Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries--Volume 1
PART 32—HUNTING AND FISHING
§ 32.1   Opening of wildlife refuge areas to hunting.
The opening of a wildlife refuge area to hunting will be dependent upon the provisions of law applicable to the area and upon a determination by the Secretary that the opening of the area to the hunting of migratory game birds, upland game, or big game will be compatible with the principles of sound wildlife management and will otherwise be in the public interest. The opening or closing of wildlife refuge areas to hunting shall be in accordance with the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Lands acquired pursuant to the Act of May 18, 1948 (62 Stat. 238, 16 U.S.C. 695) will be opened to hunting only after it has been determined that the major portion of the crops in the vicinity of the area involved have been harvested, that the period of susceptibility of such crops to wildfowl depredation has passed, or that the possibility of these crops being damaged by waterfowl is minor. Lands acquired as “waterfowl production areas” shall annually be open to the hunting of migratory game birds, upland game, and big game subject to the provisions of State law and regulations and the pertinent provisions of parts 25 through 31 of this subchapter: Provided, That all forms of hunting or entry on all or any part of individual areas may be temporarily suspended by posting upon occasions of unusual or critical conditions of, or affecting land, water, vegetation, or wildlife populations.
§ 32.2   What are the requirements for hunting on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?
The following provisions shall apply to each person while engaged in public hunting on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System:
(a) Each person shall secure and possess the required State license.
(b) Each person 16 years of age and older shall secure and possess a Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp while hunting migratory waterfowl.
(c) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of Federal law and regulations including this subchapter and the current Federal Migratory Bird Regulations.
(d) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws and regulations of the State wherein any area is located unless further restricted by Federal law or regulation.
(e) Each person shall comply with the terms and conditions authorizing access or use of wildlife refuges, including the terms and conditions under which hunting permits are issued.
(f) Each person must comply with the provisions of any refuge-specific regulations governing hunting on the wildlife refuge area. Regulations, special conditions, and maps of the hunting areas for a particular wildlife refuge are available at that area's headquarters. In addition, refuge-specific hunting regulations for migratory game bird, upland game, and big game hunting appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.
(g) The use of any drug on any arrow for bow hunting on national wildlife refuges is prohibited. Archers may not have arrows employing such drugs in their possession on any national wildlife refuge.
(h) The unauthorized distribution of bait and the hunting over bait is prohibited on wildlife refuge areas. (Baiting is authorized in accordance with State regulations on national wildlife refuges in Alaska).
(i) The use of nails, wire, screws or bolts to attach a stand to a tree, or hunting from a tree into which a metal object has been driven to support a hunter is prohibited on wildlife refuge areas.
(j) The use or possession of alcoholic beverages while hunting is prohibited.
(k) You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field, which we identify in 50 CFR 20.21(j), while on Waterfowl Production Areas, or on certain other areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System as delineated on maps, leaflets and/or signs, available at each refuge headquarters or posted at each refuge, or as stated in refuge-specific regulations. Where we allow turkey and deer hunting, you may use slugs and shot containing lead to hunt these species unless prohibited by refuge-specific regulations and/or State law.
(l) The refuge-specific regulations (§ 32.20 through § 32.72) may include the items discussed in § 32.3(b). Refuge permits and brochures should also include those items and any special conditions allowed by paragraph (f) of this section.
§ 32.3   What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific hunting regulations?
(a) Refuge-specific hunting regulations are issued only at the time of or after the determination and publication of the opening of a wildlife refuge area to migratory game bird, upland game or big game hunting.
(b) Refuge-specific hunting regulations may contain the following items:
(1) Wildlife species that may be hunted;
(2) Seasons;
(3) Bag limits;
(4) Methods of hunting;
(5) Description of areas open to hunting; or
(6) Other provisions as required.
(c) Refuge-specific hunting regulations will not liberalize existing State laws or regulations.
(d) Refuge-specific hunting regulations are subject to change and the public is invited to submit suggestions and comments for consideration at any time.
(e) We initially publish refuge-specific hunting regulations in the daily issue of the Federal Register, and subsequently they appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72, except that the refuge manager may adopt and issue relevant refuge-specific season dates and times after the State establishes its hunting seasons by publication through one or more of the methods identified in § 25.31 of this subchapter C.
(f) Refuge-specific hunting regulations may be amended or new conditions imposed at any time during the hunting season when unpredictable changes occur in wildlife populations, habitat conditions or in other factors affecting a refuge's wildlife resources. Changes in refuge-specific hunting regulations made under the conditions noted in this paragraph (f) can be in force only for the one season to which the changes apply.
§ 32.4   Opening of wildlife refuge areas to fishing.
Wildlife refuge areas may be opened to sport fishing only after a determination is made that this activity is compatible with the purposes for which the refuge was established. In addition, the sport fishing program must be consistent with principles of sound fishery management and otherwise be in the public interest. The opening or closing of wildlife refuge areas to fishing is subject to the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. ). Lands acquired as “waterfowl production areas” are open to sport fishing subject to the provisions of State laws and regulations and the pertinent provisions of parts 25 through 31 of this subchapter: Provided, that fishing or entry on all or any part of individual areas may be temporarily suspended by posting upon occasions of unusual or critical conditions of, or affecting, land, water, vegetation or fish and wildlife populations.
§ 32.5   What are the requirements for sportfishing on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?
The following provisions shall apply to each person while engaged in public sport fishing on a wildlife refuge area:
(a) Each person shall secure and possess the required State license.
(b) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of Federal law and regulation including this subchapter.
(c) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws and regulations of the State wherein any area is located unless the same are further restricted by Federal law or regulation.
(d) Each person shall comply with the terms and conditions authorizing access and use of the wildlife refuge area.
(e) Each person must comply with the provisions of any refuge-specific regulation governing fishing on the wildlife refuge area. Regulations, special conditions, and maps of the fishing areas for a particular wildlife refuge are available at that area's headquarters. In addition, refuge-specific sport fishing regulations appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.
§ 32.6   What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific sport fishing regulations?
(a) Refuge-specific fishing regulations are issued only at the time of or after the opening of a wildlife refuge area to sport fishing.
(b) Refuge-specific fishing regulations may contain the following items:
(1) Fish species that may be taken;
(2) Seasons;
(3) Creel limits;
(4) Methods of fishing;
(5) Description of areas open to fishing; or
(6) Other provisions as required.
(c) Refuge-specific fishing regulations will not liberalize existing State laws or regulations.
(d) Refuge-specific fishing regulations are subject to change and the public is invited to submit suggestions and comments for consideration at any time.
(e) We initially publish refuge-specific sport fishing regulations in the daily issue of the Federal Register, and subsequently they appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.
(f) Refuge-specific fishing regulations may be amended as needed when unpredictable changes occur in fish and wildlife populations, habitat conditions or in other factors affecting a refuge's fish and wildlife resources.
§ 32.7   What refuge units are open to hunting and/or sport fishing?
Refuge units open to hunting and/or sport fishing in accordance with the provisions of this subpart and §§ 32.20 through 32.70, inclusive, are as follows:
(a) Alabama. (1) Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.
(b) Alaska. (1) Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Becharof National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Innoko National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Salawik National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
(c) Arizona. (1) Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge.
(d) Arkansas. (1) Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Cache River National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Overflow National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge.
(e) California. (1) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Merced National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Modoc National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(19) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
(20) San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(21) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.
(22) Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
(23) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge.
(24) Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(f) Colorado. (1) Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Baca National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
(g) Connecticut. (1) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.
(h) Delaware. (1) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
(i) Florida. (1) Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(j) Georgia. (1) Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(k) Hawaii. (1) Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
(l) Idaho. (1) Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Camas National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge.
(m) Illinois. (1) Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Great River National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
(n) Indiana. (1) Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area
(o) Iowa. (1) De Soto National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Iowa Wetland Management District.
(4) Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
(p) Kansas. (1) Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.
(q) Kentucky. (1) Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Green River National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge.
(r) Louisiana. (1) Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Breton National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) Red River National Wildlife Refuge.
(19) Sabine National Wildlife Refuge.
(20) Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.
(21) Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge.
(s) Maine. (1) Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
(t) Maryland. (1) Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Patuxent Research Refuge.
(u) Massachusetts. (1) Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
(v) Michigan. (1) Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area.
(4) Michigan Wetland Management District.
(5) Seney National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
(w) Minnesota. (1) Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Big Stone Wetland Management District.
(4) Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District.
(6) Fergus Falls Wetland Management District.
(7) Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Litchfield Wetland Management District.
(10) Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District.
(12) Morris Wetland Management District.
(13) Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Rydell National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
(19) Windom Wetland Management District.
(x) Mississippi. (1) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Hillside National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge.
(y) Missouri. (1) Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Great River National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Mingo National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge.
(z) Montana. (1) Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Benton Lake Wetland Management District.
(3) Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Bowdoin Wetland Management District.
(6) Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District.
(8) Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) Northeast Montana Wetland Management District.
(19) Northwest Montana Wetland Management District.
(20) Pablo National Wildlife Refuge.
(21) Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
(22) Swan River National Wildlife Refuge.
(23) UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
(24) War Horse National Wildlife Refuge.
(aa) Nebraska. (1) Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) John W. and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) North Platte National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District.
(7) Valentine National Wildlife Refuge.
(bb) Nevada. (1) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Fallon National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.
(cc) New Hampshire. (1) Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
(dd) New Jersey. (1) Cape May National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge.
(ee) New Mexico. (1) Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) San Andres National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
(ff) New York. (1) Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
(gg) North Carolina. (1) Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge.
(hh) North Dakota. (1) Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Arrowwood Wetland Management District.
(5) Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Audubon Wetland Management District.
(7) Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Brumba National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Canefield Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Chase Lake Wetland Management District.
(14) Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Crosby Wetland Management District.
(16) Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) Devils Lake Wetland Management District.
(19) Half Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(20) Hiddenwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(21) Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(22) Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(23) J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge.
(24) J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District.
(25) Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(26) Kulm Wetland Management District.
(27) Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge.
(28) Lake George National Wildlife Refuge.
(29) Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge.
