Federal Register - August 31, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations v You must kill all hogs prior to removal from the refuge.
vi We prohibit the use of deer and turkey gobbler decoys.
vii We prohibit using shot larger than BB-lead, or T-steel, while hunting during turkey season.
viii We describe the dates for turkey hunts and deer general gun hunts, youth hunts, and veterans hunts in the refuge user brochure.
4 Sport fishing. We allow only recreational fishing year-round on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i We only allow cotton limb lines.
ii We close the fishing ponds at the Pearl River Turnaround to fishing from April through the first full week of June and to boating during the months of April, May, June, and July.
iii When the Pearl River Turnaround area is open, we allow boats that do not have gasoline-powered engines attached in the fishing ponds at the Pearl River Turnaround. Anglers must hand-launch these boats into the ponds. When the fishing ponds at the Pearl River Turnaround are open, hook and line is the only legal method of take in those ponds.
iv The Pearl River Turnaround area, when open to fishing, is open 12 hour before legal sunrise to 12 hour after legal sunset.
v The conditions set forth at paragraphs g1i and viii, and g2v of this section apply.
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iv Every hunter must complete and turn in a Harvest Report FWS Form 3
2542 available from a self-clearing check station after each hunt.
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iii Each hunter must complete and turn in a Harvest Report FWS Form 3
2542 available from a self-clearing check station after each hunt.
j Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge1 Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, merganser, teal, light and dark goose, coot, snipe, rail, gallinule, dove, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i Each person age 18 and older must possess and carry a valid, signed refuge user brochure while on the refuge.
ii We allow migratory bird hunters to enter the refuge no earlier than 4 a.m., and all hunters must exit the refuge within 2 hours after legal sunset.
iii We allow the incidental take of beaver, feral hog, raccoon, armadillo,
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opossum, and coyote with approved shot and weapons allowed during any open season on the refuge.
iv We allow all-terrain vehicles ATVs and utility-type vehicle UTVs as governed by State Wildlife Management Area regulations and size specifications on designated trails see 27.31 of this chapter from the third Saturday in September until February 28.
v We prohibit hunting within 500
feet 152 meters m of any residence or oil and gas infrastructure, or within 200
feet 61 m of any road, railroad, levee, water control structure, designated public use trail, building, designated parking area, or designated public use facility.
vi All youth hunters age 15 and younger must be supervised by an adult during hunts. One adult may supervise up to two youths during small game hunts and migratory bird hunts, but may supervise only one youth during big game hunts. The supervising adult must maintain visual and voice contact with the youth at all times. Adult guardians are responsible for ensuring that youth hunters do not violate refuge rules.
vii We allow waterfowl duck, merganser, teal, light and dark goose, and coot and gallinule hunting daily during the State regular season, including waterfowl hunting during the State teal season and State youth and veteran waterfowl seasons, from 12 hour before legal sunrise until 2 p.m.
viii You must remove harvested waterfowl, temporary blinds, and decoys used for duck hunting by 2 p.m.
each day see 27.93 of this chapter.
ix When hunting migratory game birds, you may only use dogs to locate, point, and retrieve.
x We prohibit accessing refuge property by boat from the Mississippi River.
xi We allow only the use of reflective tacks as marking devices.
xii We only allow the incidental take of nutria with approved shot and weapons during any open waterfowl season on the refuge.
2 Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel and rabbit, and the incidental take of nutria, beaver, coyote, raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs j1i through vi and x through xii of this section apply.
ii While upland game hunting, we prohibit the possession of hunting firearms larger than 0.22 caliber rimfire, shotgun slugs, and buckshot see 27.42
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iii We allow the use of dogs during designated small game with dog seasons. We require the owners contact information on the collars of all dogs.
We only allow up to two dogs per hunting party for squirrel hunting.
iv We prohibit upland game hunting on days corresponding with refuge deer gun hunts.
3 Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs j1i through vi, x, and xi of this section apply.
ii We allow archery deer hunting, youth deer gun hunting during the first weekend of the State youth firearm season, and one weekend of primitive firearm season on the refuge. We list specific dates of these hunts in the refuge annual user brochure.
iii Hunters may erect deer stands no earlier than 48 hours before the deer archery season opens and must remove them from the refuge within 48 hours after this season closes see 27.93 of this chapter. We grant extensions to retrieve stands due to high water refuge closure. We allow only one deer stand or blind per hunter on the refuge. Deer stands must have the owners State license/sportsmens identification number clearly printed on the stand.
iv You may only take one deer of either sex per day during the deer seasons listed. State season limits apply.
v Deer hunters must display State Wildlife Management Area WMA
hunter-orange or blaze-pink as governed by State WMA regulations.
vi We prohibit organized drives. We define a drive as an organized or planned effort to pursue, drive, chase, or otherwise frighten or cause game to move in the direction of any persons who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
4 Sport fishing. We allow recreational finfishing and shellfishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
i The conditions set forth at paragraphs j1i, iv on the open portions of Wood Duck ATV trail for wildlife-dependent activities throughout the year, x, and xi of this section apply.
ii We prohibit slat traps or hoop nets on the refuge.
iii Anglers may only crawfish during designated days and times. The harvest limit is 50 pounds 22.5 kilograms per person per day.
iv You must attend all crawfish traps and nets at all times. We allow up to,
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