with wolves. Additionally, they the gray wolf occurs in Bayfield County, 15, 2019) has been made. expressed concerns about the adequacy there is no evidence of gray wolves on The environmental assessment of an environmental assessment to Iron River NFH. Therefore, there would completed for Iron River NFH evaluate the environmental impacts of be no conflict with wolves by allowing sufficiently reviewed all methods of opening to hunting using all methods of hounding of bear. Within their section take when estimating potential harvest take, including hounding and trapping, 7 consultation, Crane Meadows NWR of species recommended for opening to described in State of Wisconsin hunting determined that the hunting of coyotes hunting within their hunt plan, and regulations. and bobcats ‘‘may affect’’ but likely will found that all Wisconsin-related Our Response: To be clear, hounding not ‘‘adversely affect’’ Canada lynx and methods of take for the species is not allowed for hunting furbearers on gray wolf due to those species’ current proposed to be hunted would not have Crane Meadows and Tamarac NWRs. ranges and distributions and to sightings significant impact on the human Both of these refuges have refuge- of those species on the refuge being very environment. specific regulations outlined in their rare. Tamarac NWR determined that Comment (30): We received 48 public hunting brochures available on their implementing the proposed hunt plan comments on the Monomoy NWR draft websites that state that the use of dogs ‘‘may affect, but not adversely affect’’ hunt plan and comments from multiple for furbearer hunting is prohibited on gray wolf populations because: (1) The organizations on the 2019–2020 station- the refuge. Additionally, the use of dogs current wolf density on the refuge is specific hunting and sport fishing for hunting species of waterfowl and considered viable and sustainable, and proposed rule. Collectively, these comments indicate there is strong upland game is only allowed if the dog juveniles natal to the refuge are opposition and little support for is under the immediate control of the dispersing to form other packs outside opening Monomoy NWR to coyote hunter at all times, as described in the the refuge; (2) most of the expansion of hunting. Locally, only three individuals proposed rule. To clarify that the use of hunting opportunities involves non- supported the proposal, with two of dogs to hunt furbearers is prohibited on prey species for wolves; (3) the those supporting specifically for the Tamarac and Crane Meadows NWRs, we disturbance from activities associated purposes of predator management for add the following condition to relevant with the new species proposed for bird protection. section of this final rule: ‘‘We allow the hunting is expected to be minimal and use of dogs when hunting, except when Our Response: Significant concerns not significantly more than what exists hunting furbearers, provided the dog is were raised during the comment period from other current recreational uses; (4) under the immediate control of the by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s access for the newly proposed species hunter at all times.’’ Bobcats and National Oceanic and Atmospheric and seasons will remain similar to what coyotes are considered furbearers under Administration (NOAA) and other local currently exists; (5) gray wolves State of Minnesota regulations. At no and national nonprofit conservation established themselves on Tamarac point in time have dogs been allowed organizations regarding the likelihood NWR since the last amended hunt plan for furbearer hunting on Tamarac NWR; for seal disturbance. The Service did not (1994) during an era where an thus, no violation of the Administrative complete the necessary coordination established hunt program existed for Procedure Act has occurred. Iron River with NOAA to identify Marine Mammal NFH is allowing the use of dogs for all migratory birds, small game, big game, Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) hunting as defined by the State of and furbearers; (6) the timing of the concerns prior to the release of the Wisconsin hunting regulations to proposed expanded hunting seasons environmental assessment. Therefore, in maintain consistency with surrounding falls primarily outside the breeding and this rule, the Service will not allow for State and Federal land. In both cases, denning period for wolf activity, which a coyote hunting program at Monomoy the stations are aligning with State is a critical period in their life stage; and NWR for 2019–2020. Monomoy NWR hunting regulations outside the use of (7) a significant area, which will implement the waterfowl hunting dogs for furbearers. encompasses the core home range for program in 2019–2020, as proposed. As stated in our response to Comment wolves using the refuge, is not hunted. (15), trapping is not considered a Tamarac NWR falls outside the current Changes From the Proposed Rule priority wildlife-dependent recreational lynx range and designated critical As discussed above, under Summary use of the Refuge System, and is habitat. The evaluation provided by of Comments and Responses, based on therefore not considered for the these stations’ environmental comments we received on the proposed purposes of this rule. assessments demonstrate no significant rule and NEPA documents for Intra-Service consultations conducted impacts as defined by NEPA (which is individual refuges and hatcheries, we under the ESA’s section 7 (section 7 corroborated by the completed Intra- made changes in this final rule to Erie, consultations) are considered internal Service section 7 consultations). Monomoy, Hutton Lake, Anahuac, documents between the Division of The States of Minnesota and McFaddin, Texas Point, Tamarac, Ohio Ecological Services and other Service Wisconsin provide hunters with River Islands, and Canaan Valley NWRs. programs such as Fisheries or Refuges. guidance in their regulations on how to Specifically, in response to comments,

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we added woodcock to the list of both Ohio River Islands and Canaan and hatcheries’ hunting and sport species open to hunting under migratory Valley NWRs, we added crossbow to the fishing programs. This rule does not game birds on Erie NWR. Woodcock list of allowed weapons during deer impact the public generally in terms of was open previously on the refuge and archery seasons. requiring lead time for compliance. was temporarily closed to allow the In response to comments received on Rather, it relieves restrictions in that it refuge to conduct research. In the proposed rule, we limit our changes allows activities on refuges and coordination with the State of to 50 CFR 36.32 to only the removal of hatcheries that we would otherwise Pennsylvania, the Service has the same-day airborne hunting prohibit. Therefore, we find good cause determined that the previous NEPA restriction at § 36.32(c)(1)(iv). In under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this documents and compatibility addition, we made several small edits to rule effective upon public inspection. determination are still valid, and with clarify or correct, like revising the name this rule, we open woodcock hunting on of a permit from ‘‘signed brochure’’ to Amendments to Existing Regulations ‘‘check-in card,’’ and editing a species the refuge. In response to comments Updates to Hunting and Fishing list from ‘‘fox, squirrel’’ to ‘‘fox received on the draft hunt plan for Opportunities on NWRs and NFHs Monomoy NWR, we will not be squirrel.’’ Also, throughout this rule, we have changed the name of ‘‘Dexter implementing a coyote-hunting program This document codifies in the Code of National Fish Hatchery’’ to the correct on the refuge in 2019–2020. Therefore, Federal Regulations all of the Service’s name, ‘‘Southwest Native Aquatic we have removed the proposed coyote hunting and/or sport fishing regulations Resources and Recovery Center.’’ This regulations from the station-specific updated since the last time we name correction does not change the published a rule amending these entry for Monomoy NWR. In response to provisions in this final rule applicable regulations (83 FR 45758; September 10, comments received on the refuge’s to the Southwest Native Aquatic 2018) and that are applicable at Refuge NEPA documents, Hutton Lake NWR Resources and Recovery Center. will choose a different alternative from System and Hatchery System units their environmental assessment and Effective Date previously opened to hunting and/or allow only youth waterfowl hunting in We are making this rule effective sport fishing. This rule better informs alignment with the State youth upon public inspection (see DATES, the general public of the regulations at waterfowl hunt. In response to above). We provided a 45-day public each station, increases understanding comments, we added clarifying comment period for the June 26, 2019, and compliance with these regulations, language regarding boating regulations proposed rule (84 FR 30314). We have and makes enforcement of these to Anahuac, McFaddin, and Texas Point determined that any further delay in regulations more efficient. In addition to NWRs. We also added clarifying implementing these station-specific now finding these regulations in 50 CFR language for Tamarac and Crane hunting and sport fishing regulations parts 32 and 71, visitors to our refuges Meadows NWRs regarding the would not be in the public interest, in and hatcheries may find them reiterated prohibition of dogs when hunting that a delay would hinder the effective in literature distributed by each station furbearers. In response to comments, on planning and administration of refuges’ or posted on signs.

TABLE 1—CHANGES FOR 2019–2020 HUNTING/SPORT FISHING SEASON

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

Bandon Marsh ...... Oregon ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... D. Bill Williams River ...... Arizona ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually ...... Washington ...... D ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Already Open. Bitter Lake ...... New Mexico ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Closed. Bond Swamp ...... Georgia ...... Already Open ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Bosque del Apache ...... New Mexico ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Boyer Chute ...... Nebraska ...... D ...... Closed ...... C/E ...... Already Open. Buenos Aires ...... Arizona ...... Already Open ...... E ...... E ...... Closed. Cedar Point ...... Ohio ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Already Open ...... D. Cherry Valley ...... Pennsylvania ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... B. Cibola ...... Arizona ...... E ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Clarks River ...... Kentucky ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Colusa ...... California ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Closed ...... Closed. Crab Orchard ...... Illinois ...... C/E ...... C/E ...... E ...... Already Open. Craig Brook NFH ...... Maine ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Crane Meadows ...... Minnesota ...... B ...... B ...... D ...... Closed. Cross Creeks ...... Tennessee ...... Already Open ...... C ...... E ...... Already Open. Currituck ...... North Carolina ...... E ...... Closed ...... E ...... Closed. Cypress Creek ...... Illinois ...... C/D ...... C/D ...... D ...... Already Open. Deep Fork ...... Oklahoma ...... C ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open. Delevan ...... California ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Closed ...... Closed. Desoto ...... Iowa and Nebraska ...... Closed ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open. Edenton NFH ...... North Carolina ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Entiat NFH ...... Washington ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Grand Bay ...... Mississippi and Alabama ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Closed. Great Bay ...... New Hampshire ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... C/E ...... Closed. Great River ...... Illinois and Missouri ...... Already Open ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Green Bay ...... Wisconsin ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A ...... A. Hackmatack ...... Illinois and Wisconsin ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... B. Hagerman ...... Texas ...... D ...... D ...... D ...... Already Open. Harrison Lake NFH ...... Virginia ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A.

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TABLE 1—CHANGES FOR 2019–2020 HUNTING/SPORT FISHING SEASON—Continued

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

Havasu ...... Arizona ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Hotchkiss NFH ...... Colorado ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Hutton Lake ...... Wyoming ...... A ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed. Imperial ...... Arizona ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Inks Dam NFH ...... Texas ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Iron River NFH ...... Wisconsin ...... A ...... A ...... A ...... Closed. Key Cave ...... Alabama ...... C ...... C ...... B ...... Closed. Kirwin ...... Kansas ...... D ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Kofa ...... Arizona ...... Closed ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Closed. Laguna Atascosa ...... Texas ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... E ...... Already Open. Las Vegas ...... New Mexico ...... E ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed. Leadville NFH ...... Colorado ...... A ...... A ...... A ...... A. Leavenworth NFH ...... Washington ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Little River ...... Oklahoma ...... Already Open ...... C ...... E ...... Already Open. Little White Salmon NFH ...... Washington ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Lower Rio Grande Valley ...... Texas ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... E ...... Closed. Marin Islands ...... California ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Mashpee ...... Massachusetts ...... A ...... A ...... A ...... Closed. Mattamuskeet ...... North Carolina ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... E ...... Already Open. McKay Creek ...... Oregon ...... C ...... C ...... B ...... Already Open. Medicine Lake ...... Montana ...... C ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... E. Middle Mississippi River ...... Illinois and Missouri ...... Already Open ...... D ...... E ...... D. Minidoka ...... Idaho ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... B ...... E. Monomoy ...... Massachusetts ...... B ...... B ...... Closed ...... Already Open. Neal Smith ...... Iowa ...... D ...... D ...... D ...... Closed. Nestucca Bay ...... Oregon ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... B. Northern Tallgrass Prairie ...... Iowa and Minnesota ...... D ...... D ...... D ...... B. Okefenokee ...... Georgia ...... Closed ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open. Orangeburg NFH ...... South Carolina ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Ottawa ...... Ohio ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... D. Ozark Plateau ...... Oklahoma ...... Closed ...... A ...... A ...... Closed. Parker River ...... Massachusetts ...... D/E ...... B ...... D/E ...... Already Open. Patoka River ...... Indiana ...... D ...... D ...... D ...... D. Patuxent ...... Maryland ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... D ...... Already Open. Piedmont ...... Georgia ...... Closed ...... E ...... E ...... Already Open. Sacramento ...... California ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Closed ...... Closed. Salt Plains ...... Oklahoma ...... C/D ...... C/D ...... C/E ...... Already Open. San Bernardino ...... Arizona ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Closed. Sand Lake ...... South Dakota ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open. San Juan Islands ...... Washington ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. San Pablo Bay ...... California ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Already Open. Seedskadee ...... Wyoming ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Already Open. Sequoyah ...... Oklahoma ...... Already Open ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Already Open. Silvio O. Conte ...... Massachusetts and Con- A ...... A ...... A ...... A. necticut. Southwest Native Aquatic Re- New Mexico ...... A ...... A ...... Closed ...... Closed. sources and Recovery Cen- ter. Spring Creek NFH ...... Washington ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. St. Marks ...... Florida ...... Already Open ...... D ...... D ...... Already Open. Stone Lakes ...... California ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... B. Sutter ...... California ...... Already Open ...... C ...... Closed ...... Closed. Tamarac ...... Minnesota ...... C ...... C ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Tishomingo ...... Oklahoma ...... B ...... Closed ...... C ...... Already Open. Tishomingo NFH ...... Oklahoma ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Trinity River ...... Texas ...... E ...... E ...... E...... Already Open Valentine ...... Nebraska ...... Already Open ...... E ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Valley City NFH (6) ...... North Dakota ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... Closed ...... A. Washita ...... Oklahoma ...... C/D ...... C ...... Already Open ...... Already Open. Wichita Mountains ...... Oklahoma ...... B ...... B ...... C ...... Already Open. Whittlesey Creek ...... Wisconsin ...... Already Open ...... Closed ...... Already Open ...... B. Key: * number in ( ) refers to the Region as explained in the preamble to this proposed rule for additional information regarding refuge specific regu- lations. A = New station opened (Opening). B = New activity on a station previously open to other activities (Opening). C = Station already open to activity but added new species to hunt (Opening). D = Station already open to activity, but added new lands/waters or modified areas open to hunting or fishing (Expansion). E = Station already open to activity, but existing opportunity expanded through season dates, method of take, bag limits, quota permits, youth hunt, etc. (Expansion). F = Activity is being closed on the station.

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The changes for the 2019–2020 consistent language to present Required Determinations hunting/fishing season noted in the requirements concerning hunters’ ages Regulatory Planning and Review chart above are each based on a for youth hunt opportunities, and using (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) complete administrative record which, active voice (e.g., ‘‘We restrict entry into among other detailed documentation, the refuge’’ vs. ‘‘Entry into the refuge is Executive Order 12866 provides that also includes a hunt plan, a restricted’’). Some of these changes also the Office of Information and Regulatory compatibility determination (for include adding clarifying language or Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant refuges), and the appropriate National Office of Management and Budget rules. OIRA has determined that this Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 (OMB) approved form numbers for rulemaking is not significant. U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) analysis, all of permits to comply with Paperwork Executive Order (E.O.) 13563 which were the subject of a public Reduction Act (PRA) and information reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 review and comment process. These collection requirements. while calling for improvements in the nation’s regulatory system to promote documents are available upon request. Another result of our review of our Through these openings and predictability, to reduce uncertainty, station-specific regulations is the expansions, we are opening or and to use the best, most innovative, identification of general public use expanding an additional 1,451,131 acres and least burdensome tools for regulations, for activities like camping to hunting and sport fishing within the achieving regulatory ends. The National Wildlife Refuge System and and boating, in 50 CFR part 32 that are Executive order directs agencies to the National Fish Hatchery System. better placed elsewhere in our consider regulatory approaches that These actions are the only changes to regulations. Therefore, we move those reduce burdens and maintain flexibility the administration of hunting and sport general public use regulations not and freedom of choice for the public fishing opportunities on Service lands exclusively pertaining to hunting and where these approaches are relevant, and waters. sport fishing activities from 50 CFR part feasible, and consistent with regulatory 32 to 50 CFR 26.34. This reorganization objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes Other Updates to the Regulations for does not establish any new regulations, further that regulations must be based NWRs nor does it make any changes to the on the best available science and that In this rulemaking, we standardize enforcement of public use or hunting the rulemaking process must allow for and clarify the language of existing and sport fishing on Service lands. public participation and an open regulations. In 50 CFR 26.34, we remove the exchange of ideas. We have developed We update the existing nonstandard provisions concerning the issuance of this rule in a manner consistent with codification system of 50 CFR part 32, medical access waiver permits for Back these requirements. as well as 50 CFR 26.34, to the standard Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Executive Order 13771—Reducing Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Virginia. We make this change because, paragraph designation system. Regulation and Controlling Regulatory as the current regulations state, we have Costs Therefore, in addition to setting forth all not issued any such waivers for more of §§ 26.34 and 32.7 to bring them into than 30 years, and we will not issue any This rule is not an Executive Order conformity with the CFR’s standard in the future. Therefore, these (E.O.) 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 3, codification system, we also set forth provisions are obsolete and should be 2017) regulatory action because this rule every entry for our refuge-specific removed from the regulations. is not significant under E.O. 12866. regulations in 50 CFR part 32 in this Regulatory Flexibility Act rule for reformatting. Lastly, we make changes to 50 CFR Further, as part of a national effort to part 36, the regulations concerning Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act assess hunting and sport fishing on Alaska NWRs. Specifically, we remove (as amended by the Small Business Service lands and waters, we reviewed the same-day airborne hunting Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act over 7,200 station-specific regulations prohibition set forth at 50 CFR [SBREFA] of 1996) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), to, in part, identify unnecessary 36.32(c)(1)(iv). This prohibition whenever a Federal agency is required redundancy in existing Federal duplicates a State of Alaska law and to publish a notice of rulemaking for regulations that apply to all stations and regulation (Title 16 of the Alaska any proposed or final rule, it must relevant State hunting and fishing Statutes (AS) at chapter 5, section 783 prepare and make available for public regulations. As a result of that review, (AS 16.05.783), and Title 5 of the Alaska comment a regulatory flexibility we remove approximately 2,100 Administrative Code (AAC) at chapter analysis that describes the effect of the regulations that will have no impact on 92, section 85 (5 AAC 92.085)). Further, rule on small entities (i.e., small the administration of hunting and sport the State of Alaska’s animal control businesses, small organizations, and fishing within the National Wildlife programs may only be conducted on small government jurisdictions). Refuge System. Alaska NWRs in accordance with a However, no regulatory flexibility We also simplify over 2,900 refuge- Federal special use permit issued by the analysis is required if the head of an specific regulations to comply with a Refuge Manager (50 CFR 36.32(e)). We agency certifies that the rule will not Presidential mandate to adhere to plain also make editorial changes to these have a significant economic impact on language standards and to reduce the regulations for clarity and consistency. a substantial number of small entities. regulatory burden on the public. In this Fish Advisory Thus, for a regulatory flexibility analysis rule, the editorial revisions to use plain to be required, impacts must exceed a language in regulations do not modify For health reasons, anglers should threshold for ‘‘significant impact’’ and a the substance of the previous review and follow State-issued threshold for a ‘‘substantial number of regulations. These types of changes consumption advisories before enjoying small entities.’’ See 5 U.S.C. 605(b). include using ‘‘you’’ to refer to the recreational sport fishing opportunities SBREFA amended the Regulatory reader and ‘‘we’’ to refer to the Refuge on Service-managed waters. You can Flexibility Act to require Federal System, using the word ‘‘allow’’ instead find information about current fish- agencies to provide a statement of the of ‘‘permit’’ when we do not require the consumption advisories on the internet factual basis for certifying that a rule use of a permit for an activity, using at: http://www.epa.gov/fish-tech. will not have a significant economic

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impact on a substantial number of small establishing new programs were a pure activities since 1991, this increase in entities. addition to the current supply of those supply will most likely be offset by This rule opens 7 NWRs and 15 NFHs activities, it would mean an estimated other sites losing participants. to sport fishing and hunting and increase of 18,258 user days (one person Therefore, this is likely to be a expands hunting or fishing activities on per day participating in a recreational substitute site for the activity and not 67 additional NWRs. As a result, visitor opportunity; see Table 2). Because the necessarily an increase in participation use for wildlife-dependent recreation on participation trend is flat in these rates for the activity. these stations will change. If the stations

TABLE 2—ESTIMATED CHANGE IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 2019–2020 [Dollars in thousands]

Additional Additional Additional Station hunting days fishing days expenditures

Bandon Marsh ...... 100 $4.4 Bill Williams River ...... 15 ...... 0.6 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually ...... 311 ...... 12.8 Bitter Lake ...... 333 ...... 13.7 Bond Swamp ...... 24 ...... 1.0 Bosque del Apache ...... 360 ...... 14.9 Boyer Chute ...... 327 ...... 13.5 Buenos Aires ...... 45 ...... 1.9 Cedar Point ...... 30 1.3 Cherry Valley ...... 365 16.0 Cibola ...... 400 ...... 16.5 Clarks River ...... 60 ...... 2.5 Colusa ...... 476 ...... 19.6 Crab Orchard ...... 1,099 ...... 45.4 Craig Brook NFH ...... 365 16.0 Crane Meadows ...... 304 ...... 12.5 Cross Creeks ...... 11 ...... 0.5 Currituck ...... Cypress Creek ...... 378 ...... 15.6 Deep Fork ...... 450 ...... 18.6 Delevan ...... 715 ...... 29.5 Desoto ...... 85 ...... 3.5 Edenton NFH ...... 300 13.2 Entiat NFH ...... Grand Bay ...... 25 ...... 1.0 Great Bay ...... 64 ...... 2.6 Great River ...... 320 ...... 13.2 Green Bay ...... 752 50 33.2 Hackmatack ...... 50 2.2 Hagerman ...... 5,400 ...... 222.9 Harrison Lake NFH ...... 365 16.0 Havasu ...... 205 ...... 8.5 Hotchkiss NFH ...... 300 13.2 Hutton Lake ...... 94 ...... 3.9 Imperial ...... 30 ...... 1.2 Inks Dam NFH ...... Iron River NFH ...... 1,145 ...... 47.3 Key Cave ...... 150 ...... 6.2 Kirwin ...... 172 ...... 7.1 Kofa ...... 35 ...... 1.4 Laguna Atascosa ...... Las Vegas ...... 65 ...... 2.7 Leadville NFH ...... Leavenworth NFH ...... Little River ...... 658 ...... 27.2 Little White Salmon NFH ...... Lower Rio Grande Valley ...... Marin Islands ...... 1,825 80.2 Mashpee ...... 225 ...... 9.3 Mattamuskeet ...... 1 ...... <0.1 McKay Creek ...... 85 ...... 3.5 Medicine Lake ...... 10,350 60 429.8 Middle Mississippi River ...... 40 20 2.5 Minidoka ...... 120 900 44.5 Monomoy ...... 165 ...... 6.8 Neal Smith ...... 200 ...... 8.3 Nestucca Bay ...... 100 4.4 Northern Tallgrass Prairie ...... 124 50 7.3 Okefenokee ...... 182 ...... 7.5 Orangeburg NFH ...... 300 13.2

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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED CHANGE IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN 2019–2020—Continued [Dollars in thousands]

Additional Additional Additional Station hunting days fishing days expenditures

Ottawa ...... 365 16.0 Ozark Plateau ...... 522 ...... 21.5 Parker River ...... 92 ...... 3.8 Patoka River ...... 150 50 8.4 Patuxent ...... Piedmont ...... 10 ...... 0.4 Sacramento ...... 783 ...... 32.3 Salt Plains ...... 300 ...... 12.4 San Bernardino ...... 5 ...... 0.2 San Juan Islands ...... San Pablo Bay ...... 200 ...... 8.3 Sand Lake ...... 49 ...... 2.0 Seedskadee ...... 60 ...... 2.5 Sequoyah ...... 100 ...... 4.1 Silvio O. Conte ...... Southwest Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center ...... Spring Creek NFH ...... St. Marks ...... Stone Lakes ...... 1,825 80.2 Sutter ...... 378 ...... 15.6 Tamarac ...... 200 ...... 8.3 Tishomingo ...... 500 ...... 20.6 Tishomingo NFH ...... Trinity River ...... 92 ...... 3.8 Valentine ...... 88 ...... 3.6 Valley City NFH ...... 300 13.2 Washita ...... 4,000 ...... 165.1 Whittlesey Creek ...... 50 2.2 Wichita Mountains ...... 1,000 ...... 41.3

Total ...... 14,508 3,750 763.5

To the extent visitors spend time and Conservation’’ and for fishing activities the local economy and, therefore, the money in the area of the station that (2.40) derived from the report real impact will be on the order of about they would not have spent there ‘‘Sportfishing in America’’ yields a total $351,000 annually. anyway, they contribute new income to economic impact of approximately $1.8 Small businesses within the retail the regional economy and benefit local million (2018 dollars) (Southwick trade industry (such as hotels, gas businesses. Due to the unavailability of Associates, Inc., 2012). Using a local site-specific expenditure data, we use impact multiplier would yield more stations, taxidermy shops, bait-and- the national estimates from the 2011 accurate and smaller results. However, tackle shops, and similar businesses) National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, we employed the national impact may be affected by some increased or and Wildlife Associated Recreation to multiplier due to the difficulty in decreased station visitation. A large identify expenditures for food and developing local multipliers for each percentage of these retail trade lodging, transportation, and other specific region. establishments in the local communities incidental expenses. Using the average Since we know that most of the around NWRs and NFHs qualify as expenditures for these categories with fishing and hunting occurs within 100 small businesses (see Table 3, below). the maximum expected additional miles of a participant’s residence, then We expect that the incremental participation of the Refuge System and it is unlikely that most of this spending recreational changes will be scattered, the Hatchery System yields will be ‘‘new’’ money coming into a and so we do not expect that the rule approximately $763,500 in recreation- local economy; therefore, this spending will have a significant economic effect related expenditures (see Table 2, will be offset with a decrease in some on a substantial number of small entities above). By having ripple effects other sector of the local economy. The in any region or nationally. As noted throughout the economy, these direct net gain to the local economies will be previously, we expect approximately expenditures are only part of the no more than $1.8 million, and most $763,500 to be spent in total in the economic impact of these recreational likely considerably less. Since 80 refuges’ local economies. The maximum activities. Using a national impact percent of the participants travel less increase will be less than three-tenths of than 100 miles to engage in hunting and multiplier for hunting activities (2.27) 1 percent for local retail trade spending derived from the report ‘‘Hunting in fishing activities, their spending (see Table 3, below). America: An Economic Force for patterns will not add new money into

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TABLE 3—COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURES FOR RETAIL TRADE ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL STATION VISITATION FOR 2019–2020 [Thousands, 2018 dollars]

Estimated Establishments maximum Addition with fewer Station/county(ies) Retail trade addition as % of Establishments than 10 in 2012 from new total in 2012 employees activities in 2012

Bandon Marsh: Coos, OR ...... $815,690 $4.4 <0.01 261 106 Bill Williams River: La Paz, AZ ...... 476,807 0.3 <0.01 80 57 Mohave, AZ ...... 2,966,929 0.3 <0.01 594 245 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually: Pierce, WA ...... 11,062,118 6.4 <0.01 2,144 1,481 Thurston, WA ...... 3,642,910 6.4 <0.01 769 516 Bitter Lake: Chaves, NM ...... 978,967 13.7 <0.01 233 153 Bond Swamp: Bibb, GA ...... 2,840,899 0.5 <0.01 803 580 Twiggs, GA ...... 30,550 0.5 <0.01 15 12 Bosque del Apache: Socorro, NM ...... 131,026 14.9 0.01 39 31 Boyer Chute: Washington, NE ...... 817,449 13.5 <0.01 55 36 Cedar Point: Lucas, OH ...... 6,538,026 1.3 <0.01 1,452 965 Cherry Valley: Monroe, PA ...... 2,340,937 8.0 <0.01 633 424 Northampton, PA ...... 3,967,299 8.0 <0.01 879 603 Cibola: La Paz, AZ ...... 476,807 8.3 <0.01 80 57 Imperial, CA ...... 1,833,974 8.3 <0.01 448 297 Clarks River: Graves, KY ...... 441,526 1.2 <0.01 125 90 Marshall, KY ...... 429,097 1.2 <0.01 103 71 McCracken, KY ...... 1,792,028 1.2 <0.01 415 256 Colusa: Colusa, CA ...... 139,868 19.6 0.01 59 45 Crab Orchard: Jackson, IL ...... 1,102,806 15.1 <0.01 227 143 Union, IL ...... 182,761 15.1 0.01 64 47 Williamson, IL ...... 1,220,878 15.1 <0.01 274 185 Cross Creeks: Stewart, TN ...... 94,752 0.5 <0.01 37 28 Cypress Creek: Alexander, IL ...... 26,475 3.9 0.01 23 20 Johnson, IL ...... 96,890 3.9 <0.01 28 18 Pulaski, IL ...... 38,240 3.9 0.01 18 15 Union, IL ...... 182,761 3.9 <0.01 64 47 Deep Fork: Okmulgee,OK ...... 372,982 18.6 <0.01 126 97 Delevan: Colusa, CA ...... 139,868 29.5 0.02 59 45 Desoto: Harrison, IA ...... 215,702 1.2 <0.01 53 36 Pottawatamie, IA ...... 1,922,235 1.2 <0.01 311 194 Washington, NE ...... 817,449 1.2 <0.01 55 36 Edenton NFH: Chowan, NC ...... 130,344 13.2 0.01 58 44 Grand Bay: Mobile, AL ...... 5,580,676 0.5 <0.01 1,465 1,005 Jackson, MS ...... 1,334,845 0.5 <0.01 425 326 Great Bay: Rockingham, NH ...... 7,398,381 2.6 <0.01 1,596 1,106 Great River: Pike, IL ...... 208,851 4.4 <0.01 64 45 Clark, MO ...... 110,758 4.4 <0.01 32 28 Shelby, MO ...... 64,462 4.4 0.01 35 25 Green Bay: Door, WI ...... 452,931 33.2 0.01 260 225 Hackmatack: McHenry, IL ...... 4,007,709 1.1 <0.01 940 629 Walworth, WI ...... 1,350,117 1.1 <0.01 359 264

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TABLE 3—COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURES FOR RETAIL TRADE ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL STATION VISITATION FOR 2019–2020—Continued [Thousands, 2018 dollars]

Estimated Establishments maximum Addition with fewer Station/county(ies) Retail trade addition as % of Establishments than 10 in 2012 from new total in 2012 employees activities in 2012

Hagerman: Montague, TX ...... 210,612 222.9 0.11 69 56 Harrison Lake NFH: Charles City, VA ...... 16,075 16.0 0.10 10 9 Havasu: Mohave, AZ ...... 2,966,929 4.2 <0.01 594 394 San Bernardino, CA ...... 26,664,942 4.2 <0.01 4,769 3,123 Hotchkiss NFH: Delta, CO ...... 338,829 13.2 <0.01 117 93 Hutton Lake: Albany, WY ...... 524,488 3.9 <0.01 141 103 Imperial: Imperial, CA ...... 1,833,974 0.6 <0.01 448 297 La Paz, AZ ...... 476,807 0.6 <0.01 80 57 Iron River NFH: Bayfield, WI ...... 92,470 47.3 0.05 69 57 Key Cave: Lauderdale, AL ...... 1,302,366 6.2 <0.01 420 302 Kirwin: Phillips, KS ...... 56,297 7.1 0.01 35 27 Kofa: La Paz, AZ ...... 476,807 0.7 <0.01 80 57 Yuma, AZ ...... 2,182,997 0.7 <0.01 452 302 Las Vegas: San Miguel, NM ...... 241,627 2.7 <0.01 82 52 Little River: McCurtain, OK ...... 301,003 27.2 0.01 101 81 Marin Islands: Marin, CA ...... 5,564,228 80.2 <0.01 1,050 762 Mashpee: Barnstable, MA ...... 4,218,338 9.3 <0.01 1,507 1,160 Mattamuskeet: Hyde, NC ...... 33,265 <0.1 <0.01 38 35 McKay Creek: Umatilla, OR ...... 877,978 3.5 <0.01 224 155 Medicine Lake: Roosevelt, MT ...... 174,121 214.9 0.12 41 24 Sheridan, MT ...... 66,779 214.9 0.32 27 18 Middle Mississippi River: Monroe, IL ...... 1,816,999 0.8 <0.01 97 72 Randolph, IL ...... 408,338 0.8 <0.01 102 62 Jefferson, MO ...... 2,135,540 0.8 <0.01 482 324 Minidoka: Blaine, ID ...... 326,573 11.1 <0.01 185 153 Cassia, ID ...... 354,240 11.1 <0.01 117 89 Minidoka, ID ...... 172,744 11.1 0.01 62 47 Power, ID ...... 32,404 11.1 0.03 18 13 Monomoy: Barnstable, MA ...... 4,218,338 6.8 <0.01 1,507 1,160 Neal Smith: Jasper, IA ...... 388,658 8.3 <0.01 108 74 Nestucca Bay: Tillamook, OR ...... 272,191 4.4 <0.01 115 94 Northern Tallgrass Prairie: Dickinson, IA ...... 320,317 0.5 <0.01 111 85 Jasper, IA ...... 388,658 0.5 <0.01 108 74 Kossuth, IA ...... 269,945 0.5 <0.01 93 69 O’Brien, IA ...... 223,641 0.5 <0.01 100 71 Clay, MN ...... 727,392 0.5 <0.01 169 97 Kandiyohi, MN ...... 728,828 0.5 <0.01 225 154 Kittson, MN ...... 140,472 0.5 <0.01 30 21 Lincoln, MN ...... 73,219 0.5 <0.01 38 29 Murray, MN ...... 51,137 0.5 <0.01 43 34 Norman, MN ...... 51,396 0.5 <0.01 30 20 Otter Tail, MN ...... 849,239 0.5 <0.01 261 201 Pope, MN ...... 151,479 0.5 <0.01 41 32

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TABLE 3—COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURES FOR RETAIL TRADE ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL STATION VISITATION FOR 2019–2020—Continued [Thousands, 2018 dollars]

Estimated Establishments maximum Addition with fewer Station/county(ies) Retail trade addition as % of Establishments than 10 in 2012 from new total in 2012 employees activities in 2012

Rock, MN ...... 113,737 0.5 <0.01 42 31 Stevens, MN ...... 229,738 0.5 <0.01 50 32 Okefenokee: Clinch, GA ...... 48,875 2.5 0.01 21 17 Charlton, GA ...... 64,316 2.5 <0.01 32 27 Ware, GA ...... 686,193 2.5 <0.01 206 147 Orangeburg NFH: Orangeburg, SC ...... 1,111,896 13.2 <0.01 376 267 Ottawa: Lucas, OH ...... 6,538,026 8.0 <0.01 1,452 965 Ottawa, OH ...... 467,762 8.0 <0.01 142 109 Ozark Plateau: Adair, OK ...... 134,909 7.2 0.01 57 42 Cherokee, OK ...... 427,195 7.2 <0.01 146 110 Delaware, OK ...... 403,757 7.2 <0.01 140 111 Parker River: Essex, MA ...... 10,978,447 3.8 <0.01 2,598 1,875 Patoka River: Gibson, IN ...... 609,814 4.2 <0.01 122 84 Pike, IN ...... 79,329 4.2 0.01 31 23 Piedmont: Jasper, GA ...... 52,113 0.2 <0.01 24 18 Jones, GA ...... 106,034 0.2 <0.01 50 40 Sacramento: Colusa, CA ...... 139,868 16.2 0.01 59 45 Glenn, CA ...... 209,140 16.2 0.01 73 58 Salt Plains: Alfalfa, OK ...... 62,493 12.4 0.02 24 19 San Bernardino: Cochise, AZ ...... 1,386,009 0.2 <0.01 414 301 San Pablo Bay: Marin, CA ...... 5,564,228 2.8 <0.01 1,050 762 Solano, CA ...... 5,585,119 2.8 <0.01 1,066 682 Sonoma, CA ...... 6,580,062 2.8 <0.01 1,766 1,274 Sand Lake: Brown, SD ...... 885,325 2.0 <0.01 201 136 Seedskadee: Sweetwater, WY ...... 1,007,782 2.5 <0.01 197 145 Sequoyah: Haskell, OK ...... 156,313 2.1 <0.01 33 22 Muskogee, OK ...... 1,014,880 2.1 <0.01 258 178 Stone Lakes: Sacramento, CA ...... 16,654,079 80.2 <0.01 3,512 2,361 Sutter: Sutter, CA ...... 1,169,700 15.6 <0.01 287 201 Tamarac: Becker, MN ...... 502,743 8.3 <0.01 135 92 Tishomingo: Johnston, OK ...... 66,800 10.3 0.02 35 31 Marshall, OK ...... 174,821 10.3 0.01 53 42 Trinity River: Liberty, TX ...... 871,294 3.8 <0.01 198 142 Valentine: Cherry, NE ...... 95,506 3.6 <0.01 38 27 Valley City NFH: Barnes, ND ...... 133,136 13.2 0.01 47 29 Washita: Custer, OK ...... 580,592 165.1 0.03 148 102 Whittlesey Creek: Bayfield, WI ...... 92,470 2.2 <0.01 69 57 Wichita Mountains: Comanche, OK ...... 1,539,705 41.3 <0.01 409 285

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With the small change in overall rule will not have a significant or Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) spending anticipated from this rule, it is unique effect on State, local, or Tribal This final rule contains a collection of unlikely that a substantial number of governments or the private sector. A information that we have submitted to small entities will have more than a statement containing the information the Office of Management and Budget small impact from the spending change required by the Unfunded Mandates (OMB) for review and approval under near the affected stations. Therefore, we Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 certify that this rule will not have a required. (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). We may not significant economic effect on a Takings (E.O. 12630) conduct or sponsor and you are not substantial number of small entities as required to respond to a collection of defined under the Regulatory Flexibility In accordance with E.O. 12630, this information unless it displays a Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). A regulatory rule will not have significant takings currently valid OMB control number. flexibility analysis is not required. implications. This rule affects only The OMB has reviewed and approved Accordingly, a small entity compliance visitors at NWRs and NFHs, and the information collection requirements guide is not required. describes what they can do while they associated with hunting and sport Small Business Regulatory Enforcement are on a Service station. fishing activities across the National Fairness Act Federalism (E.O. 13132) Wildlife Refuge System and assigned This rule is not a major rule under 5 the following OMB control numbers: As discussed under Regulatory • 1018–0140, ‘‘Hunting and Sport U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business Planning and Review and Unfunded Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. Fishing Application Forms and Activity Mandates Reform Act, above, this rule Reports for National Wildlife Refuges, We anticipate no significant will not have sufficient federalism employment or small business effects. 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, implications to warrant the preparation 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72’’ This rule: of a federalism summary impact a. Will not have an annual effect on (Expires 07/30/2021), statement under E.O. 13132. In • the economy of $100 million or more. 1018–0153, ‘‘National Wildlife preparing this rule, we worked with The minimal impact will be scattered Refuge Visitor Check-In Permit and Use State governments. across the country and will most likely Report’’ (Expires 04/30/2022), • not be significant in any local area. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 1018–0102, ‘‘National Wildlife b. Will not cause a major increase in Refuge Special Use Permit Applications costs or prices for consumers; In accordance with E.O. 12988, the and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, individual industries; Federal, State, or Department of the Interior has 31, 32, & 36’’ (Expires 08/31/2020), local government agencies; or determined that this rule does not • 1018–0135, ‘‘Electronic Federal geographic regions. This rule will have unduly burden the judicial system and Duck Stamp Program’’ (Expires 01/31/ only a slight effect on the costs of that it meets the requirements of 2020), hunting opportunities for Americans. If sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order. • 1018–0093, ‘‘Federal Fish and the substitute sites are farther from the Energy Supply, Distribution or Use (E.O. Wildlife Permit Applications and participants’ residences, then an 13211) Reports—Management Authority; 50 increase in travel costs will occur. The CFR 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23’’ (Expires Service does not have information to On May 18, 2001, the President issued 08/31/2020), and • quantify this change in travel cost but E.O. 13211 on regulations that 1024–0252, ‘‘The Interagency assumes that, since most people travel significantly affect energy supply, Access Pass and Senior Pass less than 100 miles to hunt, the distribution, and use. E.O. 13211 Application Processes’’ (Expires 08/31/ increased travel cost will be small. We requires agencies to prepare Statements 2020). do not expect this rule to affect the of Energy Effects when undertaking This final rule authorizes DOI to supply or demand for hunting certain actions. Because this rule adds 7 collect the following information opportunities in the United States, and, NWRs to the list of refuges open to associated with hunting and sport therefore, it should not affect prices for hunting and sport fishing, opens or fishing activities across the National hunting equipment and supplies, or the expands hunting or sport fishing at 67 Wildlife Refuge System: retailers that sell equipment. other NWRs, and opens 15 NFHs to (1) Labeling/Marking Requirements— c. Will not have significant adverse hunting and/or sport fishing, it is not a As a condition of the permit, some effects on competition, employment, significant regulatory action under E.O. refuges require permittees to label investment, productivity, innovation, or 12866, and we do not expect it to hunting and fishing gear left overnight. the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to significantly affect energy supplies, This equipment may include items such compete with foreign-based enterprises. distribution, or use. Therefore, this as the following: Tree stands, blinds, or This rule represents only a small action is not a significant energy action, game cameras; hunting dogs (collars); proportion of recreational spending at and no Statement of Energy Effects is flagging/trail markers; boats; and/or NWRs. Therefore, this rule will have no required. fishing equipment such as jugs, measurable economic effect on the Consultation and Coordination With trotlines, and crawfish or crab traps. wildlife-dependent industry, which has Indian Tribal Governments (E.O. 13175) Refuges require the owner label their annual sales of equipment and travel equipment with their last name, the expenditures of $72 billion nationwide. In accordance with E.O. 13175, we state issued hunting/fishing license have evaluated possible effects on number, and/or hunting/fishing permit Unfunded Mandates Reform Act federally recognized Indian tribes and number. Refuges may also require Since this rule applies to public use have determined that there are no equipment for youth hunters include of federally owned and managed effects. We coordinate recreational use ‘‘YOUTH’’ on the label. This minimal refuges, it will not impose an unfunded on NWRs and NFHs with Tribal information is necessary in the event the mandate on State, local, or Tribal governments having adjoining or refuge needs to contact the owner. governments or the private sector of overlapping jurisdiction before we (2) Notifications—On occasion, more than $100 million per year. The propose the regulations. hunters may find their game has landed

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outside of established hunting OMB approved the transfer of the form Title of Collection: Hunting and boundaries. In this situation, hunters into OMB Control No. 1018–0140 so all Fishing Application Forms and Activity must notify an authorized refuge forms associated with hunting and/or Reports for National Wildlife Refuges, employee to obtain consent to retrieve sport fishing activities in use by the 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, the game from an area closed to hunting National Wildlife Refuge System are 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72. or entry only upon specific consent. contained under the same information OMB Control Number: 1018–0140. Certain refuges also require hunters to collection. We will discontinue OMB Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2405, notify the refuge manager when hunting Control No. 1018–0153 on the effective 3–2439, and 3–2358 through 3–2362. specific species (e.g., black bear, bobcat, date of this final rule for 1018–BD79. Type of Review: Revision of a or eastern coyote) with trailing dogs. currently approved collection. Refuges may also require advance (4) OMB approved FWS Form 3–2439, Respondents/Affected Public: notification by disabled hunters Hunt Application—National Wildlife Individuals and households. requesting special accommodations on Refuge System, to replace existing FWS Respondent’s Obligation: Required to the refuge. Forms 3–2354 through 3–2357. This Obtain or Retain a Benefit. (3) Transfer of FWS Form 3–2405— streamlines the application process and Frequency of Collection: On occasion. OMB approval of FWS Form 3–2405 reduces the regulatory burden on the Total Estimated Annual Nonhour was under OMB Control No. 1018–0153. public. Burden Cost: $84,000.

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

Hunting and Fishing Permit Applications: Form 3–2439 Hunt Application/Permit ...... 348,689 10 minutes 58,115 Form 3–2358 Fish/Crab/Shrimp Application/Permit ...... 2,472 5 minutes 206

Subtotal Applications: ...... 351,161 ...... 58,321

Harvest Activity Reports: Form 3–2359 Big Game Harvest Report ...... 91,879 15 minutes 22,970 Form 3–2360 Fishing Harvest Report ...... 421,112 15 minutes 105,278 Form 3–2361 Migratory Bird Harvest Report ...... 32,821 15 minutes 8,205 Form 3–2362 Upland Game Furbearer Harvest Report ...... 25,024 15 minutes 6,256

Subtotal Activity Reports: ...... 570,836 ...... 142,709

New Information Collections Added to Collection: Labeling/Marking Requirements ...... 2,160 10 minutes 360 Notifications ...... 384 30 minutes 192 Form 3–2405 Check-In/Out Permit (from 1018–0153) ...... 650,000 5 minutes 54,167

Subtotal Other Requirements: ...... 652,544 ...... 54,719

Totals: ...... 1,574,541 ...... 255,749

On June 26, 2019, we published a (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Endangered Species Act Section 7 proposed rule (84 FR 30314) that utility, and clarity of the information to Consultation solicited comments on the new/revised be collected; and We comply with section 7 of the information collection requirements (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Endangered Species Act of 1973, as described in this supporting statement the collection of information on amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), when for a period of 30 days, ending July 26, respondents. developing comprehensive conservation 2019. We received no comments Send your comments and suggestions plans and step-down management concerning the information collection in on this information collection to the plans—which include hunting and/or response to the proposed rule. Desk Officer for the Department of the fishing plans—for public use of refuges Additional comments are being solicited Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395– and hatcheries, and prior to _ through publication of this final rule. 5806 (fax) or OIRA Submission@ implementing any new or revised public As part of our continuing effort to omb.eop.gov (email). You may view the recreation program on a station as reduce paperwork and respondent information collection at http:// identified in 50 CFR 26.32. We have burdens, we invite the public and other www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. completed section 7 consultation on Federal agencies to comment on any Please provide a copy of your comments each of the affected stations. to the Service Information Collection aspect of this information collection, National Environmental Policy Act including: Clearance Officer, Madonna Baucum, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 We analyzed this rule in accordance (1) Whether or not the collection of Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB/PERMA (JAO– with the criteria of the National information is necessary, including 1N), Falls Church, VA 22041–3803 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 whether or not the information will (mail); (703) 358–2503 (telephone); or (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), 43 CFR part have practical utility; [email protected] (email). Please 46, and 516 Departmental Manual (DM) (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the reference OMB Control Number 1018– 8. burden for this collection of 0140 in the subject line of your A categorical exclusion from NEPA information; comments. documentation applies to publication of

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amendments to station-specific hunting Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and subchapters C and E of the Code of and fishing regulations because they are Wildlife Service, 5600 American Blvd. Federal Regulations as follows: technical and procedural in nature, and West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN Subchapter C—The National Wildlife the environmental effects are too broad, 55437–1458; Telephone (612) 713–5360. Refuge System speculative, or conjectural to lend Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, themselves to meaningful analysis (43 Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North PART 26—PUBLIC ENTRY AND USE CFR 46.210 and 516 DM 8). Concerning Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, the actions that are the subject of this Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 26 rulemaking, we have complied with Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge continues to read as follows: NEPA at the project level when System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, developing each proposal. This is 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 664, 668dd–668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 96–315 consistent with the Department of the 30345; Telephone (404) 679–7166. (94 Stat. 958) and Pub. L. 98–146 (97 Stat. Interior instructions for compliance Connecticut, Delaware, District of 955). with NEPA where actions are covered Columbia, Maine, Maryland, sufficiently by an earlier environmental Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New ■ 2. Revise § 26.34 to read as follows: document (43 CFR 46.120). Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode § 26.34 What are the special regulations Prior to the addition of a refuge or Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West concerning public access, use, and hatchery to the list of areas open to Virginia. Regional Chief, National recreation for individual national wildlife hunting and fishing in 50 CFR parts 32 Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and refuges? and 71, we develop hunting and fishing Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center The following refuge units, listed in plans for the affected stations. We Drive, Hadley, MA 01035–9589; alphabetical order by State and unit incorporate these proposed station Telephone (413) 253–8307. name, have refuge-specific regulations hunting and fishing activities in the Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, for public access, use, and recreation. station comprehensive conservation North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and (a) Alabama—(1) Bon Secour National plan and/or other step-down Wyoming. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow only management plans, pursuant to our Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and nonmotorized boats and boats with refuge planning guidance in 602 Fish Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., electric motors on Gator and Little Gator and Wildlife Service Manual (FW) 1, 3, Lakewood, CO 80228; Telephone (303) Lakes. and 4. We prepare these comprehensive 236–8145. (ii) [Reserved] conservation plans and step-down plans Alaska. Regional Chief, National (2) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge. in compliance with section 102(2)(C) of Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and (i) We prohibit the use of motorized NEPA, the Council on Environmental Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd., watercraft in all refuge waters not Quality’s regulations for implementing Anchorage, AK 99503; Telephone (907) directly connected to Lake Eufaula. NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500 through 786–3545. (ii) We prohibit the use of all air- 1508, and the Department of Interior’s California and Nevada. Regional thrust boats, including airboats, aircraft, NEPA regulations 43 CFR part 46. We Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, boats with secondary fans, and invite the affected public to participate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 hovercraft. in the review, development, and Cottage Way, Room W–2606, (iii) We prohibit the use of personal implementation of these plans. Copies Sacramento, CA 95825; Telephone (916) watercraft or air-cooled propulsion of all plans and NEPA compliance are 414–6464. engines outside of marked navigation available from the stations at the Primary Author channels. addresses provided below. Katherine Harrigan, Division of (iv) We prohibit the mooring or 1 Available Information for Specific Natural Resources and Conservation storing of boats from 1 ⁄2 hours after 1 Stations Planning, National Wildlife Refuge legal sunset to 1 ⁄2 hours before legal Individual refuge and hatchery System, is the primary author of this sunrise. headquarters have information about rulemaking document. (3) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. public use programs and conditions that (i) We prohibit mooring or storing of apply to their specific programs and List of Subjects boats from legal sunset to legal sunrise. maps of their respective areas. To find 50 CFR Part 26 (ii) We prohibit airboats and out how to contact a specific refuge or hovercraft on all waters within the Recreation and recreation areas, refuge boundaries. hatchery, contact the appropriate Wildlife refuges. Service office for the States listed below: (iii) We prohibit inboard waterthrust Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and 50 CFR Part 32 boats such as, but not limited to, personal watercraft, watercycles, and Washington. Regional Chief, National Fishing, Hunting, Reporting and waterbikes on all waters of the refuge Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife, except that portion of the Tennessee Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Wildlife refuges. Complex, Suite 1692, 911 NE 11th River and Flint Creek from its mouth to Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181; 50 CFR Part 36 mile marker 3. Telephone (503) 231–6214. Alaska, Recreation and recreation (b) Arizona—(1) Bill Williams River Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and areas, Reporting and recordkeeping National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit Texas. Regional Chief, National Wildlife requirements, Wildlife refuges. personal watercraft (PWC as governed Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife by State law), air thrust boats, and Service, P.O. Box 1306, 500 Gold 50 CFR Part 71 hovercraft on all waters within the Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87103; Fish, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife. boundaries of the refuge. Telephone (505) 248–6937. (ii) We designate all refuge waters as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Regulation Promulgation wakeless speed zones (as governed by Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and For the reasons set forth in the State law) as indicated by signs or Wisconsin. Regional Chief, National preamble, we amend title 50, chapter I, regulatory buoys.

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(iii) The nonmotorized watercraft houseboats to the refuge bank on the (iii) We prohibit camping on the launch and Central Arizona Project Little Red River. refuge while hunting off the refuge. (CAP) peninsula are day-use only areas (ii) [Reserved] (iv) We prohibit consumption or and are open from 1⁄2 hour before legal (2) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. possession of opened container(s) of sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. We (i) We prohibit boats from November 1 alcoholic beverage(s) in parking lots, on allow fishing and the launching of through February 28, except on that roadways, and in plain view in watercraft at these and other areas 24 portion of the refuge open for public campgrounds. hours a day. fishing with electric motors and Ditch (v) We prohibit fires outside of (iv) We prohibit the possession or 28. campgrounds. consumption of open containers of (ii) [Reserved] (vi) We prohibit possession or use of alcohol or the possession of glass (3) Cache River National Wildlife fireworks. beverage containers in improved areas, Refuge. (i) We prohibit the mooring of (vii) We prohibit geocaching. including the nonmotorized watercraft houseboats to refuge property. (d) California—(1) Colusa National launch and the CAP peninsula. (ii) [Reserved] Wildlife Refuge. (i) No person may build (2) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Dale Bumpers White River or maintain fires, except in portable gas (i) We prohibit the use of all air-thrust National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow stoves in designated parking/overnight boats, including floating aircraft. camping only in designated sites and stay areas. (ii) The following conditions apply areas identified in the refuge user (ii) We only allow overnight stays in only on Topock Marsh: brochure (signed brochure), and we vehicles, motor homes, and trailers at (A) We close designated portions to restrict camping to individuals involved the check station parking areas on all entry from October 1 through the last in wildlife-dependent activities. We Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays day of the waterfowl hunt season limit camping on the refuge to no more (closed on Federal holidays). (iii) You must restrain dogs on a leash (including the State junior waterfowl than 14 days during any 30 consecutive- within all designated parking areas and hunt). day period. Campers must occupy vehicle access roads. (B) We close designated portions to all camps daily. We prohibit all (2) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. entry from April 1 through August 31. disturbances, including use of (i) No person may build or maintain These areas are indicated in refuge generators, after 10 p.m. fires, except in portable gas stoves in brochures and identified by buoys and (ii) We allow refuge users to leave designated parking/overnight stay areas. or signs. boats 16 feet (4.8 meters) or less in (C) We prohibit personal watercraft (ii) We only allow overnight stays in length unattended overnight from (PWC, as governed by State law). vehicles, motor homes, and trailers at March 1 to October 31, as long as the (iii) The following conditions apply to the check station parking areas on owner clearly and prominently displays all waters of the Colorado River within Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays his or her boat registration number. the refuge from the south regulatory (closed on Federal holidays). (5) Felsenthal National Wildlife buoy line to the north regulatory buoy (iii) You must restrain dogs on a leash Refuge. (i) We allow camping only at line at Interstate 40 (approximately 17 within all designated parking areas and designated primitive campground sites miles (27.2 kilometers)): vehicle access roads. (A) We prohibit personal watercraft identified in the refuge hunt brochure, (3) Lower Klamath National Wildlife (PWC, as governed by State law) as and we restrict camping to individuals Refuge. (i) We prohibit air-thrust and indicated by signs or regulatory buoys involved in wildlife-dependent refuge inboard water-thrust boats. in all backwaters. activities. (ii) You may use only nonmotorized (B) We limit watercraft speed as (ii) Campers may stay no more than boats and boats with electric motors on indicated by signs or regulatory buoys to 14 days during any 30 consecutive-day designated motorless units from the no wake (as governed by State law) in period in any campground and must start of the hunting season through all backwaters. occupy camps daily. November 30. You may use motorized (C) We prohibit water-skiing, tubing, (iii) We prohibit all disturbances, boats on designated motorless units wake boarding, or other recreational- including use of generators, after 10 from December 1 through the end of towed devices. p.m. hunting season. (iv) The following conditions apply to (6) Overflow National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Sacramento National Wildlife improved areas within the refuge; (i) We prohibit all boat motors Refuge. (i) No person may build or improved areas consist of the Mesquite (including surface drive motors, mud maintain fires, except in portable gas Bay areas, Castle Rock, the Diving Cliffs, motors, etc.) larger than 25 horsepower. stoves in designated parking/overnight Catfish Paradise, Five Mile Landing, and (ii) [Reserved] stay areas. North Dike: (7) Pond Creek National Wildlife (ii) We only allow overnight stays in (A) We prohibit entry of all motorized Refuge. (i) We allow camping only at vehicles, motor homes, and trailers at watercraft in all three bays of the designated primitive campground sites the check station parking areas on Mesquite Bay areas as indicated by signs identified in the refuge hunt brochure. Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays or regulatory buoys. We restrict camping to the individuals (closed on Federal holidays). (B) Improved areas are day-use only involved in refuge wildlife-dependent (iii) You must restrain dogs on a leash and are open from 1⁄2 hour before legal activities. Campers may stay no more within all designated parking areas and sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. We than 14 days during any consecutive 30- vehicle access roads. allow fishing and launching watercraft day period in a campground and must (5) Sacramento River National at these and other areas 24 hours a day. occupy the camps daily. We prohibit all Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit fires on (C) We prohibit the possession of disturbances, including use of the refuge, except we allow portable gas open containers of alcohol or the generators, after 10 p.m. stoves on gravel bars (see § 27.95(a) of possession of glass beverage containers (ii) You must unload all hunting this chapter). in improved areas. firearms and crossbows (see § 27.42(b) (ii) We open the refuge for day-use (c) Arkansas—(1) Bald Knob National of this chapter) within 100 yards (90 access from 2 hours before legal sunrise Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit mooring meters) of a campground. until 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. We

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allow access during other hours on Form 3–1383–G) issued by the U.S. Fish watercraft at the saltwater boat ramp on gravel bars only. and Wildlife Service. the St. Marks Unit. (iii) On Packer Lake and Drumheller (ii) We prohibit the use of airboats on (iv) You may not launch air-thrust North, due to primitive access, we only vegetation. boats or personal watercraft from allow boats up to 14 feet (4.2 meters) (3) J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National Wakulla Beach. We also prohibit and canoes. Electric motors only. Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit kite commercial guides from launching any (6) San Pablo Bay National Wildlife surfing, kite boarding, wind surfing, and type of watercraft from Wakulla Beach. Refuge. (i) We prohibit launching of sail boarding. (7) St. Vincent National Wildlife boats and access to the Bay or sloughs (ii) We allow vessels propelled only Refuge. (i) We restrict camping and fires from refuge property except from by polling, paddling, or floating in the (see § 27.95(a) of this chapter) to the two designated boat launch sites (Cullinan posted ‘‘no-motor zone’’ of the J.N. designated camping areas. We may Ranch Unit and Dickson Ranch Unit). ‘‘Ding’’ Darling Wilderness Area. All restrict or ban fires during dry periods. (ii) We allow only nonmotorized motors, including electric motors, must (ii) We prohibit the use or possession crafts at the Cullinan Ranch Unit and be in a nonuse position (out of the of alcoholic beverages during the refuge Dickson Ranch Unit launch sites. water) when in the ‘‘no-motor zone.’’ hunt period (see § 32.2(j) of this (7) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge. (i) (iii) We allow vessels propelled only chapter). No person may build or maintain fires, by polling, paddling, floating, or electric (iii) We prohibit motorized except in portable gas stoves in motors in the posted ‘‘pole/troll zone’’ equipment, generators, or land vehicles designated parking/overnight stay areas. of the Wulfert Flats Management Area. (except bicycles). (ii) We only allow overnight stays in All non-electric motors must be in a (iv) Visitors must observe quiet time vehicles, motor homes, and trailers at nonuse position (out of the water) when in the campground between 9 p.m. and the check station parking areas on in the ‘‘pole/troll zone.’’ 5 a.m. We prohibit loud or boisterous Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (iv) We allow launching of canoes and behavior or activity. (closed on Federal holidays). kayaks anywhere on the right (north) (v) We allow boats with electric (iii) You must restrain dogs on a leash side of Wildlife Drive. We prohibit motors. You must remove all other within all designated parking areas and launching motorized vessels over 14 feet motors from the boats and secure them vehicle access roads. (4.2 meters) in length from Wildlife to a designated motor rack with a lock (e)–(f) [Reserved] Drive. Motorized vessels less than 14 and chain. (vi) We allow boats in refuge lakes (g) Delaware—(1) Prime Hook feet (4.2 meters) in length may only be from May 15 through September 30. launched from designated site #2. National Wildlife Refuge. (i) The (8) Ten Thousand Islands National (v) We prohibit airboats, hovercraft, maximum horsepower allowed for boat Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit air- personal watercraft, and ‘‘Go-Devil’’- motors is 30 horsepower. You must thrust boats, hovercraft, personal style outboard motors. abide by the slow, no-wake zones on watercraft (e.g., Jet Skis, jet boats, wave (vi) Vessels must not exceed slow designated portions of refuge waterways runners), and off-road vehicles in the speed/minimum wake in refuge waters. as depicted in maps or within the freshwater and brackish marsh area (4) Lake Woodruff National Wildlife brochure. south of U.S. 41. (ii) [Reserved] Refuge. (i) During hunting seasons, we (ii) We limit vessels to a maximum of (2) [Reserved] close hunting areas on the refuge to all 25 horsepower outboard motor. (h) Florida—(1) Arthur R. Marshal public use except to hunters possessing (i) Georgia—(1) Banks Lake National Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. a valid permit. Hunting areas are Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit (i) We allow only boats equipped with marked on refuge maps. swimming, wading, jet skiing, water factory-manufactured-water-cooled (ii) We close the refuge between legal skiing, and the use of airboats. outboard motors, boats with electric sunset and legal sunrise. (ii) [Reserved] motors, and nonmotorized boats. We (iii) We prohibit the use of airboats on (2) Bond Swamp National Wildlife prohibit boats with air-cooled engines, the refuge. Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight airboats, fan boats, hovercraft, and (5) Lower Suwannee National Wildlife camping. personal watercraft (e.g., Jet Skis, jet Refuge. (i) We prohibit leaving boats on (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. boats, wave runners). the refuge overnight. (iii) We allow boat launching at the (ii) There is a 35 miles per hour (mph) (ii) [Reserved] Stone Creek Boat Launch. During speed limit in all waters of the refuge. (6) St. Marks National Wildlife periods of high water, we allow boats to A 500-foot (150-meter) ‘‘idle speed Refuge. (i) We prohibit use of boats with be launched from refuge roads normally zone’’ is at each of the refuge’s three motors over 10 horsepower on any open to vehicle traffic. We allow boat ramps. refuge lake or pond. gasoline motors only during periods of (iii) We require all boats operating (ii) We allow use of hand-launched high water as defined as a reading of 18 outside of the main perimeter canals boats on impoundments on the St. feet (5.5 meters) or higher at the Macon (the L–40 Canal, L–39 Canal, L–7 Canal, Marks Unit from March 15 through Gauge on the Ocmulgee River. and L–101 Canal) in interior areas of the October 15 each year. We prohibit (iv) We prohibit bicycles on foot refuge and within the hunt area to fly a launching of boats from trailers in the travel roads or off road. We restrict 12-inch by 12-inch (30-centimeters (cm) impoundments in the St. Marks Unit. bicycles to roads designated open to by 30-cm) orange flag 10 feet (3 meters) We prohibit all gasoline-powered vehicles. above the vessel’s waterline. motors in the impoundments in the St. (3) Okefenokee National Wildlife (2) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Marks Unit. Refuge. (i) We only allow foot and Refuge. (i) We allow airboats only on the (iii) You may not launch bicycle traffic on the refuge portion of designated airboat route within Citrus commercially registered boats, air-thrust Cowhouse Island. County and on all navigable waterways boats, or personal watercraft at the (ii) We only allow the use of 10 within Hernando County with a refuge saltwater boat ramp on the St. Marks horsepower motors or less on the refuge. Special Use Permit (General Activities Unit. We also prohibit commercial (iii) We prohibit paddleboarding, air Special Use Permit Application, FWS guides from launching any type of boats, swimming, and wading.

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(iv) We require all boats to be off the (4) Meredosia National Wildlife Cygnes River. You may use only water by posted time. Refuge. (i) We prohibit leaving boats on nonmotorized boats and electric trolling (4) Piedmont National Wildlife refuge waters overnight. motors on remaining waters in Refuge. (i) The refuge is a day-use-only (ii) Motorboats must not exceed ‘‘no- designated areas of the refuge. area, with the exception of legal hunting wake’’ speeds. (ii) [Reserved] activities. (5) Port Louisa National Wildlife (p) Kentucky—(1) Clarks River (ii) We prohibit bicycles on foot travel Refuge. (i) We close the following National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow roads or off road. We restrict bicycles to divisions to all public access: horseback riding on refuge roads and gravel roads designated open to (A) Louisa Division—September 15 portions of the abandoned railroad vehicles. until January 1; tracks owned by the refuge for access (iii) We prohibit overnight camping (B) Horseshoe Bend Division— purposes while engaged in wildlife and/or parking except in the designated September 15 until December 1; and activities. We prohibit horses and mules campgrounds at Pippins Lake during (C) Keithsburg Division—September off these secondary access routes for any quota deer hunts with a valid permit 15 until January 1. reason. (state-issued). (ii) [Reserved] (ii) [Reserved] (iv) We allow alcoholic beverages (6) Upper Mississippi River National (2) [Reserved] only in the designated campground. Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refer to (q) Louisiana—(1) Bayou Sauvage (j) [Reserved] paragraph (v)(2) of this section for National Wildlife Refuge. (i) The refuge (k) Idaho—(1) Deer Flat National regulations. is open from 30 minutes before legal Wildlife Refuge. (i) From April 15 (m) Indiana—(1) Big Oaks National sunrise to 30 minutes after legal sunset. through September 30, we allow Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow boats only (ii) We allow only outboard motors 25 motorized and nonmotorized boats from if rowed, paddled, or powered by an horsepower or less in waterways inside 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour electric trolling motor on the Old the hurricane protection levee. after legal sunset throughout the Lake Timbers Lake. (2) Bayou Teche National Wildlife Lowell Unit. (ii) [Reserved] Refuge. (i) You may use motorized boats (ii) [Reserved] (2) Muscatatuck National Wildlife only in existing canals, ditches, (2) Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow the use of boats trenasses, and ponds. We prohibit Refuge. (i) We only allow nonmotorized (hand- or foot-propelled only) on motorized boat use in areas marked as boats on the refuge. Stanfield Lake. We prohibit the use of nonmotorized use only. (ii) [Reserved] electric or gasoline motors. (ii) The refuge is open from legal (3) Minidoka National Wildlife (ii) We allow the use of kayaks and sunrise until legal sunset unless stated Refuge. (i) We allow the use of float nonmotorized canoes on Richart Lake. otherwise. tubes year-round, throughout all of Lake (3) Patoka River National Wildlife (iii) We open the Franklin Unit canals Walcott. Refuge and Management Area. (i) We (birdfoot canals) for motorized boats (ii) We allow boats on designated allow motorboats only on Snakey Point between April 15 and August 31. This areas of Lake Walcott from April 1 Marsh east of the South Fork River and unit is open to nonmotorized boats all through October 31. the Patoka River. All other areas are year. (l) Illinois—(1) Chautauqua National open to either manual-powered boats or (3) Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. (i) Motorboats must not boats with battery-driven motors only. Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit air- exceed ‘‘no-wake’’ speeds. (ii) Motorboats must not exceed ‘‘no thrust boats, aircraft, mud boats, and air- (ii) We prohibit the public entering wake’’ speeds. cooled propulsion engines on the Weis Lake on the Cameron-Billsbach (iii) We prohibit the use of powered refuge. Unit of the refuge from October 16 airboats on the refuge. (ii) We open the refuge to public entry through January 31. (n) Iowa—(1) Desoto National Wildlife from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 (iii) We prohibit leaving boats on Refuge. (i) We limit boating to ‘‘no- hour after legal sunset. refuge waters overnight (see § 27.93 of wake’’ speeds, not to exceed 5 miles per (4) Black Bayou National Wildlife this chapter). hour. Refuge. (i) You may enter the refuge 1⁄2 (2) Crab Orchard National Wildlife (ii) [Reserved] hour before legal sunrise, and you must Refuge. (i) We restrict motorboats on all (2) Upper Mississippi River National exit no later than 1⁄2 hour after legal refuge waters to slow speeds leaving Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refer to sunset. ‘‘no wake’’ within 150 feet (45 meters) paragraph (v)(2) of this section for (ii) You may only launch boats at the of any shoreline, swimming area, regulations. concrete ramp adjacent to the visitor marina entrance, boat ramp, causeway (o) Kansas—(1) Kirwin National center. We prohibit launching boats tunnel, and areas indicated on the lake Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow motorized with motors greater than 50 horsepower. zoning map in the refuge fishing boating in the main body of Kirwin (iii) We prohibit leaving boats or other brochure. Reservoir and in Bow Creek. You must equipment on the refuge overnight (see (ii) We prohibit the use of boat motors not create a wake in Bow Creek or § 27.93 of this chapter). of more than 10 horsepower on Devils within 100 yards (90 meters) of any (iv) We require a boat launch fee. You Kitchen and Little Grassy Lakes. shoreline or island in the main body of must pay the launch fee before (iii) We prohibit the use of gas- Kirwin Reservoir. We prohibit launching boat. powered motors in the southeastern motorized boats in the Solomon Arm of (v) We prohibit crossing the water section of Devils Kitchen Lake (consult Kirwin Reservoir. hyacinth booms in a boat or traveling lake zoning map in the refuge fishing (ii) We allow motorless boats in the over idle speed within the booms. brochure). Solomon Arm of Kirwin Reservoir from (5) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife (3) Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge. August 1 through September 30. Refuge. (i) We allow primitive camping (i) We allow the use of motorized boats (2) Marais des Cygnes National within 100 feet (30 meters) of at no-wake speeds on all refuge waters. Wildlife Refuge. (i) We restrict outboard designated streams. These include (ii) We prohibit leaving boats on motor use to the westernmost 5.5 miles either bank of the Boque Chitto River, refuge waters overnight. (8.8 kilometers) of the Marais des Wilson Slough, and West Pearl River

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south of Wilson Slough; refuge lands (vi) You must only launch trailered outboard motors in the Wigeon Ponds along the East Pearl River; and Holmes boats at the cement ramps at the public (only trolling motors allowed). Bayou. Campers must mark their boat launches in Lacassine Pool. (ii) We prohibit launching boats from campsite with the owner’s State license/ (vii) We only allow boats powered by a trailer or from a nondesignated boat identification number, or boat paddling or trolling motors in the Unit ramp within the Mollicy levee. identification number, and dates of D impoundment within Lacassine Pool. (r) Maine—(1) Rachel Carson National occupancy placed in a conspicuous (12) Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow car-top location in the center of camp. Refuge. (i) We allow watercraft with launching from legal sunrise to legal (ii) [Reserved] motors up to 36 horsepower in Possum sunset on the following areas of the (6) Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Bayou (north of boat ramp), Palmetto refuge: Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight Bayou, Duck Lake, Westcut Lake, Point (A) At Brave Boat Harbor division on camping on the refuge. Basse, and Nicholas Lake. Chauncey Creek at the intersection of (ii) We allow only nonpowered boats (ii) We allow electric-powered or Cutts Island Road and Sea Point Road. in the Bank Fishing Road waterways. nonmotorized boats in Doomes Lake, (B) At Little River division at the end (iii) We allow operation of outboard Lake Long, Possum Bayou (south of boat of Granite Point Road into the Little motors in refuge canals, bayous, and ramp), and Lake Ophelia. River. lakes. We allow only trolling motors in (iii) We prohibit overnight camping (C) At Spurwink River division on the the marsh. on the refuge. upstream side of Route 77 at the old (7) Catahoula National Wildlife (iv) We prohibit overnight parking on road crossing. Refuge. (i) We allow the use of the refuge. (ii) [Reserved] nonmotorized boats or boats with (13) Mandalay National Wildlife (2) [Reserved] motors of 10 horsepower or less on Refuge. (i) We allow air-cooled (s) Maryland—(1) Blackwater refuge lakes and waters as designated. propulsion engines on the refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit We prohibit the use of air-thrust boats, (ii) We prohibit air-thrust boats or boat launching from refuge lands except water-thrust boats, or personal marsh buggies on the refuge. We restrict from the car-top boat launch located watercraft. motorized boat use to existing canals, near the Blackwater River Bridge on (ii) We prohibit overnight camping on ditches, trenasses, and ponds. Route 335. Only canoes, kayaks, and the refuge. (14) Sabine National Wildlife Refuge. small jon boats under 17 feet are (iii) We prohibit overnight parking on (i) You may access the hunt areas by considered car-top boats. the refuge. boat using the boat launches at the West (ii) We prohibit the use of airboats on (8) Cat Island National Wildlife Cove Public Use Area or by access refuge waters. Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight through Burton Canal. You may access (2) Eastern Neck National Wildlife camping on the refuge. hunt areas by vehicle from Vastar Road Refuge. (i) We prohibit boat launching (ii) We prohibit overnight parking on or designated turnouts within the refuge from refuge lands except for canoes and the refuge. public hunt area along State Highway 27 kayaks at the canoe/kayak ramp located (iii) We prohibit air-thrust boats on (see § 27.31 of this chapter) unless at the Ingleside Recreation Area. the refuge. otherwise posted. (ii) [Reserved] (iv) We prohibit boat launching by (ii) We allow hand launching of small (t)–(u) [Reserved] trailer from all refuge roads and parking boats along Vastar Road (no trailers (v) Minnesota—(1) Big Stone National lots except at designated boat ramps. allowed). We allow hand launching of Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow (9) D’Arbonne National Wildlife nonmotorized boats into Units 1A and nonmotorized boats and boats using Refuge. (i) We prohibit motorized boats 1B from Blue Crab Recreation Area for electric motors only in the Minnesota in the No Gun Hunting Area (the recreational paddling year-round. River channel. We prohibit boats on all (iii) We allow operation of outboard ‘‘Beanfield’’) from November 1 through other refuge waters. motors in designated refuge canals only. January 31. (ii) [Reserved] (ii) We prohibit leaving boats and We allow trolling motors within the (2) Upper Mississippi River National other personal property on the refuge refuge marshes. Wildlife and Fish Refuge—(i) Wildlife (iv) We prohibit air-thrust boats, overnight. observation, photography, (10) Grand Cote National Wildlife personal motorized watercraft (e.g., Jet interpretation, environmental Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight Skis), and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on education, and other general camping on the refuge. the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter) (ii) We prohibit overnight parking on unless otherwise posted. recreational uses. We allow wildlife- the refuge. (v) We prohibit overnight camping on dependent uses and other recreational (iii) We allow only electric-powered the refuge. uses, such as, but not limited to, or nonmotorized boats. (vi) We prohibit swimming and/or sightseeing, hiking, bicycling on roads (11) Lacassine National Wildlife wading in the refuge canals and or trails, picnicking, and swimming, on Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight waterways. areas designated by the refuge manager camping on the refuge. (15) Tensas River National Wildlife and shown on maps available at refuge (ii) We allow boats of all motor types Refuge. (i) We allow nonmotorized offices, subject to the following with 40 horsepower or less in Lacassine boats, electric motors, and boats with conditions: Pool. motors 10 horsepower or less in refuge (A) In areas posted and shown on (iii) We prohibit boats in Lacassine lakes, streams, and bayous. Boaters must maps as ‘‘No Entry—Sanctuary,’’ we Pool and Unit D from October 16 follow State boating regulations, prohibit entry as specified on signs or through March 14. We prohibit boats in including those for navigation lights. maps (see § 32.42 of this chapter for list Units A and C. We prohibit boat storage on the refuge. of areas and locations). (iv) We prohibit air-thrust boats, all- (ii) We allow use of nonmotorized (B) In areas posted and shown on terrain vehicles (ATVs), and Jet Skis on bicycles on designated all-terrain maps as ‘‘Area Closed,’’ ‘‘Area Closed— the refuge (see § 27.31(f) of this chapter). vehicle (ATV) trails. No Motors,’’ and ‘‘No Hunting Zone’’ (v) We prohibit dragging or driving of (16) Upper Ouachita National (Goose Island), we ask that you practice boats over levees. Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit voluntary avoidance of these areas by

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any means or for any purpose from (6) We encourage the use of dogs for (B) In areas posted and shown on October 15 to the end of the respective hunting (see § 32.42 of this chapter), but maps as ‘‘Slow No Wake Area,’’ we State duck hunting season. In areas we prohibit field trials and commercial/ require watercraft to travel at slow, no- marked ‘‘no motors,’’ we prohibit the professional dog training. wake speed (as governed by applicable use of motors on watercraft from (7) Owners/handlers of dogs are State law) from March 16 through October 15 to the end of the respective responsible for disposal of dog October 31. We also prohibit the State duck hunting season (see § 32.42 droppings in refuge public use operation of airboats or hovercraft in of this chapter for list of areas and concentration areas such as trails, these areas from March 16 through locations). sandbars, and boat landings. October 31. These areas are: (C) Commercial tours and filming (see (8) We prohibit horses and all other (1) Nelson-Trevino, Pool 4, § 27.71 of this chapter) require a permit domestic animals on the refuge unless Wisconsin, 2,626 acres. (FWS Form 3–1383–C) issued by the confined in a vehicle, boat, trailer, (2) Denzers Slough, Pool 5A, refuge or district manager. kennel, or other container (see § 26.21 of Minnesota, 83 acres. (D) We allow the collecting of edible this chapter). (3) Black River Bottoms, Pool 7, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, or other plant (I) We prohibit the discharging of Wisconsin, 815 acres. parts for personal use (no sale or barter firearms (including dog training pistols (4) Blue/Target Lake, Pool 8, allowed). We limit the amount you may and dummy launchers), air guns, or any Minnesota, 1,834 acres. collect to 2 gallons by volume per other weapons on the refuge, unless you (5) Root River, Pool 8, Minnesota, 695 person, per day. We also allow the are a licensed hunter or trapper engaged acres. collecting of shed deer antlers for in authorized activities during (6) Reno Bottoms, Pool 9, Minnesota, personal use. established seasons, as governed by 2,536 acres. (E) We prohibit the harvest of wild Federal, State, and local regulations. We (7) Nine Mile Island, Pool 12, Iowa, rice; plant and animal specimens; and prohibit target practice on the refuge 454 acres. (8) Princeton, Pool 14, Iowa, 327 other natural objects, such as rocks, (see §§ 27.42 and 27.43 of this chapter). acres. stones, or minerals (see § 27.21 of this (J) We prohibit the use or possession (C) In water access and travel routes chapter). We only allow the collection of glass food and beverage containers on posted and shown on maps as ‘‘Slow No of plants or their parts for ornamental lands within the refuge. Wake Zone,’’ we require watercraft to use by permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) (K) We require that you keep all travel at slow, no-wake speed (as issued by the refuge or district manager. refuge lands clean during your period of governed by applicable State law) at all (F) We prohibit the cutting, removal, use or occupancy. At all times you must keep all refuse, trash, and litter times unless otherwise posted. or damage of any tree or vegetation on (D) In portions of Spring Lake and the refuge without a permit from the contained in bags or other suitable containers and not left scattered on the Crooked Slough—Lost Mound, Pool 13, refuge or district manager. We prohibit Illinois, posted as ‘‘Slow, 5 mph When attaching nails, screws, or other ground or in the water. You must remove all personal property, refuse, Boats Present’’ and marked on maps as hardware to any tree (see § 32.2(i) of this ‘‘Speed/Distance Regulation,’’ we chapter). trash, and litter immediately upon vacating a site. We require that human require watercraft operators to reduce (G) We prohibit all vehicle use on or solid waste and associated material be the speed of their watercraft to less than across refuge lands at any time except either removed and properly disposed 5 miles per hour (mph) (8 kilometers per on designated routes of travel or on the of off-refuge or be buried on site to a hour (kph)) when within 100 feet (30 ice over navigable waters accessed from depth of 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 meters) of another watercraft that is boat landings. We prohibit parking centimeters) and at least 50 feet (15 anchored or underway at 5 mph (8 kph) beyond vehicle control barriers or on meters) from water’s edge (see § 27.94 of or less. grass or other vegetation. We prohibit this chapter). (E) We prohibit the mooring, parking or operating vehicles in a (ii) Watercraft. We allow the use of beaching, or storing of watercraft on the manner that obstructs or impedes any watercraft of all types and means of refuge not used at least once every 24 road, trail, fire lane, boat ramp, access propulsion on all navigable waters of hours. We define ‘‘used’’ as a watercraft gate, or other facility, or in a manner the refuge as governed by State moved at least 100 feet (30 meters) on that creates a safety hazard or endangers regulations subject to the following the water with the operator on board. any person, property, or environmental conditions: We prohibit the mooring of watercraft feature. We may impound any vehicle (A) In areas posted and shown on within 200 feet (60 meters) of refuge left parked in violation at the owner’s maps as ‘‘Electric Motor Area,’’ we boat landings or ramps. We may expense (see § 27.31(h) of this chapter). prohibit motorized vehicles and impound any watercraft moored in (H) We allow dogs and other domestic watercraft year-round except watercraft violation at the owner’s expense (see animals on the refuge subject to the powered by electric motors or § 27.32 of this chapter). following conditions: nonmotorized means. We do not (F) The conditions set forth in (1) We prohibit dogs disturbing or prohibit the possession of watercraft paragraphs (v)(2)(i)(A), (B), and (K) of endangering wildlife or people while on motors in these areas, only their use. this section apply. the refuge. These areas are: (iii) Camping. We allow camping on (2) While on the refuge, all dogs must (1) Island 42, Pool 5, Minnesota, 459 all lands and waters of the refuge as be under the control of their owners/ acres. designated by the refuge manager and handlers at all times or on a leash. (2) Snyder Lake, Pool 5A, Minnesota, shown on maps available at refuge (3) We prohibit allowing dogs to 182 acres. offices subject to the following roam. (3) Mertes Slough, Pool 6, Wisconsin, conditions: (4) All dogs must be on a leash when 222 acres. (A) We define ‘‘camping’’ as: on hiking trails, or other areas so posted. (4) Browns Marsh, Pool 7, Wisconsin, (1) Erecting a tent or shelter of natural (5) We allow working a dog in refuge 827 acres. or synthetic material; waters by tossing a retrieval dummy or (5) Hoosier Lake, Pool 10, Wisconsin, (2) Preparing a sleeping bag or other other object for out-and-back exercise. 162 acres. bedding material for use;

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(3) Parking of a motor vehicle or materials include, but are not limited to, (ii) We allow all-terrain vehicles mooring or anchoring of a vessel, for the metal cans, plastic containers, glass, (ATVs) and utility-type vehicles (UTVs) apparent purpose of overnight fiberglass, treated wood products, wood as governed by State waterfowl occupancy; or containing nails or staples, wire, management area (WMA) regulations (4) Occupying or leaving personal flotation materials, or other refuse. and size specifications on designated property, including boats or other craft, (H) The conditions set forth in trails from scouting season until at a site anytime between the hours of paragraphs (v)(2)(i)(D) through (K) of February 28. 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. this section apply. (iii) You must be age 16 or older to (B) We prohibit camping at any one (w) Mississippi—(1) Grand Bay operate an ATV or UTV on the refuge. site for a period longer than 14 days National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit (iv) We prohibit overnight parking. during any 30-consecutive-day period. the use of airboats, mudboats, motorized (9) Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge. (i) After 14 days, you must move all pirogues, and air-cooled propulsion With the exception of raccoon hunting, persons, property, equipment, and boats engines on the refuge. we limit refuge entry and exit to the to a new site located at least 0.5 mile (ii) [Reserved] period of 4 a.m. to 11⁄2 hours after legal (0.8 kilometer) from the previous site. (2) Hillside National Wildlife Refuge. sunset. (C) We prohibit camping within 200 (i) With the exception of raccoon (ii) [Reserved] feet (60 meters) of any refuge boat hunting and frogging, we limit all refuge (x) [Reserved] landing, access area, parking lot, entry and exit to the period of 4 a.m. to (y) Montana—(1) Benton Lake structure, road, trail, or other recreation 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only or management facility. (ii) We allow all-terrain vehicles allow the use of nonmotorized boats. (D) We prohibit camping during (ATVs) and utility-type vehicles (UTVs) (ii) [Reserved] waterfowl hunting seasons within areas only on designated trails from (2) Black Coulee National Wildlife posted ‘‘No Entry—Sanctuary,’’ ‘‘Area September 15 through February 28. Refuge. (i) We only allow the use of Closed,’’ ‘‘Area Closed—No Motors,’’ (3) Holt Collier National Wildlife nonmotorized boats. and ‘‘No Hunting Zone’’ or on any sites Refuge. (i) With the exception of (ii) [Reserved] not clearly visible from the main raccoon hunting, we limit all refuge (3) Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge. commercial navigation channel of the entry and exit to the period of 4 a.m. to (i) We only allow the use of Mississippi River (see § 32.42 of this 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. nonmotorized boats. chapter). (ii) [Reserved] (ii) [Reserved] (E) You must occupy campsites daily. (4) Mathews Brake National Wildlife (4) Hewitt Lake National Wildlife We prohibit the leaving of tents, Refuge. (i) With the exception of Refuge. (i) We prohibit air-thrust boats camping equipment, or other property raccoon hunting and frogging, we limit and boats with motors greater than 25 unattended at any site for over 24 hours, all refuge entry and exit to the period of horsepower. and we may impound any equipment 4 a.m. to 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. (ii) [Reserved] left in violation at the owner’s expense. (ii) Beginning the day before duck (5) Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife We define ‘‘occupy’’ and ‘‘attended’’ as season opens and ending the last day of Refuge—(i) Boats. We only allow being present at a site for a minimum of duck season, we close refuge waters to nonmotorized boats in the hunt area 2 hours daily. all public use from 1 p.m. until 4 a.m. east of the Lower Red Rock Lake dam. (F) You must remove any tables, (5) Morgan Brake National Wildlife We allow boats with motors 10 fireplaces, or other facilities erected Refuge. (i) With the exception of horsepower or less west of Lower Red upon vacating a camping or day-use raccoon hunting and frogging, we limit Rock Lake dam. site. refuge entry and exit to the period of 4 (ii) Camping. (A) We allow camping (G) We allow campfires in a.m. to 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. only in two established campgrounds. conjunction with camping and day-use (ii) We allow all-terrain vehicles We prohibit camping along roadsides. activities subject to the following (ATVs) and utility-type vehicles (UTVs) (B) We restrict camping to 16 conditions (see §§ 27.95 and 32.42 of only on designated trails from consecutive days within any 30-day this chapter): September 15 through February 28. period. (1) You may only use dead wood on (6) Panther Swamp National Wildlife (C) We prohibit horses in the the ground, or materials brought into the Refuge. (i) With the exception of campgrounds. refuge such as charcoal or firewood. raccoon hunting and frogging, we limit (D) From March 1 to December 1, all You must remove any unused firewood refuge entry and exit to the period of 4 bear attractants, including, but not brought into the refuge upon departure a.m. to 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. limited to, food, garbage, and carcasses due to the threat of invasive insects. (ii) We allow all-terrain vehicles or parts thereof, must be acceptably (2) We prohibit building, attending, (ATVs)/utility-type vehicles (UTVs) stored at night (unless in immediate and maintaining a campfire without only on designated trails from use) and during the day if unattended. sufficient clearance from flammable September 15 through February 28. Acceptably stored means any of the materials so as to prevent its escape. (7) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee following: (3) We prohibit building a fire at any National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit (1) Suspended at least 10 feet high developed facility, including, but not the use of airboats, sailboats, and 4 feet from any vertical support 100 limited to, boat landings, access areas, hovercrafts, and inboard-water-thrust yards from any camp or hiking trail; parking lots, roads, trails, or any other boats such as, but not limited to, (2) Secured in a certified bear-safe recreation or management facility or personal watercraft, watercycles, and container; or structure. waterbikes. (3) Secured in a hard-sided vehicle, (4) We prohibit burying live fires or (ii) [Reserved] including an enclosed camper or horse hot coals when vacating a campfire site. (8) St. Catherine Creek National trailer. (5) We prohibit burning or attempting Wildlife Refuge. (i) You must hand- (z) Nebraska—(1) Boyer Chute to burn any nonflammable materials or launch boats except at designated boat National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow any materials that may produce toxic ramps, where you may trailer-launch boating at no-wake speeds, not to fumes or leave hazardous waste. These them. exceed 5 miles per hour (8 kilometers

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per hour), on side or back channels. We southeast corner of North Nutgrass Lake, (UTVs), motor vehicles, and fish houses prohibit all watercraft in the Boyer and the south end of Pintail Bay. on the ice as conditions allow. Chute waterway or other areas as (v) You may not operate air-thrust (6) Upper Souris National Wildlife posted. boats until 1 hour after the legal Refuge. (i) We prohibit the use of (ii) [Reserved] shooting time on opening day of bicycles or similar vehicles on the (2) Crescent Lake National Wildlife waterfowl season. refuge. Refuge. (i) We only allow boating and (vi) We require air-thrust boat owners (ii) We prohibit the use of amphibious float tubes on Island Lake. We prohibit to get a Special Use Permit (FWS Form vehicles or personal watercraft on the use of internal combustion motors for 3–1383–G) from the refuge manager and refuge. boats on Island Lake. to display a number on their airboats. (hh) Ohio—(1) Cedar Point National (ii) [Reserved] (vii) We allow nonmotorized boats on Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow (3) Rainwater Basin Wetland all lakes and bays except Swan Lake, the nonmotorized boats and flotation Management District. (i) We prohibit the northeast corner of North Nutgrass Lake, devices in designated areas. use of motorboats. We allow only and the north end of Pintail Bay. (ii) We prohibit the use of off-road nonpowered motorboats and those (viii) We allow camping only in vehicles and snowmobiles on refuge powered by electric motors (see § 27.32 designated areas. lands. of this chapter). (bb)–(dd) [Reserved] (2) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. (ii) [Reserved] (ee) New York—(1) Iroquois National (i) The Crane Creek and Crane Creek (aa) Nevada—(1) Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only allow the Estuary are closed to all boats and Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only allow use of nonmotorized boats. flotation devices from State Route 2 to motorless boats or boats with electric (ii) [Reserved] the mouth of Crane Creek at Lake Erie. motors on the Upper Lake, Middle (2) [Reserved] (ii) We allow nonmotorized boats and Marsh, and Lower Lake, with the (ff) North Carolina—(1) Mattamuskeet flotation devices in designated areas. exception that we close Upper Lake to National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow (iii) We prohibit the use of off-road all boating from October 1 through motorized and nonmotorized fishing vehicles and snowmobiles on refuge February 1. boats, canoes, and kayaks from March 1 lands. (ii) We prohibit the use of boats, through October 31. (ii) Oklahoma—(1) Sequoyah rubber rafts, or other flotation devices (ii) We prohibit airboats, sailboats, Jet National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow on the North Marsh. Skis, and windboards. boats, and you must operate them under (2) Ruby Lake National Wildlife (2) Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. applicable State laws and comply with Refuge. (i) We prohibit boats on refuge (i) We prohibit boats utilizing gasoline- all licensing and marking regulations waters from January 1 through June 14. (ii) During the boating season, we powered motors. from their State of origin. (ii) You must unload and load boats allow boats only on the South Marsh. (ii) We prohibit boating on the closed From June 15 through July 31, we allow by hand on all waters except those portion of Sally Jones Lake from only motorless boats or boats with having designated launch ramps. September 1 to March 31. (iii) We prohibit swimming. battery-powered electric motors. (iii) We prohibit alcoholic beverages. (3) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Anglers must remove all gasoline- (2) Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only prohibit boats on powered motors. From August 1 Refuge. (i) We prohibit glass containers. Pungo Lake. (ii) We prohibit airboats, hovercrafts, through December 31, we allow only (ii) We prohibit leaving a boat and personal watercraft (e.g., Jet Skis, motorless boats and boats propelled anywhere on the refuge overnight. with motors with a total of 10 wave runners, jet boats) year round on (gg) North Dakota—(1) J. Clark Salyer horsepower or less. refuge waters. (iii) We allow launching of boats only National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only (iii) We prohibit swimming and water from designated landings. allow nonmotorized boats or boats with sports. (3) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. electric motors. (3) Washita National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We only allow nonmotorized boats or (ii) [Reserved] (i) We do not allow boats and other boats with electric motors. (2) Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge. flotation devices on refuge waters from (ii) [Reserved] (i) We open the refuge to boating from October 15 through March 14. (4) Stillwater National Wildlife May 1 through September 30. (ii) [Reserved] Refuge. (i) We prohibit boating outside (ii) [Reserved] (4) Wichita Mountains National of the waterfowl and youth waterfowl (3) Long Lake National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow hand- hunting season except in Swan Check Refuge. (i) We restrict boats to 25 powered boats only on Jed Johnson, Lake, where we allow nonmotorized horsepower maximum. Rush, Quanah Parker, and French Lakes. boating all year. (ii) We restrict boats to the period (ii) Anglers may use electric trolling (ii) We prohibit boats on Swan Lake, from May 1 through September 30. motors on boats 14 feet or less in length the northeast corner of North Nutgrass (4) Silver Lake National Wildlife only on Jed Johnson, Rush, Quanah Lake, and the north end of Pintail Bay. Refuge. (i) We allow boats on Silver Parker, and French Lakes. We allow the use of nonmotorized carts, Lake and on refuge waters south of the (jj) Oregon—(1) Baskett Slough sleds, floating blinds, and other floating confluence of the Mauvais Coulee and National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit devices in these areas to transport Little Coulee from May 1 through overnight camping on the refuge. hunting equipment and to conceal September 30 of each year. (ii) We prohibit parking on the refuge hunters, but not to transport hunters. (ii) We prohibit water activities not after the refuge is closed to public entry. (iii) We only allow outboard motor related to fishing (e.g., sailing, skiing, (2) Cold Springs National Wildlife boats on Lead Lake, Tule Lake, Goose tubing, etc.). Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight Lake, South Nutgrass Lake, the (5) Tewaukon National Wildlife camping. southeast corner of North Nutgrass Lake, Refuge. (i) We open the refuge to boating (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. and south end of Pintail Bay. from May 1 through September 30. (iii) We allow use of only (iv) We only allow air-thrust boats on (ii) We allow snowmobiles, all-terrain nonmotorized boats and boats with Goose Lake, South Nutgrass Lake, the vehicles (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles electric motors.

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(3) Lower Klamath National Wildlife (iv) We prohibit swimming and (iii) We allow the use of only Refuge. (i) We prohibit the use of air- wading. nonmotorized boats and boats with thrust and water-thrust boats. (v) We allow pets only in designated electric motors on Sunk Lake Public Use (ii) [Reserved] areas, and they must remain on a leash Natural Area. (4) McKay Creek National Wildlife or within vehicles/vessels. (6) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight (vi) We prohibit nighttime access to (i) We seasonally close the sanctuary camping. boat-launching areas. areas of the refuge to the public from (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. (vii) We prohibit mooring or attaching November 15 through March 15. (5) Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge. boats to any refuge boundary marker, (ii) We allow horses only on roads (i) We prohibit overnight camping. post, or navigational post within refuge open to motorized traffic. (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. waters. (iii) We prohibit airboats, hovercraft, (6) Upper Klamath National Wildlife (viii) We prohibit air-thrust boats, or personal watercraft (e.g., Jet Skis) on Refuge. (i) Motorized boats must not hovercraft, airboats, and personal any waters within the refuge boundary. exceed 10 miles per hour in any stream, watercraft (e.g., Jet Skis) within the (7) Tennessee National Wildlife creek, or canal, and on that portion of waters of and/or boundary of the refuge. Refuge. (i) We limit boats to no wake Pelican Bay west of a line beginning at (nn) South Dakota—(1) LaCreek speed on all refuge impoundments. designated points on the north shore of National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow (ii) We prohibit swimming in refuge Pelican Bay 1⁄4 mile (402 meters) east of boat use only on Pools 3, 4, 7, and 10, impoundments and from boat ramps Crystal Creek and extending due south and the Little White River Recreation and boat docks. to the opposite shore of the lake. Area. (pp) Texas—(1) Anahuac National (ii) [Reserved] (ii) We prohibit the use of internal Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit boats (kk)–(ll) [Reserved] combustion motors in Pools 3, 4, 7, and and other flotation devices on inland (mm) South Carolina—(1) Cape 10. waters. Romain National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We (2) Sand Lake Wetland Management (ii) You may launch motorized boats prohibit camping on the refuge except District. (i) We allow the use of in East Bay at the East Bay Boat Ramp for designated archery hunters on Bulls motorized boats. on Westline Road and at the Oyster Island and individuals obtaining a (ii) [Reserved] Bayou Boat Ramp (boat canal). We (oo) Tennessee—(1) Chickasaw Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– prohibit the launching of airboats or National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We G) from the refuge manager. personal watercraft on the refuge. (ii) We allow boats to operate in salt seasonally close the refuge sanctuary (iii) You may launch nonmotorized water. We prohibit motorized area to the public from November 15 boats only along East Bay Bayou and equipment on the refuge islands or in through March 15. along the shoreline of East Galveston (ii) We allow horses only on roads refuge inholdings. Bay. open to motorized traffic. (iii) We prohibit private boats in the (2) Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Cross Creeks National Wildlife (i) We prohibit camping on the refuge. refuge boat basins at Garris Landing and Refuge. (i) We prohibit leaving boats (ii) [Reserved] Bulls Island. We clearly mark these unattended on the refuge after daylight (3) Big Boggy National Wildlife areas with Closed Area signs. use hours. Refuge. (i) We prohibit camping on the (iv) We prohibit overnight parking at (ii) We prohibit swimming in refuge refuge. Garris Landing, except for archery impoundments and from boat ramps (ii) [Reserved] hunters during the designated refuge and boat docks. (4) Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. archery white-tailed deer season and (3) Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit camping in all public individuals obtaining a Special Use (i) We seasonally close the sanctuary hunting areas and parking lots. Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) from the areas of the refuge to the public from (ii) We prohibit campfires in all refuge manager. November 15 through March 15. public hunting areas and parking lots. (v) We close Marsh Island, White (ii) We allow horses only on roads (iii) We allow only nonmotorized boat Banks, and Sandy Point to public entry open to motorized traffic. launching at designated areas. from February 15 through September 15 (iii) We allow the use of (5) Hagerman National Wildlife to protect nesting birds. This closed area nonmotorized boats and boats with Refuge. (i) We prohibit glass containers extends from the low mean water mark electric motors only; we prohibit the use on the refuge. to the highest elevation on these islands. of gas and diesel motors on refuge lakes (ii) We prohibit boats and other (2) Carolina Sandhills National except in the waterfowl hunting area. floating devices on all open waters of Wildlife Refuge. (i) We allow (4) Lake Isom National Wildlife Lake Texoma, except Big Mineral Creek nonmotorized boats and boats with Refuge. (i) We seasonally close the from October 1 through March 14 electric motors. We allow boats with sanctuary areas of the refuge to the annually. permanently mounted gas motors as public from November 15 through (iii) At the point where Big Mineral long as you lock the propeller out of the March 15. Creek joins Lake Texoma, Big Mineral water. You must hand load and unload (ii) We allow horses only on roads Creek becomes a year-round no wake boats except at designated boat ramps. open to motorized traffic. zone to the end of upstream navigable We prohibit skidding boats up or down (iii) We allow boats with only electric waters. dams or on water control structures. We or outboard motors of 10 horsepower or (iv) From October 1 through March provide boat ramps at Pool D, Pool L, less. 14, we allow only nonmotorized boats Honkers Lake, and Mays Lake. (5) Lower Hatchie National Wildlife in Big Mineral Creek from the point (ii) We prohibit swimming and Refuge. (i) We seasonally close the where it joins Lake Texoma to the wading in any areas of the refuge. sanctuary area of the refuge and the upstream end of navigable waters. You (3) Santee National Wildlife Refuge. southern unit of Sunk Lake Public Use may not have any type of gas or electric (i) We prohibit overnight camping. Natural Area to the public from motor onboard that is capable of use. (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. November 15 through March 15. You may launch boats from a boat ramp (iii) We prohibit overnight mooring of (ii) We allow horses only on roads only from L Pad Road or by hand at the boats. open to motorized traffic. Big Mineral Day Use Area.

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(6) Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife due south of the Currituck lighthouse. (ii) Access: Routes of travel. Access to, Refuge. (i) We only allow camping at ‘‘Residence’’ means a place of general and travel along, the refuge beach by Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park. abode; ‘‘Place of general abode’’ means motorized vehicles may be allowed (ii) [Reserved] a person’s principal, actual dwelling between the dune crossing at the key (7) Lower Rio Grande Valley National place in fact, without regard to intent. card operated gate near the refuge Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit A ‘‘dwelling’’ means a residential headquarters, and the south boundary of overnight camping. structure occupied on a year-round the refuge only after a permit has been (ii) [Reserved] basis by the permit applicant and shall issued or authorization provided by the (8) McFaddin National Wildlife not include seasonal or part-time refuge manager. Travel along the refuge Refuge. (i) On inland waters of the dwelling units such as beach houses, beach by motorized vehicle shall be refuge open to motorized boats, we vacation cabins, or structures which are below the high tide line, within the restrict the use of boats powered by air- intermittently occupied. intertidal zone, to the maximum extent cooled or radiator-cooled engines to (B) As provided for in Public Law 98– practicable. This may require permittees those powered by a single engine of 25 146, up to 15 additional permits shall be to adjust their travel times to avoid high horsepower or less and utilizing a granted to those persons meeting any tides which would require the use of the propeller 9 inches (22.5 centimeters) in one of the following conditions: emergency storm access/evacuation diameter or less. (1) A resident as of July 1, 1982, who route over the east dike. (ii) On inland waters of the refuge held a valid Service access permit for (iii) Access: Number of trips allowed. open to motorized boats, we restrict the improved property owners at any time Permittees and members of their operation of motorized boats to lakes, during the period from July 29, 1976, immediate families residing with them ponds, ditches, and other waterways. through December 31, 1979. are limited to a total of two round trips We prohibit the operation of motorized (2) Anyone in continuous residency per day per household. boats on or through emergent wetland since 1976, in the area bounded on the (iv) Access: Hours of travel. Travel vegetation. north by the refuge boundary, and on along the designated route is allowed 24 (9) San Bernard National Wildlife the south by a straight line passing hours per day from October 1 through Refuge. (i) We prohibit camping in all through a point in the east-west April 30. Travel is restricted to the public hunting areas and parking lots. prolongation of the centerline of hours of 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight) (ii) We prohibit campfires in all Albacore Street, Whaleshead Club from May 1 through September 30. public hunting areas and parking lots. Subdivision, Currituck County, North (v) Access: Medical emergencies. (A) (10) Texas Point National Wildlife Carolina. Private vehicles used in a medical Refuge. (i) On inland waters of the (3) Any permanent, full time resident emergency will be granted access. A refuge open to motorized boats, we as of April 1, 1983, residing in the area ‘‘medical emergency’’ means any restrict the use of boats powered by air- outlined in paragraph (ss)(1)(i)(B)(2) of condition that threatens human life or cooled or radiator-cooled engines to this section and not otherwise eligible, limb unless medical treatment is those powered by a single engine of 25 who can substantiate to the Secretary of immediately obtained. horsepower or less and utilizing a the Interior that access is essential to (B) The vehicle operator is required to propeller 9 inches (22.5 centimeters) in their maintaining a livelihood, as long provide the refuge manager with a diameter or less. as they maintain full-time continuous doctor’s statement confirming the (ii) On inland waters of the refuge employment in the Norfolk, Virginia, emergency within 36 hours after the open to motorized boats, we restrict the area may qualify for access. access has occurred. operation of motorized boats to lakes, (C) The burden of proving that the (vi) Access: Military, fire, or ponds, ditches, and other waterways. prospective permittee meets these emergency vehicles. (A) Military, fire, We prohibit the operation or motorized criteria shall be on the applicant by emergency or law enforcement vehicles boats on or through emergent wetland presentation of adequate documentation used for emergency purposes may be vegetation. to the refuge manager. Permittees may granted access. (11) Trinity River National Wildlife be required to submit additional (B) Vehicles used by an employee/ Refuge. (i) We limit motors to a documentation of their eligibility to the agent of the Federal, State or local maximum of 10 horsepower. refuge manager in order to maintain government, in the course of official (ii) [Reserved] access. Permits (FWS Form 3–1383–G) duty other than for emergency purposes, (qq)–(rr) [Reserved] will be issued only to those who legally may be granted access upon advance (ss) Virginia—(1) Back Bay National qualify for them. request to the refuge manager. Wildlife Refuge—(i) Access: (D) Only one permit will be issued per (C) Continuous or recurring use of the Qualifications and specifications. (A) family. All permits issued will be refuge beach for other than emergency As provided for in Public Law 96–315, terminated in the event that alternate purposes shall require the issuance of a we issue permits to permanent, full-time access becomes available during the permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) from the residents who can furnish to the refuge permit period. refuge manager. manager, Back Bay National Wildlife (E) Permits are issued for the purpose (vii) Access: Public utility vehicles. Refuge, adequate proof of continuous of providing entry and exit across the Public utility vehicles used on official and continuing residency, commencing refuge beach to the permittee’s business will be granted access. A prior to December 31, 1979, on the residence. Personal access is limited to permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) Outer Banks from the refuge boundary permittees, and their families, relatives, specifying the times and types of access south to and including the village of and guests while being transported in will be issued by the refuge manager. A Corolla, North Carolina, as long as they the permittee’s vehicle. ‘‘Personal ‘‘public utility vehicle’’ means any remain permanent, full-time residents. access’’ means private, non-commercial vehicle owned or operated by a public The south boundary of the area for use. Permits are not transferable by sale utility company enfranchised to supply access consideration is defined as a or devise. Outer Banks residents with electricity or straight east-west line extending from (F) All vehicle occupants must telephone service. Currituck Sound to the Atlantic Ocean provide positive identification upon the (viii) Access: Essential commercial and passing through a point 1,600 feet request of any refuge official. service vehicles. (A) Essential

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commercial service vehicles on business the refuge will be granted permits (FWS (ss)(1)(xi)(B) of this section, who have calls during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Form 3–1383–G) for access in demonstrated to the refuge manager that Monday through Friday will be granted accordance with the limitations there is no feasible alternative to the access, only upon prior approval of the outlined in paragraph (ss)(1)(x)(A) of access requested. Authorization for refuge manager when responding to a this section. access under this paragraph request from a permittee. Such requests (C) Each commercial fisherman or (ss)(1)(xi)(C) will not be based on may be verbal or in writing. Access by other business may be granted a convenience to the applicant. essential commercial service vehicles maximum of five designated employees (xii) Access: Violation of rules in this will be granted only after all other to travel the refuge beach for paragraph (ss)(1). Violators of the reasonable alternatives to access commercial fishing or other business- regulations in this paragraph (ss)(1) through the refuge have been exhausted related purposes only. Commercial pertaining to Back Bay National Wildlife as determined by the refuge manager. fishing employees may carry only other Refuge are subject to legal action as (B) ‘‘Commercial service vehicle’’ commercial fishing employees as prescribed by 50 CFR 25.43 and 50 CFR means any vehicle owned or operated passengers. Other business employees part 28, including suspension or by or on behalf of an individual, may carry only other employees of that revocation of all permits issued to the partnership, or corporation that is business. The hauling of trailers violator or responsible permittee. The properly licensed to engage entirely in associated with the conduct of refuge manager may deny access the business of furnishing emergency commercial fishing or other business permits to applicants who, during the 2 repair services, including, but not activities is authorized. years immediately preceding the date of limited to, plumbing, electrical, and (D) Employees of commercial application, have formally been charged repairs to household appliances. fishermen and/or other businesses who and successfully prosecuted for three or (C) The refuge manager, upon apply for access permits (FWS Form 3– more violations of these or other reasonable notification, will be able to 1383–G) shall have the burden of regulations in effect at Back Bay authorize essential service/emergency proving, by the presentation of National Wildlife Refuge. Individuals repair access, outside the prescribed appropriate documentation to the refuge whose vehicle access privileges are time periods, for emergency situations manager, that they are an ‘‘employee’’ suspended, revoked, or denied may, should they arise. for purposes of this section. within 30 days, file a written appeal of (ix) False Cape State Park employees. ‘‘Appropriate documentation’’ is the action to the Assistant Regional False Cape State Park and Virginia defined as the submission of Director, Refuges and Wildlife, at the Game Commission employees who are standardized and verifiable employment address for the Northeast Regional residents in the park will be considered forms including: Signed W–2 and W–4 Office provided at 50 CFR 2.2(e), in as permanent, full-time residents as forms, IRS form #1099, official earnings accordance with 50 CFR 25.45(c). defined in paragraph (ss)(1)(i) of this statements for specified periods, (xiii) Other access rules in this section with access privileges identical employee income tax withholding paragraph (ss)(1). (A) No permit will to those of other permittees with beach submissions to State and Federal tax remain in effect beyond December 31 of access privileges. offices (e.g., IRS form W–3 with W–2s the year in which it was issued. Permits (x) Access: Commercial fishermen, attached), State unemployment tax may be renewed upon the submission of businesses, and their employees. (A) information, or other proof of actual appropriate updated information Commercial fishermen who have employment. Documentation for each relating to the permit, and a signed verified that their fishing operations on employee must be submitted in advance statement that the conditions under the Outer Banks of Virginia Beach, of access being granted, or, for new which the previous permit was issued Virginia, or Currituck County, North employees, within 30 days of their have not changed. In the event of any Carolina, have been dependent since starting date. Failure to provide changes of conditions under which the 1972 on entry and exit to or across the verification of employment for new permit is granted, the permittee shall refuge are granted permits (FWS Form employees within 30 days will result in notify the refuge manager in writing 3–1383–G) for access. Travel through termination of access privileges. within 30 days. Failure to report the refuge by commercial fishermen (xi) Access: Suspension or waiver of changes may result in suspension/ from Currituck County, North Carolina, rules in this paragraph (ss)(1). (A) In an revocation of the permit. will be permitted only when directly emergency, the refuge manager may (B) Vehicles shall be operated on the associated with commercial fishing suspend any or all of the restrictions in refuge beach only by the permittee or operations. Drivers and passengers on this paragraph (ss)(1) on vehicular travel other authorized drivers. Permit holders trips through the refuge are limited to and announce each suspension by shall not tow, transport, or operate commercial fishing crew members. A whatever means are available. In the vehicles owned by non-permit holders ‘‘commercial fisherman’’ means one event of adverse weather conditions, the through the refuge. Non-commercial who harvests finfish by gill net or haul refuge manager may close all or any permit holders may tow utility and boat seine in the Atlantic Ocean, and who portion of the refuge to vehicular traffic trailers when being used for their has owned and operated a commercial for such periods as deemed advisable in personal use only. Any towed vehicle fishing businesses continuously since the interest of public safety. shall have advance approval from the 1972. Commercial permits are not (B) The refuge manager may make refuge manager prior to being brought transferable by sale or devise. The level exceptions to access restrictions, if they through the refuge. The access privilege of commercial permittee travel across are compatible with refuge purposes, for in this paragraph (ss)(1)(xiii)(B) is not to the refuge shall not increase above the qualified permittees who have be used for any commercial purpose. average yearly levels maintained in the demonstrated to the refuge manager a (C) The refuge manager may prescribe 1985–1987 period. need for additional access relating to restrictions as to the types of vehicles to (B) Other businesses who have health or livelihood. be permitted to ensure public safety and verified that their business operations (C) The refuge manager may grant adherence to all applicable rules and on the Outer Banks of Currituck County, one-time use authorization for vehicular regulations. North Carolina, have been dependent access through the refuge to individuals, (D) A magnetic card will be issued to since 1972 on entry and exit to or across not otherwise qualified in paragraph each authorized driver only for his or

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her operation of the computer- (ii) The maximum speed limit is 5 Information Collection Clearance Officer controlled gate. No more than two cards miles per hour for boats in all refuge at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b). will be issued per family. Only one waters. vehicle will be permitted to pass for (2) Columbia National Wildlife PART 32—HUNTING AND FISHING Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight each gate opening. Unauthorized use of ■ the magnetic card may result in camping. 3. The authority citation for part 32 suspension of the permit. A fee will be (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. continues to read as follows: charged to replace lost or misplaced (3) Conboy Lake National Wildlife Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, cards. Malfunctioning cards will be Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight 664, 668dd–668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 115–20, replaced at no charge. camping. 131 Stat. 86. (E) Access is granted for the purpose (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. Subpart A—General Provisions of travel to and from the permittee’s (4) Hanford Reach National residence and/or place of business. Monument/Saddle Mountain National ■ 4. Revise § 32.7 to read as follows: Access is not authorized for the purpose Wildlife Refuge. (i) We prohibit of transporting individuals for hire, or overnight camping. § 32.7 What refuge units are open to for the transport of prospective real (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. hunting and/or sport fishing? estate clients to or from the Outer Banks (iii) We allow only nonmotorized Refuge units open to hunting and/or of North Carolina, or for any other boats and boats with electric motors on sport fishing in accordance with the purpose not covered by this paragraph the WB–10 Pond (Wahluke Lake) and provisions of this subpart and §§ 32.20 (ss)(1). with walk-in access only. through 32.70, inclusive, are as follows: (xiv) General rules in this paragraph (5) McNary National Wildlife Refuge. (a) Alabama. (1) Bon Secour National (ss)(1)—(A) Entry on foot, bicycle, or (i) We prohibit overnight camping. Wildlife Refuge. motor vehicle. Entry on foot, bicycle, or (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. (2) Cahaba River National Wildlife by motor vehicle on designated routes is (6) Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. allowed one-half hour before sunrise to Refuge. (i) We prohibit overnight (3) Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge. one-half hour after sunset for the camping. (4) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge. purposes of nature observation and (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. (5) Grand Bay National Wildlife study, photography, hiking, surf fishing, (7) Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. and bicycling. (i) We prohibit overnight camping. (6) Key Cave National Wildlife (B) Beach-oriented uses. Designated (ii) We prohibit overnight parking. Refuge. areas of the refuge beach are open to (8) Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. (7) Mountain Longleaf National wildlife/wildlands-oriented recreation (i) We prohibit camping on the refuge Wildlife Refuge. only as outlined in paragraph except in designated campgrounds on (8) Sauta Cave National Wildlife (ss)(1)(xiv)(A) of this section. Entry to Long Island for up to 14 days. Refuge. the beach is via designated access points (ii) [Reserved] (9) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. only. (uu) [Reserved] (b) Alaska. (1) Alaska Maritime (C) Parking. Limited parking at the (vv) Wisconsin—(1) Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge. refuge office/visitor contact station is River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. (2) Alaska Peninsula National allowed only in designated spaces. Refer to paragraph (v)(2) of this section Wildlife Refuge. Parking is available on a first-come, for regulations. (3) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. first-served basis for persons engaged in (2) [Reserved] (4) Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. wildlife/wildlands-oriented recreation (ww) Wyoming—(1) Seedskadee (5) Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. only as outlined in paragraph National Wildlife Refuge. (i) You must (6) Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. (ss)(1)(xiv)(A) of this section. only launch or pick up trailered boats at (7) Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge. (D) Fires. All fires are prohibited. the following boat ramps: Dodge (8) Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (E) Pets. Dogs and other pets, on a Bottom, Hayfarm, Lombard, and Six- (9) Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. hand-held leash not exceeding 10 feet in Mile. (10) Koyukuk National Wildlife length, are allowed from October 1 (ii) [Reserved] Refuge. through March 31. (2) [Reserved] (11) Nowitna National Wildlife (F) Sand dunes. Pedestrians and (xx) Information collection Refuge. vehicular traffic in the sand dunes are requirements. The information (12) Salawik National Wildlife Refuge. prohibited. collection requirements contained in (13) Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. (G) Groups. Use by all groups this section have been approved by the (14) Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. exceeding 10 individuals will require a Office of Management and Budget (15) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and Refuge. G), issued by the refuge manager. assigned clearance number 1018–0140. (16) Yukon Flats National Wildlife (H) Motorized vehicles. Registered The information is being collected to Refuge. motor vehicles and motorized bicycles provide the refuge managers the (c) Arizona. (1) Bill Williams River (mopeds) are allowed on the paved information needed to decide whether National Wildlife Refuge. refuge access road and parking lot at or not to allow the requested use. A (2) Buenos Aires National Wildlife refuge headquarters. All other motorized response is required in order to obtain Refuge. vehicular use is prohibited, except as a benefit. The Service may not conduct (3) Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife specifically authorized pursuant to this or sponsor, and you are not required to Refuge. paragraph (ss)(1). respond to, a collection of information (4) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. (2) [Reserved] unless it displays a currently valid OMB (5) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. (tt) Washington—(1) Billy Frank Jr. control number. Direct comments (6) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. (i) regarding the burden estimate or any (7) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. We prohibit boat launching on the other aspect of these information (8) San Bernardino National Wildlife refuge. collection requirements to the Service’s Refuge.

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(d) Arkansas. (1) Bald Knob National (i) Florida. (1) Arthur R. Marshall (7) Kankakee National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (2) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Cedar Keys National Wildlife (8) Meredosia National Wildlife (3) Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (3) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife (9) Middle Mississippi River National (4) Dale Bumpers White River Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Egmont Key National Wildlife (10) Port Louisa National Wildlife (5) Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (5) Hobe Sound National Wildlife (11) Two Rivers National Wildlife (6) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (6) J.N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National (12) Upper Mississippi River National (7) Overflow National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refuge. (7) Lake Woodruff National Wildlife (n) Indiana. (1) Big Oaks National (8) Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (8) Lower Suwannee National (2) Muscatatuck National Wildlife (9) Wapanocca National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (9) Merritt Island National Wildlife (3) Patoka River National Wildlife (e) California. (1) Cibola National Refuge. Refuge and Management Area Wildlife Refuge. (10) Pelican Island National Wildlife (o) Iowa. (1) De Soto National Wildlife (2) Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (11) Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Driftless Area National Wildlife (3) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. (12) St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (3) Iowa Wetland Management (5) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay (13) St. Vincent National Wildlife District. National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (4) Neal Smith National Wildlife (6) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. (14) Ten Thousand Islands National Refuge. (7) Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. (5) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Refuge. (j) Georgia. (1) Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (8) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (6) Port Louisa National Wildlife (9) Kern National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Blackbeard Island National (10) Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (7) Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge. (3) Bond Swamp National Wildlife (11) Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (8) Upper Mississippi River National Refuge. (4) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife and Fish Refuge. (12) Merced National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Harris Neck National Wildlife (p) Kansas. (1) Flint Hills National (13) Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (14) Sacramento National Wildlife (6) Okefenokee National Wildlife (2) Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (3) Marais des Cygnes National (15) Sacramento River National (7) Piedmont National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (16) Salinas River National Wildlife (8) Savannah National Wildlife (4) Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (q) Kentucky. (1) Clarks River National (17) San Luis National Wildlife (9) Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (10) Wolf Island National Wildlife (2) Ohio River Islands National (18) San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (k) Hawaii. (1) Hanalei National (3) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. (19) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. (r) Louisiana. (1) Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (20) Stone Lakes National Wildlife (3) Kilauea Point National Wildlife (2) Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (21) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge. (l) Idaho. (1) Bear Lake National (3) Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife (22) Tule Lake National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (2) Camas National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Bayou Teche National Wildlife (f) Colorado. (1) Alamosa National (3) Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (4) Grays Lake National Wildlife (5) Big Branch Marsh National (2) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (3) Baca National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. (6) Black Bayou Lake National (4) Browns Park National Wildlife (6) Minidoka National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (7) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife (5) Monte Vista National Wildlife (m) Illinois. (1) Chautauqua National Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (8) Breton National Wildlife Refuge. (6) Rocky Mountain Arsenal. (2) Crab Orchard National Wildlife (9) Cameron Prairie National Wildlife (g) Connecticut. (1) Silvio O. Conte Refuge. Refuge. National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. (3) Cypress Creek National Wildlife (10) Cat Island National Wildlife (2) Stewart B. McKinney National Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (4) Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge. (11) Catahoula National Wildlife (h) Delaware. (1) Bombay Hook (5) Great River National Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (12) D’Arbonne National Wildlife (2) Prime Hook National Wildlife (6) Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (13) Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

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(14) Grand Cote National Wildlife (8) Hamden Slough National Wildlife (5) Bowdoin Wetland Management Refuge. Refuge. District. (15) Lacassine National Wildlife (9) Litchfield Wetland Management (6) Charles M. Russell National Refuge. District. Wildlife Refuge. (16) Lake Ophelia National Wildlife (10) Minnesota Valley National (7) Charles M. Russell Wetland Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Management District. (17) Mandalay National Wildlife (11) Minnesota Valley Wetland (8) Creedman Coulee National Refuge. Management District. Wildlife Refuge. (18) Red River National Wildlife (12) Morris Wetland Management (9) Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge. District. Refuge. (19) Sabine National Wildlife Refuge. (13) Northern Tallgrass Prairie (10) Hewitt Lake National Wildlife (20) Tensas River National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (14) Rice Lake National Wildlife (11) Lake Mason National Wildlife (21) Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (15) Rydell National Wildlife Refuge. (12) Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife (s) Maine. (1) Moosehorn National (16) Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (13) Lamesteer National Wildlife (2) Petit Manan National Wildlife (17) Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (14) Lee Metcalf National Wildlife (3) Rachel Carson National Wildlife (18) Upper Mississippi River National Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife and Fish Refuge. (15) Lost Trail National Wildlife (4) Sunkhaze Meadows National (19) Windom Wetland Management Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. District. (16) Medicine Lake National Wildlife (5) Umbagog National Wildlife (x) Mississippi. (1) Bogue Chitto Refuge. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (17) National Bison Range. (t) Maryland. (1) Blackwater National (2) Coldwater River National Wildlife (18) Ninepipe National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (2) Eastern Neck National Wildlife (3) Dahomey National Wildlife (19) Northeast Montana Wetland Refuge. Refuge. Management District. (3) Patuxent Research Refuge. (4) Grand Bay National Wildlife (20) Northwest Montana Wetland (u) Massachusetts. (1) Assabet River Refuge. Management District. National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Hillside National Wildlife Refuge. (21) Pablo National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Great Meadows National Wildlife (6) Holt Collier National Wildlife (22) Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (23) Swan River National Wildlife (3) Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. (7) Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. (24) UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge. (8) Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. (25) War Horse National Wildlife Refuge. (9) Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. (6) Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (aa) Nebraska. (1) Boyer Chute (7) Parker River National Wildlife (10) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Crescent Lake National Wildlife (8) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and (11) St. Catherine Creek National Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (3) Fort Niobrara National Wildlife (v) Michigan. (1) Detroit River (12) Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge. International Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (4) North Platte National Wildlife (2) Harbor Island National Wildlife (13) Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (y) Missouri. (1) Big Muddy National (5) Rainwater Basin Wetland (3) Kirtland’s Warbler Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Management District. Management Area. (2) Clarence Cannon National Wildlife (6) Valentine National Wildlife (4) Michigan Wetland Management Refuge. Refuge. District. (3) Great River National Wildlife (bb) Nevada. (1) Ash Meadows (5) Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (6) Shiawassee National Wildlife (4) Loess Bluffs National Wildlife (2) Desert National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (3) Pahranagat National Wildlife (w) Minnesota. (1) Agassiz National (5) Middle Mississippi River National Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (4) Ruby Lake National Wildlife (2) Big Stone National Wildlife (6) Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (7) Swan Lake National Wildlife (5) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. (3) Big Stone Wetland Management Refuge. (6) Stillwater National Wildlife District. (8) Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. (cc) New Hampshire. (1) Great Bay Refuge. (z) Montana. (1) Benton Lake National National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Detroit Lakes Wetland Wildlife Refuge. (2) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Management District. (2) Benton Lake Wetland Management Wildlife Refuge. (6) Fergus Falls Wetland Management District. (3) Umbagog National Wildlife District. (3) Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge. (7) Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge. (dd) New Jersey. (1) Cape May Refuge. (4) Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge.

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(2) Edwin B. Forsythe National (8) Crosby Wetland Management (5) Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. District. (6) Hart Mountain National Antelope (3) Great Swamp National Wildlife (9) Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (10) Devils Lake Wetland (7) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the (4) Supawna Meadows National Management District. Columbian White-Tailed Deer. Wildlife Refuge. (11) J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife (8) Klamath Marsh National Wildlife (5) Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (12) J. Clark Salyer Wetland (9) Lewis and Clark National Wildlife (ee) New Mexico. (1) Bitter Lake Management District. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (13) Kulm Wetland Management (10) Lower Klamath National Wildlife (2) Bosque del Apache National District. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (14) Lake Alice National Wildlife (11) Malheur National Wildlife (3) Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (15) Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge. (12) McKay Creek National Wildlife (4) Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge. (16) Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge. (5) San Andres National Wildlife Refuge. (13) McNary National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (17) Lake Zahl National Wildlife (14) Nestucca Bay National Wildlife (6) Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (ff) New York. (1) Amagansett (18) Long Lake National Wildlife (15) Sheldon National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (2) Elizabeth A. Morton National (19) Long Lake Wetland Management (16) Siletz Bay National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. District. Refuge. (3) Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. (20) Lostwood National Wildlife (17) Tualatin River National Wildlife (4) Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (21) Lostwood Wetland Management (18) Umatilla National Wildlife (5) Oyster Bay National Wildlife District. Refuge. Refuge. (22) Rose Lake National Wildlife (19) Upper Klamath National Wildlife (6) Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (7) Shawangunk Grasslands National (23) Sibley Lake National Wildlife (20) William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (8) Target Rock National Wildlife (24) Silver Lake National Wildlife (ll) Pennsylvania. (1) Cherry Valley Refuge. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (9) Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge. (25) Slade National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Erie National Wildlife Refuge. (10) Wertheim National Wildlife (26) Stewart Lake National Wildlife (3) John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge at Tinicum. (gg) North Carolina. (1) Alligator River (27) Tewaukon National Wildlife (4) Ohio River Islands National National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (2) Cedar Island National Wildlife (28) Tewaukon Wetland Management (mm) Rhode Island. (1) Block Island Refuge. District. National Wildlife Refuge. (3) Currituck National Wildlife (29) Upper Souris National Wildlife (2) Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (3) Sachuest Point National Wildlife (4) Great Dismal Swamp National (ii) Ohio. (1) Cedar Point National Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. (4) Trustom Pond National Wildlife (5) Mackay Island National Wildlife (2) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (jj) Oklahoma. (1) Deep Fork National (nn) South Carolina. (1) Cape Romain (6) Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (2) Little River National Wildlife (2) Carolina Sandhills National (7) Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (3) Optima National Wildlife Refuge. (3) Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin (8) Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Ozark Plateau National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge. (9) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. (10) Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Santee National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (6) Sequoyah National Wildlife (6) Savannah National Wildlife (11) Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (7) Tishomingo National Wildlife (7) Waccamaw National Wildlife (hh) North Dakota. (1) Ardoch Refuge. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. (8) Tishomingo Wildlife Management (oo) South Dakota. (1) Huron Wetland (2) Arrowwood National Wildlife Unit. Management District. Refuge. (9) Washita National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge. (3) Arrowwood Wetland Management (10) Wichita Mountains National (3) Lake Andes National Wildlife District. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (4) Audubon National Wildlife (kk) Oregon. (1) Bandon Marsh (4) Lake Andes Wetland Management Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. District. (5) Audubon Wetland Management (2) Baskett Slough National Wildlife (5) Madison Wetland Management District. Refuge. District. (6) Chase Lake National Wildlife (3) Bear Valley National Wildlife (6) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. Refuge. (7) Chase Lake Wetland Management (4) Cold Springs National Wildlife (7) Sand Lake Wetland Management District. Refuge. District.

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(8) Waubay National Wildlife Refuge. (11) Rappahannock River Valley been approved by the Office of (9) Waubay Wetland Management National Wildlife Refuge. Management and Budget (OMB) under District. (12) Wallops Island National Wildlife 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned (pp) Tennessee. (1) Chickasaw Refuge. clearance number 1018–0140. The National Wildlife Refuge. (uu) Washington. (1) Billy Frank Jr. information is being collected to (2) Cross Creeks National Wildlife Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. provide the refuge managers the Refuge. (2) Columbia National Wildlife information needed to decide whether (3) Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. or not to allow the requested use. A (4) Lake Isom National Wildlife (3) Conboy Lake National Wildlife response is required in order to obtain Refuge. Refuge. a benefit. The Service may not conduct (5) Lower Hatchie National Wildlife (4) Dungeness National Wildlife or sponsor, and you are not required to Refuge. Refuge. respond to, a collection of information (6) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. (5) Hanford Reach National unless it displays a currently valid OMB (7) Tennessee National Wildlife Monument/Saddle Mountain National control number. Direct comments Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. regarding the burden estimate or any (qq) Texas. (1) Anahuac National (6) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the other aspect of these information Wildlife Refuge. Columbian White-tailed Deer. collection requirements to the Service’s (2) Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. (7) Little Pend Oreille National Information Collection Clearance Officer (3) Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b). Wildlife Refuge. (8) McNary National Wildlife Refuge. ■ (4) Big Boggy National Wildlife (9) Ridgefield National Wildlife 6. Revise subpart B to read as follows: Refuge. Refuge. Subpart B—Refuge-Specific (5) Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. (10) San Juan Islands National Regulations for Hunting and Fishing (6) Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (11) Toppenish National Wildlife Sec. (7) Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge. 32.20 Alabama. Refuge. (12) Turnbull National Wildlife 32.21 Alaska. (8) Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. 32.22 Arizona. Refuge. (13) Umatilla National Wildlife 32.23 Arkansas. (9) Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. 32.24 California. Refuge. (14) Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. 32.25 Colorado. (10) Lower Rio Grande Valley 32.26 Connecticut. (vv) West Virginia. (1) Canaan Valley 32.27 Delaware. National Wildlife Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. 32.28 Florida. (11) McFaddin National Wildlife (2) Ohio River Islands National 32.29 Georgia. Refuge. Wildlife Refuge. 32.30 Hawaii. (12) San Bernard National Wildlife (ww) Wisconsin. (1) Fox River 32.31 Idaho. Refuge. National Wildlife Refuge. 32.32 Illinois. (13) Texas Point National Wildlife (2) Green Bay National Wildlife 32.33 Indiana. Refuge. Refuge. 32.34 Iowa. (14) Trinity River National Wildlife (3) Hackmatack National Wildlife 32.35 Kansas. Refuge. Refuge. 32.36 Kentucky. (rr) Utah. (1) Bear River Migratory (4) Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. 32.37 Louisiana. Bird Refuge. 32.38 Maine. (5) Leopold Wetland Management 32.39 Maryland. (2) Fish Springs National Wildlife District. 32.40 Massachusetts. Refuge. (6) Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. 32.41 Michigan. (3) Ouray National Wildlife Refuge. (7) St. Croix Wetland Management 32.42 Minnesota. (ss) Vermont. (1) Missisquoi National District. 32.43 Mississippi. Wildlife Refuge. (8) Trempealeau National Wildlife 32.44 Missouri. (2) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Refuge. 32.45 Montana. Wildlife Refuge. (9) Upper Mississippi River National 32.46 Nebraska. (tt) Virginia. (1) Back Bay National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. 32.47 Nevada. Wildlife Refuge. (10) Whittlesey Creek National 32.48 New Hampshire. (2) Chincoteague National Wildlife 32.49 New Jersey. Wildlife Refuge. 32.50 New Mexico. Refuge. (xx) Wyoming. (1) Cokeville Meadows 32.51 New York. (3) Eastern Shore of Virginia National National Wildlife Refuge. 32.52 North Carolina. Wildlife Refuge. (2) Hutton Lake National Wildlife 32.53 North Dakota. (4) Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Refuge. 32.54 Ohio. National Wildlife Refuge. (3) National Elk Refuge. 32.55 Oklahoma. (5) Great Dismal Swamp National (4) Pathfinder National Wildlife 32.56 Oregon. Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. 32.57 Pennsylvania. (6) James River National Wildilfe (5) Seedskadee National Wildlife 32.58 Rhode Island. Refuge. Refuge. 32.59 South Carolina. (7) Mackay Island National Wildlife (yy) Guam. (1) Guam National 32.60 South Dakota. Refuge. 32.61 Tennessee. Wildlife Refuge. 32.62 Texas. (8) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife (2) [Reserved] 32.63 Utah. Refuge. ■ 5. Add § 32.9 to read as follows: 32.64 Vermont. (9) Plum Tree Island National Wildlife 32.65 Virginia. Refuge. § 32.9 Information collection requirements. 32.66 Washington. (10) Presquile National Wildlife The information collection 32.67 West Virginia. Refuge. requirements contained in this part have 32.68 Wisconsin.

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32.69 Wyoming. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or overnight during the deer season in a 32.70 Guam. cause deer to move in the direction of non-hunting position at ground level. § 32.20 Alabama. any person(s) who is part of the (iii) While climbing a tree, installing organized or planned hunt and known a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or The following refuge units are open to be waiting for the deer. We also hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, for hunting and/or fishing as governed prohibit drives for feral hogs. hunters must use a fall-arrest system by applicable Federal and State (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (full body harness) that is manufactured regulations, and are listed in fishing on designated areas of the to the Tree Stand Manufacturers alphabetical order with additional refuge. Association’s standards. refuge-specific regulations. (c) Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing in (a) Bon Secour National Wildlife (1) [Reserved] designated areas of the refuge subject to Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on hunting of squirrel, rabbit, coyote, (i) We allow fishing year-round, designated areas of the refuge subject to beaver, and nutria on designated areas except in the waterfowl sanctuary area the following condition: We allow of the refuge subject to the following as depicted within the refuge brochure. fishing only from legal sunrise to legal conditions: The waterfowl sanctuary is closed to sunset. (b) Cahaba River National Wildlife (i) We prohibit leaving unattended fishing from November 15 through Refuge. (1) [Reserved] personal property, including, but not March 1. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow limited to, boats or vehicles of any type, (ii) The condition set forth at hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, geocaches, lumber, and cameras, paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section opossum, raccoon, coyote, and bobcat overnight on the refuge (see § 27.93 of applies. on designated areas of the refuge subject this chapter). (iii) We allow a rod and reel and pole to the following conditions: (ii) You may only take incidental and line. We prohibit all other methods (i) We require hunters to hunt as species (coyote, beaver, nutria, and feral of fishing, including bow fishing. governed by Alabama Department of hog) during any other refuge hunt with (iv) We prohibit the taking of frogs, Conservation and Natural Resources’ those weapons legal during those hunts turtles, and crawfish (see § 27.21 of this William R. Ireland, Sr.—Cahaba River as governed by the State of Alabama. chapter). Wildlife Management Area hunting (iii) You must possess and carry a (v) We prohibit fishing tournaments permit conditions. signed refuge hunt permit (signed on all refuge waters. (ii) We require hunters to possess and brochure) when hunting. (d) Eufaula National Wildlife carry a current and signed Alabama (iv) All persons age 15 or younger, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Department of Conservation and Natural while hunting on the refuge, must be in hunting. We allow hunting of mourning Resources’ William R. Ireland, Sr.— the presence and under direct dove and Eurasian-collared dove, duck, Cahaba River Wildlife Management supervision of a licensed or exempt and goose on designated areas of the Area hunting permit when hunting on hunter age 21 or older. A licensed refuge subject to the following the refuge. hunter supervising a youth must hold a conditions: (iii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns valid State license for the species being (i) You must possess and carry a using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and hunted. One adult may supervise no signed refuge hunt permit (signed handguns using rim-fire ammunition more than two youth hunters. brochure) when hunting. only, or archery equipment that (v) We require all hunters to record (ii) All youth hunters (ages 10 through complies with State and Federal hours hunted and all harvested game on 15) must remain within sight and regulations. the Visitor Check-In Permit and Report normal voice contact of a properly (iv) We allow the use of dogs when (FWS Form 3–2405) at the conclusion of licensed hunting adult age 21 or older. hunting upland game. each day at one of the refuge check Youth hunters must possess and carry (v) Hunters may only hunt during stations. verification of passing a State-approved designated days and times. (vi) We allow the use of dogs when hunter education course. One adult may (vi) Hunters must remove tree stands, hunting squirrel and rabbit. supervise no more than two youth blinds, or other personal property from (vii) Hunters may only hunt during hunters. the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt designated days and times. (iii) All waterfowl hunting (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (viii) For hunting, you may use only opportunities are spaced-blind and (3) Big game hunting. We allow the approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)), assigned by lottery. Hunters wishing to hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, .22 caliber rimfire or smaller rifles, or participate in our waterfowl hunt must and wild turkey on designated areas of legal archery equipment as governed by submit a Waterfowl Lottery Application the refuge subject to the following State regulations. (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow National Wildlife Refuge System). (i) The conditions set forth at archery hunting of white-tailed deer and (iv) Hunters must remove all stands/ paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (ii), (v), and (vi) of incidental take of feral hog subject to the blinds and other personal property at this section apply. following conditions: the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 (ii) We prohibit the use of firearms for (i) The conditions set forth at of this chapter). hunting deer on the refuge. However, paragraphs (c)(2)(ii), (iii), (iv), and (viii) (v) We allow access to the refuge for you may archery hunt in the portions of of this section apply. hunting from 11⁄2 hours before legal the refuge that are open for deer hunting (ii) Deer hunters may place one sunrise to 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. during the archery, shotgun, and portable stand or blind on the refuge for (vi) We prohibit organized drives. We muzzleloader seasons established by the use while deer hunting, but only during define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or State. the open deer season. The stand must be planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or (iii) We prohibit organized deer clearly labeled with the hunter’s State otherwise frighten or cause game to drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an hunting license number. You may leave move in the direction of any person(s) organized or planned effort to pursue, the stand or blind on the refuge who is part of the organized or planned

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hunt and known to be waiting for the areas of the refuge subject to the only, or archery equipment that game. following conditions: complies with State regulations. (vii) We prohibit hunting or observing (i) We require hunters to possess and (4) [Reserved] from an elevated stand without use of a carry a current and signed Key Cave (g) Mountain Longleaf National full body harness. National Wildlife Refuge permit, which Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (2) Upland game hunting. We allow is included with the Alabama bird hunting. We allow hunting of hunting of squirrel and rabbit on Department of Conservation and Natural woodcock on designated areas of the designated areas of the refuge subject to Resources’ Seven Mile Island Wildlife refuge subject to the following the following conditions: Management Area hunting permit, when conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at hunting on the refuge. (i) We require hunters to hunt as paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) and (v) (ii) We allow hunting on Monday, governed by Alabama Department of through (vii) of this section apply. Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ii) We allow only shotguns as the (iii) We allow the use of dogs when Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area means of take for upland game hunting. hunting migratory game birds and hunting permit conditions. (3) Big game hunting. We allow upland game. (ii) We require hunters to possess and hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (2) Upland game hunting. We allow carry a current and signed Alabama hog on designated areas of the refuge hunting of quail, Eurasian-collared Department of Conservation and Natural subject to the following conditions: dove, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, Resources’ Choccolocco Wildlife (i) The conditions set forth at starling, coyote, bobcat, and fox on Management Area hunting permit when paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) through (vii) designated portions of the refuge subject hunting on the refuge. of this section apply. to the following conditions: (iii) Hunters may only hunt during (ii) We allow youth gun hunting (i) The conditions set forth at designated days and times. opportunities that are spaced-blind and paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iii) of this (iv) Hunters must remove tree stands, assigned by lottery. Hunters wishing to section apply. blinds, or other personal property from participate in our youth gun hunt must (ii) We allow hunting on designated the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt submit a Big/Upland Game Hunt areas from legal sunrise to legal sunset (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Application—National Wildlife Refuge Saturday, except that you may hunt hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, System). opossum and raccoon after legal sunset. groundhog, raccoon, opossum, beaver, (iii) All youth hunters must remain (iii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns and fox on designated areas of the within sight and normal voice contact of using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and refuge subject to the following a properly hunting-licensed adult age 21 handguns using rim-fire ammunition conditions: or older. Youth hunters must possess only, or archery equipment that (i) The conditions set forth at and carry verification of passing a State- complies with State regulations. paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iv) of this approved hunter education course. One (3) Big game hunting. We allow section apply. adult may supervise no more than one hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (ii) We prohibit hunting after legal youth hunter. hog on designated portions of the refuge sunset. (iv) All big game hunting as governed by State regulations subject (iii) Hunters must use a body safety opportunities, except for youth gun, are to the following conditions: harness at all times while hunting from archery-only. (i) The conditions set forth at a tree. (v) We close those portions of the paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iii) of this (iv) We allow the use of dogs when refuge between Bustahatchee and Rood section apply. hunting quail, squirrel, and rabbit only. Creeks to archery hunting until (ii) We allow hunting on designated (3) Big game hunting. We allow November 1. areas from legal sunrise to legal sunset hunting of white-tailed deer, bobcat, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and coyote, feral hog, and turkey on fishing, including bowfishing, in Saturday. designated areas of the refuge subject to designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) We prohibit the use of firearms the following condition: The conditions the following conditions: for hunting deer on the refuge. set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (i) We allow shoreline access for (iv) We allow hunters to hunt from (iv) and (g)(2)(iii) of this section apply. fishing from 1 hour before legal sunrise portable tree stands. While climbing a (4) [Reserved] to 1 hour after legal sunset. tree, installing a tree stand that uses (h) Sauta Cave National Wildlife (ii) We prohibit taking frog or turtle climbing aids, or hunting from a tree Refuge. (1) [Reserved] on all refuge lands and waters (see stand on the refuge, hunters must use a (2) Upland game hunting. We allow § 27.21 of this chapter). fall-arrest system (full body harness) hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, (iii) We adopt reciprocal license that is manufactured to the Tree Stand raccoon, and opossum on designated agreements between Alabama and Manufacturers Association’s standards. areas of the refuge subject to the Georgia for fishing in Lake Eufaula. (v) We prohibit organized drives. We following conditions: Anglers fishing in waters not directly define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or (i) We require hunters to hunt as connected to Lake Eufaula must be planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or governed by Alabama Department of properly licensed for the State in which otherwise frighten or cause game to Conservation and Natural Resources’ they are fishing. move in the direction of any person(s) North Sauty refuge hunting permit. (e) Grand Bay National Wildlife who is part of the organized or planned (ii) We require hunters to possess and Refuge. Refer to § 32.43(d) for hunt and known to be waiting for the carry a current and signed Sauta Cave regulations. game. National Wildlife Refuge permit, which (f) Key Cave National Wildlife (vi) Hunters may hunt big game is found on the Alabama Department of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird species other than deer with shotguns Conservation and Natural Resources’ hunting. We allow hunting of mourning using only approved nontoxic #4 shot or Jackson County Waterfowl, Management and white-winged dove, crow, smaller (see § 32.2(k)), rifles and Areas, refuges and Coon Gulf Tract woodcock, and snipe on designated handguns using rim-fire ammunition hunting permit, when hunting.

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(iii) Hunters may only hunt during § 32.21 Alaska. remove temporary blinds, boats, and designated days and times. Alaska refuges are opened to hunting, decoys from the refuge following each (iv) Hunters may hunt with shotguns fishing, and trapping pursuant to the day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and Alaska National Interest Lands (2) Upland game hunting. We allow handguns using rim-fire ammunition Conservation Act (Pub. L. 96–487, 16 hunting of black-tailed and antelope only, or archery equipment that U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). The regulations set jackrabbit, cottontail rabbit, coyote, and complies with State regulations. forth at 50 CFR part 36 concern National hog-nosed, hooded, spotted, and striped (v) We allow the use of dogs when Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. Information skunk on designated areas of the refuge hunting upland game. regarding specific refuge rules can be subject to the following condition: You (3)–(4) [Reserved] obtained from the Regional Office of the must remove temporary blinds, boats, (i) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and decoys from the refuge following (1) [Reserved] Anchorage, AK (see 50 CFR 2.2), or by each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (2) Upland game hunting. We allow contacting the manager of the respective chapter). hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, individual refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow raccoon, and opossum on designated hunting of mule and white-tailed deer, areas of the refuge subject to the § 32.22 Arizona. javelina, and feral hog on designated following conditions: The following refuge units are open areas of the refuge subject to the (i) We require hunters to possess and for hunting and/or fishing as governed following condition: You must remove carry a current and signed hunting by applicable Federal and State temporary blinds, boats, and decoys permit, found on the Wheeler National regulations, and are listed in from the refuge following each day’s Wildlife Refuge hunting brochure, when alphabetical order with additional hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting on the refuge. refuge-specific regulations. (4) [Reserved] (ii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns (a) Bill Williams River National (c) Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] handguns using rim-fire ammunition bird hunting. We allow hunting of (3) Big game hunting. We allow only, or archery equipment that mourning and white-winged dove on hunting of desert bighorn sheep on complies with State regulations. designated areas of the refuge subject to designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) We allow hunting on designated the following conditions: the following conditions: areas Monday through Saturday. We (i) We allow shotguns, muzzleloaders, (i) We require hunters to obtain a prohibit hunting on Sunday. pistols, pneumatic guns, and archery Barry M. Goldwater Range Entry Permit (iv) We allow the use of dogs when equipment for hunting. (Department of Defense form/ (ii) We prohibit hunting within 50 hunting upland game. requirement) from the refuge. yards (45 meters) of any building, road, (ii) We require Special Use Permits for (v) Hunters must use a body safety or levee open to public use. all hunters (FWS Form 3–1383–G) and harness at all times while hunting from (iii) You must remove boats, guides (FWS Form 3–1383–C). a tree. equipment, cameras, temporary blinds, (4) [Reserved] (vi) Hunters must remove tree stands, stands, etc., at the end of each day’s (d) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge— blinds, or other personal property from activities (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (2) Upland game hunting. We allow allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting of Gambel’s quail and cottontail moorhen (gallinule), common snipe, (vii) Hunters may only hunt during rabbit on designated areas of the refuge and mourning and white-winged dove designated days and times. subject to the following conditions: on designated areas of the refuge subject (3) Big game hunting. We allow the (i) The conditions set forth at to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and feral paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this (i) We only allow shotgun, archery, hog on designated areas of the refuge section apply. and crossbow. subject to the following conditions: (ii) We allow hunting of cottontail (ii) Hunters may only hunt during (i) The conditions set forth at rabbit from September 1 to the close of designated days and times. paragraphs (i)(2)(i) and (iii) and (v) the State season. (iii) You must remove all temporary through (vii) of this section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow blinds, boats, and decoys from the (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We hunting of desert bighorn sheep on refuge following each day’s hunt (see define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or designated areas of the refuge subject to § 27.93 of this chapter). planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or the following conditions: (iv) The Hart Mine Marsh area is open otherwise frighten or cause game to (i) The conditions set forth at to entry from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from move in the direction of any person(s) paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this October 1 through March 14. who is part of the organized or planned section apply. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunt and known to be waiting for the (ii) We allow the possession of rifles hunting of Gambel’s quail and cottontail game. for desert bighorn sheep hunting. rabbit on designated areas of the refuge (iii) Hunters may only hunt with (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on subject to the following conditions: archery equipment that complies with designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) For cottontail rabbit, we allow only State regulations and flintlocks .40 the following condition: The condition shotgun, archery, crossbow, handgun, caliber or larger. set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this rifle, muzzleloader, and bow and arrow. (iv) You may only hunt feral hog section applies. (ii) For quail, we allow only shotgun, during the refuge archery and flintlock (b) Buenos Aires National Wildlife archery, crossbow, and handgun deer season. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird shooting shot. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (iii) You may hunt cottontail rabbit designated areas of the refuge subject to duck, coot, and mourning, white- from September 1 through the last day the following condition: We open all winged, and Eurasian-collared dove on of the respective State’s quail season. refuge waters to fishing year-round designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow unless otherwise posted. the following condition: You must hunting of mule deer on designated

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areas of the refuge subject to the (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) For hunting cottontail rabbit, following condition: We allow rifle, paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iii) of this coyote, and fox, we allow shotgun, rifle, shotgun, handgun, muzzleloader, section apply. muzzleloader, handgun, archery, and crossbow and archery, except for (ii) We allow the possession of rifles crossbow. archery only hunts. for desert bighorn sheep hunting. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on hunting of mule deer and desert bighorn fishing and frogging subject to the designated areas of the refuge subject to sheep on designated areas of the refuge. following condition: Cibola Lake is open the following conditions: (4) [Reserved] to fishing and frogging from March 15 (i) The condition set forth at (h) San Bernardino National Wildlife through Labor Day. paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (e) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge— applies. hunting. We allow hunting of mourning (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (ii) We prohibit overnight boat and white-winged dove on designated allow hunting of mourning and white- mooring and shore anchoring unless areas of the refuge subject to the winged dove, duck, coot, moorhen actively fishing as governed by State following condition: We allow the use (gallinule), goose, and common snipe on regulations (see § 27.93 of this chapter). of dogs while hunting. designated areas of the refuge subject to (f) Imperial National Wildlife (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting of Gambel’s, scaled, and (i) We allow shotguns, muzzleloaders, hunting. We allow hunting of mourning Mearns’ quail and cottontail rabbit on pistols, pneumatic guns, and archery and white-winged dove, duck, coot, designated areas of the refuge subject to equipment for hunting. moorhen (gallinule), goose, and the following conditions: (ii) You must remove all boats, common snipe on designated areas of (i) We allow only shotgun. equipment, cameras, temporary blinds, the refuge subject to the following (ii) We allow the use of dogs while stands, etc., at the end of each day’s conditions: quail hunting. activities (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) We allow shotgun, archery, and (iii) Cottontail rabbit season opens on (iii) We allow the use of dogs when crossbow. September 1 and closes on the last day hunting. (ii) You must remove temporary of the State quail season. (iv) The following conditions apply to blinds, boats, and decoys from the (3)–(4) [Reserved] Pintail Slough (all refuge lands north of refuge following each day’s hunt (see North Dike): § 27.93 of this chapter). § 32.23 Arkansas. (A) We prohibit falconry. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow The following refuge units are open (B) We limit the number of persons at hunting of Gambel’s quail, cottontail for hunting and/or fishing as governed each waterfowl hunt blind or field to rabbit, coyote, and gray fox on by applicable Federal and State four. Observers cannot hold shells or designated areas of the refuge subject to regulations, and are listed in guns for hunting unless in possession of the following conditions: alphabetical order with additional a valid State hunting license and (i) For hunting quail, we allow refuge-specific regulations. stamps. shotgun, handgun shooting shot, (a) Bald Knob National Wildlife (C) Waterfowl hunters must possess at archery, and crossbow. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird least four decoys per designated blind or (ii) For hunting cottontail rabbit, hunting. We allow hunting of duck, field. coyote, and fox, we allow shotgun, rifle, goose, coot, snipe, woodcock, and dove (D) You may use dead vegetation or handgun, muzzleloader, archery, and on designated areas of the refuge subject materials for making or fixing hunt crossbow. to the following conditions: blinds. (iii) We allow cottontail rabbit (i) We require refuge hunting permits (E) We allow waterfowl hunting on hunting from September 1 to the close (signed brochure). The permits are Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. of the State quail season. nontransferable, and anyone on refuge Waterfowl hunting ends at 2 p.m. MST (iv) We allow coyote and fox hunting land in possession of hunting (Mountain Standard Time). Hunters only during the State quail season. equipment must possess a signed permit must be out of the Pintail Slough area (3) Big game hunting. We allow at all times. by 3 p.m. MST. hunting of mule deer and desert bighorn (ii) We prohibit migratory game bird (2) Upland game hunting. We allow sheep on designated areas of the refuge. hunting on the refuge during the quota hunting of Gambel’s quail and cottontail (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing gun deer hunt. rabbit on designated areas of the refuge and frogging for bullfrog on designated (iii) With the exception of hunting for subject to the following conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the woodcock, we prohibit migratory game (i) The conditions set forth at following condition: We close posted bird hunting after 12 p.m. (noon) during paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iii) of this portions of Martinez Lake and Ferguson the regular State waterfowl hunting section apply. Lake to entry from October 1 through season. (ii) We allow hunting of Gambel’s the last day of February. (iv) You may not possess more than quail and cottontail rabbit in Pintail (g) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. (1) 25 shotgun shells while in the field. The Slough prior to and following the State [Reserved] field possession limit for shells does not waterfowl season. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow apply to goose hunting during the State (iii) We allow the incidental take of hunting of Gambel’s quail, cottontail Conservation Order. quail and cottontail rabbit in Pintail rabbit, coyote, and gray fox on (v) We prohibit hunting closer than Slough during the State waterfowl designated areas of the refuge subject to 100 yards (90 meters) to another hunter season by hunters possessing a valid the following conditions: or hunting party. permit at their designated waterfowl (i) We allow hunting of coyote, fox, (vi) You must remove decoys, blinds, hunt blind or field. and cottontail rabbit during the State boats, and all other equipment by 1 p.m. (3) Big game hunting. We allow quail season only. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting of desert bighorn sheep on (ii) For hunting quail, we allow (vii) Hunters may enter the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to shotgun, archery, crossbow, and beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 the following conditions: handgun shooting shot. hour after legal shooting time ends.

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(viii) Boats displaying valid (vii) We allow only portable deer of hunting equipment must sign and registration may be left on the refuge stands. You may erect stands 7 days carry the permit at all times. from March 1 through October 31. We prior to the refuge deer season and must (ii) Hunters may only hunt during prohibit the use of boats from 12 a.m. remove them from the waterfowl designated days and times. (midnight) to 4 a.m. during duck season. sanctuaries prior to November 15, (iii) We allow take of nutria, beaver, (ix) We allow the use of dogs when except for stands used by quota gun and coyote during any refuge hunt with migratory game bird hunting. deer hunt permit holders (fee/signature the device allowed for that hunt subject (2) Upland game hunting. We allow required), which you must remove by to applicable State seasons and hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, the last day of the quota gun deer hunt. regulations. raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, You must remove all stands on the (iv) You may take opossum when nutria, armadillo, and coyote on remainder of the refuge within 7 days of hunting raccoon. designated areas of the refuge subject to the closure of archery season (see (v) We require dogs for hunting of the following conditions: § 27.93 of this chapter). We prohibit raccoon and opossum after legal sunset. (vi) When hunting, you may only use (i) The conditions set forth at leaving any tree stand, ground blind, or shotguns and rifles chambered for paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (vii), and (viii) of game camera on the refuge without the rimfire cartridges. this section apply. owner’s Arkansas Game and Fish (ii) Hunters may use shotguns and (vii) We prohibit hunting from mowed customer identification number clearly and/or gravel road rights-of-way. rifles chambered for rimfire cartridges. written on it in a conspicuous location. (iii) We allow squirrel hunting (viii) We limit nighttime use, 30 (viii) We prohibit the possession or minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes September 1 through February 28, use of buckshot for hunting on all refuge except for season closure of the refuge before legal sunrise, to fishing, frogging, lands. and/or raccoon/opossum hunting. during the quota gun deer hunt. (ix) We prohibit hunting from mowed (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iv) We allow rabbit and quail hunting and/or graveled road rights-of-way. hunting of white-tailed deer on as governed by the State season, except (x) We allow only quota gun deer designated areas of the refuge subject to for season closure of the refuge during hunt permit holders on the refuge the following conditions: the quota gun deer hunt. during the quota gun deer hunt and only (i) The conditions set forth at (v) We allow the use of dogs when for the purposes of deer hunting. We paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (iii), and (vii) of this hunting upland game. We require the close the refuge to all other entry and section apply. use of dogs when hunting raccoon and public use during the quota gun deer (ii) Hunters may only hunt during opossum at night, 30 minutes after legal hunt. designated days and times. sunset to 30 minutes before legal (xi) We close waterfowl sanctuaries to (iii) Hunters may use only bows or sunrise. all entry and hunting from November 15 crossbows. (vi) Hunters may take beaver, to February 28, except for quota gun (iv) Hunters may use only muskrat, nutria, armadillo, and coyote deer hunt permit holders who may hunt biodegradable materials to mark trails. during any refuge hunt with those in the sanctuary when the season (v) We allow only portable deer weapons legal during those hunts, overlaps with these dates. stands. You may erect stands 7 days subject to applicable State seasons and (xii) Hunters may enter the refuge at prior to the refuge deer season and must regulations. 4 a.m. and remain until 1 hour after remove them 7 days after the closure of (vii) We limit hunting after legal legal shooting time. archery season (see § 27.93 of this sunset to raccoon/opossum hunting. (xiii) You may take feral hog only chapter). We prohibit leaving any tree (3) Big game hunting. We allow during the refuge quota gun and stand, ground blind, or game camera on hunting of deer, feral hog, and turkey on muzzleloader deer hunts and as the refuge without the owner’s Arkansas designated areas of the refuge subject to governed by State Wildlife Management Game and Fish customer identification the following conditions: Area (WMA) regulations. number clearly written on it in a (i) The conditions set forth at (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport conspicuous location. paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (vii), and (viii) of fishing on designated areas of the refuge (vi) Hunters may enter the refuge no this section apply. subject to the following conditions: earlier than 4 a.m. and must leave 1 (ii) We allow archery/crossbow deer (i) The condition set forth at hour after legal sunset. hunting as governed by the State season, paragraph (a)(1)(viii) of this section (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing except for season closure of the refuge applies. and frogging on designated areas of the during the quota gun deer hunt. (ii) Anglers may enter the refuge refuge subject to the following (iii) Muzzleloader hunting season for beginning 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise conditions: deer will begin in October and continue and must exit by 1 hour after legal (i) The condition set forth at for a period of up to 9 days in all sunset. paragraph (b)(2)(viii) of this section hunting units with annual season dates (iii) We prohibit the take or applies. and bag limits provided on the hunt possession of turtles and/or mollusks (ii) Anglers may launch boats only in brochure/permit. (see § 27.21 of this chapter). designated areas. (iv) The modern gun hunting season (b) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (iii) We allow frogging from the for deer will begin in November and (1) [Reserved] beginning of the State frogging season continue for a period of up to 9 days in (2) Upland game hunting. We allow through October 31. all hunting units with annual season hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, (iv) We prohibit the take or possession dates and bag limits provided in the nutria, coyote, beaver, and opossum on of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of hunt brochure/permit. designated areas of the refuge subject to this chapter). (v) We prohibit spring and fall gun the following conditions: (c) Cache River National Wildlife hunting for turkey. (i) We require refuge hunt permits. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (vi) You may use only shotguns with The permits (found on the front cover of hunting. We allow hunting of duck, rifled slugs, muzzleloaders, and legal the annual hunt brochure/permit— goose, coot, snipe, woodcock, and dove pistols for modern gun deer hunting on signature required) are nontransferable, on designated areas of the refuge subject the Farm Unit. and anyone on refuge land in possession to the following conditions:

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(i) We require refuge hunting permits. designated areas of the refuge subject to refuge subject to the following These permits (found on the front cover the following conditions: conditions: of the annual hunt brochure/permit— (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We require an annual public use signature required) are nontransferable, paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (viii) and permit (signed brochure) to hunt and and anyone on the refuge in possession (c)(2)(v) and (vi) of this section apply. fish. of hunting equipment must sign and (ii) We allow archery/crossbow deer (ii) We allow duck hunting from legal carry the permit at all times. hunting as governed by the State season, shooting hours until 12 p.m. (noon). (ii) With the exception of hunting for except for season closure of the refuge (iii) We allow the use of dogs when woodcock, we prohibit migratory game during the quota gun deer hunt. migratory game bird hunting. bird hunting after 12 p.m. (noon) during (iii) Muzzleloader hunting season for (iv) You must remove blinds, blind the regular State waterfowl hunting deer will begin in October and will material, and decoys from the refuge by season. continue for a period of up to 9 days, 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this (iii) You must remove decoys, blinds, with annual season dates and bag limits chapter). boats, and all other equipment by 1 p.m. provided on the hunt brochure/permit. (v) Waterfowl hunters may enter the each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (iv) Modern gun deer hunting will North Unit no earlier than 8 p.m. the (iv) Waterfowl hunters may enter the begin in November and continue for a day prior to the hunt. Waterfowl hunters refuge at 4 a.m. and hunt until 12 p.m. period of up to 11 days, with annual may enter the Jack’s Bay Hunt Area and (noon). season dates and bag limits provided in Levee Hunt Area no earlier than 4 a.m. (v) Boats displaying valid registration the refuge hunt brochure/permit. (vi) We prohibit boating from may be left on the refuge from March 1 November 1 through January 31 in the through October 31. We prohibit boats (v) Hunters may take feral hog only during the quota gun and muzzleloader South Unit Waterfowl Hunt Areas, on the refuge from 12 a.m. (midnight) to except from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 4 a.m. during duck season. deer hunts and as governed by State Wildlife Management Area (WMA) designated waterfowl hunt days. (vi) We allow the use of dogs when (vii) We allow duck hunting on regulations migratory game bird hunting. outlying-tracts; paragraph (d)(1)(v) of (vi) Hunters may only use shotguns (vii) We allow waterfowl hunting on this section applies. with rifled slugs, muzzleloaders, or legal flooded refuge roads. (viii) We only allow all-terrain pistols for modern gun deer hunting on (viii) We close all other hunts during vehicles (ATVs) for wildlife-dependent the Dixie Farm Unit Waterfowl the quota gun deer hunt. hunting and fishing activities. We Sanctuary, adjacent waterfowl hunt (2) Upland game hunting. We allow prohibit the use of ATVs after December area, and Plunkett Farm Unit Waterfowl hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, 15 each year in designated South Unit raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, Sanctuary. areas as shown in refuge user brochure. nutria, armadillo, and coyote on (vii) We allow only portable stands. (ix) We prohibit the use of decoys that designated areas of the refuge subject to Hunters may erect stands 7 days prior contain moving parts or electrical the following conditions: to the refuge deer season and must components, except that you may use (i) The conditions set forth at remove them from the waterfowl manually operated jerk strings to paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (v), and (viii) of this sanctuaries prior to November 15, and simulate decoy movement. section apply. from the rest of the refuge within 7 days (ii) We allow squirrel hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow of the closure of archery season (see hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and all September 1 through February 28, § 27.93 of this chapter). We prohibit except for refuge-wide season closure furbearers (as governed by State law) on leaving any tree stand, ground blind, or designated areas of the refuge subject to during the quota gun deer hunt. game camera on the refuge without the (iii) We allow rabbit and quail the following conditions: owner’s Arkansas Game and Fish (i) The condition set forth at hunting as governed by the State season, customer identification number clearly except for season closure of the refuge paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section written on it in a conspicuous location. applies. during the quota gun deer hunt. (viii) We prohibit the possession or (iv) We allow the use of dogs when (ii) We allow hunting of rabbit and use of buckshot for hunting on all refuge squirrel on the North Unit from hunting upland game. We require the lands. use of dogs when hunting raccoon and September 1 through January 31. (ix) We prohibit hunting from mowed opossum at night, 30 minutes after legal (iii) We allow the use of dogs when and/or graveled road rights-of-way. sunset to 30 minutes before legal hunting rabbit and squirrel from (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing sunrise. December 1 through January 31 on the (v) You may take beaver, muskrat, and frogging on designated areas of the North Unit only. nutria, armadillo, and coyote during any refuge subject to the following (iv) We allow rabbit and squirrel refuge hunt with those weapons legal conditions: hunting on the South Unit from during those hunts subject to applicable (i) The conditions set forth at September 1 through November 30. State seasons and regulations. paragraphs (c)(1)(v) and (c)(2)(viii) of (v) We allow furbearer (as governed (vi) We prohibit hunting from mowed this section apply. by State law) hunting. The annual and/or graveled refuge roads except by (ii) We close waterfowl sanctuaries to public use permit (signed brochure) waterfowl hunters during flooded all entry and fishing/frogging from provides season dates and methods. conditions. November 15 to February 28. We (vi) We allow the use of dogs for (vii) You may use only shotguns and prohibit refuge-wide entry and fishing hunting furbearers from legal sunset to rifles chambered for rimfire cartridges during the quota gun deer hunt. legal sunrise. Hunters must tether or when hunting. (iii) We prohibit the take or pen all dogs used for furbearer hunting (viii) We limit nighttime use, 30 possession of turtles and/or mollusks from legal sunrise to legal sunset and minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes (see § 27.21 of this chapter). any time they are not involved in actual before legal sunrise, to fishing, frogging, (d) Dale Bumpers White River hunting. and/or raccoon/opossum hunting. National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory (3) Big game hunting. We allow the (3) Big game hunting. We allow game bird hunting. We allow hunting of hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, hunting of deer, feral hog, and turkey on duck and coot on designated areas of the and turkey on designated areas of the

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refuge subject to the following incidentally with archery equipment normal voice contact of an adult age 21 conditions: from November 1 through December 31. or older, who possesses a valid state (i) The condition set forth at (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting license. One adult may paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on supervise no more than two youth applies. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunters. (ii) Archery deer seasons on the North the following conditions: (vii) We allow only all-terrain Unit are from October 1 through January (i) The condition set forth at vehicles/utility-type vehicles (ATVs/ 31 except during quota muzzleloader paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section UTVs) for hunting and fishing activities. and quota gun deer hunts, when the applies. (viii) You may use horses and mules archery season is closed. (ii) We allow fishing year-round in on roads and ATV/UTV trails (when (iii) Archery deer seasons on the LaGrue, Essex, Prairie, Scrubgrass and open to motor vehicle and ATV/UTV South Unit are from October 1 through Brooks Bayous, Big Island Chute, Moon, traffic, respectively) as a mode of December 31 except during quota and Belknap Lakes next to Arkansas transportation for hunting and fishing muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, Highway 1, Indian Bay, the Arkansas activities on the refuge except during when the archery season is closed. Post Canal and adjacent drainage the quota deer hunts. (iv) Muzzleloader season for deer will ditches; borrow ditches located adjacent (ix) We prohibit hunting within 150 begin in October and will continue for to the west bank of that portion of the feet (45 meters) of roads and trails open a period of up to 3 days of quota White River Levee north of the Graham to motor vehicle use (including ATV/ hunting in the North and South Units, Burke pumping station; and all waters UTV trails). and no more than 4 days of non-quota in the refuge-owned North Unit and (x) You may take beaver, nutria, and hunting in the North Unit. scattered tracts. We open all other South coyote during any daytime refuge hunt (v) The gun deer hunt will begin in Unit refuge waters to sport fishing from with weapons and ammunition allowed November and will continue for a March 1 through November 30 unless for that hunt. There is no bag limit. period of no more than 3 days of quota posted otherwise. (xi) We allow the use of dogs when hunting in the North and South Units, (iii) We allow frogging on all refuge- hunting. and no more than 2 days of non-quota owned waters open for sport fishing as (xii) We prohibit leaving any boat on hunting in the North Unit. follows: We allow frogging on the South the refuge. You must remove boat(s) at (vi) We restrict hunt participants for Unit from the beginning of the State the end of each day’s hunt. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow quota hunts to those drawn for a quota season through November 30; we allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt frogging on the North Unit for the entire furbearers (as governed by State law) on Application—National Wildlife Refuge State season. designated areas of the refuge subject to System). The permits are (iv) We prohibit all commercial and the following conditions: nontransferable and nonrefundable. recreational harvest of turtle on all property administered by Dale Bumpers (i) The conditions set forth at (vii) We close the refuge to all non- White River National Wildlife Refuge. paragraphs (e)(1)(iv) through (ix) and quota hunting during refuge-wide quota (v) We prohibit take or possession of (xi) of this section apply. muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts. any freshwater mussel, and we do not (ii) We allow hunting for quail, (viii) We prohibit organized deer open to mussel shelling. squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers (as drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (e) Felsenthal National Wildlife governed by State law) on the refuge organized or planned effort to pursue, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird during State seasons through January drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or hunting. We allow hunting of duck, 31. We close upland game hunting cause deer to move in the direction of goose, and coot on designated areas of during refuge quota gun deer hunts. any person(s) who is part of the the refuge subject to the following (iii) We do not open for spring organized or planned hunt and known conditions: squirrel hunting season, or summer/ to be waiting for the deer. (i) We allow hunting of duck, goose, early fall raccoon hunting season. (ix) We prohibit firearm deer hunting and coot during the State waterfowl (iv) We allow the use of dogs for from or across roads, ATV trails, levees, season except during scheduled refuge squirrel and rabbit hunting from and maintained utility rights-of-way. quota gun deer hunts. December 1 through January 31 and for (x) You may only use portable deer (ii) Hunting of duck, goose, and coot quail and raccoon/opossum hunting stands. You may erect stands up to 7 ends at 12 p.m. (noon) each day. during the open season on the refuge for days before each hunt, but you must (iii) We allow only portable blinds. these species. remove them within 7 days after each You must remove all duck hunting (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). All equipment (portable blinds, boats, guns, hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, unattended deer stands on the refuge and decoys) from the hunt area by 1:30 and turkey on designated areas of the must have the owner’s hunting license p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this refuge subject to the following number clearly displayed. chapter). conditions: (xi) We close the Kansas Lake Area to (iv) We close areas of the refuge (i) The conditions set forth at all entry on December 1 and reopen it posted with ‘‘Area Closed’’ signs and paragraphs (e)(1)(v) through (ix) of this on March 1. identify them on the refuge hunt section apply. (xii) We prohibit the possession of brochure map as a waterfowl sanctuary. (ii) We allow archery deer hunting on buckshot on the refuge. We close waterfowl sanctuaries to all the refuge from the opening of the State (xiii) We prohibit the possession and/ public entry and public use during the season through January 31. or use of toxic shot by hunters using waterfowl hunting season. (iii) We close archery deer hunting shotguns (see § 32.2(k)) when hunting (v) Hunters must possess and carry a during the quota gun deer hunts. deer or turkey. signed refuge public use regulations (iv) We allow muzzleloader deer (xiv) Hunters who are hunting deer brochure/access permit (signed hunting during the October State during a firearm season may kill feral brochure) while hunting. muzzleloader season for this deer hogs with weapons legal for those (vi) All youth hunters age 15 and management zone. The refuge will seasons. 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hunt for deer, typically in November. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) The refuge will conduct one The refuge also may conduct one fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on youth-only (between ages 6 and 15 at mobility-impaired hunt for deer designated areas of the refuge subject to the beginning of the gun deer season in typically in early November. the following conditions: Zone 7) quota gun deer hunt. We restrict (v) Total deer harvested refuge-wide is (i) The conditions set forth at hunt participants to those selected for a two deer (two does, or one buck and one paragraphs (e)(1)(v), (vi), and (xii) of this quota permit (electronic form), except doe, as governed by State law) section apply. that one nonhunting adult must regardless of method. (ii) We prohibit fishing in the accompany the youth hunter during the (vi) During the deer and turkey hunts, waterfowl sanctuary area when the youth hunt. hunters may possess lead ammunition sanctuary is closed, with the exception (iv) We open spring archery turkey legal for taking deer and turkey. We of the main channel of the Ouachita and hunting during the State turkey season. prohibit buckshot for gun deer hunting. Saline Rivers and the borrow pits along (v) We close the refuge to all entry (vii) You may only use portable deer Highway 82. We post the waterfowl and public use during scheduled youth stands erected no earlier than the sanctuary area with ‘‘Area Closed’’ signs quota gun hunts, except for those opening day of archery season, and you and identify those areas in refuge hunt allowed to participate in the youth must remove them no later than January brochures. quota gun hunt. 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this (iii) We allow fishing only in areas (vi) The refuge will conduct two chapter). accessible from the Ouachita and Saline youth-only (age 6 to 15 at the beginning (viii) We prohibit the use of deer Rivers and from Eagle, Jones, and of the spring turkey season) quota spring decoy(s). Pereogeethe Lakes during the refuge gun turkey hunts, each 2 days in length. (ix) We open spring archery turkey quota gun deer hunts. We restrict hunt participants to those hunting during the State spring turkey (iv) You must reset trotlines when selected for a quota permit, except that season. We do not open for fall archery receding water levels expose them. one nonhunting adult age 21 or older turkey season. (f) Holla Bend National Wildlife must accompany the youth hunter (x) We close spring archery turkey Refuge. (1) [Reserved] during the youth hunt. hunting during scheduled turkey quota (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vii) We allow only portable deer gun hunts. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, (xi) We restrict quota hunt stands. You may erect stands 7 days opossum, beaver, armadillo, coyote, and before the start of the season and must participants to those selected for a quota bobcat on designated areas of the refuge permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt remove the stands from the refuge subject to the following conditions: within 7 days after the season ends (see Application—National Wildlife Refuge (i) We require refuge hunting permits §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). System), except that one nonhunting (found on the front cover of the annual (viii) You must permanently affix the adult age 21 or older possessing a valid hunt brochure/permit—signature owner’s Arkansas Game and Fish hunting license must accompany the required). The permits are customer identification number to all youth hunter age 15 and younger. nontransferable, and anyone on refuge tree stands, ground blinds, and game (xii) An adult age 21 or older land in possession of hunting cameras on the refuge. possessing a valid hunting license must equipment must sign and carry a permit (ix) We prohibit organized drives. We accompany and be within sight and at all times. Your hunt permit will also define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or normal voice contact of hunters age 15 act as your entrance pass to the refuge. and younger. One adult may supervise (ii) During the refuge archery season, planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or no more than one youth hunter. you may take only squirrel, rabbit, otherwise frighten or cause game to (xiii) We authorize the use of tree raccoon, opossum, beaver, armadillo, move in the direction of any person(s) stands, ground blinds, and game coyote, or bobcat. who is part of the organized or planned cameras on the refuge if the owner’s (iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunt and known to be waiting for the State hunting license number is clearly gun hunting raccoon and opossum every game. written on them in a conspicuous Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until legal (x) You must check all game at the location. You must remove game sunrise during the month of February. refuge check station. cameras from the refuge at the end of (iv) We only allow all-terrain vehicles (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport each day’s hunt. (ATVs) for hunters and anglers with fishing and frogging on designated areas (xiv) We restrict hunt participants for disabilities. We require a refuge ATV of the refuge subject to the following quota hunts to those drawn for a quota permit (Special Use Permit; FWS Form conditions: permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt 3–1383–G) issued by the refuge (i) The conditions set forth at Application—National Wildlife Refuge manager. paragraphs (f)(2)(iv) and (f)(3)(v) of this System). These permits are (v) We allow the use of nonmotorized section apply. nontransferable, and the permit fees are boats during the refuge fishing/boating (ii) We open the waters of the refuge nonrefundable. season (March 1 through October 31), to fishing only from March 1 through (xv) The incidental taking of feral but hunters must remove boats at the October 31 from legal sunrise to legal hogs will be governed by Arkansas end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of sunset. Game and Fish Commission regulations this chapter). (iii) Anglers must remove boats from concerning the taking of feral hogs on (3) Big game hunting. We allow the refuge at the end of each day’s State Wildlife Management Areas hunting of deer and turkey on fishing activity (see § 27.93 of this (WMAs). Subject to State regulations, designated areas of the refuge subject to chapter). we allow incidental take of feral hogs on the following conditions: (iv) We prohibit the take and State WMAs during daytime refuge (i) The conditions set forth at possession of turtles and/or mollusks hunts (without the use of dogs) with paragraphs (f)(2)(i), (iv), and (v) of this (see § 27.21 of this chapter). legal hunting equipment and section apply. (g) Overflow National Wildlife ammunition allowed for that hunt. (ii) We allow archery/crossbow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird There is no bag limit. We prohibit hunting for white-tailed deer and hunting. 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the refuge subject to the following refuge subject to the following (when open to motor vehicle and ATV/ conditions: conditions: UTV traffic, respectively) as a mode of (i) You must possess and carry a (i) The conditions set forth at transportation for on-refuge hunting and refuge public use regulations brochure/ paragraphs (g)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this fishing activities, except during refuge access permit (signed brochure) while section apply. muzzleloader and quota deer hunts. hunting. (ii) We allow muzzleloader deer (vii) We prohibit hunting within 150 (ii) Hunting of duck, goose, and coot hunting during the first State feet (45 meters) of roads and trails open ends at 12 p.m. (noon) each day. muzzleloader season for this zone. State to motor vehicle use (including ATV/ (iii) We allow only portable blinds. regulations governing appropriate zones UTV trails). Hunters must remove portable blinds, apply. (viii) You may take beaver, nutria, and boats, and decoys from the hunt area by (iii) We prohibit buckshot for gun coyote during any daytime refuge hunt 1:30 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this deer hunting. with weapons and ammunition allowed chapter). (iv) The bag limit for the for that hunt. We prohibit the use of (iv) We allow only all-terrain vehicles muzzleloader deer hunt is two deer, dogs to take these species. There is no (ATVs)/utility-type vehicles (UTVs) for with no more than one buck. bag limit. hunting activities. (v) You may only use portable deer (ix) We allow the use of dogs when (v) You may use horses on roads and stands erected no earlier than the waterfowl hunting. ATV/UTV trails (when open to motor opening day of archery season, and you (x) We authorize the use of tree vehicle and ATV/UTV traffic, must remove them no later than January stands, game cameras, and boats while respectively) as a mode of transportation 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this hunting and fishing on the refuge. The for hunting activities on the refuge. chapter). The limit is one deer stand, owner’s Arkansas Game and Fish (vi) We prohibit hunting within 150 blind, etc., per person. customer identification number must be feet (45 meters) of roads and trails open (vi) We prohibit the use of deer affixed to, or clearly written on, them in to motor vehicle use (including ATV/ decoy(s). a conspicuous manner. UTV trails). (vii) We restrict quota hunt (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vii) You may take beaver, nutria, and participants on these hunts to those hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and coyote during any daytime refuge hunt selected for a quota permit (electronic furbearers (as governed by State law) on form), except that one nonhunting adult with weapons and ammunition legal for designated areas of the refuge subject to age 21 or older and possessing a valid that hunt. There is no bag limit. We the following conditions: prohibit transportation or possession of hunting license must accompany a (i) We allow hunting on the refuge live hog. youth hunter age 15 or younger. during State seasons for this zone for (viii) The incidental taking of feral (viii) We allow boats on the refuge squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers through hogs will be governed by Arkansas between the hours of 4 a.m. and 1:30 January 31. We list specific hunting Game and Fish Commission regulations p.m. during waterfowl season. season dates annually in the refuge hunt concerning the taking of feral hogs on (ix) Hunters may not enter the refuge State Wildlife Management Areas brochure. We close upland game until 4 a.m., with the exception of (WMAs). Subject to State regulations, hunting during refuge quota deer hunts. designated parking areas. (ii) We do not open to spring squirrel we allow incidental take of feral hogs on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting season, or summer/early fall State WMAs during daytime refuge hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon hunting season. hunts (without the use of dogs) with furbearers (as governed by State law) on (iii) The conditions set forth at legal hunting equipment and designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) of ammunition allowed for that hunt. the following conditions: this section apply. There is no bag limit. We prohibit (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) We allow the use of dogs when paragraphs (g)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this transport or possession of live hogs. (4) [Reserved] squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum section apply. (h) Pond Creek National Wildlife hunting from the opening of hunting (ii) We allow hunting during State Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird season through January 31. seasons for quail, squirrel, rabbit, and hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (3) Big game hunting. We allow furbearers (as governed by State law) coot, and goose on designated areas of hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, through January 31. State regulations the refuge subject to the following and turkey on designated areas of the governing appropriate zones apply. conditions: refuge subject to the following (iii) We do not open for the spring (i) We close migratory game bird conditions: squirrel hunting season or the summer/ hunting during scheduled quota refuge (i) We allow archery deer hunting on fall raccoon hunting season. gun deer hunts. the refuge from the opening of the State (iv) When upland game hunting, we (ii) Hunting ends at 12 p.m. (noon) season through January 31. State prohibit possession of lead ammunition each day. regulations governing appropriate zones except that you may possess rimfire rifle (iii) We allow only portable blinds. apply. lead ammunition no larger than .22 You must remove portable blinds, boats, (ii) The conditions set forth at caliber. and decoys from the hunt area by 1:30 paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) of (v) We allow the use of dogs for p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this this section apply. squirrel and rabbit hunting from chapter). (iii) We close archery deer hunting December 1 through January 31, and for (iv) You must possess and carry a during the quota gun deer hunts. quail and raccoon/opossum hunting refuge public use regulations brochure/ (iv) We allow muzzleloader deer during the open season on the refuge for access permit (signed brochure) while hunting for the first 5 days of the early these species. hunting. State muzzleloader season for this deer (vi) We allow nighttime raccoon and (v) We allow only all-terrain vehicles management zone. The bag limit for the opossum hunting. (ATVs)/utility-type vehicles (UTVs) for refuge muzzleloader hunt is two deer, (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting and fishing activities. with no more than one buck. hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, (vi) You may use horses and mules (v) We prohibit buckshot for gun deer and turkey on designated areas of the only on roads and ATV/UTV trails hunting.

