The Fort Apache scout., 1963-06-01
HUNTING REGULATIONS
AND BAG LIMITS

These regulations shall apply to all bonade members of
the White Mountain Apache Tribe and others permitted to hunt
Ordinance No a.
DEER: Season Dates September 1862 to January 49,
1853 Bag Limit - Four az legal deer individual legal
TURKEY Season Dates October 1s to October 28 1862
bag limit Cd per individual.
ELK: Season Dates November IT, 1862 to December 16
1852 Bag Limit CD elk per Individual legal elk elk
JAvELINA: Season Dates March l, 1863 March 81
1868 Bag Limit one () per individual legal Javelina any
BEAR: Season Dates September l. 1862 to February 28
1858 Bag Limit u) per individual legal bear any
coTToNTAn RABBITS: Season Dates - Open year long,
TREE soUIRRELs Season Dates September l. 1862 to
October 81 1852 Bag Limit Five @ per day day, or in
1862 and December TO- 1862 January 1858 That portion of
the reservation in Ga County west of US Highway 60 Bag
Limit Fifteen 15) per day possession.
DOVE To coincide with dates and bag limits adopted
by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
WATERFOWL: Regulations coincide with dates
and bag limits adopted by the Arizona Game and Fish Com
mission.
Seasons closed Antelope Wild Pigeons and all
other wild animals except predatorS and nongam9 animals
Recreation Area shall be closed to all hunting including preda
WEAPONS REGULATIONS: The weapons described herein
only lawful weapons for the taking Of birds and
animals on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
FIRE ARMS: Restrictions fire and their in
taking wildlife follows:
a. Automatic firearms and tracer full metal jacketed
altered jacketed bullets prohibited.
(2) ShOtgunS larger than 10 capable of holding
than two shells in the magazine prohibited
(3) Semautomac firearms of % caiber larger with
magazine capacity of than five shells prohibited.
cenerfre rifle will be legal for the taking of big
game except elk be taken only with rifles of % caber
larger The magnum, "A pistol be used to
take big game Any shotgun which prohibited in item
may be used to take turkey.
(5 Rifle firearms prohibited for the taking OF game
birds except the wild turkey.
co. Small game fur bearing, and predatory
mails taken with fream not prohibited under items
l, 2 and of this Order.
(7) Possession any contrvance designed to silence,
muffe minimize the report of firearm while hunting is
prohibited
BOW AND ARROW: Deer, javelina wild turkey and bear
taken with bow having pull of not less than 40 lbs
with sharp bladed brOadhead not less than
7/8 inches width Small fur bearing nongame and
predatory animals be taken with bow and
person shall have in his possession under his
while hunting wild animal bird poisoned
arrow with explosive tips, bow drawn, held or
released by mechanical means
taking of all wdfe and/or fish by of
prohibited illegal the Fort Apache Reservation
GENERAL REGULATIONS Wild game shall be taken
daylight hours only Seasons shall be long on
predatory animals animals and nOngame BIRDS
birds protected by Federal Regulations Hunting from
prohibited and it is unlawful to shoot FROM upon
across or road railway road is maintained
rightof-way for public conveyance ~
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS OF WILD LIFE SHALL
APPLY ) animals deer elk, bear antelope Jave-
lima tree squirrel cottona rabbits. Big wild
turkey deer elk antelope and aveina Small are game
birds except wild turkeys and all animals not
listed as big game.