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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

RIN 1018–AT76 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations 

on Certain Federal Indian Reservations 

and Ceded Lands for the 2005–06 Late 

Season 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special 

late-season migratory bird hunting 

regulations for certain tribes on Federal 

Indian reservations, off-reservation trust 

lands, and ceded lands. This rule 

responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (hereinafter 

Service or we) recognition of their 

authority to regulate hunting under 

established guidelines. This rule allows 

the establishment of season bag limits 

and, thus, harvest at levels compatible 

with populations and habitat 

conditions. 

DATES: This rule takes effect on 

September 24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may inspect comments 

on the special hunting regulations and 

tribal proposals during normal business 

hours in room 4107, Arlington Square 

Building, 4501 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, Virginia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

W. Kokel, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (703) 358–1967. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 

1918 (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703 et 

seq.), authorizes and directs the 

Secretary of the Department of the 

Interior, having due regard for the zones 

of temperature and for the distribution, 

abundance, economic value, breeding 

habits, and times and lines of flight of 

migratory game birds, to determine 

when, to what extent, and by what 

means such birds or any part, nest or 

egg thereof may be taken, hunted, 

captured, killed, possessed, sold, 

purchased, shipped, carried, exported or 

transported. 

In a proposed rule published in the 

August 5, 2005, Federal Register (70 FR 

45336), we proposed special migratory 

bird hunting regulations for the 2005–06 

hunting season for certain Indian tribes, 

under the guidelines described in the 

June 4, 1985, Federal Register (50 FR 

23467). The guidelines respond to tribal 

requests for Service recognition of their 

reserved hunting rights, and for some 

tribes, recognition of their authority to 

regulate hunting by both tribal members 

and nonmembers on their reservations. 

The guidelines include possibilities for: 

(1) On-reservation hunting by both 

tribal members and nonmembers, with 

hunting by nontribal members on some 

reservations to take place within Federal 

frameworks but on dates different from 

those selected by the surrounding 

State(s); 

(2) On-reservation hunting by tribal 

members only, outside of usual Federal 

frameworks for season dates and length, 

and for daily bag and possession limits; 

and 

(3) Off-reservation hunting by tribal 

members on ceded lands, outside of 

usual framework dates and season 

length, with some added flexibility in 

daily bag and possession limits. 

In all cases, the regulations 

established under the guidelines must 

be consistent with the March 10– 

September 1 closed season mandated by 

the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with 

Canada. 

In a proposed rule published in the 

April 6, 2005, Federal Register (70 FR 

17574), we requested that tribes desiring 

special hunting regulations in the 2005– 

06 hunting season submit a proposal 

including details on: 

(a) Harvest anticipated under the 

requested regulations; 

(b) Methods that would be employed 

to measure or monitor harvest (such as 

bag checks, mail questionnaires, etc.); 

(c) Steps that would be taken to limit 

the level of harvest, where it could be 

shown that failure to limit the harvest 

would adversely impact the migratory 

bird resource; and 

(d) Tribal capabilities to establish and 

enforce migratory bird hunting 

regulations. 

No action is required if a tribe wishes 

to observe the hunting regulations 

established by the State(s) in which an 

Indian reservation is located. We have 

successfully used the guidelines since 

the 1985–86 hunting season. We 

finalized the guidelines beginning with 

the 1988–89 hunting season [August 18, 

1988, Federal Register (53 FR 31612)]. 

Although the August 5 proposed rule 

included generalized regulations for 

both early- and late-season hunting, this 

rulemaking addresses only the lateseason proposals. Early-season 

proposals were addressed in a final rule 

published in the August 31, 2005, 

Federal Register (70 FR 51984). As a 

general rule, early seasons begin during 

September each year and have a primary 

emphasis on such species as mourning 

and white-winged dove. Late seasons 

begin about September 24 or later each 

year and have a primary emphasis on 

waterfowl. 

Status of Populations 

In the August 5 proposed rule and 

August 31 final rule, we reviewed the 

status for various populations for which 

seasons were proposed. This 

information included brief summaries of 

the May Breeding Waterfowl and 

Habitat Survey, population status 

reports for blue-winged teal, sandhill 

cranes, woodcock, mourning doves, 

white-winged doves, white-tipped 

doves, and band-tailed pigeons, and the 

status and harvest of waterfowl. The 

tribal seasons established below are 

commensurate with the population 

status. 