(30) Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(31) Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge.
(32) Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge.
(33) Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge.
(34) Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge.
(35) Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(36) Little Goose Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(37) Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(38) Long Lake Wetland Management District.
(39) Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(40) Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(41) Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge.
(42) Lostwood Wetland Management District.
(43) Maple River National Wildlife Refuge.
(44) Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(45) Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge.
(46) Rabb Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(47) Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(48) Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(49) School Section National Wildlife Refuge.
(50) Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(51) Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(52) Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(53) Slade National Wildlife Refuge.
(54) Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(55) Springwater National Wildlife Refuge.
(56) Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(57) Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
(58) Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(59) Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(60) Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge.
(61) Tewaukon Wetland Management District.
(62) Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge.
(63) Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge.
(64) Wild Rice National Wildlife Refuge.
(65) Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(66) Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge.
(67) Wood Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(ii) Ohio. (1) Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
(jj) Oklahoma. (1) Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Little River National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Optima National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit.
(9) Washita National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge.
(kk) Oregon. (1) Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
(7) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer.
(8) Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) McNary National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(17) Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.
(18) Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge.
(19) Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
(20) Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(21) William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
(ll) Pennsylvania. (1) Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Erie National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum.
(4) Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(mm) Rhode Island. (1) Block Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge.
(nn) South Carolina. (1) Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Santee National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.
(oo) South Dakota. (1) Huron Wetland Management District.
(2) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Lake Andes Wetland Management District.
(5) Madison Wetland Management District.
(6) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Sand Lake Wetland Management District.
(8) Waubay National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Waubay Wetland Management District.
(pp) Tennessee. (1) Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge.
(qq) Texas. (1) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Neches River National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
(15) Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge.
(16) Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge.
(rr) Utah. (1) Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
(2) Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Ouray National Wildlife Refuge.
(ss) Vermont. (1) Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
(tt) Virginia. (1) Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) James River National Wildilfe Refuge.
(9) Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Presquile National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge.
(uu) Washington. (1) Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Columbia National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Hanford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer.
(7) Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge.
(8) McNary National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
(10) San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(11) Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge.
(12) Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.
(13) Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge.
(14) Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
(vv) West Virginia. (1) Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
(ww) Wisconsin. (1) Fox River National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Leopold Wetland Management District.
(6) Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
(7) St. Croix Wetland Management District.
(8) Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge.
(9) Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
(10) Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
(xx) Wyoming. (1) Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
(3) Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
(4) National Elk Refuge.
(5) Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge.
(6) Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
(yy) Guam. (1) Guam National Wildlife Refuge.
(2) [Reserved]
§ 32.8   Areas closed to hunting.
§ 32.9   Information collection requirements.
The information collection requirements contained in this part have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned clearance number 1018-0140. The information is being collected to provide the refuge managers the information needed to decide whether or not to allow the requested use. A response is required in order to obtain a benefit. The Service may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of these information collection requirements to the Service's Information Collection Clearance Officer at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b).
§ 32.20   Alabama.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. (1)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow fishing only from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
(b) Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, coyote, and bobcat on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to hunt as governed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' William R. Ireland, Sr.—Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area hunting permit conditions.
(ii) We require hunters to possess and carry a current and signed Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' William R. Ireland, Sr.—Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area hunting permit when hunting on the refuge.
(iii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and handguns using rim-fire ammunition only, or archery equipment that complies with State and Federal regulations.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(v) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(vi) Hunters must remove tree stands, blinds, or other personal property from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(3) Big game hunting. We allow the hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, and wild turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (ii), (v), and (vi) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting deer on the refuge. However, you may archery hunt in the portions of the refuge that are open for deer hunting during the archery, shotgun, and muzzleloader seasons established by the State.
(iii) We prohibit organized deer drives. We define a “deer drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer. We also prohibit drives for feral hogs.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
(c) Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, light and dark geese, coot, and merganser on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We only allow migratory game bird hunting during the Special Youth, Veteran, and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days determined by the State. Regular waterfowl season shooting hours, bag limits, and legal arms and ammunition apply to the special days.
(ii) You must remove all decoys, blind materials, and harvested game from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter) by 1 p.m. each day.
(iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 a.m. and must stop hunting at 12 p.m. (noon) each day.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs for retrieval of migratory birds.
(v) We allow the incidental take of coyote, beaver, opossum, nutria, raccoon, and feral hog during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, as governed by the State of Alabama.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel and rabbit, and incidental take of coyote, beaver, raccoon, opossum, and nutria, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit leaving unattended personal property, including, but not limited to, boats or vehicles of any type, geocaches, lumber, and cameras, overnight on the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(ii) All persons age 15 or younger, while hunting on the refuge, must be in the presence and under direct supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter age 21 or older. A licensed hunter supervising a youth must hold a valid State license for the species being hunted. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting squirrel and rabbit.
(iv) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(v) The condition set forth at paragraph (c)(1)(v) of this section applies.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and incidental take of feral hog subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(v), and (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section apply.
(ii) Deer hunters may place one portable stand or blind on the refuge for use while deer hunting, but only during the open deer season. The stand must be clearly labeled with the hunter's State hunting license number. You may leave the stand or blind on the refuge overnight during the deer season.
(iii) While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to the Tree Stand Manufacturers Association's standards.
(iv) Deer hunts are archery only except during the State Special Opportunity Areas (SOA) hunt.
(v) The State SOA hunt will occur 4 days per year on the refuge as specified by State SOA regulations.
(vi) Hunters must be selected for and possess a State limited quota permit in order to participate in the State SOA hunt on the refuge.
(vii) We allow the use of muzzleloaders only during the State SOA hunt.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow fishing year-round, except in the waterfowl sanctuary area as depicted within the refuge brochure. The waterfowl sanctuary is closed to fishing from November 15 through March 1.
(ii) We allow a rod and reel and pole and line. We prohibit all other methods of fishing, including bow fishing.
(iii) We prohibit the taking of frogs, turtles, and crawfish (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(iv) We prohibit fishing tournaments on all refuge waters.
(d) Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning dove and Eurasian-collared dove, duck, and goose on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must possess and carry a signed refuge hunt permit (signed brochure) when hunting.
(ii) All youth hunters (ages 10 through 15) must remain within sight and normal voice contact of a properly licensed hunting adult age 21 or older. Youth hunters must possess and carry verification of passing a State-approved hunter education course. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
(iii) All waterfowl hunting opportunities are spaced-blind and assigned by lottery. Hunters wishing to participate in our waterfowl hunt must submit a Waterfowl Lottery Application (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System).
(iv) Hunters must remove all stands/blinds and other personal property at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) We allow access to the refuge for hunting from 1 1/2 hours before legal sunrise to 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset.
(vi) We prohibit organized drives. We define a “drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause game to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(vii) We prohibit hunting or observing from an elevated stand without use of a full body harness.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel and rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) and (v) through (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow only shotguns as the means of take for upland game hunting.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) through (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow youth gun hunting opportunities that are spaced-blind and assigned by lottery. Hunters wishing to participate in our youth gun hunt must submit a Big/Upland Game Hunt Application (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System).
(iii) All youth hunters must remain within sight and normal voice contact of a properly hunting-licensed adult age 21 or older. Youth hunters must possess and carry verification of passing a State-approved hunter education course. One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter.
(iv) All big game hunting opportunities, except for youth gun, are archery-only.
(v) We close those portions of the refuge between Bustahatchee and Rood Creeks to archery hunting until November 1.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, including bowfishing, in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow shoreline access for fishing from 1 hour before legal sunrise to 1 hour after legal sunset.
(ii) We prohibit taking frog or turtle on all refuge lands and waters (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(iii) We adopt reciprocal license agreements between Alabama and Georgia for fishing in Lake Eufaula. Anglers fishing in waters not directly connected to Lake Eufaula must be properly licensed for the State in which they are fishing.
(e) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.43(d) for regulations.
(f) Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and white-winged dove, crow, woodcock, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to possess and carry a current and signed Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge permit, which is included with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Seven Mile Island Wildlife Management Area hunting permit, when hunting on the refuge.
(ii) We allow hunting on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting migratory game birds and upland game.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, Eurasian-collared dove, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, starling, coyote, bobcat, and fox on designated portions of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting on designated areas from legal sunrise to legal sunset on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, except that you may hunt opossum and raccoon after legal sunset.
(iii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and handguns using rim-fire ammunition only, or archery equipment that complies with State regulations.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and feral hog on designated portions of the refuge as governed by State regulations subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting on designated areas from legal sunrise to legal sunset on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting deer on the refuge.
(iv) We allow hunters to hunt from portable tree stands. While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to the Tree Stand Manufacturers Association's standards.
(v) We prohibit organized drives. We define a “drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause game to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(vi) Hunters may hunt big game species other than deer with shotguns using only approved nontoxic #4 shot or smaller (see § 32.2(k)), rifles and handguns using rim-fire ammunition only, or archery equipment that complies with State regulations.
(4) [Reserved]
(g) Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to hunt as governed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area hunting permit conditions.
(ii) We require hunters to possess and carry a current and signed Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area hunting permit when hunting on the refuge.
(iii) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(iv) Hunters must remove tree stands, blinds, or other personal property from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, groundhog, raccoon, opossum, beaver, and fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit hunting after legal sunset.
(iii) Hunters must use a body safety harness at all times while hunting from a tree.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting quail, squirrel, and rabbit only.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, bobcat, coyote, feral hog, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iv) and (g)(2)(iii) of this section apply.
(4) [Reserved]
(h) Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to hunt as governed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' North Sauty refuge hunting permit.
(ii) We require hunters to possess and carry a current and signed Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge permit, which is found on the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Jackson County Waterfowl, Management Areas, refuges and Coon Gulf Tract hunting permit, when hunting.
(iii) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(iv) Hunters may hunt with shotguns using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and handguns using rim-fire ammunition only, or archery equipment that complies with State regulations.
(v) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(i) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to possess and carry a current and signed hunting permit, found on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge hunting brochure, when hunting on the refuge.
