HUNTING

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• SEASONS
  • Migratory & Waterfowl
  • Turkey
  • Deer
  • Resident Small Game
• REGULATIONS
  • Federal
  • General
  • Trapping
  • Deer Hunting
  • WMA's/Refuges
    • Methods of Taking Resident Game
    • Lottery Hunts
  • Sunrise/Sunset Table
  • Tagging
  • Duck Stamp Rules
  • HIP Certification
  • Lottery Hunt
• LICENSES
• WMAs/REFUGES
  • WMAs
  • Seasons
  • Regulations
  • Refuges
  • Permits
  • Prescriptions
  • Lottery Hunts
• White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area
• HUNTER EDUCATION
  • Standard Course Listing
  • Home Study Program
  • Bow Hunter
  • Muzzleloader
  • Req. For Other States
  • Trapper Education
  • Become an Instructor
• PROGRAMS
  • Animals
  • Land
  • Research
• BIG GAME HUNTS
• CALENDAR
• SHOOTING RANGE
• RESOURCES

A HUNTER'S PLEDGE

Responsible hunting provides unique challenges and rewards. However, the future of the sport depends on each hunter's behavior and ethics. Therefore, as a hunter, I pledge to:

• Respect the environment and wildlife.
• Respect property and landowners.
• Show consideration for non-hunters.
• Hunt safely.
• Know and obey the law.
• Support wildlife and habitat conservation.
• Pass on an ethical hunting tradition.
• Strive to improve my outdoor skills and understanding of wildlife.
• Hunt only with ethical hunters.

By following these principles of conduct each time I go afield, I will give my best to the sport, the public, the environment and myself. The responsibility to hunt ethically is mine; the future of hunting depends on me.

Contact your local Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Agent for specific information.

Note: Wildlife Prestige Plates, which provided specific funding for white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, wild turkey, and the Louisiana black bear, are no longer available to persons who do not already have one. This was the result of a court ruling in the summer of 2003. Persons currently having prestige plates can continue to renew them.