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19 th Airlift Wing Unrivaled Global Reach for America … ALWAYS! Fall Hunting Brief 31 Aug 15 Mission – Airmen – Partners

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INTRODUCTION § James Popham, Natural Resources Manager 987 -3681 § james. popham@us. af. mil § If you want to be on my hunter e-mail distribution list please send me an e-mail. § Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Rules Apply Mission – Airmen – Partners

GOALS OF HUNTING PROGRAM § Maintain a healthy deer population that doesn’t present a hazard to the mission § Supports BASH program § Provides recreation for hunters § Reduces need for depredation hunts § Reduces tick population § Reduces deer/car collisions § Population goal is 250 deer Mission – Airmen – Partners

BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB 6 Oct 2007 TSgt Ackett’s 8 -Point Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTER SAFETY § You are responsible for your actions while You hunting on base § Think & practice safety § Remember just one mistake could be fatal and ruin the privilege of hunting on base for everybody Mission – Airmen – Partners

PREVENT HUNTING MISHAPS § Take a hunter’s safety course -- http: //www. agfc. state. ar. us § Wear blaze orange § Assume firearms are loaded § Be sure of your target § If in doubt do not shoot § Lock up your guns § Separate guns and ammo Picture from AGFC website Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTER ORANGE § Do not take your blaze orange off during deer season once you’re in the stand. Hunter orange is required even inside a box stand. § Reference: http: //www. agfc. com/hunting/pages/huntingre gulations. aspx#Hunter Orange Requirements Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHO CAN HUNT AT LRAFB ? § Active duty/dependents § Do. D employees § Do. D retirees § Guests of all the above § Guests must be in general vicinity (same hunting area) § Member is allowed and responsible for one guest Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HUNT AT LRAFB ? § A copy of the base hunting rules and map § Arkansas hunting license § A base hunting permit § Vehicle parking permit card § Read Hunting Rules/Safety briefing § All the above can be obtained at https: //littlerock. isportsman. net § Born after 1968 – hunter safety course Mission – Airmen – Partners

BASE HUNTING PERMITS § $40 E-7 and above and guests; $20 E-6 and below and civilian equivalent. Dependents pay the same price of their sponsor. All guests pay $10. Mission – Airmen – Partners

BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB 10 Oct 2007 8 Point SSgt Lewis Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHAT WEAPONS CAN I USE ON LRAFB ? § Shotgun w/slugs (NO Buckshot) NO § Muzzleloader § Archery (bow or crossbow) § Rifles and handguns are not authorized not Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHAT CAN I HUNT ON LRAFB ? § Any game in season for our zone § Deer (no dogs allowed) § Rabbit (no dogs allowed) § Squirrel/quail (dogs are allowed if controlled) § No hunting at night Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHAT CAN I HUNT ON LRAFB ? § Pay attention to zones and bag limits § Legal buck – Three Point Rule: both antlers shorter than 2 inches (button bucks) or have 3 or more points on one side of rack § Youths 6 – 15 years of age may take any buck without regard for antler restrictions § Turkey zone 7 A – no fall turkey season § References: AGFC Hunting Regulations on-line. Mission – Airmen – Partners

WHAT CAN I HUNT ON LRAFB ? § Must kill and check a doe before first buck § Can’t check first doe and buck together § Doe before buck rule reduces number of smaller bucks breeding with less does § This should lead to bigger bucks § Helps us reduce the number of deer Mission – Airmen – Partners

UNWANTED ANIMALS § Coyotes § Feral Hogs § Kill on sight Mission – Airmen – Partners

FERAL HOGS § Serious BASH and ecological issue § All will be shot or, trapped and then killed § If you’re hunting please kill all hogs you see § No live hogs will be brought on base or taken off base § Dead hogs disposed of immediately to avoid attracting vultures § Report sightings and killings to Natural Resources Manager, 987 -3681 Mission – Airmen – Partners

GOOD MANAGEMENT § DO NOT SHOOT BUTTON BUCKS or FAWNS WITH SPOTS or DOES with FAWNS WITH SPOTS § DO NOT SHOOT LITTLE DOES § They might be a button buck Mission – Airmen – Partners

BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB Nov 2007 8 Point SSgt Horka Mission – Airmen – Partners

BAG LIMIT – Deer Zone 10 § Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. § No more than two legal bucks and up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined. § Bow hunters may harvest deer according to archery limits during open firearms season, but must wear hunter orange. Mission – Airmen – Partners

SIGN-IN PROCEDURES § All hunters must sign-in and out each hunting session at law enforcement desk, bldg 481 § Hunting day split into morning and afternoon hunts. No sign-in before 0430 § After 1200 all must sign-out afternoon sign-in starts at 1300 § Hunters will not “sign-in” to more than one area unless small game hunting Mission – Airmen – Partners

SIGN-IN PROCEDURES CONT § First-come-first-serve basis § Parents/children under 16 count as one hunter § Both must sign-in and hunt together § All hunters in a party must sign-individually Mission – Airmen – Partners

BIG BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB Dec 2002 It scored 168 3/8 points Boone & Crockett and took first place for Pulaski County at the Big Buck Classic that year. MSgt Ralph Hill Mission – Airmen – Partners

