§ 32.43 Mississippi.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, merganser, teal, light and dark goose, coot, gallinule, rail, snipe, 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 only allow hunting of duck, merganser, teal, light and dark goose, and gallinule from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise until 2 p.m. of the State seasons, including during the State teal season, State youth waterfowl season, State veterans season, and special light goose conservation season.
(iii) You must remove blinds and decoys by 2 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) When hunting migratory game birds, you may only use dogs to locate, point, and retrieve game.
(v) All youth hunters age 15 and younger must be supervised by an adult during all hunts. One adult may supervise up to two youths during upland 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.
(vi) We prohibit hunting or discharge of firearms (see § 27.42 of this chapter) 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, power lines, designated public use trail, building, designated camping area, designated parking area, or other designated public facility.
(vii) For the purpose of hunting, we prohibit possession of slugs, buckshot, and rifle and pistol ammunition, except during the deer gun and primitive firearm seasons (see § 32.2(k)).
(viii) You may use only reflective tacks as trail markers on the refuge.
(ix) We allow the incidental take of feral hog, raccoon, armadillo, opossum, coyote, and nutria with approved shot and weapons allowed during any open season on the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and quail, and the incidental take of nutria, coyote, raccoon, armadillo, and opossum, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow the use of dogs for rabbit and squirrel hunting, and the incidental take of raccoon, on specific dates listed in the refuge hunt brochure.
(ii) During any open deer firearm or primitive firearm season on the refuge, all hunters, except waterfowl hunters, must wear hunter orange, blaze pink, or other such color as governed by State regulations.
(iii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (v) through (ix) of this section apply.
(iv) You may use .22 caliber rifles or smaller while hunting upland game and ammunition must be size 4 or smaller (see § 32.2(k)).
(v) We will close the refuge to hunting (except waterfowl) and camping when the Pearl River reaches 15.5 feet (4.72 meters) on the Pearl River Gauge at Pearl River, Louisiana.
(vi) During the dog season for squirrels, rabbits, and incidental take of raccoon, all hunters, including archery hunters (while on the ground), except waterfowl hunters, must wear a cap or hat that is hunter-orange, blaze pink, or other such color as governed by State regulations.
(vii) We prohibit upland game hunting on days corresponding with refuge deer gun and primitive firearm hunts.
(viii) We only allow quail hunting until 2 p.m.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and the incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraph (a)(1)(i) and (viii) and (a)(2)(v) of this section apply.
(ii) 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 allow only one deer stand per hunter on the refuge. Deer stands must have the owner's State license/sportsmen's identification number clearly printed on the stand.
(iii) Deer hunters hunting from concealed blinds must display State Wildlife Management Area (WMA) hunter-orange or blaze-pink (as governed by State WMA regulations) above or around their blinds that is visible from 360 degrees.
(iv) We hold a special dog hog hunt in February. During this hunt, the following conditions apply, in addition to the other conditions set forth in this paragraph (g)(3):
(A) You must use trained hog-hunting dogs to aid in the take of hog.
(B) We allow take of hog from 1/2 hour before legal sunrise until 1/2 hour after legal sunset.
(C) You must possess only approved nontoxic shot, or pistol or rifle ammunition not larger than .22 caliber rim-fire, to take the hog after it has been caught by dogs.
(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 1/2 hour before legal sunrise to 1/2 hour after legal sunset.
(v) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (viii) and (a)(2)(v) of this section apply.
(b) Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge— (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory ducks, geese, mergansers, coot, rails, snipe, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All hunters age 16 and older must possess a State-issued North Mississippi NWR hunting permit (code 606, available from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks). While hunting on the refuge, all persons age 15 and younger (“youth hunter”) must be in the presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter age 21 or older. A hunter supervising a youth hunter must hold all required licenses and permits.
(ii) Hunters may enter the refuge at 4 a.m. and must exit the refuge no later than 12 p.m. (noon).
(iii) We allow hunting of migratory game birds, including under the Light Goose Conservation Order, only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
(iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily Harvest Report (FWS Form 3-2542). 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 reverse side of 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.
(v) It is unlawful to hunt from or shoot into the 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of designated roads and parking lots.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs on the refuge when hunting migratory game birds.
(vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, other personal property, and litter from the hunting area following each morning's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(viii) We allow no more than 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(ix) We allow the take of beavers, coyotes, nutria, and feral hog during daylight hours only during any open season with weapons and ammunition legal for that season.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, and rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), (v), and (ix) of this section apply.
(ii) All hunters using shotguns for small game must use approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)).
