/111 H-. US OEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE k 3 FOREST SERVICE PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE REGULATIONS \ -T Misc. D. 7—1, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FOREST SERVICE. HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester. PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. PREFACE. This pamphlet contains regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture governing hunting, fishing, and camping on the Pisgah National Game Preserve, North Carolina. It also includes rules and instructions for applying the regulations and information to aid the public in making use of the game preserve. The Pisgah National Game Preserve, with boundaries coincident with the Pisgah National Forest, was created by presidential proclamation October 17, 1916, following appropriate action by the legislature of the State of North Carolina and by the Congress of the United States to authorize the exercise of this power. The State and Fed- eral statutes, together with the proclamation establishing the Pisgah National Game Preserve, are given at the end of this pamplilet. The Pisgah National Forest and Game Preserve covers large portions of the upper watershed of the French Broad River and smaller portions of the watershed of Pigeon 77652—17 2 PISUAII NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. River in Transylvania, Haywood, Buncombe, and Hen- derson Counties, N. C. Originally the region was full of game, including buffalo, elk, deer, wild turkey, bear, and many smaller fur-bearing animals. Buffalo and elk are believed to have been exterminated before the Revolu- tionary War. Deer, wild turkey, and bear became very scarce throughout the southern Appalachian region in the latter part of the nineteenth century, but were not completely driven out. The game preserve includes lands which had systematically been restocked with deer, wild turkey, and phea.sant by the former owner, Mr. George W. Vanderbilt. It is the purpose of the Government to protect the game on the preserve in order that here it ma> have a refuge and breeding ground from which to replenish the adjacent mountain regions. It is expected also to establish elk and buffalo on the game preserve in fenced inclosures, Verne Rhoades, Forest Supervisor. D« of D« APR 24 1917 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. WASHINGTON, D. C. REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTING, FISHING, AND CAMPING ON THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST AND ON THE PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE, NORTH CAROLINA. By virtiu^ of the authority Aested in the Secretary of Agriculture by law, I, D. F. Houston, Secretary of Agri- culture, do make and prescribe the following rules and regulations, effective on and after November 15, 1916, for regulating hunting, fishing, and camping on the Pisgah National Forest and on the Pisgah National Game Preserve, North Carolina (additional to such regulations for the occupancy, use. protection, and administration of the National Forests as are now" or may hereafter be made applicable to said Forest). The Forester is hereby authorized and directed to issue such instructions to the officers and employees of the Forest Service and to establish such procedure for the guidance of the users of the said National Forest and Na- tional Game Preserve as may be necessary to carry thege regulations into effect. 4 PISGAH natio:nai. game pkesekve. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the Department of Agriculture to be affixed this 9th day of November, 1916. [seal.] D. F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture. Regulation 1. — Hunting. Sec. 1. No permit will be issued authorizing hunting, catching, trapping, disturbing, or killing any kind of game animal, or game or nongame bird, or taking the eggs of any such bird, except as provided in section 4 of this regula- tion. Sec. 2. Carrying or having possession of firearms, with- out the written permission of the forest supervisor, is pro- hibited. Sec. 3. Permitting dogs to run at large, or having in possession dogs not in leash or confined, is prohibited. Sec. 4. Permits may be issued for the trapping and hunting of predatory animals, birds, and fish, and for the taking of game animals, birds, fish, and eggs for propaga- tion or for scientific purposes. INSTRUCTIONS. Hunting of any sort except for predatory animals, birds, and fish, or for the transplanting of any kind of animals, birds, and fish, under special permit, within the Pisgah National Game Preserve is not allowed, since the purpose of the preserve is to afford a refuge and a breeding place for game and birds in order to stock not only the land within its limits but also the surrounding country. Per- riSGAII ^NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. mits to carry firearms into the preserve should be given only when there is actual and urgent need for them in the protection of life or property or in the enforcement of the law. Regulation 2/ — Fishing. Sec. 1. No permit will be issued authorizing fishing, or catching, trapping, or killing fish, except as expressly provided for in and in conformity with the terms fixed by, this regulation. Sec. 2. Fishing will be permitted only with unbaited artificial fly hook. Sec. 3. Fishing for brook trout will be permitted only during the season May 15 to September 1, and for other fish during the season May 15 to October 1. Sec. 4. Brook trout under 6 and rainbow trout under 8 inches in length shall be returned immediately to the water with the least possible injury to the fish. Sec. 5. No permittee shall catch more than 15 fish in any one day, or fish between the hours of 8 p. m. and 5 a. m., or in or on any portion of a stream closed to fishing. No fish taken under permit shall be sold or otherwise disposed of for commercial purposes. Sec. 6. No permittee