Comments and Issues Concerning 

Tribal Proposals 

For the 2005–06 migratory bird 

hunting season, we proposed 

regulations for 29 tribes and/or Indian 

groups that followed the 1985 

guidelines and were considered 

appropriate for final rulemaking. Some 

of the proposals submitted by the tribes 

had both early- and late-season 

elements. However, as noted earlier, 

only those with late-season proposals 

are included in this final rulemaking; 19 

tribes have proposals with late seasons. 

Proposals are addressed in the following 

section. The comment period for the 

proposed rule, published on August 5, 

2005, closed on August 15, 2005, we 

received one comment regarding the 

notice of intent published on April 6, 

2005, which announced rulemaking on 

regulations for migratory bird hunting 

by American Indian tribal members. 

This comment was addressed in the 

August 31 final rule. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Consideration 

NEPA considerations are covered by 

the programmatic document, ‘‘Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement: Issuance of Annual 

Regulations Permitting the Sport 

Hunting of Migratory Birds (FSES 88– 

14),’’ filed with the Environmental 

Protection Agency on June 9, 1988. We 

published Notice of Availability in the 

Federal Register on June 16, 1988 (53 

FR 22582), and our Record of Decision 

on August 18, 1988 (53 FR 31341). 

In addition, in a proposed rule 

published in the April 30, 2001, Federal 

Register (66 FR 21298), we expressed 

our intent to begin the process of 

developing a new EIS for the migratory 

bird hunting program. Our notice 

beginning the public scoping process 

was published in the September 8, 2005, 

Federal Register (70 FR 53376). 

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Endangered Species Act Consideration 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531B1543; 

87 Stat. 884), provides that, ‘‘The 

Secretary shall review other programs 

administered by him and utilize such 

programs in furtherance of the purposes 

of this Act’’ and shall ‘‘insure that any 

action authorized, funded, or carried out 

* * * is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of any endangered 

species or threatened species or result in 

the destruction or adverse modification 

of [critical] habitat. * * *’’

Consequently, we conducted formal 

consultations to ensure that actions 

resulting from these regulations would 

not likely jeopardize the continued 

existence of endangered or threatened 

species or result in the destruction or 

adverse modification of their critical 

habitat. Findings from these 

consultations are included in a 

biological opinion, which concluded 

that the regulations are not likely to 

adversely affect any endangered or 

threatened species. Additionally, these 

findings may have caused modification 

of some regulatory measures previously 

proposed, and the final frameworks 

reflect any such modifications. Our 

biological opinions resulting from this 

Section 7 consultation are public 

documents available for public 

inspection at the address indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

Executive Order 12866 

The migratory bird hunting 

regulations are economically significant 

and were reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

Executive Order 12866. As such, a cost/ 

benefit analysis was initially prepared 

in 1981. This analysis was subsequently 

revised annually from 1990–96, updated 

in 1998, and updated again in 2004. It 

is further discussed below under the 

heading Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Results from the 2004 analysis indicate 

that the expected welfare benefit of the 

annual migratory bird hunting 

frameworks is on the order of $734 to 

$1,064 million, with a mid-point 

estimate of $899 million. Copies of the 

cost/benefit analysis are available upon 

request from the address indicated 

under ADDRESSES or from our Web site 

at http://migratorybirds.gov. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These regulations have a significant 

economic impact on substantial 

numbers of small entities under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.). We analyzed the economic 

impacts of the annual hunting 

regulations on small business entities in 

detail as part of the 1981 cost-benefit 

analysis discussed under Executive 

Order 12866. This analysis was revised 

annually from 1990–95. In 1995, the 

Service issued a Small Entity Flexibility 

Analysis (Analysis), which was 

subsequently updated in 1996, 1998, 

and 2004. The primary source of 

information about hunter expenditures 

for migratory game bird hunting is the 

National Hunting and Fishing Survey, 

which is conducted at 5-year intervals. 

The 2004 Analysis was based on the 

2001 National Hunting and Fishing 

Survey and the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s County Business Patterns, 

from which it was estimated that 

migratory bird hunters would spend 

between $481 million and $1.2 billion at 

small businesses in 2004. Copies of the 

Analysis are available upon request 

from the address indicated under 

ADDRESSES or from our Web site at 

http://migratorybirds.gov. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

This rule is a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

For the reasons outlined above, this rule 

has an annual effect on the economy of 

$100 million or more. However, because 

this rule establishes hunting seasons, we 

do not plan to defer the effective date 

under the exemption contained in 5 

U.S.C. 808(1). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

We examined these regulations under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The various recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements imposed under 

regulations established in 50 CFR part 

20, subpart K, are utilized in the 

formulation of migratory game bird 

hunting regulations. Specifically, OMB 

has approved the information collection 

requirements of the surveys associated 

with the Migratory Bird Harvest 

Information Program and assigned 

clearance number 1018–0015 (expires 2/ 

29/2008). This information is used to 

provide a sampling frame for voluntary 

national surveys to improve our harvest 

estimates for all migratory game birds in 

order to better manage these 

populations. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

We have determined and certify, in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 

U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking 

will not impose a cost of $100 million 

or more in any given year on local or 

State government or private entities. 

Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. 

Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order 

12988 

The Department, in promulgating this 

rule, has determined that this rule will 

not unduly burden the judicial system 

and that it meets the requirements of 

sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988. 

Takings Implication Assessment 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12630, this rule, authorized by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, does not 

have significant takings implications 

and does not affect any constitutionally 

protected property rights. This rule will 

not result in the physical occupancy of 

property, the physical invasion of 

property, or the regulatory taking of any 

property. In fact, these rules allow 

hunters to exercise otherwise 

unavailable privileges and, therefore, 

reduce restrictions on the use of private 

and public property. 

Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 

On May 18, 2001, the President issued 

Executive Order 13211 on regulations 

that significantly affect energy supply, 

distribution, and use. Executive Order 

13211 requires agencies to prepare 

Statements of Energy Effects when 

undertaking certain actions. While this 

rule is a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866, it is not 

expected to adversely affect energy 

supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, 

this action is not a significant energy 

action and no Statement of Energy 

Effects is required. 

Federalism Effects 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually 

prescribe frameworks from which the 

States make selections regarding the 

hunting of migratory birds, and we 

employ guidelines to establish special 

regulations on Federal Indian 

reservations and ceded lands. This 

process preserves the ability of the 

States and tribes to determine which 

seasons meet their individual needs. 

Any State or Indian tribe may be more 

restrictive than the Federal frameworks 

at any time. The frameworks are 

developed in a cooperative process with 

the States and the Flyway Councils. 

This process allows States to participate 

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in the development of frameworks from 

which they will make selections, 

thereby having an influence on their 

own regulations. These rules do not 

have a substantial direct effect on fiscal 

capacity, change the roles or 

responsibilities of Federal or State 

governments, or intrude on State policy 

or administration. Therefore, in 

accordance with Executive Order 13132, 

these regulations do not have significant 

federalism effects and do not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

warrant the preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship With Tribes 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Thus, in 

accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive 

Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have 

evaluated possible effects on Federally 

recognized Indian tribes and have 

determined that there are no effects on 

Indian trust resources. However, by 

virtue of the tribal proposals contained 

in this rule, we have consulted with all 

the tribes affected by this rule. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 

Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation, Wildlife. 

■ Accordingly, part 20, subchapter B, 

chapter I of Title 50 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 20—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 20 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703–712 and 16 

U.S.C. 742 a–j, Pub. L. 106–108. 

(Note: The following hunting regulations 

provided for by 50 CFR 20.110 will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations 

because of their seasonal nature). 

■ 2. Section 20.110 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (g), (m), 

(n), (o), (q), (r), (s), and (u) and by 

adding paragraphs (v) through (cc) to 

read as set forth below. (Current 

§ 20.110 was published at 70 FR 51987, 

August 31, 2005.) 

§ 20.110 Seasons, limits, and other 

regulations for certain Federal Indian 

reservations, Indian Territory, and ceded 

lands. 

(a) Colorado River Indian Tribes, 

Parker, Arizona (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters) 

Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through September 15, 2005; then open 

November 12, through December 26, 

2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: For 

the early season, daily bag limit is 10 

mourning or 10 white-winged doves, 

singly, or in the aggregate. For the late 

season, the daily bag limit is 10 

mourning doves. Possession limits are 

twice the daily bag limits. 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including two hen 

mallards, two redheads, two Mexican 

ducks, two goldeneye, two cinnamon 

teal, and three scaup. The seasons on 

canvasback and pintail are closed. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Coots and Common Moorhens 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots and common moorhens, singly or 

in the aggregate. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 22, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three geese, including no more than 

three dark (Canada) geese and three 

white (snow, blue, Ross’s) geese. The 

possession limit is six dark geese and 

six white geese. 

General Conditions: A valid Colorado 

River Indian Reservation hunting permit 

is required for all persons 14 years and 

older and must be in possession before 

taking any wildlife on tribal lands. Any 

person transporting game birds off the 

Colorado River Indian Reservation must 

have a valid transport declaration form. 

Other tribal regulations apply, and may 

be obtained at the Fish and Game Office 

in Parker, Arizona. 

(b) Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes, Flathead Indian Reservation, 

Pablo, Montana (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters) 

Tribal Members Only 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2005, through March 9, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

Tribe does not have specific bag and 

possession restrictions for Tribal 

members. The season on harlequin duck 

is closed. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as ducks. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as ducks. 

Nontribal Hunters 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Canvasbacks: Open October 1, 

through November 29, 2005. 

Other ducks: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, three 

scaup, and two redheads. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag and possession limit is 25. 

Geese 

Dark Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four 

and eight geese, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six geese, respectively. 

Youth Waterfowl Hunt 

Season Dates: September 24–25, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as ducks but includes one 

canvasback. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

and Nontribal hunters must comply 

with all basic Federal migratory bird 

hunting regulations contained in 50 CFR 

part 20 regarding manner of taking. In 

addition, shooting hours are sunrise to 

sunset, and each waterfowl hunter 16 

years of age or older must carry on his/ 

her person a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck 

Stamp) signed in ink across the stamp 

face. Special regulations established by 

the Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes also apply on the reservation. 

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(c) Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Crow 

Creek Indian Reservation, Fort 

Thompson, South Dakota (Tribal 

Members and Nontribal Hunters) 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Open September 10, 

through October 16, 2005. 

Daily Bag Limit: Three sandhill 

cranes. 

Permits: Each person participating in 

the sandhill crane season must have a 

valid Federal sandhill crane hunting 

permit in his or her possession while 

hunting. 

Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through October 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15 mourning doves. 

Ducks 

Canvasback: Open October 1, through 

November 8, 2005. 

Other ducks: Open October 1, through 

December 12, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including no more than five 

mallards (including no more than two 

female mallards), two redheads, one 

pintail, one canvasback (when open), 

two scaup, and two wood ducks. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five 

mergansers, including no more than one 

hooded merganser. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 17, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

through December 18, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

through December 29, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

geese daily, no possession limit. 

General Conditions: The waterfowl 

hunting regulations established by this 

final rule apply only to tribal and trust 

lands within the external boundaries of 

the reservation. Tribal and nontribal 

hunters must comply with basic Federal 

migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 

CFR part 20 regarding shooting hours 

and manner of taking. In addition, each 

waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or over 

must carry on his/her person a valid 

Migratory Bird Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) 

signed in ink across the stamp face. 

Special regulations established by the 

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe also apply on 

the reservation. 

* * * * * 

(g) Kalispel Tribe, Kalispel Reservation, 

Usk, Washington (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters) 

Nontribal Hunters on Reservation 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

2005, through January 31, 2006. During 

this period, days to be hunted are 

specified by the Kalispel Tribe as 

weekends, holidays, and for a 

continuous period in the months of 

October and November, not to exceed 

107 days total. Nontribal hunters should 

contact the Tribe for more detail on 

hunting days. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

ducks, including no more than 2 female 

mallards, 1 pintail, 3 scaup, and 2 

redheads. The season on canvasbacks is 

closed. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 3, 

2005, through September 18, for the 

early-season, and open October 1, 

through January 31, 2006, for the lateseason. During this period, days to be 

hunted are specified by the Kalispel 

Tribe. Nontribal hunters should contact 

the Tribe for more detail on hunting 

days. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10, respectively, for the early 

season, and 3 light geese and 4 dark 

geese, for the late season. The daily bag 

limit is 2 brant and is in addition to 

dark goose limits for the late-season. 