(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 (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit dogs while hunting deer. We allow the use of dogs to hunt feral hog during designated hog seasons.
(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 person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting across any open, fallow, or planted field from ground level or on or across any public road, public highway, railroad, or their rights-of-way during all general gun and primitive weapon hunts.
(v) Hunters may erect portable deer stands 2 weeks prior to the opening of archery season on the refuge and must remove them (see § 27.93 of this chapter) by January 31.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit possession or use of jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat traps/baskets, or any other similar devices.
(ii) We allow trotlines, yo-yos, limb lines, crawfish traps, or any other similar devices for recreational use only, and you must tag or mark them with waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or legibly stamped on the tag with your State fishing license number. You must attend these devices a minimum of once daily. If you are not going to attend these devices, you must remove them from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iii) We allow crawfishing.
(c) Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, merganser, coot, rail, snipe, woodcock, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All hunters age 16 and older must possess a North Mississippi NWR hunting permit (code 606, available from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks). While hunting on the refuge, all persons age 15 and younger (“youth hunter”) must be in the presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter at age 21 or older (“licensed hunter”). A hunter supervising a youth hunter must hold all required licenses and permits.
(ii) 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 and frog hunts.
(iii) We allow hunting of waterfowl (ducks, teal, mergansers, coots, and geese), rail and snipe, including under the Light Goose Conservation Order, only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays ending at 12 p.m. (noon).
(iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily Harvest Report (FWS Form 3-2542). 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.
(v) It is unlawful to hunt from or shoot into the 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of designated roads and parking lots.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs on the refuge when hunting migratory game birds and upland game. We prohibit the use of dogs during big game hunts.
(vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, other personal property, and litter from the hunting area following each morning's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(viii) We allow no more than 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(ix) We allow the take of coyote, beaver, nutria, and feral hog incidental to other lawful hunting using legal methods of take.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) You must possess a valid general Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3-1383-G) to hunt raccoon on the refuge.
(ii) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) of this section apply.
(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 (c)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) of this section apply.
(ii) 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 person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(iii) We prohibit hunting or shooting across any open, fallow, or planted field.
(iv) We allow valid permit holders to possess and hunt from one portable stand or blind on the refuge. You must clearly label your stand or blind with your State license/sportsmen's identification number. Stands left in the area do not reserve the hunting locations. You may place stands up to 7 days prior to the hunt, and you must remove them within 7 days after the refuge's deer season closes (see § 27.93 of this chapter). We prohibit the placement of ground blinds within mowed trails.
(v) Hunters using a climbing tree stand must use a fall-arrest system manufactured to Treestand Manufacturer's Association standards.
(vi) We prohibit the use of buckshot on the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit the use or possession of alcoholic beverages while fishing.
(ii) We prohibit possession or use of jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat traps/baskets, or any other similar devices.
(iii) We prohibit commercial fishing of any kind.
(iv) We only allow trotlines, yo-yos, limb lines, crawfish traps, or any other similar devices and only for recreational use. You must tag or mark these devices with the angler's State fishing license number written with waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or legibly stamped on the tag. You must attend these devices a minimum of once every 24 hours. When not attended, you must remove these devices from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) We allow frogging and crawfishing.
(d) Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and dove (mourning and white-winged) on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Each hunter must possess and carry a signed copy of the refuge brochure while participating in refuge hunts.
(ii) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iii) You must only use portable or temporary blinds.
(iv) We only allow the use of dogs when waterfowl hunting. We require all dogs to wear a collar displaying the owner's contact information.
(v) We allow incidental take of coyote and nutria during any refuge hunt with the legal weapons for that hunt, subject to applicable State seasons and regulations.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel (gray and fox) and rabbit (cottontail and swamp), and incidental take of coyote and nutria, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) of this section.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, and incidental take of feral hog, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (v) of this section apply.
(ii) We only allow hunting with bow and arrow. We prohibit firearms.
(iii) We allow portable and climbing tree stands. Hunters must remove tree stands from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(iv) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Anglers may enter the refuge no earlier than 30 minutes prior to sunrise and must leave the refuge no later than 30 minutes after legal sunset each day.
(ii) We prohibit fishing from legal sunset to legal sunrise.
(e) Hillside National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, merganser, coot, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, raccoon, striped skunk, opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat, and nutria during any hunting, and incidental take of feral hog during deer and turkey hunting only.
(iv) We prohibit hunting in or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs, provided the dog is under the immediate control of the hunter at all times.
(vii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use from one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season through March 1.
(viii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, quail, and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply, with the exception to paragraph (e)(1)(vi) that the use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only authorized for the month of February.
