Summary
The proposed rule amendment would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Northwest Region as follows:
Apalachee WMA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) in Zones B and C; and allow any dog to hunt squirrels during quail season in Zone A.
Box-R WMA – during small game season, allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds).
Escribano Point WMA – during small game season, allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds).
Joe Budd WMA – allow the take of antlerless deer by antlerless deer permit only.
Juniper Creek WMA – expand youth spring turkey hunts from one to three 2-day (Saturday and Sunday) hunts (3 U.S. Forest Service-issued zone tags each hunt).
Tate’s Hell WMA, Womack Creek Unit – allow the harvest of wild hog during small game season.
Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of an existing rule.