2013-14 Arizona Hunting Regulations - Arizona Game and Fish ...

Cottontail Rabbit Hunting■ DistributionFor further information on cottontailrabbits, their habitat, range, naturalhistory, or where you can hunt themin Arizona, please visitwww.azgfd.gov.LEGAL REQUIREMENTSLicense RequiredFor hunters under age 14, you must either have a valid hunting or combination license or be accompanied by anadult who possesses a valid hunting or combination license. For hunters 14 years and older, any valid hunting orcombination license including a Three-Day Hunting (Class H) (See tables on pages 14–15 for Resident and Non-residentlicense fees). To hunt cottontail rabbit in a falconry-only season, a Sport Falconry License is required as prescribed inR12-4-422 or R12-4-407.Legal Methods of Take General Hunt: Any lawful method as described in R12-4-301 and R12-4-304. The use of rifled firearms is prohibitedin the Bill Williams River, Buenos Aires, Cibola, Havasu, Imperial, Kofa and San Bernadino National Wildlife Refuges.Limited Weapon-Shotgun Shotgun Shooting Shot Hunt: Shotgun shooting shot, crossbow, bow and arrow, pneumaticweapons, sling shots and falconry as prescribed in R12-4-304, R12-4-318 and R12-4-422. Falconry-Only Hunt: Falconryas defined in R12-4-101 and as prescribed in R12-4-318.Bag LimitTen (10) cottontail rabbits per day.Possession LimitTwenty (20) cottontail rabbits of which no more than ten (10) may be taken in any one day.To hunt cottontail rabbits in Arizona, you need a valid hunting or combination license.Cottontail Rabbit hunters are reminded that A.R.S. 17-309 requires wildlife in possession be identifiable as to species.Cottontail Rabbit: Commission Order 12 (continued)GENERAL COTTONTAIL RABBITOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal WildlifeJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (1,6,9,10,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,26)Open areas Statewide (excluding National Wildlife Refuges, Units11M, 25M, 26M, and 38M, and excluding private property withinmunicipal boundaries except in Units 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A,Any cottontail rabbit4B, and 27)Sep 1, 2013 - Feb 9, 2014 (2)Bill Williams River, Buenos Aires, Cibola, Havasu, Imperial and SanBernardino National Wildlife RefugesAny cottontail rabbitOct 11, 2013 - Feb 9, 2014 (2) Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Any cottontail rabbit80 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov