§ 11-0901. Prohibitions. 1. No person while in or on a motor vehicle, as defined in section 11-0931 of this chapter, shall take wildlife other than migratory game birds, or use any lights on any such vehicle for such purpose. 2. Wildlife shall not be taken on or from any public highway, except that in […]
§ 11-0903. Open hunting seasons and bag limits fixed by regulation. * 1. Open seasons and bag limits with respect to migratory game birds shall be those published annually in the federal register by the U.S. Department of the Interior, unless the department adopts regulations pursuant to section 11-0307. Notice of such open seasons and […]
§ 11-0905. Open hunting seasons and bag limits for upland game birds and small game. 1. Game of the species listed in column one of the table set forth below may be taken in the open season or seasons specified in column two opposite the name of the species, in the areas for which the […]
§ 11-0907. Deer and bear; open hunting seasons; bag limits. 1. a. Wild deer without antlers or having antlers measuring less than three inches in length shall not be taken unless it is taken (1) by long bow in a special long bow season established in subdivision 3 of this section, or (2) by muzzle-loading […]
§ 11-0909. Hunting hours. 1. Bobcat, mink, muskrat, raccoon, coyote, fox and skunk may be taken at any hour, day or night. 2. Migratory game birds shall be taken only during the hours specified in regulations adopted by the department pursuant to section 11-0307. 3. a. Wild deer and bear, wild upland game birds, and […]
§ 11-0911. Procedure on taking wild deer and bear; transportation of wild deer. 1. a. When a wild deer is taken the taker shall immediately fill in, using ink, ball point pen or indelible pencil, the deer tags issued to the taker as provided in regulations of the department. The taker shall immediately cut out […]
§ 11-0913. Deer management permits. 1. a. Until December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four, whenever in its opinion the population of deer in any area of the state except in the northern zone is such that additional harvest of deer is reasonably necessary to properly manage the deer herd in the state in balance with the […]
§ 11-0914. Yearling buck protection program. 1. Definitions. a. An “antlered deer” is defined as a deer with at least one antler measuring three inches or more in length. b. “Wildlife management unit” means wildlife regions as demarcated by the department. 2. Restrictions and application. a. Any person who hunts or takes antlered deer under […]
§ 11-0915. Disposal of deer, moose and bear killed unintentionally by collision. The owner of a motor vehicle which has been damaged by unintentional collision with a deer, moose or bear shall be entitled to possess such deer, moose or bear under the following conditions: 1. The accident is reported to an environmental conservation officer, […]
§ 11-0917. Possession, transportation and sale of wild game and other wildlife. 1. Wild game and other wildlife, taken in this state, and parts thereof, may, if lawfully taken, be a. possessed. b. transported within the state and from within to without the state, and c. bought and sold, as provided in this section and […]
§ 11-0919. Aid to wildlife in distress. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any person who may discover protected wildlife in distress, except foxes and skunks, may capture the same and render necessary aid. For the purposes of this section “in distress” shall mean the apparent inability to survive […]
§ 11-0921. Surrender of game unfit for human consumption; permit for taking another of species surrendered. When a wild turkey, wild deer or wild bear is taken by a person holding a license or permit and, upon presentation to an environmental conservation officer or other authorized employee of the department, it is shown to the […]
§ 11-0923. Dogs. 1. No owner or trainer of a dog shall: a. allow it to hunt deer, or to run at large on enclosed lands on which wildlife or domestic game is possessed under license issued pursuant to the Fish and Wildlife Law or in any state park, state park reservation, state-owned game farm […]
§ 11-0925. Special dog training areas. 1. a. A dog owner or trainer may establish and maintain a special dog training area on land which the owner or trainer owns or has legal control. b. The operator of a special dog training area may at any time during the year train the operator’s own dogs […]
§ 11-0927. Field trials. 1. No person shall hold a field trial except as provided in this section or take part in a field trial not conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. a. A field trial may be held on liberated game, liberated artificially propagated game, led or confined game legally […]
§ 11-0928. Tracking dogs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may by regulation provide for the certification of leashed tracking dogs and may authorize the use of such dogs by persons licensed by the department to track and find dead, wounded or injured big game, and for the certification of trained tracking […]
§ 11-0929. Hunting by minors. 1. A licensee who is twelve or thirteen years of age shall not hunt wildlife with a gun or a longbow unless he or she is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian, or by a person twenty-one years of age or older designated in writing by his […]
§ 11-0931. Prohibitions on the use and possession of firearms. 1. No person except a law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties shall use in hunting or possess in the fields or forests or on the waters of the state for any purpose: a. the apparatus known as a silencer; b. any […]
§ 11-0933. Taking small game by crossbow. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, or any prior notwithstanding language in this article, the department may, by regulation, authorize the taking of small game and wild upland game birds by the use of a crossbow by any licensed person fourteen years of age or older, in any […]
* § 11-0935. Deer hunting program. 1. Notwithstanding subdivision one-a of section 11-0701 and the crossbow prohibition of subdivision one of section 11-0929, a hunting license holder who is twelve or thirteen years of age may hunt deer with a crossbow, rifle, shotgun, or muzzle-loading firearm as provided in this title in an eligible area […]