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(vi) We restrict hunt participants for (i) Wapanocca National Wildlife (v) We allow tree stands, ground quota hunts to those drawn for a quota Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird blinds, and game cameras on the refuge permit. These permits are hunting. We allow hunting of snow only if the owner’s Arkansas Game and nontransferable, and permit fees are goose on designated areas of the refuge Fish customer identification number is nonrefundable. subject to the following conditions: clearly written on them in a (vii) The quota gun deer hunt bag (i) We require refuge hunting permits. conspicuous location. limit is two deer, with no more than one The permits (found on the front cover of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport buck (one buck and one doe). Exception: the annual hunt brochure/permit— fishing on designated areas of the refuge Youth hunters participating in the signature required) are nontransferable, subject to the following conditions: refuge youth deer hunt and hunters and anyone on refuge land in possession (i) We allow fishing from March 1 participating in the refuge mobility- of hunting equipment must sign and through October 31 from 1⁄2 hour before impaired hunt may harvest the legal carry them at all times. legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal State bag limit without antler (ii) Hunters may only hunt during sunset. restrictions. designated days and times. (ii) We prohibit the possession or use (viii) We do not open for fall archery (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at of yo-yos, jugs, or other floating turkey season. 4 a.m. and must leave the refuge by 1 containers; drops or limb lines; (ix) We close spring archery turkey hour after legal sunset. trotlines; and commercial fishing tackle. hunting during scheduled turkey quota (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We allow bank fishing. permit gun hunts. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, (iv) We prohibit the take or possession (x) You may use only portable deer nutria, beaver, coyote, feral hog, and of frogs, mollusks, and/or turtles (see stands erected no sooner than 2 days opossum on designated areas of the § 27.21 of this chapter). before the opening of the State deer refuge subject to the following (v) Anglers may launch boats only in season, and you must remove them no conditions: designated areas. (vi) Anglers must remove all boats later than January 31 each year (see (i) The conditions set forth at from the refuge at the end of each day’s § 27.93 of this chapter). paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (iii) of this (xi) We prohibit the use of deer section apply. fishing activity (see § 27.93 of this decoy(s). (ii) You may use only shotguns and chapter). We prohibit airboats, personal (xii) We restrict hunt participants rifles chambered for rimfire cartridges watercraft, and hovercraft. during quota hunts to those selected for when hunting. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when § 32.24 California. a quota permit, except that one The following refuge units are open nonhunting adult age 21 or older and hunting. (iv) You may take nutria, beaver, and for hunting and/or fishing as governed possessing a valid hunting license must coyote during any refuge hunt with by applicable Federal and State accompany a youth hunter. those weapons legal during those hunts, regulations, and are listed in (xiii) We allow tree stands, ground subject to applicable State seasons and alphabetical order with additional blinds, boats, or game cameras on the regulations. refuge-specific regulations. refuge only if the owner’s Arkansas (v) You may take feral hog only (a) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Game and Fish customer identification during the refuge quota gun deer hunt Refer to § 32.22(d) for regulations. number is affixed to, or clearly written and as governed by State Wildlife (b) Clear Lake National Wildlife on, them in a conspicuous location. Management Area (WMA) regulations. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (xiv) We prohibit organized deer (vi) We limit nighttime hunting to hunting. We allow hunting of goose, drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an raccoon/opossum hunting. duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on organized or planned effort to pursue, (vii) We close all other hunts during designated areas of the refuge. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or the quota gun deer hunt. We allow only (2) [Reserved] cause deer to move in the direction of quota gun deer hunt permit (fee/ (3) Big game hunting. We allow any person(s) who is part of the signature required) holders to enter the hunting of pronghorn antelope only on organized or planned hunt and known refuge during this hunt and only for the controlled ‘‘U’’ Unit of the refuge to be waiting for the deer. deer hunting. subject to the following condition: You (xv) We prohibit all public use, except (3) Big game hunting. We allow may hunt only in the unit for 9 fishing and access for fishing, during hunting of white-tailed deer on consecutive days beginning on the first quota hunts. designated areas of the refuge subject to Saturday following the third Wednesday (xvi) We allow the taking of feral hogs the following conditions: in August. on the refuge only during the (i) The conditions set forth at (4) [Reserved] muzzleloader and modern gun quota paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (iii) and (c) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge— permit deer hunts and with weapons (i)(2)(iv) through (vii) of this section (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We and ammunition allowed for that hunt. apply. allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, There is no bag limit. You may not (ii) We prohibit hunting from mowed moorhen, and snipe on designated areas transport or possess live hogs. and/or graveled road rights-of-way. of the refuge subject to the following (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing, (iii) We allow only portable deer conditions: frogging, and the taking of crawfish on stands. You may erect stands 7 days (i) You must return the State-issued designated areas of the refuge subject to prior to the refuge deer season and must entry permit and vacate the refuge no the following conditions: remove them from the waterfowl later than 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset (i) You must reset trotlines when sanctuaries by December 1. You must unless participating in an authorized exposed by receding water levels. remove all stands on the remainder of overnight stay. (ii) The conditions set forth at the refuge within 7 days of the closure (ii) All hunters age 15 and younger paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) and of archery season (see § 27.93 of this must remain in the immediate presence (x) of this section apply. chapter). of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times (iii) We prohibit taking or possessing (iv) We prohibit the possession or use while in the field. turtles or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this of buckshot for hunting on all refuge (iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot chapter). lands. traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and

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other conveyances. Mobility-impaired (ix) We restrict hunters assigned to (i) We close Mallard Slough to boats hunters should consult with the refuge the spaced blind area to within 100 feet from March 1 through August 31, and manager for allowed conveyances. (30.5 meters) of their assigned hunt site we close Mowry Slough from March 15 (iv) You may enter or exit only at except for when retrieving downed to June 15. designated locations. birds, placing decoys, or traveling to (ii) We open designated fishing areas (v) The firearms used for hunting and from the area. from legal sunrise to legal sunset each must remain unloaded until you are in (2) Upland game hunting. We allow day. designated free-roam areas or assigned hunting of pheasant and wild turkey on (iii) We prohibit the collection of bait pond/blind areas. designated areas on the refuge subject to of any type from the refuge except from (vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. the following conditions: the Dumbarton Fishing Pier, where it is We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 (i) We allow pheasant hunting in the legal to collect bait for noncommercial gauge. assigned pond/spaced blind area during purposes. (vii) You may not possess more than a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on (iv) We prohibit the use of balloons to 25 shot shells while in the field once the first Monday after the opening of the float hooks and bait farther than hand you have left your assigned parking lot State pheasant hunting season. casting. or boat launch. (ii) The conditions set forth at (f) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. (viii) You may not possess shot size paragraphs (d)(1)(iii) through (viii) of Refer to § 32.22(e) for regulations. larger than BB, except steel ‘‘T’’ (0.20- this section apply. (g) Humboldt Bay National Wildlife inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter). (3)–(4) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (e) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay hunting. We allow hunting of goose, hunting of pheasant and wild turkey National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory duck, coot, common moorhen, and only in the free-roam areas of the refuge game bird hunting. We allow hunting of snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: goose, duck, and coot on designated subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow pheasant hunting in the areas of the refuge subject to the (i) All hunters age 15 and younger assigned pond area during a special 1- following conditions: must remain in the immediate presence day-only pheasant hunt on the first (i) Hunters may only hunt during of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times Monday after the opening of the State designated days and times. while in the field. pheasant hunting season. (ii) During the 2 weeks before the (ii) You may only use portable blinds (ii) We allow turkey hunting during opening of the hunt season, you may in the free-roam hunting areas (i.e., all the fall season only. bring a boat into Ponds AB1, A2E, AB2, hunt areas except Salmon Creek Unit). (iii) The conditions set forth at A3N, A3W, A5, A7, and A8N, and moor (iii) You must remove all blinds, paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (viii) of this it at a designated site. You may use your decoys, shell casings, and other section apply. personal equipment and refuse from the (3)–(4) [Reserved] boat to access the hunting ponds, and (d) Delevan National Wildlife you may leave your boat on the refuge refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird during the hunt season. You must §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of goose, remove your boat within 2 weeks (iv) We allow the use of dogs when duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on following the close of the hunt season. hunting. (v) On the Salmon Creek Unit, we designated areas of the refuge subject to We allow nonmotorized boats and allow hunting on Tuesdays and the following conditions: motorized boats powered by electric, (i) You must return the State-issued gasoline direct fuel injection 2-stroke, or Saturdays (except Federal holidays), entry permit and vacate the refuge no 4-stroke gasoline motors only. and hunters must possess and carry a valid daily refuge permit. We issue later than 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset (iii) You may maintain an existing unless participating in an authorized blind in the ponds open to hunting if refuge permits prior to each hunt by overnight stay. you have a refuge permit (name and random drawing of names conducted at (ii) All hunters age 15 and younger signature required), but the blind will be the check station 11⁄2 hours before legal must remain in the immediate presence open for general use on a first-come, shooting time. Shooting time ends at 3 of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times first-served basis. p.m. Hunters drawn for a blind must while in the field. (iv) You must remove all decoys and completely fill out a Refuge Hunt (iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot other personal property, except personal Permit, which includes a ‘‘Record of traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and boats, from the refuge by legal sunset Harvest’’ section. Each hunter must other conveyances. Mobility-impaired (see § 27.93 of this chapter). possess and carry the Refuge Hunt hunters should consult with the refuge (v) You may enter closed areas of the Permit/Record of Harvest (FWS Form 3– manager for allowed conveyances. refuge to retrieve downed birds, 2439, Hunt Application—National (iv) You may enter or exit only at provided you leave all weapons in a Wildlife Refuge System) document designated locations. legal hunting area. while on the refuge and turn in a (v) The firearms used for hunting (vi) We allow the use of dogs when complete Record of Harvest at the check must remain unloaded until you are in hunting. station before leaving the hunt area. designated free-roam areas or assigned (vii) You may not possess more than (vi) On the Salmon Creek Unit, you pond/blind areas. 25 shot shells while in the field once may possess shot shells in quantities of (vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. you have left your assigned parking lot 25 or fewer per hunter, per day. We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 or boat launch. (vii) On the Salmon Creek Unit, we gauge. (viii) At the Ravenswood Unit only, restrict hunters to within 100 feet (30 (vii) You may not possess more than we only allow portable blinds or meters) of the assigned hunt site except 25 shot shells while in the field once construction of temporary blinds made for when placing and retrieving decoys, you have left your assigned parking lot from natural materials. retrieving downed birds, or traveling to or boat launch. (2)–(3) [Reserved] and from the parking area. (viii) You may not possess shot size (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (2)–(3) [Reserved] larger than BB, except steel ‘‘T’’ (0.20- fishing on designated areas of the refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter). subject to the following conditions: fishing on designated areas of the refuge

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subject to the following condition: We (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) In the designated spaced blind allow fishing from the designated hunting of pheasant on designated areas area, you must remain within the blind shoreline trail and dock (for of the refuge subject to the following assigned to you. nonmotorized boats only) at the condition: In the controlled pheasant (iv) All hunters age 15 and younger Hookton Slough Unit from legal sunrise hunting area, we require a valid permit must remain in the immediate presence to legal sunset, only using pole and line (available electronically or in person at of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times or rod and reel. the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 while in the field. (h) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. or older. All hunters age 15 and younger (v) You may not possess more than 25 Refer to § 32.22(f) for regulations. must remain in the immediate presence shot shells while in the field once you (i) Kern National Wildlife Refuge—(1) of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times have left your assigned parking lot or Migratory game bird hunting. We allow while in the field. boat launch. hunting of goose, duck, coot, and (3)–(4) [Reserved] (vi) You may only use portable blinds moorhen on designated areas of the (k) Marin Islands National Wildlife in the free-roam hunting areas. refuge subject to the following Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (vii) You must remove all blinds, conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport decoys, shell casings, other personal (i) Hunters assigned to the spaced fishing from boats on designated areas equipment, and refuse from the refuge at blind unit must remain within 100 feet of the refuge. the end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and (30.5 meters) of the numbered steel post (l) Merced National Wildlife Refuge— 27.94 of this chapter). (blind site) except when pursuing (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (viii) Hunters must enter and exit the crippled birds, placing decoys, or allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and hunting area from the two designated traveling to and from the parking area. moorhen on designated areas of the hunt parking lots, which we open 11⁄2 (ii) You may not possess more than 25 refuge subject to the following hours before legal sunrise and close 1 shot shells while in the field once you conditions: hour after legal sunset each hunt day. have left your assigned parking lot or (i) You may not possess more than 25 (ix) We only allow access to the hunt boat launch. shot shells while in the field once you area by foot, bicycle, and nonmotorized (iii) We allow only nonmotorized have left your assigned parking lot or cart. We prohibit bicycles in the hunt boats. boat launch. area during the opening weekend of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) Each hunter must remain inside hunting season. hunting of pheasant on designated areas his or her assigned blind, except for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow of the refuge. when placing decoys, retrieving downed hunting of pheasant on designated areas (3)–(4) [Reserved] birds, and traveling to and from the of the refuge subject to the following (j) Lower Klamath National Wildlife parking area. We prohibit shooting from conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird outside the blind. (i) We limit hunting to junior hunters, hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (iii) We restrict hunters in the spaced age 15 or younger, possessing a valid duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on zone area of the Lonetree Unit to their State Junior Hunting License and refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to assigned zone except when they are Junior Pheasant Hunt Permit (FWS the following conditions: traveling to and from the parking area, Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— (i) In the controlled waterfowl retrieving downed birds, or shooting to National Wildlife Refuge System). hunting area, we require a valid Refuge retrieve crippled birds. (ii) All hunters age 15 and younger Recreation Pass (available electronically (iv) We allow the use of dogs when must remain in the immediate presence or in person at the refuge office) for all hunting. of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times hunters age 16 or older. All hunters age (2)–(4) [Reserved] while in the field. 15 and younger must remain in the (m) Modoc National Wildlife Refuge— (3) [Reserved] immediate presence of an adult (age 18 (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport or older) at all times while in the field. allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, fishing only on Dorris Reservoir subject (ii) We require advance reservations moorhen, and snipe on designated areas to the following conditions: for the first 2 days of the hunting of the refuge subject to the following (i) We prohibit fishing from February season. Reservations are obtained conditions: 1 through September 30. through the waterfowl lottery each year. (i) On the opening weekend of the (ii) We allow fishing only from legal (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at hunting season, hunters must possess sunrise to legal sunset. 4:30 a.m. unless otherwise posted. and carry a refuge permit (FWS Form 3– (iii) We allow only walk-in access to (iv) Shooting hours end at 1 p.m. on 2439, Hunt Application—National Dorris Reservoir from February 1 all California portions of the refuge with Wildlife Refuge System) issued through through March 31. the following exceptions: random drawing to hunters with (iv) We allow use of boats for fishing (A) The refuge manager may designate advance reservations only. on Dorris Reservoir only from April 1 up to 6 afternoon special youth, ladies, (ii) After the opening weekend of the through September 30. veteran, or disabled hunter waterfowl hunting season, we only allow hunting (n) Sacramento National Wildlife hunts per season. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (B) The refuge manager may designate Hunters must check-in and out of the hunting. We allow hunting of goose, up to 3 days per week of afternoon refuge by using self-service permits duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on waterfowl hunting for the general public (FWS Form 3–2405, Self-Clearing designated areas of the refuge subject to after December 1. Check-in/out Permit). Hunters must the following conditions: (v) We prohibit the setting of decoys completely fill out the ‘‘Refuge Hunt (i) You must return the State-issued in retrieving zones. Permit’’ portion of the permit and entry permit and vacate the refuge no (vi) Pit-style hunting blinds located in deposit it in the drop box prior to later than 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset the Stearns units and unit 9D are first- hunting. The hunter must possess and unless participating in an authorized come, first-served. We require you to carry the ‘‘Record of Kill’’ portion of the overnight stay. hunt within a 200-foot (61-meter) radius permit while on the refuge and turn it (ii) All hunters age 15 and younger of the blind. in prior to exiting the hunting area. must remain in the immediate presence

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of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times (2) Upland game hunting. We allow downed birds, or pursuing crippled while in the field. hunting of pheasant, turkey, and quail birds. (iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot on designated areas of the refuge subject (iv) We restrict hunters in the spaced traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and to the following conditions: zone area of the East Bear Creek Unit to other conveyances. Mobility-impaired (i) We allow only shotgun and archery their assigned zone except when they hunters should consult with the refuge hunting. are traveling to and from the parking manager for allowed conveyances. (ii) The conditions set forth at area, retrieving downed birds, or (iv) You may enter or exit only at paragraphs (o)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of pursuing crippled birds. designated locations. this section apply. (v) Access to the Freitas Unit free- (v) The firearms used for hunting (3) Big game hunting. We allow roam hunting area is by boat only with must remain unloaded until you are in hunting of black-tailed deer and feral a maximum of 5 miles per hour (mph). designated free-roam areas or assigned hog on designated areas of the refuge We prohibit air-thrust and inboard pond/blind areas. subject to the following conditions: water-thrust boats. (vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. (i) The conditions set forth at (vi) We require State-issued Type A We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 paragraphs (o)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) and area permits for access on Wednesdays, gauge. (o)(2)(i) of this section apply. Saturdays, and Sundays. (vii) You may not possess more than (ii) You may hunt feral hogs from (vii) We prohibit the use of motorized 25 shot shells while in the field once September 1 through March 15. boats in the free-roam units with the you have left your assigned parking lot (iii) We prohibit the use of dogs while exception of the Freitas Unit. or boat launch. hunting black-tailed deer and feral hogs. (viii) We prohibit vehicle trailers of (viii) You may not possess shot size (iv) We allow the use of only shotguns any type or size to be in the refuge hunt larger than BB, except steel ‘‘T’’ (0.20- firing single non-lead shotgun slugs, and areas at any time or to be left inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter). archery equipment. We prohibit the use unattended at any location on the (ix) We restrict hunters assigned to or possession of rifles and pistols on the refuge. the spaced blind area to within 100 feet refuge for hunting. (ix) We allow the use of dogs when (30.5 meters) of their assigned hunt site (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. except for when retrieving downed fishing on designated areas of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow birds, placing decoys, or traveling to refuge. hunting of pheasant on designated areas and from the area. (p) Salinas River National Wildlife of the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (3) [Reserved] hunting of pheasant and wild turkey in hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport designated areas on the refuge subject to duck, coot, and moorhen on designated fishing on designated areas of the refuge the following conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow pheasant hunting in the following conditions: (i) We only allow fishing during assigned pond/spaced blind area during (i) You may not possess more than 25 normal refuge visitation hours in a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on shot shells while in the field once you designated areas as posted. the first Monday after the opening of the have left your assigned parking lot or (ii) We only allow the use of pole and State pheasant hunting season. boat launch. line or rod and reel to take fish, and (ii) The conditions set forth at (ii) Access to the hunt area is by foot anglers must attend their equipment at paragraphs (n)(1)(iii) through (ix) of this traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and all times. section apply. other conveyances. Mobility-impaired (r) San Pablo Bay National Wildlife (3)–(4) [Reserved] hunters should consult with the refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (o) Sacramento River National manager for allowed conveyances. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (iii) We allow the use of dogs when duck, and coot on designated areas of bird hunting. We allow hunting of hunting waterfowl. the refuge subject to the following goose, duck, coot, moorhen, dove, and (iv) You must remove all decoys and conditions: snipe on designated areas of the refuge other personal property from the refuge (i) You may only hunt from a boat. We subject to the following conditions: at the end of each day’s hunt (see prohibit walk-in hunting on the refuge. (i) Access to the hunt area on all units § 27.93 of this chapter). (ii) We allow the use of dogs when open to public hunting is by boat only, (2)–(4) [Reserved] hunting. except on designated units, which are (q) San Luis National Wildlife (2) Upland game hunting. We allow accessible by foot traffic or boat. We Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting of pheasant only in designated prohibit bicycles or other conveyances. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, areas of the refuge subject to the Mobility-impaired hunters should duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on following conditions: consult with the refuge manager for designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) You may only hunt on allowed conveyances. the following conditions: Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. (ii) On the Codora Unit, we prohibit (i) You may not possess more than 25 (ii) The conditions set forth at hunting except for junior hunters on shot shells while in the field once you paragraphs (r)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this weekends only. Junior hunters must have left your assigned parking lot or section apply. possess a valid junior hunting license boat launch. (3) [Reserved] and be accompanied by a nonhunting (ii) You must return your permits (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport adult. (state-issued) to the check stations fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iii) We allow only shotgun hunting. immediately upon completion of your subject to the following condition: We (iv) We prohibit hunting within 50 hunt and prior to using any tour routes allow fishing only with a pole and line feet (15 meters) of any landward or leaving the refuge vicinity. or rod and reel. We prohibit bow fishing boundary adjacent to private property. (iii) We restrict hunters in the spaced and gigging. (v) We allow the use of dogs only blind area to their assigned blind except (s) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National when hunting migratory birds and when they are placing decoys, traveling Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game upland game birds. to and from the parking area, retrieving bird hunting. We allow hunting of

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goose, duck, coot, and moorhen on (i) We prohibit fishing from the bank. (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge at designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We prohibit the take of native 4:30 a.m. unless otherwise posted. the following conditions: reptiles and amphibians (see § 27.21 of (v) Shooting hours end at 1 p.m. on (i) Hunters using the Union Tract this chapter). all portions of the refuge with the must use goose decoys. (u) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge— following exceptions: (ii) You must hunt from assigned (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (A) The refuge manager may designate blinds on the Union Tract and within allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, up to 6 afternoon special youth, ladies, 100 feet (30 meters) of blind sites on the moorhen, and snipe on designated areas veteran, or disabled hunter waterfowl Hazard Tract, except when shooting to of the refuge subject to the following hunts per season. retrieve crippled birds. conditions: (B) The refuge manager may designate (iii) You may not possess more than (i) You must return the State-issued up to 3 days per week of afternoon 25 shot shells while in the field once entry permit and vacate the refuge no waterfowl hunting for the general public you have left your assigned parking lot later than 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset after December 1. or boat launch. unless participating in an authorized (vi) You select blind sites by lottery at (2)–(3) [Reserved] overnight stay. the beginning of each hunt day. You (4) Sport fishing. We only allow (ii) All hunters age 15 and younger may shoot only from within your fishing on designated areas of the refuge must remain in the immediate presence assigned blind site. subject to the following conditions: of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times (vii) We prohibit the setting of decoys (i) We allow fishing from April 1 while in the field. in retrieving zones. through September 30. (iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot (viii) We prohibit air-thrust and (ii) We only allow boat fishing. traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and inboard water-thrust boats while (t) Stone Lakes National Wildlife other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunting. We prohibit the use of all- Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunters should consult with the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of goose, terrain amphibious or utility-type duck, coot, and moorhen on designated manager for allowed conveyances. vehicles (UTVs) in wetland units. (iv) You may enter or exit only at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow areas of the refuge subject to the designated locations. hunting of pheasant on designated areas following conditions: (i) We allow hunting on Sun River (v) The firearms used for hunting of the refuge subject to the following Unit only on Wednesdays and must remain unloaded until you are in conditions: designated free-roam areas or assigned (i) In the controlled pheasant hunting Saturdays from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). pond/blind areas. area, we require a valid permit (ii) We will select hunters through a (vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. (available electronically or in person at random drawing process (FWS Form 3– We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 2439, Hunt Application—National gauge. or older. Wildlife Refuge System) conducted at (vii) You may not possess more than (ii) All hunters age 15 or younger the refuge. Hunters should bring a copy 25 shot shells while in the field once must remain in the immediate presence of their refuge notification on the day of you have left your assigned parking lot of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times their hunt. Hunters should contact the or boat launch. while in the field. refuge manager for additional (viii) You may not possess shot size (3)–(4) [Reserved] larger than BB, except steel ‘‘T’’ (0.20- information. § 32.25 Colorado. (iii) All hunters age 15 and younger inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter). The following refuge units are open must remain in the immediate presence (2) Upland game hunting. We only for hunting and/or fishing as governed of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times allow hunting of pheasant and wild by applicable Federal and State while in the field. turkey on designated areas of the refuge (iv) We prohibit bicycles or other subject to the following conditions: regulations, and are listed in conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters (i) We allow turkey hunting during alphabetical order with additional should contact the refuge manager the fall season only. refuge-specific regulations. regarding allowed conveyances. (ii) The conditions set forth at (a) Alamosa National Wildlife (v) We restrict hunters to their paragraphs (u)(1)(i) through (viii) of this Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird assigned spaced-blind except when they section apply. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, are placing or retrieving decoys, (3)–(4) [Reserved] duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared- traveling to and from the parking area, (v) Tule Lake National Wildlife dove, and mourning dove on designated retrieving downed birds, or shooting to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird areas of the refuge subject to the retrieve crippled birds hunting. We allow hunting of goose, following conditions: (vi) You may not possess more than duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on (i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove 25 shot shells while in the field once designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting only during the mourning dove you have left your assigned parking lot the following conditions: season. or boat launch. (i) In the controlled waterfowl (ii) The only acceptable methods of (vii) We allow only nonmotorized hunting area, we require a valid Refuge take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and boats to access water blinds. Recreation Pass (available electronically hawking/falconry. (viii) You must remove all decoys, or in person at the refuge office) for all (2) Upland game hunting. We allow personal equipment, shotshell hulls, hunters age 16 or older. hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black- and refuse from the refuge by 12:30 p.m. (ii) All hunters age 15 or younger tailed and whitetailed jackrabbit, on (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). must remain in the immediate presence designated areas of the refuge subject to (ix) We allow the use of dogs when of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times the following condition: The condition hunting. while in the field. set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this (2)–(3) [Reserved] (iii) We require advance reservations section applies. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport for the first 2 days of the hunting (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge season. You may obtain a reservation hunting of elk on designated areas of the subject to the following conditions: through the waterfowl lottery each year. refuge.

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(4) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow fishing fee stations, and you must (b) Arapaho National Wildlife hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black- display a receipt of payment or an Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on annual pass while fishing. High school hunting. We allow hunting of duck, designated areas of the refuge subject to and college students can fish for free coot, merganser, Canada goose, snipe, the following condition: Shotguns, rifles with a current student identification Virginia and Sora rail, and mourning firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 card. dove on designated areas of the refuge caliber, hand-held bows, pellet guns, (v) We allow bank fishing only at Lake subject to the following conditions: slingshots, and hawking/falconry are the Mary and Lake Ladora. (i) All migratory bird hunting closes only acceptable methods of take. (vi) We allow wade fishing only in annually on December 31. (3) Big game hunting. We allow Lake Ladora after Memorial Day. (ii) We allow access to the refuge 1 hunting of elk on designated areas of the (vii) Each angler may use only one rod hour prior to legal shooting time. refuge. and reel or pole and line with one hook (iii) We allow use of only portable (4) [Reserved] per line, except that we allow a second stands and blinds that the hunter must (d) Browns Park National Wildlife rod and reel or pole and line with one remove following each day’s hunt (see Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hook per line with a Colorado State- § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of goose, issued second rod stamp. (iv) We prohibit hunting 200 feet (60 duck, coot, and mourning dove on (viii) We only allow barbless hooks. meters) from any public use road, designated areas of the refuge. (ix) We only allow artificial lures and designated parking area, or designated (2) Upland game hunting. We allow flies on Lake Ladora. We allow artificial public use facility located within the hunting of cottontail rabbit on lures and flies and artificial bait, cut hunt area. designated areas of the refuge. bait, and food products only on Lake (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow Mary. hunting of jackrabbit, cottontail rabbit, hunting of mule deer and elk on (x) We prohibit the use of live bait on and sage grouse on designated areas of designated areas of the refuge. all refuge waters. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the refuge subject to the following (xi) We only allow catch-and-release fishing on designated areas of the conditions: fishing. (i) All upland game hunting closes refuge. (xii) We prohibit the possession and annually on December 31. (e) Monte Vista National Wildlife (ii) The condition set forth at Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird consumption of alcoholic beverages paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section hunting. We allow hunting of goose, while fishing. applies. duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared- § 32.26 Connecticut. (3) Big game hunting. We allow dove, and mourning dove on designated The following refuge units are open hunting of antelope and elk on areas of the refuge subject to the for hunting and/or fishing as governed designated areas of the refuge subject to following conditions: by applicable Federal and State (i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove the following conditions: regulations, and are listed in (i) The conditions set forth at hunting only during the mourning dove alphabetical order with additional paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this season. refuge-specific regulations. section apply. (ii) The only acceptable methods of (a) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and (ii) Elk hunters: take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (A) Must possess a refuge-specific hawking/falconry. permit (state-issued) to hunt elk; and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow bird hunting. We allow hunting of (B) Must attend a scheduled pre-hunt hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black- migratory game birds on designated information meeting prior to hunting. tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on areas of the refuge subject to the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to 1 fishing on designated areas of the refuge (i) We allow refuge access from ⁄2 the following condition: The condition 1 subject to the following conditions: set forth at paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this hour prior to legal sunrise until ⁄2 hour (i) We prohibit fishing between June section applies. after legal sunset. 1 and July 31 each year. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We allow the use of dogs when (ii) We allow fishing only from legal hunting of elk on designated areas of the hunting waterfowl and upland game sunrise to legal sunset. refuge. species. (iii) We prohibit ice fishing on the (4) [Reserved] (iii) We only allow the use of refuge. (f) Rocky Mountain Arsenal. (1)–(3) temporary tree stands and blinds, which (iv) We close Unit C to fishing when [Reserved] must be removed at the end of each the refuge is open to big game rifle (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunt day. All tree stands and blinds hunting. fishing on designated areas of the refuge must have the name and telephone (v) We prohibit lead sinkers and live subject to the following conditions: number of the owner clearly printed in bait for fishing. (i) We allow fishing on Tuesdays, an easily readable area. (c) Baca National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Saturdays, and Sundays from legal (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Migratory game bird hunting. We allow sunrise to legal sunset. hunting of upland game on designated hunting of Eurasian collared-dove and (ii) We allow fishing from the first areas of the refuge subject to the mourning dove on designated areas of Saturday in April through November 30. following condition: The conditions set the refuge subject to the following (iii) All anglers age 16 and older must forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of conditions: possess a signed refuge fishing permit this section apply. (i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove (signed refuge fishing brochure) when (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting only during the mourning dove fishing. hunting of big game on designated areas season. (iv) You must stop and pay the daily of the refuge subject to the following (ii) The only acceptable methods of fishing recreation fee for each Colorado condition: The conditions set forth at take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and State licensed angler age 16 or older. paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this hawking/falconry. Payments are made at self-service section apply.

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(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (b) Prime Hook National Wildlife of the refuge subject to the following fishing on designated areas of the refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird conditions: subject to the following conditions: hunting. We allow the hunting of (i) On Turkle and Fleetwood ponds, (i) The condition set forth at waterfowl, coot, mourning dove, snipe, we allow boats only with electric paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section and woodcock on designated areas of trolling motors. applies. the refuge subject to the following (ii) You must attend all crabbing and (ii) We prohibit launching of conditions: fishing gear at all times. motorboats from the refuge. (i) We require a refuge permit (FWS (iii) You must remove all personal (iii) We prohibit the use of reptiles Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— property at the end of each day’s fishing and amphibians as bait. National Wildlife Refuge System) for activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (b) Stewart B. McKinney National waterfowl hunting except in designated chapter). Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game walk-in areas. You must obtain a refuge § 32.28 Florida. bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, permit from the refuge office or website coot, and goose on designated areas of and have the permit in your possession The following refuge units are open the refuge subject to the following while hunting. for hunting and/or fishing as governed conditions: (ii) You must complete and return a by applicable Federal and State (i) We require hunters to obtain an Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form regulations, and are listed in annual Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–2361), available at the refuge alphabetical order with additional 3–1383–G) in advance for permission to administration office or on the refuge’s refuge-specific regulations. hunt in the designated hunting area. website, within 15 days of the close of (a) Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee (ii) We will limit hunt days to the season. National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays (iii) You may access the Lottery duck and coot on designated areas of the during the waterfowl hunting season as Waterfowl Hunt Area by boat. refuge subject to the following established by the State. (iv) We allow hunting of waterfowl in conditions: (2)–(4) [Reserved] the Disabled Waterfowl Draw Area (i) You must possess and carry a subject to the following condition: We § 32.27 Delaware. signed refuge waterfowl hunt permit do not allow assistants to enter a The following refuge units are open (signed brochure) while hunting. for hunting and/or fishing as governed designated disabled hunting area unless (ii) We do not open to hunting on by applicable Federal and State they are accompanied by a certified Mondays, Tuesdays, and Christmas Day. regulations, and are listed in disabled hunter. (iii) We allow hunting on the refuge (v) We allow the use of dogs when alphabetical order with additional from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1 refuge-specific regulations. hunting migratory game birds and p.m. Hunters may enter the refuge no (a) Bombay Hook National Wildlife upland game species. earlier than 4 a.m. and must be off the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge by 3 p.m. hunting. We allow hunting of migratory hunting of rabbit, quail, pheasant, and (iv) Hunters may only enter and leave game birds on designated areas of the red fox on designated areas of the refuge the refuge at the Headquarters Area refuge subject to the following subject to the following conditions: (Boynton Beach) and the Hillsboro Area condition: (i) The condition set forth at (Boca Raton). (i) We require a refuge permit (FWS paragraph (b)(1)(v) of this section (v) We allow only temporary blinds of Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— applies. native vegetation. National Wildlife Refuge System) for (ii) You must obtain a refuge permit (vi) Hunters must remove decoys and waterfowl hunting except on the South (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— other personal property from the Upland Hunting Area. National Wildlife Refuge System) from hunting area at the end of each day’s (ii) We allow the use of dogs when the refuge office or website and have the hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting migratory game birds and permit in your possession while (vii) Hunters must complete a upland game species. hunting. Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow 3–2361) and place it in an entrance fee hunting of grey squirrel, cottontail hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey canister each day prior to exiting the rabbit, ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite on designated areas of the refuge subject refuge. quail, raccoon, opossum, and red fox on to the following conditions: (viii) All youth hunters age 15 and designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We prohibit organized deer drives. younger must be supervised by a the following condition: The condition We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an licensed and permitted adult age 21 or set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this organized or planned effort to pursue, older, and must remain with the adult section applies. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or while hunting. Youth hunters must have (3) Big game hunting. We allow cause deer to move in the direction of completed a hunter education course. hunting of turkey and deer on any person(s) who is part of the (2) [Reserved] designated areas of the refuge subject to organized or planned hunt and known (3) Big game hunting. We allow the following conditions: to be waiting for the deer. hunting of alligator on designated areas (i) We require a refuge permit (FWS (ii) Hunting on the headquarters deer of the refuge subject to the following Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— hunt area will be by lottery. You must conditions: National Wildlife Refuge System) except obtain and possess a refuge permit (FWS (i) You must possess and carry a on the South Upland Hunting Area. Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— signed refuge alligator hunt permit (ii) In the Headquarters Deer Hunt National Wildlife Refuge System) from (signed brochure) while hunting. Area, you may hunt only from a the refuge office or website and have the (ii) We allow hunting on the refuge 1 designated stand, unless you are permit in your possession while hour before sunset on Friday night actively tracking or retrieving wounded hunting. through 1 hour after sunrise Saturday deer. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport morning, and 1 hour before sunset on (4) [Reserved] fishing and crabbing on designated areas Saturday night through 1 hour after

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sunrise Sunday morning. We allow (vi) All youth anglers age 15 and opossum, armadillo, beaver, coyote, alligator hunting the first 2 weekends younger must be supervised by a skunk, and nutria as governed by State during Harvest Period 1 (August) and licensed and permitted adult age 21 or of Florida Chassahowitzka Wildlife the first 2 weekends during Harvest older, and must remain with the adult Management Area regulations and Period 2 (September). Following the while fishing. subject to the following conditions: close of Harvest Period 2, the remaining (b) Cedar Keys National Wildlife (i) The conditions set forth at weekends in October will be open for Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(C) through (F) and alligator harvest permittees who possess (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (c)(1)(ii)(D) of this section apply. unused CITES tags (OMB Control No. sport fishing year-round on designated (ii) We prohibit the use of traps or 1018–0093). We provide specific dates areas of the refuge subject to the snares to take game. following conditions: for the alligator hunt on the harvest (iii) You may take feral hog, opossum, permit. (i) We close a 300-foot (90-meter (m)) buffer zone beginning at mean high tide armadillo, beaver, coyote, skunk, and (iii) Youth age 17 and younger may nutria as incidental species with the not hunt, but may only accompany an line and extending into the waters around Snake Key to all public entry equipment legal for use during the adult age 21 or older who possesses an season. Alligator Trapping Agent License (state- from March 1 through June 30 to protect (3) Big game hunting. In Hernando issued). nesting birds. County, we allow hunting of whitetail (iv) Hunters may only enter and leave (ii) We conditionally open to public deer and turkey, as governed by State of the refuge at the Hillsboro Area entry a 300-foot (90-m) buffer zone Florida Chassahowitzka Wildlife (Loxahatchee Road, Boca Raton). beginning at mean high tide line and Management Area regulations and (v) You may take alligators using extending into the waters around subject to the following condition: The hand-held snares, harpoons, gigs, snatch Seahorse Key from March 1 through conditions set forth at paragraphs hooks, artificial lures, manually June 30. Should birds nest in that area (c)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section operated spears, spear guns, and during that timeframe, we will close apply. crossbows. We prohibit the taking of that area of Seahorse Key to public alligators using baited hooks, baited entry. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport wooden pegs, or firearms. We allow the (c) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife fishing in designated areas of the refuge use of bang sticks (a hand-held pole Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird subject to the following conditions: with a pistol or shotgun cartridge on the hunting. We allow migratory game bird (i) We allow fishing 24 hours per day, end in a very short barrel) with hunting in designated areas of the refuge year-round, except in areas posted approved nontoxic ammunition (see subject to the following conditions: closed. § 32.2(k)) only for taking alligators (i) In Citrus County: (ii) We prohibit harvesting and attached to a restraining line. Once an (A) You may take only ducks and possession of frogs, horseshoe crabs, alligator is captured, it must be killed coots. turtles, and snakes (see § 27.21 of this (B) We allow waterfowl hunting on immediately. We prohibit catch-and- chapter). Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays release of alligators. Once the alligator is (iii) We permit commercial activities, during those seasons established by the dead, you must lock a CITES tag including guiding, with a Special Use State of Florida. through the skin of the carcass within 6 (C) We allow the use of dogs when Permit (Commercial Activities Special inches (15.2 centimeters) of the tip of hunting migratory birds. Use Permit Application, FWS Form 3– the tail. The tag must remain attached (D) We require hunters to possess and 1383–C). You must apply for the permit. to the alligator at all times. carry a signed, refuge hunting permit (d) Egmont Key National Wildlife (vi) Hunters must remove all personal (signed brochure). Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] property from the hunting area at the (E) We prohibit hunting within 100 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of yards (91.4 meters) of any residence or fishing year-round on designated areas this chapter). on navigable waterways of of the refuge subject to the following (vii) We allow only one vessel per Chassahowitzka River, Seven Cabbage condition: Anglers may only use two hunting group or party. Cut-off, and Mason Creek. poles per angler and must attend both (viii) We allow only temporary blinds (F) We allow temporary blinds and poles at all times. of native vegetation. decoys, but you must remove all blinds (e) Hobe Sound National Wildlife (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and decoys from the refuge at the end Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] fishing on designated areas of the refuge of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on subject to the following conditions: chapter). designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We only allow the use of rods and (ii) In Hernando County: the following conditions: reels and poles and lines, and anglers (A) All hunters in Hernando County (i) We allow fishing only from legal must attend them at all times. must comply with the State of Florida sunrise to legal sunset. (ii) We prohibit the taking of frogs and Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management turtles (see § 27.21 of this chapter). Area regulations. (ii) We allow salt-water fishing along (iii) We allow 12 fishing tournaments (B) The conditions set forth at the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River a year by Special Use Permit only paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(C), (D), and (F) of Lagoon year-round as governed by State (General Activities—Special Use Permit this section apply. recreational fishing regulations. Application, FWS Form 3–1383–G). (C) We allow hunting of geese, duck, (iii) We allow the use of only rods and (iv) We prohibit the possession or use and coot only on Wednesdays, reels and poles and lines, and anglers of cast nets, seines, trot lines, jugs, gigs, Saturdays, and Sundays. must attend them at all times. and other fishing devices. (D) We prohibit hunting within 100 (iv) We allow only two poles per (v) Anglers may only launch boats at yards (91.4 meters) of any residence. angler, and anglers must attend those the Headquarters Area (Boynton Beach), (2) Upland game hunting. In poles at all times in conjunction with the Hillsboro Area (Boca Raton), and 20 Hernando County, we allow hunting of the Martin County, Florida, two-pole Mile Bend (West Palm Beach). quail, squirrel, rabbit, feral hog, ordinance.

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(f) J. N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling National stand and mark it with the adult travel to or from a tree stand. You must Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] permitted hunter’s FWC permit number remove these pins at the end of deer (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and the word ‘‘YOUTH.’’ season (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this fishing and crabbing in designated areas (vi) If you use flagging or other trail chapter). Each clothes-type pin or clip of the refuge subject to the following marking material, you must print your must contain the hunting license conditions: FWC permit number on each piece or number of the hunter. (i) We allow the take of crabs with the marker. You may set up flagging and (vi) You may leave a temporary tree use of dip nets only. trail markers 2 days prior to the stand on refuge property starting 1 week (ii) All anglers must exit refuge lands permitted hunt, and you must remove before archery season, but you must and waters no later than 1⁄2 hour after them on or before the last day of the remove it by the last day of hog season. legal sunset. permitted hunt. All tree stands left on the refuge within (iii) We prohibit the possession and (vii) You must check out any game the hunt season must display the use of seines or trot lines. taken during the hunts at a self-check hunter’s hunting license number legibly (iv) We prohibit the use of cast nets station. written on or attached to the stand. You from the left (south) side of Wildlife (viii) You may access the Western may also use a temporary tree stand Drive or any water control structure, Unit only by boat. during small game season, but you must bridge, boardwalk, or rip rap affixed to (ix) Hunters age 15 and younger do remove it by the last day of the small Wildlife Drive. not need a quota permit, but they must game season. (v) All fish must remain in whole be accompanied by an adult age 18 or (vii) Hunters must be at their vehicles condition until removed from refuge older. Each adult may supervise one by 1 hour after legal shooting time. lands and waters, except for fish caught youth hunter and must remain within (viii) We prohibit cleaning of game and landed by individuals using the sight and normal voice contact of the within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of any services of the refuge concessionaire at youth hunter; the pair must share a developed public recreation area, game the Tarpon Bay recreation area. Those single bag limit unless hunting during a check station, or gate. fish may be cleaned at the designated designated family or youth hunt. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow fish cleaning station in the concession (x) We prohibit shotgun loads larger hunting of feral hog, gray squirrel, area. than #2 shot and slugs during turkey armadillo, opossum, rabbit, raccoon, (vi) We prohibit the use of bows and hunts. coyote, and beaver on designated areas spears from Wildlife Drive or any trail (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport of the refuge subject to the following or structure affixed to Wildlife Drive. fishing on designated areas of the refuge conditions: (g) Lake Woodruff National Wildlife subject to the following conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (i) We only allow use of hook and paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (viii) of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow line. We prohibit cast nets. section apply. hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, (ii) We allow fishing from legal (ii) Hunters may only hunt during and turkey on designated areas of the sunrise to legal sunset. designated days and times. The refuge refuge subject to the following (iii) We prohibit the use of snatch prints dates for all the refuge hunting conditions: hooks in the refuge impoundments. seasons in the annual refuge hunt (i) We require a valid Lake Woodruff (h) Lower Suwannee National Wildlife brochure (signed brochure). Quota Hunt Permit, which can be Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow night hunting for purchased through the Florida Fish and hunting. We allow hunting of duck and raccoon and opossum from legal sunset Wildlife Conservation Commission, and coot on designated areas of the refuge until legal sunrise as governed by State a valid Lake Woodruff National Wildlife subject to the following conditions: regulations. Refuge hunt permit (signed annual hunt (i) We require all hunters, age 16 or (3) Big game hunting. We allow brochure), which is free and older, to purchase and possess a general hunting of big game on designated areas nontransferable. refuge hunting permit through the of the refuge subject to the following (ii) All hunters must be on stands or Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation conditions: in blinds during deer hunts. Commission to hunt during all refuge (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) We prohibit scouting in the hunt hunts, unless otherwise exempt. We do paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (viii) of this area during the quota hunt. not require youth hunters age 15 and section apply. (iv) Hunters possessing a valid permit younger to possess a general refuge (ii) During the refuge archery season, may access the refuge 2 hours prior to hunting permit. hunters may only use archery legal sunrise each hunting day. All (ii) Every hunter must possess a equipment, including crossbows, as hunters must leave the refuge within 2 signed refuge hunt brochure (signed governed by State archery regulations. hours of legal sunset. brochure) while hunting on the refuge. (iii) During the refuge muzzleloader (v) We allow stands or blinds to be set (iii) We prohibit hunting from or season, hunters may only use up 2 days prior to the permitted hunt, within 150 feet (45 meters) of all refuge muzzleloading firearms and archery and you must remove them on or before roads open to public vehicle travel. equipment (see § 27.42 of this chapter) the last day of your permitted hunt. You (iv) An adult (parent or guardian) age as governed by State muzzleloader must clearly mark stands with the 18 or older must supervise and must regulations. hunter’s Florida Fish and Wildlife remain within sight of and in normal (iv) We prohibit organized drives. We Conservation Commission (FWC) permit voice contact of a youth hunter, age 15 define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or number found on your hunting license. or younger. An adult may not supervise planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or No more than one stand or blind per more than two youths. Youth hunters otherwise frighten or cause game to person may be on the refuge at any time, must meet State hunter-education move in the direction of any person(s) unless a permitted hunter is requirements. who is part of the organized or planned accompanied by a youth hunter. You (v) Clothes-type pins or clips with hunt and known to be waiting for the must place the stand and/or blind for a reflective or colored markings can be game. youth hunter within sight and normal used for the temporary marking of (v) We allow hunting of deer (except voice contact of the permitted hunter’s vegetation in order to identify a route of spotted fawns), feral hog, gray squirrel,

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rabbit, armadillo, opossum, raccoon, younger. The adult must remain within place a stand or blind for a youth hunter beaver, and coyote during the archery sight and normal voice contact of the within sight and normal voice contact of season. youth hunter. the supervisory hunter’s stand and mark (vi) Hunters may take feral hog (no (viii) We prohibit hunting or shooting it with the supervisory hunter’s Florida size or bag limit), and a maximum of within 25 feet (7.6 meters), or shooting State customer ID number and the word two deer per day, during the family from any portion, of a dike, dirt road, or ‘‘YOUTH.’’ hunt, except only one deer may be railroad grade. (ix) We prohibit all scouting in the antlerless for each day of the family and (ix) We prohibit hunting or shooting hunt area during the quota hunt. senior hunts. within 150 yards (135 meters) of SR 402, (x) If you use flagging or other trail- (vii) Hunters must fill out a Big Game SR 406, or any paved road right-of-way. marking material, you must print your Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2359) and We prohibit shooting over any dike or Florida State customer ID number on check all game harvested during all deer roadway. each piece or marker. You may set out and hog hunts. (x) You must leave the refuge by 1 flagging and trail markers up to 2 days (viii) Hunters may take only bearded p.m. Prior to that, you must stop at a prior to the permitted hunt, and you turkeys and only during the State Zone posted refuge waterfowl check station must remove them on the last day of the C youth turkey hunts and spring turkey and report statistical hunt information permitted hunt. season. on the Migratory Bird Hunt Report (xi) We allow hunters possessing a (ix) Shooting hours for spring turkey (FWS Form 3–2361) to refuge personnel. valid permit to scout within their begin 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise and (2) [Reserved] permitted zones up to 7 days prior to end at 1 p.m. (3) Big game hunting. We allow the their permitted hunts. You must carry (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of white-tailed deer and feral your valid Quota Hunt Permit fishing on designated areas of the refuge hog in designated areas of the refuge identifying the permitted hunt zone subject to the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: while scouting. (i) We prohibit taking of frogs and (i) We require a State-issued Merritt (xii) You must be on your stand or in turtles (see § 27.21 of this chapter). Island National Wildlife Refuge Big your blind while hunting. (ii) We prohibit the use or possession Game Quota Hunt Permit. The Quota (xiii) We prohibit stalking or moving of alcohol while fishing on the refuge. Hunt Permit is a limited entry quota through the hunt area while hunting. (i) Merritt Island National Wildlife permit, is zone-specific, and is (xiv) You must be at your vehicle Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird nontransferable. within 1 hour after legal shooting time. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) You must have a valid signed Big If you wish to track wounded game merganser, and coot in designated areas Game Hunt Permit (signed annual hunt beyond 1 hour after legal sunset, you of the refuge subject to the following brochure). must gain consent from a Federal conditions: (iii) We prohibit hunters entering the Wildlife Officer to do so. (i) You must possess and carry a normal or expanded restricted areas of (xv) We prohibit using dogs for current, signed Merritt Island National the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). tracking unless authorized by a Federal Wildlife Refuge hunt permit (signed (iv) We allow hunting during a 3-day Wildlife Officer. Dogs must remain on a brochure, non-transferable) at all times weekend within the State’s deer season. leash and be equipped with a GPS while hunting waterfowl on the refuge. Legal shooting hours are 1⁄2 hour before tracking device. (ii) You must carry (or hunt within 30 legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal (xvi) You may field dress game; yards of a hunter who possesses) a valid sunset. however, we prohibit cleaning game State-issued Merritt Island Waterfowl (v) Hunters possessing a valid permit within 1,000 feet of any public area, Quota Permit, while hunting in areas 1 may access the refuge no earlier than 2 road, game-check station, or gate. We or 4 from the beginning of the regular hours before legal sunrise and must prohibit dumping game carcasses on the waterfowl season through the end of leave the refuge no later than 2 hours refuge. January. The Waterfowl Quota Permit after legal sunset. (xvii) Archery hunters must wear at can be used for a single party consisting (vi) We prohibit hunting from refuge least 500 square inches (3,226 square of the permit holder and up to three roads or within 100 yards of roads open centimeters) of solid fluorescent-orange guests. The permit holder must be to public vehicle traffic or within 200 color while moving to and from their present. yards of a building or KSC facility. vehicles, while moving to their stands (iii) During the State’s waterfowl (vii) Each permitted hunter may have or hunting spots, and while tracking or season, we allow hunting on one adult guest and one youth hunter. dragging out game. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and All guests must remain within sight and (xviii) There is no bag limit or size the following Federal holidays: normal voice contact. The party must limit for the take of feral hogs. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New share a single bag limit. Each adult may (xix) You must report all hunting Year’s Day. supervise one youth hunter and must activities, including successful and non- (iv) We prohibit hunters entering the remain within sight and normal voice successful hunts, at one of the two normal or expanded restricted areas of contact. The pair must share a single bag check stations prior to leaving the the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). limit unless hunting during a designated refuge. (v) We allow hunting of waterfowl on youth or family hunt. (4) Sport fishing. We allow refuge-established hunt days from 1⁄2 (viii) You may set up stands or blinds recreational fishing, crabbing, hour before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. up to 2 days prior to the permitted hunt; clamming, and shrimping on designated (noon). Hunters must remove all you must remove them on the last day areas of the refuge subject to the equipment and check out at the refuge of your permitted hunt. You must following conditions: check station prior to 1 p.m. each day. clearly mark stands and blinds with (i) You must possess a current, signed (vi) You may enter the refuge no your Florida State customer refuge fishing permit (signed brochure) earlier than 4 a.m. for the purpose of identification (ID) number found on at all times while fishing on the refuge. waterfowl hunting. your hunting license. You may have no (ii) We prohibit anglers entering the (vii) We require an adult, age 18 or more than one stand or blind per person normal or expanded restricted areas of older, to supervise hunters age 15 and on the refuge at any time. You must the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

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(iii) We prohibit fishing after legal of the refuge subject to the following (iii) We allow feral hog to be taken sunset or before legal sunrise, except condition: We allow fishing only from during any refuge hunt. There is no that we allow fishing at night from a vessels in the waters surrounding limit on the size or number of feral hogs vessel in the open waters of Mosquito Tarpon Key. that hunters may take. Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon, Banana (l) St. Marks National Wildlife (iv) There is a two deer limit per hunt, River, and Haulover Canal. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird as specified at paragraph (l)(3)(vi) of this (iv) You may launch boats for night hunting. We allow hunting of duck and section, except during the youth hunt, fishing and boating activities only from coot on designated areas of the refuge when the limit is as specified at Bair’s Cove, Beacon 42, and Biolab boat subject to the following conditions: paragraph (l)(3)(vii) of this section. The ramps. (i) You must remove blinds at the end limit for turkey is one per hunt. (v) We prohibit crabbing or fishing of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (v) We prohibit the use of deer from Black Point Wildlife Drive or any chapter). decoys. side road connected to Black Point (ii) We allow the use of dogs to (vi) The bag limit for white-tailed deer Wildlife Drive except from L Pond recover game. is two deer per hunt, either two Road. (iii) Hunters may access the hunt area (vi) We prohibit launching boats, by boat. antlerless deer or one antlerless deer canoes, or kayaks from Black Point (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and one antlered deer. State regulations Wildlife Drive or any side road hunting of grey squirrel, rabbit, and define antlerless deer as deer with no connected to Black Point Wildlife Drive raccoon on designated areas of the antler or antlers less than 5 inches except from L Pond Road. refuge subject to the following (12.75 centimeters). Antlered deer must (vii) Anglers and crabbers must attend conditions: have at least three points, 1 inch (2.5 their lines at all times. (i) We require refuge permits (signed centimeters) or greater on one antler, to (viii) We prohibit harvesting and brochure) for hunting upland game. be harvested. possession of horseshoe crab, frog, Each hunter must possess and carry a (vii) There is one youth white-tailed turtle, snake, and/or other wildlife (see signed refuge permit while participating deer hunt and one youth turkey hunt for § 27.21 of this chapter). in a hunt. youth ages 12 to 17. During these hunts, (ix) We prohibit use of personal (ii) All hunters must wear 500 square only the youth hunter may handle or watercraft, kite surfing, kite boarding, inches (3,250 square centimeters) of discharge firearms used for hunting. An wind surfing, sail boarding, use of air- fluorescent orange above the waistline adult age 21 or older must accompany thrust boats, and use of hovercraft on while in a designated hunting unit and remain in sight and normal voice the refuge or in refuge waters. during a refuge hunt. contact of each youth hunter. There is (x) We prohibit motorized vessels in (iii) You may only use .22 caliber or no limit on the number of hogs a youth the Banana River within the posted smaller rim-fire rifles, shotguns (#4 bird hunter may harvest during these hunts. ‘‘No-Motor Zone,’’ including any vessel shot or smaller) (see § 32.2(k)), or (A) Youth white-tailed deer hunt having an attached motor or a muzzleloaders to harvest squirrel, harvest limits. (1) Youth hunters age 12 nonattached motor capable of use rabbit, and raccoon. In addition, you to 15 may harvest two deer, either two (including electric trolling motor). may use shotgun slugs, buckshot, antlerless deer or one antlerless and one (xi) We allow vessels drafting 12 archery equipment, or pistols to take antlered. State regulations define inches (30 centimeters) or less feral hogs. We prohibit the use of other antlerless deer as deer with no antler or (measured while vessel is fully stopped) weapons. antlers less than 5 inches (12.75 to be propelled only by poling, (iv) We allow the use of leashed dogs centimeters). There are no restrictions paddling, drifting, or electric trolling for trailing injured or harvested game. on antler size for youth hunters age 12 motors in the established Pole & Troll (v) We prohibit hunting from any to 15. Zone(s), except in the posted running named or numbered road (with the (2) Youth hunters age 16 or 17 may channels. exception of persons hunting during the harvest two deer, either two antlerless (xii) We prohibit fish cleaning on mobility-impaired hunt). or one antlerless and one antlered. State refuge property. (vi) We prohibit cleaning of game regulations define antlerless deer as (xiii) We prohibit fishing from, or in within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of any deer with no antler or antlers less than the immediate vicinity of, the Manatee residence, developed public recreation 5 inches (12.75 centimeters). Antlered Viewing Deck on the northeast side of area, or game check station. deer must have at least two points, 1 (vii) You must check out all game Haulover Canal. inch (2.5 centimeters) or greater on one taken at a game check station. (xiv) When inside the impoundment antler, to be harvested by youth hunters (3) Big game hunting. We allow perimeter ditch, you may use gasoline age 16 or 17. or diesel motors. Outside the perimeter hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, (B) Youth turkey hunt harvest limit. ditch, you must propel vessels by and turkey subject to the following The limit is one bearded turkey per paddling, push pole, or electric trolling conditions: youth hunter. motor. (i) We require refuge permits (hunters (j) Pelican Island National Wildlife apply through State for license, and the (viii) Mobility-impaired hunters may Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] State charges a fee). Permits are have an assistant accompany them. You (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport nontransferable. Each hunter must may transfer permits issued to fishing on designated areas of the refuge possess and carry a signed permit when assistants. We limit those hunt teams to subject to the following conditions: participating in a hunt. Prior to hunting harvesting white-tailed deer and feral (i) We allow fishing year-round. each day, you must check-in at a hunt hog within the limits provided at (ii) We allow bank fishing from spoil check station as specified in the refuge paragraph (l)(3)(vi) of this section. islands during daylight hours only. hunt brochure. You must check out at (ix) You may harvest one bearded (k) Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge. the end of each hunting day. turkey per hunt. You may only use (1)–(3) [Reserved] (ii) The conditions set forth at shotguns or archery equipment to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (iv) through harvest turkey. We prohibit hunting fishing year-round on designated areas (vii) of this section apply. after 1 p.m.

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(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport refuge staff member or a Federal (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on fishing on designated areas of the refuge Wildlife Officer. designated areas of the refuge subject to subject to the following conditions: (vii) We limit weapons to primitive the following conditions: (i) We prohibit taking blue crabs from weapons (bow and arrow, and (i) You may fish from 1⁄2 hour before impounded water on the St. Marks Unit. muzzleloader) on the primitive weapons legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset (ii) We only allow fishing in refuge sambar deer hunt and the primitive year-round. lakes, ponds, and impoundments from weapons white-tailed deer hunt. We (ii) We prohibit the use of live 1 1 ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour limit the archery hunt to bow and minnows as bait. after legal sunset. arrow. We prohibit crossbows during (iii) We allow the use of only rods and (iii) We allow fishing in tidal and the white-tailed deer archery hunt reels or poles and lines in refuge lakes. coastal waters 24 hours per day year- except with a State disabled persons Anglers must attend their fishing round. permit. You may take feral hog and (iv) We prohibit taking of frogs or equipment at all times. raccoon only with the weapons allowed (iv) We prohibit the taking of frog turtles (see § 27.21 of this chapter). for that period. (v) We prohibit use of cast nets or and/or turtle (see § 27.21 of this traps to take fish from any lake, pond, (viii) We allow only stand, still, and chapter). or impoundment on the refuge. stalk hunting. We prohibit organized (n) Ten Thousand Islands National (vi) You must attend all fishing deer drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game equipment. an organized or planned effort to bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck (vii) We prohibit bow fishing on pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise and coot on designated areas of the refuge lakes, ponds, and impoundments. frighten or cause deer to move in the refuge subject to the following (viii) The interior ponds and lakes on direction of any person(s) who is part of conditions: the Panacea Unit are open year-round the organized or planned hunt and (i) We allow hunting each day during for bank fishing. We open vehicle access known to be waiting for the deer. the early wood duck/teal season. to these areas from March 15 through (ix) You may only discharge (ii) We allow hunting only on May 15 each year. Ponds and lakes that muzzleloaders at the designated Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and anglers access from County Road 372 discharge area between 5 a.m. and 9 Federal holidays that fall within the are open year-round for fishing and p.m. State’s waterfowl season, including boating. (x) Hunters must check out at the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New (m) St. Vincent National Wildlife check station prior to leaving the refuge Year’s Day. Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] at the end of their hunt. A refuge staff (iii) Hunters must possess and carry a (3) Big game hunting. We allow member or volunteer must check the valid, signed refuge permit (signed hunting of white-tailed deer, sambar campsites before the hunters leave the brochure) at all times while hunting on deer, raccoon, and feral hog on refuge. the refuge. designated areas of the refuge subject to (xi) Bag limits are: (iv) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour the following conditions: (A) Muzzleloader weapons sambar before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). (i) We require refuge permits (hunters deer hunt. One sambar deer of either Hunters may enter the refuge no earlier apply through State for license, and the sex; no limit on feral hog or raccoon. than 4 a.m. and must remove all decoys, State charges a fee). The permits are (B) Archery hunt. One white-tailed guns, blinds, and other related nontransferable, and the hunter must deer of either sex. Antlered deer must equipment by 1 p.m. each day (see possess them while hunting. Only have at least two points, 1 inch (2.5 § 27.93 of this chapter). signed permits are valid. We only allow centimeters) or more on one antler, to be people with a signed refuge hunt permit harvested. State regulations define (v) We prohibit hunting within 100 or the helpers of mobility-impaired antlerless deer as deer with no antler or yards (90 meters) of the south edge of hunters on the island during the hunt antlers less than 5 inches (12.75 U.S. 41 and the area posted around periods. centimeters). Youth age 15 or younger Marsh Trail extending south from U.S. (ii) We authorize three refuge hunts: may harvest any deer except spotted 41. Sambar deer, white-tailed deer archery, fawn. We prohibit harvesting of spotted (vi) We allow the use of dogs for and white-tailed deer muzzleloader. fawns. There is no limit on feral hog or waterfowl retrieval and prehunt During the sambar deer hunt, only raccoon. scouting. sambar deer, feral hog, and raccoon can (C) Muzzleloader weapons white- (2)–(3) [Reserved] be harvested. During the white-tailed tailed deer hunt. One white-tailed deer. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport deer hunts, only white-tailed deer, feral Antlered deer must have at least two fishing and crabbing on the refuge on hog, and raccoon can be harvested. points, 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) or more designated areas subject to the following (iii) We restrict access to St. Vincent conditions: Island to the Indian Pass and West Pass in length on one antler, to be harvested. (i) We allow fishing in the freshwater campsites. The hunt brochure lists We issue a limited number of either-sex and brackish marsh area of the refuge check-in and check-out procedures. We tags. If you have an either-sex tag, the year-round from legal sunrise to legal restrict access to the hunt areas to foot bag limit is one deer that may be sunset. or bicycle travel. antlerless or antlered with legal antler (ii) We prohibit the taking of snake, (iv) Hunt hours are 1⁄2 hour before configuration. State regulations define legal sunrise until 3 p.m. for the sambar antlerless deer as deer with no antler or turtle, frog, and other wildlife in the deer hunt. antlers less than 5 inches (12.75 freshwater and brackish marsh area of (v) You may set up tree stands only centimeters). Youth age 15 or younger the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). after you check in, and you must may harvest any deer except spotted (iii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, remove them from the island at the end fawn. We prohibit harvesting of spotted gigs, spears, bush hooks, and snatch of the hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of fawns. There is no limit on feral hog or hooks in the freshwater and brackish this chapter). raccoon. marsh area of the refuge. (vi) You may retrieve game from the (xii) We prohibit bringing live game (iv) Anglers and crabbers must attend closed areas only if accompanied by a into the check station. their lines at all times.

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§ 32.29 Georgia. (i) We allow saltwater fishing year- (xv) We prohibit the possession or use The following refuge units are open round in the estuarine waters adjacent of any night vision or thermal imaging for hunting and/or fishing as governed to the refuge. equipment. by applicable Federal and State (ii) We allow bank/beach saltwater (xvi) We prohibit the possession or regulations, and are listed in fishing into estuarine waters only from use of any electronic calls. alphabetical order with additional legal sunrise to legal sunset except (xvii) We prohibit falconry. refuge-specific regulations. during managed hunts. (xviii) You may only place temporary (a) Banks Lake National Wildlife (c) Bond Swamp National Wildlife blinds, blind material, and/or decoys on Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the day of the hunt, and you must (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl remove them by 1:00 p.m. on that same fishing on designated areas of the refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject day. subject to the following conditions: to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We allow the use of only pole and (i) You must possess and carry a hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and quail on line or rod and reel, which the angler signed refuge hunt permit (signed designated areas of the refuge subject to must attend at all times. brochure) and an additional refuge the following conditions: (ii) We allow sport fishing after legal quota hunt permit for the quota hunts (i) The conditions set forth at sunset. while hunting. paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) through (iv), (vi), (iii) We permit fishing tournaments by (ii) We allow the incidental take of and (viii) through (xvii) of this section Special Use Permit (General Activities feral hog with legal weapons during apply. Special Use Permit Application, FWS open season. (ii) We require you to possess and Form 3–1383–G) issued by the refuge (iii) We require hunters to report all carry a signed refuge hunt permit manager. harvested game at the check station (signed brochure) while hunting for (b) Blackbeard Island National before leaving the refuge (see hunting upland game. The hunt brochure will Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] brochure). serve as your hunt permit. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iv) We allow access to the hunt area (iii) We require each small game hunting of white-tailed deer and feral from 2 hours before legal sunrise until hunter to wear at least 500 square hog on designated areas of the refuge 2 hours after legal sunset. inches (3,250 square centimeters) of subject to the following conditions: (v) We allow the use of dogs for hunter orange as an outer garment above (i) We require a refuge hunt permit retrieving downed waterfowl during the waist during small game hunts. (electronic form) for all hunters age 16 waterfowl hunts. (iv) We allow the use of dogs when and older. Hunters must sign the permit (vi) We prohibit hunting within 50 hunting for squirrel, rabbit, and quail. and carry it with them at all times when yards (45 meters (m)) of a road open to (v) You may place tree stands and hunting. vehicle travel or within 200 yards (180 hunting blinds during upland game and (ii) Hunters must check-in no more m) of a building. big game hunts on the day prior to each than 1 day in advance of the opening (vii) We prohibit entry into the upland game and big game hunt. You day of each hunt. We prohibit check-in designated hunt area by nonhunters must remove tree stands and hunting after legal sunset of the second hunt during all quota deer-gun and waterfowl blinds by 11 a.m. on the day after the day. (iii) Each hunter may place one stand hunts. hunt. on the refuge no earlier than 1 month (viii) We prohibit removal of live hogs (3) Big game hunting. We allow prior to the opening day of each hunt, from the refuge. hunting for white-tailed deer, feral hog, but must remove the stand by the end (ix) We prohibit organized drives. We and turkey on designated areas of the of each hunt (see § 27.93 of this define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or refuge subject to the following chapter). planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or conditions: (iv) Hunters must check-in at the otherwise frighten or cause game to (i) The conditions set forth at refuge dock prior to setting up camp. move in the direction of any person(s) paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iv), (vi) We require personal identification at who is part of the organized or planned through (ix), and (xi) through (xvii) and check-in. hunt and known to be waiting for the (c)(2)(v) of this section apply. (v) Only hunters may camp at the game. (ii) We prohibit the use of buckshot. designated camping area during refuge (x) Youth hunters age 15 and younger (iii) We prohibit the use of dogs hunts. must remain within sight and normal during deer and feral hog hunts. (vi) For hunting, we allow only bows voice contact of an adult age 21 or older (iv) We require each deer and feral as governed by State regulations. possessing a valid hunting license. hog hunter to wear at least 500 square (vii) Hunters may take five deer (no (xi) We prohibit all-terrain vehicles inches (3,250 square centimeters) of more than two antlered), and we will (ATVs) on the refuge except by hunter orange as an outer garment above issue State bonus tags for two of these. wheelchair-bound hunters with a refuge the waist during hunts. There is no bag limit on feral hog. Special Use Permit (General Activities— (v) Youth hunters age 15 and younger (viii) Refuge personnel must check Special Use Permit Application, FWS must remain within sight and normal deer harvested during the scheduled Form 3–1383–G). voice contact of an adult age 21 or older hunt before hunters may remove them (xii) We prohibit leaving vehicles, possessing a valid hunting license. One from the refuge. boats, trailers, or decoys on the refuge adult may supervise no more than one (ix) Hunters must be off the island by overnight (see § 27.93 of this chapter). youth hunter. 12 p.m. (noon) on Sunday. (xiii) We prohibit the possession or (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (x) We allow mooring of boats to the use of any suppressors or silencers on fishing on designated areas of the refuge government dock only for loading and any firearm. subject to the following conditions: unloading purposes. (xiv) We prohibit the possession or (i) We allow fishing from March 1 to (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on use of any trail or game camera or October 31, except on the Ocmulgee designated areas of the refuge subject to leaving any other hunting-related River, which is open to fishing year- the following conditions: electronic device on the refuge. round.

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(ii) We allow access to the refuge and (f) Okefenokee National Wildlife (v) We allow hunting for raccoon and fishing only from legal sunrise to legal Refuge. (1) [Reserved] opossum from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the sunset. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow days listed as open in the refuge hunt (iii) We only allow fishing with pole the hunting of rabbit, squirrel, and brochure. and line or rod and reel. bobwhite quail on designated areas of (vi) We only allow .22 caliber or (iv) The conditions set forth at the refuge subject to the following smaller rimfire firearms for raccoon and paragraphs (c)(1)(xi) and (xii) of this condition: We allow the use of dogs opossum hunting. section apply. only to locate, point, and retrieve during (vii) We allow the use of dogs on (v) We prohibit use or possession of quail hunts. designated areas of the refuge for alcoholic beverages while fishing on the (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, refuge. hunting of turkey and white-tailed deer, and opossum. (vi) We require you to possess and and feral hog as incidental take, on (viii) We prohibit possession or use of carry a signed refuge fishing permit designated areas subject to the following any suppressors or silencer on any (signed brochure) while fishing. conditions: firearms. (vii) Youth anglers age 15 and (i) In the Pocket Unit: (ix) We prohibit possession or use of younger must remain within sight and (A) We only allow archery hunting trail or game cameras or leaving any normal voice contact of an adult age 21 and foot traffic. other hunting-related electronic device or older who possesses a valid fishing (B) Hunters must sign in and out each on the refuge. license. hunt day and record harvest each day. (x) We prohibit possession or use of (d) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge. (ii) In the Suwannee Canal Recreation any night vision or thermal imaging Refer to § 32.20(d) for regulations. Area: equipment. (e) Harris Neck National Wildlife (A) We allow only shotguns or (xi) We prohibit possession or use of Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] muzzleloaders. any electronic calls. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (B) We require a refuge permit (Big/ (xii) We prohibit falconry. hunting of white-tailed deer and feral Upland Game Hunt Application, FWS (xiii) Youth hunters age 15 and hog on designated areas of the refuge Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— younger must remain within sight and subject to the following conditions: National Wildlife Refuge System) normal voice contact of an adult age 21 (i) We require a refuge hunt permit obtained through refuge lottery. or older who possesses a valid hunting (electronic form) for all hunters age 16 (C) Hunters must sign in and out each license. and older. Hunters must sign the permit day and record harvest each day. (3) Big game hunting. We allow and carry it with them at all times when (D) You must tag your deer with hunting for white-tailed deer, turkey, hunting. special refuge tags. and feral hog on designated areas of the (ii) Each hunter may place one stand (E) Harvest limit is two deer of either refuge subject to the following on the refuge during the week preceding sex per day. conditions: each hunt, but you must remove stands (F) We zone Chesser Island Hunt area (i) The conditions set forth at by the end of each hunt (see § 27.93 of to accommodate mobility-impaired and paragraphs (g)(2)(iii), (iv), and (viii) this chapter). youth hunters. Only mobility-impaired through (xi) of this section apply. (iii) We prohibit hunting within 100 hunters may use all-terrain vehicles (ii) You must possess and carry a yards (91.4 meters) of Harris Neck Road, (ATVs) and vehicles on firebreaks and signed refuge hunt permit (signed the refuge entrance drive, Visitor unpaved roads. brochure), and possess and carry an Contact Station/Office, Barbour River (iii) In the Cowhouse Unit, State of additional refuge quota hunt permit Landing, Barbour River Road, or Gould’s Georgia’s Dixon Memorial Wildlife (requires contact information only) for Cemetery. Management Area rules, regulations, the quota hunts, while hunting. (iv) We require hunters to check-in dates, and times apply. (iii) We prohibit buckshot. and check-out each hunt day. We (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) We prohibit hunting within 50 require personal identification to check- fishing on designated areas of the refuge yards (45 meters (m)) of a road open to in and check-out. subject to the following conditions: vehicle travel or within 200 yards (180 (v) We require hunters to check all (i) We prohibit possession of live bait m) of a building. harvested game at the check station fish. (v) You must bring any deer, turkey, before leaving the refuge each day. (ii) We allow the use of only pole and or hog you harvest to the refuge check (vi) Hunters may take five deer (no line or rod and reel as methods of take. station intact, except entrails, the day more than two antlered), and we will (g) Piedmont National Wildlife you kill them and before you leave the issue State bonus tags for two of these. Refuge. (1) [Reserved] refuge. We prohibit possession of There is no bag limit for feral hog. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow dressed deer, turkey, or hog unless you (vii) During the gun hunt, we allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, have checked them at the refuge check only shotguns (20 gauge or larger; slugs raccoon, and opossum on designated station. only), muzzleloaders, and bows as areas of the refuge subject to the (vi) We prohibit all-terrain vehicles governed by State regulations. following conditions: (ATVs) on the refuge except by (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We prohibit upland game hunting wheelchair-bound hunters with a fishing on designated areas of the refuge during refuge deer or turkey hunts. special use permit (General Activities— subject to the following conditions: (ii) You must possess and carry a Special Use Permit Application, FWS (i) We allow saltwater fishing year- signed refuge hunt permit (signed Form 3–1383–G). round in the estuarine waters adjacent brochure) while hunting. (vii) We prohibit dogs for hunting big to the refuge. (iii) We require a signed refuge hunt game. (ii) We allow bank fishing into permit (signed brochure) to hunt on the (viii) We prohibit organized drives. estuarine waters only from legal sunrise Hitchiti Experimental Forest. We define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or to legal sunset except during managed (iv) We allow access to the hunt area planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or hunts. from 2 hours before legal sunrise until otherwise frighten or cause game to (iii) We prohibit freshwater fishing. 2 hours after legal sunset. move in the direction of any person(s)

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who is part of the organized or planned designated areas of the refuge subject to hog on designated areas of the refuge hunt and known to be waiting for the the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: game. (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We require a refuge hunt permit for (ix) Youth hunters age 15 and younger paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (iii) of this all hunters age 16 and older. Hunters must remain within sight and normal section apply. must sign the permit and carry it with voice contact of an adult age 21 or older (ii) You may not hunt on or within them at all times when hunting. who possesses a valid hunting license. 100 yards (90 meters) of public roads, (ii) Refuge personnel must check deer One adult may supervise no more than refuge facilities, roads and trails, and harvested during scheduled hunts one youth hunter. railroad rights-of-way, or in closed before hunters leave the refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport areas. (iii) Hunters may take five deer (no fishing on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow more than two antlered), and we will subject to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, issue State bonus tags for two of these. (i) We allow fishing from March 15 to feral hog, and coyote on designated There is no bag limit on feral hog. September 30. areas of the refuge subject to the (iv) We prohibit the use of buckshot. (ii) We allow access to the refuge and following conditions: (v) We allow mooring of boats to the fishing from only legal sunrise to legal (i) The conditions set forth at government dock only for loading or sunset. paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (iii) of this unloading purposes. (iii) You may keep the following section apply. (vi) Hunters must check-in at the numbers of fish each day: Bass—5, (ii) To participate in the quota gun refuge dock prior to setting up camp. channel catfish—5, sunfish or bream— hunt for wheelchair-dependent hunters, We require personal identification at 15, and crappie—15. hunters must submit the Quota Deer check-in. (iv) We allow nonmotorized boats or Hunt Application (FWS Form 3–2439, (vii) We allow only hunters to camp boats with electric motors on all ponds Hunt Application—National Wildlife at the designated camping area while designated as open to fishing. Refuge System). To participate in the participating in refuge hunts. (v) We prohibit use or possession of quota youth turkey hunt and learn (viii) Each hunter may place one alcoholic beverages while fishing on the weekend, youth hunters must submit stand on the refuge no earlier than 1 refuge. the Big/Upland Game Hunt Application month prior to the opening day of each (vi) We allow fishing only with pole (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— hunt, but you must remove all stands by and line or rod and reel. National Wildlife Refuge System). the end of each hunt (see § 27.93 of this (vii) We prohibit leaving boats or (iii) You may only use bows, as chapter). other personal equipment on the refuge governed by State regulations, for deer, (ix) Hunters must be off the island by overnight (see § 27.93 of this chapter). feral hog, and coyote hunting during the 12 p.m. (noon) the day following the last (viii) We prohibit the use of fish for archery hunt for these species. day of the hunt. bait and the possession of minnows. (iv) You may only use shotguns (20 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ix) We prohibit possession or take of gauge or larger, slugs only), centerfire fishing on designated areas of the refuge grass carp. You must immediately rifles, centerfire pistols, muzzleloaders, subject to the following conditions: release any grass carp caught. and bows, as governed by State (i) We allow saltwater fishing year- (x) We require you to possess and regulations, for deer, feral hog, and round in the estuarine waters adjacent carry a signed refuge fishing permit coyote hunting during the firearm hunts to the refuge. (signed brochure) while fishing. for these species. (ii) We allow bank/beach fishing into (xi) Youth anglers age 15 and younger (v) Hunters may take as many as five estuarine waters only from legal sunrise must remain within sight and normal deer (no more than two antlered). There to legal sunset except during managed voice contact of an adult age 21 or older is no bag limit on feral hog or coyote. hunts. (vi) We allow only shotguns with (iii) We prohibit freshwater fishing. who possesses a valid fishing license. approved nontoxic #2 shot or smaller, (j) Wolf Island National Wildlife (h) Savannah National Wildlife and bows, as governed by State Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird regulations, for turkey hunting. We (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl prohibit the use of slugs or buckshot for fishing on designated areas of the refuge and mourning dove on designated areas turkey hunting. subject to the following conditions: We of the refuge subject to the following (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport allow saltwater fishing year-round in conditions: fishing on designated areas of the refuge the estuarine waters adjacent to the (i) All hunters age 16 and older must subject to the following conditions: refuge. possess and carry a signed refuge hunt (i) Anglers may fish in refuge permit (requires contact information impoundments and canals from March § 32.30 Hawaii. only). 1 through November 30 annually. The following refuge units are open (ii) To participate in the quota youth (ii) Anglers may fish in Kingfisher for hunting and/or fishing as governed waterfowl hunt, youth hunters must Pond and all tidal creeks year-round. by applicable Federal and State submit the Waterfowl Lottery (iii) We allow fishing from legal regulations, and are listed in Application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt sunrise to legal sunset. alphabetical order with additional Application—National Wildlife Refuge (iv) Anglers may bank fish year-round refuge-specific regulations. System). throughout the refuge, unless otherwise (a) Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. (iii) You may take feral hog and posted. (1)–(3) [Reserved] coyote during all refuge hunts (v) Anglers may only use (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (migratory bird, upland, and big game) nonmotorized boats and boats with fishing on designated areas of the with weapons authorized and legal for electric motors within impounded refuge. those hunts. waters. (b) Kakahaia National Wildlife (iv) We allow the use of dogs for (i) Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge. Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] retrieving migratory birds. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the hunting of squirrel and rabbit on hunting of white-tailed deer and feral refuge.

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(c) Kilauea Point National Wildlife nonmotorized boats, or boats equipped (i) From October 1 through April 14, Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] with electric motors within 200 yards we only allow ice fishing within 200 (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (180 meters) of the shoreline. We yards (180 meters) of the shoreline in fishing on designated areas of the prohibit the use or possession of gas- front of both the Lower Dam (Fishing refuge. powered motors. Area A) and the Upper Dam (Fishing Area B) on the Lake Lowell Unit, unless § 32.31 Idaho. (ii) You must remove boats, decoys, blinds, other personal property, and any otherwise posted by the Bureau of The following refuge units are open materials brought onto the refuge for Reclamation. for hunting and/or fishing as governed blind construction at the end of each (ii) We allow fishing from by applicable Federal and State day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this nonmotorized boats in designated areas regulations, and are listed in chapter). of the Lake Lowell Unit from October 1 alphabetical order with additional (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge 1 through April 14, from 1⁄2 hour before refuge-specific regulations. 1 1 2 legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour after legal (a) Bear Lake National Wildlife hour before official shooting hours ( ⁄ sunset. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hour before legal sunrise), and remain (iii) From February 1 through June 30, hunting. We allow hunting of duck, on the refuge until 1 hour after official we prohibit fishing from all islands in goose, coot, and snipe on designated shooting hours (legal sunset). the Snake River Islands Unit. areas of the refuge subject to the (iv) We allow the use of dogs for hunting. (d) Grays Lake National Wildlife following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We allow boats, except air thrust (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of duck, boats, after September 20 within the hunting of pheasant, quail, and goose, coot, and snipe on designated designated refuge hunting areas, for the partridge on designated areas of the purposes of hunting. refuge subject to the following areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) You may only use portable blinds condition: The condition set forth at following conditions: or construct temporary blinds of natural paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section (i) Blinds will be available for general vegetation. Blinds will be available for applies. use on a first-come, first-served basis. general use on a first-come, first-served (3) Big game hunting. We allow You must remove portable blinds, basis. You must remove portable blinds, hunting of deer on designated areas of decoys, boats, and other personal decoys, boats, and other personal the refuge subject to the following property from the refuge at the end of property from the refuge at the end of conditions: each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (i) You must obtain a refuge-specific chapter). chapter). hunting permit (signed brochure) to (ii) We allow only hunters and dogs (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunt deer on the Lake Lowell Unit. to retrieve game in designated hunting hunting of pheasant, grouse, partridge, Hunters must sign and carry the permit areas. and cottontail rabbit on designated areas in the field while hunting. (2)–(4) [Reserved] (e) Kootenai National Wildlife of the refuge. (ii) Hunters may place up to two Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (3) [Reserved] portable deer stands in the Lake Lowell hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on Unit. Hunters must place stands/ duck, and coot on designated areas of designated areas of the refuge subject to platforms by hand. Hunters may place the refuge subject to the following the following condition: We prohibit stands/platforms on the refuge no earlier conditions: use and possession of lead weights or than the beginning date of the assigned (i) We allow hunting only on sinkers. hunt permit and must remove them no Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and (b) Camas National Wildlife Refuge— later than the ending date of the hunt (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We Sundays. permit. Each stand must display the (ii) We allow the use of dogs when allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, and hunter’s hunting license number so that snipe on designated areas of the refuge hunting. it is legible from the ground. (iii) We prohibit the discharge of subject to the following conditions: (iii) In the Lake Lowell Unit, you may (i) We allow hunters to access the firearms in posted retrieval zones and only shoot deer while hunting from an refuge 1 hour before legal shooting time. areas closed to hunting. (ii) You may only use portable blinds elevated tree stand/platform. We (iv) Hunters may access the waterfowl or construct temporary blinds of natural prohibit ground stalking and/or still hunt area no earlier than 3 a.m. and vegetation. Blinds will be available for hunting from the ground. We prohibit must leave no later than 1 hour after general use on a first-come, first-served shooting a firearm or bow while on the legal sunset. basis. You must remove portable blinds, ground, except to kill a downed deer. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow decoys, and other personal property at (iv) While hunting from a tree stand, hunting of forest grouse and wild turkey the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 you must use a fall-arrest system/full on designated areas of the refuge subject of this chapter). body harness meeting Treestand to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Manufacturer’s Association standards. (i) You may possess only approved hunting of pheasant, grouse, and (v) Hunters may enter the Lake Lowell nontoxic shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while partridge on designated areas of the Unit no earlier than 2 hours before in the field. refuge. official shooting hours (1⁄2 hour before (ii) We allow the use of dogs when (3)–(4) [Reserved] legal sunrise) and must leave the area hunting forest grouse and for turkey (c) Deer Flat National Wildlife within 2 hours after official shooting during the fall hunt. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hours (1⁄2 hour after legal sunset). (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Successful hunters may extend their hunting of deer, elk, black bear, moose, duck, coot, common snipe, and dove on departure time only as long as is and mountain lion on designated areas designated areas of the refuge subject to necessary to retrieve dead deer. of the refuge subject to the following the following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on conditions: (i) Hunters in the South Side designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We allow hunting of deer at the Recreation Area may use float tubes, the following conditions: designated accessible blind for hunters

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with disabilities subject to the following (a) Chautauqua National Wildlife black powder firearms up to and conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird including .40 caliber. (A) You must obtain a Special Use hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (iii) We allow the use of .22 and .17 Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) from the on designated areas of the refuge subject caliber rimfire lead ammunition for the refuge manager to use the accessible to the following condition: Hunters taking of small game and furbearers blind. must remove boats, decoys, blinds, and during open season. (B) We only allow deer hunting at the blind materials at the end of each day’s (iv) For hunting, you may possess accessible blind using the following hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this only approved nontoxic shot shells weapons: Muzzleloader, archery chapter). while in the field, including shot shells equipment, crossbow, shotgun, or (2)–(3) [Reserved] used for hunting wild turkey (see handgun. For shotguns, you may only (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on § 32.2(k)). use slugs. For handguns, you may only designated areas of the refuge from legal (v) We require all deer and turkey use straight-walled cartridges not sunrise to legal sunset subject to the hunters using the restricted use area to originally established for rifles. following conditions: check-in at the refuge visitor center (ii) You may possess only approved (i) We allow fishing on Lake prior to hunting. nontoxic ammunition for hunting (see Chautauqua from February 1 through (3) Big game hunting. We allow § 32.2(k)). October 15. We prohibit fishing in the hunting of white-tailed deer on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport waterfowl hunting area during the designated areas of the refuge subject to fishing on designated areas of the refuge waterfowl hunting season. the following conditions: subject to the following condition: We (ii) We allow bank fishing year-round (i) The conditions set forth at allow bank fishing only. between the boat ramp and the fishing paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) and (f) Minidoka National Wildlife trail in the North Pool and from Goofy Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (b)(2)(ii) and (v) of this section apply. Ridge Public Access to the west gate of (ii) We prohibit the use of handguns hunting. We allow hunting of duck, the North Pool water control structure. goose, coot, and snipe on designated for the taking of deer in the restricted (b) Crab Orchard National Wildlife use area. areas of the refuge subject to the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird following conditions: (iii) We prohibit organized deer hunting. We allow hunting of duck, drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (i) We allow only hunters and dogs to goose, coot, woodcock, dove, snipe, rail, retrieve game in designated hunting organized or planned effort to pursue, and crow on designated areas of the drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or areas. refuge subject to the following (ii) You may only use portable blinds cause deer to move in the direction of conditions: or construct temporary blinds of dead any person(s) who is part of the (i) We require a signed hunt brochure. organized or planned hunt and known natural vegetation. Blinds will be You must carry this signed permit when available for general use on a first-come, to be waiting for the deer. hunting on the refuge. (iv) We only allow archery equipment first-served basis. You must remove (ii) We prohibit hunting within 50 when hunting deer in the following portable blinds at the end of each day’s yards (45 meters (m)) of all designated areas: hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We public use facilities, including, but not (A) In the controlled waterfowl prohibit use of rock piles above the limited to, parking areas, picnic areas, hunting area; high-water mark for blind construction. campgrounds, marinas, boat ramps, (iii) On West Hunting Area (Lake (B) On all refuge lands north of public roads, and established hiking Walcott), we allow hunting on the Illinois State Route 13; and trails listed in the refuge trails brochure. uplands and over water within 100 (iii) Hunters must remove all boats, (C) In the area north of the Crab yards (90 meters) of the shoreline. We decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, Orchard Lake emergency spillway and allow use of boats only for retrieval of platforms, and other personal west of Crab Orchard Lake. game. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) On East Hunting Area (Tule equipment brought onto the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 fishing on designated areas of the refuge Island), we allow boats during the subject to the following conditions: waterfowl hunting season. and 27.94 of this chapter). (iv) Waterfowl hunting blinds must be (i) On Crab Orchard Lake west of Wolf (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Creek Road: hunting of pheasant, grouse, partridge, a minimum of 200 yards (180 m) apart. Hunters must anchor boat blinds on the (A) Anglers may fish from boats all and cottontail rabbit on designated areas year. of the refuge. shore or anchor them a minimum of 200 yards (180 m) away from any shoreline. (B) Anglers must remove all trotlines/ (3) Big game hunting. We allow jugs from legal sunrise until legal sunset hunting of elk (archery only) on (v) We allow the use of dogs when hunting, provided the dogs are under from the Friday immediately prior to designated areas of the refuge subject to Memorial Day through Labor Day. the following condition: Elk hunters the immediate control of the hunter at (ii) On Crab Orchard Lake east of Wolf may enter the hunt area from 1 and 1⁄2 all times. Creek Road: hours before legal hunting time to 1 and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow 1 hunting of wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit, (A) Anglers may fish from boats ⁄2 hours after legal hunting time. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport bobwhite quail, raccoon, opossum, red March 15 through September 30. fishing on designated areas of the fox, grey fox, bobcat, woodchuck, (B) Anglers may fish all year at the refuge. striped skunk, pheasant, partridge, and Wolf Creek and Route 148 causeways. coyote on designated areas of the refuge (iii) On A–41, Bluegill, Managers, § 32.32 Illinois. subject to the following conditions: Honkers, and Visitors Ponds: The following refuge units are open (i) The conditions set forth at (A) Anglers may fish only from legal for hunting and/or fishing as governed paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) and (v) sunrise to legal sunset from March 15 by applicable Federal and State of this section apply. through September 30. regulations, and are listed in (ii) We prohibit hunters using rifles or (B) We prohibit anglers from using alphabetical order with additional handguns with ammunition larger than boats or flotation devices. refuge-specific regulations. .22 caliber rimfire, except they may use (iv) Trotlines/jugs:

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(A) We prohibit the use of trotlines/ (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. designated areas of the refuge subject to jugs on all refuge waters outside of Crab We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an the following conditions: Orchard Lake. organized or planned effort to pursue, (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise (B) We prohibit the use of trotlines/ drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or to legal sunset. jugs with any flotation device that has cause deer to move in the direction of (ii) We prohibit fishing in the previously contained any petroleum- any person(s) who is part of the waterfowl hunting area during the based material or toxic substances. organized or planned hunt and known waterfowl hunting season. (C) Anglers must attach a buoyed to be waiting for the deer. (e) Great River National Wildlife device that is visible on the water’s (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird surface to all trotlines. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (v) Anglers may use all legal the following conditions: and coot on designated areas of the noncommercial fishing methods, except (i) The condition set forth at refuge subject to the following they may not use any underwater paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section condition: On the Long Island Division, breathing apparatus. applies. we allow hunting only from blinds (vi) Anglers may not submerge any (ii) Anglers must remove all boats and constructed on sites posted by the poles or similar objects to take or locate fishing equipment (see § 27.93 of this Illinois Department of Natural any fish. chapter) brought onto the refuge at the Resources. (vii) Organizers of all fishing events end of each day’s fishing activity. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow must possess a Special Use Permit (FWS (iii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, hunting of small game, furbearers, and Form 3–1383–G or FWS Form 3–1383– jugs, yo-yos, nets, or any commercial game birds on designated areas of the C). fishing equipment except in areas where refuge subject to the following (viii) We prohibit anglers from fishing State regulations authorize commercial conditions: within 250 yards (225 m) of an occupied tackle. (i) We open the refuge divisions for waterfowl hunting blind. (iv) We prohibit the use of more than upland game hunting from 1⁄2 hour (ix) Specific creel and size limits two poles per angler and more than two before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal apply on various refuge waters as listed hooks or lures per pole. sunset. in the Crab Orchard fishing brochure (v) We prohibit possession of bass (ii) On the Cherry Box and Hickory and the annual Illinois fishing digest. smaller than 15 inches (37.5 Creek Units, we allow hunting with (c) Cypress Creek National Wildlife centimeters) in length from refuge shotgun only during the Statewide Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird ponds. upland game season. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (vi) We prohibit possession of more (3) Big game hunting. We allow goose, coot, woodcock, rail, dove, crow, than six channel catfish from refuge hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey and snipe on designated areas of the ponds. on designated areas of the refuge subject refuge subject to the following (d) Emiquon National Wildlife to the following conditions: conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) You must remove all boats, decoys, hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may blinds, blind materials, stands, and game birds on designated areas of the use or possess only approved nontoxic platforms (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this refuge subject to the following shot shells while in the field (see chapter) brought onto the refuge at the conditions: § 32.2(k)). end of each day’s hunt. (i) Hunters must remove boats, (ii) We allow only portable tree stands (ii) We prohibit outboard motors decoys, blinds, and blind materials from September 1 through January 31 of larger than 10 horsepower (hp). brought onto the refuge at the end of each year. You must permanently attach (iii) We allow the use of dogs while each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 your State-generated hunter hunting, provided the dog is under the of this chapter). identification number in a visible immediate control of the hunter at all (ii) We allow access for hunting from location on the stand. We allow only times. 1 hour before legal shooting time (as one tree stand per hunter. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow governed by State regulations for the (iii) On the Fox Island and Slim hunting of squirrel, rabbit, bobwhite species in question) until 1 hour after Island Divisions, and the Cherry Box quail, raccoon, opossum, red fox, gray legal sunset. and Hickory Creek Units, we only allow fox, bobcat, striped skunk, woodchuck, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow archery deer hunting. turkey, pheasant, Hungarian partridge, upland game hunting on designated (iv) On the Delair Division, we only and coyote on designated areas of the areas of the refuge subject to the allow deer hunting during special refuge subject to the following following condition: The condition set managed hunts. You must possess and condition: forth at paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this carry a refuge permit (hunt letter) when (i) The conditions set forth at section applies. hunting during special managed hunts. paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) On the Fox Island Division, Cherry section apply. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey Box Unit, and Hickory Creek Unit, we (ii) For hunting, you may use or on designated areas of the refuge subject allow turkey hunting during the State possess only approved nontoxic shot to the following conditions: spring season, youth season, and fall shells while in the field, including shot (i) The condition set forth at archery season. shells used for hunting wild turkey (see paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on § 32.2(k)). applies. designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) For hunting, you may use or the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer on possess only approved nontoxic shot (i) We prohibit the taking of any designated areas of the refuge subject to shells while in the field, including shot mussel (clam), crayfish, frog, leech, and the following conditions: shells used for hunting wild turkey (see turtle species by any method on the (i) The condition set forth at § 32.2(k)). refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) On the Fox Island Division, we applies. fishing throughout the year on only allow bank fishing along any

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portion of the Fox River from January 1 bird hunting. We allow hunting of (i) We allow hunting from legal through October 15. migratory game birds on designated sunrise to legal sunset. (f) Hackmatack National Wildlife areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We restrict turkey hunting to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird following condition: You must remove archery only in the fall and shotgun or hunting. We allow hunting of migratory boats, blinds, blind materials, stands, archery in the spring. game birds on designated areas of the decoys, and other hunting equipment (iii) For wild turkey hunting, you may refuge subject to the following from the refuge at the end of each day use or possess only approved nontoxic condition: You must remove all boats, (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). shot shells while in the field (see decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow § 32.2(k)). and platforms (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and bobwhite (3) Big game hunting. We allow this chapter) brought onto the refuge at quail on designated areas of the refuge. hunting of white-tailed deer on the end of each day’s hunt. (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and wild the following conditions: upland game and turkey hunting on turkey on designated areas on the refuge (i) Hunters must remove all portable designated areas of the refuge subject to subject to the following conditions: hunting stands and blinds from the the following conditions: (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see (i) For hunting, you may use or use or possess only approved nontoxic §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). possess only approved nontoxic shot shot shells while in the field (see (ii) We restrict white-tailed deer shells while in the field, including shot § 32.2(k)). hunting on the Clarksville Island shells used for hunting wild turkey (see (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. Division to archery only. § 32.2(k)). We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (ii) You must remove all boats, organized or planned effort to pursue, designated areas of the refuge subject to decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or the following conditions: and platforms (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of cause deer to move in the direction of (i) We prohibit the taking of turtle or this chapter) brought onto the refuge at any person(s) who is part of the frog (see § 27.21 of this chapter). the end of each day’s hunt. organized or planned hunt and known (ii) We allow fishing only from legal (3) Big game hunting. We allow big to be waiting for the deer. sunrise to legal sunset. game hunting on designated areas of the (iii) We prohibit placing temporary (iii) Anglers must remove boats and refuge subject to the following tree stands in dead or dying trees. all other fishing devices at the end of condition: You must remove all boats, (iv) We allow only portable tree each day’s fishing activity (see § 27.93 of decoys, blinds, blind materials, stands, stands from September 1 through this chapter). and platforms (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of January 31 of each year. You must (l) Upper Mississippi River National this chapter) brought onto the refuge at permanently attach your State-generated Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refer to the end of each day’s hunt. hunter identification number in a § 32.42(r) for regulations. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport visible location on the stand. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge § 32.33 Indiana. only one tree stand per hunter. subject to the following condition: We The following refuge units are open (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport prohibit the taking of turtle and frog (see for hunting and/or fishing as governed fishing on designated areas of the refuge § 27.21 of this chapter). by applicable Federal and State subject to the following conditions: (g) Kankakee National Wildlife regulations, and are listed in (i) We prohibit the taking of any Refuge. (1) [Reserved] alphabetical order with additional (2) Upland game hunting. We allow mussel (clam), crayfish, frog, leech, and refuge-specific regulations. hunting of wild turkey on designated turtle species by any method on the (a) Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. areas of the refuge subject to the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (1) [Reserved] following condition: For hunting, you (ii) We allow fishing only from legal (2) Upland game hunting. We allow may possess only approved nontoxic sunrise to legal sunset. hunting of squirrel on designated areas shot shells while in the field (see (iii) You must remove all fishing of the refuge subject to the following § 32.2(k)). devices at the end of each day’s fishing conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (i) We require a signed hunting of white-tailed deer on chapter). acknowledgment of danger agreement designated areas of the refuge. (j) Port Louisa National Wildlife and a refuge hunt permit. (4) [Reserved] Refuge. Refer to § 32.34(f) for (ii) Hunters must possess a valid daily (h) Meredosia National Wildlife regulations. gate pass at all times. Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (k) Two Rivers National Wildlife (iii) We allow the use of dogs for (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting only during the squirrel fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of migratory hunting season in the day use area, subject to the following conditions: game birds on designated areas of the provided the dog is under the (i) We allow sport fishing on all areas refuge subject to the following immediate control of the hunter at all open to public access from legal sunrise condition: Hunters must remove boats, times. You must ensure that all hunting to legal sunset from February 1 to decoys, blinds, and blind materials dogs wear a collar displaying the October 15. brought onto the refuge at the end of owner’s contact information. (ii) We allow access to Meredosia each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 (iv) You must hunt only in assigned Lake from the boat ramp and allow foot of this chapter). areas. We prohibit trespass into an access on refuge land along the east side (2) Upland game hunting. We allow unassigned hunt area. of the Meredosia Lake in Morgan upland game hunting for wild turkey, (v) We require that all hunters check County from legal sunrise to legal sunset small game, furbearers, and all harvested game taken on the refuge throughout the year. nonmigratory game birds on designated at the refuge check station. (i) Middle Mississippi River National areas of the refuge subject to the (vi) We require all refuge hunters to Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game following conditions: hunt with a partner. We require hunting

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partners to know the location of their (v) We allow only spring turkey only when the unit is open to hunting partner while hunting. An adult, age 18 hunting on the refuge, and hunters must and for a 2-day grace period before and or older, must directly supervise youth possess a State-issued hunting permit after the special season. hunters age 17 and younger. during the first 6 days of the season. (iv) The conditions set forth at (vii) Hunters must possess and carry (vi) We close archery deer hunting paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this a compass while hunting on the refuge. during the State muzzleloader season. section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (vii) Turkey hunting ends at 1 p.m. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey each day. fishing on designated areas of the refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject (viii) We prohibit the possession of subject to the following conditions: to the following conditions: game trail cameras on the refuge. (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise (i) The conditions set forth at (ix) We require you to remove arrows to legal sunset. paragraphs (a)(2)(i), (ii), and (iv) through from crossbows during transport in a (ii) We allow fishing only with rod (vii) of this section apply. vehicle. and reel, pole and line, bow and arrow, (ii) You may possess only approved (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on or crossbow. nontoxic shot while in the field (see designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) The minimum size limit for § 32.2(k)). the following conditions: largemouth bass on Snakey Point Marsh (iii) We allow the use of portable (i) We allow the use of belly boats or and on the Columbia Mine Unit is 14 hunting stands and blinds. float tubes in all designated fishing inches (35.6 centimeters). (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on areas. (iv) We prohibit the taking of any the Old Timbers Lake subject to the (ii) We allow fishing only with rod turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, following conditions: and reel or pole and line. and mussel (clam) species by any (i) We require a signed (iii) We prohibit harvest of frog and method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this acknowledgment of danger agreement turtle (see § 27.21 of this chapter). chapter). and a refuge access permit. (iv) We prohibit the use of lead (v) You must remove boats at the end (ii) Anglers must possess a valid daily fishing tackle. of each day’s fishing activity (see § 27.93 gate pass at all times. (v) We allow only youth age 15 and of this chapter). (iii) We allow fishing only with a rod younger to fish in the Discovery Pond. and reel or pole and line. § 32.34 Iowa. (c) Patoka River National Wildlife The following refuge units are open (iv) We prohibit the use of trotlines. Refuge and Management Area—(1) (v) We prohibit retaining black bass, for hunting and/or fishing as governed Migratory game bird hunting. We allow largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and by applicable Federal and State hunting of migratory game birds on spotted bass between 12 and 15 inches regulations, and are listed in designated areas of the refuge and the (30 and 37.5 centimeters). alphabetical order with additional (b) Muscatatuck National Wildlife White River Wildlife Management Area refuge-specific regulations. Refuge. (1) [Reserved] subject to the following conditions: (a) De Soto National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) You must remove all boats, decoys, (1) [Reserved] hunting of quail, squirrel, and rabbit on blinds, and blind materials after each (2) Upland game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of youth hunting of ring-necked pheasant the following conditions: this chapter). on designated areas of the refuge subject (i) We prohibit hunting and the (ii) We prohibit hunting and the to the following condition: The refuge discharge of a firearm within 100 yards discharge of a weapon within 150 yards will annually determine hunting (30 meters) of any dwelling or any other (137 meters) of any dwelling or any seasons, dates, and designated areas, building that people, pets, or livestock building that may be occupied by and publish them in the refuge may occupy. people, pets, or livestock. brochure. (ii) We allow the use of dogs for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting rabbit, quail, and squirrel, hunting of bobwhite quail, cottontail hunting of white-tailed deer and wild provided the dog is under the rabbit, squirrel (gray and fox), red and turkey on designated areas of the refuge immediate control of the hunter at all gray fox, coyote, opossum, and raccoon subject to the following conditions: times. subject to the following conditions: (i) The refuge manager will annually (iii) We allow only shotguns for (i) We allow the use of dogs for determine and publish hunting seasons upland game hunting. hunting, provided the dog is under the and dates, and will include them in the (iv) We require hunters to sign and immediate control of the hunter at all refuge access permit (signed brochure). carry the current hunting brochure times. (ii) You must possess and carry a while hunting. (ii) The conditions set forth at refuge access permit (signed brochure) (3) Big game hunting. We allow paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this at all times while in the hunting area. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey section apply. Hunters may enter the hunting areas on designated areas of the refuge subject (3) Big game hunting. We allow only within the dates listed on the to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and wild refuge access permit (signed brochure). (i) The conditions set forth at turkey on designated areas of the refuge (iii) Hunters with a valid Iowa or paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (iv) of this subject to the following conditions: Nebraska resident hunting permit may section apply. (i) You may possess only approved access all areas open to hunting. (ii) For wild turkey hunting, you may nontoxic shells when hunting wild Reciprocity exists, with both States use or possess only approved nontoxic turkey (see § 32.2(k)). allowing hunters with either resident shot shells while in the field (see (ii) On the Columbia Mine Unit, you permit to access refuge hunting land in § 32.2(k)). may only hunt white-tailed deer during either State. (iii) We prohibit firearms deer hunting the first week (7 days) of the following (iv) Hunters holding nonresident during the State firearms season. seasons, as governed by the State: Nebraska or nonresident Iowa permits (iv) You may take only two deer per archery, firearms, and muzzleloader. may hunt only on the ground that lies day from the refuge, only one of which (iii) On the Columbia Mine Unit, you within the State that issued the may be an antlered buck. may leave portable tree stands overnight nonresident permit.