ON-BASE HUNTING AREAS § When you sign-in at Bldg 481 check to see which areas are closed before each hunt § No gun hunting in archery only areas § No hunting within 200 yards of another hunter § Small game hunting is allowed in all gun areas from 1 Sep to 30 Sep and 1 Dec to 28 Feb except during deer gun season. Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTING AREAS Mission – Airmen – Partners

ON-BASE HUNTING AREAS CONT. § Area 6 – due to runway construction this area is limited for hunting. The northern portion has been changed to bow only. There is no hunting within 200 ft of the “East-West” road. § Watch for “no personnel beyond this point” signs in Area 17 § If caught in a closed or off-limits area your hunting privileges will be revoked Mission – Airmen – Partners

BIG BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB Nov 2002 TSgt Duanne Pacquette Mission – Airmen – Partners

LEGAL HUNTING TIMES § Allowed in woods one hour prior to official sunrise and one hour after official sunset § No movement from (30 minutes before sunrise) until 0900 and from 1700 until (30 minutes after sunset) except to retrieve game Mission – Airmen – Partners

VEHICLES § No ATV’s or driving off road § Obey all no POV signs and never block any road with your vehicle Mission – Airmen – Partners

STANDS § No permanent stands § No spikes, nails or screws § Must have owner’s name, phone number, and date placed in woods at eye level § Any stand found without this info will be removed § Only two stands per hunter may be left in the woods Mission – Airmen – Partners

STANDS CONT. § Hunters are not allowed to hang stands until 1 Aug § All scouting, stand prep, and stand placement must be completed by 1 Nov § No scouting during any deer gun season Mission – Airmen – Partners

AIRFIELD § Never cross or touch electric fence. If your wounded deer goes inside this area contact Base Ops ( 987 -6123) and Security Forces (987 -3221) §Violators will lose hunting privileges. Mission – Airmen – Partners

WOUNDED DEER § You may track wounded deer up to one hour after sunset with a weapon. § After one hour you must come out of the woods to store your weapon in your car, a friend’s house or SF armory. § If caught in the woods 1 hr after sunset with a weapon it will be considered hunting at night. Mission – Airmen – Partners

BIG BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB Oct 2006 11 Points Sr. A Long Mission – Airmen – Partners

MISCELLANEOUS RULES § Stay out of peoples yards when hunting areas 21, 22, and 25 § All deer or turkeys killed on base must be checked in at the Law Enforcement desk within 4 hours of the kill § Do not check-in deer or turkey from off-base Mission – Airmen – Partners

CHECKING DEER Call It In and Log It § Tag your deer before you move it § Check your deer at the SFS Front Desk before moving it to base housing or off base § Check your deer with AGFC also Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTING SAFETY § Wear your hunter orange § Identify your target § Never shoot at movement § If hunting from the ground, protect your back § All deer hunters using guns must hunt from an elevated stand at least 10 feet off the ground except during youth hunts Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTER ORANGE WORKS ORANGE § Human's View. . . and. . . Deer's View. Deer cannot tell red or orange from green. § See 2 Hunters? ? Mission – Airmen – Partners

BUCK SHOT ON LRAFB Oct 2006 8 Points Carl Freeney Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTING SAFETY § Let other hunters know your position § No weapons will be shot or fired within 50 yards of any fence, road, boundary, or building § In areas 21, 22 and 25 you must hunt a minimum of 100 yards from tree line (housing area) § In area 23 you must hunt no closer than 100 yards north of Arnold Dr Elementary School Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTING SAFETY § In area 24 no weapons will be shot or fired within 100 yards of the Boy Scout area, nature trail, or Fam Camp § Weapons will not be shot within 1, 250 feet of munitions storage area or operational storage area (area’s 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 19 and 20) Mission – Airmen – Partners

BAITING § Baiting/feeding deer is authorized in all hunting areas, from 1 Aug until 15 Jan § Baiting/feeding in areas 18 A and 18 B may only be conducted in the northern most point of shooting lanes to minimize wildlife proximity to the assault zone and approach end of Runway 25 § Hunting turkey over bait is illegal Mission – Airmen – Partners

HOME ON LEAVE § Military personnel on leave from an overseas duty station may hunt on-base for free. All they need is a copy of their leave orders and military ID. Mission – Airmen – Partners

SPRING TURKEY SEASON § Spring turkey season has a different map of hunting areas and different rules. A new briefing is required for that season. Mission – Airmen – Partners

HUNTER SAFETY § You are responsible for your actions while hunting on base § Practice safety, safety § Remember, just one mistake could be fatal and could ruin the privilege of hunting on base for everybody Mission – Airmen – Partners

LEAVE NO TRACE §Please don’t litter § Please pick up your shell cases and other litter § Leave the woods just as nice as you found them § Carry a small trash bag with you in the woods § If illegal dumping is found please call Lynn Shaw at 987 -8135 Mission – Airmen – Partners

MENTORING PROGRAM § If you want help to learn how to hunt send me an e-mail and I’ll try to match you up with a mentor. § Mentors – send me an e-mail with your name, phone number, and what you want to help with, i. e. , deer, turkey, or both. Mission – Airmen – Partners

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