(ii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge at a designated check station prior to leaving the refuge.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) Daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer, as defined by the State, per day, not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on a refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(f) Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, merganser, coot, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, raccoon, striped skunk, opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat, and nutria during any hunting, and incidental take of feral hog during deer and turkey hunting only.
(iv) We prohibit hunting in or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs, provided the dog is under the immediate control of the hunter at all times.
(vii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use from one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season through March 1.
(viii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, quail, and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply, with the exception to paragraph (e)(1)(vi) of this section that the use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only authorized for the month of February.
(ii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge at a designated check station prior to leaving the refuge.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) Daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer, as defined by the State, per day, not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on a refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(g) Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of dove, goose, duck, merganser, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, raccoon, striped skunk, opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat, and nutria during any refuge hunting. We allow incidental take of feral hog during deer hunting only.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5 meter (m)) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, boats, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs, provided the dog is under the immediate control of the hunter at all times.
(vii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use from one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season through March 1.
(viii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, and quail on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply, with the exception to paragraph (g)(1)(vi) that the use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only authorized for the month of February.
(ii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (g)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge at a designated check station prior to leaving the refuge.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) Daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer, as defined by the State, per day, not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on a refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(h) Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of dove, goose, duck, merganser, and coot on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, beaver, bobcat, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter (m)) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs, provided the dog is under the immediate control of the hunter at all times.
(vii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use from one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season through March 1.
(viii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, quail, raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section apply.
(ii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge at a designated check station prior to leaving the refuge.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) Daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer, as defined by the State, per day, not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) While climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand on a refuge, hunters must use a fall-arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (h)(1)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(i) Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of woodcock, snipe, goose, duck, merganser, coot, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following regulations:
(i) Hunters and anglers must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, beaver, bobcat, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs, provided the dog is under the immediate control of the hunter at all times.
(vii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(viii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use from one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season through March 1.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, quail, and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (i)(1)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of this section applies, with the exception to paragraph (i)(1)(vi) that the use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only authorized for the month of February.
(ii) We prohibit hunting raccoon without a dog.
(iii) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (i)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge at a designated check station prior to leaving the refuge.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) The daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer, as defined by the State, per day not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) Hunters must use a fall arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards while climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(j) Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge—(1) 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 3-2542). 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 day's 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 hunter's 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 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 (j)(1)(i), (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 (j)(1)(i), (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 person(s) 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 Manufacturer's 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 refuge's 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 (j)(1)(i) of this section applies.
(iii) Anglers must keep boat travel at idle speed, and they must not create a wake when moving.
(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 owner's 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 6-inch (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 angler's State fishing license number.
(k) St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, coot, dove, and woodcock, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Each person hunting or fishing must possess a valid refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, beaver, bobcat, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and around parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs for retrieving migratory birds.
(vii) We limit hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(viii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season as defined by the State through March 1.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, beaver, nutria, and coyote in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We only allow hunting shotguns, .22 caliber rimfire rifles or smaller, and muzzle-loading rifles under .38 caliber shooting patched round balls. We prohibit the possession of hunting with slugs, buckshot, or rifle hunting ammunition larger than .22 rimfire.
(iii) We only allow the use of dogs for rabbit hunting in January and February.
(iv) We prohibit hunting raccoon without a dog.
(v) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge prior to leaving the refuge at one of the designated check stations.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) Daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer (as defined by the State) per day not to exceed state bag limits.
(vi) Hunters must use a fall arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards while climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (k)(1)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(l) Tallahatchie River National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, geese, merganser, coot, rail, snipe, woodcock, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) All hunters age 16 and older must possess a North Mississippi NWR hunting permit (code 606, available from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks). While hunting on the refuge, all persons age 15 and younger (“youth hunter”) must be in the presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter age 21 or older. A hunter supervising a youth hunter must hold all required licenses and permits.
(ii) 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 and frog hunts.
(iii) We allow hunting of waterfowl (ducks, teal, mergansers, coot, and geese), rail, and snipe, including under the Light Goose Conservation Order, only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays ending at 12 p.m. (noon).
(iv) Each hunter must obtain a daily Harvest Report (FWS Form 3-2542). 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.
(v) It is unlawful to hunt from or shoot into the 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of designated roads and parking lots.
(vi) We allow the use of dogs on the refuge when hunting migratory game birds and upland game. We prohibit the use of dogs during big game hunts.
(vii) You must remove decoys, blinds, boats, other personal property, and litter from the hunting area following each morning's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(viii) We allow no more than 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(ix) We allow the take of beavers, coyotes, nutria, and feral hogs during daylight hours only during any open season with weapons and ammunition legal for that season.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, rabbit, nutria and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (l)(1)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (ix) of this section apply.
