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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i We require a signed refuge hunting permit FWS Form 32439. Anyone on the refuge in possession of hunting equipment must sign and possess the permit FWS Form 32439 at all times.
ii Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. Except when hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, waterfowl hunters must exit the refuge by 1 p.m.
All other hunters, including those hunting applicable goose species during the State Conservation Order, must exit the refuge no later than 1 hour after legal sunset.
iii We allow waterfowl hunting until 12 p.m. noon, except that during the State Conservation Order, you may hunt for applicable goose species until legal sunset.
iv You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, and all other equipment at the end of each days hunt see 27.93 of this chapter.
v From March 1 through October 31, hunters and anglers may leave boats displaying valid registration on the refuge.
vi During the regular State waterfowl hunting season, we prohibit the use of boats on the refuge from 12 a.m.
midnight to 4 a.m.
vii We allow the use of dogs when migratory game bird hunting.
viii We allow waterfowl hunting on flooded refuge roads.
ix During the quota gun deer hunt, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry, unless the refuge is closed to deer hunting at that time due to implementation of State flood closure zone regulations.
x All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult age 18 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license. Hunters age 15
and younger who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision within arms reach of an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid State hunting license.
One adult may supervise up to two youth hunters for migratory bird and upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
xi We allow incidental take of beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State season and regulations.
xii From November 15 to February 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to all hunting and public entry.

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xiii We allow only hunters to use all-terrain vehicles ATVs and only from September 1 through March 31, except that during the State Conservation Order, hunters may use ATVs for hunting applicable goose species.
xiv Hunters and anglers may not operate conventional motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, or e-bikes on any road or trail closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
xv Hunter and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, ATVs, bicycles, or ebikes unattended overnight on the refuge.
xvi We prohibit the use of personal watercraft e.g., jet skis, airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, opossum, beaver, muskrat, nutria, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs c1i, v, vi, and ix through xvi of this section apply.
ii We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
iii We allow the use of dogs when hunting upland game.
iv We prohibit hunting from mowed and/or graveled road rights-of-way.
v Hunters may use only shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
vi Hunters may enter the refuge beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge by 1 hour after legal sunset, except that we allow hunting of raccoon and opossum at night from 30 minutes after legal sunset to 30 minutes before legal sunrise on the refuge.
vii We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
3 Big game hunting. We allow hunting of 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 c1i, v, vi, and ix through xvi, and c2iv, vi and vii of this section apply.
ii We allow archery/crossbow, modern gun, and muzzleloader deer hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
iii Hunters may take only feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during a
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specified period during archery deer hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
iv Hunters may only use shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths greater than 4
inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/
crossbow tackle for modern gun deer hunting on the Dixie, Dixie Waterfowl Sanctuary, and Plunkett Farm Waterfowl Sanctuary Hunt Units.
v You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season, and you must remove them from the waterfowl sanctuaries prior to November 15, and from the rest of the refuge within 7 days of the closure of archery season see 27.93 of this chapter.
vi We prohibit leaving any tree stand, blind, or game camera on the refuge without the owners Arkansas Game and Fish Commission customer identification number clearly written on it in a conspicuous location.
vii We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot and buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
viii During the quota gun deer hunt, we allow only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer hunting permit FWS Form 32439 on the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
ix Turkey hunting will be conducted in designated areas according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
x We prohibit the use of dogs for deer hunting.
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 c1v, vi, ix, xii, xiv through xvi, and c3viii of this section apply.
ii We prohibit the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks see 27.21 of this chapter.
iii We allow frogging and crawfishing for personal use only. All crawfish traps must have the owners Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license customer identification number permanently affixed.
iv We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
d Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of waterfowl duck, goose, merganser, and coot, dove, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:

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