Federal Register - August 31, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations vi Boats 16 feet or less displaying valid registration or Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions license customer identification number may be left on the refuge from March 1 through October 31.
e Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of American woodcock, duck, light and dark goose, merganser, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i Hunters and anglers must possess and carry a signed refuge public use brochure while hunting or fishing.
ii Waterfowl hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. We allow waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. noon.
iii Hunters must remove decoys, blinds, boats, and all other equipment by 1 p.m. each day see 27.93 of this chapter.
iv We close areas of the refuge posted with Area Closed signs and identify them on the refuge public use brochure map as a waterfowl sanctuary.
We close waterfowl sanctuaries to all public entry and public use from November 15 to February 15.
v We allow hunting of duck, light and dark goose, merganser, and coot during the State waterfowl season except during scheduled refuge quota gun deer hunts.
vi We allow American woodcock hunting during the State season except during scheduled refuge quota hunts.
Woodcock hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1
hour after legal sunset.
vii All youth hunters age 15 and younger must remain within sight and normal voice contact of an adult age 21
or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. One adult may supervise no more than two youth hunters.
viii We allow only all-terrain vehicles/utility-type vehicles ATVs/
UTVs for hunting and fishing activities according to regulations provided in the refuge public use brochure.
ix You may use bikes, horses, and mules on roads and ATV/UTV trails when open to motor vehicle and ATV/
UTV traffic, respectively as a mode of transportation for hunting and fishing activities on the refuge except during the quota deer hunts.
x We prohibit hunting within 150
feet 45 meters of roads, pipelines, and trails open to motor vehicle use including ATV/UTV trails.
xi We allow the incidental take of beaver, nutria, and coyote during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons and ammunition allowed for that hunt.
There is no bag limit.
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xii We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum as governed by State law, and incidental take of beaver, nutria, and coyote, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs e1i, iv, and vii through xi of this section apply.
ii We allow hunting for quail, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on the refuge during State seasons through January 31. We close upland game hunting during refuge quota gun deer hunts.
iii We do not open for the spring squirrel hunting season, or for the summer/early fall raccoon hunting season.
iv We allow the use of dogs for squirrel and rabbit hunting from December 1 through January 31, and for quail and raccoon/opossum hunting during the open season on the refuge for these species.
3 Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and turkey, and incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs e1i, iv, and viii through xi of this section apply.
ii We allow archery deer hunting on the refuge from the opening of the State season through January 31, except during refuge deer quota hunts.
iii We allow muzzleloader and modern gun deer hunting during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
iv Total deer harvested refuge-wide is two deer two does, or one buck and one doe, as governed by State law regardless of method. A doe must be harvested before a buck.
v We prohibit buckshot for modern gun deer hunting.
vi You may only use portable deer stands erected no earlier than the opening day of archery season, and you must remove them no later than January 31 each year see 27.93 of this chapter.
vii We prohibit the use of deer decoys.
viii Turkey hunting Archery, Youth, and Quota will be conducted during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
ix We restrict quota hunt participants to those selected for a quota permit FWS Form 32439, except that one nonhunting adult age 21 or older
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possessing a valid hunting license must accompany the youth hunter age 15 and younger.
x An adult age 21 or older possessing a valid hunting license must accompany and be within sight and normal voice contact of hunters age 15
and younger. One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter.
xi We allow the use of one tree stand or ground blind, and one game camera, on the refuge if the owners State hunting license number is clearly written on them in a conspicuous location.
xii We restrict hunt participants for quota hunts to those drawn for a quota permit FWS Form 32439. These permits are nontransferable, and the permit fees are nonrefundable.
xiii The incidental taking of feral hogs will be governed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regulations concerning the taking of feral hogs on State Wildlife Management Areas WMAs. Subject to State regulations, we allow incidental take of feral hogs during daytime refuge deer quota hunts without the use of dogs and during a specified period during archery deer hunting with legal hunting equipment and ammunition allowed for those hunts according to the season dates provided in the refuge public use brochure. There is no bag limit.
4 Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs e1i, iii, iv, viii, and ix of this section apply.
ii We prohibit fishing in the waterfowl sanctuary area when the sanctuary is closed, with the exception of the main channel of the Ouachita and Saline Rivers and the borrow pits along Highway 82. We post the waterfowl sanctuary area with Area Closed signs and identify those areas in refuge hunt brochures.
iii During the refuge quota gun deer hunts, we allow fishing only in areas accessible from the Ouachita and Saline Rivers and from Eagle, Jones, and Pereogeethe Lakes.
iv You must move or remove trotlines when receding water levels expose them.
v We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only during designated times and seasons, within specified State seasons as listed in the refuge public use brochure.
vi We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks see 27.21 of this chapter.
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