The Fort Apache scout., 1962-08-01
HUNTING REGULATIONS AND BAG
LIMITS FOR 1928 ANNOUNCED

LIMITS FOR 1928 ANNOUNCED
These regulations shall apply to all bOnade members Of
the Fort Apache Indian Reservation accordance with
Ordinance No. ID.
DEER: Season Dates - September l. January 49,
Bag Limit Four a. legal deer individual legal
deer, any deer, either
TURKEY Season Dates October 13 to October %, 1862
bag limit Cd individual.
ELK: Season Dates November IT, 1862 to December 6,
1852 Bag Limit CD elk individual legal elk any elk
JAVEL1NA: Season Dates - March 1868 to March 81
1868 Bag Limit D individual legal Javena.
BEAR Season Dates September l. 1862 to February 28
1858 Bag Limit (D individual, legal BEAR
COTTONTAM RABBITS: Season Dates - Open year long,
Bag Limit e per day or 1880 to
QUAIL: Dates October l, 1862 to October 81,
1862 and December TO- 1862 to January 1858 That portion of
the reservation Gila County west of US Highway 60 Bag
Limit Fifteen Q5) per day or in possession
coincide with dates and bag limits adopted
by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
WATERFOWL: Regulations to coincide with dates
and bag limits adopted by the Arizona Game and Fish Com
mission.
Seasons will closed Antelope Pigeons all
other wild animals except predaors and nongame animals
Closed Areas I. D. Game Preserve and Hawley Lake
Recreation Area shall be closed to all hunting including preda
WEAPONS REGULATIONS: The weapons described herein
the only lawful for the taking of birds and
game animals the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
FIRE ARMS Restrictions fire and their in
Q Automatic firearms and tracer full metal Jacketed
altered metal acketed bullets prohibited.
(2) ShogunS larger than 10 gauge capable of holding
than two shells in the magazine are prohibited
3D. Semiautomatc firearms of % caber larger with
capacity of than five shells prohibited.
a. centerfire rifle will be legal for the taking of big
elk be taken only with rifles of % caber
larger The magnum "A magnum pistol be used to
big game Any shotgun which not prohibited in item
may be used to take turkey.
60 prohibited for the taking of game
birds except the wild turkey.
co. Small game, fur bearing nongame and predatory
may with any firearm prohibited under items
l. and of this Order.
(7) any contrvance designed silence,
muffle minimize the report of firearm while hunting is
prohibited.
BOW AND ARROW: Deer javelina wild turkey and bear
be taken with bow having pull of not less than 40 lbs
with sharp baded brOadhead not less than
78 inches width Small game fur bearing nongame and
predatory animals may be taken with bow and
person shall have his possession under his
while hunting wild animal bird poisoned
arrow with explosive tips bow drawn, held
released by mechanical means.
taking of all widle and/or fish by of
prohibited illegal the Fort Apache Reservation
GENERAL REGULATIONS: Wild game shall be taken
during daylight hours only Seasons shall be long
all predatory animals, animals and nongame BIRDS
birds protected by Federal Regulations Hunting from
vehicle prohibited, and unlawful to shoot from,
onto road railway road is maintained
rght-ofway for public conveyance.
FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS OF WILD LIFE SHALL
O Game animals deer elk, bear antelope jave
squirrel cottontai rabbits Big game wild
turkey elk, antelope and javena Small
birds of all kinds wild turkeys and all animals not
listed big game