(ii) Hunters may hunt with shotguns using only #4 shot or smaller, rifles and handguns using rim-fire ammunition only, or archery equipment that complies with State regulations.
(iii) We allow hunting on designated areas Monday through Saturday. We prohibit hunting on Sunday.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(v) Hunters must use a body safety harness at all times while hunting from a tree.
(vi) Hunters must remove tree stands, blinds, or other personal property from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vii) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow the hunting of white-tailed deer and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (i)(2)(i) and (iii) and (v) through (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit organized drives. We define a “drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause game to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters may only hunt with archery equipment that complies with State regulations and flintlocks .40 caliber or larger.
(iv) You may only hunt feral hog during the refuge archery and flintlock deer season.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We open all refuge waters to fishing year-round unless otherwise posted.
§ 32.21   Alaska.
Alaska refuges are opened to hunting, fishing, and trapping pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Pub. L. 96-487, 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ). The regulations set forth at 50 CFR part 36 concern National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. Information regarding specific refuge rules can be obtained from the Regional Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK (see 50 CFR 2.2), or by contacting the manager of the respective individual refuge.
§ 32.22   Arizona.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and white-winged dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow only shotguns and archery equipment for hunting.
(ii) We prohibit hunting within 50 yards (45 meters) of any road or trail open to public use and within 1/4 mile (402 meters) of any building.
(iii) You must remove boats, equipment, temporary blinds, stands, etc., at the end of each day's activities (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) Hunters may enter the refuge 1/2 hour before legal sunrise and must leave the refuge no later than 1/2 hour after legal sunset.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, Eurasian collared-dove, cottontail rabbit, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section apply, except that we also allow muzzleloading shotguns for cottontail rabbit hunting.
(ii) We allow hunting of Gambel's quail in alignment with the State quail season.
(iii) We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit from September through February aligning with the beginning of the State dove season and the end of the State quail season.
(iv) We allow hunting of Eurasian collared-dove during the State mourning and white-winged dove season.
(v) We prohibit night hunting from 1/2 hour after legal sunset until 1/2 hour before legal sunrise the following day.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of desert bighorn sheep and javelina on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) through (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow the use of rifles, muzzleloaders, and archery for desert bighorn sheep hunting.
(iii) We allow shotguns shooting slugs and archery equipment for javelina hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The condition set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section applies.
(b) Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, merganser, moorhen (gallinule), common snipe, and mourning, white-winged, and Eurasian collared-dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow portable or temporary blinds and stands, but you must remove them at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(ii) We prohibit falconry.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of black-tailed and antelope jackrabbit; cottontail rabbit; badger; bobcat; coati; kit and gray fox; raccoon; ringtail; coyote; and hog-nosed, hooded, spotted, and striped skunk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1/2 hour after legal sunset until 1/2 hour before legal sunrise the following day.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule and white-tailed deer, javelina, mountain lion, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit the use of dogs when hunting big game.
(4) [Reserved]
(c) Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require hunters to obtain a visitor access permit (Department of Defense form/requirement) from the refuge.
(ii) We prohibit falconry.
(iii) We allow dogs only for the pointing and retrieval of birds.
(iv) We allow hunting only during the late season dove hunt.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, Eurasian collared-dove, desert cottontail rabbit, antelope jackrabbit and black-tailed jackrabbit, coyote, bobcat, and kit and gray fox in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) We do not allow wheeled carts in designated Wilderness.
(iii) We prohibit night hunting from 1/2 hour after legal sunset until 1/2 hour before legal sunrise the following day.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, and mountain lion on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(2)(ii) of this section apply.
(ii) We require Special Use Permits for all guides (FWS Form 3-1383-C), stock animals (FWS Form 3-1383-G), and bighorn sheep hunters (FWS Form 3-1383-G).
(iii) We prohibit the use of dogs when hunting big game.
(4) [Reserved]
(d) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge —

(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen (gallinule), common snipe, mourning and white-winged dove, and Eurasian collared-dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow only shotgun and archery.
(ii) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(iii) You must remove all temporary blinds, boats, and decoys from the refuge following each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) The Hart Mine Marsh area is open to entry from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from October 1 through March 14.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail and cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) For cottontail rabbit, we allow only shotgun, archery, handgun, rifle, and muzzleloader.
(ii) For quail, we allow only shotgun, archery, and handgun shooting shot.
(iii) You may hunt cottontail rabbit from September 1 through the last day of the respective State's quail season.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow rifle, shotgun, handgun, muzzleloader, and archery, except for archery-only hunts.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing and frogging subject to the following condition: Cibola Lake is open to fishing and frogging from March 15 through September 30.
(e) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and white-winged dove, duck, American coot, common gallinule, goose, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit falconry.
(ii) We allow only shotguns, crossbows, and archery equipment for hunting.
(iii) You must remove all decoys, boats, trash items, cameras, temporary blinds, stands, and other equipment at the end of each day's activities (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(v) The following conditions apply to Pintail Slough (Quota Hunt Area):
(A) We require a fee for Quota waterfowl hunting.
(B) We limit the number of persons at each waterfowl hunt blind or field to four. Observers cannot hold shells or guns for hunting unless in possession of a valid State hunting license and stamps.
(C) Waterfowl hunters must hunt within the designated boundaries of their assigned blind or field.
(D) You may use only native vegetation or materials for making or fixing hunt blinds.
(E) We allow waterfowl hunting on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Waterfowl hunting ends at 2 p.m. MST (Mountain Standard Time). Hunters must be out of the Pintail Slough area by 3 p.m. MST.
(F) We allow dove hunting at the Pintail Slough Quota Hunt Area outside the general State waterfowl season.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, cottontail rabbit, Eurasian collared-dove, African collared-dove, black-tailed jackrabbit, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section apply, except that we also allow pneumatic weapons, muzzleloaders, and hand guns for upland game hunting.
(ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1/2 hour after legal sunset until 1/2 hour before legal sunrise the following day.
(iii) We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, cottontail rabbit, Eurasian collared-dove, African collared-dove, black-tailed jackrabbit, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox from September 1-March 15.
(iv) We allow the incidental take of Gambel's quail, cottontail rabbit, Eurasian collared-dove, African collared-dove, black-tailed jackrabbit, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and kit fox in the Pintail Slough Quota Hunt Area during the general State waterfowl season by hunters possessing a valid permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at their designated waterfowl hunt blind or field.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of desert bighorn sheep and the incidental take of feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow only rifles for desert bighorn sheep hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit overnight boat mooring and shore anchoring unless actively fishing, as governed by State regulations.
(f) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and white-winged dove, duck, coot, moorhen (gallinule), goose, and common snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow shotgun, archery, and crossbow.
(ii) You must remove temporary blinds, boats, and decoys from the refuge following each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, cottontail rabbit, coyote, and gray fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) For hunting quail, we allow shotgun, handgun shooting shot, archery, and crossbow.
(ii) For hunting cottontail rabbit, coyote, and fox, we allow shotgun, rifle, handgun, muzzleloader, archery, and crossbow.
(iii) We allow cottontail rabbit hunting from September 1 to the close of the State quail season.
(iv) We allow coyote and fox hunting only during the State quail season.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer and desert bighorn sheep on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging for bullfrog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We close posted portions of Martinez Lake and Ferguson Lake to entry from October 1 through the last day of February.
(g) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's quail, cottontail rabbit, coyote, and gray fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow hunting of coyote, fox, and cottontail rabbit during the State quail season only.
(ii) For hunting quail, we allow shotgun, archery, crossbow, and handgun shooting shot.
(iii) For hunting cottontail rabbit, coyote, and fox, we allow shotgun, rifle, muzzleloader, handgun, archery, and crossbow.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer and desert bighorn sheep on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(h) Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning, white-winged, and Eurasian collared-dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit falconry.
(ii) We prohibit the use of dogs.
(iii) We prohibit pneumatic weapons.
(iv) You must remove all equipment, cameras, temporary blinds, stands, etc., at the end of each day's activities (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during mourning and white-winged dove seasons.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's and scaled quail; cottontail; black-tailed jackrabbit; gray fox; coati; badger; striped, hooded, spotted, and hog-nosed skunk; bobcat; raccoon; ring-tailed cat; and coyote on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(ii) We prohibit night hunting from 1/2 hour after legal sunset until 1/2 hour before legal sunrise the following day.
(iii) We allow quail hunting during State seasons. For all other upland game species, we only allow hunting when a species season dates overlap with a general or archery State deer or javelina hunt season, except for youth-only seasons.
(iii) We will allow hunting of these upland game species only when the State season dates overlap with a general or archery State deer and/or javelina hunt season.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina, and black bear on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting of black bear only when the State season dates overlap with a general or archery State deer or javelina hunt season, except for youth-only seasons.
(4) [Reserved]
(i) San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning and white-winged dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow the use of dogs while hunting.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Gambel's, scaled, and Mearns' quail and cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow only shotgun.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs while quail hunting.
(iii) Cottontail rabbit season opens on September 1 and closes on the last day of the State quail season.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
§ 32.23   Arkansas.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, merganser, snipe, woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a signed refuge hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439). Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at all times.
(ii) During the quota gun deer hunt, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry, unless the refuge is closed to deer hunting at that time due to implementation of State flood closure zone regulations.
(iii) Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. Except when hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge by 1 p.m. All other hunters, including those hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, must exit the refuge no later than 1 hour after legal sunset.
(iv) We allow waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. (noon), except that during the State Conservation Order, you may hunt for applicable goose species until legal sunset. Snipe, woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and dove hunters may hunt until legal sunset.
(v) When waterfowl hunting, you may not possess more than 25 shotgun shells while in the field, except that during the State Conservation Order, there is no limit on the number of shells you may possess while hunting applicable goose species.
(vi) We prohibit hunting closer than 100 yards (91 meters) to another hunter or hunting party.
(vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, and all other equipment at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(viii) All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15 and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision (within arm's reach) of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for migratory bird and upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
(ix) We allow incidental take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(x) We allow the use of dogs when migratory game bird hunting.
