The following refuge units have been opened for hunting and/or fishing, and are listed in alphabetical order with applicable refuge-specific regulations.
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of migratory birds, including waterfowl (i.e., ducks, mergansers, coots, and geese), doves, woodcock, snipe, rails, moorhens, and gallinules, on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State of Pennsylvania regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. You must submit a Migratory Bird Hunt Application (FWS Form 3-2357) to hunt on the refuge. We require hunters to possess a signed refuge hunt permit (name and address only) at all times while scouting and hunting on the refuge. We charge a fee for all hunters except youth age 16 and younger.
2. We issue one companion permit (no personal information) at no charge to each hunter. We allow companions to observe and/or call, but not to shoot a firearm or bow. Companion and hunters must set up in the same location. We provide hunters with hunt maps and parking permits (name only), which they must clearly display in their vehicle. Hunters who park on the refuge must park in identified hunt parking areas.
3. We prohibit the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on the refuge.
4. We require hunters to wear (in a conspicuous manner) solid-color, hunter-orange clothing or material, consistent with Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations.
5. We prohibit hunters using or erecting permanent or pit blinds.
6. We require hunters to remove all hunting blind material, boats, and decoys from the refuge at the end of each hunting season (see Sec. 27.93 of this chapter).
7. We allow pre-hunt scouting concurrent with big game scouting continuing through the end of the migratory bird season; however, we prohibit the use of dogs during scouting.
8. Dogs may only be used for waterfowl hunting. We limit the number of dogs per waterfowl hunting party to no more than two dogs.
9. We allow hunters to enter the refuge 2 hours before shooting time (as prescribed by Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations), and they must leave no later than 2 hours after the end of shooting time.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrels, grouse, rabbit, pheasant, quail, woodchuck, crow, fox, raccoon, opossum, skunk, weasel, coyote, and bobcat on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State of Pennsylvania regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. We require hunters to submit a Big/Upland Game Hunt Application/Permit (FWS Form 3-2356) to hunt on the refuge. We require hunters to possess a signed refuge hunt permit (name and address only) at all times while scouting and hunting on the refuge. We charge a fee for all hunters except youth age 16 and younger.
2. Conditions A3, A4, A5, and A9 apply.
3. We prohibit scouting.
4. No dogs allowed.
5. We prohibit baiting on refuge lands (see Sec. 32.2(h)).
6. We only allow hunting from 1 half hour before legal sunrise to legal sunset. We prohibit night hunting.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, bear, and wild turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State of Pennsylvania regulations and subject to the following conditions:
1. Conditions A3, A4, A5, A9, B1, and B5 apply.
2. We allow pre-hunt scouting beginning 2 weeks prior to the bow opener and continuing through the end of the deer season.
3. We require hunters to remove all portable hunting blind materials from the refuge at the end of each hunting season (see Sec. 27.93 of this chapter).
D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
Erie National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of mourning dove, rail, common snipe, goose, duck, coot, and crow on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow hunting and scouting activities on the refuge from September 1 through the end of February.
2. We require all hunters to possess and carry on their person a signed refuge hunt permit (signed brochure).
3. We only allow nonmotorized boats for waterfowl hunting in permitted areas.
4. We require that hunters remove all boats, blinds, cameras, and decoys from the refuge within 1 hour after legal sunset (see Sec. Sec. 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
5. We allow dogs for hunting; however, they must be under the immediate control of the hunter at all times (see Sec. 26.21(b) of this chapter).
6. We prohibit field possession of migratory game birds in areas of the refuge closed to migratory game bird hunting.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of grouse, squirrel, rabbit, woodchuck, pheasant, quail, raccoon, fox, coyote, skunk, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow hunting on the refuge from September 1 through the end of February.
2. Conditions A1, A2, A4, and A5 apply.
3. We allow dogs for hunting; however, they must be under the immediate control of the hunter at all times (see Sec. 26.21(b) of this chapter).
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer, bear, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. Condition A1 applies. We also allow spring turkey hunting in accordance with State regulations.
2. Conditions A2 through A5 apply.
3. We prohibit organized deer drives in hunt area B of the Sugar Lake Division. We define a ``drive'' as three or more persons involved in the act of chasing, pursuing, disturbing, or otherwise directing deer so as to make the animal more susceptible to harvest.
4. We require any person hunting bear off-refuge to obtain a refuge Special Use Permit (FWS Form 3-1383) to track a wounded bear that may have entered the refuge.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow bank fishing only on the Seneca Unit of the refuge. We prohibit wading.
2. We allow fishing from \1/2\ hour before legal sunrise until \1/2\ hour after legal sunset.
3. We prohibit the use of watercraft for fishing, with the exception of Area 5 where we allow nonmotorized watercraft use from the second Saturday in June through September 15. They must remain in an area from the dike to 3,000 feet (900 m) upstream.
4. We allow ice fishing in Areas 5 and 7 only.
5. We prohibit the taking of minnow, turtle, or frog.
6. We prohibit the possession of live baitfish on the Seneca Unit.
7. We prohibit the taking or possession of shellfish on the refuge.
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. [Reserved]
B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow fishing on all refuge waters, except:
i. The East side of the Main Impoundment from the Dike Road south to the Trolley Bed trail; and
ii. The small pond located on the south side of Bartram Ave at the I-95 South on ramp.
2. We allow fishing on the refuge from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
3. Anglers may only operate boats, canoes, and floats in tidal waters. We prohibit them on the refuge impoundments and ponds.
4. We only allow fishing from the shoreline in refuge impoundments and ponds. We prohibit wading.
5. We prohibit bowfishing or spearfishing on the refuge.
6. We prohibit the take, collection, or capture of reptile or amphibian on the refuge.
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Refer to Sec. 32.68 West Virginia for regulations. [58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 58 FR 29076, May 18, 1993; 59 FR 6698, Feb. 11, 1994; 59 FR 55188, Nov. 3, 1994; 60 FR 62047, Dec. 4, 1995; 61 FR 31461, June 20, 1996; 61 FR 46398, Sept. 3, 1996; 62 FR 47381, Sept. 9, 1997; 63 FR 46921, Sept. 3, 1998; 65 FR 30791, May 12, 2000; 66 FR 46361, Sept. 4, 2001; 67 FR 58949, Sept. 18, 2002; 69 FR 54362, 54448, Sept. 8, 2004; 70 FR 54189, Sept. 13, 2005; 73 FR 33195, June 11, 2008; 76 FR 3989, Jan. 21, 2011; 76 FR 56085, Sept. 9, 2011; 79 FR 14839, Mar. 17, 2014]