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(v) We allow hunters in the parts on the banks, in the water, or on (ii) You may leave tree stands in an designated area from 2 hours before the ice (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this area for a continuous period of time legal sunrise until 2 hours after legal chapter). beginning 7 days prior to the open sunset. (x) We prohibit digging or seining for season for hunting deer and ending 7 (vi) We prohibit the use of a crossbow bait. days after the final day of that season. as archery equipment unless the hunter (xi) We prohibit take or possession of You must clearly mark the stand with has obtained a State-issued disability turtle or frog at any time (see §§ 27.21 your Iowa hunting license number. crossbow permit. of this chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (vii) All hunters must be in (xii) We allow anglers on the refuge fishing throughout the district subject to possession of a valid entrance fee from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 the following conditions: permit. hour after legal sunset. (i) The condition set forth at (viii) Hunters must remove hunting (b) Driftless Area National Wildlife paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section blinds or stands and other property by Refuge. (1) [Reserved] applies. the close of the season (see §§ 27.93 and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) You must remove all ice fishing 27.94 of this chapter). hunting of upland game on designated shelters and other personal property at (ix) We prohibit shooting on or over areas of the refuge subject to the the end of each day’s fishing (see § 27.93 any refuge road open to vehicle traffic following condition: In areas open to of this chapter). within 30 feet (9 meters (m)) of the hunting, we allow hunting beginning (d) Neal Smith National Wildlife centerline. November 1 until the close of State Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (x) We prohibit field dressing of any hunting seasons or January 15, hunting. We allow the hunting of duck, big game within 100 feet (30 m) of the whichever occurs first. goose, and coot on designated areas of centerline of any refuge road. (3) Big game hunting. We allow the refuge subject to the following (xi) We prohibit organized drives. We hunting of white-tailed deer on conditions: define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We prohibit all hunting February 1 planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or the following conditions: through August 31 due to conflicts with otherwise frighten or cause game to (i) In areas open to hunting, we allow existing appropriate and compatible move in the direction of any person(s) hunting beginning November 1 until the uses. who is part of the organized or planned close of State hunting seasons or (ii) We allow entry into the refuge 1 hunt and known to be waiting for the January 15, whichever occurs first. hour before legal sunrise and require game. (ii) We allow only archery and hunters to leave the refuge no later than (xii) We allow two portable tree muzzleloader hunting. 1 hour after legal sunset. stands/blinds per hunter within the (iii) We allow deer drives only during (iii) We prohibit shooting on or over hunt area. Of those, only one stand/ lawful party hunting conducted within any refuge road within 50 feet (15 blind can be left on the refuge from 1 the refuge, as governed by State meters) from the centerline. week prior to the start of the designated regulations. We prohibit driving deer (iv) You must possess and carry a hunt season to 1 week after the end of from or through the refuge to any refuge permit (free brochure available at the designated hunt season. persons hunting outside the refuge the refuge visitor center). (xiii) Unattended stands and blinds boundary. (v) We allow the use of dogs while must be plainly labeled with the full (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting, provided the dog is under the name and/or hunting license number of fishing on designated areas of the immediate control of the hunter at all the owner. Labels must be visible from refuge. times. ground level. (c) Iowa Wetland Management (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (2) Upland game hunting. We allow District—(1) Migratory game bird fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting of ring-necked pheasant, hunting. We allow hunting of migratory subject to the following conditions: bobwhite quail, pigeon, mourning dove, (i) We allow ice fishing in DeSoto game birds throughout the district crow, cottontail rabbit, gray and fox Lake from January 2 through the end of subject to the following conditions: squirrel, and fall wild turkey on February. (i) We prohibit leaving boats, decoys, designated areas of the subject to the (ii) We allow the use of pole and line or other personal property unattended at following conditions: or rod and reel fishing in DeSoto Lake any time. You must remove all personal (i) The conditions set forth at from April 15 through October 14. property, which includes boats, decoys, paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this (iii) We allow the use of archery and and blinds, brought onto the district at section apply. spear fishing for nongame fish only from the end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and (ii) You may only possess approved April 15 through October 14. 27.94 of this chapter). nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) when (iv) When the lake is open to ice (ii) We allow the use of dogs while turkey hunting. fishing, we prohibit motor- or wind- hunting, provided the dog is under the (3) Big game hunting. We allow driven conveyances on the lake. immediate control of the hunter at all hunting of white-tailed deer on (v) We allow the use of portable ice times. designated areas of the refuge and fishing shelters on a daily basis from (2) Upland game hunting. We allow subject to the following conditions: January 2 through the end of February. upland game hunting throughout the (i) The conditions set forth at (vi) Anglers may use no more than district subject to the following paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iv) of this two lines and two hooks per line, condition: The conditions set forth at section apply. including ice fishing. paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (ii) We allow the use of portable (vii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, section apply. stands and blinds for hunting, and float lines, bank lines, or setlines. (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunters must remove them at the end of (viii) Anglers must adhere to game hunting throughout the district each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). minimum length and creel limits as and subject to the following conditions: (4) [Reserved] posted. (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may (e) Northern Tallgrass Prairie (ix) We prohibit anglers leaving any possess only approved nontoxic shot National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory personal property, litter, fish, or fish shells while in the field (see § 32.2(k)). game bird hunting. We allow hunting of

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duck, goose, merganser, coot, rail and mussel (clam) species by any (iv) We prohibit entry into any closed (Virginia and sora only), woodcock, method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this area to retrieve downed game, unless snipe, and dove (mourning and Eurasian chapter). the hunter has received written collared) on designated areas subject to (f) Port Louisa National Wildlife permission from the refuge manager. the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (v) We prohibit hunting on road (i) For units adjacent to and managed hunting. We allow hunting of migratory rights-of-way on any portion of the by Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, game birds on designated areas of the refuge not open to hunting. The road you must follow the refuge-specific refuge subject to the following right-of-way extends to the center of the regulations provided in this paragraph condition: You must remove boats, road. (e). decoys, and portable blinds at the end (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) Hunters must remove boats, of each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting of pheasant, gray partridge, decoys, portable or temporary blinds, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow cottontail rabbit, squirrel (fox and gray), materials brought onto the refuge, and hunting of upland game on designated groundhog, raccoon, opossum, fox, other personal property at the end of areas of the refuge subject to the coyote, and crow on designated areas of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 following conditions: the refuge subject to the following of this chapter). Hunters must dismantle (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may conditions: hunting blinds, platforms, and ladders use or possess only approved nontoxic (i) We prohibit possession of shotgun made from natural vegetation at the end shot shells (see § 32.2(k)). We allow slugs. of each day. shotgun slug or muzzleloading rifle for (ii) The conditions set forth at (iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting coyotes. paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (iv), and (v) of this hunting, except when hunting (ii) We allow only squirrel hunting on section apply. furbearers, provided the dog is under the Keithsburg Division from the (3) Big game hunting. We allow the immediate control of the hunter at beginning of the State season through hunting of deer and turkey on all times. September 15. designated areas of the refuge subject to (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We allow hunting on the the following conditions: hunting of wild turkey, ring-necked Horseshoe Bend Division from (i) The conditions set forth at pheasant, bobwhite quail, gray September 1 through September 15, and paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (iv), and (v) of this partridge, cottontail rabbit, squirrel (fox from December 1 through February 28. section apply. and gray), groundhog, raccoon, We allow spring turkey hunting. (ii) We allow portable tree stands, (iv) We allow hunting on the Big opossum, fox (red and gray), coyote, portable blinds, and freestanding Timber Division from September 1 badger, striped skunk, and crow on elevated platforms to be left on the through February 28. We allow spring designated areas subject to the following refuge from 7 days prior to the first deer turkey hunting. conditions: hunting season; you must remove them (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) Shotgun hunters may possess only prior to 7 days following the last deer hunting of white-tailed deer on approved nontoxic shot when hunting hunting season (see § 27.93 of this designated areas of the refuge subject to turkey (see § 32.2(k)). chapter). Turkey hunters must remove (ii) The conditions set forth at the following condition: We allow the blinds and stands each day (see § 27.93 paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iii) of this use of only portable stands, and you of this chapter). section apply. must remove them at the end of each (iii) You must label portable tree (3) Big game hunting. We allow the day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). stands, portable blinds, and freestanding hunting of deer on designated areas of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport elevated platforms that are left the refuge subject to the following fishing on designated areas of the refuge unattended with your hunting license conditions: subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow the use of temporary (i) We prohibit the taking of turtle or number. The label must be legible from stands, blinds, platforms, or ladders. frog (see § 27.21 of this chapter). the ground. (ii) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow fishing only from legal (iv) You must remove any other paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of this sunrise to legal sunset. personal property brought onto the section apply. (iii) Anglers must remove boats and refuge at the end of each day (see (iii) We prohibit shooting on, from, all other fishing devices at the end of §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) each day’s fishing activity (see § 27.93 of (v) We allow deer hunters on the of a roadway open to public vehicle this chapter). refuge from 1 hour before legal sunrise transportation at a big game animal or (g) Union Slough National Wildlife until 2 hours after legal sunset. a decoy of a big game animal. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (vi) Deer hunters may possess only (iii) For all counties with the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, shot shells that shoot a single projectile exception of Jasper, you may leave tree goose, coot, rail (Virginia and sora only), (i.e., slugs). stands in an area for a continuous woodcock, and snipe on designated (vii) For wild turkey hunting, you period of time beginning 7 days prior to areas of the refuge subject to the may use or possess only approved the open season for hunting deer and following conditions: nontoxic shot shells while in the field ending 7 days after the final day of that (i) We allow hunters on the refuge (see § 32.2(k)). season. You must clearly mark the stand from 1 hour before legal sunrise until 1 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport with your Iowa hunting license number. hour after legal sunset. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) We allow boats or other floating subject to the following conditions: fishing on designated areas of the refuge devices. We allow electric motors only. (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise subject to the following conditions: We prohibit the use of gasoline motors. to legal sunset. (i) The condition set forth at You may not leave boats unattended. (ii) We allow fishing from boats on the paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section (iii) We allow the use of dogs while Buffalo Creek Bottoms; however, we applies. hunting, provided the dog is under the prohibit the use of gasoline motors. (ii) We prohibit the taking of any immediate control of the hunter at all (iii) We prohibit the use or possession turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, times. of lead terminal tackle.

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(h) Upper Mississippi River National (ii) We prohibit the take of reptiles (iii) We allow only temporary portable Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refer to and amphibians (see § 27.21 of this blinds and blinds made from natural § 32.42(r) for regulations. chapter). vegetation. (b) Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge— (2) Upland game hunting. We allow § 32.35 Kansas. (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We hunting of cottontail rabbit, squirrel, The following refuge units are open allow hunting of goose, duck, and upland birds on designated areas of for hunting and/or fishing as governed merganser, coot, mourning dove, and the refuge subject to the following by applicable Federal and State snipe on designated areas of the refuge conditions: regulations, and are listed in subject to the following conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at alphabetical order with additional (i) You may use natural vegetation to paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this refuge-specific regulations. construct a temporary blind. section apply. (a) Flint Hills National Wildlife (ii) You may use portable hunting (ii) We prohibit centerfire and rimfire Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird blinds. rifles and pistols. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (iii) In Bow Creek, we allow (iii) You may possess only bow and duck, coot, dove, rail, woodcock, crow, waterfowl hunting only by boat. You arrow or shotguns smaller than 10 gauge and common snipe on designated areas may not create a wake while in Bow while hunting upland game. of the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow Creek. conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) You must possess and carry a on designated areas of the refuge subject hunting of pheasant, quail, prairie signed refuge hunt permit (signed to the following conditions: brochure) when hunting. chicken, fox squirrel, cottontail rabbit, (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We prohibit shooting from or over and turkey on designated areas of the paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) and roads and parking areas. refuge subject to the following (c)(2)(ii) of this section apply. (iii) You may leave temporary blinds conditions: (ii) You must possess and carry a (other than portable blinds) constructed (i) You may only possess bow and refuge access permit to hunt deer and of natural vegetation found on site arrow or shotguns no larger than 10 spring turkey. overnight (see § 27.93 of this chapter). gauge on the refuge. (iii) You may possess only approved (iv) We allow crow hunting on (ii) During pheasant season, we allow nontoxic shot for turkey hunting (see designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting of only pheasant, fox squirrel, § 32.2(k)). the following conditions: and cottontail rabbit. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (A) We prohibit the use of centerfire (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the rifles and pistols for hunting on the hunting of deer and turkey on refuge. refuge. designated areas of the refuge subject to (d) Quivira National Wildlife Refuge— (B) We close hunting areas on the the following conditions: (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We north side of the Neosho River to all (i) We only allow archery hunting of allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, hunting from November 1 through deer. Virginia and Sora rail, mourning dove, March 1. (ii) You must obtain a refuge-issued and snipe on designated areas of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow permit (FWS Form 3–2405, Self- refuge subject to the following hunting of pheasant, quail, prairie Clearing Check-in/out Permit) to hunt conditions: chicken, rabbit, and squirrel on deer on the refuge. (i) We open refuge hunting areas from designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) You may use natural vegetation to September 1 through February 28. the following condition: The conditions construct a temporary blind. (ii) The refuge is open from 11⁄2 hours set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iv) We prohibit retrieving deer or before legal sunrise to 11⁄2 hours after (a)(1)(iv)(A) and (B) of this section turkey from an area closed to deer or legal sunset. Hunters must remove all apply. turkey hunting. decoys within 1 hour following the end (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport of legal shooting time (legal sunset). hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey fishing on designated areas on the (iii) We prohibit the retrieval of game on designated areas of the refuge subject refuge subject to the following from areas closed to hunting. to the following conditions: conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We only allow shotguns, (i) We allow access to Kirwin hunting of pheasant, quail, squirrel, and muzzleloading firearms (see § 27.42 of Reservoir by foot for bank or ice fishing. rabbit on designated areas of the refuge this chapter), and archery equipment for subject to the following conditions: deer hunting. (ii) We allow noncommercial collection of bait fish as governed by (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We do not open for deer hunting paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of this during the extended white-tailed deer State regulations. (iii) We prohibit fishing tournaments section apply. antlerless season in January. (ii) We only allow shotguns for on the refuge. (iii) We require the use of approved hunting on the refuge. nontoxic shot for turkey hunting (see (c) Marais des Cygnes National (3) [Reserved] § 32.2(k)). Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) The conditions set forth at bird hunting. We allow hunting of fishing on all waters on the refuge paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(iv)(A) of goose, duck, coot, rail, snipe, woodcock, subject to the following conditions: this section apply. and mourning dove on designated areas (i) We prohibit taking of frog, snake, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport of the refuge subject to the following or any other wildlife (see § 27.21 of this fishing on designated areas of the refuge conditions: chapter). subject to the following conditions: (i) You must possess and carry a (ii) We prohibit the use of trotlines (i) We close areas on the north side of signed refuge hunt permit (signed and setlines. the Neosho River to all fishing from brochure) when hunting. (iii) We prohibit the use of seines for November 1 through March 1, except for (ii) We prohibit discharge of firearms taking bait. the Dove Roost Pond and the Upper within 150 yards (135 meters) of any (iv) We prohibit fishing from water Burgess Marsh. residence or occupied building. control structures and bridges.

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(v) We restrict fishing in the set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through by applicable Federal and State designated ‘‘Kid’s Pond,’’ approximately (vii) of this section apply. regulations, and are listed in 1⁄4 mile (.4 kilometers) west-southwest (3) Big game hunting. We allow alphabetical order with additional of headquarters, to youth age 14 and hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey refuge-specific regulations. younger, and to a parent and/or on designated areas of the refuge subject (a) Atchafalaya National Wildlife guardian age 18 or older accompanying to the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird a youth. (i) The conditions set forth at hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (vi) The bag limit for the Kid’s Pond paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (vii) of this game birds on designated areas of the is one fish per day. section apply. refuge subject to the following (vii) The condition set forth at (ii) We close squirrel, rabbit, crow, conditions: paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section woodcock, snipe, dove, and quail (i) You may hunt only as governed by applies. seasons during muzzleloader and State-issued Sherburne Wildlife modern gun deer hunts. Management Area regulations. § 32.36 Kentucky. (iii) We allow the use of only portable (ii) Feral hogs are incidental take The following refuge units are open and climbing stands. You may place species. You may take feral hog during for hunting and/or fishing as governed stands in the field no earlier than 2 any open hunting season, only with the by applicable Federal and State weeks prior to the opening of deer weapon allowed for that season, and regulations, and are listed in season, and you must remove them from only if you are a hunter with proper alphabetical order with additional the field within 1 week after the season licenses and State permits for that refuge-specific regulations. closes (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this season. There is no bag limit on feral (a) Clarks River National Wildlife chapter). The hunter’s State hunting hog. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird license number must appear on all (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of mourning stands left in the field. hunting of upland game on designated dove, woodcock, common snipe, (iv) You must use safety belts at all areas of the refuge subject to the Canada and snow goose, coot, crow, and times when occupying the tree stands. following condition: The conditions set waterfowl listed at 50 CFR 10.13(c)(1) (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of under DUCK on designated areas of the We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an this section apply. refuge subject to the following organized or planned effort to pursue, (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or hunting of feral hog, white-tailed deer, (i) Except for raccoon, opossum, and cause deer to move in the direction of and turkey on designated areas of the bullfrog hunting, access to the refuge is any person(s) who is part of the refuge subject to the following from 2 hours before legal sunrise to 2 organized or planned hunt and known condition: The conditions set forth at hours after legal sunset. to be waiting for the deer. paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (ii) You must possess and carry a (vi) Ground blinds used for the section apply. signed refuge hunting/fishing permit purpose of hunting any species during (4) Sport fishing. We allow (signed brochure) while hunting and/or the deer modern gun, muzzleloader, and recreational finfishing and shellfishing fishing on the refuge. youth firearms seasons must display 1 year-round as governed by Sherburne (iii) We prohibit discharge of firearms square foot (144 square inches) of solid, Wildlife Management Area regulations. on or within 200 feet (90 meters) of any unbroken, hunter orange visible from all (b) Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife home, the abandoned railroad tracks, sides. You must remove ground blinds Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird graveled roads, and hiking trails. when not in use. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (iv) We allow trail cameras. Trail (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing goose, coot, and woodcock on cameras must have the owner’s State and frogging on designated areas of the designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting license number clearly refuge subject to the following the following conditions: displayed or we may confiscate them. conditions: (i) We require that all hunters and (v) An adult age 21 or older must (i) The conditions set forth at anglers age 16 and older purchase an supervise all youth hunters age 15 and paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this annual public use permit (electronic younger. Youth hunters must remain in section apply. form). You must sign the permit, sight of and normal voice contact with (ii) The following conditions apply to certifying that you understand and will the adult. On small game hunts, the the Environmental Education and comply with all regulations. You must adult may supervise no more than two Recreation Area (EERA): carry this permit at all times while on (A) The EERA is a day-use area only. youths; on big game hunts, the adult the refuge. (B) We only allow one rod and reel or may supervise no more than one youth. (ii) We allow migratory game bird (vi) All persons born after January 1, pole and line for fishing per person. (C) We prohibit the use of live fish for hunting on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and 1975, must possess a valid hunter bait. Sundays until 12 p.m. (noon) during the education card while hunting. (D) We allow the taking of largemouth State season. We do not open for the (vii) We allow the use of dogs for bass, channel catfish, and bluegill in special teal season or the State youth waterfowl, small game, and fall turkey accordance with posted limits. waterfowl hunt. hunting. Dog owners/handlers must (E) We prohibit the hunting or (iii) We prohibit hunting within 150 have a collar on each dog with the harvesting of frog. feet (45 meters) of the maintained rights- owner’s contact information. (b) Ohio River Islands National of-way of roads, refuge roads or (viii) We allow waterfowl hunting Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.67(b) for designated trails, buildings, residences, from legal shooting time until 12 p.m. regulations. or designated public facilities. (noon). (c) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. (iv) You must remove harvested (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Refer to § 32.61(f) for regulations. waterfowl, temporary blinds, and hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, decoys used for duck hunting by 1 p.m. raccoon, opossum, and coyote on § 32.37 Louisiana. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). designated areas of the refuge subject to The following refuge units are open (v) We allow the use of dogs to locate, the following condition: The conditions for hunting and/or fishing as governed point, and retrieve.

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(vi) We prohibit any person or group (v) You may place stands up to 2 days (iv) Hunters may not enter the refuge to act as a hunting guide, outfitter, or in prior to established hunting season prior to 4 a.m. on the day of the hunt any other capacity that any other dates. You must remove stands by 2 and must exit the refuge with all individual(s) pays or promises to pay days after the hunting season closes (see equipment and materials (see § 27.93 of directly or indirectly for services § 27.93 of this chapter). You must mark this chapter) no later than 1 p.m. rendered to any other person or persons your State license number on your (v) Hunters must possess and carry a hunting on the refuge, regardless of stand. You are allowed one portable valid refuge hunt permit (signed whether the payment is for guiding, stand or blind on the refuge. brochure). outfitting, lodging, or club membership. (vi) You must check all deer taken on (vi) When hunting migratory game (vii) We prohibit use or possession of the refuge before leaving the refuge at birds, you may only use dogs to locate, any type of trail-marking material. one of the self-clearing check stations point, and retrieve game. (viii) We allow the incidental take of indicated on the map in the refuge (vii) We prohibit hunting within 500 raccoon, feral hog, beaver, nutria, and hunting and fishing regulations feet (150 meters (m)) of any residence or coyote when hunting migratory birds, brochure. structure adjacent to the refuge, and we upland game, or big game species with (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport prohibit hunting within 200 feet (60 m) firearms and archery equipment fishing on designated areas of the refuge of any road, railroad, levee, water authorized for use. subject to the following conditions: control structure, designated public use (ix) We allow all-terrain vehicles (i) The condition set forth at trail, designated parking area, or other (ATVs) and utility vehicles as governed paragraph (b)(1)(x) of this section designated public use facility. by State Wildlife Management Area applies. (viii) Hunters may use air-cooled (WMA) regulations and size (ii) We prohibit the taking of alligator propulsion engines to traverse the specifications on designated trails (see snapping turtle (see § 27.21 of this refuge through the Intracoastal § 27.31 of this chapter) from scouting chapter). Waterway and the Irish Bayou Straight season until February 28. (iii) We allow fishing only during Canal. (x) You may enter the refuge no daylight hours. (2)–(3) [Reserved] earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the (iv) The refuge boat ramp is open for (4) Sport fishing. We allow finfishing refuge by 2 hours after legal sunset, daylight use only, except during and shellfishing on designated areas of except that raccoon and opossum specified hunting seasons when the the refuge subject to the following hunters during the month of February ramp is open from 4 a.m. until 2 hours conditions: may use the refuge at night. after legal sunset. (i) We allow sport fishing and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (v) We prohibit wire traps, slat traps, shellfishing year-round on designated hunting of squirrel and rabbit on wire nets, hoop nets, trotlines, yo-yos, areas of the refuge and only after 12 designated areas of the refuge subject to and jug lines on the refuge. p.m. on portions of the refuge outside of the following conditions: (c) Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife the Hurricane Protection Levee from (i) Hunters may only hunt upland Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird November 1 through January 31 and game during designated refuge seasons. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, during the State teal season. We close (ii) The conditions set forth at goose, and coot on designated areas of the remainder of the refuge from paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (iii), and (vi) the refuge subject to the following November 1 through January 31. through (x) of this section apply. conditions: (ii) We only allow sport fishing with (iii) We allow the use of dogs to hunt (i) We allow only youth to hunt hand-held rod and reel or hand-held rod squirrel and rabbit during that portion waterfowl and coot. An adult age 21 or and line. You may take bait shrimp with of the season designated as small game older must supervise youth hunters cast nets 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter or with dogs. during hunts. Youth hunter age and less. You may take crawfish (up to 100 (iv) While engaged in upland game hunter education requirements are pounds (45 kilograms) per person) with hunting, we prohibit possession of governed by State regulations. The wire nets up to 20 inches (50 hunting firearms (see § 27.42 of this youth must be capable of and must centimeters) in diameter. We allow chapter) larger than .22 caliber rimfire, actively participate in such hunt by the recreational crabbing with a limit of 12 shotgun slugs, or buckshot. possession and/or firing of a legal dozen per person. You must attend all (3) Big game hunting. We allow weapon during such hunt for the fishing, crabbing, and crawfishing hunting of white-tailed deer on express purpose of harvesting game. equipment at all times. designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) Each adult may supervise no more (iii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, the following conditions: than two youths, and no more than one limblines, slat traps, gar sets, nets, and (i) The conditions set forth at adult may supervise each youth during alligator lines on the refuge. paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (iii), and (vi) the course of any hunt. Youth must (iv) The condition set forth at through (x) of this section apply. remain within normal voice contact of paragraph (c)(1)(viii) of this section (ii) The bag limit is one deer per day. the adult who is supervising them. applies. The State tagging regulations apply. Adults accompanying youth on refuge (d) Bayou Teche National Wildlife (iii) You may possess only approved hunts may participate by hunting but Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird nontoxic shot while hunting deer on the may not harvest more than their own hunting. We allow hunting of migratory refuge (see § 32.2(k)). The requirement daily bag limit. Youth must harvest their game birds and waterfowl on designated in this paragraph (b)(3)(iii) only applies own bag limits. areas of the refuge subject to the to the use of shotgun ammunition. (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting on following conditions: (iv) You must wear a minimum of 500 Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and (i) All hunters must possess and carry square inches (3,226 square centimeters) Sundays from 30 minutes before legal a signed hunt permit (signed brochure) of unbroken hunter orange as the sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). We will while hunting on the refuge. outermost layer of clothing on the chest close the refuge to waterfowl and coot (ii) We prohibit hunting or discharge and back, and a hat or cap of unbroken hunting during any segment of goose of firearm (see § 27.42 of this chapter) hunter orange. You must wear the solid- season that extends beyond the regular within 150 feet (45 meters (m)) of any hunter-orange items while in the field. duck season. residence or structure adjacent to the

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refuge, from the centerline of any road, November. The youth gun hunt includes (ii) We prohibit goose hunting for that railroad, designated public use both Saturday and Sunday. The general part of the season that extends beyond maintained trail, designated parking gun hunt includes the Friday the regular duck season. area, or other designated public use immediately before the weekend. (iii) We allow only temporary blinds, facility. (ii) We allow archery deer hunting and hunters must remove blinds and (iii) An adult age 18 or older must from the start of the State archery season decoys by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 supervise youth hunters during all until January 31, except the Centerville of this chapter). hunts. Youth hunter age and hunter Unit is open until February 15. Hunters (iv) Hunters must possess and carry a education requirements are governed by may take deer of either sex as governed valid refuge hunt permit (signed State regulations. One adult may by State-approved archery equipment brochure). supervise two youths during small game and regulations. We close refuge archery (v) An adult age 18 or older must and migratory game bird hunts but may hunting on those days that the refuge supervise youth hunters age 17 and supervise only one youth during big deer gun hunts occur. younger during all hunts. Youth hunter game hunts. Youth(s) must remain (iii) We do not allow hunting within age and hunter education requirements within normal voice contact of the adult 500 feet (152.4 meters) of the Garden are governed by State regulations. One who is supervising them. Adult City parking area and boardwalk. adult may supervise two youths during guardians are responsible for ensuring (iv) We allow each hunter to possess small game hunts and migratory bird that youth hunters do not violate refuge only one deer per day; the deer may be hunts, but is only allowed to supervise rules. a buck or a doe. State season limits one youth during big game hunts. (iv) We require waterfowl hunters to apply. Youths must remain within normal remove all portable blinds, boats, (v) You may take feral hogs only as voice contact of the adult who is decoys, and other personal equipment incidental take with archery equipment supervising them. Adult guardians are from the refuge by 1 p.m. each day (see while participating in the refuge deer responsible for ensuring that youth §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). archery hunt. hunters do not violate refuge rules. (v) All hunters must check-in prior to (vi) Hunters may use only portable (vi) We prohibit hunting or discharge hunting and check out after hunting at deer stands. Hunters may erect deer of firearm (see § 27.42 of this chapter) a refuge self-clearing check station. You stands 1 day before the deer archery within 150 feet (45 meters (m)) of any must report all game taken on the refuge season and must remove them from the residence or structure adjacent to the when checking out by using the check refuge within 1 day after the season refuge, and from the centerline of any card. closes (see § 27.93 of this chapter). road, railroad, designated public use (vi) We allow hunting until 12 p.m. Hunters may place only one deer stand maintained trail, designated parking (noon). Hunters may only enter the on the refuge. Deer stands must have the area, or other designated public use refuge after 4 a.m. owner’s State hunting license number facility. (vii) When hunting migratory game clearly printed on the stand. Hunters (vii) Hunters may enter the refuge at birds, you may only use dogs to locate, must place stands in a nonhunting 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge no later point, and retrieve game. position when not in use. than 2 hours after legal sunset. (viii) We allow the use of reflective (viii) You may use only reflective (vii) The conditions set forth at tacks. tacks as trail markers on the refuge. paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii), (v), (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and (viii) and (d)(2)(ii) of this section hunting of squirrel and rabbit on hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and quail on apply. designated areas of the refuge subject to designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: (viii) We prohibit the use of deer the following conditions: (i) We only allow hunting from the decoys. (i) When hunting, you must possess start of the State squirrel and rabbit (ix) We prohibit organized deer only shot size 4 or smaller, or 0.22 seasons until the last day of State drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an caliber rim-fire rifles or smaller. waterfowl season in the Coastal Zone, organized or planned effort to pursue, (ii) When hunting squirrel and rabbit, except that the Centerville Unit will be drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or we allow the use of dogs only after the open until the last day of the State cause deer to move in the direction of close of the State archery deer season. waterfowl season in the East Zone. any person(s) who is part of the When hunting quail, you may only use (ii) We prohibit upland game hunting organized or planned hunt and known dogs to locate, point, and retrieve. on days corresponding with refuge deer to be waiting for the deer. (iii) The conditions set forth at gun hunts. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport paragraphs (e)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at fishing in all refuge waters subject to the section apply. 4 a.m. Hunters must leave the refuge no following condition: We prohibit the (iv) During the dog season for squirrel later than 1 hour after legal sunset. use of unattended nets, traps, or lines and rabbit, all hunters, including (iv) The conditions set forth at (trot, jug, bush, etc.). archers (while on the ground), except paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii), (v), (e) Big Branch Marsh National waterfowl hunters, must wear a and (viii) of this section apply. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game minimum of a cap or hat that is hunter (3) Big game hunting. We allow the bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, orange, blaze pink, or other such color hunting of white-tailed deer on coot, goose, snipe, rail, gallinule, and as governed by State regulations. designated areas of the refuge subject to woodcock on designated areas of the (3) Big game hunting. We allow the following conditions: refuge subject to the following hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (i) We allow hunting of deer only with conditions: hog on designated areas of the refuge firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) (i) We allow waterfowl hunting on subject to the following conditions: during 5 specific days during October Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and (i) We are open only during the State and November. A youth gun hunt will Sundays from 1⁄2 hour before legal season for archery hunting of deer. occur during the last weekend of sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon), including (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. October. The general gun hunt will during the State special teal season and We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an occur during the final full weekend in State youth waterfowl hunt. organized or planned effort to pursue,

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drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (vi) When hunting migratory game (v) Hunters must possess and carry a cause deer to move in the direction of birds, you may only use dogs to locate, valid refuge hunt permit (signed refuge any person(s) who is part of the point, and retrieve game. brochure). organized or planned hunt and known (vii) We only allow ATVs on trails (vi) An adult age 18 or older must to be waiting for the deer. designated for their use and marked by supervise youth hunters age 17 and (iii) We allow placement of temporary signs (see § 27.31 of this chapter). ATV younger during all hunts. Youth hunter deer stands 48 hours prior to the start trails are closed March 1 through age and hunter education requirements of deer archery season. Hunters must August 31. are governed by State regulations. One remove all deer stands within 48 hours (2) Upland game hunting. We allow adult may supervise two youths during after the archery deer season closes (see hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, small game hunts and migratory bird § 27.93 of this chapter). We allow only raccoon, and opossum on designated hunts but is only allowed to supervise one deer stand per hunter on the refuge. areas of the refuge subject to the one youth during big game hunts. Deer stands must have the owner’s State following conditions: Youths must remain within normal license/sportsmen’s identification (i) The conditions set forth at voice contact of the adult who is number clearly printed on the stand. We paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (iv), and (vii) of this supervising them. Adult guardians are prohibit hunting stands on trees painted section apply. responsible for ensuring that youth with white bands. (ii) Hunters may only hunt upland hunters do not violate refuge rules. (iv) We allow take of feral hogs only game during designated refuge seasons. (vii) We prohibit hunting or discharge as incidental take with archery (iii) We prohibit taking small game of firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) equipment while participating in the with firearms larger than .22 caliber within 150 feet (45.7 meters (m)) from refuge deer archery hunt. rimfire, shotgun slugs, and buckshot. the centerline of any public road, refuge (iv) You may enter the refuge no (v) The conditions set forth at road, designated or maintained trail, earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later building, residence, designated camping paragraphs (e)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this than 1 hour after legal shooting hours section apply. area, or designated public facility, or end. from or across aboveground oil, gas, or (vi) We prohibit the use of deer (3) Big game hunting. We allow electric facilities. decoys. archery hunting of white-tailed deer on (viii) For the purpose of hunting, we (4) Sport fishing. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to prohibit possession of slugs, buckshot, recreational fishing and crabbing on the following conditions: rifle, and pistol ammunition, except designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) The conditions set forth at during the deer gun and primitive the following conditions: paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (iv), and (vii) and firearm seasons (see § 32.2(k)). (i) You may fish only from 1⁄2 hour (f)(2)(iv) of this section apply. (ix) You may use only reflective tacks before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after (ii) Hunters may only hunt big game as trail markers on the refuge. legal sunset, except we allow night during designated refuge seasons. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow fishing from the bank and pier on Lake (iii) We prohibit gun deer hunting. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and Road. (iv) An adult age 21 or older must opossum on designated areas of the (ii) You must only use rod and reel or supervise a youth hunter age 15 or refuge subject to the following pole and line while fishing. younger during hunts. One adult may conditions: (iii) You must attend to any fishing, supervise only one youth during big (i) We allow the use of dogs for rabbit, crabbing, and crawfishing equipment at game hunts. The youth hunter must squirrel, raccoon, and opossum hunting all times. remain within normal voice contact of on specific dates listed in the refuge (f) Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife the supervising adult. hunt brochure. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (ii) We prohibit the take of feral hog hunting. We allow hunting of duck, designated areas of the refuge subject to during any upland game hunts. coot, and woodcock on designated areas the following conditions: (iii) During any open deer firearm or of the refuge subject to the following (i) We prohibit trotlines, limb lines, primitive firearm season on the refuge, conditions: yo-yos, traps, and nets. all hunters, except waterfowl hunters (ii) We prohibit take of frog, turtle, (i) You must carry a signed refuge and nighttime raccoon and opossum and mollusk (see § 27.21 of this hunt permit (signed public use hunters, must wear hunter orange, blaze chapter). regulations brochure) and must carry pink, or other such color as governed by (g) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife and fill out daily a Visitor Check-In State regulations. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) The conditions set forth at Permit and Report (FWS Form 3–2405). hunting. We allow hunting of duck, paragraphs (g)(1)(v) through (ix) of this (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting until goose, coot, and woodcock on section apply. 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and earlier than 4 a.m. and must leave the (i) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour feral hog on designated areas of the refuge by 1:30 p.m. before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon), refuge subject to the following (iv) We prohibit hunting within 100 including during the State special teal conditions: feet (30 meters (m)) of the maintained season and State youth waterfowl hunt. (i) The conditions set forth at right-of-way of roads and from or across (ii) You must remove blinds and paragraphs (g)(1)(v) through (vii) and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails. We decoys by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 (g)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply. prohibit hunting within 50 feet (15 m) of this chapter). (ii) Hunters may erect deer stands 48 of, or trespassing on, aboveground oil, (iii) We prohibit goose hunting for hours before the deer archery season gas, or electrical transmission facilities. that part of the season that extends and must remove them from the refuge (v) Hunters must remove boats, beyond the regular duck season. within 48 hours after this season closes blinds, and decoys from the refuge at (iv) When hunting migratory game (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We allow the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 birds, you may only use dogs to locate, only one deer stand per hunter on the of this chapter). point, and retrieve game. refuge. Deer stands must have the

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owner’s State license/sportsmen’s (i) Hunters may only hunt during or when the Grand Bayou Boat Bay is identification number clearly printed on designated days and times. closed. the stand. (ii) We prohibit entrance to the (iii) We allow sport fishing, crabbing, (iii) We allow take of feral hog as waterfowl hunting area earlier than 4 and cast netting in the Gibbstown Unit’s incidental game while participating in a.m. Shooting hours for waterfowl hunts Outfall Canal from March 15 through the refuge archery, primitive weapon, end at 2 p.m. each day. October 15. and general gun deer hunts, and where (iii) We require every hunter to (iv) We allow only recreational otherwise specified using legal methods possess and carry a valid, signed refuge crabbing with cotton hand lines or drop of take for the hunt. hunt permit and regulations brochure. nets up to 24 inches (60 centimeters) (iv) We hold a special dog hog hunt (iv) Every hunter must complete and outside diameter. We prohibit using in February. During this hunt, the turn in a Migratory Bird Hunt Report floats on crab lines. following conditions apply, in addition (FWS Form 3–2361) available from a (v) Anglers must attend all lines, nets, to other applicable conditions in this self-clearing check station after each and bait, and must remove same from paragraph (g)(3): hunt. the refuge at the end of each day’s (A) You must use trained hog-hunting (v) We prohibit hunting within 50 fishing activity (see § 27.93 of this dogs to aid in the take of hog. yards (45 meters) of any public road, chapter). (B) We allow take of hog from 1⁄2 hour refuge road, trail, building, resident, or (vi) The daily limit of crabs is 5 dozen before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after designated public facility. (60) per boat or vehicle, regardless of the legal sunset. (vi) When migratory bird hunting, you number of people thereon. (C) You must possess only approved (vii) The daily shrimp limit during the nontoxic shot or pistol or rifle may only use dogs for the purpose of locating, pointing, and retrieving. Louisiana inshore shrimp season is 5 ammunition not larger than .22 caliber gallons (19 liters (L)) of heads-on shrimp rim-fire to take the hog after it has been (vii) Hunters must remove all hunting-related equipment from the per day, per vehicle or boat. caught by dogs. (viii) We allow cast netting for bait on refuge immediately following each day’s (D) The condition set forth at both the East Cove Unit and the hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). paragraph (g)(1)(viii) of this section Gibbstown Unit when the units are open (2) [Reserved] applies during the special dog hog hunt. for public fishing only. Anglers must (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) You must kill all hogs prior to empty cast nets directly into the hunting of white-tailed deer on removal from the refuge. container from the net. The daily bait (vi) We prohibit the use of deer and designated areas of the refuge subject to shrimp limit is one gallon (3.8 L) per turkey gobbler decoys. the following conditions: day, per boat, outside the Louisiana (4) Sport fishing. We allow (i) We allow only portable deer recreational fishing year-round on inshore shrimp season. stands. Hunters may place deer stands (ix) Shrimp must remain in your designated areas of the refuge subject to on the refuge 1 day before the white-tail actual custody while on the refuge. the following conditions: deer archery season and must remove (i) We only allow cotton limb lines. (x) We prohibit the taking of turtle them from the refuge within 1 day after (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (ii) We close the fishing ponds at the the season closes (see § 27.93 of this Pearl River Turnaround to fishing from (j) Cat Island National Wildlife chapter). Hunters may place only one Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird April through the first full week of June deer stand on the refuge, and deer and to boating during the months of hunting. We allow hunting of duck, stands must have the owner’s State goose, coot, and woodcock on April, May, June, and July. hunting license number clearly printed (iii) When the Pearl River Turnaround designated areas of the refuge subject to on the stand. Hunters must place stands the following conditions: area is open, we allow boats that do not in a nonhunting position at ground level have gasoline-powered engines attached (i) We require that all hunters and when not in use. anglers age 16 and older purchase an in the fishing ponds at the Pearl River (ii) The conditions set forth at Turnaround. Anglers must hand-launch annual public use permit (electronic paragraphs (i)(1)(iii), (v), and (vii) of this form). The refuge user is required to these boats into the ponds. When open, section apply. we only allow hook and line as a legal sign, certifying that you understand and (iii) Each hunter must complete and method of take in the fishing ponds at will comply with all regulations, and turn in a Big Game Harvest Report (FWS the Pearl River Turnaround. carry this permit at all times while on (iv) The Pearl River Turnaround area, Form 3–2359) available from a self- the refuge. clearing check station after each hunt. when open to fishing, is open 1⁄2 hour (ii) You may enter the refuge no (iv) We prohibit entrance to the before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the sunset. hunting area earlier than 4 a.m. Hunters refuge by 2 hours after legal sunset. (h) Breton National Wildlife Refuge. must leave no later than 1 hour after (iii) We allow take of beaver, feral (1)–(3) [Reserved] legal sunset. hog, nutria, raccoon, and coyote (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport incidental to any refuge hunt with finfishing and shellfishing on fishing, crabbing, and cast netting on weapons legal for that hunt until you designated areas of the refuge subject to designated areas of the refuge subject to take the daily bag limit of game. the following conditions: the following conditions: (iv) We allow all-terrain vehicles (i) Crabbers must tend crabbing (i) We allow fishing with a rod and (ATVs) and utility-type vehicle (UTVs) equipment at all times. reel or a pole and line. We prohibit as governed by State Wildlife (ii) We prohibit trotlines, slat traps, possession of any other type of fishing Management Area regulations and size and nets. gear, including limb lines, gill nets, jug specifications on designated trails (see (i) Cameron Prairie National Wildlife lines, yo-yos, or trotlines. § 27.31 of this chapter) from scouting Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We allow recreational fishing, season until February 28. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, crabbing, or cast netting in the East Cove (v) We prohibit hunting within 150 duck, coot, gallinule, snipe, and dove on Unit year-round from legal sunrise to feet (45 meters) of any public road, designated areas of the refuge subject to legal sunset, except during the refuge road, trail or ATV trail, building, the following conditions: Louisiana west zone waterfowl season residence, or designated public facility.

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(vi) We prohibit all other hunting planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or (x) We allow the use of bright eyes or during refuge lottery deer hunts. otherwise frighten or cause game to reflective tape for flagging or trail (vii) We allow waterfowl hunting on move in the direction of any person(s) markers. Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays who is part of the organized or planned (xi) We restrict the use of all-terrain until 12 p.m. (noon) during the hunt and known to be waiting for the vehicles (ATVs) to designated trails. designated State duck season. game. ATVs are allowed from September 1 (viii) You must remove harvested (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport through the last day of February. We waterfowl, temporary blinds, and fishing on designated areas of the refuge allow ATVs only for hunting, fishing, decoys used for duck hunting by 1 p.m. subject to the following conditions: and other wildlife-related activities. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) The conditions set forth at (xii) We allow the incidental take of (ix) When hunting migratory game paragraphs (j)(1)(i), (ii), (iv) (on the open feral hog, raccoon, beaver, nutria, and birds, you may only use dogs to locate, portions of Wood Duck ATV trail for coyote while hunting with firearms or point, and retrieve. wildlife-dependent activities throughout archery equipment authorized for that (x) We prohibit accessing refuge the year), and (vi) of this section apply. hunt. property by boat from the Mississippi (ii) We prohibit slat traps or hoop nets (2) Upland game hunting. We allow River. on the refuge. hunting of squirrel, raccoon, beaver, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We prohibit possession of cleaned nutria, coyote, and rabbit on designated hunting of squirrel, rabbit, beaver, or processed fish on the refuge. areas of the refuge subject to the nutria, raccoon, and coyote on (iv) Anglers may only crawfish during following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to designated days and times. The harvest (i) The conditions set forth at the following conditions: limit is 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms) per paragraphs (k)(1)(v) through (xii) of this (i) The conditions set forth at permit per day. section apply. paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (vi) of this (v) You must attend all crawfish traps (ii) We prohibit squirrel and rabbit section apply. and nets at all times. We allow up to, hunting during deer modern and (ii) While upland game hunting, we and no more than, 20 traps per angler primitive firearms hunts. prohibit the possession of hunting on the refuge. (iii) At the Bushley Unit, we allow the firearms larger than 0.22 caliber rimfire, (vi) We prohibit harvest of frog or use of dogs to hunt squirrels and rabbits shotgun slugs, and buckshot (see § 27.42 turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this only after the last primitive firearms of this chapter). chapter). season for deer on the refuge. Hunters (iii) We allow the use of dogs during (k) Catahoula National Wildlife must place their contact information on designated small game with dog Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the collars of all their dogs. seasons. We require the owner’s contact hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (iv) We require hunters participating information on the collars of all dogs. goose, and coot on designated areas of in the dog season for rabbits to wear a We allow up to two dogs per hunting the refuge subject to the following hunter-orange cap. party for squirrel hunting. (v) We only allow the use of shotguns (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: (i) We allow migratory hunting of and rifles that are .22 magnum caliber hunting of white-tailed deer and feral duck, goose, and coot on Tuesdays, rim fire or less for upland game hunting. hog on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow subject to the following conditions: Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 1 hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (i) The conditions set forth at from ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until hog on designated areas of the refuge paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (vi) of this 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. subject to the following conditions: section apply. (ii) We prohibit migratory game bird (ii) We allow archery-only deer hunting during deer modern and (i) The conditions set forth at hunting on the refuge during the State primitive firearms hunts. paragraphs (k)(1)(v) through (xii) of this archery deer season. (iii) When hunting migratory game section apply. (iii) You must check all deer (name birds, you may only use dogs to locate, (ii) We allow deer-modern hunting on only) taken prior to leaving the refuge at point, and retrieve game. the area south of the French Fork of the one of the self-clearing check stations (iv) We allow the use of only shotguns Little River for 2 days in December with indicated on the map in the refuge for hunting migratory birds. these dates being set annually. public use brochure. (v) Hunters must check-in and check (iii) We allow hunting of deer with (iv) You may place stands up to 2 out as governed by refuge-specific primitive firearms during the first days prior to established hunting season terms. segment of the State season for area 1, dates, and you must remove them no (vi) We require hunters age 16 and weekdays only (Monday through more than 2 days after the hunting older to purchase and carry a signed Friday) and 2 days in December with season closes (see § 27.93 of this special refuge recreational activity these dates set annually. We allow chapter). You must mark your State permit (name/address/phone only). either-sex, deer gun hunting for the license identification number on your (vii) Hunters may enter the refuge no Friday, Saturday, and Sunday stand. You are allowed one portable earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later immediately following Thanksgiving stand or blind on the refuge. than 2 hours after legal sunset for that Day and for 2 days in December with (v) You may only take one deer of day. Hunters must remove all decoys, these dates to be set annually. either sex per day during the deer blinds, and boats from the hunting area (iv) We allow the use of portable deer season. State season limits apply. by 1 p.m. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). stands. Hunters may place deer stands (vi) You must wear a minimum of 500 (viii) We prohibit hunting or on the refuge 1 day before the deer square inches (3,226 square centimeters) discharge of firearms within 150 feet (45 archery season and must remove them of unbroken-hunter orange as the meters (m)) from the edge of areas from the refuge within 1 day after this outermost layer of clothing on the chest maintained for roads, trails, and utility season closes (see § 27.93 of this and back, and a hat or cap of unbroken- rights-of-way. chapter). Hunters may place only one hunter orange. (ix) We prohibit parking, walking, or stand on the refuge. Deer stands must (vii) We prohibit organized drives. We hunting within 150 feet (45 m) of any have the owner’s State hunting license define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or active oil and gas facility or equipment. number clearly printed on the stand.

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Hunters must place stands in a (vii) We prohibit bank fishing on (iii) We prohibit hunters from placing nonhunting position when not in use. Bushley Creek and fishing in Black or hunting from stands on pine trees (v) We allow the use and possession Lake, Dempsey Lake, Long Lake, with white-painted bands or rings. of lead shotgun slugs during deer Rhinehart Lake, and Round Lake during (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport modern and primitive firearm hunts. We deer modern and primitive firearms fishing on the refuge subject to the prohibit the use and possession of toxic hunts. following conditions: and nontoxic shot shells during these (viii) We prohibit fishing in Black (i) For recreational fishing using hunts. Lake, Dempsey Lake, Long Lake, Round commercial gear (slat traps, etc.), we (vi) All hunters must wear and Lake, and Rhinehart Lake during require you to carry a Special Use display 400 square inches (2,581 square waterfowl hunts. Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G), which is centimeters) of hunter orange and a (ix) We prohibit taking or possessing available at the refuge office. hunter orange cap during deer modern frogs and turtles (see § 27.21 of this (ii) We prohibit the taking of turtle and primitive firearm hunts. chapter). (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (m) Delta National Wildlife Refuge— (vii) You may take only one deer per (x) We prohibit the possession of (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We day during modern and primitive cleaned or processed fish on the refuge. (l) D’Arbonne National Wildlife allow hunting of duck, goose, and coot firearm deer hunts. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird on designated areas of the refuge subject (viii) We prohibit organized drives. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, to the following conditions: We define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or goose, coot, and woodcock on (i) We allow waterfowl hunting on planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or designated areas of the refuge subject to Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and otherwise frighten or cause game to the following conditions: Sundays from 1⁄2 hour before legal move in the direction of any person(s) (i) You must carry a signed refuge sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon), including who is part of the organized or planned hunt permit (signed public use during the State special teal season, hunt and known to be waiting for the regulations brochure) and must carry State youth waterfowl season, and State game. and fill out daily a Visitor Check-In light goose special conservation season. (ix) We prohibit the use of dogs to Permit and Report (FWS Form 3–2405). (ii) We only allow temporary blinds. hunt and trail wounded deer. (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting until You must remove both blinds and (x) We prohibit use of deer decoys. 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. decoys by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no of this chapter). fishing on designated areas of the refuge earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later (iii) When hunting migratory game subject to the following conditions: than 1:30 p.m. birds, you may only use dogs to locate, (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) We prohibit hunting within 100 point, and retrieve game. paragraphs (k)(1)(ix) through (xi) of this feet (30 meters (m)) of the maintained (iv) Hunters must possess and carry a section apply. rights-of-way of roads. We prohibit valid refuge hunt permit (signed (ii) We require anglers age 16 and hunting within 50 feet (15 m) or brochure). older to possess and carry a signed trespassing on aboveground oil, gas, or (v) We prohibit discharge of firearms special refuge recreational activity electrical transmission facilities. (see § 27.42 of this chapter) within 250 permit (name/address/phone only). (v) Hunters must remove boats, yards (225 meters) of buildings or (iii) We allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour blinds, and decoys from the refuge at worksites, such as oil or gas production before legal sunrise to legal sunset. the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 facilities. (iv) At the Headquarters Unit, we of this chapter). (vi) An adult age 18 or older must allow year-round fishing on Cowpen (vi) When hunting migratory game supervise youth hunters age 17 and Bayou and the Highway 28 borrow pits. birds, you may only use dogs to locate, younger during all hunts. Youth hunter We allow fishing on Duck Lake and its point, and retrieve game. age and hunter education requirements tail-waters, Muddy Bayou, Willow Lake, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow are governed by State regulations. One and the Highway 84 borrow pits from hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and adult may supervise two youths during March 1 through October 31. We only opossum on designated areas of the small game and migratory game bird allow use of a rod and reel or pole with refuge subject to the following hunts but must supervise only one a hook and line attached for fishing in conditions: youth during big game hunts. Youth(s) (i) The conditions set forth at these waters. We prohibit snagging. must remain within normal voice paragraphs (l)(1)(i) and (iv) of this (v) At the Bushley Bayou Unit, we contact of the adult who is supervising section apply. allow fishing year-round. We allow them. (ii) You may enter the refuge no (vii) Hunters may enter the refuge at trotlines, but anglers must tend them at earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge no later least once every 24 hours and reset them than 2 hours after legal shooting hours. than 2 hours after legal sunset. when receding water levels expose (iii) When hunting upland game, you (2) Upland game hunting. We allow them. Anglers must attach lines with a may only use dogs to locate, point, and hunting of rabbit on designated areas of length of cotton line that extends into retrieve game. the refuge subject to the following the water. We allow the use of yo-yos, (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: but you must attend and only use them hunting of white-tailed deer on (i) The refuge rabbit season opens the 1 from 1 hour before legal sunrise until ⁄2 designated areas of the refuge as day after the State duck season closes hour after legal sunset. We prohibit the indicated subject to the following and continues through the remainder of use of nets and traps. conditions: the State rabbit season. (vi) At the Headquarters Unit, we (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We restrict hunting to shotgun allow the launching of only trailered paragraphs (l)(1)(i) and (iv) and (l)(2)(ii) only. boats at designated boat ramps. Anglers of this section apply. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when may launch small hand-carried boats (ii) You must check all deer taken rabbit hunting. from the bank in other areas. We during general gun deer hunts at a (iv) The conditions set forth at prohibit dragging of boats or driving refuge check station on the same day paragraphs (m)(1)(iv) through (vii) of onto road shoulders to launch boats. taken. this section apply.

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(3) Big game hunting. We only allow possession of written documentation (iv) We require hunters participating archery hunting of white-tailed deer and confirming their selection on the day of in the special dog season for rabbits to feral hog on designated areas of the the hunt. wear a hunter-orange cap. refuge subject to the following (iv) We allow no more than three (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: persons to hunt in each of the lottery hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (i) The conditions set forth at waterfowl blinds, and hunters must hog on designated areas of the refuge paragraphs (m)(1)(iv) through (vii) of confine all hunting activity to the direct subject to the following conditions: this section apply. vicinity of the blinds. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow archery deer hunting, (v) When hunting migratory game paragraphs (n)(1)(vi) through (xiv) of bucks only, from October 1 through 15. birds, you may only use dogs to locate, this section apply. We allow either-sex archery deer point, and retrieve. (ii) We only allow the use of archery hunting from October 16 through 31 and (vi) Hunters may enter the refuge no equipment for big game hunting. from the day after the close of the State earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later (iii) You may use only portable deer duck season through the end of the State than 2 hours after legal sunset for that stands. Hunters must place deer stands deer archery season. day. on the refuge 1 day before the deer (iii) We allow placement of temporary (vii) We allow the incidental take of archery season and must remove them deer stands 48 hours prior to the start raccoon, feral hog, beaver, nutria, and from the refuge within 1 day after the of deer archery season. Hunters must coyote only when hunting for migratory season closes (see § 27.93 of this remove all deer stands within 48 hours bird, upland game, and big game species chapter). Hunters may place only one after the archery deer season closes (see with firearms or archery equipment deer stand on the refuge, and deer § 27.93 of this chapter). We allow only authorized for use. stands must have the owner’s State one deer stand per hunter on the refuge. (viii) We require hunters age 16 and hunting license/sportsmen’s Deer stands must have the owner’s State older to purchase and carry a signed identification number clearly printed on license/sportsmen’s identification refuge special recreational activity the stand. Hunters must place the stand number clearly printed on the stand. permit (electronic form). in a nonhunting position and at ground (iv) We prohibit organized deer (ix) We prohibit hunting or the level when not in use. drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an discharge of firearms within 150 feet (45 (iv) We prohibit the use of deer organized or planned effort to pursue, meters) from the edge of areas decoys. (v) We prohibit the use of dogs to trail drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or maintained for roads, trails, and utility wounded deer. cause deer to move in the direction of rights-of-way. (vi) We prohibit organized drives. We any person(s) who is part of the (x) Hunters must check-in and check define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or organized or planned hunt and known out as governed by refuge-specific terms planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or to be waiting for the deer. (see refuge hunting brochure for details). otherwise frighten or cause game to (v) We allow the take of hog(s) only (xi) Refuge users must enter and exit move in the direction of any person(s) with archery equipment during the the refuge only at designated parking who is part of the organized or planned archery deer season. areas occurring on the refuge. We (vi) We prohibit the use of deer hunt and known to be waiting for the prohibit accessing adjacent lands from decoys. game. (4) Sport fishing. We allow refuge parking areas or any other part of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport recreational fishing and crabbing on the refuge. fishing on designated areas of the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to (xii) We restrict the use of all-terrain subject to the following conditions: the following conditions: vehicles (ATVs) to designated ATV (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We only allow recreational fishing trails. ATVs are allowed from paragraphs (n)(1)(xi) through (xiv) of September 1 through the last day of and crabbing from 1⁄2 hour before legal this section apply. February. We allow ATVs only for sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. (ii) We allow fishing within the During State waterfowl hunting seasons, hunting, fishing, and other wildlife- Coulee Des Grues Bayou only from the however, we only allow recreational related activities. bank adjacent to Little California Road fishing and crabbing from after 12 p.m. (xiii) Hunters must remove all decoys, and only from legal sunrise to legal blinds, and boats from the hunt area by (noon) until 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. sunset. (ii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, 1 p.m. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (iii) Except as provided under limblines, slat traps, jug lines, nets, or (xiv) We allow the use of bright eyes paragraph (n)(4)(ii) of this section, we alligator lines. or reflective tape for flagging or trail allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour before legal (iii) We prohibit the taking of turtle markers. sunrise to legal sunset. Anglers may (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow enter the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m. (n) Grand Cote National Wildlife hunting of rabbit, raccoon, beaver, and must exit no later than 2 hours after Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird nutria, and coyote on designated areas legal sunset for that day. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, of the refuge subject to the following (iv) We require anglers age 16 and goose, coot, and woodcock on conditions: older to purchase and carry a signed designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) The conditions set forth at refuge special recreational activity the following conditions: paragraphs (n)(1)(vi) through (xiv) of permit. (i) We allow waterfowl (duck, goose, this section apply. (v) We prohibit the use of nets, traps, coot) hunting on Wednesdays and (ii) We allow the use of only shotguns set lines, and trot lines. Anglers may Saturdays from 1⁄2 hour before legal and rifles that are .22 magnum caliber only use a rod and reel or pole with a sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon) during the rimfire or less for upland game hunting hook and line attached to fish. State season. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when (vi) We prohibit the possession of (ii) We prohibit teal hunting during hunting rabbit only after the close of the cleaned or processed fish on the refuge. the State September season. State deer rifle season. Dog owners must (vii) We prohibit the harvest of frog, (iii) Hunters selected for lottery place their contact information on the turtle, snake, or mollusk (see § 27.21 of waterfowl hunts must be present and in collars of all their dogs. this chapter).

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(viii) We prohibit crawfishing. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on challenged persons to individuals who (o) Lacassine National Wildlife designated areas of the refuge subject to possess a State-issued physically Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the following conditions: challenged program hunter permit or are hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (i) We allow fishing from March 15 age 60 or older. Individuals that qualify duck, gallinule, and coot on designated through October 15. must obtain a Special Use Permit (FWS areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We prohibit fishing activities Form 3–1383–G) from the refuge office following conditions: before legal sunrise and after legal to use these trails. (i) Hunters may only hunt migratory sunset. (viii) We require hunters age 16 and game birds during designated refuge (iii) Anglers may enter the refuge 1 older to purchase and carry a signed seasons. hour before legal sunrise, and you must refuge special recreational activity (ii) We require every hunter to possess leave 1 hour after legal sunset. permit (electronic form). and carry a valid signed refuge hunt (iv) Anglers can travel the refuge by (ix) We prohibit hunting or the permit (signed brochure) and boat from 1 hour before legal sunrise discharge of firearms within 150 feet (45 regulations brochure. until 1 hour after legal sunset in order meters) from the edge of areas (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at to access fishing areas. maintained for roads, trails, and utility 4 a.m. Shooting hours end at 2 p.m. (v) We prohibit bank fishing from the rights-of-way. each day. Lacassine Pool Wildlife Drive. (x) Hunters must check-in and check (iv) Each hunter must complete and (vi) We prohibit boat and bank fishing out as governed by refuge-specific terms turn in a Migratory Bird Hunt Report in Lacassine Pool Unit D and refuge (see refuge hunting brochure for details). (FWS Form 3–2361), available from a waters from October 16 through March (xi) Hunters and anglers must enter self-clearing check station, after each 14. and exit the refuge only at designated hunt. (vii) We allow fishing only with rod parking areas occurring on the refuge. (v) We prohibit hunting within 50 and reel or pole and line in refuge We prohibit accessing adjacent lands yards (45 meters (m)) of refuge canals; waters. We prohibit possession of any from refuge parking areas or any other waterways; public roads; buildings; other type of fishing gear, including part of the refuge. aboveground oil, gas, or electrical limb lines, gill nets, jug lines, yo-yos, or (xii) We allow the use of bright eyes transmission facilities; or designated trotlines. or reflective tape for flagging or trail public facilities. Hunting parties must (viii) We prohibit the taking of turtle markers. remain a distance of no fewer than 150 (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow yards (135 m) away from another (p) Lake Ophelia National Wildlife hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, hunter. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird beaver, nutria, and coyote on designated (vi) You must remove all hunting- hunting. We allow hunting of duck, areas of the refuge subject to the related equipment from the refuge goose, coot, and woodcock on following conditions: immediately following each day’s hunt designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) The conditions set forth at (see § 27.93 of this chapter). the following conditions: paragraphs (p)(1)(v) through (xii) of this (vii) When migratory bird hunting, (i) We allow waterfowl (duck, goose, section apply. you may only use dogs for the purpose coot) hunting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no of locating, pointing, and retrieving. and Saturdays from 1⁄2 hour before legal earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later (2) [Reserved] sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon) during the than 2 hours after legal sunset for that (3) Big game hunting. We allow Statewide duck season. day. hunting for white-tailed deer on (ii) When hunting migratory game (iii) We only allow the use of designated areas of the refuge subject to birds, you may only use dogs to locate, shotguns and rifles that are .22 magnum the following conditions: point, and retrieve. caliber rimfire or less for upland game (i) Hunters may only hunt big game (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no hunting. during designated refuge seasons with earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later (iv) We prohibit upland game hunting archery equipment. than 2 hours after legal sunset for that during refuge deer primitive firearm (ii) We allow only portable deer day. Hunters must remove all decoys, hunts. stands. Hunters may place deer stands blinds, and boats from the hunt area by (v) We allow the use of dogs when on the refuge 1 day before the deer 1 p.m. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). squirrel and rabbit hunting only after archery season and must remove them (iv) We prohibit migratory game bird the close of the State deer rifle season. from the refuge within 1 day after the hunting during refuge deer primitive Dog owners must place their contact season closes (see § 27.93 of this firearm hunts. information on the collars of all their chapter). Hunters may place only one (v) Except as restricted under dogs. deer stand on the refuge, and deer paragraph (p)(3)(ix) of this section, we (vi) We require hunters participating stands must have the owner’s State allow the incidental take of raccoon, in the special dog season for rabbits to hunting license number clearly printed feral hog, beaver, nutria, and coyote wear a hunter-orange cap. on the stand. Hunters must place stands when hunting for migratory bird, (3) Big game hunting. We allow in a nonhunting position at ground level upland game, and big game species with hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and when not in use. firearms and archery equipment feral hog on designated areas of the (iii) The conditions set forth at authorized for use. refuge subject to the following paragraphs (o)(1)(ii), (v), and (vi) of this (vi) We restrict the use of all-terrain conditions: section apply. vehicles (ATVs) to designated ATV (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 trails. ATVs are allowed from paragraphs (p)(1)(v) through (xii) and a.m. Hunters must leave no later than 1 September 1 to the last day of the spring (p)(2)(ii) of this section apply. hour after legal sunset. turkey season. We allow ATVs only for (ii) You may harvest only one antlered (v) Each hunter must complete and hunting, fishing, and other wildlife- and one antlerless deer during each of turn in a Big Game Harvest Report (FWS related activities. the lottery primitive firearm hunts. Form 3–2359) available from a self- (vii) We restrict the use of the ATV (iii) You may use only portable deer clearing check station, after each hunt. trails that are designated for physically stands. Hunters may place deer stands

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on the refuge 1 day before the deer (vi) We prohibit the possession of (iii) You may take big game with archery season and must remove them cleaned or processed fish on the refuge. archery equipment and as governed by from the refuge within 1 day after the (vii) We prohibit the harvest of frog, State law. From October 1 through 15, season closes (see § 27.93 of this turtle, snake, or mollusk (see § 27.21 of State bucks-only regulations apply. chapter). Hunters may place only one this chapter). From October 16 through February 15, deer stand on the refuge, and deer (viii) We prohibit crawfishing. you may take only one deer of either sex stands must have the owner’s State (q) Mandalay National Wildlife per day, and hunters may possess only hunting license number clearly printed Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird one deer. The State season limits on on the stand. Hunters must place stands hunting. We allow hunting of duck, deer apply. There is no daily or in a nonhunting position and at ground goose, moorhen, gallinule, and coot on possession limit on feral hogs. level when not in use. designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) We prohibit the use of deer (iv) All deer gun hunters must wear the following conditions: decoys. and display 400 square inches (2,600 (i) We allow hunting of migratory (v) We only allow portable stands. square centimeters) of hunter orange game birds on Wednesdays and Hunters may erect temporary deer and a hunter-orange cap during the deer Saturdays until 12 p.m. (noon). Hunters stands 1 day prior to the start of deer gun seasons and lottery deer hunts. may only enter the refuge after 4 a.m. archery season. Hunters must remove all (v) Only hunters that have been and must exit the refuge no later than deer stands within 1 day after the selected for lottery primitive firearm 1 p.m. archery deer season closes (see § 27.93 deer hunts may be present during these (ii) Prior to hunting, we must assign of this chapter). Hunters may place only hunts. a refuge hunt unit and issue a refuge one deer stand on the refuge. Deer (vi) We allow the use and possession lottery waterfowl permit (signed stands must have the owner’s State of lead shotgun slugs during lottery brochure) to any person entering, using, hunting license number clearly printed primitive firearm deer hunts. We or occupying the refuge for hunting on the stand. Hunters must place stands prohibit the use and possession of toxic migratory game birds. You may only in a nonhunting position when not in and nontoxic shot shells during these hunt in your assigned unit. use. hunts. (iii) When hunting migratory game (vi) We prohibit organized deer (vii) We prohibit all other hunting birds, you may only use dogs to locate, drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an during refuge deer primitive firearm point, and retrieve. organized or planned effort to pursue, hunts as described in the refuge hunting (iv) An adult age 18 or older must drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or brochure. supervise youth hunters during all cause deer to move in the direction of (viii) We prohibit the use of deer or hunts. Youth hunter age and hunter any person(s) who is part of the turkey gobbler decoys. education requirements are governed by organized or planned hunt and known (ix) We allow turkey hunting only State regulations. One adult may to be waiting for the deer. during the first 16 days of the State supervise two youths during small game (vii) The conditions set forth at season until 12 p.m. (noon). We prohibit and migratory game bird hunts. An paragraphs (q)(1)(iv) and (v) of this incidental hunting of feral hog while adult may supervise only one youth section apply. turkey hunting. during big game hunts. Youth must (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (x) We prohibit the use of dogs to trail remain within normal voice contact of fishing in all refuge waters subject to the wounded deer. the adult who is supervising them. following conditions: (xi) We prohibit organized drives. We Parents or adult guardians are (i) We prohibit the use of unattended define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or responsible for ensuring that hunters nets, traps, or lines (trot, jog, bush, etc.). (ii) We allow fishing in the refuge planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or age 16 and younger do not violate refuge otherwise frighten or cause game to year-round. rules. (iii) The refuge is open from legal move in the direction of any person(s) (v) All hunters must possess and carry sunrise until legal sunset. who is part of the organized or planned a signed hunt brochure (signed (iv) We prohibit the taking of turtle hunt and known to be waiting for the brochure) while hunting on refuge. (see § 27.21 of this chapter). game. (vi) Only one adult may occupy a unit (r) Red River National Wildlife (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport with up to two youths during a Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird fishing in designated areas of the refuge designated lottery youth waterfowl hunting. We allow hunting of duck, subject to the following conditions: hunt. We allow no more than three goose, coot, woodcock, and dove on (i) The conditions set forth at hunters to hunt from a single blind designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (p)(1)(xi) and (xii) of this within a unit at one time during any the following conditions: section apply. waterfowl hunt. (i) Hunters must possess and carry a (ii) We require anglers age 16 and (2) [Reserved] signed refuge permit (signed refuge older to purchase and carry a signed (3) Big game hunting. We allow the brochure). refuge special recreational activity hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting until permit (name/address/phone number hog on designated areas of the refuge 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. only). subject to the following conditions: (iii) We allow dove hunting only (iii) We allow fishing from March 1 (i) We open the refuge to hunting of during the first 3 days of the State through October 15 from 1⁄2 hour before deer and hog only during the State season on all refuge lands as indicated legal sunrise to legal sunset. archery season, except that prior to 12 in the refuge brochure. (iv) We allow anglers to operate ATVs p.m. (noon) on Wednesdays and (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no on the designated trails to the Duck Saturdays during State waterfowl earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the Lake, Westcut Lake, and Possum Bayou seasons, we close areas north of the refuge no later than 1:30 p.m. boat ramps. Intracoastal Waterway to big game (v) Hunters may only hunt during (v) We prohibit the use of nets, traps, hunting. designated times and seasons as listed set lines, and trot lines. Anglers may (ii) Hunters may only enter the refuge in refuge brochure (signed brochure). only use a rod and reel or pole with a after 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 hour after (vi) We prohibit hunting within 100 hook and line attached to fish. legal sunset. feet (30 meters) of any public road,

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refuge road, trail or ATV trail, residence, (FWS Form 3–2361) from a self-clearing (vi) We allow recreational cast netting building, aboveground oil or gas or check station after each hunt. in designated areas of the refuge subject electrical transmission facility, or (v) We allow only portable blinds and to the following conditions: designated public facility. those made of native vegetation. (A) We allow recreational cast netting (vii) When hunting migratory game Hunters must remove portable blinds, from boats only from legal sunrise to birds, you may only use dogs to locate, decoys, spent shells, and all other legal sunset during the Louisiana point, and retrieve. personal equipment after each day’s inshore shrimp season. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (B) Anglers must immediately return hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, chapter). all incidental take (bycatch) to the water raccoon, and opossum on designated (vi) We prohibit hunting within 50 before continuing to cast. areas of the refuge subject to the yards (45 meters (m)) of refuge canals; (C) The daily shrimp limit during the following conditions: waterways; public roads; buildings; Louisiana inshore shrimp season is 5 (i) The conditions set forth at aboveground oil, gas, or electrical gallons (19 liters (L)) of heads-on shrimp paragraphs (r)(1)(i), (v), and (vi) of this transmission facilities; or designated per day, per vehicle or boat. section apply. public facilities. Hunting parties must (D) The daily bait shrimp limit is 1 (ii) We allow hunting of raccoon and maintain a distance of no less than 150 gallon (3.8 L) per day, per boat, outside opossum during the daylight hours of yards (135 m) away from another the Louisiana inshore shrimp season. rabbit and squirrel season. We allow hunter. (E) Shrimp must remain in your night hunting during December and (vii) When migratory bird hunting, January, and you may use dogs for night actual custody while on the refuge. you may only use dogs for the purpose hunting. (vii) We prohibit the taking of turtle (iii) We allow the use of dogs to hunt of locating, pointing, and retrieving. (see § 27.21 of this chapter). squirrel and rabbit after December 31. (2)–(3) [Reserved] (t) Tensas River National Wildlife (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the fishing, crabbing, and cast netting on hunting. We allow hunting of duck, refuge no later than 1 hour after legal designated areas of the refuge subject to coot, woodcock, and snipe on shooting hours. the following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) Bank and wharf access for fishing the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and are available year-round at the public (i) We allow hunting of duck and coot feral hog on designated areas of the use areas along State Highway 27. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and refuge subject to the following Anglers may access the refuge for Sundays until 2 p.m. during the State condition: The conditions set forth at fishing by boat only during the March season. We prohibit migratory bird paragraphs (r)(1)(i), (v), and (vi) and 15 to October 15 open period. You may hunting during refuge gun hunts for (r)(2)(iv) of this section apply. launch boats at designated boat ramps deer. (4) Sport Fishing. We allow sport only. (ii) We allow refuge hunters to enter fishing on designated areas of the refuge (ii) We allow fishing with a rod and the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and subject to the following conditions: reel, pole and line, or jug and line. We they must leave no later than 2 hours (i) We allow use of only electric prohibit possession of any other type of after legal sunset unless they are trolling motors on all refuge waters fishing gear, including limb lines, gill participating in the refuge nighttime while fishing. nets, or trot lines. Jug line limit is up to raccoon hunt. (ii) Recreational fishing using 10 per boat, and you must attend them (iii) We allow all-terrain vehicle commercial gear (slat traps, etc.) at all times. The angler must mark all (ATV) travel on designated trails for requires a special refuge permit (Special jugs with their fishing license number access typically from October 1 to the Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G)), (State requirement) and remove the jugs last day of the refuge squirrel season. which is available at the refuge office. from the refuge at the end of each day (iv) We prohibit field dressing of game You must possess and carry the special (see § 27.93 of this chapter). within 150 feet (45 meters) of parking refuge permit while fishing using (iii) We prohibit fishing from October areas, maintained roads, and trails. commercial gear. 16 through March 14 in Units 1A and (v) An adult age 18 or older must (iii) We prohibit the taking of alligator 1B. supervise youth hunters age 17 and snapping turtle (see § 27.21 of this (iv) Anglers can travel the refuge by younger during all hunts. One adult chapter). boat from 1 hour before legal sunrise may supervise two youths during small (s) Sabine National Wildlife Refuge— until 1 hour after legal sunset in order game and migratory bird hunts but may (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We to access fishing areas; however, we supervise only one youth during big allow hunting of goose, duck, gallinule, prohibit fishing activities before legal game hunts. Youth must remain within and coot on designated areas of the sunrise and after legal sunset. refuge subject to the following normal voice contact of the adult who conditions: (v) We allow recreational crabbing on is supervising them. (i) Hunters may only hunt migratory designated areas of the refuge subject to (2) Upland game hunting. We allow game birds during designated refuge the following conditions: hunting of raccoon, squirrel, and rabbit seasons. (A) We allow only recreational on designated areas of the refuge subject (ii) We require all hunters to possess crabbing with cotton hand lines or drop to the following conditions: and carry a valid signed refuge hunt nets up to 24 inches (60 centimeters) (i) We allow nighttime raccoon permit (signed brochure) and outside diameter. We prohibit using hunting beginning the third Saturday in regulations brochure. floats on crab lines. December and ending January 31. We (iii) We prohibit entrance to the (B) Anglers must remove all hand allow raccoon hunters to hunt from waterfowl hunting area earlier than 4 lines, drop nets, and bait from the refuge legal sunset to legal sunrise with the aid a.m. Shooting hours end at 2 p.m. each upon leaving (see § 27.93 of this of dogs, horses, and mules, and with use day. chapter). of lights. We allow such use of lights on (iv) Each hunter must complete and (C) We allow a daily limit of 5 dozen the refuge only at the point of kill. We turn in a Migratory Bird Hunt Report (60) crabs per vehicle or boat. prohibit all other use of lights for

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hunting on the refuge. Hunters must (vii) Hunters may take only one deer (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no attempt to take treed raccoons. (one buck or one doe) per day during earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the (ii) We allow the use of dogs when refuge deer hunts except during guided refuge no later than 1:30 p.m. squirrel and rabbit hunting subject to youth and wheelchair-bound hunts (v) We prohibit hunting within 100 the following conditions: when the limit will be one antlerless feet (30 meters (m)) of the maintained (A) We allow hunting without dogs and one antlered deer per day. rights-of-way of roads and from or from the beginning of the State season (viii) We designate refuge turkey hunt across all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails. to December 31; during this time period, dates in the refuge hunting brochure We prohibit hunting within 50 feet (15 we do not require hunters to wear (signed brochure). m) of, or trespassing on, aboveground hunter orange. (ix) The conditions set forth at oil, gas, or electrical transmission (B) We allow squirrel and rabbit paragraphs (t)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this facilities. hunting with or without dogs from section apply. (vi) When hunting migratory game January 1 to the last day of February. (x) We allow muzzleloader hunters to birds, you may only use dogs to locate, (C) We allow no more than three dogs discharge their primitive firearms at the point, and retrieve. per hunting party. end of each hunt safely into the ground (vii) We allow ATVs only on trails (iii) We close squirrel and rabbit at least 150 feet (135 meters (m)) from designated for their use and marked by hunting during the following gun hunts any designated public road, maintained signs (see § 27.31 of this chapter). ATV for deer: Refuge-wide youth hunt, road, trail, fire break, dwelling, or trails are closed March 1 through primitive firearms hunt, and modern aboveground oil and gas production August 31. firearms hunt. facility. We define a ‘‘maintained road (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iv) The conditions set forth at or trail’’ as one that has been mowed, hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, paragraphs (t)(1)(ii) through (v) of this disked, or plowed, or one that is free of raccoon, and opossum on designated section apply. trees. areas of the refuge subject to the (3) Big game hunting. We allow (xi) We prohibit deer hunters leaving following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey deer stands unattended before the (i) The conditions set forth at on designated areas of the refuge subject opening day of the refuge archery paragraphs (u)(1)(i), (ii), (v), and (vii) of to the following conditions: season. Hunters must remove stands by this section apply. (i) Deer archery season will begin the the end of the last day of the refuge (ii) You may enter the refuge no first Saturday in November and will archery season (see § 27.93 of this earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit no later conclude on January 31. We prohibit chapter). Hunters must clearly mark than 2 hours after legal shooting hours. archery hunting during the following stands left unattended on the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge-wide deer hunts: Youth gun hunt with the stand owner’s State hunting hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey and modern firearms hunts. license number. Hunters must remove on designated areas of the refuge subject (ii) The deer primitive firearms season portable stands from trees each day and to the following conditions: will occur between November 1 and place freestanding stands in a (i) The conditions set forth at January 31. We allow all legal primitive nonhunting position when unattended. paragraphs (u)(1)(i), (ii), (v), and (vii) firearms as governed by State (xii) We allow hunting with slugs, and (u)(2)(ii) of this section apply. regulations. rifle, or pistol ammunition larger than (ii) Deer hunters must wear hunter (iii) During the deer primitive .22 caliber rimfire only during the quota orange as governed by State deer firearms season, hunters may fit any hunts for deer. We prohibit use of hunting regulations in wildlife legal primitive firearms with magnified buckshot when hunting. management areas. scopes. We allow hunters using (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) We prohibit hunters from placing primitive weapons to hunt reforested fishing on designated areas of the refuge stands or hunting from stands on pine areas. We prohibit youth hunters from subject to the following conditions: trees with white-painted bands and/or using modern firearms during the (i) We allow anglers to enter the rings. primitive weapon hunt. refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and they (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) During modern firearm hunts, all must depart no later than 2 hours after fishing on designated areas of the refuge firearm hunting, even hunting with legal sunset. subject to the following conditions: primitive weapons or muzzleloaders, is (ii) We prohibit the taking of turtle (i) We prohibit leaving boats and governed by applicable Federal and (see § 27.21 of this chapter). other personal property on the refuge State regulations. We require a quota (iii) We prohibit fish cleaning within overnight (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunt permit for these hunts. We prohibit 150 feet (45 m) of parking areas, (ii) You must tend trotlines daily. You hunting in reforested areas. We prohibit maintained roads, and trails. must attach ends of trotlines by a length hunting and/or shooting into or across (u) Upper Ouachita National Wildlife of cotton line that extends into the any reforested area during the quota Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird water. hunt for deer. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (iii) Recreational fishing using (v) For the guided quota youth hunts, goose, coot, dove, and woodcock on commercial gear (slat traps, etc.) we consider youth to be ages 8 through designated areas of the refuge subject to requires a special refuge permit (Special 15. the following conditions: Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G)), (vi) We will conduct a refuge-wide (i) You must carry a signed refuge which is available at the refuge office. youth deer hunt. Hunt dates will be hunt permit (signed public use You must possess and carry the special available at refuge headquarters regulations brochure) and must carry refuge permit while fishing using typically in July. An adult age 18 or and fill out daily a Visitor Check-In commercial gear. older must supervise a youth hunter age Permit and Report (FWS Form 3–2405). (iv) We prohibit the taking of turtle 15 or younger during the hunt. One (ii) Hunters may only hunt during (see § 27.21 of this chapter). adult may supervise only one youth designated refuge seasons as listed in during the deer hunt. A youth hunter the signed refuge hunt permit. § 32.38 Maine. must remain within normal voice (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting until The following refuge units are open contact of the supervising adult. 12 p.m. (noon) during the State season. for hunting and/or fishing as governed

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by applicable Federal and State (iv) We allow eastern coyote hunting (ii) We allow black bear hunting regulations, and are listed in from October 1 to March 31. during the firearm season for white- alphabetical order with additional (v) We allow portable tree stands, tailed deer. refuge-specific regulations. blinds, and ladders. You must clearly (iii) We allow hunters to enter the (a) Moosehorn National Wildlife label any tree stand, blind, or ladder left refuge 1 hour prior to legal sunrise and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird on the refuge overnight with your remain on the refuge 1 hour after legal hunting. We allow hunting of duck, hunting license number. You must sunset. goose, American woodcock, and snipe remove your tree stand(s), blind(s), and/ (4) [Reserved] on designated areas of the refuge subject or ladder(s) from the refuge on the last (c) Rachel Carson National Wildlife to the following conditions: day of the muzzleloader deer season Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We require every hunter to possess (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of duck, and carry a personally signed Migratory (vi) You may hunt black bear, eastern goose, coot, woodcock, and snipe on Bird Hunt Application (FWS Form 3– coyote, and white-tailed deer during the designated areas of the refuge subject to 2439, Hunt Application—National State archery and firearms deer seasons the following conditions: Wildlife Refuge System). on that part of the Baring Division that (i) Prior to entering designated refuge (ii) We allow hunters to enter the lies east of State Route 191. hunting areas, you must obtain a refuge 2 hours before legal shooting (vii) We prohibit use of firearms to Migratory Bird Hunt Application (FWS hours, and they must exit the refuge by hunt bear and coyote during the archery Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— 1 hour past legal shooting hours. deer season on that part of the Baring National Wildlife Refuge System) and (iii) We only allow portable or Division that lies east of Route 191. We sign and carry the permit at all times. temporary blinds and decoys that must prohibit the use of firearms, other than (ii) We open designated youth be removed from the refuge following a muzzleloader, to hunt coyote during hunting areas to hunters age 15 and each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this the deer muzzleloader season on that younger who possess and carry a refuge chapter). part of the Baring Division that lies east hunting permit (FWS Form 3–2439, (iv) We allow the use of dogs to assist of Route 191. Hunt Application—National Wildlife in the location and retrieval of game (viii) We allow the use of dogs when Refuge System). Youth hunters must be species during State hunt seasons for hunting black bear, bobcat, and eastern accompanied by an adult age 18 or migratory birds. coyote. We allow the use of dogs to older. The accompanying adult must (2) Upland game hunting. We allow assist in the location and retrieval of possess and carry a refuge hunting hunting of ruffed grouse, snowshoe game species during State hunting permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt hare, red fox, gray and red squirrel, seasons for big game. Application—National Wildlife Refuge raccoon, skunk, and woodchuck on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport System) and may also hunt. designated areas of the refuge subject to fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iii) We allow the use of dogs when the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: hunting migratory game birds and (i) We require every hunter to possess (i) We only allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour upland game species. and carry a personally signed Big/ before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal Upland Game Hunt Application (FWS (iv) You may use seasonal blinds with sunset. Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— a Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3– (ii) We prohibit trapping fish for use National Wildlife Refuge System). 1383–G). A permitted seasonal blind is (ii) We allow hunters to enter the as bait on the refuge. available to permitted hunters on a first- refuge 2 hours before legal shooting (b) Petit Manan National Wildlife come, first-served basis. The permit hours, and they must exit the refuge by Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird holder for the blind is responsible for 1 hour past legal shooting hours, except hunting. We allow hunting of duck, the removal of the blind at the end of for hunters pursuing raccoons at night. goose, woodcock, rail, and snipe on the season and compliance with all (iii) We prohibit hunting of upland designated areas of the refuge subject to conditions of the Special Use Permit. game species on refuge lands between the following condition: We allow the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow April 1 and September 30. use of dogs for retrieving migratory hunting of pheasant, quail, grouse, fox, (iv) We allow the use of dogs when game birds. and coyote on designated areas of the hunting raccoon or red fox. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge subject to the following the use of dogs to assist in the location hunting of upland game on designated conditions: and retrieval of game species during areas of the refuge subject to the (i) Prior to entering designated refuge State hunting seasons for upland game. following conditions: hunting areas, you must obtain a Big/ (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow the use of dogs for Upland Game Hunt Application (FWS hunting of black bear, bobcat, eastern hunting ruffed grouse. Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— coyote, moose, and white-tailed deer on (ii) You may hunt coyotes from National Wildlife Refuge System) and designated areas of the refuge subject to November 1 to March 31. sign and carry the permit at all times the following conditions: (iii) Hunters must retrieve all species, (ii) We allow take of pheasant, quail, (i) The condition set forth at including coyotes, harvested on the and grouse by falconry on the refuge paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section refuge. during State seasons. applies. (iv) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 (iii) The condition set forth at (ii) We allow hunters to enter the hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this section refuge 2 hours before legal shooting before legal sunrise the following day. applies. hours, and they must exit the refuge by (3) Big game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow 1 hour past legal shooting hours, except hunting of white-tailed deer and black hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey for hunters pursuing eastern coyotes at bear on designated areas of the refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject night. subject to the following conditions: to the following conditions: (iii) The hunter must retrieve all (i) Petit Manan Point is open only (i) The condition as set forth at species, including coyotes, harvested on during the State-prescribed paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section the refuge. muzzleloader deer season. applies.

