Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/50/32.25
Timestamp: 2017-11-17 22:58:39
Document Index: 578111571

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 32', '§ 27', 'art 32', '§ 32', '§ 27', '§ 32']

50 CFR 32.25 - Colorado. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 50 › Chapter I › Subchapter C › Part 32 › Subpart B › Section 32.25
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of geese, ducks, coots, snipe, Eurasian collared-doves, and mourning doves on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State and Federal regulations, and subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.
3. The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.
4. Persons possessing, transporting, or carrying firearms on national wildlife refuges must comply with all provisions of State and local law. Persons may only use (discharge) firearms in accordance with refuge regulations (see § 27.42 of this chapter and specific refuge regulations in this part 32).
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and whitetailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A2, A3 and A4 apply.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. Condition A4 applies.
2. You must possess a valid State license and a refuge-specific permit from the State, or a valid State license issued specifically for the refuge, to hunt elk. State license selection will be made via the Colorado Parks and Wildlife hunt selection process.
1. All migratory bird hunting closes annually on December 31.
2. We prohibit use of, or hunting over, bait (see § 32.2(h)).
3. 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).
4. Hunters must retrieve spent shotgun shells.
5. We prohibit hunting 200 feet (60 m) from any public use road, designated parking area, or designated public use facility located within the hunt area.
1. All upland game hunting closes annually on December 31.
2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting (see § 32.2(k)).
3. Conditions A2, A4, and A5 apply.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of antelope and elk on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A2, A3, and A5 apply.
2. Hunters must use only firearms and ammunition allowed by State law for legal hunting of elk or antelope.
3. Hunters must follow State law for use of hunter orange.
4. Elk hunters:
i. Must possess a refuge-specific license (State license) to hunt elk.
ii. Must attend a scheduled prehunt information meeting prior to hunting.
iii. Youth hunters must be age 12 by the hunt date but not yet age 18 at the time of the hunt application.
iv. Disabled hunters must meet Colorado State Department of Wildlife (CDOW) criteria for, and be on the State's list of, hunters with disabilities.
v. We will make selections via the CDOW hunt selection process. Hunters holding valid tags (controlled by the State) for the unit the refuge is located within may write requesting a special tag to hunt within the refuge.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge on the Illinois River in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We prohibit fishing between June 1 and July 31 each year.
2. We allow fishing only from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
3. We prohibit ice fishing on the refuge (there is no specific date, but when the river freezes over, fishing closes).
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of Eurasian collared-doves and mourning doves only in designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State and Federal regulations, and subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A2 and A4 apply.
2. We prohibit handguns for hunting.
3. Shotguns, rifles firing rim-fire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bows, pellet guns, slingshots, and hawking/falconry are the only acceptable methods of take.
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. Hunters may hunt geese, ducks, coots, and mourning doves only in designated areas of the refuge.
B. Upland Game Hunting. Hunters may hunt cottontail rabbits only in designated areas of the refuge.
C. Big Game Hunting. Hunters may hunt mule deer and elk only in designated areas of the refuge.
D. Sport Fishing. Anglers may fish only in designated areas of the refuge.
1. Conditions A2, A3, and A4 apply.
3. During firearms elk seasons, hunters must follow State law for use of hunter orange.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing at designated times and on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We require a valid State fishing license and valid refuge fishing permit for all anglers age 16 and older. You must obtain and display a daily refuge fishing badge while fishing.
2. We only allow the use of rod and reel with one hook or lure per line.
3. We only allow catch and release fishing.
4. We only allow barbless hooks.
5. We only allow artificial flies or lures.
6. We prohibit the use of live bait.
[ 58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 6685, Feb. 11, 1994; 60 FR 62041, Dec. 4, 1995; 62 FR 47376, Sept. 9, 1997; 65 FR 30780, May 12, 2000; 69 FR 54362, Sept. 8, 2004; 70 FR 54163, Sept. 13, 2005; 76 FR 56065, Sept. 9, 2011; 79 FR 14825, Mar. 17, 2014; 79 FR 21874, Apr. 18, 2014; 81 FR 68893, Oct. 4, 2016; 81 FR 69717, Oct. 7, 2016]