The possession limit is twice the daily 

bag limit. 

Tribal Hunters Within Kalispel Ceded 

Lands 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2005, through January 31, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

ducks, including no more than 2 female 

mallards, 3 scaup, and 2 redheads. The 

seasons on canvasbacks and pintail are 

closed. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2005, through January 31, 2006. 

Daily Bag Limit: 3 light geese and 4 

dark geese. The daily bag limit is 2 brant 

and is in addition to dark goose limits. 

General: Tribal members must possess 

a validated Migratory Bird Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp and a tribal ceded 

lands permit. Hunters must observe all 

State and Federal regulations, such as 

those contained in 50 CFR part 20. 

* * * * * 

(m) Navajo Indian Reservation, 

Window Rock, Arizona (Tribal 

Members and Nonmembers) 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through September 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 pigeons, respectively. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through September 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Canvasback: Open September 24, 

through November 22, 2005. 

Other ducks: Open September 24, 

2005, through January 8, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, one 

canvasback (when open), three scaup, 

and two redheads. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Coots and Common Moorhens 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots and moorhens, singly or in the 

aggregate. 

Dark Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

2005, through January 8, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four 

and eight geese, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal and 

nontribal hunters will comply with all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20, regarding 

shooting hours and manner of taking. In 

addition, each waterfowl hunter 16 

years of age or over must carry on his/ 

her person a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck 

Stamp) signed in ink across the stamp 

face. Special regulations established by 

the Navajo Nation also apply on the 

reservation. 

(n) Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin, Oneida, Wisconsin (Tribal 

Members Only) 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

through November 18, 2005, and open 

November 28, through December 4, 

2005. 

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Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six, 

including no more than six mallards 

(three hen mallards), five wood ducks, 

one redhead, two pintail, and one 

hooded merganser. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through November 18, and open 

November 28, through December 31, 

2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and Six Canada geese, 

respectively. Hunters will be issued 

three tribal tags for geese in order to 

monitor goose harvest. An additional 

three tags will be issued each time birds 

are registered. A seasonal quota of 150 

birds is adopted. If the quota is reached 

before the season concludes, the season 

will be closed at that time. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 10, 

through November 13, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 woodcock, respectively. 

Dove 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through November 13, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal member 

shooting hours are one-half hour before 

sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. 

Nontribal members hunting on the 

Reservation or on lands under the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe must comply 

with all State of Wisconsin regulations, 

including season dates, shooting hours, 

and bag limits which differ from tribal 

member seasons. Tribal members and 

nontribal members hunting on the 

Reservation or on lands under the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe will observe all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, 

with the following exceptions: tribal 

members are exempt from the purchase 

of the Migratory Waterfowl Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp); and 

shotgun capacity is not limited to three 

shells. 

(o) Skokomish Tribe, Shelton, 

Washington (Tribal Members Only) 

Ducks and Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, one 

canvasback, one harlequin, and two 

redheads. Possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four 

geese, and may include no more than 

three light geese. The season on 

Aleutian Canada geese is closed. 

Possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open November 1, 

2005, through February 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

brant. Possession limit is twice the daily 

bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag Limits: 25 coots. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16 snipe, respectively. 

Band-Tailed Pigeon 

Season Dates: Open September 16, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 2 

and 4 pigeons, respectively. 

General Conditions: All hunters 

authorized to hunt migratory birds on 

the reservation must obtain a tribal 

hunting permit from the respective 

Tribe. Hunters are also required to 

adhere to a number of special 

regulations available at the tribal office. 

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(q) Tulalip Tribes of Washington, 

Tulalip Indian Reservation, Marysville, 

Washington (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters) 

Tribal Members 

Ducks (Including Coots and Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 15, 

2005, and through February 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16 ducks, respectively, except that 

bag and possession limits may include 

no more than 2 female mallards, 1 

pintail, 3 scaup, and 2 redheads. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 15, 

2005, and through February 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

and 14 geese, respectively; except that 

the bag limits may not include more 

than 2 brant and 1 cackling Canada 

goose. For those tribal members who 

engage in subsistence hunting, the 

Tribes set a maximum annual bag limit 

of 365 ducks and 365 geese. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 15, 

2005, through February 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16, respectively. 