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(ii) We allow hunting with shotgun or ladder(s) from the refuge on the last (i) You must obtain and possess while and archery only. We prohibit rifles and day of the muzzleloader deer season hunting a refuge waterfowl hunting muzzleloading firearms for hunting. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). permit (signed brochure) by signing the (iii) We allow turkey hunting during (iii) We allow the use of dogs to assist corresponding season’s refuge waterfowl the fall season only, as designated by in the location of game species during hunting brochure in ink. the State. State hunting seasons for big game. (ii) Up to three additional hunters (iv) We allow only archery on those (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport may accompany you on your reserved areas of the Little River division open to fishing on designated areas of the refuge unit. hunting. subject to the following condition: We (2) [Reserved] (v) During the State firearm deer prohibit trapping fish for use as bait on (3) Big game hunting. We allow the season, we only allow hunting of fox the refuge. hunting of white-tailed and sika deer and coyote with archery or shotgun as (e) Umbagog National Wildlife and turkey on designated areas of the incidental take with a refuge big game Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge subject to the following permit. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, conditions: (vi) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour goose, snipe, coot, crow, and woodcock (i) General hunt regulations for this before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal on designated areas of the refuge subject paragraph (a)(3). (A) You must obtain, sunset. to the following conditions: and possess while hunting, a turkey or (i) Hunters must remove temporary (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport deer hunting permit (Big/Upland Game blinds, boats, and decoys from the fishing on designated areas of the refuge or Quota Deer Hunt Application, FWS subject to the following conditions: refuge following each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise National Wildlife Refuge System). to legal sunset. (ii) We allow the use of dogs to assist in the location and retrieval of game (B) We prohibit organized deer drives (ii) We prohibit lead jigs and sinkers. unless authorized by the refuge (iii) We prohibit trapping fish for use species. manager. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an as bait on the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow organized or planned effort to pursue, (d) Sunkhaze Meadows National hunting of fox, raccoon, woodchuck, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game squirrel, porcupine, skunk, snowshoe cause deer to move in the direction of bird hunting. We allow hunting of hare, ring-necked pheasant, and ruffed any person(s) who is part of the migratory game birds on designated grouse on designated areas of the refuge organized or planned hunt and known areas of the refuge subject to the subject to the following conditions: 1 to be waiting for the deer. following condition: We allow the use (i) We prohibit night hunting from ⁄2 1 of dogs to assist in the location and hour after legal sunset until ⁄2 hour (C) We prohibit shooting a projectile retrieval of game species during State before legal sunrise the following day. from a firearm, muzzleloader, bow, or hunting seasons for migratory bird game (ii) The condition set forth at crossbow from, down, or across any paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section hunting. refuge road. A refuge road is any road (2) Upland game hunting. We allow applies. that is traveled by vehicular traffic. (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on designated (D) You must check all deer harvested hunting of bear, white-tailed deer, areas of the refuge subject to the at the refuge-sponsored check station coyote, wild turkey, and moose on following conditions: during hunt days when the refuge- designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We allow eastern coyote hunting sponsored check station is open. If you the following conditions: fail to check deer during operation from October 1 to March 31. (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We allow hunters to enter the hours of the check station, you must paragraphs (e)(1)(ii) and (e)(2)(i) of this refuge 1 hour before legal shooting notify the hunt coordinator by 12 p.m. section apply. hours, and they must exit the refuge by (noon) on the day after your kill. (ii) Hunters must retrieve all species, (E) We prohibit the use of rimfire or 1 hour past legal shooting hours, except including coyotes, harvested on the for hunters pursuing raccoons and centerfire rifles and all handguns, refuge. including muzzleloading pistols, for coyotes at night. (iii) We allow temporary blinds and hunting. (iii) The hunter must retrieve all tree stands that are clearly marked with (ii) Archery deer hunt. We do not species, including coyotes, harvested on the owner’s State hunting license allow archery hunters to hunt within the refuge. number. You may erect temporary areas designated for the youth hunt on (iv) We allow the use of dogs to assist blinds and tree stands no earlier than 14 designated days. in the location and retrieval of game days prior to the hunting season, and (iii) Turkey hunt. We allow turkey species during State hunting seasons for you must remove them within 14 days hunt permit holders to have an upland game. after the hunting season (see § 27.93 of assistant, who must remain within sight (3) Big game hunting. We allow this chapter). hunting of black bear, bobcat, moose, (4) [Reserved] and normal voice contact and abide by and white-tailed deer on designated the rules set forth in the Blackwater areas of the refuge subject to the § 32.39 Maryland. turkey brochure (signed brochure). following conditions: The following refuge units are open (iv) Youth deer and turkey hunt. We (i) We allow hunters to enter the for hunting and/or fishing as governed allow youth hunters to hunt on refuge 1 hour before legal shooting by applicable Federal and State designated areas on designated days hours, and they must exit the refuge by regulations, and are listed in (youth hunt) if they meet the criteria of 1 hour past legal shooting hours. alphabetical order with additional a ‘‘youth hunter’’ as governed by State (ii) We allow portable tree stands, refuge-specific regulations. law and possess a signed refuge hunt blinds, and ladders. You must clearly (a) Blackwater National Wildlife brochure (signed brochure). label any tree stand, blind, or ladder left Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (v) Designated disabled hunt. (A) We on the refuge overnight with your name hunting. We allow hunting of goose and require disabled hunters to have their and hunting license number. You must duck on designated areas of the refuge America the Beautiful Access pass remove your tree stand(s), blind(s), and/ subject to the following conditions: (OMB Control 1024–0252) in their

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possession while hunting in disabled at the Ingleside Recreation Area from regulations, and are listed in areas. legal sunrise to legal sunset, April 1 alphabetical order with additional (B) Disabled hunters may have an through September 30. refuge-specific regulations. assistant, age 18 or older, who must (ii) We allow fishing from designated (a) Assabet River National Wildlife remain within sight and normal voice shoreline areas located at the Chester Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird contact while hunting. Assistants must River end of Boxes Point and Duck Inn hunting. We allow hunting of woodcock possess a valid refuge hunt brochure Trails from legal sunrise to legal sunset. on designated areas of the refuge subject (permit), signed in ink, and a valid (c) Patuxent Research Refuge—(1) to the following conditions: government-issued photo identification. Migratory game bird hunting. We allow (i) Hunters must obtain and possess a (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of goose, duck, and dove on refuge-specific hunting permit fishing and crabbing on designated areas designated areas of the refuge subject to (electronic form) to hunt on the refuge. of the refuge subject to the following the following conditions: (ii) You may begin scouting hunting conditions: (i) We require a Refuge Hunt areas 4 weeks prior to the opening day (i) We allow fishing and crabbing only Application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt of your permitted season. We require from April 1 through September 30 from Application—National Wildlife Refuge possession of a valid refuge hunting legal sunrise to legal sunset in refuge System), and a signed Statement of permit while scouting. waters, unless otherwise authorized by Hunter Ethics (FWS Form 3–2516). (iii) We allow the use of dogs to the refuge manager. (ii) We prohibit hunting and scouting retrieve game. (ii) We allow fishing and crabbing by on Sundays and Federal holidays. No (2) Upland game hunting. We allow boat in the Big Blackwater and the Little hunt-related activities may take place hunting of ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, Blackwater River. unless the Hunting Control Station is and cottontail rabbit on designated areas (b) Eastern Neck National Wildlife open. of the refuge subject to the following Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (iii) We allow the use of dogs to conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow retrieve migratory game birds. (i) We allow only shotgun hunting for hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (iv) We prohibit wading in all ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbit, and gray on designated areas of the refuge subject impounded waters except for when squirrel within those portions of the to the following conditions: placing and retrieving decoys. refuge located north of Hudson Road, (i) General hunt regulations for this (2) Upland game hunting. We allow except those areas north of Hudson paragraph (b)(3). (A) You must obtain, hunting of gray squirrel, eastern Road designated as ‘‘archery only’’ and possess while hunting, a deer or cottontail rabbit, and woodchuck on hunting. turkey hunting permit (Big/Upland designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) The conditions set forth at Game Hunt Application, FWS Form 3– the following condition: The conditions paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this 2439, Hunt Application—National set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) section apply. Wildlife Refuge System). of this section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (B) We prohibit shooting a projectile (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey from a firearm, muzzleloader, bow, or hunting of turkey and white-tailed deer on designated areas of the refuge subject crossbow from, down, or across any on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: refuge road. A refuge road is any road to the following conditions: (i) We allow shotgun and that is traveled by vehicular traffic. (i) The conditions set forth at muzzleloader hunting of white-tailed (C) We prohibit the use of rimfire or paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this deer, as well as shotgun hunting of centerfire rifles and all handguns, section apply. turkey, within the portions of the refuge including muzzleloading pistols, for (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. located north of Hudson Road, except hunting. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an those areas north of Hudson Road that (ii) Youth deer hunt. We allow youth organized or planned effort to pursue, are designated as ‘‘archery only’’ hunters to hunt on designated areas on drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or hunting. designated days (youth hunt) if they cause deer to move in the direction of (ii) We allow archery deer and archery meet the criteria of a ‘‘youth hunter’’ as any person(s) who is part of the turkey hunting within all portions of the governed by State law and possess a organized or planned hunt and known refuge during the hunting seasons for signed refuge hunt brochure (signed to be waiting for the deer. these species. brochure). (iii) We allow the use of portable tree (iii) The conditions set forth at (iii) Designated disabled hunt. (A) We stands and blinds as governed by State paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this require disabled hunters to have their regulations. You must remove your tree section apply. America the Beautiful Access pass stand(s) and/or blind(s) from the refuge (iv) We prohibit organized deer (OMB Control 1024–0252) in their at the end of each day (see § 27.93 of drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an possession while hunting in disabled this chapter). organized or planned effort to pursue, areas. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (B) Disabled hunters may have an fishing on designated areas of the refuge cause deer to move in the direction of assistant who must be age 18 or older subject to the following conditions: any person(s) who is part of the and remain within sight and normal (i) We prohibit the use and/or organized or planned hunt and known voice contact. Assistants must possess a possession of lead sinkers. to be waiting for the deer. valid refuge hunt brochure (permit), (ii) We allow the use of earthworms (v) One nonhunting companion may signed in ink, and a valid government- as the only source of live bait. We accompany each permitted hunter. We issued photo identification. prohibit the use of bloodworms, fish, or prohibit nonhunting companions from (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport other animals or parts of animals as bait. hunting, but they may assist in other fishing and crabbing in designated areas means. All companions must carry of the refuge subject to the following § 32.40 Massachusetts. identification and stay with the hunter. conditions: The following refuge units are open (vi) Hunters may use temporary tree (i) We allow fishing and crabbing for hunting and/or fishing as governed stands and/or ground blinds while from designated shoreline areas located by applicable Federal and State engaged in hunting deer during the

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applicable archery, shotgun, or with their permit number so that all allow hunting of waterfowl, woodcock, muzzleloader deer seasons or while numbers are visible from the ground. and Wilson’s snipe on designated areas hunting turkey. We allow hunters to Hunters must remove all temporary tree of the refuge subject to the following keep one tree stand or ground blind on stands and ground blinds by 15 days conditions: the refuge during the permitted season. after the end of the permitted deer (i) Hunters must obtain and possess a Hunters must mark ground blinds with season (see § 27.93 of this chapter). refuge-specific hunting permit to hunt their permit number. Hunters must (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on the refuge. mark tree stands with their permit fishing on designated areas of the (ii) Hunters may begin scouting number so that all numbers are visible refuge. hunting areas 4 weeks prior to the from the ground. Hunters must remove (c) Mashpee National Wildlife opening day of your permitted season. all temporary tree stands and ground Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird We require possession of a valid refuge blinds by 15 days after the end of the hunting. We allow migratory game bird hunting permit (electronic form) while permitted season (see § 27.93 of this hunting on designated areas of the scouting. chapter). refuge subject to the following (iii) We allow the use of dogs to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport conditions: retrieve game. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (i) Hunters may enter the refuge no (iv) One nonhunting companion may subject to the following conditions: earlier than 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise accompany each permitted hunter. We (i) We allow catch-and-release fishing and must leave the refuge no later than prohibit nonhunting companions from only. 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. hunting, but they can assist in other (ii) We allow the use of live bait with (ii) We allow the use of dogs to means. All companions must carry the exception of any amphibians or retrieve game. identification and stay with the hunter. reptiles (frogs, salamanders, etc.). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (b) Great Meadows National Wildlife hunting of coyote, fox, raccoon, hunting of ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird opossum, gray squirrel, quail, pheasant, and eastern cottontail rabbit on hunting. We allow hunting of duck and crow, and ruffed grouse on designated designated areas of the refuge subject to goose on designated areas of the refuge areas of the refuge subject to the the following condition: The condition subject to the following condition: We following condition: The conditions set set forth at paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this allow the use of dogs to retrieve game. forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of section applies. (2) [Reserved] this section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey archery hunting of whitetail deer on hunting of white-tailed deer and wild on designated areas of the refuge subject designated areas of the refuge subject to turkey on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow shotgun, archery, and (i) Hunters must obtain and possess a (i) The condition set forth at muzzleloader hunting of white-tailed valid refuge hunting permit (electronic paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section deer, as well as shotgun and archery form) to hunt deer on the refuge. applies. hunting of turkey, within the portions of (ii) We allow archery hunting of deer (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. the refuge located south of only. We prohibit the use of firearms for We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an Massachusetts Route 2 and west of the hunting deer on the refuge. organized or planned effort to pursue, B&M railroad tracks. (iii) Hunters may begin scouting drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (ii) We allow archery deer and archery hunting areas beginning 4 weeks prior cause deer to move in the direction of turkey hunting within the portions of to the opening day of their permitted any person(s) who is part of the the refuge located south of season. We require possession of a valid organized or planned hunt and known Massachusetts Route 2 and east of the refuge hunting permit (electronic form) to be waiting for the deer. B&M railroad tracks, and within the while scouting. (4) [Reserved] portions of the refuge along the easterly (iv) We allow one nonhunting (d) Monomoy National Wildlife side of the Nashua River located north companion to accompany each Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird of the commuter rail tracks in Ayer, permitted hunter. We prohibit hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl Massachusetts. nonhunting companions from hunting, (duck, goose, and coot) on designated (iii) We allow archery deer hunting as but they can assist in other means. All areas of the refuge by boat only subject well as shotgun and archery turkey companions must carry identification to the following condition: We allow the hunting within the portions of the and stay with the hunter. use of dogs for retrieving game. refuge located north of Massachusetts (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. (2)–(3) [Reserved] Route 2 and south of Hospital Road, and We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport within the portions of the refuge along organized or planned effort to pursue, fishing on designated areas of the refuge the westerly side of the Nashua River drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or subject to the following conditions: located north of the commuter rail cause deer to move in the direction of (i) We allow fishing on the portions of tracks in Shirley, Massachusetts. any person(s) who is part of the the Monomoy Islands that we do not (iv) The conditions set forth at organized or planned hunt and known post as closed to public use from legal paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iv) of this to be waiting for the deer. sunrise to legal sunset. section apply. (vi) You may use temporary tree (ii) We allow surf fishing from the (v) Hunters may begin scouting stands and/or ground blinds while Morris Island shore 24 hours a day. hunting areas 4 weeks prior to the engaged in hunting deer during the (e) Nantucket National Wildlife opening day of your permitted season. applicable archery season. We allow Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] We require possession of a valid refuge hunters to keep one tree stand or ground (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting permit (electronic form) while blind on each refuge during the fishing on designated areas of the scouting. permitted season. Hunters must mark refuge. (vi) We prohibit organized deer ground blinds with their permit (f) Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge— drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an number. Hunters must mark tree stands (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We organized or planned effort to pursue,

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drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or Wednesday and Thursday of the State (3) Big game hunting. We allow cause deer to move in the direction of shotgun deer season. hunting of big game on designated areas any person(s) who is part of the (B) You must have a lottery-issued of the refuge subject to the following organized or planned hunt and known hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt condition: The conditions set forth at to be waiting for the deer. Application—National Wildlife Refuge paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (iv) of this (vii) Hunters may use temporary tree System) to hunt during this 2-day time section apply. stands and/or ground blinds while period. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport engaged in hunting deer during the (C) We allow deer hunt permittees to fishing on designated areas of the refuge applicable archery, shotgun, or scout from Thursday through Sunday subject to the following conditions: muzzleloader deer seasons or while prior to their hunt and require hunters (i) The conditions set forth at hunting turkey. We allow hunters to to possess their refuge permit while paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (ii) of this keep one tree stand or ground blind on scouting. section apply. the refuge during the permitted season. (D) You must register harvested deer (ii) We prohibit launching of Hunters must mark ground blinds with (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form motorboats from the refuge. their permit number. Hunters must 3–2359) at the refuge check station, if (iii) We prohibit the use of reptiles and amphibians as bait. mark tree stands with their permit operational. (E) Hunters must check-in and out number so that all numbers are visible with refuge personnel prior to entering § 32.41 Michigan. from the ground. Hunters must remove and exiting the refuge. The following refuge units are open all temporary tree stands and ground (iii) We allow hunting of deer and for hunting and/or fishing as governed blinds by 15 days after the end of the wild turkey in Areas A, B, C, and D by applicable Federal and State permitted season (see § 27.93 of this subject to the following condition: You regulations, and are listed in chapter). may take deer using archery equipment alphabetical order with additional (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport only. refuge-specific regulations. fishing in designated areas of the refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (a) Detroit River International Wildlife (g) Parker River National Wildlife fishing on designated areas of the refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird subject to the following conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of duck, hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (i) We allow saltwater fishing on the goose, rail, gallinule, coot, woodcock, game birds on designated areas of the ocean beach from legal sunrise to legal and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following sunset without a refuge permit. refuge subject to the following conditions: (ii) Stage Island is open to fishing conditions: (i) We allow hunting 1⁄2 hour before from legal sunrise to legal sunset. (i) You must remove all of your legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal (iii) Nelson Island is open to fishing blinds, boats, and decoys from the sunset. from legal sunrise to legal sunset. refuge each day (see § 27.93 of this (ii) We prohibit the use of centerfire (iv) We allow walk-on night fishing chapter). rifles and handguns to hunt any species. after legal sunset with a valid refuge (ii) We allow refuge access from 11⁄2 (iii) We prohibit shooting across permit (FWS Form 3–2358; vehicle hours prior to legal sunrise until 1 hour refuge roads, across boundaries, and sticker issued by the refuge office). after legal sunset. within or into administratively closed (v) We allow anglers to use over-the- (iii) We allow the use of dogs while zones. sand, surf-fishing vehicles, or off-road hunting, provided the dog is under the (iv) We allow the use of dogs for vehicles (ORVs) with a valid refuge immediate control of the hunter at all retrieving game, but prohibit the use of permit and permit fee, as determined in times. dogs to hunt furbearers. an annual lottery. (iv) We allow hunting of waterfowl only on the Plum Creek Bay Unit of the (v) We prohibit launching motorized (h) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and refuge and only through boat access. boats for scouting purposes prior to Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (v) We allow hunting of waterfowl hunting. bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory game birds on designated only on the Brancheau Unit of the (vi) We allow crow hunting only from areas subject to the following refuge as governed by Pointe Mouillee September 1 through February 28. conditions: State Game Area special hunt (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We allow refuge access from 1⁄2 regulations and subject to the following hunting of upland game on designated hour prior to legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the after legal sunset. (A) You must obtain and possess a following condition: The conditions set (ii) We prohibit access to Third Island State-issued permit for this unit by forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (v) between January 1 and June 30. entering the Michigan Department of of this section apply. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when Natural Resources’ daily drawing at the (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting waterfowl and upland game Pointe Mouillee State Game Area. hunting of white-tailed deer and wild species. (B) You must remain with 75 feet turkey on designated areas of the refuge (iv) We only allow the use of (22.5 meters) of your assigned blind or subject to the following conditions: temporary tree stands and blinds, which numbered post. We allow an exception (i) The conditions set forth at must be removed at the end of each for unarmed (hunting weapons) retrieval paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (v) of this hunt day. All tree stands and blinds of waterfowl. section apply. must have the name and telephone (C) We allow only nonmotorized (ii) We only allow hunting of white- number of the owner clearly printed in boats. tailed deer on Plum Island subject to the an easily readable area. (D) We prohibit shot size larger than following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow BBB. (A) We allow archery, primitive hunting of upland game on designated (2) Upland game hunting. We allow firearms, shotgun, and crossbow (by areas of the refuge subject to the hunting of pheasant, squirrel, rabbit, MassWildlife permit only, for certain following condition: The conditions set fox, raccoon, and coyote on designated disabled persons) hunting during a forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (iii) areas of the refuge and subject to the designated 2-day hunt on the first of this section apply. following conditions:

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(i) The conditions set forth at hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting on paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this game birds subject to the following Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and section apply. conditions: Thursdays during the regular goose (ii) You may possess only approved (i) Hunters must remove boats, season after September 30. nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) while in the decoys, blinds, and blind materials at (iii) We allow hunter access to the field with the following exception: the end of each day (see § 27.93 of this refuge 11⁄2 hours before legal shooting While hunting fox, coyotes, and chapter). time. raccoons in units where we allow it, you (ii) We allow the use of dogs while (iv) You may possess no more than 25 may use single projectile shot such as hunting, provided the dog is under the shotgun shells while hunting in the bullets, slugs, or muzzleloader bullets immediate control of the hunter at all field. containing lead. We prohibit the use of times. (v) We allow the use of dogs while buckshot for any hunting on the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting, provided the dog is under the (iii) On the Humbug Island Unit, you hunting of upland game subject to the immediate control of the hunter at all may only hunt with shotgun shells or following condition: The conditions set times. archery equipment. forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of (vi) We allow the take of feral hogs (3) Big game hunting. We allow this section apply. incidental to other lawful hunting using hunting of deer and turkey on (3) Big game hunting. We allow the legal methods of take. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting of big game. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of turkey, small game (eastern (i) The conditions set forth at fishing on designated areas of the fox squirrel, eastern cottontail, ring- paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this refuge. necked pheasant, American woodcock, section apply. (e) Seney National Wildlife Refuge— and American crow), and furbearers (ii) For wild turkey hunting, you may (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (raccoon, coyote, and red fox) on possess only approved nontoxic shot allow hunting of woodcock and snipe designated areas of the refuge subject to (see § 32.2(k)) while in the field. on designated areas of the refuge subject the following conditions: (iii) For deer hunting, you may to the following condition: We allow the (i) The condition set forth at possess only single projectile shot. We use of dogs when hunting migratory paragraph (f)(1)(vi) of this section prohibit the use of buckshot for any birds, provided the dog is under the applies. hunting on the refuge. immediate control of the hunter at all (ii) You may only hunt turkey during (iv) We allow portable tree stands for times. the spring season. deer hunting. We allow only one tree (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We allow hunter access for the stand per hunter per refuge unit. hunting of ruffed grouse and snowshoe spring wild turkey season from 11⁄2 (v) For Humbug Marsh Mainland hare on designated areas of the refuge hours before legal shooting time to 1⁄2 only: subject to the following condition: We hour after legal shooting time. (A) You must obtain and possess a allow the use of dogs when hunting (iv) We allow hunter access for small State-issued permit for this unit by upland game, provided the dog is under game hunting from 1⁄2 hour before legal entering the Michigan Department of the immediate control of the hunter at shooting time to 1⁄2 hour after legal Natural Resources’ annual drawing. all times. shooting time. (B) You must obtain and possess a (3) Big game hunting. We allow the (v) We allow hunter access for state access permit (issued by the hunting of deer and bear on designated furbearer hunting from 1⁄2 hour before refuge) for the date on which you are areas of the refuge subject to the legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal hunting in the Humbug Marsh Unit. following condition: We prohibit the (C) You must hunt from a provided sunset. use of dogs while deer or bear hunting. (vi) We allow dogs for hunting. fixed hunting platform and/or blind. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (vi) The Humbug Island Unit is closed Raccoon hunting dogs must wear global designated areas of the refuge subject to to firearm deer hunting. We allow only positioning system (GPS) or radio the following conditions: archery deer hunting on Humbug Island. collars. (vii) The Fix Unit is closed to firearm (i) We prohibit the use of fishing (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer hunting. We allow only archery weights or lures containing lead. hunting of white-tailed deer on (ii) We allow ice fishing from January deer hunting in the Fix Unit. designated areas of the refuge subject to (4) [Reserved] 1 through the end of February. the following conditions: (b) Harbor Island National Wildlife (iii) Anglers must remove ice fishing (i) The condition set forth at Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] shelters and all other personal property paragraph (f)(1)(vi) of this section (3) Big game hunting. We allow from the refuge each day (see § 27.93 of applies. hunting of white-tailed deer and black this chapter). (ii) You must possess and carry a bear subject to the following condition: (iv) We allow fishing on designated refuge permit (State-issued permit). We prohibit the use of dogs when refuge pools from May 15 through (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. September 30. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (4) [Reserved] (v) We allow fishing only from legal subject to the following conditions: (c) Kirtland’s Warbler Wildlife sunrise to legal sunset. (i) We allow fishing by boat in Management Area—(1) Migratory game (f) Shiawassee National Wildlife navigable waterways but not within any bird hunting. We allow migratory game Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird managed refuge units. bird hunting. hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (ii) We allow bank fishing from legal (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (duck and goose), American coot, sunrise to legal sunset only at upland game hunting. common gallinule, sora, Virginia rail, designated sites along the Tittabawassee (3) Big game hunting. We allow big and Wilson’s snipe on designated areas and Cass Rivers. game hunting. of the refuge subject to the following (4) [Reserved] conditions: § 32.42 Minnesota. (d) Michigan Wetland Management (i) You must possess and carry a The following refuge units are open District—(1) Migratory game bird refuge check-in card. for hunting and/or fishing as governed

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by applicable Federal and State bobwhite quail, pigeon, mourning dove, platforms, and other personal property regulations, and are listed in crow, cottontail rabbit, gray and fox brought onto the district at the end of alphabetical order with additional squirrel, and wild turkey on designated each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this refuge-specific regulations. areas of the refuge subject to the chapter). (a) Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge— following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may upland game hunting throughout the allow youth waterfowl hunting on use or possess only approved nontoxic district subject to the following designated areas of the refuge subject to shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the conditions: the following conditions: field. (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We allow the use of dogs while (ii) We allow the use of dogs for paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this hunting, provided the dog is under the upland game bird hunting only, section apply. immediate control of the hunter at all provided the dog is under the (ii) You may use or possess only times. immediate control of the hunter at all approved nontoxic shot shells (see (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting times. § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting blinds, platforms, and ladders made (iii) Hunters must dismantle hunting turkey. from natural vegetation at the end of blinds, platforms, and ladders made (3) Big game hunting. We allow each day. from natural vegetation at the end of hunting of white-tailed deer throughout each day. (iii) You must remove all boats, the district subject to the following (iv) You must remove all boats, decoys, blind materials, stands, condition: The conditions set forth at decoys, blind materials, stands, platforms, cameras, and other personal paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this property brought onto the refuge at the platforms, and other personal property brought onto the refuge at the end of section apply. end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing of this chapter). each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). throughout the district subject to the (iv) We close the refuge from 7 p.m. following condition: The condition set to 5:30 a.m. (v) You may only hunt fox and 1 forth at paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this (v) We allow the use of motorless raccoon from ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until legal sunset from the section applies. boats for hunting. (d) Crane Meadows National Wildlife (vi) We only allow waterfowl hunting beginning of the State season through Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird during the State’s youth waterfowl the last day of February. hunting. We allow the hunting of goose, season. (vi) You may only hunt striped skunk 1 duck, merganser, coot, woodcock, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow from ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until common moorhen, mourning dove, hunting of ruffed grouse and sharp- legal sunset from September 1 through Sora/Virginia rail, crow, and common tailed grouse on designated areas of the the last day of February. snipe on designated areas of the refuge refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow subject to the following conditions: conditions: hunting of deer on designated areas of (i) The conditions set forth at the refuge subject to the following (i) We require a signed hunt brochure. paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (v) of this conditions: You must carry this signed brochure (i) We prohibit shooting on, from, section apply. when hunting on the refuge. (ii) We only allow hunting from the over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) (ii) We allow the use of dogs while of a roadway open to public vehicle opening of the State’s deer firearms hunting, provided the dog is under the transportation at a big game animal or season to the close of the State’s ruffed immediate control of the hunter at all a decoy of a big game animal. grouse and sharp-tailed grouse seasons, times. (ii) The conditions set forth at (iii) Hunters must dismantle hunting respectively. paragraphs (b)(2)(iii) and (iv) of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow blinds, platforms, and ladders made section apply. hunting of white-tailed deer and moose from natural vegetation at the end of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport each day. on designated areas of the refuge subject fishing on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: (iv) You must remove all boats, subject to the following conditions: decoys, blind materials, stands, (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We allow only bank fishing on all paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) through (v) of this platforms, and other personal property refuge pools and open marshes. brought onto the refuge at the end of section apply. (ii) We prohibit the taking of any each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (ii) We prohibit shooting on, from, turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, chapter). over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) and mussel (clam) species by any (v) We prohibit entry onto the refuge of a roadway open to motorized public method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this vehicle transportation at a big game chapter). earlier than 2 hours before legal animal or a decoy of a big game animal. (c) Big Stone Wetland Management shooting time, and we require hunters to (iii) We only allow archery hunting District—(1) Migratory game bird leave the refuge no later than 2 hours from the start of the State’s deer firearms hunting. We allow hunting of migratory after legal shooting time. season, and close as governed by the game birds throughout the district (2) Upland game hunting. We allow State’s archery deer season. subject to the following conditions: hunting of ruffed grouse; ring-necked (4) [Reserved] (i) We allow the use of dogs for pheasant; red, gray, and fox squirrel; (b) Big Stone National Wildlife hunting, provided the dog is under the cottontail rabbit; jackrabbit; snowshoe Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird immediate control of the hunter at all hare; red and gray fox; raccoon; badger; hunting. We prohibit the hunting of times. bobcat; coyote; striped skunk; opossum; migratory game birds. We allow the (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting long and short tailed weasel; and turkey unarmed retrieval of waterfowl, legally blinds, platforms, and ladders made on designated areas of the refuge subject taken outside the refuge, up to 100 yards from natural vegetation at the end of to the following conditions: (90 meters) inside the refuge boundary. each day. (i) The conditions set forth at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) You must remove all boats, paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) through (v) of this hunting of ring-necked pheasant, decoys, blind materials, stands, section apply.

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(ii) You may use or possess only the McIntosh WPA in Polk County. The Douglas County. The following approved nontoxic shot shells (see following conditions apply: condition applies: The condition set § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting (i) The conditions set forth at forth at paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this turkey. paragraphs (e)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section applies. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when section apply. (g) Glacial Ridge National Wildlife hunting, except when hunting (ii) Hunters may use portable stands. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird furbearers, provided the dog is under (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. We allow hunting of goose, the immediate control of the hunter at fishing throughout the district subject to duck, coot, woodcock, snipe, rail, and all times. the following condition: The condition mourning dove on designated areas of (3) Big game hunting. We allow set forth at paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this the refuge subject to the following hunting of white-tailed deer on section applies. conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to (f) Fergus Falls Wetland Management (i) We allow the use of dogs while the following conditions: District—(1) Migratory game bird hunting, provided the dog is under the (i) The conditions set forth at hunting. We allow hunting of migratory immediate control of the hunter at all paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this game birds throughout the district, times. section apply. except that we prohibit hunting on the (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting (ii) We prohibit shooting on, from, Townsend, Mavis, and Gilmore blinds, platforms, and ladders made over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) waterfowl production areas (WPAs) and from natural vegetation at the end of of a roadway open to public vehicle the building and administrative area of each day. transportation at a big game animal or Knollwood WPA in Otter Tail County, (iii) You must remove all boats, a decoy of a big game animal. and on the Larson WPA in Douglas decoys, blind materials, stands, (iii) We prohibit the possession of County. The following conditions apply: platforms, and other personal property (i) We allow the use of dogs while hunting firearms or archery equipment brought onto the refuge at the end of hunting, provided the dog is under the on areas closed to deer hunting. each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this immediate control of the hunter at all (4) [Reserved] chapter). times. (iv) We allow nonmotorized boats in (e) Detroit Lakes Wetland (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting Management District—(1) Migratory areas open to migratory bird hunting blinds, platforms, and ladders made during the migratory bird hunting game bird hunting. We allow hunting of from natural vegetation at the end of migratory game birds throughout the seasons. each day. (v) We prohibit hunting during the district, except that we prohibit hunting (iii) You must remove all boats, on the Headquarters waterfowl Spring Light Goose Conservation Order. decoys, blind materials, stands, (vi) We allow hunting during special production area (WPA) in Becker platforms, and other personal property State-administered youth seasons. County, the Hitterdal WPA in Clay brought onto the district at the end of (vii) We allow the use of wheeled, County, and the McIntosh WPA in Polk each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this nonmotorized conveyance devices (e.g., County. The following conditions apply: chapter). bikes, game carts). (i) We allow the use of dogs for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (viii) We prohibit entry onto the hunting, provided the dog is under the upland game hunting throughout the refuge earlier than 2 hours before legal immediate control of the hunter at all district, except that we prohibit hunting shooting time, and we require hunters to times. on the Townsend, Mavis, and Gilmore leave the refuge no later than 2 hours (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting WPAs and in designated portions of after legal shooting time. blinds, platforms, and ladders made Knollwood WPA in Otter Tail County, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow from natural vegetation at the end of and on the Larson WPA in Douglas hunting of prairie chicken, sharp-tailed each day. County. The following conditions apply: grouse, ring-necked pheasant, gray (iii) You must remove all boats, (i) The conditions set forth at (Hungarian) partridge, ruffed grouse, decoys, blind materials, stands, paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (iii) of this rabbit (cottontail and jack), snowshoe platforms, and other personal property section apply. hare, squirrel (fox and gray), and wild brought onto the district at the end of (ii) You may use and possess only turkey on designated areas of the refuge each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this approved nontoxic shot shells (see subject to the following conditions: chapter). § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting (i) The conditions set forth at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow turkey. paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iii) and (vi) upland game hunting throughout the (3) Big game hunting. We allow big through (viii) of this section apply. district, except that we prohibit hunting game hunting throughout the district, (ii) You may use or possess only on the Headquarters WPA in Becker except that we prohibit hunting on the approved nontoxic shot shells (see County, the Hitterdal WPA in Clay Townsend, Mavis, and Gilmore WPAs § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting County, and the McIntosh WPA in Polk and the building and administrative turkey. County. The following conditions apply: area of Knollwood WPA in Otter Tail (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at County, and on the Larson WPA in hunting of white-tailed deer on paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iii) of this Douglas County. The following designated areas of the refuge subject to section apply. condition applies: The conditions set the following conditions: (ii) You may use or possess only forth at paragraphs (f)(1)(ii) and (iii) of (i) The conditions set forth at approved nontoxic shot shells (see this section apply. paragraphs (g)(1)(ii) through (iii) and § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (vi) through (viii) of this section apply. turkey. fishing throughout the district, except (ii) We prohibit shooting on, from, (3) Big game hunting. We allow big that we prohibit hunting on the over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) game hunting throughout the district, Townsend, Mavis, and Gilmore WPAs of a roadway open to public vehicle except that we prohibit hunting on the and the building and administrative transportation at a big game animal or Headquarters WPA in Becker County, area of Knollwood WPA in Otter Tail a decoy of a big game animal. the Hitterdal WPA in Clay County, and County, and on the Larson WPA in (4) [Reserved]

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(h) Hamden Slough National Wildlife (ii) You may use and possess only rifles and handguns (.22 caliber and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird approved nontoxic shot shells (see smaller) on designated areas of the hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting refuge. on designated areas of the refuge subject turkey. (iii) We prohibit the use of dogs for to the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunting furbearers. We allow the use of (i) We only allow youth waterfowl game hunting throughout the district, dogs while hunting upland game birds. hunting on the State’s youth waterfowl except we prohibit hunting on that part (iv) You may use or possess only day. of the Phare Lake WPA in Renville approved nontoxic shot shells (see (ii) We allow the use of dogs while County that lies within the Phare Lake § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting hunting, provided the dog is under the State Game Refuge. The following turkey. immediate control of the hunter at all condition applies: The conditions set (v) You may only hunt fox, opossum, times. forth at paragraph (i)(1)(ii) and (iii) of and raccoon from 1⁄2 hour before legal (iii) Hunters must dismantle hunting this section apply. sunrise until legal sunset, from the blinds, platforms, and ladders made (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport beginning of the State season through from natural vegetation at the end of fishing throughout the district subject to the last day of February, on designated each day. the following condition: The condition areas of the refuge. (iv) You must remove all boats, set forth at paragraph (i)(1)(iii) of this (vi) You may only hunt coyotes and decoys, blind materials, stands, section applies. skunks from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise platforms, and other personal property (j) Minnesota Valley National Wildlife until legal sunset, from September 1 brought onto the refuge at the end of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird through the last day of February, on each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this hunting. We allow the hunting of goose, designated areas of the refuge. chapter). duck, merganser, moorhen, coot, rail, (vii) You may only hunt crows during (v) We prohibit entry to hunting areas woodcock, common snipe, and the State-designated crow seasons, earlier than 2 hours before legal mourning dove on designated areas of which occur between September 1 and shooting hours. the refuge subject to the following the last day of February, on designated (2) [Reserved] conditions: areas of the refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We require a special use permit (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on (FWS Form 3–1383–G) for refuge- hunting of white-tailed deer on designated areas of the refuge subject to specific special hunts and refuge- designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: specific population management hunts. the following condition: The conditions (i) We only allow hunting during the (ii) We prohibit the discharge of a set forth at paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through State’s muzzleloader season with weapon on, from, across, or within 100 (v) of this section apply. muzzleloaders. feet (30 meters) of any service road, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) The conditions set forth at parking area, or designated hiking trail. fishing on designated areas of the refuge paragraphs (h)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this (iii) Hunters must dismantle hunting during daylight hours subject to the section apply. blinds, platforms, and ladders made following conditions: (4) [Reserved] from natural vegetation at the end of (i) The condition set forth at (i) Litchfield Wetland Management each day. District—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) You must remove all boats, paragraph (j)(1)(iv) of this section hunting. We allow hunting of migratory decoys, blind materials, stands, applies. game birds throughout the district, platforms, and other personal property (ii) We prohibit the taking of any except we prohibit hunting on that part brought onto the refuge at the end of turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, of the Phare Lake waterfowl production each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this and mussel (clam) species by any area (WPA) in Renville County that lies chapter). method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this within the Phare Lake State Game (v) We prohibit entry into the refuge chapter). Refuge. The following conditions apply: earlier than 2 hours before legal (k) Minnesota Valley Wetland (i) We allow the use of dogs while shooting time. Management District—(1) Migratory hunting, provided the dog is under the (vi) We allow the use of dogs while game bird hunting. We allow hunting of immediate control of the hunter at all hunting migratory birds, provided the migratory game birds throughout the times. dog is under the immediate control of district subject to the following (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting the hunter at all times. conditions: blinds, platforms, and ladders made (vii) We prohibit hunting during the (i) Hunters must dismantle hunting from natural vegetation at the end of State spring goose hunt. blinds, platforms, and ladders made each day. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow from natural vegetation at the end of (iii) You must remove all boats, hunting of ruffed grouse, gray partridge, each day. decoys, blind materials, stands, ring-necked pheasant, American crow, (ii) You must remove all boats, platforms, and other personal property squirrel (gray, fox, and red), snowshoe decoys, blind materials, stands, brought onto the district at the end of hare, cottontail rabbit, jackrabbit, platforms, and other personal property each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this raccoon, fox (red and gray), striped brought onto the district at the end of chapter). skunk, coyote, opossum, and wild each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (2) Upland game hunting. We allow turkey on designated areas of the refuge chapter). upland game hunting throughout the subject to the following conditions: (iii) We allow the use of dogs while district, except we prohibit hunting on (i) The conditions set forth at hunting, provided the dog is under the that part of the Phare Lake WPA in paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (v) of this immediate control of the hunter at all Renville County. The following section apply. times. conditions apply: (ii) We prohibit single projectile (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at ammunition for hunting upland game upland game hunting throughout the paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (iii) of this and furbearers, except that we allow district subject to the following section apply. hunters to use small-caliber rimfire conditions:

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(i) The conditions set forth at prohibit fishing on the designated of a roadway open to public vehicle paragraphs (k)(1)(i) through (iii) of this portions of the Edward-Long WPA in transportation at a big game animal or section apply. Stevens County. The following a decoy of a big game animal. (ii) We prohibit the possession of condition applies: The condition set (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport single projectile ammunition for forth at paragraph (l)(1)(iii) of this fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting on the Soberg waterfowl section applies. subject to the following conditions: production area (WPA). (m) Northern Tallgrass Prairie (i) We prohibit the taking of any (iii) You may use or possess only National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, approved nontoxic shot shells (see game bird hunting. We allow hunting of and mussel (clam) species by any § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting duck, goose, merganser, moorhen, coot, method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this turkey. rail (Virginia and sora only), woodcock, chapter). (3) Big game hunting. We allow big common snipe, mourning dove, and (ii) The condition set forth at game hunting throughout the district sandhill crane subject to the following paragraph (m)(1)(iii) of this section subject to the following conditions: conditions: applies. (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We allow the use of dogs while (n) Rice Lake National Wildlife paragraphs (k)(1)(i) through (iii) of this hunting, provided the dog is under the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird section apply. immediate control of the hunter at all hunting. We allow hunting of woodcock (ii) We prohibit firearms deer hunting times. and common snipe on designated areas on Soberg WPA. (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting of the refuge subject to the following (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport blinds, platforms, and ladders made conditions: fishing throughout the district subject to from natural vegetation at the end of (i) We allow the use of dogs while the following conditions: The condition each day. hunting, provided the dog is under the set forth at paragraph (k)(1)(ii) of this (iii) You must remove all boats, immediate control of the hunter at all section applies. decoys, blind materials, stands, times. (l) Morris Wetland Management platforms, and other personal property (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting District—(1) Migratory game bird brought onto the refuge at the end of blinds, platforms, and ladders made hunting. We allow hunting of migratory each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this from natural vegetation at the end of game birds throughout the district, chapter). each day. (iii) You must remove all boats, except that we prohibit hunting on the (iv) We allow hunting on the unit decoys, blind materials, stands, designated portions of the Edward-Long located within the Hiawatha Game platforms, and other personal property Lake waterfowl production area (WPA) Refuge in Pipestone County, as brought onto the refuge at the end of in Stevens County. The following governed by applicable State each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this conditions apply: regulations. (i) We allow the use of dogs while (v) We allow migratory game bird chapter). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting, provided the dog is under the hunting on the Spieker tract in Clay hunting of ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, immediate control of the hunter at all County, as governed by applicable State gray and fox squirrel, cottontail rabbit, times. regulations. and snowshoe hare on designated areas (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow of the refuge subject to the following blinds, platforms, and ladders, hunting of wild turkey, ring-necked condition: The conditions set forth at including those made from natural pheasant, Hungarian partridge, prairie paragraphs (n)(1)(i) through (iii) of this vegetation at the end of each day. chicken, spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, (iii) All boats, decoys, blind materials, section apply. sharp-tailed grouse, rabbit (cottontail (3) Big game hunting. We allow stands, platforms, and other personal and jack), snowshoe hare, squirrel (fox hunting of white-tailed deer on property (see 27.93 and 27.94 of this and gray), raccoon, opossum, fox (red designated areas of the refuge subject to chapter) brought onto the WPA, must be and gray), badger, coyote, bobcat, the following conditions: removed at the end of each day. striped skunk, and crow on designated (i) We require a State-issued permit (2) Upland game hunting. We allow areas subject to the following for firearms hunting. hunting of upland game, except that we conditions: (ii) The conditions set forth at prohibit hunting on the designated (i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (n)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this portions of the Edward-Long Lake WPA paragraphs (m)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this section apply. in Stevens County. The following section apply. (iii) We prohibit shooting on, from, conditions apply: (ii) We prohibit the use of dogs for over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) (i) The conditions set forth at hunting furbearers. For all other upland of a roadway open to public vehicle paragraphs (l)(1)(i) through (iii) of this game, we allow the use of dogs while transportation at a big game animal or section apply. hunting, provided the dog is under the a decoy of a big game animal. (ii) You may use and possess only immediate control of the hunter at all (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on approved nontoxic shot shells (see times. designated areas of the refuge subject to § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting (iii) You may use or possess only the following conditions: turkey. approved nontoxic shells (see § 32.2(k)) (i) We only allow fishing from (3) Big game hunting. We allow in the field while hunting turkey. nonmotorized boats or boats powered by hunting of deer throughout the district, (3) Big game hunting. We allow electric motors in designated areas. except that we prohibit hunting on the hunting of deer, elk, and black bear on (ii) The condition set forth at designated portions of the Edward-Long designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraph (n)(1)(iii) of this section Lake WPA in Stevens County. The the following conditions: applies. following condition applies: The (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) We prohibit the taking of any conditions set forth at paragraphs paragraphs (m)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, (l)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply. section apply. and mussel (clam) species by any (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing (ii) We prohibit shooting on, from, method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this throughout the district, except that we over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) chapter).

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(o) Rydell National Wildlife Refuge. (i) The conditions set forth at (v) Hunters must dismantle hunting (1)–(2) [Reserved] paragraphs (p)(1)(i) through (v) of this blinds, platforms, and ladders made (3) Big game hunting. We allow section apply. from natural vegetation at the end of hunting of white-tailed deer on (ii) We close the refuge to turkey each day. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting, except we allow a turkey hunt (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: for youth hunters and persons with hunting of wild turkey; bobcat; ruffed (i) Hunters must dismantle hunting disabilities by special use permit (FWS grouse; red, gray, and fox squirrel; blinds, platforms, and ladders made Form 3–1383–G). cottontail rabbit; jackrabbit; snowshoe from natural vegetation at the end of (iii) You may use or possess only hare; red fox; raccoon; and striped each day. approved nontoxic shot shells (see skunk on designated areas of the refuge (ii) You must remove all blind § 32.2(k)) in the field while hunting subject to the following conditions: materials, stands, platforms, and other turkey. (i) You may only hunt fox and personal property brought onto the (3) Big game hunting. We allow raccoon from 1⁄2 hour before legal refuge at the end of each day (see hunting of white-tailed deer on sunrise until legal sunset from the §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). designated areas of the refuge subject to beginning of the State season through (iii) We prohibit shooting on, from, the following conditions: the last day of February within all over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) (i) The conditions set forth at upland game hunting areas, and from of a roadway open to public vehicle paragraphs (p)(1)(ii) through (vi) of this March 1 through the end of the season transportation at a big game animal or section apply. in areas open to upland game hunting a decoy of a big game animal. south of County Highway 26. (iv) We require a State-issued permit (ii) We prohibit shooting on, from, over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) (ii) You may only hunt striped skunk to hunt white-tailed deer in the Special 1 of a roadway open to public vehicle from ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until Permit Area of the refuge. legal sunset from September 1 through (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport transportation at a big game animal or the last day of February. fishing on designated areas of the refuge a decoy of a big game animal. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) During the fall season, you may subject to the following conditions: hunt wild turkey as governed by State (i) We prohibit the taking of any fishing on designated areas of the refuge and Tribal seasons and regulations turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, subject to the following conditions: throughout the refuge. During the spring and mussel (clam) species by any (i) We prohibit the taking of any seasons, you may only hunt wild turkey method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, south of County Highway 26, minus the chapter). and mussel (clam) species by any (ii) We allow fishing from May 1 method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this areas east of County Highway 29, north through November 1. chapter). of Pine Lake, and west of Chippewa (p) Sherburne National Wildlife (ii) From March 1 through August 31 Water Control Structure Road. (iv) You may possess only approved Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (the refuge wildlife sanctuary period), nontoxic shells (see 32.2(k)) when hunting. We allow hunting of goose, we allow fishing only from hunting wild turkey. duck, coot, rail, woodcock, and snipe on nonmotorized boats on the designated (v) We allow the use of dogs when designated areas of the refuge subject to canoe route and on banks within 100 hunting, except when hunting the following conditions: yards (91.44 meters) both upstream and furbearers, provided the dog is under (i) We allow the use of dogs while downstream of designated access points. the immediate control of the hunter at hunting, provided the dog is under the (q) Tamarac National Wildlife immediate control of the hunter at all all times. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (vi) The conditions set forth at times. hunting. We allow the hunting of goose, (ii) Hunters must dismantle hunting paragraphs (q)(1)(ii), (iii), and (v) of this duck, coot, woodcock, snipe, rail section apply. blinds, platforms, and ladders made (Virginia and Sora), mourning dove, and from natural vegetation at the end of (3) Big game hunting. We allow American crow on designated areas of hunting of white-tailed deer on each day. the refuge subject to the following (iii) You must remove all boats, designated areas of the refuge subject to conditions: decoys, blind materials, stands, the following conditions: (i) Hunting by tribal members is platforms, and other personal property (i) We prohibit shooting on, from, governed by White Earth Reservation brought onto the refuge at the end of over, across, or within 30 feet (9 meters) regulations on those portions of the each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this of a road edge open to public vehicle Reservation that are a part of the refuge. chapter). transportation at a big game animal or (iv) We prohibit entry onto the refuge (ii) You must remove all boats, a decoy of a big game animal. earlier than 2 hours before legal decoys, blind materials, stands, (ii) The conditions set forth at shooting time, and we require hunters to platforms, and other personal property paragraphs (q)(1)(i), (ii), and (v) of this leave the refuge no later than 2 hours brought onto the refuge at the end of section apply. after legal shooting time. each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (4) Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on (v) We prohibit hunting from March 1 chapter). designated areas of the refuge subject to through August 31. (iii) We allow the use of dogs while the following conditions: (vi) We allow only nonmotorized hunting, provided the dog is under the (i) We allow fishing in North Tamarac boats, and they must be launched at immediate control of the hunter at all Lake, Wauboose Lake, and Two Island designated access sites. times. Lake year-round as governed by State (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iv) You may hunt American crow and/or White Earth Reservation hunting of ruffed grouse, ring-necked from September 1 through the end of regulations. pheasant, gray and fox squirrel, February within all migratory bird (ii) We allow fishing in Blackbird snowshoe hare, cottontail rabbit, hunting areas, and from March 1 Lake and Lost Lake from the first day of jackrabbit, and turkey on designated through the end of season in areas open the State walleye season through Labor areas of the refuge subject to the to migratory bird hunting south of Day as governed by State and/or White following conditions: County Highway 26. Earth Reservation regulations.

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(iii) We allow fishing in Pine Lake (7) Wisconsin River Delta, Pool 10, approximate river miles 586–592, Grant from December 1 until March 31. Wisconsin, 1,414 acres (closed County, Wisconsin, as marked with (iv) We prohibit the taking of any November 1 to end of duck season). signs and as shown on refuge maps. turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, or (8) 12-Mile Island, Pool 11, Iowa, Open-water hunting regulations and mussel (clam) species by any method on 1,139 acres. definitions that apply for Wisconsin the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (9) Bertom-McCartney, Pool 11, outside of Grant County also apply in (v) The condition set forth at Wisconsin, 2,384 acres (no voluntary this area. paragraph (q)(1)(ii) of this section avoidance provision). (ix) We allow the use of dogs while applies. (10) Pleasant Creek, Pool 13, Iowa, hunting, provided the dog is under the (r) Upper Mississippi River National 2,191 acres. immediate control of the hunter at all Wildlife and Fish Refuge—(1) Migratory (11) Elk River, Pool 13, Iowa, 1,248 times. game bird hunting. We allow hunting of acres. (x) We allow working a dog in refuge migratory game birds on designated (B) The areas posted and marked on waters by tossing a retrieval dummy or areas of the refuge subject to the maps as ‘‘Area Closed—No Motors’’ are other object for out-and-back exercise. following conditions: named and located as follows: (xi) You may use natural material for (i) We prohibit migratory bird hunting (1) Peterson Lake, Pool 4, Wisconsin temporary blinds, with restrictions. You from March 16 through August 31 each 572 acres. may hunt from a boat blind or pop-up year. (2) Rieck’s Lake, Pool 4, Wisconsin, blind, or you may construct a temporary (ii) You cannot reserve hunting areas, 499 acres. blind of natural materials. You may except at Potter’s Marsh Managed Hunt (3) Spring Lake, Pool 5, Wisconsin, gather grasses and marsh vegetation Area, Pool 13, near Thomson, Illinois. 254 acres. (e.g., willow, cattail, bulrush, lotus, and/ (iii) In areas posted and shown on (4) Sturgeon Slough, Pool 10, or arrowhead) from the refuge for blind- maps as ‘‘Closed to All Access,’’ we Wisconsin, 340 acres. building materials. However, you may prohibit public entry, to include (5) 12-Mile Island, Pool 10, Iowa, 540 not gather, bring onto the refuge, or use hunting and fishing, at all times. This acres. for blind building any tree(s) or other (6) John Deere Marsh, Pool 11, Iowa, area is named and located as follows: plant parts, including dead wood on the 439 acres. Crooked Slough Backwater, Pool 13, ground, greater than 2 inches (5 (7) Kehough Slough, Pool 12, Illinois, Illinois, 2,453 acres. centimeters (cm)) in diameter. 333 acres. (iv) In areas posted and shown on (xii) We require a 200-yard (182.9- (8) Beaver Island, Pool 14, Iowa, 864 maps as ‘‘No Entry—Sanctuary,’’ we meter) spacing distance between acres. prohibit hunting at all times and all (vi) In areas posted and shown on hunting parties on the Illinois portions public entry except as specified. These maps as ‘‘No Hunting Zone’’ or ‘‘No of the refuge in Pools 12, 13, and 14. (xiii) You may set up hunting areas are named and located as follows: Hunting or Trapping Zone,’’ we prohibit (A) Pool Slough, Pool 9, Minnesota/ equipment the day of the hunt, but you hunting at all times. These areas are Iowa, 1,126 acres. must remove it at the end of each day named and located as follows: (see § (B) Bertom Island, Pool 11, (A) Buffalo River, Pool 4, Wisconsin, 27.93 of this chapter). You may Wisconsin, 31 acres. 219 acres. place and leave hunting equipment and (C) Guttenberg Ponds, Pool 11, Iowa, (B) Fountain City Bay, Pool 5A, decoys on the refuge only from 1 hour 252 acres. Wisconsin, 24 acres. before the start of legal shooting hours 1 (D) Spring Lake, Pool 13, Illinois, (C) Upper Halfway Creek Marsh, Pool until ⁄2 hour after the close of legal 3,697 acres. 7, Wisconsin, 143 acres. shooting hours. (v) In areas posted and shown on (D) Brice Prairie Tract, Pool 7, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow maps as ‘‘Area Closed’’ and ‘‘Area Wisconsin, 186 acres. hunting of upland game on designated Closed—No Motors,’’ we prohibit (E) Hunter’s Point, Pool 8, Wisconsin, areas of the refuge subject to the migratory bird hunting at all times. We 82 acres. following conditions: ask that you practice voluntary (F) Goose Island, Pool 8, Wisconsin, (i) We prohibit upland game hunting avoidance of these areas by any means 984 acres (also no motors and voluntary from March 16 through August 31 each or for any purpose from October 15 to avoidance). year, except for spring wild turkey the end of the respective State duck (G) Sturgeon Slough, Pool 10, hunting and squirrel hunting on the season. In areas also marked ‘‘no Wisconsin, 66 acres. Illinois portion of the refuge. motors,’’ we prohibit the use of motors (H) Goetz Island Trail, Pool 11, Iowa, (ii) The conditions set forth at on watercraft from October 15 to the end 31 acres. paragraphs (r)(1)(ii) through (iv), (vi), of the respective State duck season. (I) Crooked Slough Proper, Pool 13, (ix), (xi), and (xiii) of this section apply (A) The areas posted and marked on Illinois, 270 acres. (iii) In areas posted and shown on maps as ‘‘Area Closed’’ are named and (J) Frog Pond, Pool 13, Illinois, 64 maps as ‘‘Area Closed’’ and ‘‘Area located as follows: acres. Closed—No Motors,’’ we allow upland (1) Big Lake, Pool 4, Wisconsin, 2,210 (K) Ingersoll Wetlands Learning game hunting beginning the day after acres. Center, Pool 13, Illinois, 41 acres. the respective State duck hunting (2) Weaver Bottoms/Lost Island, Pool (L) Amann Tract, Pool 7, Wisconsin, season until upland game season 5, Minnesota/Wisconsin, 3,508 acres. 0.21 acre. closure or March 15, whichever comes (3) Polander Lake, Pool 5A, (M) Lost Mound Unit Office and River first, except we allow spring turkey Minnesota/Wisconsin, 1,873 acres. Road, Pool 13, Illinois, 175 acres. hunting during State seasons. In areas (4) Lake Onalaska, Pool 7, Wisconsin, (vii) In the area posted and shown on also marked ‘‘Area Closed—No Motors,’’ 7,366 acres (voluntary avoidance on maps as ‘‘Mesquaki Lake No Hunting we prohibit the use of motors on 3,365 acres until mid-November). Zone,’’ Pool 13, Illinois, we prohibit watercraft from October 15 to the end of (5) Wisconsin Islands, Pool 8, hunting migratory birds from April 1 the respective State duck season. Minnesota/Wisconsin, 6,538 acres. through September 30. (iv) In the area posted and shown on (6) Harpers Slough, Pool 9, Iowa/ (viii) You may not engage in open- maps as ‘‘Mesquaki Lake No Hunting Wisconsin, 5,209 acres. water waterfowl hunting in Pool 11, Zone,’’ Pool 13, Illinois, we prohibit

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hunting upland game from April 1 to C) issued by the refuge or district and Report, FWS Form 3–2405). While September 30. manager (see § 31.13 of this chapter). hunting on the refuge, all persons age 16 (v) For hunting, you may use or (s) Windom Wetland Management and younger (‘‘youth hunter’’) must be possess only approved nontoxic shot District—(1) Migratory game bird in the presence and under the direct shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the field, hunting. We allow hunting of migratory supervision of a licensed or exempt including shot shells used for hunting game birds on designated areas of the hunter age 21 or older (‘‘licensed wild turkey. district, except that we prohibit hunting hunter’’). A hunter supervising a youth (3) Big game hunting. We allow on the Worthington waterfowl hunter must hold all required licenses hunting of big game on designated areas production area (WPA) in Nobles and permits. of the refuge subject to the following County and on designated portions of (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 conditions: the Wolf Lake WPA in Cottonwood a.m. and must exit the refuge no later (i) We prohibit big game hunting from County. The following conditions apply: than 2 hours after legal sunset except March 16 through August 31 each year. (i) You must remove all boats, decoys, during raccoon and frog hunts. (ii) In areas closed to public access on blind materials, stands, platforms, and (iii) We allow hunting of migratory the Lost Mound Unit of Savanna other personal property brought onto game birds, including under the Light District, Illinois, we allow firearm deer the district at the end of each day (see Goose Conservation Order, only on hunts as established by the refuge §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays manager. (ii) We allow the use of dogs while ending at 12 p.m. (noon). (iii) The conditions set forth at hunting, provided the dog is under the (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily paragraphs (r)(1)(ii) through (iv), (vi), immediate control of the hunter at all Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form (ix), (xi), and (xiii) and (r)(2)(v) of this times. 3–2361). You must display the card in section apply. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow plain view on the dashboard of your (iv) In areas posted and shown on hunting of upland game on designated vehicle so that the personal information maps as ‘‘No Entry—Sanctuary’’ we areas of the district, except that we is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, allow big game hunting beginning the prohibit hunting on the Worthington you must complete the reverse side of day after the respective State duck WPA in Nobles County and on the card and deposit it at one of the hunting season until big game season designated portions of the Wolf Lake refuge information stations. Include all closure or March 15, whichever comes WPA in Cottonwood County. The game harvested, and if you harvest no first. We describe these areas more fully following condition applies: The game, report ‘‘0.’’ We prohibit hunters at paragraph (r)(1)(iv) of this section. conditions set forth at paragraphs possessing more than one Big Game (v) In areas posted and shown on (s)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply. Harvest Report at a time. maps as ‘‘Area Closed’’ and ‘‘Area (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) It is unlawful to hunt from or Closed—No Motors,’’ we allow big game hunting of big game on designated areas shoot into the 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone hunting beginning the day after the of the district, except that we prohibit along either side of designated roads respective State duck hunting season hunting on the Worthington WPA in and parking lots. until big game season closure or March Nobles County and on designated (vi) The refuge has requirements for 15, whichever comes first. In areas also portions of the Wolf Lake WPA in certain hunters and other persons on the marked ‘‘Area Closed—No Motors,’’ we Cottonwood County. The following refuge to wear fluorescent orange. prohibit the use of motors on watercraft conditions apply: (A) We do not require waterfowl from October 15 to the end of the (i) We allow the use of portable hunters or nighttime raccoon hunters to respective State duck season. stands. wear any fluorescent orange. (vi) In the area posted and shown on (ii) The condition set forth at (B) All hunters or persons on the maps as ‘‘Mesquaki Lake No Hunting paragraph (s)(1)(i) of this section refuge for any reason during the refuge Zone,’’ Pool 13, Illinois, we prohibit big applies. deer firearm season (including primitive game hunting from April 1 to September (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing weapons and youth gun hunt) must 30. throughout the district subject to the wear, in full view, a minimum of 500 (vii) On refuge-managed lands in following condition: The condition set square inches (3,226 square centimeters Illinois, we prohibit organized drives for forth at paragraph (s)(1)(i) of this section (cm)) of solid, unbroken, fluorescent deer. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an applies. orange. organized or planned effort to pursue, (C) Deer archery hunters on the refuge drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or § 32.43 Mississippi. must wear in full view a minimum of cause deer to move in the direction of The following refuge units are open 500 square inches (3,226 square cm) of any person(s) who is part of the for hunting and/or fishing as governed solid, unbroken, fluorescent orange organized or planned hunt and known by applicable Federal and State when there is a State gun season on to be waiting for the deer. regulations, and are listed in private land. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on alphabetical order with additional (D) When hunting quail or rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to refuge-specific regulations. the refuge outside the refuge’s general the following conditions: (a) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife gun and primitive weapon season, (i) The conditions set forth at Refuge. Refer to § 32.37(g) for hunters must wear only a fluorescent paragraphs (r)(1)(iii) and (xi) of this regulations. orange vest or cap. section apply. (b) Coldwater River National Wildlife (vii) We allow the use of dogs on the (ii) In areas also marked ‘‘Area Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge when hunting. Closed—No Motors,’’ we prohibit the hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (viii) You must remove decoys, use of motors on watercraft from waterfowl, coot, snipe, and woodcock blinds, boats, other personal property, October 15 to the end of the respective on designated areas of the refuge subject and litter from the hunting area State duck season. to the following conditions: following each morning’s hunt (see (iii) Commercial fishing in Spring (i) All hunters age 16 and older must §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). Lake, Pool 13, Illinois, requires a possess and carry a valid, signed refuge (ix) We allow no more than 25 Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– hunting permit (Visitor Check-In Permit shotshells per person in the field.

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(2) Upland game hunting. We allow and you must tag or mark them with (FWS Form 3–2362). You must display hunting of squirrel, rabbit, nutria, and waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or the card in plain view on the dashboard raccoon on designated areas of the legibly stamped on the tag with your of your vehicle so that the personal refuge subject to the following State fishing license number. You must information is readable. Prior to leaving conditions: attend these devices a minimum of once the refuge, you must complete the card (i) The conditions set forth at daily. If you are not going to attend and deposit it at one of the refuge paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iv) (substitute these devices, you must remove them information stations. Include all game Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this harvested, and if you harvest no game, [FWS Form 3–2362] for Migratory Bird chapter). report ‘‘0.’’ Hunt Report [FWS Form 3–2361]), (vi), (iv) We allow crawfishing. (iii) The conditions set forth at and (vii) of this section apply. (v) We allow take of frog only with a paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), and (v) of this (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– section apply. earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise G). (3) Big game hunting. We allow and must leave the refuge no later than (c) Dahomey National Wildlife hunting of white-tailed deer and feral 2 hours after legal sunset. We may make Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hog on designated areas of the refuge exceptions for raccoon hunters hunting. We allow hunting of migratory subject to the following conditions: possessing a Special Use Permit (FWS waterfowl, coot, snipe, and woodcock (i) Each hunter must obtain a daily Form 3–1383–G). on designated areas of the refuge subject Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– (iii) When hunting, we allow only to the following conditions: 2359). You must display the card in shotguns, .17 or .22-caliber rimfire (i) All hunters age 16 and older must plain view on the dashboard of your rifles, or archery equipment without carry a valid, signed refuge hunting vehicle so that the personal information broadheads. permit (Visitor Check-In Permit and is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, (3) Big game hunting. We allow Report, FWS Form 3–2405). While you must complete the card and deposit hunting of white-tailed deer and feral hunting on the refuge, all persons age 16 it at one of the refuge information hog on designated areas of the refuge and younger (‘‘youth hunter’’) must be stations. Include all game harvested, subject to the following conditions: in the presence and under the direct and if you harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ (i) The conditions set forth at supervision of a licensed or exempt We prohibit hunters possessing more paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iv) (substitute hunter at age 21 or older (‘‘licensed than one Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Big Game Harvest Report [FWS Form 3– hunter’’). A hunter supervising a youth Form 3–2359) at a time. 2359] for Migratory Bird Hunt Report hunter must hold all required licenses (ii) The conditions set forth at [FWS Form 3–2361]), and (vi) of this and permits. paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply. (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 section apply. (ii) We prohibit dogs while hunting a.m. and must exit the refuge no later (iii) We prohibit dogs for any big game deer. We allow the use of dogs to hunt than 2 hours after legal sunset except hunt. feral hog during designated hog seasons. during raccoon and frog hunts. (iv) We prohibit organized deer (iii) We prohibit organized deer (iii) We allow hunting of migratory drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an game birds, including under the Light organized or planned effort to pursue, organized or planned effort to pursue, Goose Conservation Order, only on drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays cause deer to move in the direction of cause deer to move in the direction of ending at 12 p.m. (noon). any person(s) who is part of the any person(s) who is part of the (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily organized or planned hunt and known organized or planned hunt and known Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form to be waiting for the deer. to be waiting for the deer. 3–2361). You must display the card in (iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting plain view on the dashboard of your (v) We prohibit hunting or shooting across any open, fallow, or planted field vehicle so that the personal information across any open, fallow, or planted field from ground level or on or across any is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, from ground level. public road, public highway, railroad, or you must complete the card and deposit (vi) We allow valid permit holders to their rights-of-way during all general it at one of the refuge information possess and hunt from one portable gun and primitive weapon hunts. stations. Include all game harvested, stand or blind on the refuge. You must (v) Hunters may erect portable deer and if you harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ clearly label your stand or blind with stands 2 weeks prior to the opening of (v) We allow the use of dogs on the your State license/sportsmen’s archery season on the refuge and must refuge when hunting. identification number. Stands left in the remove them (see § 27.93 of this (vi) You must remove decoys, blinds, area do not reserve the hunting chapter) by January 31. boats, other personal property, and litter locations. You may place stands up to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport from the hunting area following each 2 days prior to the hunt, and you must fishing on designated areas of the refuge morning’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 remove them no more than 2 days after subject to the following conditions: of this chapter). the refuge’s deer season closes (see (i) All anglers must carry a valid (vii) We allow no more than 25 § 27.93 of this chapter). refuge permit (Visitor Check-In Permit shotshells per person in the field. (vii) Hunters using a climbing tree and Report, FWS Form 3–2405), (2) Upland game hunting. We allow stand must use a fall-arrest system certifying that they understand and will hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and manufactured to Treestand comply with all regulations. raccoon on designated areas of the Manufacturers Association standards. (ii) We prohibit possession or use of refuge subject to the following (viii) We prohibit the use of buckshot jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat conditions: on the refuge. traps/baskets, or any other similar (i) You must possess a valid general (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport devices. Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iii) We allow trotlines, yo-yos, limb G) to hunt raccoon on the refuge. subject to the following conditions: lines, crawfish traps, or any other (ii) Each hunter must obtain a daily (i) We prohibit the use or possession similar devices for recreational use only, Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report of alcoholic beverages while fishing.

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(ii) All anglers must carry a valid organized or planned effort to pursue, (i) The conditions set forth at refuge permit (Visitor Check-In Permit drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (vi) of this and Report, FWS Form 3–2405), cause deer to move in the direction of section apply. certifying that they understand and will any person(s) who is part of the (ii) We allow only shotguns and .22 comply with all regulations. organized or planned hunt and known and .17 caliber rimfire rifles for small (iii) We prohibit possession or use of to be waiting for the deer. game hunting. jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat (4) [Reserved] (iii) We allow the use of dogs for traps/baskets, or any other similar (e) Hillside National Wildlife Refuge— hunting squirrel and quail, and for the devices and commercial fishing of any (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We February rabbit hunt. kind. allow hunting of goose, duck, (iv) Beginning the first day after the (iv) We allow trotlines, yo-yos, limb merganser, coot, and dove on designated deer muzzleloader hunt, we prohibit lines, crawfish traps, or any other areas of the refuge subject to the entry into the Turkey Point area until similar devices for recreational use only. following conditions: March 1. You must tag or mark these devices with (i) Each person age 16 or older (3) Big game hunting. We allow your State fishing license number, hunting or fishing must possess a valid hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and written with waterproof ink, legibly Theodore Roosevelt Complex Annual feral hog on designated areas of the inscribed or legibly stamped on the tag. Public Use Permit (electronic form). refuge subject to the following You must attend these devices a (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and conditions: minimum of once a day. If you do not younger must be in the presence and attend these devices, you must remove direct supervision of a Mississippi (i) The conditions set forth at them from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (vi) and chapter). older. One adult may supervise no more (e)(2)(iv) of this section apply. (v) We allow crawfishing. than one youth hunter. (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We (vi) We allow take of frog only by (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– participants must display their Daily planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or G). Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card otherwise frighten or cause game to (d) Grand Bay National Wildlife (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form move in the direction of any person(s) Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so who is part of the organized or planned hunting. We allow hunting of goose, that the required information is hunt and known to be waiting for the duck, coot, and mourning dove on readable. You must return all cards game. designated areas of the refuge subject to upon completion of the activity and (iii) Hunting or shooting within or the following conditions: before leaving the refuge. adjacent to open fields and tree (i) Hunters must remove all decoys, (iv) We prohibit all other public use plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 meters blind material, and harvested waterfowl on the refuge during the muzzleloader (m)) in height must be from a stand a from the refuge at the end of each day’s deer hunt. minimum of 10 feet (3 m) above the hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (v) Valid permit holders may ground. (ii) You must only use portable or incidentally take opossum, coyote, (iv) Prior to leaving the refuge, you temporary blinds. beaver, bobcat, nutria, and feral hog in must check all harvested deer at the (iii) We only allow the use of dogs any refuge hunt season with weapons nearest self-service check station when waterfowl hunting. We require all legal for that hunt. following the posted instructions. (vi) We prohibit hunting or shooting dogs to wear a collar displaying the (v) Hunters may possess and hunt into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along owner’s contact information. from only one stand or blind. Hunters either side of pipelines, power line (iv) Each hunter must possess and may place a deer stand or blind 48 rights-of-way, designated roads, and carry a valid, signed copy of the refuge hours prior to a hunt and must remove trails, and around parking lots. It is hunting brochure (signed brochure) it within 48 hours after each designated considered hunting if you have a loaded while participating in refuge hunts. hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with (2) Upland game hunting. We allow weapon, if you have a nocked arrow the exception of closed areas where hunting of squirrel on designated areas while bow hunting, or if you are in an special regulations apply. of the refuge subject to the following elevated tree stand or ground blind with conditions: a means to take, within these areas. (vi) During designated muzzleloader (i) The condition set forth at (vii) Hunters must remove all decoys, hunts, we allow archery equipment and paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section blind material, and harvested waterfowl muzzleloaders loaded with a single ball; applies. from the area no later than 1 p.m. each we prohibit breech-loading firearms of (ii) We only allow .22 caliber rimfire. day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). any type. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (viii) We allow the use of dogs for (vii) Turkey hunting opportunities hunting of white-tailed deer and feral retrieving migratory birds. will consist of three limited draw hunts hog on designated areas of the refuge (ix) We allow goose, duck, merganser, within the State season time frame. subject to the following conditions: and coot hunting beginning 1⁄2 hour These hunts require a Limited Hunt (i) The condition set forth at before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). Permit (Big/Upland Game Hunt paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section (x) We do not open for early teal Application, FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt applies. season. Application—National Wildlife Refuge (ii) We only allow hunting with bow (xi) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 System) assigned by random computer and arrow. We prohibit firearms. shotshells per person in the field. drawing. At the end of the hunt, you (iii) We allow portable and climbing (2) Upland game hunting. We allow must return the permit with information tree stands. Hunters must remove tree hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, concerning your hunt (Big Game stands from the refuge at the end of each raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, Harvest Report (FWS 3–2359)). If you day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). bobcat, and nutria on designated areas fail to return this permit, you will not (iv) We prohibit organized deer of the refuge subject to the following be eligible for any limited hunts the drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an conditions: next year.

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(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport line rights-of-way, designated roads, and hunt season with weapons legal for that fishing on designated areas of the refuge trails, and around parking lots. It is hunt. Valid permit holders may subject to the following conditions: considered hunting if you have a loaded incidentally take feral hog during deer (i) The conditions set forth at weapon, if you have a nocked arrow or turkey hunts only. paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (iii) of this while bow hunting, or if you are in an (v) We prohibit hunting or shooting section apply. elevated tree stand or ground blind with into a 100-foot (30.5 meter (m)) zone (ii) We prohibit trotlines, limb lines, a means to take, within these areas. along either side of pipelines, power jugs, seines, and traps. (3) Big game hunting. We allow line rights-of-way, designated roads, and (iii) We allow frogging during the hunting of white-tailed deer and feral trails, and around parking lots. It is State bullfrog season. hog on designated areas of the refuge considered hunting if you have a loaded (iv) We allow fishing in the borrow subject to the following conditions: weapon, if you have a nocked arrow ponds along the north levee (see refuge (i) The conditions set forth at while bow hunting, or if you are in an brochure map) throughout the year paragraphs (f)(2)(i) through (iii), (v), elevated tree stand or ground blind with except during the muzzleloader deer (viii), and (ix) of this section apply. a means to take, within these areas. hunt. (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We (vi) Hunters must remove all decoys, (v) We open all other refuge waters to define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or blind material, boats, and harvested fishing March 1 through November 15. planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or waterfowl from the area no later than 1 (vi) We prohibit fishing from bridges. otherwise frighten or cause game to p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this (f) Holt Collier National Wildlife move in the direction of any person(s) chapter). Refuge. (1) [Reserved] who is part of the organized or planned (vii) We allow the use of dogs for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunt and known to be waiting for the retrieving migratory birds. hunting of rabbit, opossum, coyote, game. (viii) We allow goose, duck, beaver, bobcat, and nutria on designated (iii) Hunting or shooting within or merganser, and coot hunting beginning areas of the refuge subject to the adjacent to open fields or tree 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until 12 following conditions: plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 m) in p.m. (noon). (i) Each person age 16 or older height must be from a stand a minimum (ix) We do not open for early teal hunting or fishing must possess a valid of 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. season. Theodore Roosevelt Complex Annual (iv) Hunters may possess and hunt (x) We allow hunting during open Public Use Permit (electronic form). from only one stand or blind. Hunters State seasons. The first 2 days of the (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and may place a deer stand or blind 48 season and all weekends, with the younger must be in the presence and hours prior to a hunt and must remove exception of youth weekends, are direct supervision of a Mississippi it within 48 hours after each designated limited draw hunts. These hunts require licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with a Limited Hunt Permit (electronic form) older. One adult may supervise no more the exception of closed areas where assigned by random computer drawing. than one youth hunter. special regulations apply. At the end of the hunt, you must return (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all (v) During designated muzzleloader the permit with information concerning participants must display their Daily hunts, we allow archery equipment and your hunt. If you fail to return this Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card muzzleloaders loaded with a single ball; permit, you will not be eligible for any (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form we prohibit breech-loading firearms of limited hunts the next year. 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so any type. (xi) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 that the required information is (4) [Reserved] shotshells per person in the field. readable. You must return all cards (g) Mathews Brake National Wildlife (2) Upland game hunting. We allow upon completion of the activity and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, before leaving the refuge. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat, and (iv) We prohibit all other public use duck, merganser, and coot on nutria on designated areas of the refuge on the refuge during all limited draw designated areas of the refuge subject to subject to the following conditions: hunts. the following conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at (v) Valid permit holders may (i) Each person age 16 or older paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (v) of this incidentally take opossum, coyote, hunting or fishing must possess a valid section apply. beaver, bobcat, and nutria in any refuge Theodore Roosevelt Complex Annual (ii) We allow only shotguns and .22 hunt season with weapons legal for that Public Use Permit (electronic form). and .17 caliber rimfire rifles for small hunt. Valid permit holders may (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and game hunting. incidentally take feral hog during deer younger must be in the presence and (iii) We allow the use of dogs for or turkey hunts only. direct supervision of a Mississippi hunting squirrel and for the February (vi) We allow the use of dogs when licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or rabbit hunt. rabbit hunting in February. older. One adult may supervise no more (iv) Beginning the day before (vii) During the rabbit hunt, any than one youth hunter. waterfowl season, we restrict hunting to hunter or person accompanying a (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all the waterfowl hunt area. hunter must wear at least 500 square participants must display their Daily (3) Big game hunting. We allow inches (3,226 square centimeters (cm)) Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card hunting of white-tailed deer and feral of unbroken, fluorescent-orange material (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form hog on designated areas of the refuge visible above the waistline as an outer 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so subject to the following conditions: garment. that the required information is (i) The conditions set forth at (viii) We prohibit all other public use readable. You must return all cards paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (v) and on the refuge during muzzleloader deer upon completion of the activity and (g)(2)(iv) of this section apply. hunts. before leaving the refuge. (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We (ix) We prohibit hunting or shooting (iv) Valid permit holders may define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or into a 100-foot (30.5-meter (m)) zone incidentally take opossum, coyote, planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or along either side of pipelines, power beaver, bobcat, and nutria in any refuge otherwise frighten or cause game to

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move in the direction of any person(s) (iv) We prohibit all other public use requirements. Prior to leaving the who is part of the organized or planned on the refuge during the muzzleloader refuge, you must check all harvested hunt and known to be waiting for the deer hunt. deer at the nearest self-service check game. (v) Valid permit holders may station following the posted (iii) Hunting or shooting within or incidentally take opossum, coyote, instructions. adjacent to open fields or tree beaver, bobcat, and nutria in any refuge (v) Hunters may possess and hunt plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 m) in hunt season with weapons legal for that from only one stand or blind. Hunters height must be from a stand a minimum hunt. Valid permit holders may may place a deer stand or blind 48 of 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. incidentally take feral hog during deer hours prior to a hunt and must remove (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer or turkey hunts only. it within 48 hours after each designated check station dates, locations, and (vi) We prohibit hunting or shooting hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with into a 100-foot (30.5-meter (m)) zone requirements. Prior to leaving the the exception of closed areas where along either side of pipelines, power refuge, you must check all harvested special regulations apply. line rights-of-way, designated roads, and deer at the nearest self-service check (vi) During designated muzzleloader trails, and around parking lots. It is station following the posted hunts, we allow archery equipment and considered hunting if you have a loaded instructions. muzzleloaders loaded with a single ball; weapon, if you have a nocked arrow (v) Hunters may possess and hunt we prohibit breech-loading firearms of while bow hunting, or if you are in an any type. from only one stand or blind. A hunter elevated tree stand or ground blind with may place a deer stand or blind 48 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport a means to take, within these areas. fishing on designated areas of the refuge hours prior to a hunt and must remove (vii) Hunters must remove all decoys, subject to the following conditions: it within 48 hours after each designated blind material, and harvested waterfowl (i) The conditions set forth at hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with from the area no later than 1 p.m. each paragraphs (h)(1)(i) and (iii) of this the exception of closed areas where day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). special regulations apply. (viii) We allow the use of dogs for section apply. (vi) We allow archery hunting October retrieving migratory birds. (ii) We prohibit trotlines, limb lines, 1 through January 31. (ix) We allow goose, duck, merganser, jugs, seines, and traps. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and coot hunting beginning 1⁄2 hour (iii) We allow frogging during the fishing on designated areas of the refuge before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). State bullfrog season. subject to the following conditions: (x) We do not open for early teal (iv) We open refuge waters to fishing (i) The conditions set forth at season. March 1 through November 15, except paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (iii) of this (xi) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 Providence Ponds, which are closed 1 section apply. shotshells per person in the field. day prior to the beginning of waterfowl (2) Upland game hunting. We allow season until March 1. (ii) We prohibit trotlines, limb lines, hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, (i) Panther Swamp National Wildlife jugs, seines, and traps. raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow frogging during the bobcat, and nutria on designated areas hunting. We allow hunting of goose, State bullfrog season. of the refuge subject to the following duck, merganser, coot, and dove on (iv) We allow fishing in all refuge conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to waters throughout the year, except in (i) The conditions set forth at the following regulations: the waterfowl sanctuary, which we paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (vi) of this (i) Each person age 16 or older close to fishing from the first day of section apply. hunting or fishing must possess a valid duck season through March 1 (see (ii) We allow only shotguns and .22 Theodore Roosevelt Complex Annual refuge brochure map). and .17 caliber rimfire rifles for small Public Use Permit (electronic form). (h) Morgan Brake National Wildlife game hunting. (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow the use of dogs for younger must be in the presence and hunting. We allow hunting of goose, hunting squirrel and for the February direct supervision of a Mississippi duck, merganser, and coot on rabbit hunt. licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to older. One adult may supervise no more hunting of white-tailed deer and feral the following conditions: than one youth hunter. hog on designated areas of the refuge (i) Each person age 16 or older (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all subject to the following conditions: hunting or fishing must possess a valid participants must display their Daily Theodore Roosevelt Complex Annual (i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (vi) of this Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card Public Use Permit (electronic form). section apply. (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so younger must be in the presence and define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or that the required information is direct supervision of a Mississippi planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or readable. You must return all cards licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or otherwise frighten or cause game to upon completion of the activity and older. One adult may supervise no more move in the direction of any person(s) before leaving the refuge. than one youth hunter. who is part of the organized or planned (iv) We prohibit all other public use (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all hunt and known to be waiting for the on the refuge during all limited draw participants must display their Daily game. hunts. Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card (iii) Hunting or shooting within or (v) Valid Theodore Roosevelt (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form adjacent to open fields or tree Complex Annual Public Use Permit 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 m) in (electronic form) holders may that the required information is height must be from a stand a minimum incidentally take opossum, coyote, readable. You must return all cards of 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. beaver, bobcat, and nutria in any refuge upon completion of the activity and (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer hunt season with weapons legal for that before leaving the refuge. check station dates, locations, and hunt. Valid permit holders may

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incidentally take feral hog during deer (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer required to obtain a refuge waterfowl or turkey hunts only. check station dates, locations, and permit and can obtain a free permit from (vi) We prohibit hunting or shooting requirements. Prior to leaving the the refuge’s office. into a 100-foot (30-meter (m)) zone refuge, you must check all harvested (ii) You must remove all decoys, blind along either side of pipelines, power deer at the nearest self-service check material, and harvested game from the line rights-of-way, designated roads, and station following the posted refuge by 1 p.m. each day (see §§ 27.93 trails, and around parking lots. It is instructions. and 27.94 of this chapter). considered hunting if you have a loaded (v) Hunters may possess and hunt (iii) All youth hunters age 15 and weapon, if you have a nocked arrow from only one stand or blind. Hunters younger must remain within sight and while bow hunting, or if you are in an may place a deer stand or blind 48 normal voice contact of an adult age 21 elevated tree stand or ground blind with hours prior to a hunt and must remove or older. One adult may supervise not a means to take, within these areas. it within 48 hours after each designated more than two youth hunters. (vii) Hunters must remove all decoys, hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with (iv) All waterfowl hunters must blind material, and harvested waterfowl the exception of closed areas where check-in before the day’s hunt, and from the area no later than 1 p.m. each special regulations apply. check-out at the end of the day’s hunt day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (vi) During designated muzzleloader (no later than 1 p.m.), at the refuge’s (viii) We allow the use of dogs for hunts, we allow archery equipment and duck check station. retrieving migratory birds. muzzleloaders loaded with a single ball; (v) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 (ix) We allow goose, duck, merganser, we prohibit breech-loading firearms of shotshells per person. and coot hunting beginning 1⁄2 hour any type. (vi) Hunters must remove all personal before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). (vii) We allow only shotguns with property at the end of each day’s hunt (x) Beginning December 15 through approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) from the Noxubee Wilderness Area (see March 1, we prohibit all entry into the and archery equipment for turkey §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). Lower Twist and Carter Ponds area. hunting. Outside the Noxubee Wilderness Area, (xi) During the State waterfowl season (viii) Limited draw hunts require a hunters may leave tree stands labeled (except early teal season), waterfowl Limited Hunt Permit (electronic form) with the hunter’s State hunting license hunting in Unit 1 will be on Mondays, assigned by random computer drawing. number used for deer hunting. Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Waterfowl At the end of the hunt, you must return (vii) During the deer firearm hunting in Unit 2 will be on Fridays, the permit with information concerning (primitive or modern gun) hunts, any Saturdays, and Sundays (see refuge that hunt to the refuge. Failure to return person hunting species other than brochure for details). this permit will disqualify the hunter for waterfowl, accompanying another (xii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 any limited hunts the next year. person hunting species other than shotshells per person in the field. (ix) We hold limited draw hunts for waterfowl, or walking off-trail within (2) Upland game hunting. We allow persons with disabilities in November, areas open to deer hunting must wear at hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, December, and/or January. We will least 500 square inches (3,226 square raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, make hunt dates and permit application centimeters (cm)) of unbroken bobcat, and nutria on designated areas procedures (electronic form) available at fluorescent-orange material visible of the refuge subject to the following the Theodore Roosevelt Complex above the waistline as an outer garment conditions: headquarters. at all times. When occupied, ground (i) The conditions set forth at (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on blinds must display a minimum of 400 paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (vi) and (x) designated areas of the refuge subject to square inches (2,581 square cm) of of this section apply. the following conditions: unbroken fluorescent-orange material. (ii) We allow only shotguns and .22 (i) The conditions set forth at (viii) We allow the use of dogs for and .17 caliber rimfire rifles for small paragraphs (i)(1)(i), (iii), and (x) of this retrieval of migratory and upland game game hunting. section apply. only. (iii) We allow the use of dogs for (ii) We prohibit trotlines, limb lines, (ix) We require all hunters and anglers hunting squirrel and raccoon, and for jugs, seines, and traps. to record hours active and game the February rabbit hunt. (iii) We allow frogging during the harvested using the Visitor Check-In (3) Big game hunting. We allow State bullfrog season. Permit and Report (FWS Form 3–2405). hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and (j) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee (x) We require all users to possess and feral hog on designated areas of the National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory display a valid Entrance Pass. You may refuge subject to the following game bird hunting. We allow hunting of use a current Federal Recreational conditions: duck, woodcock, and coot on designated Lands Pass or valid Federal Migratory (i) The conditions set forth at areas of the refuge subject to the Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (vi) and (x) following conditions: (Federal Duck Stamp) as the Entrance of this section apply. (i) You must purchase a refuge Pass. (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We waterfowl permit (Waterfowl Lottery (xi) Waterfowl hunters must stay define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or Application; FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt within 100 feet (30.5 meters (m)) of the planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or Application—National Wildlife Refuge assigned hunt location. You may exceed otherwise frighten or cause game to System) for waterfowl hunting. No more 100 feet (30.5 m) when retrieving move in the direction of any person(s) than two companions may accompany downed birds. who is part of the organized or planned each permitted hunter, and we do not (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunt and known to be waiting for the require these companions to purchase hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, game. permits. Permits are nontransferable and opossum, raccoon, coyote, beaver, and (iii) Hunting or shooting within or only issued to hunters ages 16 and nutria on designated areas of the refuge adjacent to open fields or tree older. Permit holders can hunt as subject to the following conditions: plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 m) in standby hunters for any date for which (i) When waterfowl hunting is height must be from a stand a minimum waterfowl hunting is open. Youth actively taking place, we prohibit all of 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. hunters age 15 and younger are not public use other than waterfowl hunting

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within the designated areas for (ii) The conditions set forth at Annual Public Use Permit (electronic waterfowl hunting. paragraphs (j)(1)(ix) and (x) and (j)(2)(i) form). We require the refuge user to (ii) We allow raccoon and opossum of this section apply. sign, certifying that you understand and hunting between the hours of legal (iii) Anglers must keep boat travel at will comply with all regulations, and sunset and legal sunrise. idle speed, and they must not create a carry this permit at all times while on (iii) The conditions set forth at wake when moving. the refuge. paragraphs (j)(1)(iii) and (vi) through (x) (iv) We prohibit limb lines, jug (iii) Hunters must remove harvested of this section apply. fishing, trotlines, snag lines, and hand waterfowl, temporary blinds, and (iv) You may take incidental species grappling in Ross Branch, Bluff, and decoys used for duck hunting by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (coyote, beaver, nutria, and feral hog) Loakfoma Lakes, as well as in areas within 100 yards of refuge water and (iv) We allow only portable blinds. during any hunt with those weapons (v) Hunters only may enter the refuge legal during those hunts. transportation structures. (v) When left unattended, anglers no earlier than 4 a.m. and must exit the (v) We require bobwhite quail and must tag fishing gear with their State refuge by 2 hours after legal sunset. rabbit hunters to wear at least a solid fishing license number. Anglers must (vi) We allow no more than 25 hunter orange vest or cap. check all gear within 24 hours each day shotshells per person in the field. (3) Big game hunting. We allow or remove these devices (see § 27.93 of (vii) We prohibit hunting within 150 hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and this chapter). feet (45 meters) of any petroleum facility feral hog on designated areas of the (vi) We allow trotlining on the refuge or equipment, or refuge residences and refuge subject to the following subject to the following conditions: buildings. conditions: (A) Anglers must label each end of the (viii) We prohibit the use of handguns (i) The conditions set forth at trotline floats with the owner’s State for hunting on the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow paragraphs (j)(1)(iii) and (vi) through (x) fishing license number. and (j)(2)(i) and (iv) of this section (B) We limit trotlines to one line per hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, apply. person, and we allow no more than two opossum, beaver, nutria, and coyote in designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) You must purchase a refuge quota trotlines per boat. deer permit (Quota Deer Hunt (C) Anglers must tend all trotlines the following conditions: (i) We only allow hunting shotguns, Application; FWS Form 3- 2439, Hunt every 24 hours, and must remove them .22 caliber rimfire rifles or smaller, and Application—National Wildlife Refuge when not in use (see § 27.93 of this muzzle-loading rifles under .38 caliber chapter). System). Permits are nontransferable. shooting patched round balls. We (D) Trotlines must possess at least 6- Youth hunters age 15 and younger are prohibit the possession of hunting with inch (15.2-cm) cotton string leads. not required to a purchase a refuge slugs, buckshot, or rifle hunting (vii) We allow jug fishing on the quota deer permit and can obtain a free ammunition larger than .22 rimfire. permit from the refuge’s office. refuge subject to the following (ii) You must wear a hunter-orange (iii) We prohibit organized deer conditions: hat and upper garment when hunting in (A) Anglers must label each jug with drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an open fields or reforested areas. organized or planned effort to pursue, their State fishing license number. (iii) We allow raccoon hunting only drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (B) Anglers must check all jugs every during the month of February from legal cause deer to move in the direction of 24 hours, and must remove them when sunset to legal sunrise with the any person(s) who is part of the not in use (see § 27.93 of this chapter). following conditions: organized or planned hunt and known (viii) We prohibit bow fishing after (A) We require the use of dogs. to be waiting for the deer. legal sunset. (B) You may use only .22 caliber (ix) We prohibit fishing tournaments (iv) You may place one portable tree rimfire rifles for hunting. on all refuge waters. stand or ground blind for deer hunting (iv) We allow the incidental take of (x) We prohibit the taking of frogs, on the refuge only during the open deer raccoon, feral hog, beaver, nutria, and turtles, and crawfish (see § 27.21 of this season. You must clearly label the stand coyote when hunting migratory birds, chapter). or blind with your State hunting license upland game, big game species with (xi) We prohibit using nets of any type number. When not in use and left on the firearms and archery equipment to capture free-roaming fish or wildlife. refuge, you must place stands in a non- authorized for use. You may use a fishing net to recover hunting position at ground level. (v) The conditions set forth at fish caught by hook and line. paragraphs (k)(1)(ii) and (iv) through (v) While climbing a tree, installing a (xii) Outside the Noxubee Wilderness tree stand that uses climbing aids, or (vii) of this section apply. Area, anglers may leave trotlines and (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, jugs used for fishing overnight if they hunting of deer, lottery youth turkey, you must use a fall-arrest system (full are labled with the angler’s State fishing and feral hog on designated areas of the body harness) that is manufactured to license number. refuge subject to the following the Treestand Manufacturer’s (k) St. Catherine Creek National conditions: Association standards. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (i) We allow only still hunting. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) Hunters may take only one deer fishing on designated areas of the refuge goose, coot, and woodcock on per day. subject to the following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) You must wear a minimum of 500 (i) The general sport fishing, boating, the following conditions: square inches (3,226 square centimeters) and bow fishing season extends from (i) We allow hunting on Butler Lake, of unbroken hunter orange as the March 1 through October 31, except that Salt Lake, and Gillard Lake from 1⁄2 hour outermost layer of clothing on the chest we open the shoreline of Bluff Lake before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon) and back, and a hat or cap of unbroken from the Bluff Lake Boardwalk to the on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and hunter orange. You must wear the solid- visitor center, the entire Noxubee River, Sundays. hunter-orange items while in the field. and all borrow pit areas along Highway (ii) We require that all hunters and (iv) While hunting, all persons age 16 25 to fishing year-round. anglers age 16 and older purchase an and younger must be in the presence

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and under direct supervision of a under the direct supervision of a vehicle so that the personal information licensed or exempt hunter age 21 or licensed or exempt hunter age 21 or is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, older. older (‘‘licensed hunter’’). A licensed you must complete the card and deposit (v) Youth gun hunts (ages 10 to 15) for hunter supervising a youth hunter must it at one of the refuge information deer and waterfowl will coincide with hold all required licenses and permits. stations. Include all game harvested, designated State youth hunts each year. (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 and if you harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ Youth deer hunters may use any a.m. and must exit the refuge no later We prohibit hunters possessing more weapon deemed legal by the State than 2 hours after legal sunset, except than one Big Game Harvest Report (FWS except for buckshot, which we prohibit. during raccoon and frog hunts. Form 3–2359) at a time. (vi) You may place stands up to 2 (iii) We allow hunting of migratory (ii) The conditions set forth at days prior to established hunting season game birds, including under the Light paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (ii), and (v) through dates, and you must remove them no Goose Conservation Order, only on (vii) of this section apply. more than 2 days after the hunting Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays (iii) We prohibit organized deer season closes (see § 27.93 of this ending at 12 p.m. (noon). drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an chapter). You must mark your stand (iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily organized or planned effort to pursue, with your State hunting license Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or identification number. We allow each 3–2361). You must display the card in cause deer to move in the direction of hunter one portable stand or blind on plain view on the dashboard of your any person(s) who is part of the the refuge. vehicle so that the personal information organized or planned hunt and known (vii) Refuge users must check all deer is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, to be waiting for the deer. (name) taken prior to leaving the refuge you must complete the card and deposit (iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting at one of the self-clearing check stations it at one of the refuge information across any open, fallow, or planted field indicated on the map in the refuge stations. Include all game harvested, from ground level. public use brochure. and if you harvest no game, report ‘‘0.’’ (v) We allow valid permit holders to (viii) The conditions set forth at (v) It is unlawful to hunt from or possess and hunt from one portable paragraphs (k)(1)(ii) and (iv) through shoot into the 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone stand or blind on the refuge. You must (vii) and (k)(2)(iv) of this section apply. along either side of designated roads permanently and legibly write your (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and parking lots. State hunting license number on all fishing on designated areas of the refuge (vi) We allow the use of dogs on the stands on the refuge. Stands left on the subject to the following conditions: refuge when hunting migratory game area do not reserve the hunting (i) We allow sport fishing from birds and upland game. We prohibit the locations. You may place stands up to February 1 through November 15. On use of dogs during big game hunts. 2 days prior to the hunt, and you must those days, you may fish from 30 (vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, remove them no more than 2 days after minutes before legal sunrise to 30 boats, other personal property, and litter the refuge’s deer season closes (see minutes after legal sunset only. from the hunting area following each § 27.93 of this chapter). Ground blinds (ii) On the Sibley Unit, we prohibit morning’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 must display a minimum 400 square motorized boats north of the Ring Levee. of this chapter). inches (2,581 square centimeters) of Anglers may hand-launch boats in (viii) You are allowed no more than fluorescent orange that is visible from Swamp Lake during nonflood 25 shotshells per person in the field. all sides. conditions. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vi) Hunters using a climbing tree (iii) An adult age 21 or older must hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and stand must use a fall-arrest system supervise youth age 15 and younger raccoon on designated areas of the manufactured to Treestand who may fish in the Kid’s Pond. We refuge subject to the following Manufacturer’s Association standards. prohibit adults from fishing in this conditions: (vii) We prohibit the use of buckshot pond. (i) You must possess a valid general on the refuge. (iv) We allow bow fishing. Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (v) We prohibit taking alligator gar. G) to hunt raccoon on the refuge. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (vi) We prohibit crawfishing. (ii) Each hunter must obtain a daily subject to the following conditions: (vii) We prohibit commercial fishing. Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report (i) We prohibit the use or possession (viii) We prohibit possession of (FWS Form 3–2362). You must display of alcoholic beverages while fishing. trotline equipment, including limb the card in plain view on the dashboard (ii) All anglers must carry a valid lines, nets, traps, yo-yos, and/or jugs. of your vehicle so that the personal refuge permit (Visitor Check-In Permit (ix) The condition set forth at information is readable. Prior to leaving and Report, FWS Form 3–2405), paragraph (k)(1)(ii) of this section the refuge, you must complete the card certifying that they understand and will applies. and deposit it at one of the refuge comply with all regulations. (l) Tallahatchie National Wildlife information stations. Include all game (iii) We prohibit possession or use of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird harvested, and if you harvest no game, jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat hunting. We allow hunting of migratory report ‘‘0.’’ traps/baskets, or any other similar waterfowl, coot, snipe, and woodcock (iii) The conditions set forth at devices. on designated areas of the refuge subject paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (ii), and (v) through (iv) We prohibit commercial fishing of to the following conditions: (vii) of this section apply. any kind. (i) All hunters age 16 and older must (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) We only allow trotlines, yo-yos, possess and carry a signed North hunting of white-tailed deer and feral limb lines, crawfish traps, or any other Mississippi NWR hunting permit (code hog on designated areas of the refuge similar devices for recreational use. You 606, available from the Mississippi subject to the following conditions: must tag or mark them with the angler’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and (i) Each hunter must obtain a daily State fishing license number written Parks). While hunting on the refuge, all Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– with waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or persons age 16 and younger (‘‘youth 2359). You must display the card in legibly stamped on the tag, and you hunter’’) must be in the presence and plain view on the dashboard of your must attend the devices a minimum of

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once every 24 hours. When not (2) Upland game hunting. We allow by applicable Federal and State attended, you must remove these hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, regulations, and are listed in devices from the refuge (see § 27.93 of opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat, and alphabetical order with additional this chapter). nutria on designated areas of the refuge refuge-specific regulations. (vi) We prohibit snagging or subject to the following conditions: (a) Big Muddy National Fish and attempting to snag fish. (i) The conditions set forth at Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (vii) We allow crawfishing. paragraphs (m)(1)(i) through (vi) of this bird hunting. We allow hunting of (viii) We allow take of frog only with section apply. migratory game birds on designated a Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3– (ii) We allow only shotguns .22 and areas of the refuge subject to the 1383–G). .17 caliber rimfire rifles for small game following condition: You must remove (m) Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge— hunting. all your blinds, boats, and decoys from (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (iii) We allow the use of dogs for the refuge each day (see § 27.93 of this allow hunting of duck, goose, hunting squirrel and raccoon, and for chapter), except for blinds made entirely merganser, coot, and dove on designated the February rabbit hunt. of marsh vegetation. areas of the refuge subject to the (3) Big game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and feral upland game hunting on designated (i) Each person age 16 or older hog on designated areas of the refuge areas of the refuge subject to the hunting or fishing must possess a valid subject to the following conditions: following condition: On the 131-acre Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife (i) The conditions set forth at mainland unit of Boone’s Crossing, we Refuge Complex Annual Public Use paragraphs (m)(1)(i) through (vi) of this allow upland game hunting with Permit (electronic form). section apply. archery methods only. On Johnson (ii) All youth hunters age 15 and (ii) We prohibit organized drives. We Island, we allow hunting of game younger must be in the presence and define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or animals during Statewide seasons using direct supervision of a Mississippi planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or archery methods or shotguns using shot licensed or exempt hunter, age 21 or otherwise frighten or cause game to no larger than BB. older. One adult may supervise no more move in the direction of any person(s) (3) Big game hunting. We allow than one youth hunter. who is part of the organized or planned hunting of deer and turkey on (iii) Before hunting or fishing, all hunt and known to be waiting for the designated areas of the refuge subject to participants must display their Daily game. the following conditions: Visitor Information/Harvest Report Card (iii) Hunting or shooting within or (i) We allow only portable tree stands (Big Game Harvest Report, FWS Form adjacent to open fields or tree from September 1 through January 31. 3–2359) in plain view in their vehicle so plantations less than 5 feet (1.5 m) in Hunters must place their State that the required information is height must be from a stand a minimum Conservation number on their stands. readable. You must return all cards of 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. (ii) On the Boone’s Crossing Unit, upon completion of the activity and (iv) The refuge brochure provides deer including Johnson Island, we allow deer before leaving the refuge. check station dates, locations, and and turkey hunters with archery (iv) We prohibit all other public use requirements. Prior to leaving the methods only. on the refuge during all limited draw refuge, you must check all harvested (iii) On the Cora Island Unit, we allow hunts. deer at the nearest self-service check deer hunting with archery methods (v) Valid Theodore Roosevelt National station following the posted only. We restrict hunting for other game Wildlife Refuge Complex Annual Public instructions. Use Permit (electronic form) holders (v) Hunters may possess and hunt on this unit to shotgun only with shot may incidentally take opossum, coyote, from only one stand or blind. Hunters no larger than BB. beaver, bobcat, and nutria in any refuge may place a deer stand or blind 48 (iv) For wild turkey hunting, you may hunt season with weapons legal for that hours prior to a hunt, and must remove use or possess only approved nontoxic hunt. Valid permit holders may it within 48 hours after each designated shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the incidentally take feral hog during deer hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter), with field. or turkey hunts only. the exception of closed areas where (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (vi) We prohibit hunting or shooting special regulations apply. designated areas of the refuge subject to into a 100-foot (30.5-meter (m)) zone (vi) During designated muzzleloader the following condition: You must along either side of pipelines, power hunts, we allow archery equipment and operate all motorized boats at no-wake line rights-of-way, designated roads, and muzzleloaders loaded with a single ball; speed. trails, and around parking lots. It is we prohibit breech-loading firearms of (b) Clarence Cannon National Wildlife considered hunting if you have a loaded any type. Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] weapon, if you have a nocked arrow (vii) Limited draw hunts require a (3) Big game hunting. We allow while bow hunting, or if you are in an Limited Hunt Permit (electronic form) hunting of white-tailed deer on elevated tree stand or ground blind with assigned by random computer drawing. designated areas of the refuge subject to a means to take, within these areas. At the end of the hunt, you must return the following conditions: (vii) Hunters must remove all decoys, the permit (Big Game Harvest Report, (i) You must register at the hunter blind material, and harvested waterfowl FWS Form 3–2359) with information sign-in/out station and record the sex from the area no later than 1 p.m. each concerning that hunt to the refuge. and age of deer harvested on the Big day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Failure to return this permit will Game Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– (viii) We allow the use of dogs for disqualify the hunter for any limited 2359). retrieving migratory birds. hunts the next year. (ii) We prohibit shooting at deer that (ix) We allow goose, duck, merganser, (4) [Reserved] are on any portion of the main perimeter and coot hunting beginning 1⁄2 hour levee. before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). § 32.44 Missouri. (iii) If you are assigned a specific (x) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 The following refuge units are open blind location, you may hunt only from shotshells per person in the field. for hunting and/or fishing as governed that location.