(xi) We close the Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt Unit to all entry and hunting from November 15 to February 28, except that quota gun deer hunters may hunt in that Unit when the season overlaps with these dates.
(xii) We allow waterfowl hunting from mowed and/or graveled road rights-of-way, but we prohibit all other hunting from these rights-of-way.
(xiii) We allow only hunters to use all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and only from September 1 through March 31, except that during the State Conservation Order, hunters may use ATVs for hunting applicable goose species.
(xiv) Hunters may use conventional motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, and e-bikes only on public use roads, levee tops, designated ATV trails (open to ATVs only), and established parking lots not closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
(xv) Hunters and anglers may use conventional motor vehicles only in the Bison, Waterfowl Sanctuary, and Core Waterfowl Area Hunt Units and only from March 1 through November 14.
(xvi) From November 15 through February 28, we close the Core Waterfowl Area Hunt Unit to all hunting, fishing, and public entry at 1 p.m. daily, except that during the State Conservation Order, you may hunt applicable goose species in this Unit until legal sunset.
(xvii) We prohibit the use of personal watercraft ( e.g., jet skis), airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), (viii), (ix), and (xi) through (xvii) of this section apply.
(ii) Hunters may use shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
(iii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(v) Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, except that we allow hunting of raccoon and opossum at night (from 30 minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes before legal sunrise) on the refuge.
(vi) We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of deer and turkey, and the incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), (viii), (ix), and (xi) through (xvii), (2)(v), and (2)(vi) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow archery/crossbow, modern gun, and muzzleloader deer hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) Turkey hunting will be conducted in the Bison, Waterfowl Sanctuary, and Mingo Creek Hunt Units according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iv) Hunters may use only shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths greater than 4 inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle for modern gun deer hunting on the Bison, Core Waterfowl Area, and Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt Units.
(v) You may erect portable stands and blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season and must remove them from the waterfowl sanctuary prior to November 15, except for stands used by quota gun deer hunters, which you must remove by the last day of the quota gun deer hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). You must remove all stands on the remainder of the refuge within 7 days of the closure of archery season (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We prohibit leaving any tree stand, blind, or game camera on the refuge without the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number clearly written on it in a conspicuous location.
(vii) We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot and buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
(viii) During the quota gun deer hunt, we allow only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439) on the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
(ix) Hunters may only take feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during specified periods for archery deer hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(x) We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
(xi) During the quota turkey hunts, only hunters possessing a valid quota turkey hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439) will be allowed to enter the open hunt units and only for the purposes of turkey hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(ii), (xi), (xv) through (xvii), and (a)(3)(viii) and (xi) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(iii) We allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
(iv) You may enter the refuge to fish, frog, or crawfish beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset.
(v) We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
(b) Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, nutria, coyote, beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a signed refuge hunt permit (FWS Form 3-2439). Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at all times.
(ii) During the quota gun deer hunt, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry.
(iii) We allow incidental take of nutria, beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(iv) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(v) We allow the use of dogs only for squirrel, rabbit, and quail hunting in the refuge area north of Timm's Point.
(vi) Hunters may only use shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
(vii) We prohibit hunting from mowed and/or gravel road rights-of-way.
(viii) Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, except that we allow hunting of raccoon and opossum at night (from 30 minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes before legal sunrise) on the refuge.
(ix) All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15 and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision (within arm's reach) of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
(x) From November 1 to February 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to all hunting and public entry.
(xi) Hunters and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or boats overnight on the refuge.
(xii) We only allow use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by hunters with mobility-impairments, and the refuge manager must authorize this use in writing.
(xiii) Hunters and anglers may use motor vehicles, bicycles, and e-bikes only on public use roads not closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
(xiv) From November 1 through February 28, boat access is restricted to launching at Seven Mile boat ramp and using Ditch 28 only.
(xv) We prohibit the use of personal watercraft ( e.g., jet skis), airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
(xvi) We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and incidental take of feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (iii), and (vii) through (xvi) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow archery/crossbow, modern gun, and muzzleloader deer hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) Modern gun deer hunters may only use shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths greater than 4 inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle.
(iv) You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season and must remove them 7 days after the closure of archery season (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) We prohibit leaving any tree stand, blind, or game camera on the refuge without the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number clearly written on it in a conspicuous location.
(vi) Hunters may only take feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during a specified period during archery deer hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(vii) We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot or buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
(viii) Turkey hunting is conducted according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(ix) During the quota gun deer hunts, only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer permit (FWS Form 3-2439) may use the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
(x) During the quota gun turkey hunts, we close the refuge Wildlife Auto Drive Road to other hunting and public entry, and only hunters possessing a valid quota gun turkey permit (FWS Form 3-2439) may use that area of the refuge and only for the purposes of turkey hunting.
(xi) We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(2)(ii), (x), (xi), (xii) through (xv), and (b)(3)(ix) and (x) of this section apply.
(ii) Anglers may launch boats only in designated areas.
(iii) We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
(iv) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(v) We allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on all refuge waters from March 1 through October 31.
(vi) We allow fishing in the Sand Slough-Mud Slough area from November 1 through February 28 only with the use of nonmotorized boats and electric trolling motors; anglers may enter this area at 4 a.m. and must depart by 1 hour after legal sunset.
(vii) We prohibit climbing onto or fishing from any water control structure and associated wingwalls and fences, or the top of the Floodway Dam south of Highway 18.
(viii) We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
(c) Cache River National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, merganser, snipe, woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a signed refuge hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439). Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at all times.
(ii) Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. Except when hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge by 1 p.m. All other hunters, including those hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, must exit the refuge no later than 1 hour after legal sunset.
(iii) We allow waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. (noon), except that during the State Conservation Order, you may hunt for applicable goose species until legal sunset.
(iv) You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, and all other equipment at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) From March 1 through October 31, hunters and anglers may leave boats displaying valid registration on the refuge.
(vi) During the regular State waterfowl hunting season, we prohibit the use of boats on the refuge from 12 a.m. (midnight) to 4 a.m.
(vii) We allow the use of dogs when migratory game bird hunting.
(viii) We allow waterfowl hunting on flooded refuge roads.
(ix) During the quota gun deer hunt, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry, unless the refuge is closed to deer hunting at that time due to implementation of State flood closure zone regulations.
(x) All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15 and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision (within arm's reach) of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for migratory bird and upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
(xi) We allow incidental take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State season and regulations.
(xii) From November 15 to February 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to all hunting and public entry.
(xiii) We allow only hunters to use all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and only from September 1 through March 31, except that during the State Conservation Order, hunters may use ATVs for hunting applicable goose species.
(xiv) Hunters and anglers may not operate conventional motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, or e-bikes on any road or trail closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
(xv) Hunter and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, or e-bikes unattended overnight on the refuge.
(xvi) We prohibit the use of personal watercraft ( e.g., jet skis), airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (ix) through (xvi) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(iv) We prohibit hunting from mowed and/or graveled road rights-of-way.
(v) Hunters may use only shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
(vi) Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, except that we allow hunting of raccoon and opossum at night (from 30 minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes before legal sunrise) on the refuge.
(vii) We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of deer and turkey, and incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (v), (vi), and (ix) through (xvi), and (c)(2)(iv), (vi) and (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow archery/crossbow, modern gun, and muzzleloader deer hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) Hunters may take only feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during a specified period during archery deer hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iv) Hunters may only use shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths greater than 4 inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle for modern gun deer hunting on the Dixie, Dixie Waterfowl Sanctuary, and Plunkett Farm Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt Units.
(v) You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season, and you must remove them from the waterfowl sanctuaries prior to November 15, and from the rest of the refuge within 7 days of the closure of archery season (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We prohibit leaving any tree stand, blind, or game camera on the refuge without the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number clearly written on it in a conspicuous location.
(vii) We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot and buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
(viii) During the quota gun deer hunt, we allow only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439) on the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
(ix) Turkey hunting will be conducted in designated areas according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(x) We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(v), (vi), (ix), (xii), (xiv) through (xvi), and (c)(3)(viii) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(iii) We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
(iv) We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
(d) Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl (duck, goose, merganser, and coot), dove, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require an annual public use permit (FWS Form 3-2439) to hunt, fish, launch boats, and utilize campgrounds.
(ii) We allow waterfowl hunting from legal shooting hours until 12 p.m. (noon).
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when migratory game bird hunting.
(iv) We allow woodcock hunting beginning December 1 until the end of the State woodcock season on the North Unit following State legal shooting hours and bag limit.
(v) We prohibit goose hunting outside the State duck season.
(vi) We allow dove hunting only during the Statewide season in September and October, as specified in the refuge public use brochure.
(vii) You must remove blinds, blind material, and decoys from the refuge by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(viii) Waterfowl hunters may enter the North Unit, Jack's Bay Hunt Area, and Levee Hunt Area no earlier than 4 a.m. on days hunting is allowed, as identified in the refuge public use brochure.
(ix) We prohibit boating from November 1 to March 1 in the South Unit Waterfowl Hunt Areas, except from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. on designated waterfowl hunt days.
(x) We allow waterfowl hunting on outlying tracts; the conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(ii), (vii), and (viii) of this section apply.
(xi) We only allow all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for wildlife-dependent hunting and fishing activities. We prohibit the use of ATVs after December 15 each year in designated South Unit areas as shown in the refuge public use brochure.
(xii) We allow incidental take of beaver, coyote, and nutria during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(xiii) During refuge-wide quota muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, we close the refuge to all non-quota hunting.
(xiv) All youth hunters age 15 and younger must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and all furbearers (as governed by State law), and the incidental take of beaver, coyote, and nutria, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i), and (xi) through (xiv) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting of rabbit and squirrel on the North Unit from September 1 through January 31.
(iii) On the North Unit only, we allow the use of dogs when hunting rabbit and squirrel from December 1 through January 31.
(iv) We allow rabbit and squirrel hunting on the South Unit from September 1 through November 30.
