|
Type |
Season
dates/Bag limits |
Refuge-specific regulations |
|
Duck, Goose, and Coot |
Same as state waterfowl
seasons and bag limits |
-Hunting will cease at 12:00pm
each day; this means decoys and equipment picked up and firearms
unloaded. Hunters must be out of the field by 2:00pm.
-Only
portable and temporary blinds are permitted.
-Decoys and blinds must be
removed each day.
-Only nontoxic shot permitted.
*Waterfowl hunting on Sharpe Elva Units by Quota Permit only after
November 1st. |
|
Dove, Woodcock, Snipe, and
Crow |
Same as state seasons and bag
limits |
Only nontoxic shot permitted |
|
Squirrel |
Same as state season and bag
limits with exception: Closed during all modern gun and
muzzleloader deer seasons |
Only nontoxic shot permitted
(does not apply to rim fire)
Center fire weapons and
ammunition prohibited |
|
Rabbit and Quail |
Same as state season and bag
limits with exception: Closed during all modern gun and
muzzleloader deer seasons |
Only nontoxic shot permitted
(does not apply to rim fire)
Center fire weapons and
ammunition prohibited |
|
Raccoon and Opossum |
Same as state season and bag
limits |
During hours of darkness only
Use of dogs outside hunting
season is by special use permit only |
|
Coyote |
Any refuge hunt
No bag limit |
May be taken without use of
dogs during any daytime refuge hunt with weapons and ammunition
legal for that hunt
No electronic calls |
|
Deer Archery, Crossbow,
Muzzleloader, and Modern Gun |
Same as state season and bag
limits for Zone 1 |
Deer taken on refuge will be
telechecked through state: 1-800-245-4263 with
public land code 017 (Clarks River NWR)
Construction or use of any
permanent tree stand is prohibited; only climbing and/or portable
stands may be used
Tree stands may be placed in
the field no earlier than two weeks prior to the opening of season
and must be removed from the field within one week after the
season closes
All stands left in the field
must be identified by hunter’s name and address
Safety belts are required at
all times with use of tree stand
Hunters may not hunt by
organized deer drives of two or more hunters
Hunting of
deer by the aid of or distributing any feed, salt, minerals, or
other ingestible attractants is prohibited |
|
Turkey: Spring, Archery,
and Fall Seasons |
Same as state seasons and bag
limits |
Turkey taken on refuge will be
telechecked through state: 1-800-245-4263 with
public land code 017 (Clarks River NWR) |
|
Fishing |
Same as state seasons and
creel limits |
No refuge specific regulations |
|
Bobcat, River Otter, and
Beaver |
Closed |
Closed |
