The Fort Apache scout., 1962-09-01
HUNTING REGULATIONS AND BAG
LIMITS FOR 1q62-63 ANNOUNCED

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These regulations shall apply to all bOnafide members of
the White Mountain Apache Tribe and others permitted to hunt
the Fort Apache Indian Reservation accordance with
Ordinance No. IA.
DEER Season Dates - September 1, 1862 January 49,
1868 Bag Limit Four a. legal deer per individual legal
deer, any deer, either
bag limit Cd per individual
ELK Season Dates November H. 1862 to December 16,
JAVELINA Season Dates March l. 1868 March 81,
1868 Bag Limit CD individual legal JavelnaI
BEAR Season Dates September l. 1862 to February 28
1858 Bag Limit (D per individual, legal bear,
COTTONTAH RABBITS: Season Dates - Open wear long
TREE SQUIRRELS: Season Dates September l. 1862 to
October 81 1862 Bag Limit Five 5 per day possession
QUAIL Season Dates October l. 1862 to October 81,
1852 and be & TO- 1862 January y 1853 ] That s of
Limit Fifteen Q5) per day or in possession.
DOVE To coincide with dates and bag limits adopted
by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
WATERFOWL: Regulations coincide with dates
and limits adopted by the Arizona Game and Fish Com
mission
will be closed Antelope Wild Pigeons and all
other wild animals except predaors and nongame animals
Closed Areas - l. 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
ARMS: Restrictions On fire and their
taking wildlife as follows:
a. Automatic firearms and tracer full metal jacketed
altered metal jacketed bullets prohibited.
N Shotgus larger than 10 gauge or capable OF holding
3D. Semiautomac firearms of % caiber larger with
magazine capacity of than five shells prohibited
a. Any cenerfre rifle will be legal for the taking of big
game except elk be taken only with rifles of % caber
larger The 1857 "A pistol be used
take big Any shotgun which is not prohibited in item
may be used to take turkey.
(5) Rifle firearms prohibited for the taking of
birds except the wild turkey.
(6) Small game bearing, and predatory
mails be taken with frearm prohibited under items
1, and of this Order.
7 Possession of contrivance designed to silence,
muffe 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 less than 40 lbs
and with sharp bladed broadhead not less than
78 inches in width Small game fur bearing and
predatory animals be taken with any bow and
No shall have in his under his
control while hunting wild animal bird poisoned
with explosive tips, bow drawn, held
released by mechanical means
The taking of all wdfe and/or fish by of
bow prohibited and illegal the Fort Apache Reservation
GENERAL REGULATIONS: Wild game shall be taken
daylight hours Seasons shall be open long
all predatory animals animals and BIRDS
except birds by Federal Regulations Hunting from
vehicle prohibited and unlawful shoot from,
across a road railway A road any maintained
rightOf-way for public conveyance.
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS OF WILD LIFE SHALL
APPLY O Game animals deer, elk BEAR antelope jave
lima, squirrel cottonal rabbits Big game wild
turkey deer, elk antelope and velina Small game
birds of all kinds except wild turkeys and all game animals
listed big game.