Nontribal Hunters 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, three 

scaup, and two redheads. The season on 

canvasbacks is closed. The possession 

limit is twice the daily bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

and 50, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four 

geese, including four dark geese but no 

more than three light geese. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open January 14, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four brant, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open November 19, 

2005, through February 26, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16, respectively. 

General Conditions: All hunters on 

Tulalip Tribal lands are required to 

adhere to shooting hour regulations set 

at one-half hour before sunrise to 

sunset, special tribal permit 

requirements, and a number of other 

tribal regulations enforced by the Tribe. 

Nontribal hunters 16 years of age and 

older, hunting pursuant to Tulalip 

Tribes’ Ordinance No. 67, must possess 

a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting 

and Conservation Stamp and a valid 

State of Washington Migratory 

Waterfowl Stamp. Both stamps must be 

validated by signing across the face of 

the stamp. Other tribal regulations 

apply, and may be obtained at the tribal 

office in Marysville, Washington. 

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(r) Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sedro 

Woolley, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only) 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open November 1, 

2005, through February 8, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

and 20, respectively. The season on 

canvasbacks is closed. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open November 1, 

2005, through February 8, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 30, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open November 1, 

2005, through February 8, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag limits are seven geese and five 

brant. The possession limits for geese 

and brant are 10 and 7, respectively. 

Mourning Dove 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through December 31, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 12 

and 15 mourning doves, respectively. 

Tribal members must have the tribal 

identification and harvest report card on 

their person to hunt. Tribal members 

hunting on the Reservation will observe 

all basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR, except 

shooting hours would be one-half hour 

before official sunrise to one-half hour 

after official sunset. 

(s) Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, 

Aquinnah, Massachusetts (Tribal 

Members Only) 

Teal 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 2005, 

through January 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag Limit: Six teal. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open November 1, 

2005, and through February 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag Limit: Six ducks, including 

no more than two hen mallards, two 

black ducks, two mottled ducks, one 

fulvous whistling duck, four 

mergansers, two scaup, one hooded 

merganser, two wood ducks, one 

canvasback, two redheads, and one 

pintail. The season is closed for 

harlequin ducks. 

Sea Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 2005, 

and through February 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag Limit: Seven ducks 

including no more than four of any one 

species (only one of which may be a hen 

eider). 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 11, 

through September 25, 2005, and open 

November 1, 2005, through February 28, 

2006. 

Daily Bag Limits: Five Canada geese 

during the first period and three during 

the second. 

Snow Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 11, 

through September 25, 2005, and open 

November 1, 2005, through February 28, 

2006. 

Daily Bag Limits: 15. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 

through November 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag Limit: Three woodcock. 

General Conditions: Shooting hours 

are one-half hour before sunrise to 

sunset. Nontoxic shot is required. Tribal 

members will observe all basic Federal 

migratory bird hunting regulations 

contained in 50 CFR. 

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(u) White Mountain Apache Tribe, Fort 

Apache Indian Reservation, Whiteriver, 

Arizona (Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters) 

Band-Tailed Pigeons (Wildlife 

Management Unit 10 and Areas South 

of Y–70 in Wildlife Management Unit 7, 

Only) 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through September 15, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six pigeons, respectively. 

Mourning Doves (Wildlife Management 

Unit 10 and Areas South of Y–70 in 

Wildlife Management Unit 7, Only) 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

through September 15, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Canvasbacks: Open October 15, 

through December 13, 2005. 

Other ducks: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

three mallards (including no more than 

one hen mallard), two redheads, one 

canvasback (when open), and one 

pintail. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Coots, Moorhens and Gallinules 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots, moorhens, and gallinules, singly 

or in the aggregate. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 29, 2006. 

Bag and Possession Limits: Three and 

six, respectively. 

General Conditions: All nontribal 

hunters hunting band-tailed pigeons 

and mourning doves on Reservation 

lands shall have in their possession a 

valid White Mountain Apache Daily or 

Yearly Small Game Permit. In addition 

to a small game permit, all nontribal 

hunters hunting band-tailed pigeons 

must have in their possession a White 

Mountain Special Band-tailed Pigeon 

Permit. Other special regulations 

established by the White Mountain 

Apache Tribe apply on the reservation. 