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(iv) We allow use of portable stands, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and (ii) We require that all hunters register but hunters must remove them at the crustaceans only with a hand-held pole at the hunter sign-in stations and end of each day (see § 27.93 of this and line or rod and reel. complete the Big Game Harvest Report chapter). (e) Middle Mississippi River National (FWS Form 3–2359) located at the exit (v) You must remove all boats, blinds, Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.32(i) for kiosks prior to exiting the refuge. blind materials, stands, platforms, regulations. (iii) We allow archery hunting for scaffolds, and other hunting equipment (f) Mingo National Wildlife Refuge— deer and turkey during the fall season. from the refuge at the end of each day’s (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (iv) We allow spring turkey hunting. hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this allow waterfowl hunting in Pool 7 and You may only use or possess approved chapter). Pool 8 subject to the following nontoxic shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing conditions: in the field, including shot shells used subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow the use of dogs for for hunting wild turkey. (i) We prohibit the taking of turtle or waterfowl hunting, provided the dogs (v) We allow archery hunting in the frog (see § 27.21 of this chapter). are under the immediate control of the Expanded General Hunt Area through (ii) We allow only boat fishing, except hunter at all times. October 31. that we allow bank fishing during (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting from (vi) We allow portable tree stands. managed refuge special events. 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until 1 p.m. You may place a portable tree stand no (iii) Anglers must remove all boats (iii) You must remove boats, decoys, earlier than 2 weeks before the State and fishing equipment at the end of blinds, and blind materials brought onto archery deer season, and you must each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt remove it no later than 2 weeks after the (c) Great River National Wildlife (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). State archery deer season (see § 27.93 of Refuge. Refer to § 32.32(e) for (iv) We require hunters to go through this chapter), except that in the regulations. the Missouri Department of Expanded General Hunt Area, you must (d) Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Conservation daily draw process at remove all personal property at the end Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Duck Creek Conservation Area to hunt of each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of light in Pool 7 and Pool 8. A tree stand left on the refuge must be goose on designated areas of the refuge (v) We require hunters to read our labeled with hunter’s conservation subject to the following conditions: refuge hunting brochure that contains a identification number. (i) We allow hunting of light geese hunting permit (signed brochure). We (vii) We allow only one tree stand per only during the spring conservation require hunters to sign and carry the deer hunter. order season. permit/brochure while hunting. (viii) Hunters may use boats to access (ii) We require hunters to have a (vi) We allow the take of feral hog at the hunt area. Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– any time, and bobcat when in season, (ix) We require hunters to apply for C), and all hunters must hunt with a while legally hunting others species on managed deer hunts through the guide. the refuge. Missouri Department of Conservation (iii) We allow the guide and hunters (2) Upland game hunting. We allow internet draw. into the hunt boundary up to 2 hours hunting of squirrel, raccoon, and bobcat (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on prior to legal shooting time. in designated areas of the refuge subject designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) Hunting ends at 1 p.m. to the following conditions: the following conditions: (v) We allow dogs while hunting, (i) The conditions set forth at (i) Except as provided under provided the dog is under the paragraphs (f)(1)(v) and (vi) of this paragraph (f)(4)(ii) of this section, we immediate control of the hunter at all section apply. allow fishing from March 1 through 1 times. (ii) We allow hunter access from 1 ⁄2 September 30, from 1⁄2 hour before legal (vi) We allow portable blinds and hours before legal shooting time until sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset, decoys at the discretion of the guide. 11⁄2 hours after legal shooting time. on all refuge waters. (vii) We prohibit pit blinds. (iii) We require that all hunters (ii) We allow fishing year-round from (viii) We prohibit retrieving crippled register at the hunter sign-in stations 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour geese outside of the hunt boundary, and complete an Upland Game Hunt after legal sunset on Red Mill Pond, including adjacent private land. This Report (FWS Form 3–2362) located at Mingo River (south of Ditch 6 Road), includes retrieval by dogs. the exit kiosks prior to exiting the Stanley Creed, May Pond, Fox Pond, (2) [Reserved] refuge. and Ditches 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, and 11. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iv) We allow squirrel hunting from (iii) We allow the use of electric hunting of deer on designated areas of the State opening day until the day trolling motors outside the Mingo the refuge subject to the following before the State opening of archery deer Wilderness. conditions: season. (iv) We require the removal of (i) We require a valid State-managed (v) Archery hunters may take squirrel, watercraft from the refuge at the end of hunt unit permit to hunt deer on the raccoon, and bobcat while in season and each day’s fishing activity (see § 27.93 of refuge. feral hog anytime while archery deer this chapter). (ii) We allow only muzzleloader hunting. (v) We allow anglers to take nongame hunting. (vi) We allow raccoon hunting by fish by nets and seines for personal use (iii) We require hunters to check in special use permit during the Statewide only from March 1 through September and out of the refuge. raccoon season. 30. (iv) You must remove your stand(s) (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (vi) Anglers must attend trammel and from the refuge at the end of the game hunting in designated areas of the gill nets at all times and plainly label managed deer hunt (see § 27.93 of this refuge subject to the following them with the angler’s conservation chapter). conditions: identification (ID) number. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (i) The conditions set forth at (vii) We only allow the use of designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (f)(1)(iii), (v), and (vi) and trotlines, throwlines, limb lines, bank the following condition: You may take (f)(2)(ii) of this section apply. lines, and jug lines from 1⁄2 hour before

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legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after legal (i) The conditions set forth at by applicable Federal and State sunset. Anglers must mark each line paragraphs (g)(1)(iii) and (g)(2)(iii) of regulations, and are listed in with their conservation ID number. this section apply. alphabetical order with additional (viii) We allow the take of common (ii) For wild turkey hunting, you may refuge-specific regulations. snapping turtle and soft-shelled turtle use or possess only approved nontoxic (a) Benton Lake National Wildlife using only pole and line. We require all shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird anglers to immediately release all field. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, alligator snapping turtles. (iii) On the refuge, we allow hunting goose, swan, and coot in designated (g) Swan Lake National Wildlife of white-tailed deer subject to the areas of the refuge subject to the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird following conditions: following conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of (A) We require a Missouri Department (i) We allow hunters to enter and waterfowl, dove, rail, snipe, and of Conservation Permit, along with remain in open hunting areas 2 hours woodcock on the refuge subject to the Missouri Department of Conservation before legal sunrise until 2 hours after following conditions: hunter identification tags and parking legal sunset. (i) We require the Missouri permits (name/address/phone number), (ii) Hunters with a documented Department of Conservation ‘‘Green to hunt during the managed deer hunt. mobility disability may reserve an (B) You must participate in a pre-hunt Card’’ while hunting waterfowl. accessible blind in advance by (ii) We require Missouri Department orientation for managed deer hunts. contacting the refuge office. of Conservation ‘‘White Cards’’ while (C) You must hunt in designated areas (2) Upland game hunting. We allow dove hunting. during designated times. (iii) You must follow designated (D) We allow entry onto the refuge 1 hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed check-in and check-out procedures. hour prior to shooting hours during grouse, and gray partridge in designated (iv) We only allow waterfowl hunting managed deer hunts. You must be off areas of the refuge subject to the during designated days of the waterfowl the refuge 1 hour after shooting hours, following condition: The condition set seasons, late goose season, and Spring unless the refuge manager or designee forth at paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section Conservation Order season. has given you permission to stay on the applies. (v) We restrict hunting hours to refuge until a later time. (3) [Reserved] designated times on designated units. (E) We prohibit shooting from, across, (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on You must remove all equipment (see or within 100 feet (30.5 meters (m)) of designated areas of the refuge. § 27.93 of this chapter) and exit units by a service road, public road, parking lot, (b) Benton Lake Wetland Management 1 p.m. or designated trail unless authorized by District—(1) Migratory game bird (vi) During the Spring Conservation the refuge manager. hunting. We allow migratory game bird Order season, you may leave decoys and (F) We allow use of portable tree hunting on designated areas of the blinds overnight in your assigned unit. stands and blinds during managed deer district. (vii) You may hunt only in your hunts, and you must remove them at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow assigned designated area. We assign designated times (see § 27.93 of this the hunting of coyote, skunk, red fox, designated areas to hunters at the check chapter). You must attach your raccoon, hare, rabbit, and tree squirrel station. conservation identification number to on designated areas of the district. (viii) We allow the use of dogs while all stands and blinds. During managed (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunting, provided the dog is under the firearms hunts, you must mark enclosed game hunting on designated areas of the immediate control of the hunter at all hunting blinds and stands with hunter district. times. orange visible from all sides. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ix) We restrict hunting units to (G) During special hunts, one fishing on designated areas of the parties no larger than four, unless nonhunting assistant may accompany district. otherwise designated. youth or hunters with disabilities. (c) Black Coulee National Wildlife (x) We allow hand-pulled carts. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (xi) You must park vehicles in fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of duck, designated parking areas. subject to the following conditions: goose, coot, swan, sandhill crane, and (xii) We prohibit hunting or shooting (i) We allow fishing on the refuge only mourning dove on designated areas of on, across, or within 100 feet (30.5 during refuge open hours. the refuge subject to the following meters) of a service road, parking lot, or (ii) The Taylor Point area of Elk Creek condition: You must remove all boats, designated trail. is open to fishing year-round during (2) Upland game hunting. We allow decoys, portable blinds, other personal daylight hours. Anglers may access this property, and any materials brought hunting of upland game on designated area by a refuge road (FHWA Route 100) areas of the refuge subject to the onto the refuge for blind construction by off of State Highway E. legal sunset each day (see §§ 27.93 and following conditions: (iii) We allow only nonmotorized 27.94 of this chapter). (i) The condition set forth at boats on refuge waters, except that (2) Upland game hunting. We allow paragraph (g)(1)(xii) of this section anglers may use motor boats on the hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed applies. Silver Lake impoundment. No wake grouse, sage grouse, gray partridge, fox, (ii) We allow shotguns, handguns, and applies to all waters on the refuge. rimfire .22 caliber rifles. (iv) Anglers must remove all boats and coyote on designated areas of the (iii) You may not access the refuge from the refuge at the end of each day refuge subject to the following from neighboring private or public (see § 27.93 of this chapter). condition: Fox and coyote hunters may lands. (h) Two Rivers National Wildlife only use centerfire rifles, rimfire rifles, (iv) We restrict hunting use hours on Refuge. Refer to § 32.32(k) for or shotguns with approved nontoxic designated hunting units. regulations. shot (see § 32.2(k)). (3) Big game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunting of deer and wild turkey on § 32.45 Montana. game hunting on designated portions of designated areas of the refuge subject to The following refuge units are open the refuge subject to the following the following conditions: for hunting and/or fishing as governed conditions:

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(i) We allow hunters to leave portable bird hunting on designated areas of the hunting. We allow migratory game bird tree stands, portable blinds, and refuge. hunting on designated areas of the freestanding elevated platforms on the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge. refuge from August 15 through hunting of upland game birds, turkey, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow December 15. and coyote on designated areas of the only upland game bird hunting on (ii) You must visibly mark portable refuge subject to the following designated areas of the refuge. tree stands, portable blinds, and condition: We allow coyote hunting (3)–(4) [Reserved] freestanding elevated platforms with from the first day of antelope rifle (j) Hewitt Lake National Wildlife your automated licensing system (ALS) season through March 1 annually. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird number. (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (4) [Reserved] hunting of big game on designated areas goose, coot, swan, sandhill crane, and (d) Bowdoin National Wildlife of the refuge subject to the following mourning dove on designated areas of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird conditions: the refuge subject to the following hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (i) We allow the use of portable blinds condition: You must remove all boats, goose, coot, swan, sandhill crane, and and stands. decoys, portable blinds, other personal mourning dove on designated areas of (ii) We limit each hunter to three property, and any materials brought the refuge. stands or blinds. The hunter must have onto the refuge for blind construction by (2) Upland game hunting. We allow their automated licensing system (ALS) legal sunset each day (see §§ 27.93 and hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed number visibly marked on the stand(s) 27.94 of this chapter). grouse, sage grouse, gray partridge, fox, or blind(s). (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and coyote on designated areas of the (iii) You may install portable stands hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed refuge subject to the following and blinds no sooner than August 1, and grouse, sage grouse, gray partridge, fox, conditions: you must remove them by December 15 and coyote on designated portions of the (i) You must possess and carry a of each year (see § 27.93 of this chapter). refuge subject to the following refuge Special Use Permit (FWS Form (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport condition: Fox and coyote hunters may 3–1383–G) to hunt fox and coyotes. fishing on designated areas of the use only centerfire rifles, rim-fire rifles, (ii) Fox and coyote hunters may only refuge. or shotguns with approved nontoxic use centerfire rifles, rimfire rifles, or (g) Charles M. Russell Wetland shot (see § 32.2(k)). shotguns with approved nontoxic shot Management District—(1) Migratory (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (see § 32.2(k)). game bird hunting. We allow migratory game hunting on designated areas of the (iii) Any person hunting or game bird hunting on designated areas refuge subject to the following accompanying a hunter must wear a of the district subject to the following conditions: minimum of 400 square inches (2,581 condition: You must remove all (i) We allow hunters to leave portable square centimeters) of hunter orange watercraft and personal equipment tree stands, portable blinds, and (fluorescent) material above the waist, following each day of hunting (see freestanding elevated platforms on the visible at all times. §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). refuge from August 15 through (3)–(4) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow December 15. (e) Bowdoin Wetland Management upland game bird hunting on designated (ii) You must visibly mark portable District—(1) Migratory game bird areas of the district. tree stands, portable blinds, and hunting. We allow migratory game bird (3) Big game hunting. We allow big freestanding elevated platforms with hunting on designated areas of the game hunting on designated areas of the your automated licensing system (ALS) district. district subject to the following number. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow condition: You must remove your tree (4) [Reserved] upland game hunting on designated stand(s) from the refuge after each day’s (k) Lake Mason National Wildlife areas of the district. hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. We allow hunting of migratory game hunting on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the game birds on designated areas of the district subject to the following district subject to the following refuge. conditions: condition: Anglers must remove all (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) You may leave portable tree stands, motor boats and other personal hunting of upland game on designated portable blinds, and freestanding equipment at the end of each day (see areas of the refuge. elevated platforms on waterfowl §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (3) Big game hunting. We allow production areas (WPAs) from August (h) Creedman Coulee National hunting of big game on designated areas 15 through December 15. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game of the refuge. (ii) You must label portable tree bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (4) [Reserved] stands, portable blinds, and freestanding goose, coot, swan, sandhill crane, and (l) Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife elevated platforms with your automated mourning dove on designated areas of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird licensing system (ALS) number. The the refuge. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, label must be legible from the ground. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow goose, coot, swan, sandhill crane, and (iii) We only allow the use of archery, hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed mourning dove on designated areas of muzzleloader (as governed by State grouse, sage grouse, gray partridge, fox, the refuge. regulations), or shotgun on the McNeil and coyote on designated areas of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Slough WPA and Hammond WPA. refuge. hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (3) Big game hunting. We allow big grouse, sage grouse, gray partridge, fox, fishing on designated areas of the game hunting on designated areas of the and coyote on designated areas of the district. refuge. refuge. (f) Charles M. Russell National (4) [Reserved] (3) Big game hunting. We allow big Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (i) Hailstone National Wildlife game hunting on designated areas of the bird hunting. We allow migratory game Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge.

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(4) [Reserved] (ix) All hunters must have a visible (ii) We prohibit retrieval of game in (m) Lamesteer National Wildlife means of retrieving waterfowl such as a areas closed to hunting without a refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird float tube, waders, or a dog capable of retrieval permit. hunting. We allow hunting of migratory retrieving. (iii) We allow portable or temporary birds on designated areas of the refuge (x) We prohibit falconry hunting. blinds and tree stands. subject to the following condition: (xi) We allow the use of a portable (3) Big game hunting. We allow Hunters must obtain landowner ground blind within the immediate hunting of elk, white-tailed deer, and permission before hunting on the refuge. mowed area around field blind #13. mule deer on designated areas of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) [Reserved] refuge subject to the following hunting of upland game on designated (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the archery hunting of white-tailed deer on (i) The conditions set forth at following condition: Hunters must designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (o)(2)(i) through (iii) of this obtain landowner permission before the following conditions: section apply. (i) We prohibit wildlife observation, hunting on the refuge. (ii) The first week of the archery elk scouting, and loitering at access points (3) Big game hunting. We allow and deer hunting season and the first and parking areas. week of the general elk and deer hunting of big game on designated areas (ii) Hunters may only enter the hunt of the refuge subject to the following hunting season are open only to youth area 2 hours prior to legal hunting hours hunters (ages 12 to 15). A nonhunting condition: Hunters must obtain and must exit no later than 2 hours after landowner permission before hunting adult age 18 or older must accompany legal hunting hours. the youth hunter in the field. on the refuge. (iii) We allow archery hunting in the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) Persons assisting disabled hunters waterfowl hunting area in September, must not be afield with a hunting fishing on designated areas of the refuge except during the youth waterfowl hunt subject to the following condition: firearm, bow, or other hunting device. weekend. We will allow archery (4) [Reserved] Anglers must obtain landowner hunting on Mondays and Thursdays in (p) Medicine Lake National Wildlife permission before fishing on the refuge. the waterfowl hunting area during Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (n) Lee Metcalf National Wildlife waterfowl hunting season. hunting. We allow hunting of coot, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) Each hunter must complete the duck, goose, sandhill crane, tundra hunting. We allow hunting of duck, Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– swan, snipe, and dove on designated goose, and coot on designated areas of 2359) before departing the hunting area. areas of the refuge. the refuge subject to the following (v) We allow the use of portable tree (2) Upland game hunting. We allow stands or ground blinds. You must conditions: hunting of pheasant, partridge, sharp- attach a tag displaying the owner’s (i) You must hunt from an established tailed grouse, coyote, red fox, and automated licensing system (ALS) blind. white-tailed jackrabbit on designated number to each tree stand and/or (ii) Legal entry time into the hunting areas of the refuge subject to the area is no earlier than 2 hours before ground blind you place on the refuge. (vi) Hunters may not enter or retrieve following condition: We allow hunting legal shooting hours. All hunters must of coyote, red fox, and white-tailed exit the hunting area no later than 2 deer from closed areas of the refuge without the consent of an authorized jackrabbit during daylight hours from hours after legal shooting hours. November 15 through March 31. (iii) We prohibit wildlife observation, official. (vii) Hunters with a documented (3) Big game hunting. We allow scouting, and loitering during waterfowl hunting of deer and antelope on hunting season at the waterfowl hunting mobility disability may access designated locations in the hunting area designated areas of the refuge. area parking lot and on the refuge road (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport leading to the waterfowl hunting area to hunt from ground blinds. To access these areas, hunters must contact the fishing on designated areas of the parking lot. refuge. (iv) We close the waterfowl hunting refuge manager in advance to obtain a Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– (q) National Bison Range. (1)–(3) area to waterfowl hunting on Mondays [Reserved] and Thursdays. G). (viii) We prohibit organized drives. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (v) Each hunter must complete the We define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or fishing on designated areas of the Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or National Bison Range as governed by 3–2361), must set the appropriate blind otherwise frighten or cause game to joint State and Confederated Salish and selector (metal flip tag) before and after move in the direction of any person(s) Kootenai Tribal regulations for non- hunting, and must record hunting data who is part of the organized or planned members and Confederated Salish and (hours hunted and birds harvested) on hunt and known to be waiting for the Kootenai Tribal regulations for members FWS Form 3–2361 before departing the game. of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai hunting area. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Tribe subject to the following condition: (vi) We prohibit attempting to fishing on designated areas of the We prohibit the use of lead or lead- ‘‘reserve’’ a blind for use later in the day refuge. based lures or sinkers. by depositing a vehicle or other (o) Lost Trail National Wildlife (r) Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge. equipment on the refuge. A hunter must Refuge. (1) [Reserved] (1)–(3) [Reserved] be physically present in the hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport area in order to use a blind. The hunting of turkey and mountain grouse fishing on designated areas of the refuge exceptions are blinds 2 and 7, which on designated areas of the refuge subject as governed by joint State and may be reserved for hunters with to the following conditions: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal disabilities. (i) We allow use of riding or pack regulations for non-members and (vii) No more than four hunters or stock on designated access routes Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal individuals may use a blind at one time. through the refuge to access off-refuge regulations for members of the (viii) You must conduct all hunting lands as identified in the public use Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe from within the hunting blind. leaflet. subject to the following condition: We

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prohibit the use of lead or lead-based (ii) The conditions set forth at (i) We limit the number of hunters per tackle. paragraphs (t)(1)(i) and (ii) of this day during the general big game season (s) Northeast Montana Wetland section apply. for the area north of South Valley Road, Management District—(1) Migratory (3) Big game hunting. We allow big south of Red Rock River Mash, and west game bird hunting. We allow migratory game hunting on designated areas of the of Upper Red Rock Lake to the west game bird hunting on designated areas district as follows: refuge boundary. We close this area to of the district subject to the following (i) We allow big game hunting on hunting by other big game hunters condition: You must remove boats, Flathead County WPAs as governed by during the general big game season. We decoys, portable blinds, other personal State law and subject to the following select the hunters per day by annual property, and any materials brought conditions: lottery. onto the area for blind construction at (A) The conditions set forth at (ii) You may hire outfitters or the end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and paragraphs (t)(1)(i) and (t)(2)(i) of this ranchers for the retrieval of big game 27.94 of this chapter). section apply. only. (iii) We prohibit use of wheeled game (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (B) We restrict hunting on Flathead, carts or other mechanical transportation upland game hunting on designated Blasdel, and Batavia WPAs to hunting devices for game retrieval on portions of areas of the district. with archery equipment, shotgun, the refuge designated as Wilderness (3) Big game hunting. We allow big traditional handgun, muzzleloader, or crossbow only. Area. game hunting on designated areas of the (iv) We prohibit horses north of South (ii) We allow big game hunting on district subject to the following Valley Road except for the retrieval of Lake County WPAs as governed by joint conditions: big game. We only allow horses for State and Confederated Salish and (i) We allow hunters to leave portable back-country access to the Centennial Kootenai Tribal regulations for non- tree stands and freestanding elevated Mountains south of South Valley Road. members and Confederated Salish and platforms on waterfowl production We require the use of certified weed-free areas (WPAs) from August 25 through Kootenai Tribal regulations for members hay or pellets in refuge parking lots and February 15. of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai on refuge roads or trails. Tribe. (ii) You must label portable tree (v) We prohibit hunting and/or stands and freestanding elevated (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport shooting from or onto refuge lands from platforms with your automated fishing on all WPAs throughout the within 50 yards (45 meters) of the licensing system (ALS) number so that district as governed by State law centerline of any public road open to the number is legible from the ground. (Flathead County WPAs) and joint State motorized vehicles. and Confederated Salish and Kootenai (4) [Reserved] (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Tribal regulations for non-members and fishing on designated areas of the refuge (t) Northwest Montana Wetland Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal subject to the following conditions: Management District—(1) Migratory regulations for members of the (i) You may only use pole and line or game bird hunting. We allow migratory Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe rod and reel to fish on the refuge. game bird hunting on designated areas (Lake County WPAs). (ii) We prohibit the use of felt-soled of the district as governed by State law (u) Pablo National Wildlife Refuge. wading boots on all refuge waters. (Flathead County waterfowl production (1)–(3) [Reserved] (iii) We prohibit the use or possession areas (WPAs)) and joint State and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport of lead sinkers or any lead fishing Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal fishing on designated areas of the refuge product while fishing. regulations for non-members and as governed by joint State and (w) Swan River National Wildlife Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird regulations for members of the regulations for non-members and hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal duck, and coot on designated areas of (Lake County WPAs), subject to the regulations for members of the the refuge. following conditions: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (2) [Reserved] (i) Hunters must remove all boats, subject to the following condition: We (3) Big game hunting. We allow decoys, portable blinds (including those prohibit the use of lead or lead-based archery hunting of elk, white-tailed made of native materials), boat blinds, lures or sinkers. deer, and mule deer on designated areas and all other personal property at the (v) Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife of the refuge subject to the following end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird conditions: (i) We allow the use of portable blinds of this chapter). hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (ii) We allow the use of hunting dogs and stands. duck, and coot on designated areas of (ii) We limit each hunter to one stand when hunting. the refuge subject to the following or blind. The hunter must have their (2) Upland game hunting. We allow conditions: automated licensing system (ALS) upland game hunting on designated (i) Hunters must remove all blinds, number visibly marked on the stand or areas of the district as governed by State decoys, shell casings, and other blind. law (Flathead County WPAs) and joint personal equipment from the refuge (iii) You may install portable stands State and Confederated Salish and each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this and blinds no sooner than the first day Kootenai Tribal regulations for non- chapter). of the hunting season, and you must members and Confederated Salish and (ii) We prohibit the use of motorized remove them by the last day of the Kootenai Tribal regulations for members decoys. hunting season (see § 27.93 of this of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai (2) [Reserved] chapter). Tribe (Lake County WPAs), subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the following conditions: hunting of deer, elk, moose, and fishing on designated areas of the (i) We prohibit hunting with a pronghorn antelope on designated areas refuge. shotgun capable of holding more than of the refuge subject to the following (x) UL Bend National Wildlife three shells. conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird

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hunting. We allow hunting of migratory turkey on designated areas of the refuge furbearer, coyote, ring-necked pheasant, game birds on designated areas of the subject to the following conditions: and prairie grouse on designated areas refuge. (i) The refuge manager will annually of the refuge subject to the following (2) Upland game hunting. We allow determine and publish hunting season conditions: hunting of upland game birds and dates and include them in the refuge (i) The conditions set forth at coyote on designated areas of the refuge access permit (signed brochure). paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iv) of this subject to the following condition: We (ii) You must possess and carry a section apply. allow coyote hunting from the first day refuge access permit (signed brochure) (ii) We allow electronic calls for of antelope rifle season through March at all times while in the hunting area. coyote and furbearer hunting. 1 annually. (iii) We allow hunters in the (iii) Coyotes and all furbearers or their (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas from 2 hours before parts, if left in the field, must be left at hunting of big game on designated areas legal sunrise until 2 hours after legal least 50 yards away from any road, trail, of the refuge subject to the following sunset. or building. Otherwise, hunters must conditions: (iv) We allow two portable tree remove them from the refuge (see (i) We allow the use of portable blinds stands/blinds per hunter within the §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). and stands. hunt area. Of those, only one stand/ (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We limit each hunter to three blind can be left on the refuge from 1 hunting of white-tailed deer and mule stands or blinds. The hunter must have week prior to the start of the designated deer on designated areas of the refuge their automated licensing system (ALS) hunt season to 1 week after the end of subject to the following condition: The number visibly marked on the stand(s) the designated hunt season. conditions set forth at paragraphs or blind(s). (v) You must plainly label unattended (b)(1)(i) and (iv) of this section apply. (iii) You may install portable stands stands and blinds with the full name (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport and blinds no sooner than August 1, and and/or hunting license number of the fishing on designated areas of the refuge you must remove them by December 15 owner. Labels must be visible from subject to the following conditions: of each year (see § 27.93 of this chapter). ground level. (i) Anglers may enter the refuge 1 (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on hour before legal sunrise and remain fishing on designated areas of the designated areas of the refuge subject to until 1 hour after legal sunset. refuge. the following conditions: (ii) We open Island Lake to fishing (y) War Horse National Wildlife (i) We allow personally attended hook year-round and open Smith and Crane Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird and line fishing and archery fishing Lakes to fishing seasonally from hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (rough fish only) from 1⁄2 hour before 1 November 1 through February 15. We game birds on designated areas of the legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour after legal close all other refuge lakes to fishing. refuge. sunset. (iii) We prohibit leaving temporary (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, shelters used for fishing overnight on hunting of upland game birds on float lines, bank lines, or setlines. the refuge. (iii) We prohibit digging or seining for designated areas of the refuge. (c) Fort Niobrara National Wildlife (3) Big game hunting. We allow bait. (iv) We prohibit the take or possession Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] hunting of big game on designated areas (3) Big game hunting. We allow of the refuge. of turtles or frogs (see § 27.21 of this hunting of deer and elk on designated (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport chapter). areas of the refuge subject to the fishing on designated areas of the (v) Anglers may use no more than two following conditions: refuge. lines and two hooks per line. (b) Crescent Lake National Wildlife (i) We require the submission of a Big/ § 32.46 Nebraska. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Upland Game Hunt Application (FWS The following refuge units are open hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— for hunting and/or fishing as governed and coot on designated areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System). You by applicable Federal and State refuge subject to the following must possess and carry a signed refuge regulations, and are listed in conditions: hunt permit (signed brochure) when alphabetical order with additional (i) Hunters may enter the designated hunting. We require hunters to complete refuge-specific regulations. hunting area 2 hours before legal sunrise a Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Form (a) Boyer Chute National Wildlife and must be back to their vehicle in the 3–2359) and return it to the refuge at the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird process of leaving the refuge 2 hours conclusion of the hunting season. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, after legal sunset. Official shooting (ii) We allow hunting with goose, and coot on designated areas of hours are from 1⁄2 hour before legal muzzleloader and archery equipment. the refuge subject to the following sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset We prohibit hunting with firearms conditions: for deer, coyote, and furbearer hunters; capable of firing cartridge ammunition. (i) Hunters may access the refuge from and from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise (iii) We allow hunter access from 2 2 hours before legal sunrise until 2 until legal sunset for all other hunters. hours before legal sunrise until 2 hours hours after legal sunset along the (ii) When hunting migratory game after legal sunset. immediate shoreline and including the birds and upland game, you may only (iv) We allow horses within the high bank of the Missouri River. You use dogs to locate, point, and retrieve. wilderness area. We limit horse use to may access the hunting area by water or, (iii) We open the refuge to hunting three groups at a time and no more than if by land, only within the public use from September 1 through January 31. five horses per group. We limit horse area of the Island Unit. (iv) We prohibit publicly organized access to the wilderness area via the (ii) You must remove all blinds and hunts unless authorized under a Special wilderness overlook or the refuge decoys at the conclusion of each day’s Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–C). corrals and buffalo bridge. hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (v) We only allow floating blinds on (v) We prohibit leaving tree stands (2) [Reserved] Island Lake. and ground blinds in the same location (3) Big game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow for more than 7 consecutive days. You hunting of white-tailed deer and wild hunting of cottontail rabbit, jack rabbit, may put up tree stands, elevated

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platforms, and ground blinds, but no (ii) We prohibit exercising, running, by applicable Federal and State earlier than opening day of deer season; or training dogs from May 1 to July 31. regulations, and are listed in you must remove them by the last day (2) Upland game hunting. We allow alphabetical order with additional of deer season (see § 27.93 of this upland game hunting on designated refuge-specific regulations. chapter). areas of the district subject to the (a) Ash Meadows National Wildlife (vi) We prohibit hunting during the following condition: The conditions set Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Nebraska November Firearm Deer forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Season. this section apply. duck, coot, moorhen, snipe, and dove (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (3) Big game hunting. We allow big on designated areas of the refuge subject designated areas of the refuge subject to game hunting on designated areas of the to the following conditions: the following conditions: district subject to the following (i) We only allow motorless boats or (i) We prohibit the use of limb or set condition: The conditions set forth at boats with electric motors on the refuge lines. paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of this hunting area during the migratory (ii) We prohibit the take of baitfish, section apply. waterfowl hunting season. reptiles, and amphibians (see § 27.21 of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) We open the refuge to the public this chapter). fishing on designated areas of the from 1 hour before legal sunrise until 1 (iii) We prohibit use or possession of district. hour after legal sunset. alcoholic beverages while fishing on (f) Valentine National Wildlife (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge lands and waters. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting of quail and rabbit on (d) North Platte National Wildlife hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl designated areas of the refuge subject to Refuge. (1) [Reserved] and coot on designated areas of the the following condition: The condition (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge subject to the following set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this hunting of squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, section applies. furbearers (as governed by State conditions: (i) We allow hunter access from 2 (3)–(4) [Reserved] definitions), and coyote on designated (b) Desert National Wildlife Refuge. hours before legal sunrise to 2 hours areas of the refuge subject to the (1)–(2) [Reserved] after legal sunset. following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) When hunting migratory game (i) We close the Lake Alice Unit to all hunting of bighorn sheep on designated birds, you may only use dogs to locate, public entry from October 15 through areas of the refuge subject to the point, and retrieve. January 14. following condition: We require bighorn (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) Hunters must be 15 years of age sheep guides to obtain a Special Use hunting of sharp-tailed grouse, prairie or younger (‘‘youth hunters’’). A Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–C) prior to chicken, ring-necked pheasant, dove, licensed hunter 19 years of age or older taking clients onto the refuge. (‘‘adult guide’’) must accompany youth and coyote on designated areas of the (4) [Reserved] hunters. Adult guides must not hunt or refuge subject to the following (c) Pahranagat National Wildlife carry firearms. conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We close the refuge to public use (i) The condition set forth at hunting. We allow hunting of goose, from legal sunset to legal sunrise. paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section duck, coot, moorhen, snipe, and dove However, youth hunters and their adult applies. on designated areas of the refuge subject guides may enter the designated hunting (ii) We allow coyote hunting from to the following conditions: area 1 hour prior to legal sunrise. September 1 to March 31. Shooting (i) We allow hunting on designated (iv) We only allow the use of dogs for hours are 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to days. pheasant hunting on the refuge. 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. (ii) We only allow motorless boats or (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iii) When hunting upland game, you boats with electric motors on the refuge archery hunting of mule deer and white- may only use dogs to locate, point, and hunting area during the migratory tailed deer on designated areas of the retrieve, except that we prohibit the use waterfowl hunting season. refuge subject to the following of dogs to hunt coyotes. (iii) From October 1 to February 1, conditions: (iv) We prohibit the use of bait to hunt you may only possess shotshells in (i) The condition set forth at coyotes. quantities of 25 or fewer when in the paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section (3) Big game hunting. We allow field once you have left your assigned applies. hunting of white-tailed and mule deer parking lot or boat launch. (ii) We close the refuge to public use on designated areas of the refuge subject (2) Upland game hunting. We allow from legal sunset to legal sunrise. to the following condition: The hunting of quail and rabbit on However, archery deer hunters may condition set forth at paragraph (f)(1)(i) designated areas of the refuge subject to enter the designated hunting area 1 hour of this section applies. the following conditions: prior to legal sunrise and remain until (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We allow hunting on designated 1 hour after legal sunset. fishing on designated areas of the refuge days. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport subject to the following conditions: (ii) We allow hunting of jackrabbits fishing on designated areas of the (i) Anglers may enter the refuge 1 only during the State cottontail season. refuge. hour before legal sunrise and remain 11⁄2 (iii) You may not possess more than (e) Rainwater Basin Wetland hours after legal sunset. 25 shot shells while in the field once Management District—(1) Migratory (ii) We prohibit the take of reptiles, you have left your assigned parking lot game bird hunting. We allow migratory amphibians, and minnows (see § 27.21 or boat launch. game bird hunting on designated areas of this chapter), with the exception that (3) [Reserved] of the district subject to the following you may take bullfrogs on refuge lakes (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport conditions: open to fishing. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (i) We allow the use of dogs when subject to the following condition: We hunting, except that we prohibit § 32.47 Nevada. allow fishing year-round, except that we hunting with dogs from May 1 to July The following refuge units are open close the North Marsh to all fishing from 31. for hunting and/or fishing as governed October 1 through February 1.

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(d) Ruby Lake National Wildlife the following condition: We prohibit Upland Game Hunt Application, FWS Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting after legal sunset. Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— hunting. We allow hunting of dark (3) Big game hunting. We allow National Wildlife Refuge System) and to goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and hunting of mule deer on designated possess it at all times while scouting common snipe on designated areas of areas of the refuge subject to the and hunting on the refuge. the refuge subject to the following following condition: Hunters must only (B) We allow scouting during the conditions: use shotguns, muzzleloading weapons, week prior to the season opening. (i) Hunters may access the refuge from or bow and arrow for hunting deer. (C) We prohibit archery hunting 1 hour before legal sunrise until 2 hours (4) [Reserved] during the 2-day deer firearms hunt, after legal sunset. § 32.48 New Hampshire. unless the hunter possesses the (ii) Hunters must remove all blind appropriate firearms deer hunt permit. materials and decoys following each The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed (iv) We allow turkey hunting during day’s hunt. the spring season subject to the (2)–(3) [Reserved] by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in following conditions: The conditions set (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport forth at paragraphs (a)(3)(iii)(A) and (B) fishing on designated areas of the refuge alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations. of this section apply. subject to the following conditions: (4) [Reserved] (i) Anglers may access the refuge from (a) Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (b) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 1 hour before legal sunrise until 2 hours Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game after legal sunset. hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl on designated areas of the refuge subject bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) We allow fishing by wading and goose, common snipe, and American from personal flotation devices (float to the following conditions: (i) You must access waterfowl hunting woodcock on designated areas of the tubes) and bank fishing in designated areas by boat launched from off-refuge refuge. areas. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) You may use only artificial lures sites only. We prohibit overland access through the refuge. hunting of coyote, fox, raccoon, in the Collection Ditch and adjoining (ii) We allow the use of dogs for woodchuck, red squirrel, eastern gray spring ponds. retrieving migratory game birds. squirrel, porcupine, skunk, American (iv) We prohibit the possession of live (2) [Reserved] crow, snowshoe hare, ring-necked or dead bait fish, any amphibians (3) Big game hunting. We allow pheasant, and ruffed grouse on (including frogs), and crayfish on the hunting of white-tailed deer and wild designated areas of the refuge. refuge. turkey on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow (e) Sheldon National Wildlife subject to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We prohibit hunters from black bear, and wild turkey on hunting. We allow hunting of goose, discharging a bow and arrow within 15 designated areas of the refuge subject to duck, and coot on designated areas of feet (4.5 meters), or a firearm within 200 the following conditions: the refuge subject to the following feet (61 meters), of the traveled portion (i) We allow portable tree stands and condition: We allow only portable of, or across, any refuge roads or trails. blinds and temporary blinds blinds. (ii) We allow hunting for deer during (ii) You must label your portable tree constructed of synthetic material. a 2-day hunt during the first weekend of (2) Upland game hunting. We allow stands and/or blinds with your name the State’s firearms season subject to the and State hunting license number. The hunting of quail, grouse, and chukar on following conditions: designated areas of the refuge. label must be clearly visible on the (A) We require hunters to have a stands or blinds. (3) Big game hunting. We allow lottery-issued refuge firearms deer hunt (iii) You must remove your tree stands hunting of deer, antelope, and bighorn permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt or blinds by the end of the season (see sheep on designated areas of the refuge Application—National Wildlife Refuge § 27.93 of this chapter). subject to the following conditions: System) and to possess it at all times (4) [Reserved] (i) We allow ground blinds, and you while scouting and hunting on the (c) Umbagog National Wildlife must not construct them earlier than 1 refuge. week prior to the opening day of the (B) We allow scouting during the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird legal season for which you have a valid week prior to the first day of the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, State-issued hunting permit. firearms deer hunt. goose, snipe, coot, crow, and woodcock (ii) You must remove blinds within 24 (C) Hunters must check-in with refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject hours of harvesting an animal or at the personnel prior to entering the refuge, to the following conditions: end of the permittee’s legal season (see and must check out with refuge (i) Hunters must remove temporary § 27.93 of this chapter). personnel when exiting the refuge. blinds, boats, and decoys from the (iii) You must label blinds with your (D) Hunters must register harvested refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see State hunting license and permit deer at the refuge check station, if a § 27.93 of this chapter). numbers. refuge check station is offered. (ii) We allow the use of dogs to assist (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (E) Hunters must wear a minimum of in the location and retrieval of game fishing on designated areas of the 400 square inches (2,581 square species. refuge. centimeters) of solid-colored, blaze- (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (f) Stillwater National Wildlife orange clothing or material, in a visible hunting of fox, raccoon, woodchuck, Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird manner on the head, chest, and back. squirrel, porcupine, skunk, snowshoe hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (iii) We allow archery deer and hare, ring-necked pheasant, and ruffed game birds on designated areas of the archery turkey hunting during the fall grouse on designated areas of the refuge refuge. season subject to the following subject to the following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow conditions: (i) We prohibit night hunting from 1⁄2 hunting of upland game species on (A) We require hunters to have a hour after legal sunset until 1⁄2 hour designated areas of the refuge subject to lottery-issued refuge hunt permit (Big/ before legal sunrise the following day.

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(ii) The condition set forth at (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater permit at all times while hunting or paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section sport fishing on designated areas of the scouting on the refuge. applies. refuge subject to the following (ii) On scouting days, hunters must (3) Big game hunting. We allow conditions: access the refuge between legal sunrise hunting of bear, white-tailed deer, (i) We allow fishing from 1 hour and legal sunset. On hunting days, coyote, wild turkey, and moose on before legal sunrise to 1 hour after legal hunters may enter the refuge 2 hours designated areas of the refuge subject to sunset. before legal shooting time and must the following conditions: (ii) We close the Atlantic Ocean beach leave no later than 2 hours after legal (i) The conditions set forth at annually to all access, including fishing, shooting time. paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(i) of this between April 1 and September 30. (iii) Hunters may put up tree stands section apply. (iii) We prohibit fishing for, or beginning on the first scouting day, (ii) Hunters must retrieve all species, possession of, shellfish on refuge lands. except on the day of the refuge’s youth including coyotes, harvested on the (b) Edwin B. Forsythe National hunt. Hunters must retrieve their stands refuge. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game by 12 p.m. (noon) on the Sunday after (iii) We allow temporary blinds and bird hunting. We allow hunting of the last day of the hunt (see § 27.93 of tree stands that are clearly marked with waterfowl, coot, moorhen, and rail on this chapter). All hunters must put their the owner’s name and State hunting designated areas of the refuge subject to last name and Conservation license number. You may erect the following conditions: Identification Number on their stand, temporary blinds and tree stands no and they may have only one stand in the earlier than 14 days prior to the hunting (i) We require hunters to possess a field at any one time. season, and you must remove them signed refuge hunt permit (Migratory (iv) We allow hunters to use sleds to within 14 days after the hunting season Bird Hunt Application (FWS Form 3– retrieve deer in the Wilderness Area east (see § 27.93 of this chapter). 2439, Hunt Application—National (4) [Reserved] Wildlife Refuge System)) at all times of Long Hill/New Vernon Road. We while scouting and hunting on the prohibit wheeled game carriers. § 32.49 New Jersey. refuge. (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. The following refuge units are open (ii) We allow the use of dogs for We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an for hunting and/or fishing as governed retrieving migratory game birds. organized or planned effort to pursue, by applicable Federal and State (2) Upland game hunting. We allow drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or regulations, and are listed in hunting of squirrel on designated areas cause deer to move in the direction of alphabetical order with additional of the refuge subject to the following any person(s) who is part of the refuge-specific regulations. condition: We require hunters to organized or planned hunt and known (a) Cape May National Wildlife possess a signed refuge hunt permit to be waiting for the deer. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (Big/Upland Game Hunt Application (4) [Reserved] hunting. We allow hunting of (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— (d) Supawna Meadows National waterfowl, coot, moorhen, rail, snipe, National Wildlife Refuge System)) at all Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game and woodcock on designated areas of times while scouting and hunting on the bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose the refuge subject to the following refuge. and duck on designated areas of the conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge. (i) The snipe season on the refuge hunting of white-tailed deer and wild (2) [Reserved] begins with the start of the State early turkey on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow woodcock south zone season and subject to the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer on continues through the end of the State (i) We require hunters to possess a designated areas of the refuge subject to snipe season. signed refuge hunt permit (Big/Upland the following condition: We allow only (ii) We allow the use of dogs when Game Hunt Application (FWS Form 3– bow hunting on the refuge. hunting migratory game birds. 2439, Hunt Application—National (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) We prohibit falconry. Wildlife Refuge System)) at all times fishing and crabbing on the refuge in (2) Upland game hunting. We allow while scouting and hunting deer and designated areas subject to the following hunting of rabbit and squirrel on turkey on the refuge. conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We prohibit the taking of frogs and the following conditions: (ii) You must mark deer stands with (i) The condition set forth at the hunter’s New Jersey Conservation turtles from all nontidal waters and paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section Identification Number. You must refuge lands (see § 27.21 of this chapter). applies. remove deer stands from the refuge at (ii) We prohibit fishing in designated (ii) We allow rabbit and squirrel the end of the last day of the hunting nontidal waters from legal sunset to hunting following the end of the State’s season (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this legal sunrise. 6-day firearm season for white-tailed chapter). (iii) We prohibit bow fishing in deer, until the close of the regular rabbit (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport nontidal waters. and squirrel season. fishing on designated areas of the (e) Wallkill River National Wildlife (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (c) Great Swamp National Wildlife hunting. We allow hunting of migratory on designated areas of the refuge subject Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] birds on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow subject to the following conditions: (i) You must mark tree stands with the hunting of deer on designated areas of (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt owner’s New Jersey Conservation the refuge subject to the following permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Identification Number. conditions: Application—National Wildlife Refuge (ii) You must remove all tree stands, (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt System). We require hunters to possess blinds, and hunting materials at the end permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt a signed refuge hunt permit at all times of the State deer hunting season (see Application—National Wildlife Refuge while scouting and hunting on the § 27.93 of this chapter). System), and possess the signed refuge refuge.

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(ii) Hunters may enter the refuge 2 (i) We restrict hunting in the Middle (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hours before legal shooting time and Tract to the following times: hunting of scaled, Gambel’s, bobwhite, must leave no later than 2 hours after (A) You may hunt only on Tuesdays, and Montezuma quail and cottontail legal shooting time. Thursdays, and Saturdays during the rabbit on designated areas of the refuge (2) Upland game hunting. We allow period when the State seasons that subject to the following condition: The hunting of coyote, fox, crow, ruffed apply to the Middle Tract area are open conditions set forth at paragraphs grouse, opossum, raccoon, pheasant, simultaneously for hunting all of the (b)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this section chukar, rabbit/hare/jackrabbit, squirrel, species allowed. apply. and woodchuck on designated areas of (B) You may hunt only until 1 p.m. (3) Big game hunting. We allow the refuge subject to the following on each hunt day. hunting of mule deer, oryx, and bearded conditions: (ii) On the South Tract, we allow Rio Grande turkey on designated areas (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt hunting only during special hunts of the refuge subject to the following permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (hunters with disabilities and/or youth conditions: Application—National Wildlife Refuge hunters age 17 and younger). (i) The condition set forth at System). We require hunters to possess (iii) You must remove all waterfowl paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section a signed refuge hunt permit at all times decoys and all temporary blinds/stands applies. while scouting and hunting on the after each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (ii) You may hunt on the east side of refuge. chapter). the Rio Grande only by foot, horseback, (ii) The condition set forth at (iv) We allow the use of dogs when or bicycle. Bicycles must stay on paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section hunting. designated roads. applies. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We allow hunting of bearded Rio (iii) We allow hunting from legal hunting of pheasant, quail (scaled, Grande turkey for youth hunters on sunrise to legal sunset. Gambel’s, bobwhite, and Montezuma), weekends April through May. All (iv) We prohibit the use of rifles. Eurasian-collared dove, cottontail, and hunters must fill out FWS Form 3–2439 (3) Big game hunting. We allow jack rabbit on designated areas of the (Hunt Application—National Wildlife hunting of white-tailed deer, bear, and refuge subject to the following Refuge System) and pay a fee. The wild turkey on designated areas of the conditions: permit is available through a lottery refuge subject to the following (i) We allow rabbit hunting on the drawing. If selected, you must carry conditions: North Tract only during the season that your refuge hunt permit (FWS Form 3– (i) The conditions set forth at is concurrently open for quail hunting 2349) at all times during the hunt. paragraphs (e)(1)(ii) and (e)(2)(i) of this within the State. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on section apply. (ii) The conditions set forth at designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this the following conditions: We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an section apply. (i) We allow fishing from April 1 organized or planned effort to pursue, (3) Big game hunting. We allow through September 30. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or hunting of mule deer, white-tailed deer, (ii) We allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour cause deer to move in the direction of and feral hog on designated areas of the before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after any person(s) who is part of the refuge subject to the following legal sunset. organized or planned hunt and known conditions: (iii) We prohibit trotlines, bow to be waiting for the deer. (i) Hunters may take feral hog (no bag fishing, seining, dip netting, and traps. (iii) The Armstrong tract is archery limit) only while legally hunting deer (iv) We allow frogging for bullfrog on only for deer and bear. and only with the weapon legal for deer the refuge in areas that are open to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on that day in that area. fishing. We allow the use of hook and fishing on the refuge subject to the (ii) You must remove all temporary line, spears, gigs, and archery following conditions: blinds/stands after each day’s hunt (see equipment to take bullfrog. (i) We open Owens Station Crossing § 27.93 of this chapter). (c) Las Vegas National Wildlife for catch-and-release fishing only. (4) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory Game Bird (ii) We allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour (b) Bosque del Apache National Hunting. We allow hunting of mourning before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game dove and goose on designated areas of sunset. bird hunting. We allow hunting of the refuge subject to the following (iii) We prohibit the taking of mourning and white-winged dove and conditions: amphibians and reptiles (see § 27.21 of light goose on designated areas of the (i) You must possess and carry a this chapter). refuge subject to the following refuge hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2439, (iv) We prohibit minnow/bait conditions: Hunt Application—National Wildlife trapping. (i) We allow hunting of light goose on Refuge System). dates to be determined by refuge staff. (ii) We allow the use of dogs when § 32.50 New Mexico. Hunters must possess a permit available hunting. The following refuge units are open through a lottery drawing (Waterfowl (iii) We allow hunting of goose on for hunting and/or fishing as governed Lottery Application, FWS Form 3–2439, dates to be determined by refuge staff. by applicable Federal and State Hunt Application—National Wildlife Hunters must possess a permit (FWS regulations, and are listed in Refuge System). Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— alphabetical order with additional (ii) You must remove all waterfowl National Wildlife Refuge System). refuge-specific regulations. decoys, spent shells, all temporary (iv) Shooting hours for geese are from (a) Bitter Lake National Wildlife blinds/stands, and all other personal 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1 p.m. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird equipment at the end of each day’s hunt local time. hunting. We allow hunting of goose; (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (v) We assign a bag limit for both light duck; coot; mourning and white-winged (iii) We allow the use of dogs when goose and Canada goose. dove; and sandhill crane on designated hunting. (2)—(4) [Reserved] areas of the refuge subject to the (iv) We prohibit falconry on the (d) Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge. following conditions: refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved]

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(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on South Zone mourning and white- (2) Upland game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to winged dove season. hunting of ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, the following conditions: (3)–(4) [Reserved] cottontail rabbit, pheasant, coyote, fox, (i) We allow fishing from noon March raccoon, skunk, and opossum on 1 through October 31. § 32.51 New York. designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We allow boats on Lake 13 only The following refuge units are open the following conditions: during the fishing season; boats must for hunting and/or fishing as governed (i) For small game hunting: travel at trolling speed only. by applicable Federal and State (A) We allow hunting from October 1 (e) San Andres National Wildlife regulations, and are listed in until the last day of February. Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] alphabetical order with additional (B) We prohibit the use of raptors to (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge-specific regulations. take small game. hunting of oryx or gemsbok (Oryx (a) Amagansett National Wildlife (ii) For furbearer hunting, we prohibit gazella) and desert bighorn sheep (Ovis Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] hunting from legal sunset to legal canadensis mexicana) on designated (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport sunrise. areas of the refuge as governed by White fishing on designated areas of the refuge (3) Big game hunting. We allow Sands Missile Range (WSMR) subject to the following condition: We hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey regulations subject to the following seasonally close the refuge to sport on designated areas of the refuge subject conditions: fishing from April 1 to August 31. to the following condition: We require (i) Hunters using livestock (i.e., horses (b) Elizabeth A. Morton National a refuge permit (FWS Form 3–2439, or mules) must provide only certified Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] Hunt Application—National Wildlife weed-free feed to their animals while on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge System) for spring turkey the refuge. You must feed livestock fishing on designated areas of the hunting. weed-free feed exclusively for 3 days refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport prior to arrival on the refuge. (c) Iroquois National Wildlife fishing and frogging on designated areas (ii) We allow all-terrain vehicle (ATV) Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird of the refuge subject to the following use by hunters or members of their hunting. We allow hunting of duck, conditions: hunting party, for game retrieval only. goose, rail, coot, gallinule, woodcock, (i) We allow fishing and frogging from ATVs must remain on designated roads. and snipe on designated areas of the legal sunrise to legal sunset. All vehicles, including trailers and refuge subject to the following (ii) We prohibit collecting fish for use ATVs, must be cleaned of mud, conditions: as bait. vegetation, and other debris prior to use (i) For hunting of duck, goose, and (d) Montezuma National Wildlife on the refuge. coot: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (4) [Reserved] (A) We allow hunting on Saturday of hunting. We allow hunting of (f) Sevilleta National Wildlife the New York State Youth Days. waterfowl, Canada goose, and snow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (B) We allow hunting Tuesdays, goose on designated areas of the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of mourning Thursdays, and Saturdays from opening subject to the following conditions: dove, white-winged dove, goose, duck, day of regular waterfowl season until (i) For the regular waterfowl season: and coot on designated areas of the the end of the first split. (A) We require daily refuge permits refuge subject to the following (C) We require proof of successful (Migratory Bird Hunt Report, FWS Form conditions: completion of the New York State 3–2361) and reservations; we issue (i) In Units A and B, legal hunting waterfowl identification course, the permits to hunters with a reservation for hours begin from 1⁄2 hour before legal Iroquois nonresident waterfowl that hunt day. We require you to sunrise and will not extend past 1 p.m. identification course, or a suitable complete and return your permit by the on each hunt day. Hunters may access nonresident State waterfowl end of the hunt day. Units A and B from 1 hour before legal identification course. All hunters must (B) We allow hunting only on sunrise until 1 hour after legal sunset. show proof of successful course (ii) In Unit B, we allow waterfowl Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays completion each time they hunt, in hunting from designated blinds only. during the established refuge season set (iii) We allow the use of dogs when addition to showing their valid hunting within the State western zone season. hunting. license and signed Federal Migratory We allow a youth waterfowl hunt (iv) At Unit A, in the Cornerstone Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp during New York State’s established Marsh Unit, we give priority use to (Federal Duck Stamp). youth waterfowl hunt each year. disabled hunters (per Mobility-Impaired (D) We require a refuge hunt permit (C) All hunters with reservations and Certification in the State Hunting Rules (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— their hunting companions must check- and Information pamphlet). National Wildlife Refuge System). in at the Route 89 Hunter Check Station (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (E) We only allow hunting from legal area at least 1 hour before legal shooting hunting of Gambel’s quail and Eurasian starting time until 12 p.m. (noon). We time or forfeit their reservation. collared-dove on designated areas of the require hunters to check out no later (D) We allow motorless boats to hunt refuge subject to the following than 1 p.m., and return a completed waterfowl. We limit hunters to one boat conditions: Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form per reservation and one motor vehicle in (i) The conditions set forth at 3–2361). the hunt area per reservation. paragraphs (f)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this (F) We require hunters to stay in (E) We prohibit shooting from any section apply. designated hunting areas, unless dike or within 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) (ii) In the Rio Puerco Unit, legal actively pursuing downed or crippled of any dike or road, or from within 500 hunting hours will run from 1⁄2 hour birds. feet (152.4 m) of the Tschache Pool before legal sunrise to legal sunset. (ii) For hunting of rail, gallinule, observation tower. (iii) We allow falcons to hunt dove in snipe, and woodcock, we only allow (F) We require proof of successful the Rio Puerco Unit only. hunting east of Sour Springs Road from completion of the New York State (iv) We open to Eurasian collared- October 1 until the opening of regular waterfowl identification course, the dove hunting only during the State waterfowl season. Montezuma nonresident waterfowl

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identification course, or a suitable (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport System). We require hunters to possess nonresident State waterfowl fishing on designated areas of the refuge a signed refuge hunt permit at all times identification course. All hunters must subject to the following condition: while scouting and hunting on the show proof of successful course Anglers may fish in refuge-controlled refuge. completion each time they hunt, in waters of the Great South Bay from (ii) The condition set forth at addition to showing their valid State- boats only. paragraph (i)(1)(ii) of this section issued hunting license and signed (g) Shawangunk Grasslands National applies. Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (iii) We allow hunting from legal Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck (3) Big game hunting. We allow sunrise to legal sunset. Stamp). hunting of white-tailed deer on (iv) We prohibit the use of rifles. (ii) For Canada goose and snow goose designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting: the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer, bear, and (A) We allow hunting of Canada goose (i) Hunters must purchase a refuge wild turkey on designated areas of the during the New York State September hunt permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt refuge subject to the following (or ‘‘early’’) season and of snow goose Application—National Wildlife Refuge conditions: during portions of the New York State System). We require hunters to possess (i) The conditions set forth at snow goose season and portions of the a signed refuge hunt permit at all times paragraphs (i)(1)(ii) and (i)(2)(i) and (iii) period covered by the Light Goose while scouting and hunting on the of this section apply. (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. Conservation Order. refuge. (B) You must possess a valid daily (ii) You may take deer using archery We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an hunt permit card (Migratory Bird Hunt equipment only. organized or planned effort to pursue, Report, FWS Form 3–2361). We require (iii) We prohibit organized deer drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of you to complete and return the daily drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an any person(s) who is part of the hunt permit card by the end of the hunt organized or planned effort to pursue, organized or planned hunt and known day. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (2) [Reserved] cause deer to move in the direction of to be waiting for the deer. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (3) Big game hunting. We allow any person(s) who is part of the fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting of white-tailed deer and wild organized or planned hunt and known subject to the following conditions: turkey on designated areas of the refuge to be waiting for the deer. (i) We open Owens Station Crossing (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge 2 subject to the following conditions: for catch-and-release fishing only. (i) We close Esker Brook and South hours before legal shooting time and (ii) We allow fishing from 1⁄2 hour Spring Pool Trails to hunting before leave no later than 2 hours after legal before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal November 1 each year. We close shooting time. sunset. Wildlife Drive to hunting before (4) [Reserved] (iii) We prohibit the taking of December 1 each year. We open Seneca (h) Target Rock National Wildlife amphibians and reptiles (see § 27.21 of Trail and the Refuge Headquarters area Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] this chapter). during New York State’s late archery/ (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) We prohibit minnow/bait muzzleloader season only. We allow a fishing on designated areas of the refuge trapping. youth white-tailed deer hunt during the subject to the following condition: We (j) Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. State’s established youth white-tailed allow sport fishing in Huntington Bay (1)–(2) [Reserved] deer hunt each year. from the refuge shoreline when the (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) You must possess a valid daily refuge is open to visitors. hunting of white-tailed deer within Big/Upland Game Hunt permit card (i) Wallkill River National Wildlife designated areas of the refuge subject to (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the following conditions: National Wildlife Refuge System). We hunting. We allow hunting of migratory (i) We allow archery and shotgun require you to complete and return the birds on designated areas of the refuge hunting of white-tailed deer within daily hunt permit card by the end of the subject to the following conditions: portions of the refuge during specific hunt day. (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt days between October 1 and January 31. (iii) We allow white-tailed deer permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (ii) We require a permit (FWS Form hunters to be on the refuge during the Application—National Wildlife Refuge 3–2439, Hunt Application—National period that begins 2 hours before legal System). We require hunters to possess Wildlife Refuge System) for deer sunrise and ends 2 hours after legal a signed refuge hunt permit at all times hunting on the refuge. sunset. while scouting and hunting on the (iii) We prohibit organized deer (iv) We only allow turkey hunting refuge. drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an during the State fall and youth turkey (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge 2 organized or planned effort to pursue, seasons. hours before legal shooting time and drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (4) Sport fishing. We allow access for leave no later than 2 hours after legal cause deer to move in the direction of fishing from designated areas of the shooting time. any person(s) who is part of the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow organized or planned hunt and known (e) Oyster Bay National Wildlife hunting of rabbit/hare, gray/black/fox to be waiting for the deer. Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] squirrel, pheasant, bobwhite quail, (iv) Hunters assigned to Unit 5 must (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport ruffed grouse, crow, red/gray fox, hunt from portable tree stands and must fishing on designated areas of the refuge coyote, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, mink, direct aim away from a public road and/ subject to the following condition: weasel, and opossum on designated or dwelling. Anglers may fish from the refuge areas of the refuge subject to the (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on shoreline at Mill Pond from legal following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to sunrise to legal sunset. (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt the following conditions: (f) Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge. permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (i) We allow shore and boat fishing on (1)–(3) [Reserved] Application—National Wildlife Refuge the portion of the Carmans River

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between Sunrise and Montauk (iv) You must only take frogs by use hunting, each youth hunter must remain Highways. of frog gigs. within sight and normal voice contact of (ii) We allow only boat fishing from (b) Cedar Island National Wildlife an adult age 21 or older. An adult may Montauk Highway south to the mouth of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird directly supervise up to two youth the Carmans River. hunting. We allow hunting of tundra hunters. (iii) We prohibit spearfishing. swan, Canada and snow goose, brant, (4) [Reserved] (iv) We prohibit the taking of baitfish duck, teal, and coot on designated areas (d) Great Dismal Swamp National and frogs (see § 27.21 of this chapter). of the refuge subject to the following Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.65(e) for conditions: regulations. § 32.52 North Carolina. (i) We allow portable blinds. Hunters (e) Mackay Island National Wildlife The following refuge units are open must remove blinds, decoys, and other Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] for hunting and/or fishing as governed personal property from the refuge at the (3) Big game hunting. We allow by applicable Federal and State end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of hunting of deer on designated areas of regulations, and are listed in this chapter). the refuge subject to the following alphabetical order with additional (ii) Hunters/hunt parties must not conditions: refuge-specific regulations. hunt closer than 150 yards (135 meters) (i) We require a refuge deer hunting (a) Alligator River National Wildlife apart. permit (signed brochure) that hunters Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow hunters to enter and must sign and carry while hunting on hunting. We allow hunting of duck, remain in open hunting areas from 1 the refuge. goose, tundra swan, coot, mourning hour before legal shooting time until 1 (ii) We allow the use of shotguns, dove, snipe and woodcock on hour after legal shooting time. muzzleloading rifles/shotguns, pistols, designated areas of the refuge subject to (2)–(4) [Reserved] crossbows, and bows. We prohibit the the following conditions: (c) Currituck National Wildlife use of all other rifles. (i) We require all hunters to possess Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We allow access to hunting areas and carry a signed, self-service refuge hunting. We allow hunting of swan, from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. (iv) We prohibit carrying a loaded hunting regulations and permit (signed goose, duck, and coot on designated firearm on or within 50 feet (15 meters) brochure) while hunting on the refuge. areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We allow the use of dogs when of gravel roads. following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting in designated areas. (i) We require a North Carolina fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iii) We allow hunters to enter and Waterfowl Hunt Permit or a refuge hunt subject to the following conditions: remain in open hunting areas from 1 permit (signed brochure). You must (i) We allow fishing only from legal hour before legal shooting time until 1 carry a permit while hunting on the sunrise to legal sunset from March 15 hour after legal shooting time. refuge. through October 15, except that we (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) You must hunt from your assigned allow fishing along the Marsh Causeway hunting of quail, rabbit, squirrel, blind location. year-round. The 0.3 Mile Loop Trail and 1 opossum, and raccoon on designated (iii) We allow hunting from ⁄2 hour the terminus of the canal immediately areas of the refuge subject to the before legal sunrise to 4:20 p.m. (as adjacent to the Visitor Center are open following conditions: governed by County regulations). year-round, but we close them during (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) We allow hunters to access the the refuge permit deer hunts. 1 paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this refuge 1 ⁄2 hours before legal shooting (ii) Anglers must attend all fishing section apply. time until 1 hour after legal shooting lines. (ii) We only allow dog training during time. (f) Mattamuskeet National Wildlife the corresponding hunt season. (2) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iii) We require a Special Use Permit (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow the hunting of tundra (FWS Form 3–1383–G) to hunt raccoon hunting of deer and feral hog on limited swan, goose, duck, and coot on or opossum from 1⁄2 hour after legal dates on designated areas of the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to sunset until 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise. subject to the following conditions: the following conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We require a refuge hunting permit (i) We require refuge-issued permits hunting of white-tailed deer on (signed brochure) that hunters must sign (name and address) that you must designated areas of the refuge subject to and carry while hunting on the refuge. validate at the refuge headquarters, sign, the following conditions: (ii) We allow the use of shotguns, and possess while hunting. (i) The conditions set forth at muzzleloading rifles/shotguns, and (ii) Refuge personnel will assign you paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) and bows in designated units. We prohibit to a hunting blind. You must hunt from (a)(2)(ii) of this section apply. the use of all other rifles and crossbows. your assigned blind. (ii) Unarmed hunters may walk to (iii) We allow hunters on the refuge (iii) Hunters may only shoot crippled retrieve stray dogs from closed areas and from 1 hour before legal sunrise to 1 waterfowl from outside the assigned ‘‘no dog hunting’’ areas. hour after legal sunset. blind. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) We allow the use of portable tree (iv) Hunters may use decoys, but you fishing and frogging on designated areas stands, but hunters must remove them must remove them from the refuge at the of the refuge subject to the following from the refuge at the end of each day’s end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of conditions: hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). this chapter). (i) We allow only fishing from legal (v) Hunters may access the refuge by (v) All waterfowl hunters must check sunrise to legal sunset. foot, boat, and/or vehicle, but we out at the assigned station prior to (ii) We only allow pole and line, rod prohibit hunting from a boat or vehicle. leaving the refuge. and reel, or cast net. (vi) Each youth hunter, age 15 and (vi) Shooting hours are from 1⁄2 hour (iii) We require a Special Use Permit younger, must have successfully before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). (FWS Form 3–1383–G) for fishing or completed a State-approved hunter Hunting hours on the first day of the frogging between legal sunset and legal safety course, and must possess and youth hunt are from 1 p.m. until legal sunrise. carry proof of certification. While sunset.

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(vii) We allow the use of dogs when (C) The Outfall Canal water control designated dates and areas of the refuge hunting. structure; subject to the following conditions: (viii) We allow the taking of only (D) The Central Canal bridge on (i) The conditions set forth at Canada goose during the State Wildlife Drive; and paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (iii) of this September Canada goose season subject (E) Along the west main and east section apply (with the following to the following conditions: main canal between the Entrance Road exception to the condition at paragraph (A) We allow hunting Monday metal bridge and Number One East (h)(1)(ii): Each adult may supervise no through Saturday during the State Canal as posted. more than one youth hunter). season. (ii) We prohibit herring dipping. (ii) We require each person (B) The hunter must possess and carry (iii) We allow crabbing subject to the participating in a muzzleloader or a validated refuge permit (name and following conditions: firearms quota hunt to possess a address) while hunting. (A) We allow only five handlines and nontransferable refuge quota hunt (2) [Reserved] hand-activated traps per person. Owners permit. You may apply for quota hunt (3) Big game hunting. We allow the must be in attendance, and must remove permits by submitting a completed hunt hunting of white-tailed deer on all handlines and traps daily (see application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt designated areas of the refuge subject to §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). Application—National Wildlife Refuge the following conditions: (B) We prohibit crab pots. System) available at the refuge office. (i) The hunter must possess and carry (C) You may only take or possess 12 (iii) During big game hunts, we a signed, validated refuge permit (name crabs per person per day. prohibit hunters from entering the and address) and a State-issued lottery (g) Pea Island National Wildlife refuge earlier than 4 a.m., and they must permit while hunting. Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] leave the refuge no later than 2 hours (ii) Hunters may take one antlered (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport after legal sunset. deer and one antlerless deer per day, or fishing and crabbing on designated areas (iv) Youth quota hunts are for hunters two antlerless deer per day. of the refuge subject to the following ages 10 through 17. (iii) Hunters may take deer with condition: We require all recreational (v) During refuge firearms deer hunts, shotgun, bow and arrow, crossbow, or nighttime surf anglers to possess and all participants must wear at least 500 muzzleloading rifle/shotgun. carry a signed, self-service refuge square inches (3,250 square centimeters) (iv) We allow hunters on the refuge nighttime surf fishing permit (signed from 1 hour before legal shooting time of unbroken, fluorescent-orange material brochure) while fishing on the refuge until 1 hour after legal shooting time. above the waist as an outer garment between 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset and while hunting and while en route to and (v) Hunters can use boats to access 1 hunt areas, but we prohibit hunting ⁄2 hour before legal sunrise. from hunting areas. (h) Pee Dee National Wildlife from a boat. (vi) We prohibit organized deer (vi) We allow the use of only portable Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an blinds and deer stands. Blinds must hunting. We allow hunting of dove on organized or planned effort to pursue, display hunter orange that is visible designated dates and areas of the refuge drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or from all directions. Hunters with a valid subject to the following conditions: cause deer to move in the direction of permit (name and address) may erect (i) We require all hunters to possess any person(s) who is part of the one portable blind or stand the day and carry a signed refuge general hunt organized or planned hunt and known before the start of their hunt and must permit (signed brochure) and to be waiting for the deer. remove it at the end of the second day government-issued picture (vii) We prohibit placing a tree stand of that 2-day hunt (see § 27.93 of this identification while in the field. on the refuge more than 4 days prior to chapter). Any stands or blinds left (ii) Validly licensed adults, age 21 or the opening day of the deer hunt in overnight on the refuge must have a tag older, holding applicable permits must which hunters will be participating, with the hunter’s State hunting license accompany and supervise, remaining in except for participants of the youth deer number. sight and voice contact at all times, any hunt, who may place tree stands no (vii) Hunters must wear a minimum of youth hunters (age 18 and younger). more than 7 days prior to the hunt day. 500 square inches (3,250 square Each adult may supervise no more than Archery hunters must remove their tree centimeters) of hunter-orange material two youth hunters. Youth hunters must stands by the last day of that hunt (see above the waist that is visible from all possess and carry evidence of successful § 27.93 of this chapter). Muzzleloader directions. completion of a State-approved hunter and firearms hunters must remove their (viii) An adult may only supervise education course. tree stands by the day after the last day one youth hunter. The youth hunter (iii) We prohibit hunting on Sundays. of that hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). must be within sight and normal voice (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (viii) You must check all deer taken contact of the adult. hunting of quail, rabbit, squirrel, on the refuge at the refuge check station (ix) We allow the use of only raccoon, and opossum on designated on the date of take prior to removing the biodegradable-type flagging. dates and areas of the refuge subject to animal from the refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the following conditions: (ix) During refuge muzzleloader and fishing and crabbing on designated areas (i) The conditions set forth at firearms deer hunts, we prohibit all of the refuge subject to the following paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (iii) of this other public use in refuge hunting areas. conditions: section apply (with the following (x) We prohibit big game hunting (i) We are open to sport fishing, bow exception to the condition at paragraph within 100 feet (30 meters) of any fishing, and crabbing from March 1 (h)(1)(ii): Each adult may supervise no vehicle or road open to vehicle traffic. through October 31, from 1⁄2 hour before more than one youth hunter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal (ii) We require the use of dogs on fishing on designated dates and areas of sunset, except that we allow bank raccoon/opossum hunts. All dogs must the refuge subject to the following fishing and crabbing year-round from: wear a collar displaying the owner’s conditions: (A) State Route 94 (24 hours a day); contact information. (i) We require all anglers to possess (B) The north bridge and south of the (3) Big game hunting. We allow and carry a signed refuge sport fishing north bridge at Lake Landing; hunting of white-tailed deer on permit (signed brochure) and

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government-issued picture during those times when the area is (ii) We allow fishing only from 1⁄2 identification while fishing in refuge open to hunting of other game animals hour before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour waters. with firearms. after legal sunset. (ii) We prohibit possession or use of (iii) We prohibit the hunting of (j) Roanoke River National Wildlife trotlines, set hooks, gigs, jug lines, raccoon and opossum during, 5 days Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird limblines, snagging devices, nets, before, and 5 days after the State bear hunting. We allow hunting of duck and seines, fish traps, or other special seasons. Outside of these periods, we coot on designated areas of the refuge. devices. allow the hunting of raccoon and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife opossum at night but only while hunting of squirrel, raccoon, and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird possessing a General Special Use opossum on designated areas of the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, Application and Permit (FWS Form 3– refuge. goose, swan, dove, woodcock, rail, and 1383–G). (3) Big game hunting. We allow snipe on designated areas of the refuge (iv) We prohibit the use of rifles, other hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey subject to the following conditions: than .22-caliber rimfire rifles for on designated areas of the refuge. (i) We require consent from refuge hunting, and we prohibit the use of (4) [Reserved] personnel to enter and retrieve legally pistols for hunting. (k) Swanquarter National Wildlife taken game animals from closed areas, (v) We allow the use of dogs for Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird including ‘‘No Hunting Zones.’’ pointing and retrieving upland game hunting. We allow the hunting of tundra (ii) We require all hunters and anglers and for chasing rabbit (but not fox). We swan, goose, brant, duck, teal, and coot to possess and carry a signed, self- prohibit possession of buckshot or slugs on designated areas of the refuge subject service refuge hunting/fishing permit while hunting with dogs. to the following conditions: (signed brochure) while hunting and (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow portable blinds. You fishing on the refuge. We require all hunting of deer, turkey, and feral hog on must remove blinds, decoys, and other hunters age 16 and older to purchase designated areas of the refuge subject to personal property at the end of each and carry a special refuge recreational the following conditions: day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). activity permit (name/address/phone (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) We prohibit hunters/hunt parties number). paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (iv) of this from hunting closer than 150 yards (135 (iii) We allow hunters to enter and section apply. meters) apart. remain in hunting areas from 2 hours (ii) You may hunt turkey only if you (iii) We allow hunters to enter and before legal sunrise until 2 hours after carry a valid permit (General Activities remain in open hunting areas from 1 legal sunset when we allow hunting in Special Use Permit Application, FWS hour before legal shooting time until 1 those areas. Form 3–1383–G). These permits are hour after legal shooting time. (iv) We allow the use of all-terrain valid only for the dates and areas shown (2)–(4) [Reserved] vehicles (ATVs) only on designated on the permit. You may possess only ATV roads (see § 27.31 of this chapter) approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) § 32.53 North Dakota. and only to transport hunters and their while hunting turkeys west of Evans The following refuge units are open equipment to hunt and scout. We allow Road and on the Pungo Unit. for hunting and/or fishing as governed hunting from ATVs while on these (iii) We prohibit the use of rifles and by applicable Federal and State designated ATV roads when they are pistols. regulations, and are listed in stationary and the engine is turned off. (iv) We allow deer hunting on the alphabetical order with additional We allow ATV use only on the ATV Pungo Unit only through the end of refuge-specific regulations. roads at the following times: October each season, except that we (a) Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge. (A) When we open the ATV road and allow deer hunting with archery (1)–(3) [Reserved] surrounding area to hunting; equipment on the Pungo Unit through (4) Sport fishing. We allow shore (B) One week prior to the ATV road the end of November. fishing and ice fishing on designated and surrounding area opening to (v) We allow hunters to take feral hogs areas of the refuge subject to the hunting; and in any area that is open to hunting deer following condition: We allow vehicles (C) On Sundays, when we open the using only those weapons authorized for and fish houses on the ice as conditions ATV road and surrounding area for taking deer. On the Frying Pan tracts, allow. hunting the following Monday. we also allow hunters to take feral hogs, (b) Arrowwood National Wildlife (v) We allow the use of biodegradable- using only those weapons authorized for Refuge. (1) [Reserved] type flagging. taking deer, whenever we open those (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vi) We allow the use of only portable tracts to hunting any game species with hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed blinds and temporary blinds firearms. grouse, partridge, cottontail rabbit, and constructed of natural materials. You (vi) We allow the use of only portable fox on designated areas of the refuge must remove portable blinds at the end deer stands (tree climbers, ladders, subject to the following conditions: of each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). tripods, etc.).We require that you (i) We allow hunting of upland game (vii) We allow the use of dogs to point remove all stands, blinds, and other birds on the day following the close of and retrieve migratory game birds. personal property at the end of each day the State firearm deer season through (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (see § 27.93 of this chapter). the end of the regular upland bird hunting of quail, squirrel, raccoon, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport season. opossum, rabbit, beaver, nutria, and fox fishing on designated areas of the refuge (ii) We allow hunting of cottontail on designated areas of the refuge subject subject to the following conditions: rabbit and fox on the day following the to the following conditions: (i) We allow fishing in Pungo Lake close of the State firearm deer season (i) The conditions set forth at and New Lake only from March 1 through March 31. paragraphs (i)(1)(i) through (iv) of this through October 31, except that we (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer section apply. close Pungo Lake and the entire Pungo hunting on designated areas of the (ii) We only allow the taking of beaver Unit to fishing during the limited big refuge subject to the following and nutria with firearms and only game hunts. conditions:

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(i) We prohibit entering the refuge (i) We open to upland game hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow before legal shooting hours on the annually on the day following the close upland game hunting on designated opening day of firearms deer season. We of the regular deer gun season, and we areas of the district. require all hunters to be off the refuge close as governed by the State season. (3) Big game hunting. We allow big 11⁄2 hours after legal sunset. (ii) We allow game retrieval without game hunting on designated areas of the (ii) We allow deer hunting on the a firearm up to 100 yards (90 meters) district. refuge during the State youth deer inside the refuge boundary fence and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport season. closed areas of the refuge. Retrieval time fishing on designated areas of the (iii) After harvesting a deer, firearm may not exceed 10 minutes. You may district subject to the following deer hunters must wear blaze orange on use dogs to assist in retrieval. condition: You must remove boats, the refuge. (3) Big game hunting. We allow motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (iv) We allow access by foot travel hunting of white-tailed and mule deer other personal property (excluding ice only. You may use a vehicle on on designated areas of the refuge subject houses) by the end of each day’s fishing designated refuge roads and trails to to the following conditions: activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this retrieve deer during the following times (i) We close the refuge to hunting chapter). only: 9:30 to 10 a.m.; 1:30 to 2 p.m.; and during the State’s special youth deer (h) Crosby Wetland Management 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset for 1 hour. hunting season. District—(1) Migratory game bird (v) We allow temporary tree stands, (ii) Hunters may use designated refuge hunting. We allow migratory game bird blinds, and game cameras for daily use; roads to retrieve downed deer. hunting on designated areas of the you must remove them by the end of (iii) We allow only portable tree district subject to the following each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this stands. You must remove all tree stands condition: You must remove boats, chapter). at the end of each day’s hunt (see decoys, portable blinds, other personal (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). property, and any materials brought fishing on designated areas of the refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow ice fishing onto the area for blind construction by subject to the following conditions: on designated areas of the refuge. the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (i) We allow boats at idle speed only (e) Audubon Wetland Management and 27.94 of this chapter). on Arrowwood Lake and Jim Lake from District—(1) Migratory game bird (2) Upland game hunting. We allow May 1 to September 30 of each year. hunting. We allow migratory game bird upland game hunting on designated (ii) We allow ice fishing and dark hunting on designated areas of the areas of the district. house spearfishing. We allow district subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow big snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles condition: You must remove boats, game hunting on designated areas of the (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), decoys, portable blinds, other personal district. motor vehicles, and fish houses on the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport property, and any materials brought ice as conditions allow. fishing on designated areas of the onto the area for blind construction by (iii) You may use and leave fish district subject to the following the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 houses on the ice overnight until March condition: You must remove boats, and 27.94 of this chapter). 15. motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (c) Arrowwood Wetland Management other personal property (excluding ice upland game hunting on designated District—(1) Migratory game bird houses) by the end of each day’s fishing areas of the district. hunting. We allow migratory game bird activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunting on designated areas of the chapter). district subject to the following game hunting on designated areas of the (i) Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge. condition: You must remove boats, district. (1) [Reserved] decoys, portable blinds, other personal (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (2) Upland game hunting. We allow property, and any materials brought fishing on designated areas of the hunting of sharp-tailed grouse, onto the area for blind construction at district subject to the following Hungarian partridge, turkey, and ring- the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 condition: You must remove boats, necked pheasant on designated areas of and 27.94 of this chapter). motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and the refuge subject to the following (2) Upland game hunting. We allow other personal property (excluding ice conditions: upland game hunting on designated houses) by the end of each day’s fishing (i) We open for upland game bird areas of the district. activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this hunting on the day following the close (3) Big game hunting. We allow big chapter). of the regular deer gun season through game hunting on designated areas of the (f) Chase Lake National Wildlife the end of the State season. district. Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (ii) We allow the use of hunting dogs (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer for retrieval of upland game. fishing on designated areas of the hunting on designated areas of the (iii) We allow fox hunting from the district subject to the following refuge. day following the regular firearm deer condition: You must remove boats, (4) [Reserved] season until March 31. motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (g) Chase Lake Wetland Management (iv) We prohibit accessing refuge other personal property (excluding ice District—(1) Migratory game bird lands from refuge waters. houses) by legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 and hunting. We allow migratory game bird (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer 27.94 of this chapter). hunting on designated areas of the and moose hunting on designated areas (d) Audubon National Wildlife district subject to the following of the refuge subject to the following Refuge. (1) [Reserved] conditions: You must remove boats, conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow decoys, portable blinds, other personal (i) We only allow the use of portable hunting of ring-necked pheasant, gray property, and any materials brought tree stands and ground blinds. We partridge, and sharp-tailed grouse on onto the area for blind construction by prohibit leaving stands and blinds designated areas of the refuge subject to the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 overnight on the refuge (see § 27.93 of the following conditions: and 27.94 of this chapter). this chapter).

