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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
refuge, you must check all harvested deer at the nearest self-service check station Harvest Report, FWS Form 3
2542 following the posted instructions.

j Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, light and dark goose, merganser, woodcock, crow, gallinule purple and common, snipe, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i Hunters and anglers must purchase a North Mississippi Refuge Complex Hunting/Fishing Permit 606, available from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks MDWFP.
ii Youth hunters age 15 and younger and hunters age 65 and older are not required to obtain a North Mississippi Refuge Complex Hunting/Fishing Permit 606.
iii Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested game from the refuge by 1 p.m. each day see 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter.
iv Hunters may enter the refuge at 4
a.m. and must exit the refuge no later than 2 hours after legal sunset, except during raccoon hunts. Waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge no later than 1 p.m.
v Each hunter must obtain a daily Harvest Report FWS Form 32542.
Hunters must display the card in plain view on the dashboard of the vehicle.
Prior to leaving the refuge, hunters must complete the card and deposit it at one of the refuge information stations.
Hunters must include all game harvested and if you harvest no game, report 0. We prohibit hunters possessing more than one Harvest Report at a time.
vi We limit waterfowl hunters to 25
shotshells per person.
vii Hunters must remove all personal property at the end of each days hunt from the Noxubee Wilderness Area see 27.93 and 27.94
of this chapter. Outside the Noxubee Wilderness Area, hunters may leave tree stands labeled with the hunters State hunting license number used for deer hunting.
viii We allow hunting of waterfowl duck, light and dark goose, merganser, coot, and gallinule during State seasons, including the State Light Goose Conservation Order, only on Wednesday and Saturdays ending at 12 p.m.
ix We allow the use of dogs for retrieval of migratory and upland game only.
x We allow incidental take of coyote, beaver, nutria, skunk, fox, and feral hog
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during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, opossum, and raccoon, and incidental take of coyote, fox, skunk, beaver, and nutria, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs j1i, ii, iv, v, vii, ix, and x of this section apply.
ii We allow raccoon and opossum hunting between the hours of legal sunset and legal sunrise.
3 Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer 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 j1i, ii, iv, v, vii, and x of this section apply.
ii We prohibit the use of buckshot on the refuge.
iii We prohibit organized deer drives. We define a deer drive as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause deer to move in the direction of any persons who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
iv You may place one portable tree stand or ground blind for deer hunting on the refuge only during the open deer season. You must clearly label the stand or blind with your State hunting license number.
v While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on the refuge, you must use a fall-arrest system full body harness that is manufactured to the Treestand Manufacturers Association standards.
vi Hunters may place deer stands on the refuge 7 days prior to the hunt, and hunters must remove deer stands no more than 7 days after the refuges deer season closes see 27.93 of this chapter.
4 Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The general sport fishing, boating, and bow fishing season extends from March 1 through October 31, except that we open the shoreline of Bluff Lake from the Bluff Lake Boardwalk to the visitor center, the entire Noxubee River, and all borrow pit areas along Highway 25 to fishing year-round.
ii The condition set forth at paragraph j1i of this section applies.
iii Anglers must keep boat travel at idle speed, and they must not create a wake when moving.

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iv When left unattended, anglers must tag fishing gear with their State fishing license number. Anglers must check all gear within 24 hours each day or remove these devices see 27.93 of this chapter.
v We allow trotlining on the refuge subject to the following conditions:
A Anglers must label each end of the trotline floats with the owners State fishing license number.
B We limit trotlines to one line per person, and we allow no more than two trotlines per boat.
C Anglers must tend all trotlines every 24 hours, and must remove them when not in use see 27.93 of this chapter.
D Trotlines must possess at least 6inch 15.2-centimeter cotton string leads.
vi We allow jug fishing on the refuge subject to the following conditions:
A Anglers must label each jug with their State fishing license number.
B Anglers must check all jugs every 24 hours, and must remove them when not in use see 27.93 of this chapter.
vii We prohibit bow fishing after legal sunset.
viii We prohibit fishing tournaments on all refuge waters.
ix We prohibit the taking of frogs, turtles, and crawfish see 27.21 of this chapter.
x We prohibit using nets of any type to capture free-roaming fish or wildlife.
You may use a fishing net to recover fish caught by hook and line.
xi Outside the Noxubee Wilderness Area, anglers may leave trotlines and jugs used for fishing overnight if they are labeled with the anglers State fishing license number.

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iv Each hunter must obtain a daily Harvest Report FWS Form 32542.
You must display the card in plain view on the dashboard of your vehicle so that the State-issued license number is readable. Prior to leaving the refuge, you must complete the card and deposit it at one of the refuge information stations.
Include all game harvested, and if you harvest no game, report 0. We prohibit hunters possessing more than one Harvest Report at a time.

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i The conditions set forth at paragraphs l1i, ii, iv, v, and ix of this section apply.

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