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Plain Language Summaries

Plain Language Summaries are a series of clearly written summaries of the laws relating to various fish and wildlife related activities. The summaries are not the actual legal language, but a consolidation of fish and wildlife regulations and statutes written in an understandable manner. Currently the summaries focus on hunting, fishing and trapping related activities. As more Plain Language Summaries are written on other fish and wildlife topics, they will be posted in this area.

  1. Hunting of Black Bear
  2. Hunting of Cottontail Rabbit, Snowshoe Hare, and Jackrabbit
  3. Hunting of Crows
  4. Hunting and Tagging of Deer
  5. Hunting of Fox, Coyote, and Bobcat
  6. Hunting of Gray Squirrels
  7. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds
  8. Hunting of Pheasant, Bobwhite Quail, and Ruffed Grouse
  9. Hunting of Wild Turkey
  10. Hunting and Trapping of Certain Mammals
  11. Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, and Taking of Reptiles and Amphibians
  12. Hunting with Archery
  13. Hunting with Handguns
  14. Hunting with Rifles
  15. Hunting with Shotguns and Shotshell Cartridges
  16. Hunting with Muzzle-loading ("Primitive") Firearms
  17. Taking of Certain Fish
  18. Taking, Sale and Importation of Bait Fish
  19. Wildlife Management Area Regulations

Last Updated: January 23, 2008