Tribal and nontribal hunters will 

comply with all basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR Part 

20 regarding shooting hours and manner 

of taking. In addition, the area open to 

waterfowl hunting in the above seasons 

consists of: The entire length of the 

Black River west of the Bonito Creek 

and Black River confluence and the 

entire length of the Salt River forming 

the southern boundary of the 

reservation; the White River, extending 

from the Canyon Day Stockman Station 

to the Salt River; and all stock ponds 

located within Wildlife Management 

Units 4, 5, 6, and 7. Tanks located below 

the Mogollon Rim, within Wildlife 

Management Units 2 and 3, will be open 

to waterfowl hunting during the 2005–

06 season. The length of the Black River 

east of the Black River/Bonito Creek 

confluence is closed to waterfowl 

hunting. All other waters of the 

reservation would be closed to 

waterfowl hunting for the 2005–06 

season. 

(v) Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Nett 

Lake, Minnesota (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters) 

Ducks 

Pintails and Canvasbacks (For 

nontribal hunters only): Open 

September 27, through October 26, 

2005. 

Other ducks: Open September 27, 

through November 25, 2005, except 

shooting hours on opening day and for 

every hunting day for the remainder of 

the season would be one-half hour 

before sunrise and continue to one-half 

hour after sunset for tribal members. 

Nontribal shooting hours will go from 

one-half hour before sunrise to sunset 

on reservation. 

Daily Bag Limits and Possession 

Limits: The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, 

including no more than 4 mallards (no 

more than 2 of which may be females), 

3 mottled ducks, 2 scaup, 1 black duck, 

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1 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 wood ducks, 

and 2 redheads. The possession limit is 

twice the daily bag limit. 

The Band’s Conservation Department 

regulates nontribal harvest limits under 

the following regulations: (1) Nontribal 

hunters must be accompanied at all 

times by a Band Member guide; (2) 

Nontribal hunters must have in their 

possession a valid small game hunting 

license, a Federal migratory waterfowl 

stamp, and a Minnesota State waterfowl 

stamp; (3) Nontribal hunters and Band 

Members must have only Serviceapproved nontoxic shot in possession at 

all times; (4) Nontribal hunters must 

conform to possession limits established 

and regulated by the State of Minnesota 

and the Bois Forte Band. 

(w) Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Jicarilla 

Indian Reservation, Dulce, New Mexico 

(Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters) 

Canvasback 

Season Dates: Open October 8, 

through November 30, 2005. 

Other Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open October 8, 

through November 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag limit is seven, including no 

more than two hen mallards, one 

pintail, one canvasback (when open), 

two redheads, and three scaup. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 8, 

through November 30, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal and 

nontribal hunters must comply with all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20 regarding 

shooting hours and manner of taking. In 

addition, each waterfowl hunter 16 

years of age or older must carry on his/ 

her person a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck 

Stamp) signed in ink across the stamp 

face. Special regulations established by 

the Jicarilla Tribe also apply on the 

reservation. 

(x) Klamath Tribe, Chiloquin, Oregon 

(Tribal Members Only) 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 28, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 9 

and 18 ducks, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 

and 12 geese, respectively. 

General: The Klamath Tribe provides 

its game management officers, 

biologists, and wildlife technicians with 

regulatory enforcement authority, and 

has a court system with judges that hear 

cases and set fines. 

(y) Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower 

Brule Reservation, Lower Brule, South 

Dakota (Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters) 

Tribal Members 

Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots) 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through March 10, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including no more than five 

mallards (only one of which may be a 

hen), two scaup, one mottled duck, two 

redheads, two wood ducks, one 

canvasback, and one pintail. Coot daily 

bag limit is 15. Merganser daily bag 

limit is five, including no more than one 

hooded merganser. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through March 10, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through March 10, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through March 10, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 40, respectively. 

Youth Waterfowl Hunt 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

through September 26, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as above. 

Nontribal Hunters 

Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots) 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 5, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including no more than five 

mallards (only one of which may be a 

hen), two scaup, one mottled duck, two 

redheads, two wood ducks, and one 

pintail. The season on canvasbacks is 

closed. Coot daily bag limit is 15. 