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(ii) We prohibit entry to the refuge regular firearm deer season. Fox hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow before 12 p.m. (noon) on the first day of on the refuge closes March 31. upland game hunting on designated the respective bow, gun, or (iii) Hunters may possess only areas of the district. muzzleloader deer hunting seasons. approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (iii) The condition set forth at for all upland game hunting, including game hunting on designated areas of the paragraph (i)(2)(iv) of this section turkey. district. applies. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) [Reserved] hunting of deer and moose on fishing on designated areas of the (j) Devils Lake Wetland Management designated areas of the refuge subject to district subject to the following District—(1) Migratory game bird the following conditions: condition: You must remove boats, hunting. We allow migratory game bird (i) You must possess and carry a motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and hunting on designated areas of the refuge permit to hunt antlered deer on other personal property (excluding ice district subject to the following the refuge outside the nine public houses) by the end of each day’s fishing condition: You must remove boats, hunting areas during the regular activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this decoys, portable blinds, other personal firearms season. chapter). property, and any materials brought (ii) We prohibit entry to the refuge (n) Lake Alice National Wildlife onto the area for blind construction by before 12 p.m. (noon) on the first day of Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow migratory game bird the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 the respective bow, gun, or hunting on designated areas of the and 27.94 of this chapter). muzzleloader deer hunting seasons. You refuge subject to the following (2) Upland game hunting. We allow may access refuge roads open to the public before 12 p.m. (noon). conditions: upland game hunting on designated (i) We allow motorized boats only areas of the district subject to the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge during the migratory game bird hunting following condition: You must remove season; however, motors must not boats, decoys, portable blinds, other subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow boat fishing from May 1 exceed 10 horsepower. personal property, and any materials through September 30. (ii) You must remove all boats, brought onto the area for blind (ii) We allow ice fishing and dark decoys, portable blinds, other personal construction by the end of each day’s house spearfishing. We allow property, and any materials brought hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles onto the refuge for blind construction by chapter). (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (3) Big game hunting. We allow big motor vehicles, and fish houses on the and 27.94 of this chapter). game hunting on designated areas of the ice as conditions allow. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow district subject to the following (l) J. Clark Salyer Wetland hunting of ring-necked pheasants, condition: You must remove boats, Management District—(1) Migratory sharp-tailed grouse, gray partridge, decoys, portable blinds, other personal game bird hunting. We allow migratory cottontail rabbit, jackrabbit, snowshoe property, and any materials brought game bird hunting on designated areas hare, and fox on designated areas of the onto the area for blind construction by of the district subject to the following refuge. the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 condition: You must remove boats, (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer and 27.94 of this chapter). decoys, portable blinds, other personal and fox hunting on designated areas of (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport property, and any materials brought the refuge subject to the following fishing on designated areas of the onto the area for blind construction by conditions: district subject to the following the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (i) We prohibit trapping. condition: You must remove boats, and 27.94 of this chapter). (ii) We allow portable tree stands. motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Hunters must remove tree stands from other personal property (excluding ice upland game hunting on designated the refuge by the end of each day’s hunt houses) by the end of each day’s fishing areas of the district. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (4) Sport fishing. We allow ice fishing chapter). game hunting on designated areas of the on designated areas of the refuge subject (k) J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife district. to the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We allow vehicles and fish houses hunting. We allow hunting of goose, fishing on designated areas of the on the ice as conditions allow. (ii) We allow public access for ice duck, and coot on designated areas of district subject to the following the refuge subject to the following fishing from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. condition: You must remove boats, (iii) You must remove ice fishing condition: We allow the use of dogs for motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and shelters and personal property from the hunting and retrieving game birds. other personal property (excluding ice refuge by 10 p.m. each day (see §§ 27.93 (2) Upland game hunting. We allow houses) by the end of each day’s fishing and 27.94 of this chapter). hunting of ruffed and sharp-tailed activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (o) Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge. grouse, Hungarian partridge, turkey, chapter). (1)–(3) [Reserved] ring-necked pheasant, and fox on (m) Kulm Wetland Management (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport designated areas of the refuge subject to District—(1) Migratory game bird fishing on designated areas of the refuge the following conditions: hunting. We allow migratory game bird subject to the following conditions: (i) We open to hunting for sharp- hunting on designated areas of the (i) We open the lake to fishing from tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge, and district subject to the following 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. year round. ring-necked pheasant north of the condition: You must remove boats, (ii) We open the refuge to ice fishing Willow-Upham road on the day decoys, portable blinds, other personal from October 1 through March 31. following the close of the regular property, and any materials brought (p) Lake Nettie National Wildlife firearm deer season. onto the area for blind construction by Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (ii) We open the refuge to fox hunting the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (3) Big game hunting. We allow on the day following the close of the and 27.94 of this chapter). hunting of white-tailed and mule deer

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on designated areas of the refuge subject (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport subject to the following condition: We to the following conditions: fishing on designated areas of the allow vehicles and fish houses on the (i) We allow only portable tree stands. district subject to the following ice as conditions allow. (ii) Hunters must remove tree stands condition: You must remove boats, (y) Slade National Wildlife Refuge. from the refuge at the end of each day’s motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (1)–(2) [Reserved] hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). other personal property (excluding ice (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) [Reserved] houses) by the end of each day’s fishing hunting of deer on designated areas of (q) Lake Zahl National Wildlife activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this the refuge. Refuge. (1) [Reserved] chapter). (4) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (t) Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge. (z) Stewart Lake National Wildlife hunting of sharp-tailed grouse, (1) [Reserved] Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] Hungarian partridge, and ring-necked (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow ice or pheasant on designated areas of the hunting of sharp-tailed grouse, shore fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following Hungarian partridge, and ring-necked refuge. conditions: pheasant on designated areas of the (aa) Tewaukon National Wildlife (i) We open to upland game bird refuge subject to the following Refuge. (1) [Reserved] hunting on the day following the close condition: We allow the use of dogs to (2) Upland game hunting. We allow of the regular deer gun season through retrieve upland game. ring-necked pheasant hunting on the end of the State season. (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We allow the use of hunting dogs and moose hunting on designated areas the following condition: We open for to retrieve upland game. upland game hunting on the first (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit entry to the Monday following the close of the State hunting on designated areas of the deer gun season through the close of the refuge subject to the following refuge before 12 p.m. (noon) on the first day of the respective archery, gun, or State pheasant season. conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer (i) You may only use portable tree muzzleloader deer hunting season. hunting on designated areas of the stands and ground blinds. We prohibit (4) [Reserved] refuge subject to the following leaving stands and blinds overnight (see (u) Lostwood Wetland Management conditions: § 27.93 of this chapter). District—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We allow deer bow hunting on (ii) We prohibit entry to the refuge hunting. We allow migratory game bird designated areas of the refuge as before 12 p.m. (noon) on the first day of hunting on designated areas of the the respective archery, gun, or district subject to the following governed by State regulations. (ii) The deer bow hunting season muzzleloader deer hunting season. condition: You must remove boats, (4) [Reserved] decoys, portable blinds, other personal closes September 30, reopens the Friday (r) Long Lake National Wildlife property, and any materials brought following the close of the State gun deer Refuge. (1) [Reserved] onto the area for blind construction by season, and continues through the end (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 of the State archery deer season. hunting of ring-necked pheasant, sharp- and 27.94 of this chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport tailed grouse, and grey partridge on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the designated areas of the refuge subject to upland game hunting on designated refuge. the following condition: We open to areas of the district. (bb) Tewaukon Wetland Management upland game bird hunting annually on (3) Big game hunting. We allow big District—(1) Migratory game bird the day following the close of the game hunting on designated areas of the hunting. We allow migratory game bird firearm deer season through the close of district. hunting on designated areas of the the State season. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport district subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the condition: You must remove boats, hunting of deer on designated areas of district subject to the following decoys, portable blinds, other personal the refuge. condition: You must remove boats, property, and any materials brought (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and onto the area for blind construction by fishing on designated areas of the refuge other personal property (excluding ice the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 subject to the following condition: We houses) by the end of each day’s fishing and 27.94 of this chapter). only allow fishing from legal sunrise to activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (2) Upland game hunting. We allow legal sunset. chapter). upland game hunting on designated (s) Long Lake Wetland Management (v) Rose Lake National Wildlife areas of the district. District—(1) Migratory game bird Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (3) Big game hunting. We allow big hunting. We allow migratory game bird (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport game hunting on designated areas of the hunting on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the refuge district. district subject to the following subject to the following condition: We (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport condition: You must remove boats, allow vehicles and fish houses on the fishing on designated areas of the decoys, portable blinds, other personal ice as conditions allow. district subject to the following property, and any materials brought (w) Sibley Lake National Wildlife condition: You must remove boats, onto the area for blind construction by Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (3) Big game hunting. We allow other personal property (excluding ice and 27.94 of this chapter). hunting of white-tailed deer on houses) by the end of each day (see (2) Upland game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge. §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). upland game hunting on designated (4) [Reserved] (cc) Upper Souris National Wildlife areas of the district. (x) Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved] (3) Big game hunting. We allow big Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (2) Upland game hunting. We allow game hunting on designated areas of the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of wild turkey, sharp-tailed district. fishing on designated areas of the refuge grouse, Hungarian partridge, and

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pheasant on designated areas of the (3) Big game hunting. We allow white- (ii) We prohibit the use of buckshot refuge subject to the following tailed deer hunting on designated areas for any hunting on the refuge. conditions: of the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow the use of dogs for conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and wild hunting and retrieving of upland game (i) You must possess and carry a turkey on designated areas of the refuge birds with the exception of wild turkey. State-issued permit. All hunters must subject to the following conditions: (ii) We allow hunters on the refuge check in and out at the refuge check (i) On controlled deer hunt units, we from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. station. We require hunters to check out allow hunting of white-tailed deer only (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer with the State-issued Harvest Card no as governed by State regulations and and moose hunting on designated areas later than 2 hours after the conclusion subject to the following conditions: of the refuge subject to the following of their controlled hunt. (A) We require hunters to possess and conditions: (ii) We prohibit hunting or shooting carry a State-issued permit. You must (i) We only allow the use of portable within 150 feet (45.7 meters) of any check in and out at the refuge check tree stands and ground blinds. You must structure, building, or parking lot. station using the State-issued Harvest remove stands and blinds from the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Card no later than 2 hours after the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see fishing on designated areas of the refuge conclusion of your hunt. § 27.93 of this chapter). subject to the following conditions: (B) We prohibit hunting or shooting (ii) The condition set forth at (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise within 150 feet (45.7 meters) of any paragraph (cc)(2)(ii) of this section to legal sunset. structure, building, or parking lot. applies. (ii) We prohibit the taking of turtle, (ii) We allow hunting of white-tailed (iii) We prohibit entry to the refuge frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, and deer and turkey on designated public before 12 p.m. (noon) on the first day of mussel (clam) species by any method on hunting units of the refuge as governed the respective bow, gun, or the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). by State regulations and subject to the muzzleloader deer hunting seasons. (iii) You must remove all boats, ice following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing structures, devices, and personal (A) The conditions set forth at fishing on designated areas of the refuge property from the refuge each day (see paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) and (b)(2)(ii) of subject to the following conditions: § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) We allow the use of fishing boats, this section apply. (b) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge— (B) We allow only portable deer canoes, kayaks, and float tubes in (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We stands for hunting. We allow only one designated boat fishing areas from Lake allow hunting of duck, goose, rail, tree stand per hunter per refuge unit. Darling Dam north to State Highway 28 gallinule, coot, dove, woodcock, and (Greene) crossing for fishing from May We allow placement of tree stands after snipe on designated areas of the refuge 1 through September 30. September 1, and require hunters to (ii) We allow fishing from subject to the following conditions: remove tree stands by March 1 of each nonmotorized vessels only on the (i) On controlled waterfowl hunt year (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We Beaver Lodge Canoe Trail from May 1 units, we allow hunting of goose, duck, require deer stands to be labeled with through September 30. and coot as governed by with State the hunter’s Ohio customer (iii) We allow boating and fishing regulations and subject to the following identification number, which is on the from vessels on the Souris River from conditions: hunting license. Mouse River Park to the north boundary (A) You must stop hunting at 12 p.m. (C) For hunting, you may use or of the refuge from May 1 through (noon) each day. possess only approved nontoxic shot September 30. (B) You may possess no more than 25 shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the field, (iv) We allow snowmobiles, all-terrain shot shells. including shot shells used for hunting vehicles (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles (ii) On public hunting units, we allow wild turkey. (UTVs), motor vehicles, and fish houses hunting of duck, goose, rail, gallinule, (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on the ice as conditions allow from Lake coot, dove, woodcock, and snipe subject fishing on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: Darling Dam north to Carter Dam (Dam 1 41) for ice fishing. (A) We allow refuge access from 1 ⁄2 (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise (v) We allow you to place fish houses hours prior to the State-listed morning to legal sunset. overnight on the ice of Lake Darling as shooting time and 1 hour after the State- (ii) We prohibit the taking of any governed by State regulations. listed evening shooting time. turtle, frog, leech, minnow, crayfish, (vi) We allow anglers to place portable (B) We allow the use of dogs when and mussel (clam) species by any fish houses on the Souris River north of hunting, provided the dog is under the method on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this Carter Dam (Dam 41) and south of Lake immediate control of the hunter at all chapter). Darling Dam for ice fishing, but anglers times. (iii) You must remove all boats, ice must remove the fish houses from the (C) We allow nonmotorized boats in fishing structures, devices, and personal refuge at the end of each day’s fishing areas open to waterfowl hunting during property from the refuge each day (see activity (see § 27.93 of this chapter). the waterfowl hunting seasons with the § 27.93 of this chapter). (vii) We allow anglers on the refuge following exception: We allow § 32.55 Oklahoma. from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. motorized boats in the Metzger Marsh and Two Rivers units. The following refuge units are open § 32.54 Ohio. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow for hunting and/or fishing as governed The following refuge units are open hunting of pheasant, squirrel, rabbit, by applicable Federal and State for hunting and/or fishing as governed fox, raccoon, skunk, opossum, regulations, and are listed in by applicable Federal and State groundhog, and coyote on designated alphabetical order with additional regulations, and are listed in areas of the refuge subject to the refuge-specific regulations. alphabetical order with additional following conditions: (a) Deep Fork National Wildlife refuge-specific regulations. (i) The conditions set forth at Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (a) Cedar Point National Wildlife paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) and (B) of this hunting. We allow hunting of duck, Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] section apply. dark geese, merganser, and coot on

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designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) We allow the use of trotlines, season on the Monday after the last the following conditions: juglines, limblines, and yo-yos only in refuge controlled deer hunt through (i) You must possess and carry a the Deep Fork River; we prohibit their January 15. signed refuge hunt tearsheet (signed use in any other areas on the refuge. (iv) We open the turkey gun season brochure). (b) Little River National Wildlife during the month of April. Hunters (ii) We allow waterfowl hunting on Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird must pay a fee and obtain a controlled Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and hunting. We allow hunting of duck on hunt permit through the State. Mondays, from 1⁄2 hour before legal designated areas of the refuge subject to (v) Shotgun hunters may only possess sunrise until 1 p.m. the following conditions: approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) (iii) You may only use portable blinds (i) You may only use portable blinds. while in the field while hunting turkey. or blinds constructed of natural dead You must remove blinds, decoys, and (vi) You may hunt feral hog during vegetation. You must remove blinds, all personal equipment from the refuge any established refuge hunting season. decoys, stands, and all personal at the end of each day’s hunt (see Refuge signed tearsheet (signed equipment at the end of each day’s hunt §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). brochure) and legal weapons apply for (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (ii) You may hunt from 1⁄2 hour before the current hunting season. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon) each (vii) Hunters may only hunt big game hunting of fox and gray squirrel, swamp day. during designated refuge seasons. and cottontail rabbit, and raccoon on (iii) You must possess and carry a (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport designated areas of the refuge subject to signed refuge tearsheet (signed fishing on designated areas of the the following conditions: brochure) while hunting. refuge. (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) We close the refuge to duck (c) Optima National Wildlife Refuge— paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iii) of this hunting during controlled deer hunts. (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We section apply. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow allow hunting of mourning dove on (ii) We allow shotguns, .22- and .17- hunting of gray and fox squirrel, eastern designated areas of the refuge. caliber rimfire rifles, and pistols for cottontail and swamp rabbit, beaver, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow rabbit and squirrel hunting. coyote, and raccoon on designated areas hunting of ring-necked pheasant, (iii) For raccoon hunting only, we of the refuge subject to the following bobwhite and scaled quail, cottontail allow hunting from legal sunset to legal conditions: rabbit, and jackrabbit on the refuge sunrise only. (i) We open squirrel season from May subject to the following condition: We (iv) We allow the use of dogs when 15 through the Friday before the State allow only shotguns for upland game hunting squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon. deer muzzleloader season. We reopen hunting. (3) Big game hunting. We allow squirrel season on the Monday after the (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, wild last refuge controlled deer hunt through hunting of white-tailed deer, mule deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated January 31. and turkey on the refuge subject to the areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We open rabbit season from following conditions: (i) We allow archery and shotguns following conditions: October 1 through the Friday before the (i) You must possess and carry a during spring turkey season. State deer muzzleloader season. We (ii) We allow only archery hunting signed refuge tearsheet (signed reopen rabbit season on the Monday during fall seasons. brochure) for the archery deer hunt. after the last refuge controlled deer hunt (4) [Reserved] Hunters must turn in a Big Game through January 31. (d) Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Harvest Report (FWS Form 3–2359) by (iii) You may take take beaver, Refuge. (1) [Reserved] December 31 annually. Failure to raccoon, and coyote as incidental take to (2) Upland game hunting. We allow submit the report will render the hunter any daytime established refuge hunt hunting of cottontail rabbit and gray and ineligible for the next year’s limited with legal weapons and a signed hunt fox squirrel on designated areas of the season archery deer hunt. tearsheet for the current hunt season. refuge subject to the following (ii) We will offer a limited season (iv) Hunters may only hunt upland conditions: archery deer hunt following the game during designated refuge seasons. (i) You must possess and carry a controlled deer hunt. (v) We allow the use of dogs when signed refuge tearsheet (signed (iii) You may hunt feral hog during hunting squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon. brochure). any established refuge hunting season. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We prohibit falconry. (iv) Hunters may place no more than hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and (iii) The only allowed methods of take one stand on the refuge. You may place feral hog on designated areas of the are shotguns, .17 or .22 rimfire rifle, and stands starting on the day the hunt refuge subject to the following archery equipment as governed by State begins. You must remove stands the day conditions: regulations. the hunt ends (see § 27.93 of this (i) We open the deer archery season (3) Big game hunting. We allow chapter). from October 1 through the Friday hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport before the State deer muzzleloader hogs on designated portions of the fishing in designated areas of the refuge season. We reopen deer season on the refuge subject to the following subject to the following conditions: Monday after the last refuge controlled conditions: (i) We allow year-round fishing on the deer hunt through January 15. (i) The condition set forth at Deep Fork River and at the Montezuma (ii) We open the deer gun season paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section Creek Fishing Area. We allow fishing on during the months of October and applies. all other sloughs, farm ponds, and November. Hunters must pay a fee and (ii) We only allow the use of archery impoundments not connected to the obtain a controlled hunt permit through equipment. River from March 1 through October 31. the State. (iii) We allow the use of portable deer (ii) We allow bowfishing on the refuge (iii) We open the turkey archery stands only. You must remove stand(s) from legal sunrise to legal sunset from season from October 1 through the from the refuge within 2 days of the last March 1 to September 30. Friday before the State deer day of the season (see § 27.93 of this (iii) We prohibit snagging and netting. muzzleloader season. We reopen turkey chapter).

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(iv) We allow the incidental take of (iv) We only allow youth and persons hunting upland game. You must plug feral hogs during the deer, rabbit, and with disabilities to fish on Bonham hunting shotguns so that they are squirrel hunting seasons. Pond subject to the following incapable of holding more than three (4) [Reserved] conditions: shells. (e) Salt Plains National Wildlife (A) We open to fishing from legal (iv) The east portion of the Sandtown Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird sunrise to legal sunset. Bottom Unit and the portion of Robert hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (B) We limit anglers to one pole per S. Kerr Reservoir, from Tuff boat ramp goose, American coot, sandhill crane, person. to the confluence of Vian Creek, are mourning dove, white-winged dove, (C) We restrict Bonham Pond to catch- designated as a waterfowl sanctuary that Eurasian collared dove, and rock dove and-release fishing only. we close to all entry, except for the on designated areas of the refuge subject (f) Sequoyah National Wildlife designated hiking trail, from September to the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird 1 through March 31. The closed area is (i) We allow hunting from 1⁄2 hour hunting. We allow hunting of duck, marked with signs and buoys. before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). goose, mourning dove, American coot, (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We open public hunting areas to snipe, and woodcock on designated hunting of white-tailed deer, wild all access 2 hours prior to legal shooting areas of the refuge subject to the turkey, and feral hog on designated time, and close those areas at 12 p.m. following conditions: areas of the refuge subject to the (noon). (i) You must possess and carry a following conditions: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow signed refuge hunt tearsheet (signed (i) The conditions set forth at hunting of northern bobwhite quail and brochure). paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (iii) and (v) (ii) We open the refuge to hunting ring-necked pheasant on designated through (vii) of this section apply. areas of the refuge subject to the only on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, (ii) We require a limited hunt permit following condition: The conditions set and Tuesdays. We prohibit hunters from (State-issued) for controlled hunts for forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of entering the land portion of the archery deer, and for spring wild turkey Sandtown Bottom Unit or any portion of this section apply. hunts. (3) Big game hunting. We allow Sally Jones Lake before 5 a.m. Hunters (iii) Hunters must apply to the State- hunting of white-tailed deer, wild must leave the area by 1 hour after legal controlled deer hunt drawing turkey, American beaver, and feral hog sunset. administered by the Oklahoma (iii) We prohibit hunting or shooting on designated areas of the refuge subject Department of Wildlife Conservation for within 50 feet (15 meters) of designated to the following conditions: selection. You must attend a pre-hunt (i) We require a limited hunt permit roads or parking areas. (iv) Season lengths and bag limits will briefing. (State-issued) for controlled hunts for be governed by State regulations with (iv) Incidental take of feral hogs may deer and spring wild turkey hunts. occur during deer, wild turkey, rabbit, (ii) White-tailed deer and wild turkey the exception that all hunting, except for the conservation light goose season, and squirrel hunting seasons. hunters may place no more than one will close on January 31 of each year. If (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing stand/blind on the refuge. You may a conservation light goose season is in and frogging on designated areas of the place stands starting on the day the hunt effect, State regulations apply with the refuge subject to the following begins. You must remove stands the day exception of special hunting days. conditions: the hunt ends (see § 27.93 of this (v) You must remove stands, blinds, (i) We prohibit fishing or frogging chapter). boats, and other personal property from from September 1 through March 31 in (iii) White-tailed deer and wild turkey the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt the closed zone south of refuge hunters must check-in and out at a (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). headquarters, as designated by buoys refuge check station. Refuge staff (vi) We prohibit hunters from using and signs. provide a hunter briefing as part of refuge boat ramps to access hunting (ii) You must remove trotlines from check-in. areas outside the refuge boundary: the closed zone before September 1 (see (iv) You may take feral hogs and (A) On days when we close the refuge § 27.93 of this chapter). American beaver only as incidental to hunting for certain species; and/or (iii) The conditions set forth at game during a controlled hunt, open (B) When hunting species that we do paragraphs (f)(1)(v) and (vii) of this upland game season, or open migratory not allow to be hunted on the refuge. section apply. game bird season using a State-approved (vii) We restrict the use of airboats (g) Tishomingo National Wildlife method of take for that season. within the refuge boundary to the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (v) Wild turkey hunters must use and navigation channel and the designated hunting. We allow the hunting of duck, only possess approved nontoxic shot hunting areas from September 1 through teal, light geese, dark geese, snipe, (see § 32.2(k)). March 31. gallinule, American coot, and merganser (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow on designated areas of the refuge subject designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting of eastern gray and fox squirrel to the following conditions: the following conditions: and swamp and eastern cottontail rabbit (i) We allow the hunting of migratory (i) We allow fishing from April 1 on designated areas of the refuge subject birds every day, but waterfowl hunters through October 15. to the following conditions: must be off the unit by 1 p.m. (ii) We prohibit the use of netting, (i) The conditions set forth at (ii) Hunters must possess and carry a seines, cast nets, trawls, dip nets, and paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (iii) and (v) signed hunt tearsheet (signed brochure). traps. through (vii) of this section apply. (iii) We require the hunters to self- (iii) Posts used to secure or anchor (ii) Season lengths and bag limits will check-in and self-check-out. trotlines must reach a minimum of 2 be governed by State regulations with (iv) We allow only shotguns for feet (30 centimeters) above the water the exception that all upland game hunting. surface, and you must mark them to hunting will close on January 31 of each (v) We prohibit falconry. make them clearly visible to boaters. year. (2) [Reserved] You must remove posts when they are (iii) We only allow legal shotguns, (3) Big game hunting. We allow not in use (see § 27.93 of this chapter). and .22 and .17 rimfire rifles, for hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog,

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and turkey on designated areas of the allow hunting of duck, goose, (v) You may only build blinds refuge subject to the following merganser, sandhill crane, mourning, constructed of natural vegetation conditions: white-winged, and Eurasian collared- materials from the refuge. (i) The condition set forth at dove on designated areas of the refuge (vi) Hunters must remove decoys and paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section subject to the following conditions: blinds from the refuge at the end of each applies. (i) We require hunters to carry a day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (ii) We require State-controlled deer signed tearsheet (signed brochure) while (vii) We prohibit jump shooting. hunt drawing hunters to attend a pre- hunting duck, goose, merganser, and (viii) We prohibit hunting within 400 hunt briefing. sandhill crane. feet (122 meters) of any paved road, (iii) You may hunt feral hog during (ii) Duck, goose, merganser, and parking area, or building/dwelling. any established refuge hunting season, sandhill crane hunters must hunt only (ix) We prohibit shooting from or using the weapon authorized for that in designated fields on specified days at across any designated trail, road, or particular hunt. specified hours. parking area. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) We prohibit bringing natural (x) We prohibit the use of motorized fishing on designated areas of the refuge vegetation from outside the refuge onto decoys in portions of the refuge subject to the following conditions: the refuge to construct temporary designated as wilderness area. (i) Anglers may bank and wade fish blinds. You must remove temporary (xi) We prohibit the use of game carts with pole and line or rod and reel year- blinds, decoys, and other hunting or other mechanical transportation round. equipment from the refuge at the end of devices on portions of the refuge (ii) Anglers may use boats from March each hunt day (see § 27.93 of this designated as wilderness area. 1 through September 30 in designated chapter). (2) [Reserved] waters. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iii) Anglers may ‘‘no-wake’’ boat fish hunting of bobwhite quail, cottontail hunting of elk, turkey, and white-tailed during the boating season with line and rabbit, and black-tailed jackrabbit on deer on designated areas of the refuge pole or rod and reel, except in areas designated areas of the refuge. subject to the following conditions: designated as sanctuary zones. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow elk, deer, and turkey (iv) Anglers may use trotlines and hunting only during the State-controlled other set tackle only in the Cumberland hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, and Rio Grande wild turkey on hunt program. Pool (designated areas), Rock Creek, and (ii) We allow only five (5) rounds of designated areas of the refuge subject to between the natural banks of the ammunition per day during controlled the following conditions: Washita River. Anglers may only use set elk and white-tailed deer hunts. (i) We allow deer and feral hog tackle with anchored floats. (iii) We allow elk and deer hunting hunting during the special refuge (v) We prohibit use of limblines, with centerfire rifles only; the minimum season. We will hold turkey hunts throwlines, juglines, and yo-yos. calibers are .243 for deer and .270 during the State spring turkey season. (vi) We prohibit use of any containers caliber for elk. (ii) You must check in and out of hunt (jugs, bottles) as floats. (iv) You must possess only approved areas daily at the refuge office or check (vii) Anglers may fish after legal nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) while in the station. sunset from a boat (during boating field while hunting turkey. season) in the Cumberland Pool, except (iii) You must take bagged deer, hog, (v) You must check all harvested elk in the sanctuary zones. Anglers may fish and/or turkey to the refuge check and deer through the refuge check after legal sunset at the headquarters station. station, and attach a metal (iv) We will determine bag limits on area, Sandy Creek Bridge, Murray 23, transportation tag, before leaving refuge deer and turkey annually. and Nida Point. property. (viii) We prohibit bow fishing. (v) We prohibit using handguns for (vi) We only allow use of archery (ix) We prohibit take of fish by use of hunting. equipment and shotgun or muzzleloader (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing in hands (noodling). with a shot size of #2 or smaller for designated areas of the refuge subject to (x) We prohibit take of frog, turtle, or turkey hunting. We prohibit crossbows. mussel (see § 27.21 of this chapter). the following conditions: (vii) You may take feral hogs and (h) Tishomingo Wildlife Management (i) Anglers may fish from March 15 coyote only during controlled hunts Unit—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. through October 14 in the Washita River with weapons approved for that hunt. We allow hunting of mourning dove and and Foss Reservoir. (viii) The conditions set forth at waterfowl on the Tishomingo Wildlife (ii) Anglers may bank fish year-round paragraphs (j)(1)(viii) and (xi) of this Management Unit of Tishomingo in the Washita River and Foss Reservoir section apply. National Wildlife Refuge. from open areas. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (j) Wichita Mountains National designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting of quail, squirrel, turkey, and Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game the following conditions: rabbit on the Tishomingo Wildlife bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (i) You may take fish only with pole Management Unit of Tishomingo goose, merganser, and coot on and line or rod and reel. National Wildlife Refuge. designated portions of the refuge subject (ii) We prohibit taking of frogs and (3) Big game hunting. We allow to the following conditions: turtles (see § 27.21 of this chapter). hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (i) Hunters must possess a current (iii) Anglers may use motorized boats on the Tishomingo Wildlife signed refuge hunting tearsheet (signed on Elmer Thomas Lake; however, we Management Unit of Tishomingo brochure) while hunting on the refuge. enforce a no-wake rule on the lake. National Wildlife Refuge. (ii) We prohibit waterfowl hunting (iv) We allow fishing after legal sunset (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport during the refuge controlled elk and on the refuge, but we prohibit all other fishing on the Tishomingo Wildlife deer hunts. boating after legal sunset. Management Unit of Tishomingo (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting from National Wildlife Refuge. 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise until 1 p.m. § 32.56 Oregon. (i) Washita National Wildlife Refuge— (iv) We allow the use of hunting dogs The following refuge units are open (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We only for waterfowl hunting. for hunting and/or fishing as governed

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by applicable Federal and State of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (ii) We allow hunting from 12 p.m. regulations, and are listed in chapter). (noon) to the end of legal hunting hours. alphabetical order with additional (iv) We allow the use of dogs when (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge-specific regulations. hunting. hunting of elk on designated areas of the (a) Bandon Marsh National Wildlife (v) We require waterfowl and goose refuge subject to the following Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird permit hunters to check in and out at conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of migratory the Hunter Check Station (refuge office), (i) The condition set forth at game birds on designated areas of the which is open from 11⁄2 hours before paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section refuge subject to the following legal hunting hours to 8 a.m. and from applies. conditions: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We prohibit hunting (ii) We only allow hunting with a (i) We allow hunting of goose, duck, after 12 p.m. (noon). valid, State-issued emergency hunt coot, and snipe 7 days per week on that (vi) We require goose hunters to space permit or kill permit. portion of the refuge west of U.S. themselves no less than 200 yards (183 (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on Highway 101 and outside the Bandon meters) apart from each other during the designated areas of the refuge. city limits. early September goose hunt. (e) Deer Flat National Wildlife (ii) On the Ni-les’tun Unit of the (2)–(4) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge, we allow hunting of goose, duck, (c) Bear Valley National Wildlife hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and coot only on Wednesdays, Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] dove, goose, duck, coot, and snipe on Saturdays, and Sundays. (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) You must remove all blinds, hunting of deer on designated areas of the following condition: We allow only decoys, shotshell hulls, and other the refuge subject to the following portable blinds and temporary blinds personal equipment and refuse from the conditions: constructed of natural materials. refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see (i) Hunting opens concurrent with the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). State season and closes October 31. hunting of pheasant, quail, and (ii) We prohibit hunting or public (iv) Hunters accessing the Ni-les’tun partridge on designated areas of the entry of any kind from November 1 to Unit via boat must secure or anchor refuge subject to the following the State-regulated opening day of deer boats and use established boat launch condition: We prohibit hunting from season in the hunting unit. areas. Hunters may park boats within February 1 through May 31. (iii) We allow walk-in access only the marsh while they hunt, but we (3) Big game hunting. We allow from designated entry points. require boats landing on the bank of the hunting of deer on designated areas of (4) [Reserved] Coquille River within the Ni-les’tun the refuge. (d) Cold Springs National Wildlife (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on Unit to park within a designated Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird designated areas of the refuge subject to location. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, the following condition: We prohibit (v) Hunters may enter the refuge no duck, coot, dove, and snipe on shoreline fishing on the islands of the earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise designated areas of the refuge subject to Snake River Sector from February 1 and must exit the refuge no later than the following conditions: through May 31. 1 hour after legal sunset. (i) We prohibit discharge of any (f) Hart Mountain National Antelope (vi) Hunters may use dogs as an aid firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters (m)) Refuge. (1) [Reserved] to retrieving waterfowl during the of any maintained building or Federal (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting season. facility, such as, but not limited to, a hunting of chukar on designated areas of (vii) You may enter posted retrieval structure designed for storage, human the refuge. zones while retrieving downed birds occupancy, or shelter for animals. (3) Big game hunting. We allow and when traveling to and from the (ii) We allow hunting only on hunting of deer, antelope, and bighorn hunting areas. We prohibit discharging Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, sheep on designated areas of the refuge firearms while in a retrieval zone. Sundays, and all federally recognized subject to the following conditions: (2)–(3) [Reserved] holidays within the State season, with (i) We allow ground blinds, but we (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport the exception of dove. We only allow prohibit construction of them earlier fishing on designated areas of the hunting for all dove species within the than 1 week prior to the opening day of refuge. State mourning dove season. the legal season for which you have a (b) Baskett Slough National Wildlife (iii) On the Memorial Marsh Unit: valid permit. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (A) We allow waterfowl hunting only (ii) You must remove blinds within 24 hunting. We allow hunting of duck and from numbered field blind sites. We hours of harvesting an animal or at the goose on designated areas of the refuge allow a maximum of four persons per end of the permittee’s legal season (see subject to the following conditions: blind site. § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) We allow only hunters age 17 and (B) Waterfowl hunters must remain (iii) We limit hunters to one blind younger to participate in the youth within 100 feet (30 m) of the numbered each, and you must tag blinds with the waterfowl hunt. Youths must be field blind post unless retrieving birds owner’s State license or permit number. accompanied by an adult age 21 or or setting decoys. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on older. (iv) Hunters must remove all decoys designated areas of the refuge. (ii) We require youth hunters to and other equipment (see § 27.93 of this (g) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the obtain a refuge waterfowl hunting chapter) at the end of each day’s hunt. Columbian White-Tailed Deer—(1) permit (Waterfowl Lottery Application, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Migratory game bird hunting. We allow FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— hunting of upland game birds on hunting of goose, duck, coot, and National Wildlife Refuge System). All designated areas of the refuge subject to common snipe on designated areas of youth hunting waterfowl must do so the following conditions: the refuge subject to the following from designated blinds. (i) The conditions set forth at conditions: (iii) You must remove blinds, decoys, paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (i) You must remove all personal and other personal property at the end section apply. property, including decoys and boats,

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by 1 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 (2) Upland game hunting. We allow nonmotorized boats and boats equipped and 27.94 of this chapter). hunting of pheasant on designated areas with only electric motors on Krumbo (ii) We open the refuge for day-use of the refuge subject to the following Reservoir. access from 11⁄2 hours before legal condition: In the controlled pheasant (l) McKay Creek National Wildlife sunrise until 11⁄2 hours after legal hunting area, we require a valid permit Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird sunset. for all hunters age 16 and older. All hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunters age 15 and younger must duck, coot, snipe, and dove on hunting. remain in the immediate presence of an designated areas of the refuge subject to (2)–(3) [Reserved] adult (age 18 or older) at all times while the following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport in the field. (i) We prohibit discharge of any fishing on designated areas of the (3)–(4) [Reserved] firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of refuge. (k) Malheur National Wildlife any maintained building or Federal (h) Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird facility, such as, but not limited to, a Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of dove, structure designed for storage, human hunting. We allow hunting of goose, goose, duck, merganser, coot, snipe, and occupancy, or shelter for animals. duck, coot, and common snipe on pigeon on designated areas of the refuge (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys designated areas of the refuge subject to subject to the following conditions: and other equipment from the refuge at the following condition: We prohibit the (i) We allow nonmotorized boats or the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 use of air-thrust and inboard water- boats equipped with only electric of this chapter). thrust boats when waterfowl hunting. motors on the North and South Malheur (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2)–(3) [Reserved] Lake Hunt Units. hunting of upland game birds and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) We allow only portable and turkey on designated areas of the refuge fishing on designated areas of the refuge temporary hunting blinds. subject to the following conditions: subject to the following condition: We (iii) You must remove boats, decoys, (i) The condition set forth at prohibit the use of boats when sport blinds, materials, and all personal paragraph (l)(1)(i) of this section fishing. property at the end of each day’s hunt applies. (i) Lewis and Clark National Wildlife (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (ii) On the opening weekend of the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) The South Malheur Lake and hunting season, we require all hunters hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Buena Vista Hunt Units open for to possess and carry a special refuge duck, coot, and snipe on the designated migratory bird hunting on the fourth permit (signed refuge brochure). areas of the refuge subject to the Saturday of October and close at the end (3) Big game hunting. We allow following conditions: of the State waterfowl season. hunting of deer and elk on designated (i) You must remove all personal (v) You may access the South Malheur areas of the refuge subject to the property, including decoys and boats, Lake Hunt Unit from the North Malheur following conditions: by 1 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 Lake Hunt Unit, but no earlier than the (i) The conditions set forth at and 27.94 of this chapter). fourth Saturday of October. paragraphs (l)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (ii) We open the refuge for hunting (2) Upland game hunting. We allow section apply. access from 11⁄2 hours before legal hunting of pheasant, quail, partridge, (ii) We only allow elk hunting only sunrise until 11⁄2 hours after legal chukar, and rabbit on designated areas with a valid, State-issued emergency sunset. of the refuge subject to the following hunt permit or kill permit. (iii) We allow the use of dogs when conditions: (iii) We allow deer hunting only with hunting. (i) We allow hunting of upland game a special, State-issued permit. (2)–(3) [Reserved] species on designated areas of the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Blitzen Valley east of Highway 205 from fishing on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the the fourth Saturday in October through refuge. refuge. the end of the State pheasant season. (m) McNary National Wildlife Refuge. (j) Lower Klamath National Wildlife (ii) We allow hunting of upland game Refer to § 32.66(h) for regulations. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird species on the North Malheur Lake Hunt (n) Nestucca Bay National Wildlife hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Unit concurrent with the State pheasant Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird duck, coot, and common snipe on season. hunting. We allow hunting of duck and designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow coot on designated areas of the refuge the following conditions: hunting of deer and pronghorn on subject to the following conditions: (i) In the controlled waterfowl designated areas of the refuge. (i) Hunters must remove all blinds, hunting area, we require a valid Refuge (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on decoys, shotshell hulls, and other Recreation Pass (electronic form) for all designated areas of the refuge subject to personal equipment and refuse from the hunters age 16 and older. All hunters the following conditions: refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see age 15 and younger must remain in the (i) We prohibit ice fishing on, and all §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). immediate presence of an adult (age 18 public access to, any ice formations. (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no or older) at all times while in the field. (ii) We allow fishing year-round on earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise (ii) We require advance reservations Krumbo Reservoir and in the Blitzen and must exit the refuge no later than for the first 2 days of the hunting River, East Canal, and Mud Creek 1 hour after legal sunset. season. You may obtain a reservation upstream from and including Bridge (iii) Hunters may use dogs as an aid through the waterfowl lottery (Migratory Creek. to retrieving waterfowl during the Bird Hunt Application, FWS form 3– (iii) We allow fishing on the north hunting season. 2439, Hunt Application—National bank of the Blitzen River from Sodhouse (2)–(3) [Reserved] Wildlife Refuge System) each year. Lane downstream to the bridge on the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) Entry hours for hunters begin at Boat Landing Road between August 1 fishing and shellfishing on designated 4:30 a.m. unless otherwise posted. and September 15. areas of the refuge. (iv) We prohibit the setting of decoys (iv) We prohibit boats on public (o) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. in retrieving zones. fishing areas, except that we allow (1) [Reserved]

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(2) Upland game hunting. We allow (v) Official hunting start times for (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, grouse, and partridge game birds are governed by State hunting of deer on designated areas of on designated areas of the refuge. regulations. Hunting ends at 1 p.m. for the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow the entire season. conditions: hunting of deer and antelope on (vi) We open the hunt area for access (i) The condition set forth at designated areas of the refuge. 11⁄2 hours before legal shooting hours. paragraph (r)(1)(i) of this section (4) [Reserved] (vii) You must remove decoys, other applies. (p) Siletz Bay National Wildlife personal property, and trash from the (ii) We allow hunting only with a Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see special, State-issued permit. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on duck, and coot on designated areas of (viii) We allow the use of dogs for designated areas of the refuge. the refuge subject to the following retrieving waterfowl. (s) Upper Klamath National Wildlife conditions: (ix) All hunters must hunt from Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (i) We allow waterfowl hunting 7 days designated blinds. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, per week on refuge lands west of U.S. (x) All hunters must have visible duck, coot, and common snipe on Highway 101. means of retrieving waterfowl such as designated areas of the refuge. (ii) On the Millport Slough South float tube, waders, or a dog capable of (2)–(3) [Reserved] Unit, we allow waterfowl hunting only retrieving. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and (xi) Hunters must check-in and check- fishing in designated areas of the refuge. Sundays. out with a Refuge representative and (t) William L. Finley National Wildlife (iii) Hunters must remove all blinds, submit a Migratory Bird Hunt Report Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] decoys, shotshell hulls, and other (FWS Form 3–2361) when checking out. (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer personal equipment and refuse from the (2)–(4) [Reserved] and elk hunting on designated areas of refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (see (r) Umatilla National Wildlife the refuge subject to the following §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird conditions: (iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (i) You may harvest only antlerless elk earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise duck, coot, dove, and snipe on with appropriate State-issued tags. (ii) We prohibit hunting from any and must exit the refuge no later than designated areas of the refuge subject to refuge structure, observation blind, or 1 hour after legal sunset. the following conditions: boardwalk. (v) Hunters may use dogs as an aid to (i) We prohibit discharge of any (iii) We require all hunters to register retrieving waterfowl during the hunting firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of at a self-service hunt kiosk. All hunters season. any maintained building or Federal must complete a Big Game Harvest (vi) You may enter posted retrieval facility, such as, but not limited to, a Report (FWS Form 3–2359) at the end zones while retrieving downed birds structure designed for storage, human of each hunt day. and when traveling to and from the occupancy, or shelter for animals. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on hunting areas. We prohibit discharging (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys designated areas of the refuge subject to firearms while in a retrieval zone. and other equipment at the end of each the following conditions: (2)–(3) [Reserved] day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing (iii) On the McCormack Unit, we to legal sunset. and clamming on designated areas of allow hunting subject to the following (ii) We allow anglers to use only pole the refuge only from legal sunrise to conditions: and line, or rod and reel. Anglers must legal sunset. (A) The McCormack Unit is a fee-hunt attend their line. (q) Tualatin River National Wildlife area only open to hunting on Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, § 32.57 Pennsylvania. hunting. We allow waterfowl hunting Thanksgiving Day, and New Year’s Day The following refuge units are open on designated areas of the refuge subject during State waterfowl seasons. for hunting and/or fishing as governed to the following conditions: (B) We require hunters to stop at the by applicable Federal and State (i) Youth age 17 and younger may check station to obtain a special refuge regulations, and are listed in participate as active hunters. An adult permit (signed refuge brochure). alphabetical order with additional age 21 or older must accompany and (C) We allow hunting only from refuge-specific regulations. supervise youth hunters. We do not assigned areas. (a) Cherry Valley National Wildlife allow supervising adults to hunt. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We allow a maximum of two hunting of upland game birds on hunting. We allow hunting of migratory youth hunters and two nonhunters per designated areas of the refuge subject to game birds on designated areas of the hunting blind, for a maximum the following conditions: refuge subject to the following occupancy of four persons per blind. (i) The conditions set forth at conditions: (iii) Disabled youth hunters must paragraphs (r)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt possess an Oregon Disabilities Hunting section apply. permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt and Fishing Permit issued by the (ii) On the McCormack Fee Hunt Unit, Application—National Wildlife Refuge Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife we allow hunting subject to the System). We require hunters to possess (ODFW) to qualify for preference in following conditions: a signed refuge hunt permit at all times using the designated accessible hunting (A) We allow hunting only on while scouting and hunting on the blind. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, refuge. (iv) We open the hunting season on Thanksgiving Day, and New Year’s Day (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge 2 the last weekend of October, as from 12 p.m. (noon) to the end of State hours before legal shooting time and conditions allow, through the end of the legal hunting hours. must leave no later than 2 hours after regular State hunting season. We close (B) We require all hunters to possess legal shooting time. the refuge for the third-period northwest and carry a special refuge permit (signed (2) Upland game hunting. We allow permit zone goose hunt. refuge brochure). hunting of squirrel, grouse, rabbit,

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pheasant, quail, woodchuck, crow, fox, (ii) We allow only nonmotorized boats alphabetical order with additional raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, for waterfowl hunting in permitted refuge-specific regulations. coyote, and bobcat on designated areas areas. (a) Block Island National Wildlife of the refuge subject to the following (iii) We prohibit field possession of Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] conditions: migratory game birds in areas of the (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) Hunters must obtain a refuge hunt refuge closed to migratory game bird hunting of white-tailed deer on permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt hunting. designated areas of the refuge subject to Application—National Wildlife Refuge (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the following conditions: System). We require hunters to possess hunting of ruffed grouse, squirrel, (i) We require hunters to submit a a signed refuge hunt permit at all times rabbit, woodchuck, pheasant, quail, hunt application (FWS Form 3–2439, while scouting and hunting on the raccoon, fox, coyote, skunk, and Hunt Application—National Wildlife refuge. opossum on designated areas of the Refuge System) to be selected to hunt on (ii) The condition set forth at refuge subject to the following the refuge. paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section conditions: (ii) Hunters must mark portable tree applies. (i) We allow woodchuck hunting on stands/blinds with refuge permit (iii) We allow hunting from legal the refuge from September 1 through the number. (iii) We prohibit hunting within 100 sunrise to legal sunset. end of February. (ii) We prohibit the use of raptors to feet (30 meters) of a refuge trail. (3) Big game hunting. We allow (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater hunting of white-tailed deer, bear, and take small game. (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing from refuge shorelines. wild turkey on designated areas of the (b) Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. refuge subject to the following hunting of deer, bear, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] conditions: (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting of white-tailed deer on paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(2)(i) of this designated areas of the refuge subject to section apply. subject to the following conditions: (i) We allow nonmotorized watercraft the following conditions: (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. (i) We require hunters to submit a use in Area 5. Watercraft must remain We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an hunt application (FWS Form 3–2439, in an area from the dike to 3,000 feet organized or planned effort to pursue, Hunt Application—National Wildlife (900 meters) upstream. drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or Refuge System) to be selected to hunt on (ii) We prohibit the taking of turtle or cause deer to move in the direction of the refuge. frog (see § 27.21 of this chapter). any person(s) who is part of the (ii) Hunters must mark portable tree (iii) We prohibit the collecting or organized or planned hunt and known stands/blinds with refuge permit releasing of baitfish. to be waiting for the deer. number. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iv) We prohibit the taking or (iii) We prohibit hunting within 100 fishing on the refuge subject to the possession of shellfish on the refuge (see feet (30 meters) of a refuge trail. following conditions: § 27.21 of this chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (c) John Heinz National Wildlife (i) The Cherry Creek section located fishing from refuge shorelines. Refuge at Tinicum. (1)–(2) [Reserved] on the former Cherry Valley Golf Course (c) Sachuest Point National Wildlife (3) Big game hunting. We allow is open for catch-and-release fishing, Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] archery-only hunting of white-tailed with only artificial lures and barbless (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater deer on designated areas of the refuge hooks. Anglers at this location must fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: obtain a day-use fishing permit, with a subject to the following conditions: Hunters must possess a refuge hunt maximum of three anglers per day. (i) Anglers may only saltwater fish at 1 permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Sachuest Beach shoreline from (ii) We allow fishing from ⁄2 hour 1 Application—National Wildlife Refuge September 16 through March 31. before legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour after legal System) and comply with all of its terms sunset. (ii) Anglers may night-fish after legal and conditions. sunset with a refuge permit (FWS Form (iii) We allow only nonmotorized or (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport electric-motor boats in designated areas. 3–2358). fishing on designated areas of the refuge (d) Trustom Pond National Wildlife (iv) We prohibit the use of eel chutes, subject to the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird eelpots, and fyke nets. (i) We allow fishing on the refuge hunting. We allow hunting of Canada (v) We prohibit trapping fish for use from legal sunrise to legal sunset. goose and mourning dove on designated as bait on the refuge. (ii) Anglers may only operate boats, areas of the refuge. (vi) We prohibit the take, collection, canoes, and floats in tidal waters. (2)–(3) [Reserved] capture, killing and possession of any (iii) We prohibit bowfishing or (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater reptile or amphibian on the refuge (see spearfishing on the refuge. fishing on designated areas of the refuge § 27.21 of this chapter). (iv) We prohibit the take, collection, subject to the following condition: (b) Erie National Wildlife Refuge—(1) or capture of any reptile or amphibian Anglers may saltwater fish from Migratory game bird hunting. We allow on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this September 16 through March 31. hunting of mourning dove, woodcock, chapter). rail, Wilson’s snipe, Canada goose, (d) Ohio River Islands National § 32.59 South Carolina. duck, coot, and crow on designated Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.67(b) for The following refuge units are open areas of the refuge subject to the regulations. for hunting and/or fishing as governed following conditions: by applicable Federal and State (i) We allow hunting activities on the § 32.58 Rhode Island. regulations, and are listed in refuge from September 1 through the The following refuge units are open alphabetical order with additional end of February. We allow scouting for for hunting and/or fishing as governed refuge-specific regulations. those same dates, and for the 7 days by applicable Federal and State (a) Cape Romain National Wildlife prior to the start of each season. regulations, and are listed in Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird

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hunting. We allow hunting of marsh (ii) We prohibit anglers or visitors (i) The conditions set forth at hen/rail on designated areas of the taking, possessing, or transporting more paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) and refuge subject to the following than one 3-quart plastic bag of sea shells (b)(2)(v) of this section apply. conditions: per person per day from the refuge. (ii) Each youth hunter (age 15 and (i) We require each hunter to carry at (b) Carolina Sandhills National younger) must remain within sight and all times while hunting a signed, current Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game voice contact and under supervision of refuge hunt permit (signed brochure) bird hunting. We allow hunting of an adult age 21 or older. Each adult may and a government-issued picture mourning dove and woodcock on supervise no more than one youth identification. designated areas of the refuge subject to hunter. (ii) We prohibit hunting on Sundays. the following conditions: (iii) Harvested deer, feral hog, or (iii) Each hunter age 15 and younger (i) All hunters must carry a signed turkey must be checked at the must remain within sight and normal refuge general hunt permit (signed designated check station prior to voice contact of an adult age 21 or older. brochure) and government-issued removing from the refuge. Hunters must Youth hunters must have successfully picture identification. complete the Big Game Harvest Report completed a State-approved hunter (ii) Each youth hunter (age 15 and (FWS Form 3–2359). education course. younger) must remain within sight and (iv) During deer and turkey hunts, we (iv) We allow the use of dogs while voice contact and under supervision of prohibit hunters from entering the hunting for marsh hen/rail. an adult age 21 or older. refuge earlier than 4 a.m. and staying on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (iii) We prohibit discharge of any the refuge later than 2 hours after legal hunting of raccoon on designated areas weapon on or across any part of the sunset. of the refuge subject to the following refuge road system. (v) During the primitive weapons conditions: (iv) We prohibit the use of outdoor hunt, you may use bow and arrow, (i) The conditions set forth at recreational vehicles (ORVs) except by crossbows, muzzleloading shotguns (20 paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this mobility-impaired hunters with a gauge or larger), or muzzleloading rifles section apply. Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– (.40 caliber or larger). We prohibit (ii) We allow hunting only on days G) to use ORV in designated areas revolving rifles and black-powder designated annually by the refuge during specified hunts. Companions handguns. within the State season. assisting disabled hunters must be listed (vi) During modern gun hunts, you (iii) Each archery hunter must check- on the Special Use Permit. may use shotguns, rifles (centerfire and in at the camping site on Bulls Island (v) For hunting, you may possess larger than .22 caliber), handguns (.357 before setting up camp or before starting shotguns with shot no larger than #5. caliber or larger and barrel length no (vi) Legal shooting hours for to hunt. We require each hunter to less than 6 inches [15 centimeters September dove hunts are 12 p.m. record his or her State hunting license (cm)]), or any weapon allowed during number in the available register. (noon) to 6 p.m. (vii) We prohibit the possession of the primitive weapons hunt. We (iv) Hunters may camp in the more than 50 shotgun shells during the prohibit military, hard-jacketed bullets, designated camping areas on Bulls September dove hunts. and .22 caliber rimfire rifles during the Island during the archery white-tailed (2) Upland game hunting. We allow modern gun hunts. deer hunts from 9 a.m. on the day hunting of quail, rabbit, raccoon, and (vii) We prohibit organized deer preceding the hunt until 12 p.m. (noon) opossum on designated areas of the drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an on the day following the hunt. refuge subject to the following organized or planned effort to pursue, (v) Hunters must hunt from a tree conditions: drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or stand or the ground. We prohibit (i) The conditions set forth at cause deer to move in the direction of stalking, driving, corralling, or any other paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iv) of this any person(s) who is part of the cooperative form of hunting. section apply. organized or planned hunt and known (3) Big game hunting. We allow the (ii) We require dogs for hunting to be waiting for the deer. hunting of white-tailed deer on raccoon and opossum. All dogs must (viii) We prohibit adults from designated areas of the refuge subject to wear a collar displaying the owner’s possessing or discharging firearms the following conditions: contact information. during youth deer or turkey hunts. (i) The conditions set forth at (iii) Upland game hunters may (ix) We prohibit placing stands on the paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) and possess shotguns with shot no larger refuge more than 3 days prior to the (a)(2)(ii) through (v) of this section than #4, or .22 caliber rimfire rifles or opening day of each big game hunt apply. primitive muzzleloading rifles of .40 period. You must remove stands at the (ii) The refuge designates daily limits caliber or smaller. We prohibit end of each hunt period (see § 27.93 of for white-tailed deer. possession of buckshot or slugs. this chapter). (iii) We prohibit crossbows, (iv) Upland game hunters using (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport muzzleloaders, shotguns, rifles, pistols, archery equipment must use small game fishing on designated areas of the refuge and any other firearms or illegal means tips on the arrows. subject to the following conditions: (as governed by State designations) to (v) All persons participating in refuge (i) We allow fishing from 1 hour take white-tailed deer during the firearms hunts and while en route to before legal sunrise to 1 hour after legal designated refuge archery hunt. and from hunting areas must wear either sunset. (iv) Hunters much check all white- a hat, coat, or vest of solid blaze orange. (ii) We prohibit bow fishing, fish tailed deer at the refuge check station This does not apply to raccoon and baskets, nets, set hooks, trotlines, or prior to removal from Bulls Island. opossum hunters. snagging devices. (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater (vi) We prohibit falconry. (iii) We prohibit snagging of fish by fishing and shell fishing on designated (3) Big game hunting. We allow pulling or jerking any device equipped areas of the refuge subject to the hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and with one or more hooks through the following conditions: feral hog on designated areas of the water for the purpose of impaling fish. (i) We prohibit cast nets on the pier refuge subject to the following (iv) At Mays and Honkers Lakes, the at Garris Landing. conditions: creel limit on largemouth bass is five

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fish per person per day. All bass must that must have at least three antler in the lottery who are age 16 and older. be a minimum length of 12 inches (30 points on one side. We define a ‘‘point’’ You must sign the refuge hunt permit cm). as an antler projection of at least 1 inch and carry it at all times when hunting. (v) We designate Oxpen Lake as adult- (2.5 centimeters) or more in length. (iii) Hunters must check-in at the youth fishing only. A youth (age 15 and (vi) You may take feral hogs during designated check station and park in the younger) must be actively fishing and refuge deer hunts. There is no size or designated area prior to hunting. We accompanied by no more than two bag limit on hogs. We may offer special require personal identification at check- adults age 18 or older. We prohibit hog hunts during and after deer season in. adults fishing unless a youth to further control this invasive species. (iv) We prohibit organized deer accompanies them. The creel limit on We prohibit removal of live hogs from drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an channel catfish is five fish per person the refuge. organized or planned effort to pursue, per day. (vii) You must hunt deer and feral drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (vi) We prohibit the use or possession hogs from an elevated deer stand. We cause deer to move in the direction of of alcoholic beverages while fishing on prohibit shooting big game from a boat. any person(s) who is part of the the refuge. (viii) All permanently fixed ground organized or planned hunt and known (c) Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin blinds are for the mobility-impaired to be waiting for the deer. National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory hunt only. (v) Each hunter may place one stand game bird hunting. We allow hunting of (ix) We prohibit crossbows on the on the refuge during the week preceding duck, goose, and coot on designated archery hunts. We only allow the hunt. You must remove your stand areas of the refuge subject to the muzzleloading rifles using a single at the end of the hunt (see § 27.93 of this following conditions: projectile on the muzzleloader hunts. chapter). (i) We require each hunter to carry at We prohibit buckshot. (vi) We prohibit the use of buckshot. all times while hunting a signed, current (x) You may use flagging to mark the (vii) We prohibit hunting closer than refuge hunting regulations brochure site of hunter entry from roads or trails 100 yards (90 meters (m)) to U.S. (signed brochure) containing a refuge and again at the stand site. You may use Highway 278 or the check station area, hunt permit. clothespins with reflective tape between or closer than 200 yards (180 m) to the (ii) Each youth hunter (age 15 and these sites to mark the route to the residence area. younger) must remain within sight and stand. Hunters must label all such (viii) Refuge personnel must check normal voice contact of an adult age 21 markers with their last name and State deer harvested during a scheduled hunt or older. Youth hunters must have hunting license number. before hunters leave the refuge. successfully completed a State- (xi) We require hunters to wear an (ix) You may take five deer (no more approved hunter education course. outer garment visible above the waist than two antlered). (iii) We only allow hunting until 12 that contains a minimum of 500 square (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport p.m. (noon) each day during the State inches (3,226 square centimeters) of fishing on designated areas of the refuge waterfowl season. solid, florescent-orange material at all subject to the following conditions: (iv) You must remove portable blinds times during the muzzleloader and (i) We allow saltwater fishing year- and decoys at the end of each day’s hunt mobility-impaired hunts. round in the estuarine waters adjacent (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (xii) We prohibit organized deer to the refuge. (v) We only allow the use of dogs drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (ii) We prohibit freshwater fishing. while hunting. (e) Santee National Wildlife Refuge. (vi) We allow scouting all year from organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or (1) [Reserved] legal sunrise to legal sunset. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vii) You may access the hunt areas cause deer to move in the direction of hunting of raccoon and opossum on only by boat. any person(s) who is part of the (2) [Reserved] organized or planned hunt and known designated areas of the refuge subject to (3) Big game hunting. We allow to be waiting for the deer. the following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We allow only primitive weapons. hog on designated areas of the refuge fishing on designated areas of the refuge We prohibit hunting with exploding subject to the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: arrows, centerfire rifles, and handguns. (i) The conditions set forth at (i) We allow fishing in impounded (ii) All refuge hunters age 14 and paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this waters contained within dikes and younger must show proof of successful section apply. levees in the Beaufort County portion of completion of a hunter-education/safety (ii) Except for the special quota permit the refuge annually from April 1 course. A properly licensed adult age 21 hunts, we allow only archery or through August 31 during daylight or older must directly supervise (within muzzleloader hunting. During special hours. We close fishing during all sight and normal voice contact) hunters quota permit hunts, we allow use of remaining times within all refuge- age 14 and younger. An adult may centerfire rifles or shotguns. impounded waters. supervise only one youth. (iii) On hunt days, hunters may enter (ii) We only allow bank fishing. (iii) We require hunters to possess a the refuge no earlier than 5 a.m. and (iii) We only allow hook and line refuge hunt permit (signed refuge hunt must leave the refuge no later than 1 sport fishing using rod and reel or pole. brochure), a valid State hunting license, hour after legal sunset. (d) Pinckney Island National Wildlife and government-issued picture (iv) We require all deer taken during Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] identification while hunting. any hunt to be checked at the (3) Big game hunting. We allow (iv) You must check in all harvested designated refuge check station before hunting of white-tailed deer on animals at a designated check station. If removal from the refuge. In addition, all designated areas of the refuge subject to no refuge employee is present at a deer must be tagged with an antlerless the following conditions: designated check station to check the tag (State-issued) provided by the (i) We only allow hunting on the harvested animal, the hunter must refuge. refuge by lottery. record species harvest information on (v) The refuge daily bag limit is two (ii) We require a refuge hunt permit the provided data sheet (FWS Form 3– antlerless deer and one antlered buck (electronic form) for all hunters chosen 2405).

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(v) You must check all animals taken (from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.). You must must possess a signed refuge hunting on the refuge before removing the remove them by 8:30 p.m. on the last regulations brochure. The supervising animal from the refuge and prior to 8:30 day of each hunt period (see §§ 27.93 adult must comply with all State and p.m. at the check station. and 27.94 of this chapter). Federal hunting license requirements (vi) We require hunters to make a (vii) We open the Plantation Islands and also possess a signed refuge hunting reasonable effort to retrieve wounded (Cuddo Unit) to deer and feral hog regulations brochure. Each supervising game. You must obtain permission from hunting only from 5 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. adult may supervise no more than two refuge personnel to enter a ‘‘No Hunting (viii) Shooting hours are from 1⁄2 hour youths. Zone’’ or ‘‘Closed Area’’ for any before legal sunrise until 1⁄2 hour after (iii) We allow waterfowl hunting only purpose. legal sunset. until 12 p.m. (noon) each Saturday and (vii) We prohibit hunting from within (ix) We allow the use of nonmotorized Wednesday during the State waterfowl 100 feet (30 meters (m)) of or across any boats for accessing the unit’s interior season. Hunters may enter the refuge no roadway, whether open or closed to canals to inland areas open to hunting. earlier than 5 a.m. on hunt days and vehicular traffic, or from or within 300 (x) We prohibit organized deer drives. must be off the refuge by 2 p.m. yards (270 m) of any designated hunter We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (iv) We allow scouting Monday check station or residence. organized or planned effort to pursue, through Friday during the waterfowl (viii) We open hunting areas from 5 drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or season. Hunters must be off the refuge a.m. until 8:30 p.m. during designated cause deer to move in the direction of by 2 p.m. hunt periods. any person(s) who is part of the (v) Hunters must remove portable (ix) We allow the use of dogs only for organized or planned hunt and known blinds and decoys from the refuge at the raccoon and opossum hunting. The dogs to be waiting for the deer. end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of must wear a collar displaying the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport this chapter). owner’s contact information. fishing on designated areas of the refuge (vi) We allow the use of dogs only (x) We allow take of raccoon and subject to the following conditions: while hunting. We require dogs to wear opossum only during night hunting (i) Anglers must sign and possess a a collar displaying the owner’s contact from the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. We refuge fishing permit (signed brochure), information. prohibit hunting on Saturday nights and and possess government-issued picture (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Sunday nights. Special State regulations identification, while fishing on the hunting of gray squirrel, raccoon, and apply for night hunting. refuge. We require all recreational opossum on designated areas of the (xi) We only allow take of raccoon fishing boat operators to have one refuge refuge subject to the following and opossum with a shotgun using shot fishing permit per boat. conditions: size no larger than #4 or a .22-caliber (ii) We open Cantey Bay (Bluff Unit), (i) The conditions set forth at rimfire rifle. We prohibit possession of Black Bottom (Cuddo Unit), and paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (ii), and (vi) of this buckshot or slugs. Savannah Branch (Pine Island Unit) section apply. (3) Big game hunting. We allow only to boating and fishing, from March (ii) We allow hunting only on days hunting of white-tailed deer on 1 through October 31. designated annually by the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) We allow fishing access in within the State season. the following conditions: interior freshwater canals and ponds (iii) You may possess only nontoxic (i) The conditions set forth at only by canoes or kayaks, or by foot or shot (see § 32.2(k)) no larger than #2 in paragraphs (e)(2)(i) through (viii) of this bicycle travel only. shotguns for hunting. We allow .22- section apply. (iv) We prohibit attaching trotlines, caliber rimfire rifles. (ii) We prohibit night hunting of deer bush/limb lines, fishing devices, signs, (iv) We prohibit shooting any game and feral hogs. On the refuge, we define or any other objects to trees, posts, or from a boat except waterfowl. ‘‘nighttime’’ as from 1⁄2 hour after legal markers within refuge boundaries. (v) We prohibit upland game hunting sunset to 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise. (f) Savannah National Wildlife during refuge big game hunts. (iii) We allow the unlimited Refuge. Refer to § 32.29(h) for (3) Big game hunting. We allow incidental take of feral hog while regulations. hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, hunting during the day. (g) Waccamaw National Wildlife and turkey on designated areas of the (iv) We prohibit trail flagging. You Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird refuge subject to the following may use clothes pins with reflective hunting. We allow hunting of duck, conditions: tape/tack or commercially made goose, dove, woodcock, and snipe on (i) The conditions set forth at reflective orange glow or trail clips to designated areas of the refuge subject to paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (g)(2)(ii) and (iv) mark the path to the tree. You must the following conditions: of this section apply. mark all clips and pins with your full (i) You must possess and carry at all (ii) We allow archery, muzzleloading name, and you must remove them at the times while hunting a signed, current (black powder), rifles (centerfire larger end of the hunt period (see §§ 27.93 and refuge hunting regulations brochure than .22 caliber), and shotguns 27.94 of this chapter). (signed brochure), which serves as the according to refuge unit-specific (v) You must hunt deer and feral hog hunt permit. regulations. We allow muzzleloading from portable elevated hunting stands. (ii) Each youth hunter age 15 and rifles that use only a single projectile on You must wear a safety belt or harness younger must remain within sight, the muzzleloader hunts. We prohibit while using a hunting stand. We within normal voice contact, and under buckshot, rimfire ammunition, and full- prohibit ground blinds. We allow only the supervision of an adult age 21 or metal-jacketed military ammunition. one stand per hunter, and each hunter older, except when participating in the (iii) We allow scouting all year during must clearly mark stands with his or her Federal youth days waterfowl hunt, daylight hours except during the State State hunting license number. when the youth hunter must be under waterfowl season. During the waterfowl (vi) You may place stands, the supervision of an adult age 18 or season, the same regulations that apply clothespins, or clips, only on open hunt older. We do not require youth hunters to scouting for waterfowl (paragraph areas, on the Friday, Saturday, and to have a hunter-education card for (g)(1)(iv) of this section) apply to Sunday immediately prior to each hunt migratory gamebird hunting, but they scouting for big game species.

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(iv) Hunters may enter the refuge no must comply with all State and Federal (ii) Deer hunters may enter the refuge earlier than 5 a.m. on hunt days and hunting license requirements and 11⁄2 hours before legal sunrise and must leave the refuge no later than 1 possess a signed refuge hunting remain no longer than 11⁄2 hours after hour after legal sunset. regulations brochure. Each supervising legal sunset. (v) We allow harvest of only one adult may supervise a maximum of one (iii) Hunters may leave portable tree antlered deer for each hunt session; you youth. stands and free-standing elevated may not exceed harvest of a total of (xv) We only allow deer and hog platforms on the refuge from the first three antlered deer per year. We allow hunting on the uplands of Sandy Island Saturday after August 25 through harvest of three antlerless deer per during a special archery-only lottery February 15. Hunters must remove all season; you may not exceed harvest of hunt. Hunters must apply for lottery other personal property by the end of more than two antlerless deer per day. entry (name/address/phone number) the day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (vi) You may take feral hogs during and are chosen by a random selection chapter). refuge deer hunts. There is no size or process. There is a quota on the number (iv) We close the refuge to archery bag limit on hogs. of hunters selected for this hunt. hunting during refuge firearm seasons. (vii) We prohibit hunting on or within (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport 100 feet (30 meters) of all routes marked designated areas of the refuge. fishing on designated areas of the refuge as roads or trails on the hunt brochure subject to the following conditions: map. § 32.60 South Dakota. (i) We prohibit the use or possession (viii) You must hunt deer and feral The following refuge units are open of live minnows or bait fish in Pools 3, hog from an elevated hunting stand. for hunting and/or fishing as governed 4, 7, and 10 and the Cedar Creek Trout (ix) We allow only one portable tree by applicable Federal and State Ponds. stand per hunter, and you must clearly regulations, and are listed in (ii) We open designated fishing areas mark it with your State hunting license alphabetical order with additional from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to 1⁄2 number. We prohibit placing deer refuge-specific regulations. hour after legal sunset, except the Little stands on the refuge more than 3 days (a) Huron Wetland Management White River Recreation Area. prior to the opening day of a hunting District—(1) Migratory game bird (c) Lake Andes National Wildlife session. Hunters must remove stands hunting. We allow migratory game bird Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird from the refuge no later than 3 days after hunting on designated areas of the hunting. We allow migratory game bird each refuge big game hunt (see § 27.93 district subject to the following hunting on designated areas of the of this chapter). condition: You must remove boats, refuge. (x) We allow hunters to use flagging decoys, portable blinds, other personal (2) Upland game hunting. We allow to mark the site of hunter entry from property, and any materials brought upland game hunting on designated roads or trails and again at the stand onto the area for blind construction by areas of the refuge. site. We allow hunters to use clothes the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 (3) Big game hunting. We allow big pins with reflective tape between entry and 27.94 of this chapter). game hunting on designated areas of the and stand sites to mark the route to the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow refuge. stand. You must label all pins with your upland game hunting on designated (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport last name, and you must remove them areas of the district. fishing on designated areas of the refuge at the end of the hunt (see §§ 27.93 and (3) Big game hunting. We allow big subject to the following condition: You 27.94 of this chapter). game hunting on designated areas of the must remove all boats, motor vehicles, (xi) We require hunters to wear an district. fishing equipment, and other personal outer garment visible above the waist (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport property, excluding ice houses, by the that contains a minimum of 500 square fishing on designated areas of the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and inches (3,226 square centimeters) of district subject to the following 27.94 of this chapter). solid, fluorescent-orange material at all condition: You must remove boats, (d) Lake Andes Wetland Management times during big game hunts except for motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and District—(1) Migratory game bird wild turkey. other personal property (excluding ice hunting. We allow migratory game bird (xii) We prohibit organized drives. We houses) by the end of each day’s hunt hunting on designated areas of the define a ‘‘drive’’ as an organized or (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). district subject to the following planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or (b) LaCreek National Wildlife condition: You must remove boats, otherwise frighten or cause game to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird decoys, portable blinds, other personal move in the direction of any person(s) hunting. We allow the hunting of goose, property, and any materials brought who is part of the organized or planned duck, coot, common snipe, sandhill onto the area for blind construction by hunt and known to be waiting for the crane, American crow, and mourning the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 game. dove on designated areas of the refuge. and 27.94 of this chapter). (xiii) We allow crossbows only during (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the big game hunting sessions, when we the hunting of ring-necked pheasant and upland game hunting on designated allow muzzleloaders and modern sharp-tailed grouse on designated areas areas of the district. weapons. of the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (xiv) Each youth hunter age 15 and condition: Hunters may remain on the game hunting on designated areas of the younger must remain within sight, refuge no longer than 1⁄2 hour after legal district subject to the following within normal voice contact, and under sunset. condition: You must remove portable supervision of an adult age 21 or older. (3) Big game hunting. We allow ground blinds and other personal Each youth hunter must possess a hunting of white-tailed and mule deer property at the end of each day’s hunt signed refuge hunting regulations on designated areas of the refuge subject (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). brochure. We require youth hunters to the following conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport who are sitting in a hunting stand by (i) All archery deer hunters must fishing on designated areas of the themselves to possess a valid hunter- possess and carry a refuge permit district subject to the following education card. The supervising adult (signature required). condition: You must remove boats,

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motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (iii) You may place your tree stand(s), refuge subject to the following other personal property (excluding ice elevated platform(s), and/or ground conditions: houses) by the end of each day’s fishing blind(s) on the refuge only during your (i) Hunters must remove stands by the activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this designated licensed season. You must end of the hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). remove these stands/blinds by the end chapter). (e) Madison Wetland Management of your designated licensed season (see (ii) Hunters may launch nonmotorized District—(1) Migratory game bird § 27.93 of this chapter). watercraft from designated access points hunting. We allow migratory game bird (iv) Deer hunters may enter the refuge to travel to islands. hunting on designated areas of the 1 hour before legal shooting time and (iii) We close archery seasons during district subject to the following remain no longer than 1 hour after refuge firearm seasons. condition: You must remove boats, shooting time ends. (iv) We prohibit organized deer drives decoys, portable blinds, other personal (v) We allow vehicles on designated during archery season. We define a property, and any materials brought refuge roads only for retrieving ‘‘deer drive’’ as an organized or planned onto the area for blind construction by harvested deer and only during the effort to pursue, drive, chase, or the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 following times: 9:30 to 10 a.m., 1:30 to otherwise frighten or cause deer to move and 27.94 of this chapter). 2 p.m., and from the end of legal in the direction of any person(s) who is (2) Upland game hunting. We allow shooting time to 1 hour after the end of part of the organized or planned hunt upland game hunting on designated shooting time (see § 27.31 of this and known to be waiting for the deer. areas of the district. chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow ice fishing (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on designated areas of the refuge subject game hunting on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: district subject to the following subject to the following conditions: (i) We prohibit open water fishing at 1 condition: You must remove portable (i) Fishing hours are ⁄2 hour before any time. 1 (ii) Anglers must not be on the ice ground blinds and other personal legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour after legal until 1 hour prior to legal sunrise and property by the end of each day’s hunt sunset. must be off the ice by 1 hour after legal (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (ii) We allow ice fishing shanties, but sunset. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport anglers must remove them at the end of (iii) Anglers must remove ice shacks fishing on designated areas of the each day’s fishing activity (see § 27.93 of by 1 hour after legal sunset (see § 27.93 district subject to the following this chapter). (g) Sand Lake Wetland Management of this chapter). condition: You must remove boats, District—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) We restrict angler foot travel to motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and hunting. We allow migratory game bird posted access points, public roads, and other personal property (excluding ice hunting on designated areas of the lake ice. houses) by the end of each day’s fishing district and subject to the following (i) Waubay Wetland Management activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this condition: You must remove boats, District—(1) Migratory game bird chapter). decoys, portable blinds, other personal hunting. We allow migratory game bird (f) Sand Lake National Wildlife property, and any materials brought hunting on designated areas of the Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird onto the area for blind construction by district subject to the following hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 condition: You must remove boats, on designated portions of the refuge and 27.94 of this chapter). decoys, portable blinds, other personal subject to the following condition: (2) Upland game hunting. We allow property, and any materials brought Unarmed waterfowl hunters on the upland game hunting on designated onto the area for blind construction by perimeter of the refuge may retrieve areas of the district. the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 downed waterfowl up to 100 yards (90 (3) Big game hunting. We allow big and 27.94 of this chapter). meters) inside the refuge boundary. game hunting on designated areas of the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (2) Upland game hunting. We allow district subject to the following upland game hunting on designated hunting of pheasant, sharp-tailed conditions: areas of the district. grouse, and partridge on designated (i) We allow hunters to leave portable (3) Big game hunting. We allow big portions of the refuge subject to the tree stands and free-standing elevated game hunting on designated areas of the following conditions: platforms on waterfowl production district subject to the following (i) We allow hunting of upland game areas from the first Saturday after conditions: birds from the Monday following August 25 through February 15. (i) We allow hunters to leave portable closure of the refuge firearms deer (ii) You must remove portable ground tree stands and free-standing elevated season through the first Sunday in blinds, trail cameras, and other personal platforms on waterfowl production January. property by the end of each day’s hunt areas from the first Saturday after (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). August 25 through February 15. earlier than 10 a.m. each day. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) You must remove portable ground (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the blinds and other personal property by hunting of deer on designated areas of district subject to the following the end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 the refuge subject to the following condition: You must remove boats, and 27.94 of this chapter). conditions: motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) Only firearms deer hunters other personal property (excluding ice fishing on designated areas of the possessing and carrying a State-issued houses) by the end of each day’s fishing district subject to the following Sand Lake refuge permit may hunt deer activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this condition: You must remove boats, on the refuge. chapter). motor vehicles, fishing equipment, and (ii) We allow portable tree stands; (h) Waubay National Wildlife Refuge. other personal property (excluding ice portable, elevated hunting platforms not (1)–(2) [Reserved] houses) by the end of each day’s fishing attached to trees; and portable ground (3) Big game hunting. We allow deer activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this blinds only. hunting on designated areas of the chapter).

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§ 32.61 Tennessee. (ii) You may only participate in the and normal voice contact of an adult age The following refuge units are open refuge quota hunts with a special quota 21 or older. One adult hunter may for hunting and/or fishing as governed permit issued through random drawing supervise no more than one youth by applicable Federal and State (electronic form). hunter. regulations, and are listed in (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport alphabetical order with additional fishing on designated areas of the refuge fishing on designated areas of the refuge refuge-specific regulations. subject to the following conditions: subject to the following conditions: (a) Chickasaw National Wildlife (i) We allow fishing only with pole (i) We allow fishing on the refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird and line, or rod and reel. pools and reservoirs from March 16 1 hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (ii) We allow the use of bow and through November 14, from ⁄2 hour 1 goose, coot, merganser, mourning dove, arrow, or a gig, to take nongame fish on before legal sunrise to ⁄2 hour after legal woodcock, and snipe on designated refuge waters. sunset. (iii) We prohibit taking frog or turtle areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We prohibit trotlines, limblines, on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this jugs, and slat baskets in refuge pools following conditions: chapter). and impoundments and on Elk (i) You must possess and carry a (b) Cross Creeks National Wildlife Reservoir and South Cross Creeks signed refuge permit (signed refuge Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Reservoir. brochure) and comply with all permit hunting. We allow hunting of Canada (iii) We prohibit taking frog, turtle, provisions. goose on designated areas of the refuge and crawfish on the refuge (see § 27.21 (ii) We allow hunting for duck, goose, subject to the following conditions: of this chapter). 1 coot, and merganser from ⁄2 hour before (i) We require a refuge hunt permit (iv) We allow bow fishing in refuge legal sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon). We (electronic form) for all hunters age 17 impoundments and on Barkley Lake. allow hunters to access the refuge no and older. You must carry a valid refuge (c) Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge— more than 2 hours before legal sunrise. permit while hunting on the refuge. (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (iii) We close mourning dove, (ii) The annual refuge hunting and allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, woodcock, and snipe seasons during all fishing regulations brochure provides merganser, mourning dove, woodcock, youth and muzzleloader hunts, and season dates and bag limits. and snipe on designated areas of the during the first 4 weeks of firearms deer (iii) We prohibit hunting within 50 refuge subject to the following seasons. yards (45 meters) of any building, public conditions: (iv) You may use only portable blinds, use road, or boat launching ramp. (i) You must possess and carry a and you must remove all boats, blinds, (iv) We allow hunters to access the signed refuge permit (signed refuge and decoys from the refuge by 1 p.m. refuge from 2 hours before legal sunrise brochure) and comply with all permit each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). to 2 hours after legal sunset. provisions. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (v) We allow the use of dogs to (ii) We allow hunting for duck, goose, hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, coyote, retrieve geese. coot, and merganser from 1⁄2 hour before beaver, raccoon, and opossum on (vi) You may use only portable blinds, legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon). We designated areas of the refuge subject to and you must remove all boats, blinds, allow hunters to access the refuge no the following conditions: and decoys from the refuge at the end earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise. (i) The condition set forth at of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this (iii) We close mourning dove, paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section chapter). woodcock, and snipe seasons during all applies. (vii) We allow the take of beaver and quota gun and youth deer gun hunts. (ii) We allow hunters to access the coyote incidental to legal hunting (iv) You may use only portable blinds, activities with legal methods of take for refuge no more than 2 hours before legal and you must remove all boats, blinds, those hunts. sunrise to no later than 2 hours after and decoys from the refuge by 1 p.m. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow legal sunset, except that raccoon and each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). hunting of squirrel, beaver, and coyote (2) Upland game hunting. We allow opossum hunters may access the refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject from legal sunset to legal sunrise. hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, coyote, to the following condition: The beaver, raccoon, and opossum on (iii) We close squirrel, rabbit, and conditions set forth at paragraphs quail seasons during all youth and designated areas of the refuge subject to (b)(1)(i) through (iv) and (vii) of this the following conditions: muzzleloader hunts, and during the first section apply. (i) The condition set forth at 4 weeks of firearms deer seasons. (3) Big game hunting. We allow the paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section (iv) We close raccoon and opossum hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey applies. seasons on Friday and Saturday nights on designated areas of the refuge subject (ii) We allow hunters to access the during all firearms, youth, and to the following conditions: refuge no earlier than 2 hours before muzzleloader deer hunts and seasons, (i) The conditions set forth at legal sunrise to no later than 2 hours including the Friday night prior to any paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (iv) and after legal sunset, except that raccoon hunt or season that opens on a Saturday (b)(1)(vii) of this section apply. and opossum hunters may access the morning. (ii) We only allow the use of portable refuge from legal sunset to legal sunrise. (v) You may take coyote and beaver blinds and tree stands on the refuge. (iii) We close all small game hunts incidental to legal hunting activities You must remove blinds, tree stands, during the refuge deer quota and youth with legal methods of take for those and all other personal equipment from gun hunts. hunts. the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt (iv) You may take coyote and beaver (3) Big game hunting. We allow (see § 27.93 of this chapter). incidental to legal hunting activities hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (iii) You may only participate in the with legal methods of take for those on designated areas of the refuge subject refuge quota deer hunts with a special hunts. to the following conditions: quota permit (electronic form) issued (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) The conditions set forth at through random drawing. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(2)(ii) and (v) (iv) Each youth hunter age 16 and on designated areas of the refuge subject of this section apply. younger must remain within sight of to the following conditions:

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(i) The conditions set forth at goose, coot, merganser, mourning dove, (iii) We allow use of a bow and arrow, paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(2)(ii) and (iv) woodcock, and snipe on designated or a gig, to take nongame fish on refuge of this section apply. areas of the refuge subject to the waters. (ii) You may only participate in the following conditions: (iv) We prohibit taking frog or turtle refuge deer quota hunts with a special (i) You must possess and carry a on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this quota permit (electronic form) issued signed refuge permit (signed refuge chapter). through random drawing. brochure) and comply with all permit (f) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport provisions. (1) [Reserved] fishing on designated areas of the refuge (ii) We allow hunting for duck, goose, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow subject to the following conditions: coot, and merganser from 1⁄2 hour before hunting of squirrel, coyote, beaver, and (i) We allow fishing only with pole legal sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon). We raccoon on designated areas of the and line, or rod and reel. allow hunters to access the refuge no refuge subject to the following (ii) We allow use of a bow and arrow, earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise. conditions: or gig, to take nongame fish on refuge (iii) We close mourning dove, (i) You must possess and carry a waters. woodcock, and snipe seasons all youth signed refuge permit (signed refuge (iii) We prohibit taking frog or turtle and muzzleloader hunts, and during the brochure) and comply with all permit on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this first 4 weeks of firearms deer seasons. provisions. chapter). (iv) You may use only portable blinds, (ii) We allow hunters to access the (iv) We open Oneal Lake for fishing and you must remove all boats, blinds, refuge no earlier than 2 hours before during a restricted season and for and decoys from the refuge by 1 p.m. legal sunrise to no later than 2 hours authorized special events. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). after legal sunset, except that raccoon (v) We only allow fishing boats of 18 (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunters may access the refuge from legal feet (5.5 meters) or less in length on hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, coyote, sunset to legal sunrise. refuge lakes. beaver, raccoon, and opossum on (iii) You may take coyote and beaver (d) Lake Isom National Wildlife designated areas of the refuge subject to incidental to legal hunting activities Refuge. (1) [Reserved] the following conditions: with legal methods of take for those (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) The condition set forth at hunts. hunting of squirrel, coyote, beaver, and paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section (3) Big game hunting. We allow raccoon on designated areas of the applies. hunting for white-tailed deer and turkey refuge subject to the following (ii) We allow hunters to access the on designated areas of the refuge subject conditions: refuge no more than 2 hours before legal to the following conditions: (i) You must possess and carry a sunrise to no more than 2 hours after (i) The conditions set forth at signed refuge permit (signed refuge legal sunset, except that raccoon and paragraphs (f)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section apply. brochure) and comply with all permit opossum hunters may access the refuge (ii) You may participate in the refuge provisions. from legal sunset to legal sunrise. firearms deer and turkey quota hunts (ii) We allow hunters to access the (iii) We close squirrel, rabbit, and only with a special quota permit refuge no earlier than 2 hours before quail seasons during all youth and muzzleloader hunts, and during the first (electronic form) issued through random legal sunrise to no later than 2 hours 4 weeks of firearms deer seasons. drawing. after legal sunset, except that raccoon (iv) We close raccoon and opossum (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunters may access the refuge from legal seasons on Friday and Saturday nights fishing on designated areas of the refuge sunset to legal sunrise. during all firearms, youth, and subject to the following conditions: (iii) You may take coyote and beaver muzzleloader deer hunts and seasons, (i) We allow access to the Long Point incidental to legal hunting activities including the Friday night prior to any Unit (north of Upper Blue Basin) for with legal methods of take for those hunt or season that opens on a Saturday fishing from March 16 through hunts. morning. November 14, and the Grassy Island (3) Big game hunting. We allow only (v) You may take coyote and beaver Unit (south of Upper Blue Basin) for archery hunting for white-tailed deer on incidental to legal hunting activities fishing from February 1 through designated areas of the refuge subject to with legal methods of take for those November 14. the following condition: The conditions hunts. (ii) We allow fishing on the refuge set forth at paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (3) Big game hunting. We allow from legal sunrise to legal sunset. (iii) of this section apply. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (iii) We prohibit taking of frog or (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport on designated areas of the refuge subject turtle on the refuge (see § 27.21 of this fishing on designated areas of the refuge to the following conditions: chapter). subject to the following conditions: (i) The conditions set forth at (g) Tennessee National Wildlife (i) We open all waters of Lake Isom paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (e)(2)(ii) and (v) Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird to fishing only from March 16 through of this section apply. hunting. We allow hunting of Canada November 14, and from legal sunrise to (ii) You may participate in the refuge goose on designated areas of the refuge legal sunset. quota hunts only with a special quota subject to the following conditions: (ii) We prohibit taking frog or turtle permit (electronic form) issued through (i) We require a refuge hunt permit from refuge waters (see § 27.21 of this random drawing. (name and address) for all hunters age chapter). (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport 17 and older. You must carry a valid (iii) We allow fishing only with pole fishing on designated areas of the refuge refuge permit while hunting on the and line, or rod and reel. and the Sunk Lake Public Use Natural refuge. (iv) We allow use of a bow and arrow, Area as governed by State regulations (ii) The annual refuge hunting and or a gig, to take nongame fish on refuge and subject to the following conditions: fishing regulations brochure provides waters. (i) We allow fishing only from legal season dates and bag limits. (e) Lower Hatchie National Wildlife sunrise to legal sunset. (iii) We prohibit hunting within 50 Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (ii) We allow fishing only with pole yards (45 meters) of any building, public hunting. We allow hunting of duck, and line, or rod and reel. use road, or boat launching ramp.

