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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 4, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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ii We require hunters to attend refuge hunter orientation before hunting on the refuge. We require each hunter to obtain and carry with them a signed and dated refuge hunt brochure in addition to the State hunt permit.
iii Bag limits for species hunted on the refuge are provided in the refuge hunt brochure annually.
iv We allow a scouting period prior to the commencement of each refuge hunt period. A permitted hunter and a limit of two non-permitted individuals may enter the hunt units during the scouting period, which begins after hunter orientation and ends at legal sunset. Each hunter must clearly display a Vehicle Validation Tag FWS Form 3
2405 face up on the vehicle dashboard when scouting and hunting.

viii During American alligator hunts, we allow hunters to leave hooks set over only one night period at a time; set lines must be checked daily.

4 Sport fishing. We allow fishing and crabbing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i We allow only pole and line, rod and reel, hand line, dip net, and cast net for fishing. We prohibit the use of crab traps or pots for crabbing.
ii Anglers must attend all fishing lines, crabbing equipment, and other fishing devices at all times.
iii Inside the refuge boundary on San Martin Lake, we allow bank and wade fishing within a designated area, which may be accessed only on foot.
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i We require hunters to obtain a refuge hunt permit signed refuge hunt brochure and to possess and carry that signed refuge hunt brochure at all times during the designated hunt period.
Hunters must also display the vehicle placard part of the refuge hunt permit while participating in the designated hunt period.

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ii You must possess and carry a current signed refuge hunting permit signed refuge hunt brochure while hunting on all units of the refuge.

viii We only allow hunting in the Spaced Hunt Units on Saturdays,
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Sundays, and Tuesdays of the regular waterfowl season. We allow a maximum of four hunters per area. Hunters must possess and carry Special Fee Area Permits signed refuge hunt brochure while hunting.

xii We require a minimum distance between hunt parties, and between hunters and drivable roads and buildings, of 200 yards 183 meters.

l Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of mourning dove, white-winged dove, and Eurasian collared-dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i Hunters must possess and carry a signed refuge hunt brochure while hunting.
ii During the dove season set by the State of Texas, we limit hunting to no more than 6 days with a maximum of 12 hunters per season.
iii We allow hunting from 12 hour before legal sunrise until 12 p.m. noon.
iv We require hunters to check in and out at refuge headquarters.
v Hunters must exit the refuge no later than 45 minutes after legal sunset, unless they are camping in a designated camping area. From 45 minutes after legal sunset until 30 minutes before legal sunrise, we prohibit hunters in all areas of the refuge except designated camping areas.
vi We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
vii We only allow shotguns.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow the hunting of Northern bobwhite and scaled blue quail on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs l1i, and iv through vii of this section apply.
ii During the first 2 weeks of the quail season set by the State of Texas, we limit hunting to no more than 6 days with a maximum of 12 hunters per season.
iii We allow hunting from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
3 Big game hunting. We allow the hunting of white-tailed deer and mule deer, and the incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs l1i, iv, and v of this section apply.
ii Between October and January, we limit hunting to no more than 20 days with a maximum of 8 hunters per season.

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iii You may use only high-powered rifles of .242/6mm caliber or larger and archery equipment to hunt big game on the refuge.
4 Reserved m Neches River National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of ducks, coot, and merganser on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i Hunters may enter the refuge no earlier than 4:30 a.m. We allow hunting from the State-designated legal shooting time until 12 p.m. noon. Hunters must leave refuge hunt units by 1 p.m.
ii In Dead Water unit only, we allow the use of floating craft and motor boats, but only if they are propelled by paddling, push pole, or electric trolling motor.
iii We prohibit hunting within 50
yards 45 meters of any road or trail, and within 200 yards 183 meters of any building.
iv We require each hunter to obtain and carry with them a signed refuge hunt brochure in addition to the State hunt permit.
v You must remove all boats, blinds, temporary blinds, stands decoys, and other personal equipment following each hunt day see 27.93 and 27.94
of this chapter.
vi We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of Eastern gray and fox squirrel, cottontail and swamp rabbit, raccoon, beaver, and coyote subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs m1iii, iv, and vi of this section apply.
ii We allow incidental take of beaver and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
iii We allow the hunting of raccoon and coyote from legal sunset to legal sunrise. We allow artificial lighting for hunting raccoon and coyote.
iv We require that refuge hunters turn in the Harvest Report FWS Form 32542 within 2 weeks of the end of your hunt.
v We allow squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon hunting on the refuge from October 1 to 23.
3 Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs m1iii and iv of this section apply.
ii We allow incidental take of feral hog during any refuge hunt with the
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