Merganser daily bag limit is five, 

including no more than one hooded 

merganser. The possession limit is twice 

the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 17, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through December 25, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 15, 2005, 

through January 17, 2006, and open 

February 25, through March 10, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 40, respectively. 

Youth Waterfowl Hunt 

Season Dates: Open September 24, 

through September 25, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as above. 

General Conditions: All hunters must 

comply with the basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20, including the use of steel shot. 

Nontribal hunters must possess a 

validated Migratory Bird Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp. The Lower Brule 

Sioux Tribe has an official Conservation 

Code that hunters must adhere to when 

hunting in areas subject to control by 

the Tribe. 

(z) Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall 

Indian Reservation, Fort Hall, Idaho 

(Nontribal Hunters) 

Canvasbacks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 

through November 29, 2005. 

Other Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, one 

canvasback (when open), one scaup, 

and two redheads. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 mergansers, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 coots, respectively. 

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Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through January 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four 

geese, including not more than three 

light geese or two white-fronted geese. 

The possession limit is twice the daily 

bag limit. 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16 snipe, respectively. 

General Conditions: Nontribal hunters 

must comply with all basic Federal 

migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 

CFR part 20 regarding shooting hours 

and manner of taking. In addition, each 

waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or 

older must possess a valid Migratory 

Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 

(Duck Stamp) signed in ink across the 

stamp face. Other regulations 

established by the Shoshone-Bannock 

Tribes also apply on the reservation. 

(aa) Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, 

Arlington, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only) 

Canvasbacks 

Season Dates: Open December 1, 

2005, through February 15, 2006. 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2005, 

through February 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

and twelve, respectively. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open December 1, 

2005, through February 15, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20, respectively. 

Tribal members hunting on lands 

under this proposal will observe all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, 

which will be enforced by the 

Stillaguamish Tribal Law Enforcement. 

Tribal members are required to use steel 

shot or a nontoxic shot as required by 

Federal regulations. 

(bb) Swinomish Indian Tribal 

Community, LaConner, Washington 

(Tribal Members Only) 

Off Reservation 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 27, 

2005, through February 25, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

ducks, including no more than 5 hen 

mallards, 4 pintail, 7 scaup, and 5 

redheads. The season on canvasbacks is 

closed. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven geese, including seven dark geese 

but no more than six light geese. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 brant, respectively. 

On Reservation 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 27, 

2005, through March 9, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

ducks, including no more than 5 hen 

mallards, 4 pintail, 7 scaup, and 5 

redheads. The season on canvasbacks is 

closed. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven geese, including seven dark geese 

but no more than six light geese. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 brant, respectively. 

General Conditions: Steps will be 

taken to limit level of harvest, where it 

could be shown that failure to limit 

such harvest would seriously impact the 

migratory bird resource. Tribal members 

hunting on lands under this proposal 

will observe all basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations found in 50 

CFR part 20, which will be enforced by 

the Swinomish Tribal Fish and Game. 

(cc) Yankton Sioux Tribe, Marty, South 

Dakota (Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters) 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Canvasbacks: Open October 9, 

through November 16, 2005. 

Other ducks: Open October 9, through 

December 21, 2005. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including no more than five 

mallards (no more than two hen 

mallards), two redheads, one 

canvasback (when open), one pintail, 

two scaup, and two wood ducks. The 

daily bag limit for mergansers is five, of 

which no more than one can be a 

hooded merganser. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as other ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

and 30 coots, respectively. 

Dark Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 29, 2005, 

through January 31, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three geese, including no more than 

one white-fronted goose or brant. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 29, 2005, 

through January 19, 2006. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

geese daily, no possession limit. 

General Conditions 

(1) The waterfowl hunting regulations 

established by this final rule apply to 

tribal and trust lands within the external 

boundaries of the reservation. 

(2) Tribal and nontribal hunters must 

comply with all basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20 regarding shooting hours and manner 

of taking. In addition, each waterfowl 

hunter 16 years of age or older must 

carry on his/her person a valid 

Migratory Bird Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) 

signed in ink across the stamp face. 

Special regulations established by the 

Yankton Sioux Tribe also apply on the 

reservation. 

Dated: September 21, 2005. 

Craig Manson, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

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