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(iv) We allow hunters to access the legal sunrise to 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset Individuals in each group must set up refuge from 2 hours before legal sunrise from March 16 to November 14. and stay in their permitted area and stay to 2 hours after legal sunset, except as (iii) We prohibit taking frog, turtle, within 50 feet (15 meters (m)) of each provided under paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of and crawfish on the refuge (see § 27.21 other unless retrieving goose. this section. of this chapter). (x) Hunters must set up within 50 (v) Youth hunters age 16 and younger (iv) We prohibit trotlines, limblines, yards (45 m) of the post marker and must remain in sight of and normal jugs, and slat baskets in refuge pools must stay within 50 feet (15 m) of each voice contact with an adult hunter age and impoundments. other unless retrieving waterfowl. We 21 or older. One adult hunter may (v) We allow bow fishing in refuge allow a minimum of two, and a supervise no more than two youth impoundments and on Kentucky Lake. maximum of six, persons per permit. hunters. § 32.62 Texas. (xi) We allow hunting in portions of (vi) We allow the use of dogs to the Middleton Tract daily during the retrieve geese. The following refuge units are open September teal season and on for hunting and/or fishing as governed (vii) You may use only portable Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays of by applicable Federal and State blinds, and you must remove all boats, the regular waterfowl season. regulations, and are listed in blinds, and decoys from the refuge at (xii) We restrict motorized boats in alphabetical order with additional the end of each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 inland waters of the Middleton Tract to refuge-specific regulations. of this chapter). motors of 25 horsepower or less or (a) Anahuac National Wildlife (viii) We allow the take of beaver and electric trolling motors during hunting Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird coyote incidental to legal hunting season. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, activities with legal methods of take for (xiii) You may access hunt areas by duck, coot, white-winged, mourning, those hunts. foot, nonmotorized watercraft, outboard rock, and Eurasian collared-dove, and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow motorboat, or airboat. Airboats may not rock pigeon on designated areas of the hunting of squirrel, coyote, beaver, and exceed 10 horsepower with direct drive refuge subject to the following raccoon on designated areas of the with a propeller length of 48 inches (120 conditions: refuge subject to the following (i) You must carry a current signed centimeters) or less. conditions: refuge hunting permit (signed tearsheet) (xiv) On inland waters of refuge hunt (i) The conditions set forth at while waterfowl hunting on all refuge areas open to motorized boats, we paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (v) and (viii) hunt units. restrict the operation of motorized boats of this section apply. (ii) Season dates for waterfowl will be to lakes, ponds, ditches, and other (ii) We allow hunting for raccoon concurrent with the State, except as waterways when hunting. We prohibit from legal sunset to legal sunrise. specified in the refuge hunting permit the operation of motorized boats on or (3) Big game hunting. We allow (signed tearsheet). through emergent wetland vegetation. hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must (xv) On inland waters of the refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject be under the direct supervision of an hunt areas open to motorized boats, we to the following conditions: adult age 18 or older. restrict the use of boats powered by air- (i) The conditions set forth at (iv) For waterfowl hunting, you may cooled or radiator-cooled engines to paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iv) and enter the refuge hunt units no earlier those powered by a single engine of 25 (viii) of this section apply. than 4 a.m. Hunting starts at the horsepower or less and utilizing a (ii) Youth hunters age 16 and younger designated legal shooting time and ends propeller 9 inches (22.5 centimeters) in must remain in sight of and normal at 12 p.m. (noon). You must leave refuge diameter or less during the hunting voice contact with an adult hunter age hunt units by 12:30 p.m. For dove season. 21 or older. One adult hunter may hunting, you may enter the refuge 1 (xvi) We allow portable blinds or supervise no more than one youth hour before legal sunrise and must leave temporary natural vegetation blinds. hunter. the refuge by 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. You must remove all blinds, decoys, (iii) You may participate in the refuge We close refuge hunt units on boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, and quota deer hunts only with a special Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New other equipment from the refuge at the quota permit (electronic form) issued Year’s Day. end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and through random drawing. (v) For waterfowl hunting, we allow 27.94 of this chapter). (iv) We allow the use of only portable hunting in portions of the East Unit on (xvii) We require a minimum distance blinds and tree stands on the refuge. Saturdays, Sundays, and Tuesdays between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 You must remove blinds, tree stands, during the regular waterfowl seasons. m). and all other personal equipment from (vi) Hunters must check in and out (xviii) We allow the use of dogs when the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt through the check station (FWS Form 3– hunting. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). 2405) when accessing the East Unit by (2)–(3) [Reserved] (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport vehicle. (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing fishing on designated areas of the refuge (vii) We require hunters to remain in and crabbing on designated areas of the subject to the following conditions: an assigned area for that day’s hunt. refuge subject to the following (i) We allow fishing in Swamp Creek, (viii) We allow hunters to access conditions: Sulphur Well Bay, and Bennetts Creek designated areas of the East Unit by boat (i) We allow fishing and crabbing only from March 16 through November 14. from Jackson Ditch, East Bay Bayou, or with pole and line, rod and reel, or We open the remainder of the refuge Onion Bayou. handheld line. We prohibit the use any portion of Kentucky Lake to fishing (ix) We allow hunting on the East method not expressly allowed, year-round. We allow bank fishing year- Unit as governed by the State light goose including trotlines, setlines, jug lines, round along Refuge Lake from the New conservation order. Hunt areas are by limb lines, bows and arrows, gigs, Johnsonville Pump Station. permit on a first-come, first-served basis spears, or crab traps. (ii) We allow fishing on interior refuge the morning of the hunt. We allow a (ii) We allow cast netting for bait for impoundments from 1⁄2 hour before maximum of six persons per field. personal use along waterways in areas

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open to the public and along public (F) We prohibit hunters using (iv) Hunters age 17 and younger must roads. handguns during archery and rifle be under the direct supervision of an (iii) The conditions set forth at hunts. adult age 18 or older. paragraphs (a)(1)(xiii) and (xv) of this (G) We allow use of portable hunting (v) Hunter may bring up to two guests. section apply. stands, stalking of game, and still- Guests may not use a hunting firearm. (iv) We prohibit mooring to water hunting. There is a limit of two portable Guests must be with the hunter at all control structures. stands per permitted hunter. A hunter times. (b) Aransas National Wildlife may set up the portable stands during (2) Upland game hunting. We allow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird the scouting day, but must remove them hunting of wild turkey on designated hunting. We allow hunting of duck, when the hunter’s permit expires (see areas of the refuge subject to the goose, coot, and merganser on § 27.93 of this chapter). following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to (H) We allow the use of only (i) The conditions set forth at the following conditions: biodegradable flagging tape to mark paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) and (iv) of this (i) For the Matagorda Island upland trails and hunt stand location during the section apply. units, each adult hunter age 17 or older archery and rifle hunts on the refuge. (ii) We require hunters to check in must possess an annual public hunting You must write your last name in black and out daily at designated check permit administered by the State. permanent marker on the first piece of station(s). (ii) Hunting starts at the designated flagging tape nearest the adjacent (iii) The annual refuge hunt brochure legal shooting time and ends at 12 p.m. designated roadway. provides bag limits. (noon) on the Matagorda Island upland (iii) On the Matagorda Island Unit, we (iv) We allow the use of all-terrain units. Hunters must leave upland units allow hunting subject to the following vehicles (ATVs) to retrieve downed by 12:30 p.m. Authorized hunting on conditions: game. other designated areas begins 30 (A) The conditions set forth at (v) We allow scent attractants. minutes before legal sunrise and ends at paragraphs (b)(3)(ii)(A) through (H) of (vi) A hunter may bring one guest. legal sunset. this section apply. The guest may not use a hunting firearm (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must (B) We require all hunters to stay in or other hunting weapon (archery). The be under the direct supervision of an their designated stand unless they are guest may assist the hunter in game adult age 18 or older. retrieving game. We prohibit stalking of retrieval or field dressing activities. The (iv) We allow portable blinds or game. guest must be with the hunter at all temporary natural vegetation blinds. (C) Each adult hunter may supervise times. You must remove all blinds, decoys, up to two youth hunters. (3) Big game hunting. We allow boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, and (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of white-tailed deer and feral other equipment from the refuge at the fishing and fishing access on designated hog on designated areas of the refuge end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and areas of the refuge subject to the subject to the following conditions: The 27.94 of this chapter). following conditions: conditions set forth at paragraphs (v) For the Matagorda Island upland (i) We prohibit the use of crab traps (c)(1)(iv) and (c)(2)(ii) through (vi) of units, we require all hunters to check in in marshes within the boundary of any this section apply. and out at the hunter check station refuge unit. (4) [Reserved] located on the north end of the Island. (ii) We allow the use of no more than (d) Big Boggy National Wildlife (vi) We allow the use of dogs when two rods while fishing. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. (iii) Beginning April 15 through hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (2) [Reserved] October 15, you may access State waters duck, and coot on designated areas of (3) Big game hunting. We allow for fishing at areas designated in the the refuge subject to the following hunting of white-tailed deer and feral refuge fishing brochure. From October conditions: hog on designated areas of the refuge 16 through April 14, we open to fishing (i) Season dates will be concurrent subject to the following conditions: only the area adjacent to the picnic area with the State for the September teal (i) The condition set forth at off of the fishing pier; we allow wade season, youth-only season, and duck paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section fishing access in that immediate area. and coot regular season in the Texas applies. You may fish all year in the bayside South Zone, and goose regular season in (ii) On the Blackjack and Tatton marsh unit and the Gulf side beach of the Texas East Zone, with the exception Units, we allow hunting subject to the Matagorda Island. that we prohibit duck (not including the following conditions: (iv) We prohibit consumption of September teal and youth-only seasons) (A) We allow sprays and other non- alcohol or possession of open alcohol and coot hunting on the refuge until the ingestible attractants. containers while fishing. last Saturday in October. If the State- (B) For the archery and rifle season, (c) Balcones Canyonlands National specified duck and coot regular season hunters must obtain a refuge self- Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game opens later than the last Saturday in clearing permit (FWS Form 3–2405). bird hunting. We allow hunting of October, then hunting on the refuge will (C) The annual refuge hunt brochure mourning, white-wing, rock, and open consistent with the State-specified provides bag limits. Eurasian-collared dove on designated season date. (D) Hunters must field dress all areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) Hunters 17 and younger must be harvested game in the field. following conditions: under the direct supervision of an adult (E) We prohibit hunting on or across (i) We allow hunters in designated age 18 or older. any part of the refuge road system, or area(s) from 12 p.m. (noon) to legal (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge hunting from a vehicle on any refuge sunset. hunt units no earlier than 4 a.m. road or road right-of-way. Hunters must (ii) We require refuge permits (name Hunting starts at the designated legal remain at a minimum of 100 yards (90 only). shooting time and ends at 12 p.m. meters) off any designated refuge road (iii) We allow the use of dogs to (noon). Hunters must leave refuge hunt or structure. retrieve game birds during the hunt. units by 1 p.m.

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(iv) We allow motorized boats, boats in shallow waters, through (iv) Hunting hours will be from 9 a.m. including airboats, in open tidal waters. emergent and submergent wetland to the close of legal shooting time as We prohibit the operation of motorized vegetation, or where bottom gouging listed in the State of Texas pheasant boats in shallow water through would occur. We allow motorized boats hunting regulations. emergent and submergent wetland to enter shallow water by drifting or (v) All hunters must check in and out vegetation, or where bottom gouging polling, or by means of trolling motor at refuge headquarters. would occur. We allow motorized boats where it does not cause damage to (vi) We allow only shotguns for to enter shallow water by drifting or vegetation or the bottom. pheasant hunting. polling, or by means of trolling motor (vi) You must remove all decoys, (3) Big game hunting. We allow where it does not cause damage to boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, hunting of white-tailed deer, mule deer, vegetation or the bottom. vegetation (blind material), and other and feral hog on designated areas of the (v) You must remove all decoys, equipment from the refuge at the end of refuge subject to the following boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 conditions: vegetation (blind material), and other of this chapter). (i) The condition set forth at equipment from the refuge at the end of (vii) We require a minimum distance paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 applies. of this chapter). meters (m)). (ii) After legal sunset, hunters may be (vi) We require a minimum distance (viii) We allow the retrieval of in designated camping areas only. We between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 downed waterfowl inside a 100-yard prohibit hunters in all other areas of the meters). (91-m) retrieval zone west of Middle refuge after legal sunset. (vii) We restrict vehicle access to Bayou. We also allow the retrieval of (iii) During the youth hunt: designated roads and parking areas. You downed waterfowl inside a 100-yard (A) When hunting, each adult may access hunt units from land by foot (91-m) retrieval zone around the supervisor may supervise only one or nonmotorized conveyance from portions of Alligator Lake that are open youth hunter. A youth hunter may have designated parking areas or turn- to hunting. up to two adult supervisors. arounds. You may access public (ix) We restrict vehicle access to (B) The condition set forth at waterfowl hunting areas by motorized designated roads and parking areas. You paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section boat from State waters, where may access hunt units from land by foot applies. applicable. or nonmotorized conveyance from (4) [Reserved] (2)–(4) [Reserved] designated parking areas and turn- (g) Caddo Lake National Wildlife (e) Brazoria National Wildlife arounds. You may access public Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird waterfowl hunting areas by motorized (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of goose, boat from State waters, where hunting of white-tailed deer and feral duck, and coot on designated areas of applicable. hog on designated areas of the refuge the refuge subject to the following (2)–(3) [Reserved] subject to the following conditions: conditions: (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (i) The annual refuge tearsheet (signed (i) Season dates will be concurrent designated areas of the refuge subject to brochure) provides season dates and bag with the State for the September teal the following conditions: limits. season, youth-only season, and duck (i) We prohibit the use or possession (ii) Deer archery hunters must possess and coot regular season in the Texas of alcoholic beverages in all public and carry a signed refuge tearsheet South Zone, and goose regular season in fishing areas. (signed brochure) while hunting. the Texas East Zone, with the exception (ii) We open Bastrop Bayou Fishing (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must that we prohibit duck (not including the Pier and pull-offs to fishing 24 hours a be under the direct supervision of an September teal and youth-only seasons) day. adult age 18 or older. and coot hunting on the refuge until the (iii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, (iv) You may hunt feral hog during last Saturday in October. If the State- sail lines, set lines, jugs, gigs, spears, any established refuge hunting season. specified duck and coot regular season bush hooks, snatch hooks, crossbows, or Refuge permits and legal weapons apply opens later than the last Saturday in bows and arrows of any type. for the current hunting season. October, then hunting on the refuge will (iv) The condition set forth at (v) We allow hunters to access the open consistent with the State-specified paragraph (e)(1)(v) of this section refuge no more than 2 hours before legal season date. applies. sunrise and no more than 2 hours after (ii) Hunters age 17 and younger must (f) Buffalo Lake National Wildlife legal sunset. be under the direct supervision of an Refuge. (1) [Reserved] (vi) You may participate in the refuge adult age 18 or older. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow firearms deer hunt only with a Quota (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge hunting of ring-necked pheasant on Deer Hunt Permit (FWS Form 3–2439, hunt units no earlier than 4 a.m. designated areas of the refuge subject to Hunt Application—National Wildlife Hunting starts at the designated legal the following conditions: Refuge System) issued through random shooting time and ends at 12 p.m. (i) We require hunters to obtain a drawing. (noon). Hunters must leave refuge hunt Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– (vii) We allow the use of only portable units by 1 p.m. G). blinds and tree stands on the refuge. (iv) We allow hunting in the Alligator (ii) Hunters age 17 and younger You must remove blinds, tree stands, Marsh public waterfowl hunting area (‘‘youth hunters’’) must be under the and all other personal equipment from daily during the September teal season direct supervision of an adult age 18 or the refuge at the end of each day’s hunt and on Saturdays, Sundays, and older (‘‘adult supervisor’’). (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Wednesdays of the regular waterfowl (iii) We limit hunting to 5 days, (viii) We allow all-terrain vehicles for season. opening on Saturday as governed by the medically documented disabled hunters (v) We allow motorized boats, opening of the State of Texas hunting by Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3– including airboats, in open tidal waters. season, and the subsequent Monday, 1383–G only). 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(h) Hagerman National Wildlife refuge check station the same day of the only). We require the hunter to possess Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird kill and prior to leaving the refuge for and carry a signed and dated refuge hunting. We allow hunting of mourning the day. hunt permit (tearsheet) in addition to dove on designated areas of the refuge (viii) The conditions set forth at the State hunt permit. subject to the following conditions: paragraphs (h)(1)(ii) and (v) of this (ii) We allow archery and firearm (i) You must possess and carry a section apply. hunting on designated units of the signed refuge tearsheet (signed (ix) We require proof of completion of refuge. Units 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 are open brochure). a bow hunter education course for all to archery hunting during designated (ii) Hunters age 17 and younger must archery deer hunting. dates. Units 2, 3, 5, and 8 are open to be under the direct supervision of an (x) We require annual successful firearm hunting during designated adult age 18 or older. completion of an archery proficiency dates. (iii) We require hunters to self-check- test with a score of 80 percent or higher (iii) The annual refuge hunt brochure in and self-check-out (FWS Form 3– for all deer hunt permit holders. provides the bag limit for deer hunted 2405), with the exception of Nocona (xi) We allow hunting only from on the refuge. Unit. stands or blinds, or by stalking. (iv) Hunters age 17 and younger must (iv) We prohibit falconry. (xii) We prohibit cutting of trees or be under the direct supervision of an (v) We allow the use of dogs to limbs greater than 1 inch (2.5 adult age 18 or older. retrieve game. centimeters). (v) We allow a scouting period prior (vi) We allow only approved nontoxic (xiii) We allow hunters with valid to the commencement of the refuge deer shot (see § 32.2(k)) for all hunts on the limited permits to place hunt stands on hunting season. A permitted hunter and refuge. trees the day before their hunt segment a limit of two non-permitted individuals (vii) We prohibit hunting within 150 begins, but they must first check-in at may enter the hunt units during the feet (45 meters) of any day use area or the hunter check station. They may not scouting period. We allow access to the walking trail. enter any hunt unit until 8 a.m., and units during the scouting period from (2) Upland game hunting. We allow they must leave the unit by 2 p.m. We 11⁄2 hours before legal sunrise to legal hunting of fox squirrel and eastern will disqualify anyone in violation from sunset. You must clearly display the cottontail rabbit in the months of hunting. signed refuge hunt permit (tearsheet) January, February, and September on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport face up on the vehicle dashboard when designated areas of the refuge and fishing on designated areas of the refuge hunting and scouting. subject to the following condition: The and subject to the following conditions: (vi) We allow hunters to enter the conditions set forth at paragraphs (i) We open Lake Texoma and refuge 11⁄2 hours before legal sunrise (h)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section connected streams to bank fishing with during the permitted hunt season. apply. pole and line, rod and reel, or hand line Hunters must leave the hunt unit no (3) Big game hunting. We allow year-round. later than 1 hour after legal shooting hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, (ii) We allow wade fishing from hours. and wild turkey on designated areas of March 15 through October 1 annually (vii) You may access hunt units only the refuge subject to the following from all areas except Refuge Road, by foot or by bicycle. conditions: Wildlife Drive, Plover Road, Tern Road, (viii) We allow hunting from portable (i) We require a limited hunt permit and Egret Road. stands or by stalking and still hunting. (name only) for controlled hunts for (iii) We allow fishing in refuge ponds There is a limit of one blind or stand per archery deer, hunts for feral hog, and from March 15 through September 30 permitted hunter. You must attach spring wild turkey hunts. annually, with the exception of Refuge hunter identification (permit number or (ii) We require feral hog and turkey Road pond, which is open year-round. license number) to the blind or stand. hunters to self-check-in and self-check- (iv) We prohibit the use of glass You must remove all blinds and stands out (FWS Form 3–2405), with the containers, plastic jugs, and/or plastic at the end of the permitted hunt season exception of Nocona Unit. bottles as floats on trotlines. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (iii) We require controlled deer (v) You may only take bait for (ix) Hunters must field-dress all hunters to check in and out (FWS Form personal use while fishing in refuge harvested big game in the field and 3–2405) at the refuge check station. waters as governed by Texas State law. check the game at the refuge check (iv) We allow muzzleloaders, bow and (vi) We allow the use of bow and station before removal from the refuge. arrow, and shotguns for feral hog and arrow to take nongame fish on refuge You may use a nonmotorized cart to spring turkey hunts. You may possess waters except from Refuge Road, assist with the transportation of only lead-free, approved nontoxic (steel, Wildlife Drive, Plover Road, Tern Road, harvested game animals. bismuth, copper, or tungsten; see and Egret Road. (x) We prohibit killing or wounding a § 32.2(k)) bullets, slugs, and shot (00 (vii) We prohibit limb lines, throw deer, hog, or antelope and then buck for hogs, no shell larger than #4 lines, jug lines, seine nets, noodling, intentionally or knowingly failing to shot size for turkey). and yo-yos. make a reasonable effort to retrieve and (v) We require all hunters to check-in, (viii) We prohibit taking frog, turtle, include it in the hunter’s bag limit. show proof of personal identification, and mussel from refuge lands and (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and produce a valid limited hunt permit waters (see § 27.21 of this chapter). and crabbing on designated areas of the (name only) prior to the hunt. (i) Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife refuge subject to the following (vi) We limit each hunter to one Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] conditions: stand, which the hunter may place on (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We only allow fishing and crabbing the refuge during the day preceding hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, year-round from Adoph Thomae Jr. each hunt. You must remove all stands and nilgai antelope on designated areas County Park on San Martin Lake of the by legal sunset on the last day of each of the refuge subject to the following Bahia Grande Unit, and on the South hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). conditions: Padre Island Unit. (vii) Hunters must check all game (i) We require hunters to obtain a (ii) We only allow pole and line, rod harvested during limited hunts at the refuge hunt permit (name and address and reel, hand line, dip net, or cast net

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for fishing. We prohibit the use of crab deer, hog, or antelope and then Sundays, and Tuesdays of the regular traps or pots for crabbing. Anglers must intentionally or knowingly failing to waterfowl season. We allow a maximum attend all fishing lines, crabbing make a reasonable effort to retrieve or of four hunters per area. Hunters must equipment, or other fishing devices at keep the edible portions of the animal possess and carry Special Fee Area all times. and include it in your bag limit. Permits (signed refuge tearsheet) while (iii) We allow the use of boats for (4) [Reserved] hunting. sport fishing. We only allow bank and (k) McFaddin National Wildlife (ix) We allow daily hunting in the wade fishing on the shoreline of San Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Mud Bayou Hunt Unit during the Martin Lake within the refuge boundary. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, September teal season and on Sundays, We only allow access by foot behind duck, and coot on designated areas of Wednesdays, and Fridays of the regular posted refuge boundary signs. the refuge subject to the following waterfowl season. We allow access by (j) Lower Rio Grande Valley National conditions: foot from the beach at designated Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (i) Season dates will be concurrent crossings or by boat from the Gulf bird hunting. We allow hunting of with the State for the September teal Intracoastal Waterway via Mud Bayou. mourning, white-winged, and white- season, youth-only season, and duck (x) On inland waters of the refuge tipped dove on designated areas of the and coot regular season in the Texas hunt area open to motorized boats, we refuge subject to the following South Zone, and goose regular season in restrict the use of boats powered by air- conditions: the Texas East Zone, with the exception cooled or radiator-cooled engines to (i) We require hunters to obtain a that we prohibit duck (not including the those powered by a single engine of 25 refuge hunt permit (signed tearsheet) September teal and youth-only seasons) horsepower or less and utilizing a and to possess and carry that permit at and coot hunting on the refuge until the propeller 9 inches (22.5 centimeters) in all times during your designated hunt last Saturday in October. If the State- diameter or less during the hunting period. Hunters must also display the specified duck and coot regular season season. refuge-issued vehicle placard (part of opens later than the last Saturday in (xi) We allow portable blinds and the hunt permit) while participating in October, then hunting on the refuge will temporary natural vegetation blinds. the designated hunt period. open consistent with the State-specified You must remove all blinds, decoys, (ii) Hunters age 17 and younger must season date. boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, and be under the direct supervision of an (ii) You must possess and carry a other equipment from the refuge at the adult age 18 or older. current signed refuge hunting permit end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and (iii) You may access the refuge during (signed tearsheet) while hunting on all 27.94 of this chapter). your permitted hunt period from 1 hour units of the refuge. (xii) We require a minimum distance before legal hunt time to 1 hour after (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must between hunt parties, and between legal hunt time. You must only hunt be under the direct supervision of an hunters and driveable roads and during legal hunt hours. adult age 18 or older. buildings, of 200 yards (180 meters). (iv) We restrict hunt participants to (iv) Hunters must enter the refuge (xiii) We allow the use of dogs when those listed on the refuge hunt permit 1 hunt units between 4 a.m. and ⁄2 hour hunting. (hunter, non-hunting chaperone, and before the designated legal shooting (2)–(3) [Reserved] non-hunting assistant). time. Hunting starts at legal shooting (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing (v) We allow hunters to use bicycles time and ends at 12 p.m. (noon). and crabbing on designated areas of the on designated routes of travel. Hunters must leave refuge hunt units by refuge subject to the following (vi) We allow the use of dogs to 12:30 p.m. We close refuge hunt units conditions: retrieve doves during the hunt. (i) We only allow fishing and crabbing (2) [Reserved] on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New (3) Big game hunting. We allow Year’s Day. with pole and line, rod and reel, or hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, (v) You may access hunt areas by foot, handheld line. We prohibit the use of and nilgai antelope on designated areas nonmotorized watercraft, outboard any method not expressly allowed in of the refuge subject to the following motorboat, or airboat. Airboats may not inland waters, including trotlines, set conditions: exceed 10 horsepower with direct drive lines, jug lines, limb lines, bows and (i) The conditions set forth at with a propeller length of 48 inches (120 arrows, gigs, spears, and crab traps. paragraphs (j)(1)(i) through (v) of this centimeters) or less. Engines may not (ii) We allow cast netting for bait for section apply. exceed 2 cylinders and 484 cc. personal use along waterways in areas (ii) We allow the use of rattling horns. (vi) We allow hunting in the Star open to the public and along public (iii) We allow free-standing blinds or Lake/Clam Lake Hunt Unit daily during roads. tripods. Hunters may set them up the special teal season and on (iii) The conditions set forth at during the scouting days preceding each Saturdays, Sundays, and Tuesdays of paragraphs (k)(1)(v) and (x) of this permitted hunt day and must take them the regular waterfowl season. During the section apply. down by the end of each hunt day (see regular waterfowl season only, all (iv) We prohibit mooring to water § 27.93 of this chapter). Hunters must hunters hunting the Star Lake/Clam control structures. mark and tag all stands with their Lake Hunt Units must register at the (l) San Bernard National Wildlife hunting license number during the check station (FWS Form 3–2405), Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird period of use. including those accessing the unit from hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (iv) Hunters must field-dress all the beach along the Brine Line or duck, and coot on designated areas of harvested big game in the field. Perkins Levee. the refuge subject to the following (v) Hunters may use nonmotorized (vii) We allow hunting in the Central conditions: dollies or carts off improved roads or Hunt Units daily during the September (i) Season dates will be concurrent trails to haul carcasses to a parking area. teal season and on Saturdays, Sundays, with the State for the September teal (vi) We prohibit use of big game and Tuesdays of the regular waterfowl season, youth-only season, and duck decoys. season. and coot regular season in the Texas (vii) We prohibit the killing, (viii) We only allow hunting in the South Zone, and goose regular season in wounding, taking, or possession of a Spaced Hunt Units on Saturdays, the Texas East Zone, with the exception

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that we prohibit duck (not including the (i) Season dates will be concurrent (i) We allow fishing and crabbing with September teal and youth-only seasons) with the State for the September teal pole and line, rod and reel, or handheld and coot hunting on the refuge until the season, youth-only season, and duck line. We prohibit the use of any method last Saturday in October. If the State- and coot regular season in the Texas not expressly allowed in inland waters, specified duck and coot regular season South Zone, and goose regular season in including trotlines, set lines, jug lines, opens later than the last Saturday in the Texas East Zone, with the exception limb lines, bows and arrows, gigs, October, then hunting on the refuge will that we prohibit duck (not including the spears, and crab traps. open consistent with the State-specified September teal and youth-only seasons) (ii) We allow cast netting for bait by season date. and coot hunting on the refuge until the individuals along waterways in areas (ii) Hunters age 17 and younger must last Saturday in October. If the State- open to the public and along public be under the direct supervision of an specified duck and coot regular season roads. adult age 18 or older. opens later than the last Saturday in (iii) The conditions set forth at (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge October, then hunting on the refuge will paragraphs (m)(1)(vi) and (vii) of this hunt units no earlier than 4 a.m. open consistent with the State-specified section apply. Hunting starts at the designated legal season date. (iv) We prohibit mooring to water shooting time and ends at 12 p.m. (ii) You must possess and carry a control structures. (noon). Hunters must leave refuge hunt current signed refuge hunting permit (n) Trinity River National Wildlife units by 1 p.m. (signed tearsheet) while hunting on all Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (iv) We require hunters to use the hunt units of the refuge. hunting. We allow hunting of duck on Waterfowl Lottery Application (FWS (iii) Hunters age 17 and younger must designated areas of the refuge subject to Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— be under the direct supervision of an the following conditions: National Wildlife Refuge System) for the adult age 18 or older. (i) We only allow hunting on Sargent Permit Waterfowl Hunt Area. (iv) Hunters must enter the refuge Champion Lake by refuge lottery drawing. Hunters must abide by all terms and hunt unit between 4 a.m. and 1⁄2 hour (ii) We only allow hunting on conditions set by the permit. before the designated legal shooting (v) We allow motorized boats, time. Hunting starts at legal shooting Champion Lake Saturdays and Sundays including airboats, in open tidal waters. time and ends at 12 p.m. (noon). during the State duck season. Hunters may not enter the refuge until 5 a.m. We prohibit the operation of motorized Hunters must be off refuge hunt units by and must be out of the hunt area by 12 boats in shallow waters, through 12:30 p.m. We close refuge hunt units emergent and submergent wetland p.m. (noon). on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New (iii) You must remove all blinds, vegetation, or where bottom gouging Year’s Day. decoys, shell casings, and other would occur. We allow motorized boats (v) We allow hunting in portions of personal equipment following each hunt to enter shallow water by drifting or the refuge daily during the September day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this teal season and on Saturdays, Mondays, polling, or by means of trolling motor chapter). where it does not cause damage to and Wednesdays during the regular (iv) We allow the use of dogs when vegetation or the bottom. waterfowl season. retrieving game. (vi) You must remove all decoys, (vi) You may access hunt areas by (v) Hunters age 17 and younger must boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, foot, nonmotorized watercraft, outboard be under the direct supervision of an vegetation (blind material), and other motorboat, or airboat. Airboats may not adult age 18 or older. equipment from the refuge at the end of exceed 10 horsepower with direct drive (vi) We require a minimum distance each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 with a propeller length of 48 inches (120 between hunt parties of 150 yards (135 of this chapter). centimeters) or less. Engines may not meters). (vii) We require a minimum distance exceed 2 cylinders and 484 cc. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 (vii) On inland waters of the refuge hunting for squirrel and rabbit on meters). hunt area open to motorized boats, we designated areas of the refuge subject to (viii) We restrict vehicle access to restrict the use of boats powered by air- the following conditions: designated roads. You may access hunt cooled or radiator-cooled engines to (i) We require hunters to possess a units from land by foot or nonmotorized those powered by a single engine of 25 refuge permit (signed tearsheet). The conveyance from designated parking horsepower or less and utilizing a hunter must carry the nontransferable areas or turn-arounds. You may access propeller 9 inches (22.5 centimeters) in permit at all times while hunting. public waterfowl hunting areas by diameter or less during the hunting (ii) We require that refuge hunters motorized boat from State waters, where season. turn in the Upland/Small Game/ applicable. (viii) We allow portable blinds and Furbearer Report (FWS Form 3–2362) by (2)–(3) [Reserved] temporary natural vegetation blinds. the date specified on the permit. Failure (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport You must remove all blinds, decoys, to submit the report will render the fishing on designated areas of the refuge boats, spent shells, marsh chairs, and hunter ineligible for the next year’s subject to the following conditions: other equipment from the refuge at the limited upland game hunt. (i) We prohibit the use or possession end of each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and (iii) The condition set forth at of alcoholic beverages in all public 27.94 of this chapter). paragraph (n)(1)(v) of this section fishing areas. (ix) We require a minimum distance applies. (ii) The condition set forth at between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 (iv) We allow all-terrain vehicle use paragraph (l)(1)(v) of this section meters). for hunters with disabilities in applies. (x) We allow the use of dogs when designated units. (m) Texas Point National Wildlife hunting. (v) We require a minimum distance Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (2)–(3) [Reserved] between hunt parties of 200 yards (180 hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing meters). Hunters must visibly wear 400 duck, and coot on designated areas of and crabbing on designated areas of the square inches (2,600 square centimeters) the refuge subject to the following refuge subject to the following of hunter orange above the waist and a conditions: conditions: solid hunter-orange hat or cap.

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(vi) Hunters may enter the refuge no (iii) You may possess only 25 shells hunting season, the refuge is open from earlier than 4:30 a.m. We allow hunting while hunting on or within 50 feet (15 11⁄2 hours before legal sunrise to 11⁄2 from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise to legal m) from the center of Unit 1A or 2C hours after legal sunset. sunset only during the days specified on dike. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow the permit. (iv) We close for the spring and hunting of pheasant and turkey on (vii) Hunters may place no more than extended season goose hunts. designated areas of the refuge subject to one temporary stand on the refuge. (v) We prohibit archery hunting on the following conditions: Hunters may place the stand during the the refuge. (i) You may possess only approved scouting week before the hunt begins (vi) You may enter the refuge 2 hours nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)) while and must remove it the day the hunt before legal sunrise and must exit the hunting turkey in the field. ends (see § 27.93 of this chapter). refuge by 2 hours after legal sunset. (ii) We allow turkey hunting for youth Hunters must label blinds with the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunters only. name of the permit holder. We prohibit hunting of pheasant on designated areas (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting or erection of blinds on refuge of the refuge subject to the following hunting of deer and elk on designated roads or mowed/maintained trails. condition: We prohibit hunting or areas of the refuge subject to the (3) Big game hunting. We allow taking of pheasants with a shotgun of following conditions: hunting of white-tailed deer and feral any description capable of holding more (i) You must remove all tree stands hog on designated areas of the refuge than three shells, unless it is plugged and blinds no later than the last day of subject to the following conditions: with a one-piece filler incapable of the hunting season for which you have (i) We require a refuge permit (signed removal without disassembling the gun a permit (see § 27.93 of this chapter). refuge tearsheet) and Big Game Harvest so that its total capacity does not exceed (ii) We allow any-legal-weapon elk Report (FWS Form 3–2359). Hunters three shells. hunting for youth, disabled, and must turn in both forms by the date (3) [Reserved] depredation pool hunters during State specified on the permit. Failure to (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport seasons. (iii) We close for the general any- submit the Big Game Harvest Report fishing on designated areas of the refuge legal-weapon (rifle) and muzzleloader will render the hunter ineligible for the subject to the following conditions: bull elk hunts. next year’s limited big game hunt. (i) We open to fishing year-round. (ii) You may fish only in designated (iv) We allow any-legal-weapon elk Drawings are by lottery. The hunter hunting during limited late season must carry the nontransferable permit at areas west of the Auto Tour Road access gate from legal sunrise to legal sunset. antlerless elk hunts starting on all times while hunting. December 1 during State seasons. (ii) The conditions set forth at (b) Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport paragraphs (n)(1)(v) and (n)(2)(iv) fishing on designated areas of the refuge through (vii) of this section apply. hunting. We allow hunting of duck, coot, and goose on designated areas of subject to the following conditions: (iii) We allow hunting during a (i) You may only fish with the aid of designated 23-day archery season. the refuge subject to the following conditions: a pole, hook, and line. We prohibit trot (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on lines, bow and arrows, spears, spear designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) All hunters must register individually at the visitor information guns, cross bows, and firearms. the following conditions: (ii) You must release unharmed any of (i) We only allow fishing with pole station before entering the open hunting area and must check-out at the same the following four endangered fish if and line, rod and reel, or hand-held caught: Razorback sucker, Colorado line. location prior to exiting the refuge. (ii) We allow the use of dogs when pikeminnow, humpback chub, and (ii) We prohibit the use of trotlines, bonytailed chub. setlines, bows and arrows, gigs, spears, hunting. fish traps, crab/crawfish traps, and/or (iii) You may construct temporary § 32.64 Vermont. nets. blinds. You must remove all blinds The following refuge units are open (iii) We prohibit the harvesting of frog constructed out of materials other than for hunting and/or fishing as governed or turtle (see § 27.21 of this chapter). vegetation at the end of each day’s hunt by applicable Federal and State (iv) We allow fishing from legal (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). regulations, and are listed in sunrise to legal sunset. (iv) We allow the use of small boats alphabetical order with additional (15 feet or less) when hunting. We § 32.63 Utah. refuge-specific regulations. prohibit gasoline motors and air boats. (a) Missisquoi National Wildlife The following refuge units are open (v) You may enter the refuge 2 hours Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird for hunting and/or fishing as governed prior to legal sunrise and must exit the hunting. We allow hunting of goose, 1 by applicable Federal and State refuge by 1 ⁄2 hours after legal sunset. duck, brant, merganser, coot, woodcock, regulations, and are listed in You must remove leave decoys, boats, and snipe on designated areas of the alphabetical order with additional vehicles, and other personal property on refuge subject to the following refuge-specific regulations. the refuge at the end of each day (see conditions: (a) Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge— §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter). (i) In the Delta Lakeshore Area: (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (vi) We have a special blind area for (A) We prohibit blind staking and allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and use by disabled hunters. We prohibit unattended decoys. tundra swan on designated areas of the trespass for any reason by any (B) We prohibit jumpshooting within refuge subject to the following individual not registered to use that 200 yards of a party hunting from a boat conditions: area. or blind. (i) We prohibit hunting or shooting (2)–(4) [Reserved] (ii) In the Maquam Shore Area: within 100 yards (90 meters (m)) of (c) Ouray National Wildlife Refuge— (A) We do not require a refuge permit refuge roads, parking areas, and (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We to hunt or scout in this area. observation platforms. allow hunting of duck, coot, and goose (B) We prohibit jumpshooting within (ii) We allow airboats only in Refuge on designated areas of the refuge subject 200 yards (183 meters) of a party Unit 9 and Block C. to the following condition: During hunting from a boat or blind.

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(iii) In the Saxes Pothole/Creek and (ii) We only allow shotguns or launch area from September through Shad Island Pothole: muzzleloaders on open areas east of the November (inclusive). (A) This is a controlled hunting area. Missisquoi River and on Shad Island. (b) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and We require a refuge permit (FWS Form (iii) We prohibit hunting from the end Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game 3–2439, Hunt Application—National of snowshoe hare and rabbit season bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, Wildlife Refuge System) to hunt in this through September 1. goose, crow, and American woodcock area. (iv) On the Eagle Point Unit, on designated areas of the refuge subject (B) Each hunting party must possess conditions in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) to the following condition: We allow and carry a permit (FWS Form 3–2439, through (iii) of this section do not apply. disabled hunters to hunt from a vehicle Hunt Application—National Wildlife (3) Big game hunting. We allow that is at least 10 feet from the traveled Refuge System) for the specific zone on hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, portion of the refuge road if the hunter the specific day they are hunting in this bear, and turkey on designated areas of possesses a State-issued disabled area. Permits are not transferable. the refuge subject to the following hunting license and a Special Use (C) You must use a dog to retrieve conditions: Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) issued by migratory game birds. (i) You must obtain a signed refuge the refuge manager. (iv) In the Junior Waterfowl Hunting hunt brochure (signed brochure) at Area: refuge headquarters prior to hunting, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (A) This is a controlled hunting area. and you must hold a valid State hunting hunting of coyote, fox, raccoon, bobcat, We require a refuge permit (FWS Form license. woodchuck, red squirrel, eastern gray 3–2439, Hunt Application—National (ii) We only allow shotguns, squirrel, porcupine, skunk, snowshoe Wildlife Refuge System) to hunt in this muzzleloaders, or archery equipment on hare, eastern cottontail, and ruffed area. open areas east and north of Vermont grouse on designated areas of the refuge (B) Each junior hunter must possess Route 78. We prohibit rifles in these subject to the following conditions: and carry a permit (FWS Form 3–2439, areas at any time. (i) We allow disabled hunters to hunt Hunt Application—National Wildlife (iii) You may use portable tree stands from a vehicle that is at least 10 feet Refuge System) for the assigned blind as governed by State regulations guiding from the traveled portion of the refuge site and day. On Mentor Day, mentors their use on State wildlife management road if the hunter possesses a State- must also possess and carry this permit areas with the following exception: We issued disabled hunting license and a for the assigned blind site. Each adult allow only one tree stand or ground Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– hunting party must possess and carry a blind for each signed refuge hunt G) issued by the refuge manager. permit for the blind site and day they brochure (signed brochure) we issue. (ii) Shooting from, over, or within 10 are hunting. Permits are not (iv) On the Eagle Point Unit, we allow feet of the traveled portion of any gravel transferable. hunting subject to the following (C) Shooting hours end at 11 a.m. road is prohibited (see § 25.71 of this conditions: (v) In the Long Marsh Channel and chapter). (A) You may use portable tree stands Metcalfe Island: (iii) We require hunters hunting at (A) This is a controlled hunting area. as governed by State regulations guiding night to possess a Special Use Permit We require a refuge permit (FWS Form their use on State wildlife management (FWS Form 3–1383–G) issued by the 3–2439, Hunt Application—National areas. refuge manager. (B) We allow training of dogs during Wildlife Refuge System) to hunt in this the regular hunting seasons as governed (3) Big game hunting. We allow area. by State regulations. We allow dog hunting of white-tailed deer, moose, (B) We limit hunting to Tuesdays, black bear, and wild turkey on Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout training outside the regular hunting seasons (i.e., from June 1 through July designated areas of the refuge subject to the waterfowl hunting season for duck. the following conditions: (C) Each hunting party must possess 31) only with a Special Use Permit and carry a permit for the blind on the (Permit Application Form: National (i) The condition set forth at specific day they are hunting in this Wildlife Refuge System General Special paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section area. Permits are not transferable. Use, FWS Form 3–1383–G). applies. (D) Shooting hours end at 11 a.m. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) We allow disabled hunters to hunt (E) You must use a dog to retrieve fishing on designated areas of the refuge from a vehicle that is at least 10 feet migratory game birds. subject to the following conditions: from the traveled portion of the refuge (F) We close this area to waterfowl (i) We allow sport fishing (including road if the hunter possesses a State- hunting during split seasons when geese bow fishing) by boat and ice fishing in issued disabled hunting license and a are the only waterfowl that hunters may designated areas with the following Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383– legally take. exceptions: G) issued by the refuge manager. (vi) In the Maquam Swamp Area: (A) We close the following areas from (iii) You may use portable tree stands (A) We prohibit blind staking and ice-out to July 15: Goose Bay, Saxes and blinds as governed by State unattended decoys. Creek and Pothole, Metcalfe Island regulations guiding their use on State (B) You must use a dog to retrieve Pothole, Long Marsh Channel, and Clark wildlife management areas. You must migratory game birds. Marsh. remove tree stands and blinds by the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (B) We close the following areas from end of the final deer season (see § 27.93 hunting of cottontail rabbit, snowshoe Labor Day to December 31: Long Marsh of this chapter). hare, ruffed grouse, and gray squirrel on Bay and Long Marsh Channel. designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We allow bank fishing along (iv) You may retrieve moose at the the following conditions: designated areas of Charcoal Creek. Nulhegan Basin Division with the use of (i) You must obtain a signed refuge (iii) We prohibit taking fish with a commercial moose hauler, if the hunt brochure (signed brochure) at firearms within refuge boundaries. hauler possesses a Special Use Permit refuge headquarters prior to hunting, (iv) We allow boat launching from (FWS Form 3–1383–C) issued by the and you must hold a valid State hunting Louie’s Landing year-round. We allow refuge manager. license. boat launching from Mac’s Bend boat (4) [Reserved]

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§ 32.65 Virginia. refuge subject to the following an overnight fishing pass (name/ The following refuge units are open conditions: address/phone) issued by the National for hunting and/or fishing as governed (i) You must obtain a refuge hunt Park Service. Anglers can obtain a pass by applicable Federal and State permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt in person at the National Park Service regulations, and are listed in Application—National Wildlife Refuge Tom’s Cove Visitor Center. alphabetical order with additional System) and maintain the permit on (v) We allow only three surf fishing refuge-specific regulations. your person while hunting on the poles per licensed angler, and those (a) Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. refuge. poles must be attended at all times. This (1)–(2) [Reserved] (ii) You may only access hunting includes persons age 65 or older who (3) Big game hunting. We allow areas by boat. are license-exempt in Virginia. hunting of white-tailed deer and feral (iii) We prohibit hunting on (c) Eastern Shore of Virginia National hog on designated areas of the refuge Assawoman and Metompkin Islands’ Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] subject to the following conditions: beach and dune habitats beginning (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow scouting on designated March 15. archery and shotgun hunting of white- days prior to the start of each refuge (2) [Reserved] tailed deer on designated areas of the hunt period. Hunters may enter the hunt (3) Big game hunting. We allow refuge subject to the following zones on foot, on bicycle, or through hunting of white-tailed deer and sika in conditions: transportation provided by the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We allow holders of a refuge hunt only. the following conditions: permit (Quota Deer Hunt Application, (ii) Hunters may go to Hunt Zone 1 (i) We allow holders of a refuge hunt FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— (Long Island) only by hand-launched permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt National Wildlife Refuge System) to watercraft (canoe, punt, rowboat, and Application—National Wildlife Refuge access areas of the refuge typically similar watercraft) from the canoe System) to access areas of the refuge closed to the nonhunting public. All launch at refuge headquarters. We typically closed to the nonhunting occupants of a vehicle or hunt party prohibit use of trailers. public. All occupants of a vehicle or must possess a refuge hunt permit and (iii) We prohibit hunting or hunt party must possess a refuge hunt be actively engaged in hunting. We discharging of firearms within permit and be actively engaged in allow an exception for those persons designated safety zones. We prohibit hunting. We allow an exception for aiding a disabled person who possesses retrieval of wounded game from a ‘‘No those persons aiding a disabled person a valid State-issued Commonwealth of Hunting Area’’ or ‘‘Safety Zone’’ who possesses a valid State-issued Virginia Disabled Resident Lifetime without the consent of the refuge Commonwealth of Virginia Disabled License or Commonwealth of Virginia employee on duty at the check station. Resident Lifetime License or Resident Disabled Veteran’s Lifetime (iv) We prohibit the use of tree stands, Commonwealth of Virginia Resident License. except on Long Island (Hunt Zone 1). Disabled Veteran’s Lifetime License. (ii) You must sign in before entering (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (ii) You may not hunt within 100 feet the hunt zone and sign out upon leaving fishing, noncommercial crabbing, and (30.5 meters) of any building. the zone. clamming on designated areas of the (iii) We prohibit organized deer (iii) We prohibit organized deer refuge subject to the following drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an conditions: organized or planned effort to pursue, organized or planned effort to pursue, (i) We close all areas within the drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or hunting zones, as well as the oceanfront, cause deer to move in the direction of cause deer to move in the direction of to fishing, crabbing, and clamming any person(s) who is part of the any person(s) who is part of the during the annual refuge white-tailed organized or planned hunt and known organized or planned hunt and known deer and feral hog hunt. to be waiting for the deer. to be waiting for the deer. (ii) You may surf fish, crab, and clam (iv) You may not hunt, discharge a (iv) You may not hunt, discharge a south of the refuge’s beach access ramp. firearm, or nock an arrow or crossbow firearm, or nock an arrow or crossbow We allow night surf fishing by Special bolt within 50 feet (15.2 meters) of the bolt outside of the designated hunting Use Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) in centerline of any road, whether areas. this area on dates and at times improved or unimproved, or paved trail. (v) We only allow shotguns loaded designated on the permit. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport with buckshot during the firearm (iii) For sport fishing in D Pool: fishing, crabbing, and clamming from season. (A) We only allow fishing from the the shoreline of the refuge in designated (4) [Reserved] docks or banks in D Pool. We prohibit areas subject to the following (d) Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck boats, canoes, and kayaks on D Pool. conditions: National Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) (B) We prohibit hooks other than (i) You must attend minnow traps, [Reserved] barbless or flattened. crab traps, crab pots, and handlines at (3) Big game hunting. We allow (C) You must catch and release all all times. hunting of deer on designated areas of freshwater game fish. The daily creel (ii) We prohibit the use of seine nets the refuge subject to the following limit for D Pool for other species is a and pneumatic (compressed air or conditions: maximum combination of any 10 otherwise) bait launchers. (i) You must possess and carry a nongame fish. (iii) The State regulates certain refuge permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (D) Parking for non-ambulatory species of finfish, shellfish, and Application—National Wildlife Refuge anglers is available adjacent to the dock crustacean (crab) using size or System). at D Pool. All other anglers must enter possession limits. You may not alter (ii) Hunters must certify/qualify the area by foot or bicycle. these species, to include cleaning or weapons and ammunition and view the (b) Chincoteague National Wildlife filleting, in such a way that we cannot orientation session online prior to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird determine its species or total length. issuance of a permit. hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (iv) In order to fish after the refuge (iii) We only allow shotguns with and rail on designated areas of the closes for the day, anglers must obtain slugs during the firearm season.

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(iv) Hunters must remove all hunting (i) You must possess and carry a (4) [Reserved] equipment from the refuge at the end of refuge permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (k) Rappahannock River Valley each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this Application—National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) chapter). System) and be selected in the refuge [Reserved] (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. lottery to hunt. (3) Big game hunting. We allow We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (ii) Hunters must certify/qualify hunting of white-tailed deer on organized or planned effort to pursue, weapons and ammunition and view an designated areas of the refuge subject to drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or orientation session online prior to the following condition: We require big cause deer to move in the direction of issuance of a permit. game hunters to obtain a permit (FWS any person(s) who is part of the (iii) We only allow shotguns with Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— organized or planned hunt and known slugs during the firearm season. National Wildlife Refuge System). to be waiting for the deer. (iv) Hunters must remove all hunting (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) [Reserved] equipment from the refuge at the end of fishing on designated areas of the refuge (e) Great Dismal Swamp National each day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this subject to the following conditions: Wildlife Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] chapter). (i) We allow fishing access each day (3) Big game hunting. We allow (v) We prohibit organized deer drives. from legal sunrise to legal sunset. hunting of white-tailed deer and bear on We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an (ii) During the period when the refuge designated areas of the refuge subject to organized or planned effort to pursue, is open for hunting, we close hunting the following condition: You must drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or areas to all other uses, including sport possess and carry a refuge permit (FWS cause deer to move in the direction of fishing. Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— any person(s) who is part of the (iii) We allow fishing only by use of National Wildlife Refuge System). organized or planned hunt and known one or more attended poles with hook (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport to be waiting for the deer. and line attached. We prohibit all other fishing in designated areas of the refuge (4) [Reserved] fishing methods and means. subject to the following conditions: (i) Plum Tree Island National Wildlife (iv) We prohibit the use of lead (i) We allow fishing in Lake Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird sinkers in freshwater ponds, including Drummond from a boat (maximum 25 hunting. We allow hunting of migratory Wilna Pond and Laurel Grove Pond. horsepower) and from the piers at waterfowl, gallinule, and coot on (v) We require catch-and-release Washington Ditch and Interior Ditch. designated areas of the refuge subject to fishing for largemouth bass in (ii) We prohibit bank fishing. the following conditions: freshwater ponds, including Wilna Pond (iii) We require permits (Special Use (i) We require migratory game bird and Laurel Grove Pond. Anglers may Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G)) for hunters to obtain a permit through a take other finfish species as governed by vehicular access to the boat ramp on lottery administered by the Virginia State regulations. Interior Ditch Road on the west side of Department of Game and Inland (vi) We prohibit the use of minnows Lake Drummond. Fisheries. We require hunters to possess as bait. (f) James River National Wildlife and carry that permit, along with their (vii) We prohibit use of boats Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] State hunting license and stamps, while propelled by gasoline motors, sail, or (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting migratory game birds on the mechanically operated paddle wheel hunting of white-tailed deer on refuge. while fishing. (ii) We prohibit jump-shooting by foot designated areas of the refuge subject to (l) Wallops Island National Wildlife or boat. Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] the following conditions: (iii) You must hunt from a blind, as (i) We require hunters to possess and (3) Big game hunting. We allow assigned by the hunting permit. hunting of white-tailed deer on carry a refuge hunting permit (FWS (2)–(4) [Reserved] Form 3–2439, Hunt Application— (j) Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. designated areas of the refuge subject to National Wildlife Refuge System). (1)–(2) [Reserved] the following conditions: (ii) We require persons who wish to (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) You must obtain a refuge hunt hunt during the refuge’s archery season hunting of white-tailed deer on permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt to obtain a refuge hunting permit designated areas of the refuge subject to Application—National Wildlife Refuge through a lottery administered by the the following conditions: System) and carry it on your person Virginia Department of Game and (i) We require big game hunters to while hunting. Inland Fisheries. obtain a permit through a lottery (ii) You must sign in at the hunter (iii) We require that, during firearms administered by the Virginia registration station prior to entering and muzzleloader seasons, hunters Department of Game and Inland your hunt zone and sign out upon remain within 100 feet (30 meters (m)) Fisheries. exiting your hunt zone. All hunters of their assigned stand while hunting. (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. must sign out no later than 2 hours after (iv) We require that hunters using a We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an the end of legal shooting hours. muzzleloader must hunt from a stand organized or planned effort to pursue, (iii) You must report all harvested elevated 10 feet (3 m) or more above the drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or animals on the sign-out sheet at the ground. cause deer to move in the direction of hunter registration station when signing (4) [Reserved] any person(s) who is part of the out. (g) Mackay Island National Wildlife organized or planned hunt and known (iv) We prohibit organized deer Refuge. Refer to § 32.52(e) for to be waiting for the deer. drives. We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an regulations. (iii) We allow shotgun hunting on organized or planned effort to pursue, (h) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife designated days as indicated on refuge drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] hunting permits, in the State hunting cause deer to move in the direction of (3) Big game hunting. We allow guide, and on the refuge website. any person(s) who is part of the hunting of deer on designated areas of (iv) We require hunters to dock their organized or planned hunt and known the refuge subject to the following boats at designated locations on the to be waiting for the deer. conditions: refuge. (4) [Reserved]

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§ 32.66 Washington. (ii) We allow hunting with shotgun, areas of the monument/refuge subject to The following refuge units are open muzzleloader, and archery only. the following conditions: for hunting and/or fishing as governed (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on (i) We allow sport hunting of deer and by applicable Federal and State designated areas of the refuge subject to elk on the Saddle Mountain, Ringold, regulations, and are listed in the following conditions: and Wahluke (East) units of the alphabetical order with additional (i) On waters open to fishing, we monument/refuge subject to the refuge-specific regulations. allow fishing only from April 1 to following conditions: (a) Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National September 30, except that we allow (A) The condition set forth at Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game fishing year-round on Falcon, Heron, paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section bird hunting. We allow hunting of Goldeneye, Corral, Blythe, Chukar, and applies. goose, duck, and coot on designated Scaup Lakes. (B) We allow hunting with shotgun, areas of the refuge subject to the (ii) We allow frogging during periods muzzleloader, and archery only. following conditions: when we allow fishing on designated (ii) We allow population control (i) We allow hunters to possess and waters. hunting of elk on the Rattlesnake Unit carry no more than 25 shells while (c) Conboy Lake National Wildlife of the monument/refuge subject to the hunting in the field. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird following conditions: (ii) Hunters may access the hunt areas hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (A) We prohibit overnight camping, by boat only. duck, coot, and snipe on designated overnight parking, and smoking. (2)–(3) [Reserved] areas of the refuge subject to the (B) We require elk population control (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing following conditions: hunters to participate in a Service- and shellfishing on designated areas of (i) We prohibit discharge of any directed, hunt-specific training session each year prior to hunting. Hunters the refuge subject to the following firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of conditions: any maintained building or Federal must check-in and out at a refuge check (i) We prohibit bank fishing within facility, such as, but not limited to, a station and fill out and display the Self- the refuge along the Nisqually River and structure designed for storage, human Clearing check-In Permit (Form 3–2405) McAllister Creek. occupancy, or shelter for animals. on the dashboards of their vehicles. (C) We allow hunting with modern (ii) We prohibit shellfishing (clams, (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys firearms only. oysters, mussels) on the tideflats. and other equipment at the end of each (iii) We prohibit tidal flat and marsh (D) We allow authorized vehicles only day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). access from refuge trails. on designated roads and only in (2) [Reserved] (b) Columbia National Wildlife designated parking areas. (3) Big game hunting. We allow Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (E) We prohibit the use of bicycles hunting of deer on designated areas of hunting. We allow hunting of goose, and carts. the refuge subject to the following duck, coot, and snipe on designated (F) We allow hunting Monday conditions: The condition set forth at areas of the refuge subject to the through Friday only. following conditions: paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section (G) All hunt assistants must check-in (i) We prohibit discharge of any applies. and out at a refuge check station and be (4) [Reserved] firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of under the supervision of the permitted any maintained building or Federal (d) Dungeness National Wildlife hunter at all times. All hunt assistants facility, such as, but not limited to, a Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] must fill out and display the Self- (4) Sport fishing. We allow saltwater structure designed for storage, human Clearing check-In Permit (Form 3–2405) fishing on designated areas of the occupancy, or shelter for animals. on the dashboards of their vehicles. (ii) We only allow portable blinds and refuge. (H) We allow foot access only beyond temporary blinds constructed of (e) Hanford Reach National designated roads and parking areas. nonliving natural materials. Hunters Monument/Saddle Mountain National (I) We prohibit retrieval of animals must remove all decoys and other Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game outside the hunt area without prior equipment at the end of each day’s hunt bird hunting. We allow hunting of Service approval. (see § 27.93 of this chapter). goose, duck, coot, dove, and snipe on (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (iii) We allow hunting only on designated areas of the monument/ fishing on the designated areas of the Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and refuge subject to the following monument/refuge subject to the Federal holidays on Marsh Unit 1 and conditions: following condition: We allow access Farm Units 226 and 227. (i) We prohibit discharge of any from legal sunrise to legal sunset, except (2) Upland game hunting. We allow firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of that we allow access to the Wahluke hunting of upland game birds on any maintained building or Federal Unit’s White Bluffs boat launch from 2 designated areas of the refuge subject to facility, such as, but not limited to, a hours before legal sunrise until 2 hours the following conditions: structure designed for storage, human after legal sunset for launch and (i) The condition set forth at occupancy, or shelter for animals. recovery activities only. paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys (f) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the applies. and other equipment at the end of each Columbian White-Tailed Deer—(1) (ii) We allow hunting from 12 p.m. day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Migratory game bird hunting. We allow (noon) to legal sunset on Wednesdays, (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal hunting of pheasant, quail, grey common snipe on designated areas of holidays in Marsh Unit 1. partridge, and chukar partridge on the refuge subject to the following (3) Big game hunting. We allow designated areas of the monument/ conditions: hunting of deer on designated areas of refuge subject to the following (i) You must remove all personal the refuge subject to the following conditions: The conditions set forth at property, including decoys and boats, conditions: paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of this by 1 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 (i) The condition set forth at section apply. and 27.94 of this chapter). paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We open the refuge for hunting applies. hunting of deer and elk on designated access from 11⁄2 hours before legal

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sunrise until 11⁄2 hours after legal (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport sunset. fishing on designated areas of the fishing on designated areas of the (iii) We allow the use of dogs when refuge. refuge. hunting. (h) McNary National Wildlife (i) Ridgefield National Wildlife (2) [Reserved] Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting. We allow hunting of goose, hunting. We allow hunting of goose, hunting of elk on designated areas of the duck, coot, dove, and snipe on duck, and coot on designated areas of refuge subject to the following designated areas of the refuge subject to the refuge subject to the following conditions: the following conditions: conditions: (i) We allow hunting on Mondays (i) We prohibit discharge of any (i) You may not shoot or discharge through Fridays only. We close the firearm within 1⁄4 mile (396 meters) of any firearm from, across, or along any refuge to hunting on weekends and any maintained building or Federal designated route of travel, including Federal holidays. facility, such as, but not limited to, a pedestrian trails. (ii) We allow a maximum of 10 structure designed for storage, human (ii) We close the refuge to goose hunters to use the refuge in any one day, occupancy, or shelter for animals. hunting when the dusky Canada goose with one hunt period consisting of 5 (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys harvest reaches the quota posted at the consecutive days. and other equipment at the end of each refuge. (iii) We allow hunting on designated (iii) We allow hunting of elk using day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). portions of the River ‘‘S’’ Unit on muzzleloading firearms only. (iii) On the McNary Fee Hunt Area Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, (iv) We require hunters to attend a (McNary Headquarters Unit), we allow hunting subject to the following excluding Federal holidays, during the refuge-specific orientation session each regular State waterfowl hunting season. year prior to hunting on the refuge. conditions: (A) The McNary Fee Hunt Area (iv) Prior to entering the hunt area, (v) We require hunters to sign in and you must check in at the refuge check out each day at the refuge headquarters. (McNary Headquarters Unit) is only open on Wednesdays, Saturdays, station, and obtain a Migratory Bird When signing out for the day, you must Hunt Report (FWS Form 3–2361). You report hunting success or failure, and Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year’s Day. must carry the Migratory Bird Hunt any hit-but-not-retrieved animals on the Report while hunting as proof of blind Big Game Harvest Report (FWS Form 3– (B) We require hunters to possess and carry a special refuge permit (signed assignment and user fee payment. 2359). (v) We allow access to the refuge (vi) Additional persons may assist refuge brochure). (C) We allow hunting only from check station 2 hours before legal hunters during elk retrieval only. No assigned areas. shooting time. We require hunters to more than one unlicensed person may (iv) On the Peninsula Unit, we allow depart the refuge no later than 1 hour assist each licensed hunter during the hunting subject to the following after legal shooting time. hunt or during elk retrieval. condition: On the east shoreline of the (vi) We allow hunting only from (vii) We prohibit hunters from Peninsula Unit, we allow hunting only designated permanent blinds. (vii) We allow a maximum of three operating motorized vehicles on the from established numbered blind sites, persons per hunting blind. refuge. assigned on a first-come, first-served (4) Sport fishing. We allow bank (viii) We prohibit additional hunters basis, and we require hunters to remain to join a hunt party after the party has fishing on designated areas of the within 100 feet (30 meters) of marked refuge. checked in. posts unless retrieving birds or setting (ix) We allow the use of dogs when (g) Little Pend Oreille National decoys. Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game hunting. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (x) Prior to switching blinds, you bird hunting. We allow hunting of hunting of upland game birds on migratory game birds on designated must first report to the refuge check designated areas of the refuge subject to station to obtain a new blind areas of the refuge subject to the the following conditions: following conditions: assignment. You must submit an (i) The condition set forth at accurate Migratory Bird Hunt Report (i) We allow hunting September paragraph (h)(1)(i) of this section through December. (FWS Form 3–2361) for the blind being applies. vacated, and obtain a new Migratory (ii) We allow the use of dogs when (ii) On the McNary Fee Hunt Area hunting. Bird Hunt Report for the new blind. (McNary Headquarters Unit), we allow (xi) Prior to leaving the hunt area, you (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting on Wednesdays, Saturdays, must check out at the refuge check hunting of upland game and small game Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, and New station, submit an accurate Migratory on designated areas of the refuge subject Year’s Day from 12 p.m. (noon) to the Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form 3–2361), to the following conditions: end of State legal hunting hours. and present all harvested birds for (i) We allow hunting September (3) Big game hunting. We allow inspection by check station personnel. through December, and during the hunting of deer on designated areas of (xii) We reserve Blind 1A for spring wild turkey season. the refuge subject to the following exclusive use by hunters with (ii) During the spring turkey season, conditions: permanent disabilities who qualify for a we prohibit hunting of all species (i) The condition set forth at valid State Disabled Hunter Permit or except wild turkey. paragraph (h)(1)(i) of this section America the Beautiful access pass, and (iii) We allow the use of dogs when applies. their nonhunting assistants. hunting, with the exception of raccoon. (ii) On the Stateline and Juniper (2)–(3) [Reserved] (3) Big Game Hunting. We allow Canyon Units, we allow hunting with (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting of big game on designated areas modern firearms, shotgun, fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following muzzleloader, and archery. of the refuge subject to the following conditions: The condition set forth at (iii) On the Peninsula, Two-Rivers, conditions: paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section and Wallula Units, we allow hunting (i) We allow fishing and frogging from applies. with archery and shotgun only. March 1 through September 30 only.

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(ii) We allow fishing and frogging Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and (ii) On the Whitcomb Island Unit, we from legal sunrise to legal sunset only. New Year’s Day. only allow hunting of upland game from (j) San Juan Islands National Wildlife (3)–(4) [Reserved] 12 p.m. (noon) to the end of State legal Refuge. (1)–(3) [Reserved] (l) Turnbull National Wildlife hunting hours. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (3) Big game hunting. We allow fishing on designated areas of the hunting. We allow hunting of duck, hunting of deer on designated areas of refuge. goose, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following (k) Toppenish National Wildlife the refuge subject to the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird conditions: (i) The condition set forth at hunting. We allow hunting of goose, (i) We only allow hunting during the paragraph (m)(1)(i) of this section duck, coot, dove, and snipe on State youth season. applies. designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We allow the use of dogs when (ii) We allow hunting by special the following conditions: hunting. permit only (issued by the State). (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We prohibit discharge of any (iii) Hunters may access the refuge no 1 earlier than 2 hours before legal sunrise fishing on designated areas of the firearm within ⁄4 mile (396 meters (m)) refuge. of any maintained building or Federal and must leave no later than 1 hour after legal sunset. (n) Willapa National Wildlife facility, such as, but not limited to, a Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird structure designed for storage, human (iv) Hunters must obtain a letter from the refuge manager authorizing them to hunting. We allow hunting of goose, occupancy, or shelter for animals. duck, coot, and snipe on designated (ii) We allow only portable blinds and access the refuge for the purpose of hunting migratory game birds. areas of the refuge subject to the temporary blinds constructed of following conditions: nonliving natural materials. Hunters (2) [Reserved] (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We require all hunters to obtain must remove all decoys and other hunting of elk on designated areas of the and carry a Migratory Bird Hunt equipment at the end of each day’s hunt refuge subject to the following Application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). conditions: Application—National Wildlife Refuge (iii) On the Pumphouse, Petty, Isiri, (i) Hunters must obtain a letter from System) prior to entering the hunt area Chamber, and Chloe Units, we allow the refuge manager assigning them a at the Riekkola Unit. hunting 7 days a week subject to the hunt unit. (ii) We require all hunters to report following condition: We require a (ii) Hunters may access the refuge no waterfowl taken per instructions on the minimum distance between hunt parties earlier than 2 hours before State legal Migratory Bird Hunt Report (FWS Form of 200 yards (180 m). shooting time and must leave no later 3–2361). (iv) On the Halvorson and Webb than 5 hours after the end of State legal (iii) In the designated goose hunt area Units, we allow hunting only on hunting hours. in the Riekkola Unit, hunters may take Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, (iii) Hunters not using approved ducks, coots, and snipe only incidental Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and nontoxic ammunition (see § 32.2(k)) to hunting geese. (iv) We allow goose hunting on New Year’s Day. must remove or bury the visceral Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in (v) On the Robbins Road Unit, we remains of harvested animals. the designated goose hunt area in the allow hunting only on Tuesdays, (4) [Reserved] Riekkola Unit. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, (m) Umatilla National Wildlife (v) We open the refuge for hunting Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird access from 11⁄2 hours before legal New Year’s Day. hunting. We allow hunting of goose, sunrise until 11⁄2 hours after legal (vi) On the Robbins Road and duck, coot, dove, and snipe on Pumphouse Units, we allow hunting sunset. designated areas of the refuge subject to (vi) We allow the use of dogs when only from numbered field blind sites. the following conditions: We prohibit free-roam hunting or jump hunting. (i) We prohibit discharge of any (vii) You must remove all personal shooting, and you must remain within 1 firearm within ⁄4 mile (396 meters) of property, including decoys and boats, 100 feet (30 m) of the numbered field any maintained building or Federal by 1 hour after legal sunset (see §§ 27.93 blind post unless retrieving birds or facility, such as, but not limited to, a and 27.94 of this chapter). setting decoys. We allow a maximum of structure designed for storage, human (2) Upland game hunting. We allow four persons per blind site. occupancy, or shelter for animals. hunting of forest grouse (sooty and (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) Hunters must remove all decoys ruffed) on designated areas of the refuge hunting of upland game birds on and other equipment at the end of each subject to the following conditions: designated areas of the refuge subject to day’s hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (i) We require all hunters to obtain the following conditions: (iii) On the Paterson and Whitcomb and carry a Big/Upland Game Hunt (i) The condition set forth at Units, we allow hunting only on Application (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt paragraph (k)(1)(i) of this section Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Application—National Wildlife Refuge applies. all Federal holidays within the State System). (ii) We allow hunting of upland game season. (ii) We require all hunters to report birds from 12 p.m. (noon) to legal sunset (iv) On the Ridge Unit, we allow only game taken, hours hunted, and name/ of each hunt day. shoreline hunting; we prohibit hunting address/date on the Upland/Small (iii) On the Halvorson and Webb from boats. Game/Furbearer Report (FWS Form 3– Units, we allow hunting only on (2) Upland game hunting. We allow 2362). Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, hunting of upland game birds on (iii) We allow archery hunting only. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and designated areas of the refuge subject to (iv) The conditions set forth at New Year’s Day. the following conditions: paragraphs (n)(1)(v) and (vi) of this (iv) On the Robbins Road Unit, we (i) The conditions set forth at section apply. allow hunting only on Tuesdays, paragraphs (m)(1)(i) and (iii) of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, section apply. hunting of deer, elk, and bear on

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designated areas of the refuge subject to raccoon on designated areas of the (ii) We prohibit the use of rifles, the following conditions: refuge subject to the following muzzleloaders, or pistols for hunting (i) We require all Long Island hunters conditions: rabbit or squirrel. to obtain and carry a Big/Upland Game (i) The conditions set forth at (3) Big game hunting. We allow Hunt Application (FWS Form 3–2439, paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iv) of this archery (including crossbow) hunting of Hunt Application—National Wildlife section apply. white-tailed deer on designated areas of Refuge System). (ii) You may hunt raccoon at night, the refuge subject to the following (ii) We require all hunters to report but you must obtain a Special Use conditions: game taken, hours hunted, and name/ Permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) for (i) The conditions set forth at address/date on the Big Game Harvest raccoon hunting. paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this Report (FWS Form 3–2359). (iii) We only allow hunting in the No section apply. (iii) At Long Island, we allow only Rifle Zones with the following (ii) We prohibit organized deer drives. archery hunting; we prohibit hunting equipment: archery (including We define a ‘‘deer drive’’ as an firearms. crossbow), shotgun, or muzzleloader. organized or planned effort to pursue, (iv) We prohibit bear hunting on any (iv) We allow the use of dogs for drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or portion of the refuge except Long Island. hunting upland game species. We cause deer to move in the direction of (v) We prohibit the use of centerfire prohibit more than six dogs per hunting any person(s) who is part of the or rimfire rifles within the Lewis, Porter party for raccoon hunting. All dogs must organized or planned hunt and known Point, and Riekkola Units. wear a collar displaying the owner’s to be waiting for the deer. (vi) The conditions set forth at name and telephone number. (iii) We only allow the use of paragraphs (n)(1)(v) and (vi) of this (v) We prohibit the hunting of upland temporary tree stands and blinds. You section apply. game species from March 1 through must remove your tree stand(s) and/or (vii) You may leave your tree stand(s) August 31. blind(s) at the end of each hunt day (see in place for 3 days. You must label your (3) Big game hunting. We allow the § 27.93 of this chapter). You must tree stand(s) with your hunting license hunting of white-tailed deer, black bear, clearly print your name and telephone number and the date you set up the and turkey on designated areas of the number on the stand(s) and/or blind(s) refuge subject to the following stand. You may set up stands 11⁄2 hours in a place that is easily read while the before legal sunrise. You must remove conditions: stand is affixed to a tree. (i) The conditions set forth at your tree stand(s) and all other personal (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (iv) and fishing throughout the refuge subject to property from the refuge by 11⁄2 hours (a)(2)(iii) of this section apply. after legal sunset on the third day (see the following conditions: (ii) We allow the use of temporary tree (i) The condition set forth at § 27.93 of this chapter). stands. You must clearly print your paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport name and telephone number on the fishing on designated areas of the applies. stand in a place that is easily read while (ii) We prohibit trotlines (setlines) and refuge. the stand is affixed to a tree. You must turtle lines. § 32.67 West Virginia. remove tree stands at the end of the deer § 32.68 Wisconsin. The following refuge units are open season (see § 27.93 of this chapter). (iii) We allow the use of dogs for The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed hunting black bear during the gun for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State season. We prohibit more than six dogs by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in per hunting party. We require all dogs regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional to wear a collar displaying the owner’s alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations. name and telephone number. refuge-specific regulations. (a) Canaan Valley National Wildlife (4) [Reserved] (a) Fox River National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird (b) Ohio River Islands National Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] hunting. We allow hunting of goose, Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game (3) Big game hunting. We allow duck, rail, coot, gallinule, mourning bird hunting. We allow hunting of hunting of white-tailed deer on dove, snipe, and woodcock on migratory game birds (waterfowl, coot, designated areas of the refuge and designated areas of the refuge subject to rail, gallinule, snipe, woodcock, and subject to the following conditions: the following conditions: dove) on designated areas of the refuge (i) Hunters must remove all stands (i) We require each hunter to possess subject to the following conditions: from the refuge following each day’s and carry a signed refuge hunting (i) We require each hunter to possess hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We brochure (signed brochure). and carry a signed refuge hunting prohibit hunting from any stand left up (ii) We prohibit overnight parking brochure (signed brochure). overnight. except by Special Use Permit (FWS (ii) Hunters and anglers may enter the (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no Form 3–1383–G) on Forest Road 80. refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise and earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting (iii) We allow the use of dogs for must exit the refuge, including parking hours and must exit the refuge no later hunting migratory game birds. We areas, no later than 1 hour after legal than 1 hour after legal shooting hours prohibit more than two dogs per hunter. sunset. end. We require all dogs to wear a collar (iii) When hunting migratory game (iii) Any ground blind used during displaying the owner’s name and birds, you may only use dogs to locate, any gun deer season must display at telephone number. point, and retrieve. least 144 square inches (929 square (iv) We prohibit dog training except (2) Upland game hunting. We allow centimeters) of solid, blaze-orange during legal hunting seasons. hunting of rabbit and squirrel on material visible from all directions. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow designated areas of the refuge subject to (4) [Reserved] the hunting of ruffed grouse, squirrel, the following conditions: (b) Green Bay National Wildlife cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, red (i) The conditions set forth at Refuge. (1)–(2) [Reserved] fox, gray fox, bobcat, woodchuck, paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this (3) Big game hunting. We allow coyote, opossum, striped skunk, and section apply. hunting of white-tailed deer on

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designated areas of the refuge subject to centimeters) of solid-blaze-orange gray squirrel, fox squirrel, cottontail the following conditions: material visible from all directions. rabbit, snowshoe hare, and raccoon on (i) You must remove all stands from (v) We prohibit the field possession of designated areas of the refuge subject to the refuge following each day’s hunt white-tailed deer in areas closed to the following conditions: (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We prohibit white-tailed deer hunting. (i) For wild turkey hunting, you may hunting from any stand left up (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on use or possess only approved nontoxic overnight. designated areas of the refuge subject to shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the (ii) Hunters may enter the refuge no the following conditions: field. earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting (i) We only allow bank fishing or (ii) During the spring turkey season, hours and must exit the refuge no later fishing through the ice. we allow unarmed hunters who have a than 1 hour after legal shooting hours (ii) We prohibit the use of fishing valid spring turkey permit in their end. weights or lures containing lead. possession to scout the hunt area. We (iii) Any ground blind used during (e) Leopold Wetland Management allow this scouting beginning on the any gun deer season must display at District—(1) Migratory game bird Saturday immediately prior to the least 144 square inches (929 square hunting. We allow hunting of migratory opening date listed on the State turkey centimeters) of solid, blaze-orange game birds throughout the district, hunting permit. material visible from all directions. except that we prohibit hunting on the (iii) We open Refuge Area 3 to (iv) We require hunters to possess a Blue-wing waterfowl production area hunting after the State deer gun season permit (FWS Form 3–1383–G) for deer (WPA) in Ozaukee County and on the through the end of the respective State hunting on Plum Island. Wilcox WPA in Waushara County, seasons or until February 28, whichever (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport subject to the following conditions: occurs first. (i) We allow the use of hunting dogs, fishing on designated areas of the refuge (iv) We allow the use of dogs while provided the dog is under the subject to the following condition: We hunting upland game (except raccoon), immediate control of the hunter at all only allow fishing from the shoreline; provided the dog is under the times. we prohibit fishing from docks, piers, immediate control of the hunter at all (ii) You must remove boats, decoys, and other structures. times. and blinds at the conclusion of each day (v) You may only hunt snowshoe hare (c) Hackmatack National Wildlife (see § 27.93 of this chapter). during the season for cottontail rabbit. Refuge. Refer to § 32.32(f) for (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow regulations. hunting of upland game throughout the hunting of white-tailed deer on (d) Horicon National Wildlife district, except that we prohibit hunting designated areas of the refuge subject to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird on the Blue-wing WPA in Ozaukee the following conditions: hunting. We allow hunting of goose, County and on the Wilcox WPA in (i) We prohibit possession of a loaded duck, and coot on designated areas of Waushara County, subject to the firearm or a nocked arrow on a bow the refuge subject to the following following conditions: within 50 feet (15 meters (m)) of the condition: We allow only participants in (i) The condition set forth at centerline of all public roads. During the the Learn to Hunt and other special paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section gun deer season, we prohibit possession programs to hunt. applies. of a loaded firearm within 50 feet (15 m) (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (ii) For hunting, you may use or of the center of refuge trails, and we hunting of wild turkey, ring-necked possess only approved nontoxic shot prohibit discharge of guns from, across, pheasant, gray partridge, squirrel, and shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the field, down, or alongside these trails. cottontail rabbit on designated areas of including shot shells used for hunting (ii) You may use portable elevated the refuge subject to the following wild turkey. devices, but you must lower them to condition: For wild turkey hunting, (3) Big game hunting. We allow ground level at the close of shooting hunters may possess only approved hunting of big game throughout the hours each day. You must remove all nontoxic shot shells (see § 32.2(k)) while district, except that we prohibit hunting blinds, stands, platforms, and ladders in the field. on the Blue-wing WPA in Ozaukee from the refuge at the end of the hunting (3) Big game hunting. We allow County and on the Wilcox WPA in season (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this hunting of white-tailed deer in Waushara County, subject to the chapter). designated areas of the refuge subject to following condition: Any ground blind (iii) You must clearly mark all non- the following conditions: used during any gun deer season must natural blinds, stands, platforms, and (i) Hunters must remove all stands display at least 144 square inches (929 ladders on the exterior with the hunter’s and personal property from the refuge square centimeters) of solid, blaze- State hunting license number in letters following each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 orange material visible from all that are at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) and 27.94 of this chapter). We prohibit directions. high. You may also use an attached hunting from any stand left up (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport metal tag with stamped or engraved overnight. fishing on WPAs throughout the district. lettering that is clearly visible. (ii) Hunters must possess a refuge (f) Necedah National Wildlife (iv) We open Refuge Area 2 to deer permit (FWS Form 3–2439, Hunt Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting during State archery, gun, and Application—National Wildlife Refuge hunting. We allow hunting of migratory muzzleloader seasons, except for any System) to hunt in Area E (surrounding game birds on designated areas of the early antlerless-only hunts. the office/visitor center). refuge subject to the following (v) We open Refuge Area 3 to deer (iii) Hunters may enter the refuge no condition: We allow the use of dogs hunting during the State regular gun, earlier than 1 hour before legal shooting while hunting migratory game birds, muzzleloader, and late archery seasons. hours and must exit the refuge no later provided the dog is under the Unarmed deer hunters may enter Area than 1 hour after legal shooting hours. immediate control of the hunter at all 3 to scout beginning the Saturday prior (iv) Any ground blind used during times. to the gun deer season. any gun deer season must display at (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (vi) You may use clothespins marked least 144 square inches (929 square hunting of wild turkey, ruffed grouse, with flagging or reflective material. We

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prohibit all other types of marking. You hunting. We allow hunting of migratory We do not prohibit the possession, only must clearly identify the hunter’s State game birds on designated areas of the the use, of other watercraft motors. hunting license number on the clothes refuge subject to the following (iii) We prohibit harvest of turtle (see pin or the flagging itself. You must conditions: § 27.21 of this chapter). remove all clothes pins by the last day (i) We allow hunting of duck, (iv) We prohibit night-lighting, of archery season (see §§ 27.93 and merganser, goose, coot, mourning dove, archery, spearing, or netting of fish. 27.94 of this chapter). sora, Virginia rail, woodcock, snipe, and (i) Upper Mississippi River National (vii) Beginning the Saturday prior to crow on refuge lands north of the main Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Refer to the opening of the State regular gun deer channel of the Trempealeau River and § 32.42(r) for regulations. season, you may use nonmotorized north of State Highway 35/54, subject to (j) Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife boats on Sprague-Goose Pools until the following conditions: Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird freeze-up in order to access areas for (A) We allow only the use of portable hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl deer hunting. or temporary blinds. on designated areas of the refuge subject (viii) Any ground blind used during (B) We allow the use of dogs while to the following conditions: any gun deer season must display at hunting migratory game birds, provided (i) We allow only the use of portable least 144 square inches (929 square the dog is under the immediate control or temporary blinds. centimeters) of solid-blaze-orange of the hunter at all times. (ii) You must remove portable or material visible from all directions. (ii) We allow hunting of duck, temporary blinds and any material (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport merganser, goose, and coot on refuge brought on to the refuge for blind fishing on designated areas of the refuge lands south of the main channel of the construction at the end of each day’s subject to the following conditions: Trempealeau River and south of State hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this (i) We allow use of nonmotorized Highway 35/54, subject to the following chapter). boats in Sprague-Goose pools only when condition: We require a refuge permit. (2) [Reserved] we open these pools to fishing. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow (ii) We allow motorized boats in Suk hunting of wild turkey, ruffed grouse, hunting of white-tailed deer on Cerney Pool. ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, designated areas of the refuge subject to (iii) We allow fishing by hook and Hungarian partridge, sharp-tailed the following conditions: line only. grouse, coyote, gray and red fox, bobcat, (i) We allow archery deer hunting to (g) St. Croix Wetland Management raccoon, snowshoe hare, cottontail take place on refuge lands owned by the District—(1) Migratory game bird rabbit, and gray and red squirrel on Service that constitute tracts greater hunting. We allow hunting of migratory designated areas of the refuge subject to than 20 acres (8 hectares). game birds on designated areas the following conditions: (ii) Hunters may construct ground throughout the district subject to the (i) We allow upland game hunting blinds entirely of dead vegetation from following conditions: only on refuge land north of the main refuge lands. (i) We prohibit hunting on designated channel of the Trempealeau River and (iii) Hunters must remove all stands portions posted as closed of the St. north of State Highway 35/54. and blinds from the refuge at the end of (ii) We allow only the use of portable Croix Prairie Waterfowl Production each day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 Area (WPA) and the Prairie Flats— or temporary blinds. (iii) We allow the use of dogs while of this chapter). South WPA in St. Croix County. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting upland game birds, provided (ii) We close the Oak Ridge WPA in fishing on designated areas of the refuge the dog is under the immediate control St. Croix County to hunting from the of the hunter at all times. subject to the following conditions: opening day of waterfowl season until (3) Big game hunting. We allow (i) We allow fishing from legal sunrise the first Saturday in December, except hunting of white-tailed deer on to legal sunset only. that we allow deer hunting during designated areas of the refuge subject to (ii) We prohibit the taking of any regular archery, gun, and muzzleloader the following conditions: mussel (clam), crayfish, frog, leech, or seasons. (i) On refuge land south of the main turtle species by any method on the (2) Upland game hunting. We allow channel of the Trempealeau River and refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). hunting of upland game on designated south of State Highway 35/54: § 32.69 Wyoming. areas throughout the district subject to (A) We prohibit the use of rifles for The following refuge units are open the following conditions: deer hunting. (i) The conditions set forth at (B) We allow white-tailed deer for hunting and/or fishing as governed paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (ii) of this hunting only by refuge permit. by applicable Federal and State section apply. (ii) On refuge land north of the main regulations, and are listed in (ii) For hunting, you may use or channel of the Trempealeau River and alphabetical order with additional possess only approved nontoxic shot north of State Highway 35/54: refuge-specific regulations. shells (see § 32.2(k)) while in the field, (A) We allow white-tailed deer (a) Cokeville Meadows National including shot shells used for hunting hunting during the State archery, Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game wild turkey. muzzleloader, and firearms seasons. bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, (3) Big game hunting. We allow (B) We allow hunting during the dark goose, coot, merganser, snipe, hunting of big game on designated areas youth gun deer hunt and the gun hunt Virginia rail, Sora rail, sandhill crane, throughout the district subject to the for hunters with disabilities as governed and mourning dove on designated areas following condition: We prohibit by State regulations. of the refuge subject to the following hunting on designated portions of the (4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on conditions: St. Croix Prairie WPA and the Prairie designated areas of the refuge subject to (i) We allow the use of dogs to find Flats—South WPA in St. Croix County. the following conditions: and retrieve legally harvested migratory (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (i) We allow fishing only from legal game birds. fishing on WPAs throughout the district. sunrise to legal sunset. (ii) Hunters may only access the (h) Trempealeau National Wildlife (ii) We allow boats propelled by hand refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise until Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird or electric motors only on refuge pools. 1 hour after legal sunset.

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(2) Upland game hunting. We allow (3) Big game hunting. We allow Christmas, and New Year’s Day, when hunting of blue grouse, ruffed grouse, hunting of pronghorn antelope and deer we close to all public entry. chukar partridge, gray partridge, on designated areas of the refuge. (ii) You may not possess surround or cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, (4) [Reserved] gill nets on the refuge. squirrel (red, gray, and fox), red fox, (e) Seedskadee National Wildlife (iii) We prohibit use of Self Contained raccoon, and striped skunk on Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird Underwater Breathing Apparatus designated areas of the refuge subject to hunting. We allow hunting of dark (SCUBA) to take fish or invertebrates. the following conditions: goose, duck, coot, merganser, dove, (b) [Reserved] (i) The condition set forth at snipe, and rail on designated areas of paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section the refuge subject to the following PART 36—ALASKA NATIONAL applies. conditions: WILDLIFE REFUGES (ii) We allow the use of dogs to find (i) We open the refuge to the general ■ 7. The authority citation for part 36 and retrieve legally harvested upland public from 1⁄2 hour before legal sunrise continues to read as follows: game birds, cottontail rabbits, and to 1⁄2 hour after legal sunset. Waterfowl squirrels. You may not use dogs to chase hunters may enter the refuge 1 hour Authority: 16 U.S.C. 460(k) et seq., 668dd– red fox, raccoon, striped skunk, or any before legal shooting hours to set up 668ee, 3101 et seq., Pub. L. 115–20, 131 Stat. other species not specifically allowed in decoys and blinds. 86. this paragraph (a)(2)(ii). (ii) We allow the use of dogs when § 36.32 [Amended] (iii) Licensed migratory bird, big hunting. ■ game, or upland/small game hunters (iii) You must only use portable 8. Amend § 36.32 by removing may harvest red fox, raccoon, and blinds or blinds constructed from dead paragraph (c)(1)(iv). striped skunk on the refuge from and downed wood. SUBCHAPTER E—MANAGEMENT OF September 1 until the end of the last (iv) You must remove portable blinds, FISHERIES CONSERVATION AREAS open big game, upland bird, or small tree stands, decoys, and other personal ■ 9. Revise part 71 to read as follows: game season. You must possess, and equipment from the refuge after each remove from the refuge, all red fox, day’s hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of PART 71—HUNTING AND SPORT raccoon, or striped skunk that you this chapter). FISHING ON NATIONAL FISH harvest on the refuge. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow HATCHERIES (3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of sage grouse, cottontail rabbit, hunting of elk, mule deer, white-tailed jackrabbit, raccoon, fox, and skunk on Subpart A—General Provisions deer, pronghorn, and moose subject to designated areas of the refuge subject to Sec. the following condition: The condition the following condition: The conditions 71.1 Opening of national fish hatcheries to set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) hunting and sport fishing. section applies. of this section apply. 71.2 What are the requirements for hunting (4) [Reserved] (3) Big game hunting. We allow on areas of the National Fish Hatchery (b) Hutton Lake National Wildlife hunting of pronghorn, mule deer, white- System? 71.3 Information collection requirements. Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird tailed deer, elk, and moose on hunting. We allow youth hunting of designated areas of the refuge subject to Subpart B—Hatchery-Specific Regulations goose, duck, coot, and merganser on the following condition: The condition for Hunting and Sport Fishing designated areas of the refuge during the set forth at paragraph (e)(1)(i) section Sec. Wyoming Zone C2 ‘‘special youth applies. 71.11 National fish hatcheries open for waterfowl hunting days’’ subject to the (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport hunting. following conditions: fishing on designated areas of the refuge 71.12 National fish hatcheries open for (i) We allow the use of dogs when subject to the following conditions: sport fishing. hunting. (i) The condition set forth at Authority: Sec. 4, Pub. L. 73–121, 48 Stat. (ii) We prohibit the cleaning of birds paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section 402, as amended; sec. 4, Pub. L. 87–714, 76 on the refuge. applies. Stat. 654; 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, (2)–(4) [Reserved] (ii) We prohibit taking of mollusk, 668dd, 1534. (c) National Elk Refuge. (1)–(2) crustacean, reptile, and amphibian from Subpart A—General Provisions [Reserved] the refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter). (3) Big game hunting. We allow § 71.1 Opening of national fish hatcheries hunting of elk and bison on designated § 32.70 Guam. to hunting and sport fishing. areas of the refuge subject to the The following refuge units are open National fish hatchery areas may be following conditions: for hunting and/or fishing as governed opened to hunting or sport fishing when (i) We require refuge permits (issued by applicable Federal and State such activity is not detrimental to the by State of Wyoming). regulations, and are listed in propagation and distribution of fish or (ii) We prohibit shooting from or alphabetical order with additional other aquatic wildlife. across refuge roads and parking areas. refuge-specific regulations. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport (a) Guam National Wildlife Refuge. § 71.2 What are the requirements for fishing on designated areas of the (1)–(3) [Reserved] hunting on areas of the National Fish refuge. (4) Sport fishing. We allow sport Hatchery System? (d) Pathfinder National Wildlife fishing and collection of marine life on The following provisions apply to Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird designated areas of the refuge as public hunting and sport fishing on a hunting. We allow hunting of goose, governed by Government of Guam laws national fish hatchery area: duck, and coot on designated areas of and regulations and subject to the (a) Each person must secure and the refuge. following conditions: possess the required State license. (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (i) We open the refuge to anglers from (b) Each person age 16 and older must hunting of sage grouse and cottontail 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day year- obtain and possess a Federal Migratory rabbit on designated areas of the refuge. round, except on Thanksgiving, Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp

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(Federal Duck Stamp) while hunting information needed to decide whether mourning and white-winged dove, and migratory waterfowl. or not to allow the requested use. A band-tailed pigeon on designated areas (c) Each person must comply with the response is required in order to obtain of the hatchery. applicable provisions of Federal laws a benefit. The Service may not conduct (2) Upland game hunting. We allow and regulations including this or sponsor, and you are not required to the hunting of Eurasian collared dove; subchapter and the current Federal respond to, a collection of information dusky (blue) grouse; pheasant; scaled migratory bird regulations at 50 CFR unless it displays a currently valid OMB quail; and Abert’s, red, gray, and fox parts 20 and 21. control number. Direct comments squirrel on designated areas of the (d) Each person must comply with the regarding the burden estimate or any hatchery. applicable provisions of the laws and other aspect of these information (3) [Reserved] regulations of the State in which a collection requirements to the Service’s hatchery is located unless further § 71.12 National fish hatcheries open for Information Collection Clearance Officer sport fishing. restricted by Federal law or regulation. at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b). (e) Each person must comply with the The following hatcheries are open for terms and conditions authorizing access Subpart B—Hatchery-Specific sport fishing as governed by applicable and use of the national fish hatchery Regulations for Hunting and Fishing Federal and State regulations, and are area. listed in alphabetical order with § 71.11 National fish hatcheries open for additional hatchery-specific regulations. (f) The regulations contained in this hunting. part are prescribed for hunting and sport (a) Craig Brook National Fish fishing of all National Fish Hatcheries The following hatcheries are open for Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on and supplement the general National hunting as governed by applicable designated areas of the hatchery subject Wildlife Refuge System regulations Federal and State regulations, and are to the following condition: We only found in 50 CFR chapter I, subchapter listed in alphabetical order with allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal C. The general National Wildlife Refuge additional hatchery-specific regulations. sunset. System regulations are automatically (a) Iron River National Fish (b) Edenton National Fish Hatchery. applicable in their entirety to the Hatchery—(1) Migratory game bird We allow sport fishing on designated National Fish Hatcheries except as hunting. We allow migratory game bird areas of the hatchery subject to the supplemented by the regulations in this hunting on designated areas of the following conditions: part. If the regulations in this part hatchery. (1) We allow fishing during open conflict with the general National (2) Upland game hunting. We allow hatchery hours only. Wildlife Refuge System regulations, upland game hunting on designated (2) We prohibit the cleaning of fish on comply with these regulations. areas of the hatchery. the hatchery. (g) Each person must comply with the (3) Big game hunting. We allow big (c) Entiat National Fish Hatchery. We provisions of any special notices game hunting on designated areas of the allow sport fishing on designated areas governing hunting on the national fish hatchery subject to the following of the hatchery. hatchery area. Such special notices will conditions: (d) Harrison Lake National Fish be posted throughout the area and will (i) You must label tree stands and Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on be available at the headquarters of the ground blinds with the owner’s State designated areas of the hatchery subject hunting license number. The label must to the following conditions: fish hatchery to which they relate. 1 (1) Special notices are issued only be readable from the ground. (1) We only allow fishing from ⁄2 1 after the announcement of applicable (ii) You may place tree stands and hour before legal sunrise until ⁄2 hour annual State and Federal hunting ground blinds on the refuge only from after legal sunset. regulations. September 1 to December 31 annually. (2) We prohibit the use of nets for the (2) Special notices may contain the (b) Leadville National Fish Hatchery— capture of fish in Herring Creek. following items: (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We (3) We prohibit the use of gasoline (i) Wildlife species which may be allow migratory game bird hunting on motors greater than 5 horsepower on hunted, or species of fish which may be designated areas of the hatchery. watercraft. taken; (2) Upland game hunting. We allow (e) Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery. (ii) Seasons; upland game hunting on designated We allow sport fishing on designated (iii) Bag/creel limits; areas of the hatchery. areas of the hatchery subject to the (iv) Methods of hunting or fishing; (3) Big game hunting. We allow big following condition: We prohibit the (v) Description of areas open to game hunting on designated areas of the cleaning of fish on the hatchery. hunting or fishing; or hatchery subject to the following (f) Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery. (vi) Other provisions as required. conditions: We allow sport fishing on designated (3) Special notices will not liberalize (i) You must label tree stands and areas of the hatchery. existing State law or regulations. ground blinds with the owner’s State (g) Leadville National Fish Hatchery. (4) Special notices may be amended hunting license number. The label must We allow sport fishing on designated as needed to meet management be readable from the ground. areas of the hatchery subject to the responsibilities for the area. (ii) You may place tree stands and following condition: We prohibit the ground blinds on the refuge only from cleaning of fish on the hatchery. See § 71.3 Information collection requirements. September 1 to December 31 annually. § 71.11 for hatchery-specific hunting The information collection (4) Sport fishing. See § 71.12(g) for regulations for this hatchery. requirements contained in this part have hatchery-specific fishing regulations for (h) Leavenworth National Fish been approved by the Office of this hatchery. Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on Management and Budget (OMB) under (c) Southwest Native Aquatic designated areas of the hatchery. 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned Resources and Recovery Center—(1) (i) Little White Salmon National Fish clearance number 1018–0140. The Migratory game bird hunting. We allow Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on information is being collected to the hunting of sandhill crane, light and designated areas of the hatchery subject provide the refuge managers the dark goose, duck, merganser, coot, to the following condition: We allow

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fishing after legal sunset, but the (3) We prohibit motorized boats on (m) Valley City National Fish hatchery access road is closed from 11 the hatchery while fishing. Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on p.m. to 4 a.m. (k) Spring Creek National Fish designated areas of the hatchery subject (j) Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on to the following condition: We prohibit Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the hatchery subject the cleaning of fish on the hatchery. designated areas of the hatchery subject to the following condition: We only Dated: August 16, 2019. to the following conditions: allow fishing from legal sunrise to legal Ryan Hambleton, (1) We prohibit fishing after legal sunset. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and sunset. (l) Tishomingo National Fish Wildlife and Parks. (2) We prohibit the cleaning of fish on Hatchery. We allow sport fishing on [FR Doc. 2019–18054 Filed 8–29–19; 11:15 am] the hatchery. designated areas of the hatchery. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

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