will be allowed more than four days' fishing in any one season. Sec. 7. The Forester may from time to time close to fish- ing any stream or part thereof. Sec. 8. The Secretary of Agriculture will prescribe the total number of days of fishing that may be allowed under permit for each calendar year, and the number of permits issued and the periods specified therein will be regulated accordingly. riSGAlI NATIONAL GAME PKESEKVE. INSTRUCTIONS. The Secretary of Agriculture has prescril)ed lor the sea- son of 1917, 2,000 fishing days, provided that prior to July 1 permits shall be issued for not more than 1,500 days. The regulation of fishing is for the purpose of preserving permanently this form of recreation, and of making it avail- able to as large a number of the public as possible. Ap- plications (which need not be in writing) for fishing per- mits may be made to the nearest forest oflicer connected with the Pisgah Game Preserve, who will inform the ap- plicant as to the procedure to be followed in transmitting the required charges, etc. Permits will be issued in the order of application, up to the limit of the total number of days of fishing pre- scribed by the Secretary for the current season. Kegulatiok 3. — Camimuj. Sec. 1. Camping except under permit is prohibited. INSTRUCTIONS. Applications for camping permits should be submitted in the same manner as for fishing permits. Forest officers will, if desired, suggest camping places and give informa- tion with regard to the locality. A' single camping permit will include not more than six persons or the head of a family and the immediate mem- bers thereof, and the erection of not more than three tents. A camping permit will include the privilege of using dead and down timber only for fuel. Green timber may be cut only under special permit. PISOAH NATIONAL (iA31E rRESEKVE. / Campers will be required to keep their camp sites in a neat and orderly condition, to dispose of all refuse and take ca«e of their fires as the forest officer may direct. Regulation 4.— Charges. Sec. 1. Except as herein provided, permits for fishing and camping will be issued only upon prepayment of such charges as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 2. No charge will be made for camping permits for periods of two weeks or less. Sec. 3. No refund will be made on account of failure to utilize any permit for the full period specified therein. INSTRUCTIONS. The charge for fishing permits has been fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture at $1 per day for each permittee, with the proviso that the wife or other female member of the family of the permittee may be included in his permit at one-half of the regular charge, additional for each person, and that the children of the permittee under 14 years of age may be included free. The charge for camping permits has been fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture at $1 for each week or fraction thereof exceeding the two weeks period for which there will be no charge under the regulations. Regulation 5. — Issue of Permits. Sec. 1. All permits authorized by these regulations may be issued by the forest supervisor or such forest officer as he may designate. 8 PISGAII NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC. 1. Permits may be obtained from the forest supervisor or any forest ranger as follows: Obtain a postal money order from any post office in payment of the number of days fisliing desired. The money order must be made payable to the Commercial National Bank, Washington, D. C. Take this money order to the forest supervisor or forest ranger, who. will supply the necessary form of transmittal to be sent with the money order and will issue the permit. No other form of payment than postal money order will be accepted. 2. To obtain permits by mail write the forest super- \i8or, Asheville, N. C, for a blank letter of transmittal, Form 861, stating the number of days fishing desired. When the necessary form is obtained procure a post-office money order for the proper amount and forward it to the Commercial National Bank, Washington, D. C, and notify the forest supervisor. 3. Forest officers are instructed to inspect both permits and the catch of fish of any person at any time who may be fishing in the streams of the National Forest and Game Preserve. 4. Fish that are to be retained should ])e killed imme- diately. Fish that are to be thrown back into the streams should not be handled with dry hands. Always dip the hand in the water first. 5. In selecting a camping place its location should be far enough away from the water supply as not to be objec- ^PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. 9 tionable to others who may wish to camp in the vicinity at the same time and use the same water supply. 6. The careless throwing out of paper bags or boxes, tin cans, or other litter on the roads, trails, at resting places, or at camping places, is not allowed. Such refuse should be deposited in the receptacles provided therefor. Where none is provided the permittee should either bury or burn the refuse or else hide it so that it will not be objectionable to others. 7. The greatest care must always be exercised to insure the complete extinction of all camp fires before they are abandoned. Permittees under these regulations are authorized to build small fires and only in the open woods away from trees and logs. They should first scrape away all leaves and trash for a space of at least 5 feet. Under no circumstances should a fire be left unattended. Before leaving thoroughly extinguish the fire by pouring on water. Where water is not available cover the fire Avith earth well packed down. 8. There are at present no boarding houses or hotels within the Game Preserve. There are private houses near the boundary in various places where comfortable rooms with good board are obtainable. Food supplies for camp- ing purposes may readily be obtained in the towns along the Toxaway Branch of the Southern Railway and from country stores located near the Forest boundaries. 