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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraph a1ii, xi, xv through xvii, and a3viii and xi 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 fishing, 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 You may enter the refuge to fish, frog, or crawfish beginning at 4 a.m. and must exit by 1 hour after legal sunset.
v We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
b Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
1 Reserved 2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon, nutria, coyote, beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i We require a signed refuge hunt 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 During the quota gun deer hunt, we close the refuge to all other hunts and public entry.
iii We allow incidental take of nutria, beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink, bobcat, fox, striped skunk, and coyote during any refuge hunt with the weapons legal for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
iv We allow squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, and quail hunting according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
v We allow the use of dogs only for squirrel, rabbit, and quail hunting in the refuge area north of Timms Point.
vi Hunters may only use shotguns, rifles and handguns chambered for rimfire cartridges, air rifles, and archery tackle.
vii We prohibit hunting from mowed and/or gravel road rights-of-way.
viii 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.
ix All hunters age 11 and younger who possess valid hunter education certification must remain within normal sight and voice contact with an adult
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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 upland game hunting, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunting.
x From November 1 to February 28, we close all waterfowl sanctuaries to all hunting and public entry.
xi Hunters and anglers may not leave motor vehicles, bicycles, e-bikes, or boats overnight on the refuge.
xii We only allow use of all-terrain vehicles ATVs by hunters with mobility-impairments, and the refuge manager must authorize this use in writing.
xiii Hunters and anglers may use motor vehicles, bicycles, and e-bikes only on public use roads not closed by a locked gate, other barrier, or signage.
xiv From November 1 through February 28, boat access is restricted to launching at Seven Mile boat ramp and using Ditch 28 only.
xv We prohibit the use of personal watercraft e.g., jet skis, airboats, and hovercraft for hunting and fishing on the refuge.
xvi We prohibit hunting from a vehicle.
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 b2i through iii, and vii through xvi 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 Modern gun deer hunters may only use shotguns with slugs, muzzleloaders, handguns with barrel lengths greater than 4 inches, large-bore air rifles, and archery/crossbow tackle.
iv You may erect portable stands or blinds 7 days prior to the refuge deer season and must remove them 7 days after the closure of archery season see 27.93 of this chapter.
v 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.
vi Hunters may only take feral hog incidental to modern gun and muzzleloader deer hunts and during a specified period during archery deer
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hunting according to season dates provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
vii We prohibit the possession or use of lead shot or buckshot for deer hunting. We allow lead shot for turkey hunting.
viii Turkey hunting is conducted according to season dates and bag limits provided in the annual refuge public use brochure.
ix During the quota gun deer hunts, only hunters possessing a valid quota gun deer permit FWS Form 32439
may use the refuge and only for the purposes of deer hunting and the incidental take of allowable species.
x During the quota gun turkey hunts, we close the refuge Wildlife Auto Drive Road to other hunting and public entry, and only hunters possessing a valid quota gun turkey permit FWS Form 3
2439 may use that area of the refuge and only for the purposes of turkey hunting.
xi 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 b2ii, x, xi, xii through xv, and b3ix and x of this section apply.
ii Anglers may launch boats only in designated areas.
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 the take or possession of turtles and/or mollusks see 27.21 of this chapter.
v We allow fishing, frogging, and crawfishing on all refuge waters from March 1 through October 31.
vi We allow fishing in the Sand Slough-Mud Slough area from November 1 through February 28 only with the use of nonmotorized boats and electric trolling motors; anglers may enter this area at 4 a.m. and must depart by 1 hour after legal sunset.
vii We prohibit climbing onto or fishing from any water control structure and associated wingwalls and fences, or the top of the Floodway Dam south of Highway 18.
viii We prohibit tournament fishing on the refuge.
c Cache River National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, merganser, snipe, woodcock, rail, gallinule, crow, and
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