(ii) All hunters using shotguns for small game must use approved nontoxic shot (see § 32.2(k)).
(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 (l)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit dogs while hunting deer. We allow the use of dogs to hunt feral hog during designated hog seasons.
(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 person(s) who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the deer.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting across any open, fallow, or planted field.
(v) We allow valid permit holders to possess and hunt from one portable stand or blind on the refuge. You must permanently and legibly write your State hunting license number on all stands on the refuge. Stands left on the area do not reserve the hunting locations. You may place stands up to 7 days prior to the hunt, and you must remove them no more than 7 days after the refuge's deer season closes (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Ground blinds may not be placed within mowed trails.
(vi) Hunters using climbing tree stands must use a fall-arrest system manufactured to Treestand Manufacturer's Association standards.
(vii) We prohibit the use of buckshot on the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We prohibit the use or possession of alcoholic beverages while fishing.
(ii) We prohibit possession or use of jugs, seines, nets, hand-grab baskets, slat traps/baskets, or any other similar devices.
(iii) We prohibit commercial fishing of any kind.
(iv) We only allow trotlines, yo-yos, limb lines, crawfish traps, or any other similar devices for recreational use. You must tag or mark these devices with the angler's State fishing license number written in waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or legibly stamped on the tag. You must attend these devices a minimum of once every 24 hours. When not attended, you must remove them from the refuge (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) We prohibit snagging or attempting to snag fish.
(vi) We allow frogging and crawfishing.
(m) Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of goose, duck, merganser, coot, and dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Each person hunting or fishing must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter 15 years of age or younger.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, beaver, bobcat, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and around parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs for retrieving migratory birds.
(vii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(viii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season as defined by the State through March 1.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, quail, and raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (m)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) The use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only allowed in January and February.
(iii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iv) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (m)(1)(i), (iii), and (iv) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge prior to leaving the refuge at one of the designated check stations.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) The daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer (as defined by the State) per day not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) Hunters must use a fall arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards while climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (m)(1)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
(n) Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of duck, goose, merganser, coot, dove, woodcock and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Each person hunting or fishing must possess a signed refuge permit.
(ii) One adult may supervise no more than one youth hunter.
(iii) We allow incidental take of armadillo, beaver, bobcat, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
(iv) We prohibit hunting or shooting into a 100-foot (30.5-meter) zone along either side of pipelines, power line rights-of-way, designated roads, open fields, trails, and around parking lots.
(v) Hunters must remove all decoys, blind material, and harvested waterfowl from the area no later than 1 p.m. each day (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(vi) We allow the use of dogs for retrieving migratory birds.
(vii) We limit waterfowl hunters to 25 shotshells per person in the field.
(viii) Waterfowl sanctuary areas will be closed to all public use one day prior to duck, merganser, and coot season as defined by the State through March 1.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of frog, squirrel, rabbit, and raccoon, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (n)(1)(i), (iii), and (v) of this section apply.
(ii) The use of dogs for rabbit hunting is only allowed in January and February.
(iii) Hunting raccoon without a dog is prohibited.
(iv) We prohibit the use of firearms for hunting frog.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, and feral hog on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraphs (n)(1)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit 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 person who is part of the organized or planned hunt and known to be waiting for the game.
(iii) Hunters must check all deer taken on the refuge prior to leaving the refuge at one of the designated check stations.
(iv) Hunters are limited to two portable stands (including climbers, platforms, tripods, ladder stands, and ground blinds), one camera, and one boat. All items must be clearly labeled on the exterior with State customer identification number. Stands and blinds may be placed 72 hours prior to a hunt and must be removed within 72 hours after each hunt (see § 27.93 of this chapter).
(v) The daily bag limit is one buck and one antlerless deer (as defined by the State) per day not to exceed State bag limits.
(vi) Hunters must use a fall arrest system (full body harness) that is manufactured to industry standards while climbing a tree, installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a tree stand. Tree saddle users must always remain connected to the tree by means of a lineman's belt or a tether.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow fishing and frogging on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (n)(1)(i) of this section apply.
(ii) We prohibit possession and use of hoop nets and/or trotline equipment, including limb lines, gill nets, seine nets, yo-yos, and/or jugs.
(iii) We prohibit the take of crawfish, gar, turtles, and sturgeon (see § 27.21 of this chapter).
[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54120, Aug. 31, 2020; 86 FR 48868, Aug. 31, 2021; 91 FR 56342, Sept. 1, 2026]