220-2-.21 Possession of Firearms or Bow and Arrow in any
Wildlife Management Area, Refuge or Sanctuary
Prohibited
No person shall take, carry, or possess any firearms or bow of any
description whatsoever in any wildlife management area in this State during
the closed season on game birds, game and/or fur-bearing animals, except on
an open designated target range and except a person may possess a bow and
arrow only during special bow season allowed for the taking of rough fish.
No person shall at any time take, carry or possess any firearms or bows of
any description whatsoever in or on any wildlife refuge or wildlife sanctuary
located in or on any national forest area in this State, or on or in any state or
federal sanctuary except by special permit or when bow and arrows may be
legally possessed during special bow season provided for the taking of rough
fish on such areas by regulations of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, provided, however, that this rule shall not apply to the
possession of firearms by State Conservation Officers, state or county
enforcement officers, or federal agents, when they are on active duty in the
performance of their duties in the enforcement of the laws of this State. ...
... (ff) Nothing in this regulation prohibits or requires a wildlife
management area permit for the possession of handguns by
lawfully licensed persons for personal protection, provided the
handguns are not used to hunt or take or to attempt to take wildlife
except as otherwise provided by this regulation.