(v) We allow furbearer hunting. The annual public use brochure provides season dates and methods.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs for hunting furbearers from legal sunset to legal sunrise. Hunters must tether or pen all dogs used for furbearer hunting from legal sunrise to legal sunset and at any time they are not involved in actual hunting.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow the hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, and the incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (ix), and (xi) through (xiii) of this section apply.
(ii) Archery deer seasons on the North Unit are from October 1 through January 31, except during quota muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, when the archery season is closed.
(iii) Archery deer seasons on the South Unit are from October 1 through December 31, except during quota muzzleloader and quota gun deer hunts, when the archery season is closed.
(iv) Muzzleloader season for deer will begin in October and will continue for a period of up to 3 days of quota hunting in the North and South Units, and no more than 4 days of non-quota hunting in the North Unit.
(v) The gun deer hunt will begin in November and will continue for a period of no more than 3 days of quota hunting in the North and South Units, and no more than 2 days of non-quota hunting in the North Unit.
(vi) We restrict hunt participants for quota hunts to those drawn for a quota permit (FWS Form 3-2439). The permits are nontransferable and nonrefundable.
(vii) Hunters may only take feral hog incidental to deer season dates identified in the refuge public use brochure.
(viii) We prohibit organized deer drives. We define a “deer drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(ix) We prohibit firearm deer hunting from or across roads, ATV trails, levees, and maintained utility rights-of-way.
(x) You may only use portable deer stands and ground blinds. You may erect stands or blinds up to 7 days before each hunt, but you must remove them within 7 days after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter). All unattended deer stands and blinds on the refuge must have the owner's State hunting license number clearly displayed.
(xi) We close the Kansas Lake Area to all entry on December 1 and reopen it on March 1.
(xii) We prohibit the possession of buckshot on the refuge.
(xiii) An adult age 21 or older possessing a valid hunting license must accompany and be within sight and normal voice contact of hunters age 15 and younger. One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter.
(xiv) The annual refuge public use brochure provides season dates and methods for turkey hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ix) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow sport fishing in refuge-owned waters as follows:
(A) We allow fishing year-round in:
( 1 ) Big Island Chute, LaGrue, Essex, Prairie, Scrubgrass, and Brooks Bayous;
( 2 ) Moon and Belknap Lakes next to Arkansas Highway 1;
( 3 ) Indian Bay;
( 4 ) Arkansas Post Canal and adjacent drainage ditches;
( 5 ) Borrow ditches located adjacent to the west bank of that portion of the White River Levee north of the Graham Burke pumping station; and
( 6 ) All waters in the refuge-owned North Unit and scattered tracts.
(B) We open all other South Unit refuge waters to sport fishing from March 1 through November 30, unless posted otherwise.
(iii) We allow frogging on all refuge-owned waters open for sport fishing as follows:
(A) We allow frogging on the South Unit from the beginning of the State season through November 30.
(B) We allow frogging on the North Unit for the entire State season.
(iv) We prohibit all commercial and recreational harvest of turtle on all property administered by Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(v) We prohibit take or possession of any freshwater mussel (see § 27.21 of this chapter), and we prohibit the shelling of mussels on the refuge.
(vi) Boats (16 feet or less) displaying valid registration or Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's license customer identification number may be left on the refuge from March 1 through October 31.
(e) Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of American woodcock, duck, light and dark goose, merganser, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess and carry a signed refuge public use brochure while hunting or fishing.
(ii) Waterfowl hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. We allow waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. (noon).
(iii) Hunters must remove decoys, blinds, boats, and all other equipment by 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We close areas of the refuge posted with “Area Closed” signs and identify them on the refuge public use brochure map as a waterfowl sanctuary. We close waterfowl sanctuaries to all public entry and public use from November 15 to February 15.
(v) We allow hunting of duck, light and dark goose, merganser, and coot during the State waterfowl season except during scheduled refuge quota gun deer hunts.
(vi) We allow American woodcock hunting during the State season except during scheduled refuge quota hunts. Woodcock hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset.
(vii) All youth hunters age 15 and younger must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
(viii) We allow only all-terrain vehicles/utility-type vehicles (ATVs/UTVs) for hunting and fishing activities according to regulations provided in the refuge public use brochure.
(ix) You may use bikes, horses, and mules on roads and ATV/UTV trails (when open to motor vehicle and ATV/UTV traffic, respectively) as a mode of transportation for hunting and fishing activities on the refuge except during the quota deer hunts.
(x) We prohibit hunting within 150 feet (45 meters) of roads, pipelines, and trails open to motor vehicle use (including ATV/UTV trails).
(xi) We allow the incidental take of beaver, nutria, and coyote during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons and ammunition allowed for that hunt. There is no bag limit.
(xii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum (as governed by State law), and incidental take of beaver, nutria, and coyote, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iv), and (vii) through (xi) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting for quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on the refuge during State seasons through January 31. We close upland game hunting during refuge quota gun deer hunts.
(iii) We do not open for the spring squirrel hunting season, or for the summer/early fall raccoon hunting season.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs for squirrel and rabbit hunting from December 1 through January 31, and for quail and raccoon/opossum hunting during the open season on the refuge for these species.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, and incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iv), and (viii) through (xi) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow archery deer hunting on the refuge from the opening of the State season through January 31, except during refuge deer quota hunts.
(iii) We allow muzzleloader and modern gun deer hunting during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
(iv) Total deer harvested refuge-wide is two deer (two does, or one buck and one doe, as governed by State law) regardless of method. A doe must be harvested before a buck.
(v) We prohibit buckshot for modern gun deer hunting.
(vi) You may only use portable deer stands erected no earlier than the opening day of archery season, and you must remove them no later than January 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vii) We prohibit the use of deer decoy(s).
(viii) Turkey hunting (Archery, Youth, and Quota) will be conducted during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
(ix) We restrict quota hunt participants to those selected for a quota permit (FWS Form 3-2439), except that one nonhunting adult age 21 or older possessing a valid hunting license must accompany the youth hunter age 15 and younger.
(x) An adult age 21 or older possessing a valid hunting license must accompany and be within sight and normal voice contact of hunters age 15 and younger. One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter.
(xi) We allow the use of one tree stand or ground blind, and one game camera, on the refuge if the owner's State hunting license number is clearly written on them in a conspicuous location.
(xii) We restrict hunt participants for quota hunts to those drawn for a quota permit (FWS Form 3-2439). These permits are nontransferable, and the permit fees are nonrefundable.
(xiii) The incidental taking of feral hogs will be governed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regulations concerning the taking of feral hogs on State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). Subject to State regulations, we allow incidental take of feral hogs during daytime refuge deer quota hunts (without the use of dogs) and during a specified period during archery deer hunting with legal hunting equipment and ammunition allowed for those hunts according to the season dates provided in the refuge public use brochure. There is no bag limit.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), (viii), and (ix) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit fishing in the waterfowl sanctuary area when the sanctuary is closed, with the exception of the main channel of the Ouachita and Saline Rivers and the borrow pits along Highway 82. We post the waterfowl sanctuary area with “Area Closed” signs and identify those areas in refuge hunt brochures.
(iii) During the refuge quota gun deer hunts, we allow fishing only in areas accessible from the Ouachita and Saline Rivers and from Eagle, Jones, and Pereogeethe Lakes.
(iv) You must move or remove trotlines when receding water levels expose them.
(v) We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
(vi) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(f) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, fox, striped skunk, coyote, and bobcat on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a signed refuge hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439). Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at all times.
(ii) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) We only allow use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by hunters and anglers with mobility impairments, and the refuge manager must authorize this use in writing.
(iv) Hunters and anglers may use boats in designated areas and at times provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(v) All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15 and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision (within arm's reach) of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
(vi) During the quota youth gun deer and turkey hunts, we close the refuge to all other hunting and public entry.
(vii) We allow incidental take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(viii) Hunters and anglers may use bicycles and e-bikes only on public use roads and designated trails not closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
(ix) During the mentored youth squirrel and rabbit hunts, the mentoring adult may supervise up to two hunting youths. Youth hunters may only use shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle. We prohibit adults from hunting during mentored hunts.
(x) Hunters must enter and exit the refuge from designated roads and parking lots only.
(xi) We limit raccoon and opossum hunting to nighttime hunting only.
(xii) Hunter and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or boats unattended overnight on the refuge.
(xiii) We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
(xiv) We prohibit the use of personal watercraft ( e.g., jet skis), airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of deer, black bear, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(2)(i), (iii) through (viii), (x), and (xii) through (xiv) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow archery/crossbow hunting for white-tailed deer and turkey according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(iii) Youth modern gun deer hunts will be conducted according to season dates and bag limits provided in the refuge public use brochure.
(iv) We allow the take of black bear incidental to refuge archery and modern gun deer hunts subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(v) The refuge will conduct youth-only quota spring gun turkey hunts according to season dates and bag limits provided in the refuge public use brochure.
(vi) You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days before the start of the season, and you must remove them from the refuge within 7 days after the season ends (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vii) We prohibit leaving any tree stand, blind, or game camera on the refuge without the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number clearly written on it in a conspicuous location.
(viii) We prohibit organized drives. We define a “drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause game to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(ix) You must check all harvested turkey, bear, and deer at the refuge check station.
(x) We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
(xi) Big game hunters may enter the refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise and must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(2)(iii), (iv), (vi), (viii), (xii), and (xiv) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on all waters only from March 1 through October 31 from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
(iii) Anglers must remove boats from the refuge at the end of each day's fishing activity (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(v) We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
(vi) We prohibit access to refuge waters and land from the Arkansas River.
(vii) We limit trotlines, setline, limblines, yo-yo and free-floating fishing devices to 20 per person; any line that extends into the water must be cotton.
(viii) Trotlines, setlines, limblines, yo-yos, and free-floating fishing devices must be clearly labelled with the angler's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number, and cannot be left overnight or unattended.
(g) Overflow National Wildlife Refuge —(1) (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of American woodcock, duck, goose, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must possess and carry a refuge public use regulations brochure/access permit (signed brochure) while hunting.
(ii) Hunting of duck, goose, and coot ends at 12 p.m. (noon) each day.
(iii) We allow only portable blinds. Hunters must remove portable blinds, boats, and decoys from the hunt area by 1:30 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We allow only all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)/utility-type vehicles (UTVs) for hunting activities.
(v) You may use horses on roads and ATV/UTV trails (when open to motor vehicle and ATV/UTV traffic, respectively) as a mode of transportation for hunting activities on the refuge.
(vi) We prohibit hunting within 150 feet (45 meters) of roads and trails open to motor vehicle use (including ATV/UTV trails).
(vii) You may take beaver, nutria, and coyote during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons and ammunition legal for that hunt. There is no bag limit. We prohibit transportation or possession of live hog.
(viii) We allow boats on the refuge between the hours of 4 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. during waterfowl season.
(ix) Hunters may not enter the refuge until 4 a.m., with the exception of designated parking areas.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers (as governed by State law) on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting during State seasons for quail, squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers (as governed by State law) through January 31. State regulations governing appropriate zones apply.
(iii) We do not open for the spring squirrel hunting season or the summer/fall raccoon hunting season.
(iv) When upland game hunting, we prohibit possession of lead ammunition except that you may possess rimfire rifle lead ammunition no larger than .22 caliber.
(v) We allow the use of dogs for squirrel and rabbit hunting from December 1 through January 31, and for quail and raccoon/opossum hunting during the open season on the refuge for these species.
(vi) We allow nighttime raccoon and opossum hunting.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(iv) through (vii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow muzzleloader deer hunting during the first State muzzleloader season for this zone. State regulations governing appropriate zones apply.
(iii) We prohibit buckshot for gun deer hunting.
(iv) The bag limit for the muzzleloader deer hunt is two deer, with no more than one buck.
(v) You may only use portable deer stands erected no earlier than the opening day of archery season, and you must remove them no later than January 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this chapter). The limit is one deer stand, blind, etc., per person.
(vi) We prohibit the use of deer decoy(s).
(vii) We restrict quota hunt participants on these hunts to those selected for a quota permit (electronic form), except that one nonhunting adult age 21 or older and possessing a valid hunting license must accompany a youth hunter age 15 or younger.
(viii) The incidental taking of feral hogs will be governed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regulations concerning the taking of feral hogs on State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). Subject to State regulations, we allow incidental take of feral hogs on State WMAs during daytime refuge hunts (without the use of dogs) with legal hunting equipment and ammunition allowed for that hunt. There is no bag limit. We prohibit transport or possession of live hogs.
(4) [Reserved]
(h) Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, coot, and goose on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We close migratory game bird hunting during scheduled quota refuge gun deer hunts.
(ii) Hunting ends at 12 p.m. (noon) each day.
(iii) We allow only portable blinds. You must remove portable blinds, boats, and decoys from the hunt area by 1:30 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) You must possess and carry a refuge public use regulations brochure/access permit (signed brochure) while hunting.
(v) We allow only all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)/utility-type vehicles (UTVs) for hunting and fishing activities.
(vi) You may use horses and mules only on roads and ATV/UTV trails (when open to motor vehicle and ATV/UTV traffic, respectively) as a mode of transportation for on-refuge hunting and fishing activities, except during refuge muzzleloader and quota deer hunts.
(vii) We prohibit hunting within 150 feet (45 meters) of roads and trails open to motor vehicle use (including ATV/UTV trails).
(viii) You may take beaver, nutria, and coyote during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons and ammunition allowed for that hunt. We prohibit the use of dogs to take these species. There is no bag limit.
(ix) We allow the use of dogs when waterfowl hunting.
(x) We authorize the use of tree stands, game cameras, and boats while hunting and fishing on the refuge. The owner's Arkansas Game and Fish customer identification number must be affixed to, or clearly written on, them in a conspicuous manner.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers (as governed by State law) on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow hunting on the refuge during State seasons for this zone for squirrel, rabbit, and furbearers through January 31. We list specific hunting season dates annually in the refuge hunt brochure. We close upland game hunting during refuge quota deer hunts.
(ii) We do not open to spring squirrel hunting season, or summer/early fall raccoon hunting season.
(iii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) of this section apply.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum hunting from the opening of hunting season through January 31.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow archery deer hunting on the refuge from the opening of the State season through January 31. State regulations governing appropriate zones apply.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) of this section apply.
(iii) We close archery deer hunting during the quota gun deer hunts.
(iv) We allow muzzleloader deer hunting for the first 5 days of the early State muzzleloader season for this deer management zone. The bag limit for the refuge muzzleloader hunt is two deer, with no more than one buck.
(v) We prohibit buckshot for gun deer hunting.
(vi) We restrict hunt participants for quota hunts to those drawn for a quota permit. These permits are nontransferable, and permit fees are nonrefundable.
(vii) The quota gun deer hunt bag limit is two deer, with no more than one buck (one buck and one doe). Exception: Youth hunters participating in the refuge youth deer hunt and hunters participating in the refuge mobility-impaired hunt may harvest the legal State bag limit without antler restrictions.
(viii) We do not open for fall archery turkey season.
(ix) We close spring archery turkey hunting during scheduled turkey quota permit gun hunts.
(x) You may use only portable deer stands erected no sooner than 2 days before the opening of the State deer season, and you must remove them no later than January 31 each year (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(xi) We prohibit the use of deer decoy(s).
(xii) We restrict hunt participants during quota hunts to those selected for a quota permit, except that one nonhunting adult age 21 or older and possessing a valid hunting license must accompany a youth hunter.
(xiii) We allow tree stands, ground blinds, boats, or game cameras on the refuge only if the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish customer identification number is affixed to, or clearly written on, them in a conspicuous location.
(xiv) We prohibit organized deer drives. We define a “deer drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(xv) We prohibit all public use, except fishing and access for fishing, during quota hunts.
(xvi) We allow the taking of feral hogs on the refuge only during the muzzleloader and modern gun quota permit deer hunts and with weapons and ammunition allowed for that hunt. There is no bag limit. You may not transport or possess live hogs.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing, frogging, and the taking of crawfish on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must reset trotlines when exposed by receding water levels.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(iv) through (viii) and (x) of this section apply.
(iii) We prohibit taking or possessing turtles or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(i) Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge. (1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, nutria, beaver, coyote, quail, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a signed refuge hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439). Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit (FWS Form 3-2439) at all times.
(ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 a.m. and must leave the refuge no later than 1 hour after legal sunset, except that we allow hunting of raccoon and opossum at night on the refuge.
(iii) During the quota gun hunts, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry.
(iv) We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(v) We allow the incidental take of nutria, beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons allowed for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(vi) Hunters may use only shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
(vii) We prohibit hunting from mowed and/or gravel road rights-of-way.
(viii) All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15 and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision (within arm's reach) of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
(ix) From December 1 to February 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries (including Wapanocca Lake) to all hunting and public entry.
(x) We prohibit the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), except that ATVs may be used by mobility-impaired hunters possessing written authorization issued by the refuge manager.
(xi) Hunters and anglers may use motor vehicles, bicycles, and e-bikes only on public use roads not closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
(xii) Hunters and anglers must use the public boat ramp on Highway 77 to launch motorized boats into Wapanocca Lake.
(xiii) Hunters and anglers must operate boats at speeds of less than 5 miles per hour between the Highway 77 boat launch and the open lake.
(xiv) We prohibit the use of personal watercraft ( e.g., jet skis), airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
(xv) Hunter and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or boats unattended overnight on the refuge.
(xvi) We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
(xvii) The Round Pond and Pygmon Units in St. Francis County are subject to all regulations for hunting and fishing for Wapanocca NWR.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, and incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (i)(2)(i) through (iii), (v), and (vii) through (xvii) of this section apply.
(ii) During the quota gun deer hunts, we allow only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer hunting permit (FWS Form 3-2439) on the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
(iii) You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season, and you must remove them from the waterfowl sanctuaries by December 1 (see § 27.93 of this chapter). You must remove all stands and blinds on the remainder of the refuge within 7 days of the closure of archery season (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We allow portable tree stands, blinds, and game cameras on the refuge only if the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number is clearly written on them in a conspicuous location.
(v) We allow archery/crossbow, muzzleloader, and modern gun deer hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(vi) Hunters may only use shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths longer than 4 inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle for modern gun deer hunting.
(vii) Hunters may only take feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during a specified period during archery deer hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
(viii) The annual refuge public use brochure provides season dates and bag limits for turkey hunting.
(ix) We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot or buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
(x) We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (i)(2)(iii), (ix), (x) through (xv), and (xvii), and (i)(3)(ii) of this section apply.
(ii) From March 1 through November 30, we allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on all refuge waters. From December 1 through February 28, we allow bank fishing only on Woody Pond and other non-waterfowl sanctuary areas.
(iii) Anglers, including those frogging and crawfishing, may enter the refuge at 4 a.m. and must leave the refuge no later than 1 hour after legal sunset.
(iv) We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(v) Anglers may launch boats only in designated areas.
(vi) We allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owner's Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
(vii) We prohibit tournament fishing.
§ 32.24   California.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.22(d) for regulations.
(b) Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge.
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of pronghorn antelope only on the controlled “U” Unit of the refuge subject to the following condition: You may hunt only in the unit for 9 consecutive days beginning on the first Saturday following the third Wednesday in August.
(4) [Reserved]
(c) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must return the State-issued entry permit and vacate the refuge no later than 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset unless participating in an authorized overnight stay.
(ii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(iv) You may enter or exit only at designated locations.
(v) The firearms used for hunting must remain unloaded until you are in designated free-roam areas or assigned pond/blind areas.
(vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 gauge.
(vii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(viii) You may not possess shot size larger than BB, except steel “T” (0.20-inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant and wild turkey only in the free-roam areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow pheasant hunting in the assigned pond area during a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on the first Monday after the opening of the State pheasant hunting season.
(ii) We allow turkey hunting during the fall season only.
(iii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (viii) of this section apply.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(d) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must return the State-issued entry permit and vacate the refuge no later than 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset unless participating in an authorized overnight stay.
(ii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(iv) You may enter or exit only at designated locations.
(v) The firearms used for hunting must remain unloaded until you are in designated free-roam areas or assigned pond/blind areas.
(vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 gauge.
(vii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(viii) You may not possess shot size larger than BB, except steel “T” (0.20-inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter).
(ix) We restrict hunters assigned to the spaced blind area to within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of their assigned hunt site except for when retrieving downed birds, placing decoys, or traveling to and from the area.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant and wild turkey on designated areas on the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow pheasant hunting in the assigned pond/spaced blind area during a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on the first Monday after the opening of the State pheasant hunting season.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(iii) through (viii) of this section apply.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(e) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters may only hunt during designated days and times.
(ii) During the 2 weeks before the opening of the hunt season, you may bring a boat into Ponds AB1, A2E, AB2, A3N, A3W, A5, A7, and A8, and moor it at a designated site. You may use your boat to access the hunting ponds, and you may leave your boat on the refuge during the hunt season. You must remove your boat within 2 weeks following the close of the hunt season. We allow nonmotorized boats and motorized boats powered by electric, gasoline direct fuel injection 2-stroke, or 4-stroke gasoline motors only.
(iii) You may maintain an existing blind in the ponds open to hunting if you have a refuge permit (name and signature required), but the blind will be open for general use on a first-come, first-served basis.
(iv) You must remove all decoys and other personal property, except personal boats, from the refuge by legal sunset (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) You may enter closed areas of the refuge to retrieve downed birds, provided you leave all weapons in a legal hunting area.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(vii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot for Ponds AB1, A2E, AB2, A3N, A3W, A5, A7, and A8, and the Ravenswood Unit.
(viii) At the Ravenswood Unit only, we only allow portable blinds or construction of temporary blinds made from natural materials.
(2)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We close Mallard Slough to boats from March 1 through August 31, and we close Mowry Slough from March 15 to June 15.
(ii) We open designated fishing areas from legal sunrise to legal sunset each day.
(iii) We prohibit the collection of bait of any type from the refuge except from the Dumbarton Fishing Pier, where it is legal to collect bait for noncommercial purposes.
(iv) We prohibit the use of balloons to float hooks and bait farther than hand casting.
(f) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.22(e) for regulations.
(g) Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, common moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(ii) You may only use portable blinds in the free-roam hunting areas ( i.e., all hunt areas except Salmon Creek Unit).
(iii) You must remove all blinds, decoys, shell casings, and other personal equipment and refuse from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(v) On the Salmon Creek Unit, we allow hunting on Tuesdays and Saturdays (except Federal holidays), and hunters must possess and carry a valid daily refuge permit. We issue refuge permits prior to each hunt by random drawing of names conducted at the check station 1 1/2 hours before legal shooting time. Shooting time ends at 3 p.m. Hunters drawn for a blind must completely fill out a Refuge Hunt Permit, which includes a “Record of Harvest” section. Each hunter must possess and carry the Refuge Hunt Permit/Record of Harvest (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System) document while on the refuge and turn in a complete Record of Harvest at the check station before leaving the hunt area.
(vi) On the Salmon Creek Unit, you may possess shot shells in quantities of 25 or fewer per hunter, per day.
(vii) On the Salmon Creek Unit, we restrict hunters to within 100 feet (30 meters) of the assigned hunt site except for when placing and retrieving decoys, retrieving downed birds, or traveling to and from the parking area.
(2)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow fishing from the designated shoreline trail and dock (for nonmotorized boats only) at the Hookton Slough Unit from legal sunrise to legal sunset, only using pole and line or rod and reel.
(h) Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to § 32.22(f) for regulations.
(i) Kern National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, and moorhen on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters assigned to the spaced blind unit must remain within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the numbered steel post (blind site) except when pursuing crippled birds, placing decoys, or traveling to and from the parking area.
(ii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(iii) We allow only nonmotorized boats.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(j) Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) In the controlled waterfowl hunting area, we require a valid Refuge Recreation Pass (available electronically or in person at the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 or older. All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(ii) Unless otherwise posted, we require advance reservations for the first 2 days of the hunting season. Reservations are obtained through the waterfowl lottery each year.
(iii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4:30 a.m. unless otherwise posted.
(iv) Shooting hours end at 1 p.m. on all California portions of the refuge with the following exceptions:
(A) The refuge manager may designate up to 6 afternoon special youth, ladies, veteran, or disabled hunter waterfowl hunts per season.
(B) The refuge manager may designate up to 3 days per week of afternoon waterfowl hunting for the general public after December 1.
(v) We prohibit the setting of decoys in retrieving zones.
(vi) Pit-style hunting blinds located in the Stearns units and unit 9D are first-come, first-served. We require you to hunt within a 200-foot (61-meter) radius of the blind.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) In the controlled pheasant hunting area, we require a valid Refuge Recreation Pass (available electronically or in person at the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 or older.
(ii) All hunters age 15 or younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(k) Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (1)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing from boats on designated areas of the refuge.
(l) Merced National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, and moorhen on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(ii) Each hunter must remain inside his or her assigned blind, except for when placing decoys, retrieving downed birds, and traveling to and from the parking area. We prohibit shooting from outside the blind.
(iii) We restrict hunters in the spaced zone area of the Lonetree Unit to their assigned zone except when they are traveling to and from the parking area, retrieving downed birds, or shooting to retrieve crippled birds.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2)-(4) [Reserved]
(m) Modoc National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) On the opening weekend of the hunting season, hunters must possess and carry a refuge permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application/Permit—National Wildlife Refuge System) issued through random drawing to hunters with advance reservations only.
(ii) After the opening weekend of the hunting season, we only allow hunting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Hunters must check-in and out of the refuge by using self-service permits (FWS Form 3-2405, Self-Clearing Check-in/out Permit). Hunters must completely fill out the “Refuge Hunt Permit” portion of the permit and deposit it in the drop box prior to hunting. Hunters must complete and display the “Daily Vehicle Permit” in the windshield of the hunter's vehicle prior to hunting. The hunter must possess and carry the “Record of Kill” and “Waterfowl Harvest Statistics” portions of the permit while on the refuge and turn them in prior to exiting the hunting area.
(iii) In the designated spaced blind area, you must remain within the blind assigned to you.
(iv) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(v) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(vi) You may only use portable blinds in the free-roam hunting areas.
(vii) You must remove all blinds, decoys, shell casings, other personal equipment, and refuse from the refuge at the end of each day (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(viii) Hunters must enter and exit the hunting area from the three designated hunt parking lots, which we open 1 1/2 hours before legal shooting time and close 1 hour after legal shooting time each hunt day.
(ix) We only allow walk-in access to the hunt area by foot and nonmotorized cart.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We limit hunting to junior hunters possessing a valid State Junior Hunting License and refuge Junior Pheasant Hunt Permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application/Permit—National Wildlife Refuge System).
(ii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing only on Dorris Reservoir subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit fishing from October 1 to January 31.
(ii) We allow fishing only from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
(iii) We allow only walk-in access to Dorris Reservoir from February 1 through March 31.
(iv) We allow use of boats for fishing on Dorris Reservoir only from April 1 through September 30.
(n) Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must return the State-issued entry permit and vacate the refuge no later than 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset unless participating in an authorized overnight stay.
(ii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(iv) You may enter or exit only at designated locations.
(v) The firearms used for hunting must remain unloaded until you are in designated free-roam areas or assigned pond/blind areas.
(vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 gauge.
(vii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(viii) You may not possess shot size larger than BB, except steel “T” (0.20-inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter).
(ix) We restrict hunters assigned to the spaced blind area to within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of their assigned hunt site except for when retrieving downed birds, placing decoys, or traveling to and from the area.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant and wild turkey in designated areas on the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow pheasant hunting in the assigned pond/spaced blind area during a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on the first Monday after the opening of the State pheasant hunting season.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (n)(1)(iii) through (ix) of this section apply.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(o) Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, dove, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Access to the hunt area on all units open to public hunting is by boat only, except on designated units, which are accessible by foot traffic or boat. We prohibit bicycles or other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(ii) On the Codora Unit, we prohibit hunting except for junior hunters on weekends only. Junior hunters must possess a valid junior hunting license and be accompanied by a nonhunting adult.
(iii) We allow only shotgun hunting.
(iv) We prohibit hunting within 50 feet (15 meters) of any landward boundary adjacent to private property.
(v) We allow the use of dogs only when hunting migratory birds and upland game birds.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant, turkey, and quail on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow only shotgun and archery hunting.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (o)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of this section apply.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of black-tailed deer and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (o)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) and (o)(2)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) You may hunt feral hogs from September 1 through March 15.
(iii) We prohibit the use of dogs while hunting black-tailed deer and feral hogs.
(iv) We allow the use of only shotguns firing single non-lead shotgun slugs, and archery equipment. We prohibit the use or possession of rifles and pistols on the refuge for hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
(p) Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and moorhen on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(ii) Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting waterfowl.
(iv) You must remove all decoys and other personal property from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(2)-(4) [Reserved]
(q) San Diego National Wildlife Refuge—(1) [Reserved]
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, mourning and white-winged dove, spotted and ringed turtle dove, Eurasian collared-dove, brush rabbit, cottontail rabbit, and jackrabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Archery hunting of quail is limited to September 1 to the closing date established by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
(ii) Hunting of brush rabbit and cottontail rabbit is limited to September 1 to the closing date established by CDFW.
(iii) Hunting of Eurasian collared-dove and jackrabbit is limited to September 1 to the last day of February.
(iv) We allow shotguns and archery only. Falconry is prohibited.
(v) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(r) San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. (1)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing from boats and other flotation devices on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit shoreline fishing.
(s) San Luis National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(ii) You must return your permits (state-issued) to the check stations immediately upon completion of your hunt and prior to using any tour routes or leaving the refuge vicinity.
(iii) We restrict hunters in the spaced blind area to their assigned blind except when they are placing decoys, traveling to and from the parking area, retrieving downed birds, or pursuing crippled birds.
(iv) We restrict hunters in the spaced zone area of the East Bear Creek Unit and West Bear Creek Unit to their assigned zone except when they are traveling to and from the parking area, retrieving downed birds, or pursuing crippled birds.
(v) Access to the Freitas Unit free-roam hunting area is by boat only with a maximum of 5 miles per hour (mph). We prohibit air-thrust and inboard water-thrust boats.
(vi) We require State-issued Type A area permits for accessing the Freitas Unit on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
(vii) We prohibit the use of motorized boats and other flotation devices in the free-roam units with the exception of the Freitas Unit.
(viii) We prohibit vehicle trailers of any type or size to be in the refuge hunt areas at any time or to be left unattended at any location on the refuge.
(ix) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge.
(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We only allow fishing during normal refuge visitation hours in designated areas as posted.
(ii) We only allow the use of pole and line or rod and reel to take fish, and anglers must attend their equipment at all times.
(t) San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may only hunt from a boat. We prohibit walk-in hunting on the refuge.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant only in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may only hunt on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (t)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply.
(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow fishing only with a pole and line or rod and reel. We prohibit bow fishing and gigging.
(u) Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and moorhen on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters using the Union Tract must use goose decoys.
(ii) You must hunt from assigned blinds on the Union Tract and within 100 feet (30 meters) of blind sites on the Hazard Tract, except when shooting to retrieve crippled birds.
(iii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(2)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We only allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow fishing from April 1 through September 30.
(ii) We only allow boat fishing.
(v) Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and moorhen on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow hunting on Sun River Unit only on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. (noon).
(ii) We will select hunters through a random drawing process (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System) conducted at the refuge. Hunters should bring a copy of their refuge notification on the day of their hunt. Hunters should contact the refuge manager for additional information.
(iii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iv) We prohibit bicycles or other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should contact the refuge manager regarding allowed conveyances.
(v) We restrict hunters to their assigned spaced-blind except when they are placing or retrieving decoys, traveling to and from the parking area, retrieving downed birds, or shooting to retrieve crippled birds
(vi) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(vii) We allow only nonmotorized boats to access water blinds.
(viii) You must remove all decoys, personal equipment, shotshell hulls, and refuse from the refuge by 12:30 p.m. (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(ix) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(2)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit fishing from the bank.
(ii) We prohibit the take of native reptiles and amphibians (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(w) Sutter National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must return the State-issued entry permit and vacate the refuge no later than 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset unless participating in an authorized overnight stay.
(ii) All hunters age 15 and younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iii) Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We prohibit bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the refuge manager for allowed conveyances.
(iv) You may enter or exit only at designated locations.
(v) The firearms used for hunting must remain unloaded until you are in designated free-roam areas or assigned pond/blind areas.
(vi) Hunters may use shotguns only. We prohibit shotguns larger than 12 gauge.
(vii) You may not possess more than 25 shot shells while in the field once you have left your assigned parking lot or boat launch.
(viii) You may not possess shot size larger than BB, except steel “T” (0.20-inch (0.5-centimeter) diameter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We only allow hunting of pheasant and wild turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow turkey hunting during the fall season only.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (w)(1)(i) through (viii) of this section apply.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
(x) Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, moorhen, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) In the controlled waterfowl hunting area, we require a valid Refuge Recreation Pass (available electronically or in person at the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 or older.
(ii) All hunters age 15 or younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(iii) Unless otherwise posted, we require advance reservations for the first 2 days of the hunting season. You may obtain a reservation through the waterfowl lottery each year.
(iv) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4:30 a.m. unless otherwise posted.
(v) Shooting hours end at 1 p.m. on all portions of the refuge with the following exceptions:
(A) The refuge manager may designate up to 6 afternoon special youth, ladies, veteran, or disabled hunter waterfowl hunts per season.
(B) The refuge manager may designate up to 3 days per week of afternoon waterfowl hunting for the general public after December 1.
(vi) You select blind sites by lottery at the beginning of each hunt day. You may shoot only from within your assigned blind site.
(vii) We prohibit the setting of decoys in retrieving zones.
(viii) We prohibit air-thrust and inboard water-thrust boats while hunting. We prohibit the use of all-terrain amphibious or utility-type vehicles (UTVs) in wetland units.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) In the controlled pheasant hunting area, we require a valid Refuge Recreation Pass (available electronically or in person at the refuge office) for all hunters age 16 or older.
(ii) All hunters age 15 or younger must remain in the immediate presence of an adult (age 18 or older) at all times while in the field.
(3)-(4) [Reserved]
§ 32.25   Colorado.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared-dove, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.
(ii) The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The only acceptable methods of take are shotgun, rifle firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bow, pellet gun, slingshot, and hawking/falconry.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit launching or removing any type of watercraft from the refuge on the Rio Grande or Chicago Ditch.
(b) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, coot, merganser, Canada goose, snipe, Virginia and Sora rail, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All migratory bird hunting closes annually on December 31.
(ii) We allow access to the refuge 1 hour prior to legal shooting time.
(iii) We allow use of only portable stands and blinds that the hunter must remove following each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We prohibit hunting 200 feet (60 meters) from any public use road, designated parking area, or designated public use facility located within the hunt area.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of jackrabbit, cottontail rabbit, and sage grouse on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All upland game hunting closes annually on December 31.
(ii) The condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section applies.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of antelope and elk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply.
(ii) Elk hunters:
(A) Must possess a refuge-specific permit (state-issued) to hunt elk; and
(B) Must attend a scheduled pre-hunt information meeting prior to hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit fishing between June 1 and July 31 each year.
(ii) We allow fishing only from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
(iii) We prohibit ice fishing on the refuge.
(iv) We close Unit C to fishing when the refuge is open to big game rifle hunting.
(v) We prohibit lead sinkers and live bait for fishing.
(c) Baca National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of Eurasian collared-dove and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.
(ii) The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: Shotguns, rifles firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bows, pellet guns, slingshots, and hawking/falconry are the only acceptable methods of take.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(d) Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of pronghorn antelope, moose, mule deer, and elk on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
(e) Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared-dove, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.
(ii) The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The only acceptable methods of take are shotgun, rifle firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bow, pellet gun, slingshot, and hawking/falconry.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(f) Rocky Mountain Arsenal. (1)-(3) [Reserved]
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow fishing on Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
(ii) We allow fishing from the first Saturday in April through November 30.
(iii) All anglers age 16 and older must possess a signed refuge fishing permit (signed refuge fishing brochure) when fishing.
(iv) You must stop and pay the daily fishing recreation fee for each Colorado State licensed angler age 16 or older. Payments are made at self-service fishing fee stations, and you must display a receipt of payment or an annual pass while fishing. High school and college students can fish for free with a current student identification card.
(v) We allow bank fishing only at Lake Mary and Lake Ladora.
(vi) We allow wade fishing only in Lake Ladora after Memorial Day.
(vii) Each angler may use only one rod and reel or pole and line with one hook per line, except that we allow a second rod and reel or pole and line with one hook per line with a Colorado State-issued second rod stamp.
(viii) We only allow barbless hooks.
(ix) We only allow artificial lures and flies on Lake Ladora. We allow artificial lures and flies and artificial bait, cut bait, and food products only on Lake Mary.
(x) We prohibit the use of live bait on all refuge waters.
(xi) We only allow catch-and-release fishing.
(xii) We prohibit the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages while fishing.
§ 32.26   Connecticut.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory game birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow refuge access 1 1/2 hours prior to legal sunrise until 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs consistent with State regulations.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of big game on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit launching of motorboats from the refuge.
(iii) We prohibit the use of reptiles and amphibians as bait.
(b) Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, coot, merganser, brant, sea duck, and goose on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) For the Great Meadows unit, we will limit hunt days to Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays during the regular duck, sea duck, and brant seasons.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs consistent with State regulations.
(iii) We allow the use of temporary tree stands and blinds, which must be removed at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Big game hunting. We allow archery hunting of white-tailed deer and wild turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section applies.
(4) [Reserved]
§ 32.27   Delaware.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory game birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a refuge permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System) for waterfowl hunting.
(ii) You must complete and return a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3-2542), available at the refuge administration office or on the refuge's website, within 15 days of the close of the season.
(iii) We allow the use of dogs consistent with State regulations.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of grey squirrel, cottontail rabbit, ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail, raccoon, opossum, coyote, and red fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The condition set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section applies.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of turkey and deer on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require a refuge permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System).
(ii) Hunting on the headquarters deer hunt area will be by lottery. You must obtain and possess a refuge permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System) from the refuge office or website and have the permit in your possession while hunting.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit the use of lead fishing tackle on the refuge.
(b) Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge —(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow the hunting of waterfowl, coot, mourning dove, snipe, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must obtain and possess a refuge permit (FWS Form 3-2439, Hunt Application—National Wildlife Refuge System) from the refuge office or website and have the permit in your possession while hunting.
(ii) You must complete and return a Harvest Report (FWS Form 3-2542), available at the refuge administration office or on the refuge's website, within 15 days of the close of the season.
(iii) We allow State certified hunters with disabilities hunting privileges in the Disabled Waterfowl Draw Area subject to the following condition: We do not allow assistants to enter a designated disabled hunting area unless they are accompanied by a certified disabled hunter.
(iv) We allow the use of dogs consistent with State regulations.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of rabbit, quail, pheasant, and red fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (iv) of this section apply.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit organized deer drives. We define a “deer drive” as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of any person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(ii) Hunting on the headquarters deer hunt area will be by lottery.
(iii) The condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing and crabbing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) On Turkle and Fleetwood ponds, we allow boats only with electric trolling motors.
(ii) You must attend all crabbing and fishing gear at all times.
(iii) You must remove all personal property at the end of each day's fishing activity (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).