9. The logical entrances to the Preserve are from Bre- vard, Pisgah Forest, Horseshoe, Hendersonville, Ashe- ^'ille, and Candler, N. C, all on the Southern Railway. As yet there is no mail service within the Preserve except 10 PISGAII NATION AT. GA.ME PKESERVE., on Bent Creek. All of the ranger stations are connected with Brevard, Candler, or Asheville telephone exchanges. 10. The forest supervisor's office is in Asheville, N. C. There are forest rangers on Bent Creek, on North and South Mills River, on Upper and Lower Davidson River, and in the Pink Beds. All of the forest officers and game wardens will be glad to give information for the guidance and assistance of the public. ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GIVING AUTHORITY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTAB- LISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF GAME. FISH, AND BIRDS. AN ACT To give the consent of the State of Nortli Carolina to the makinj: by the Congress of the United States, or under its authority, of all such rules and regulations as in the opinion of the Federal Government may be needful in respect to game animals, game and nongame birds, and fish on lands, and in or on the waters 1 hereon, acquired or to be ac- quired by the Federal Government in the western part of North Caro- lina for the conservation of the navigability of navigable rivers. Whereas the Government of the United States, with the consent of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, has acquired and will acquire areas of forested land in the western part of said State for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable streams, and said lands and waters thereon are and will be stocked, natu- rally and artificially, with game animals, game and non- game birds, and fish; and Whereas, in order adequately to enjoy and protect the occupancy and use of said areas, it is important that the riSGAir NATIONAL GAME PKESKliVK. 11 United States be fully authorized to make all needful rules and regulations in respect to such animals, birds, and fish: Therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That the consent of the General Assembly of North Carolina be, and hereby is, given to the making by the Congress of the United States, or under its authority, of all such rules and regulations as the Federal Government shall determine to be needful in respect to game animals, game and nongarae birds, and fish on such lands in the western part of North Carolina as shall have been, or may hereafter be, purchased by the United States under the terms of the act of Congress of March first, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, entitled "An act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers" (Thirty-sixth United States Statutes at Large, page nine hundred and sixty-one), arid acts of Congress supplementary thereto and amenda- tory thereof, and in or on the waters thereon. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of March, 1915. E. L. Daughtridge, President of the Senate. T. C. Bowie, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Examined and found correct. Paxton, For Committee. 12 PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PliESEin E. EXTRACT FROM THE ACT OF AUGUST 11, 1916. The act of Congress approved August 11, 1916 (Public, No. 190), provides in part as follows: That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to designate such areas on any lands which have been, or which may hereafter be, purchased by the United States under the provision of the act of March first, nineteen hundred and eleven (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page nine hundred and sixty-one), entitled "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for the protec- tion of watersheds of na\dgable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable streams," and acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals,, birds, or fish; and whoever shall hunt, catch, trap, willfully disturb or kill any kind of game animal, game or nongame bird, or fish, or take the eggs of any such bird, on any lands so set aside, or in or on the waters thereof, except under such general rules and regu lations as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time prescribe, shall be fined not more than $500 or im- prisoned not more than six months, or both. PISGATI NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE. 13 PISGAH NATIONAL GAME PRESERVE, NORTH CAROLINA. By the President of the United States op America, a proclamation. Whereas, it appears that the designation and setting aside of the areas in the State of North Carolina, herein- after indicated, for the protection of game animals, birds, and fish, will promote the public good; Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the act of Congress, approved August eleventh, nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled "An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes," do proclaim that there are hereby designated and set aside for the protection of game animals, birds, and fish, all lands of the United States within the Pisgah National Forest in the State of North Carolina, purchased under the provisions of the act of March first, nineteen hundred and eleven (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page nine hundred and sixty-one), entitled, "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for the protection of watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable streams," and acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof, to be known as the Pisgah National Game Preserve. 14 iMsiJAii xATlo^'AL ga:mk riJEs?:iivE. Warning is lierel:)y given to all persons not to hunt, catch, trap, willfully disturl) or kill any kind of game ani- mal, game or nongame bird, or fish, or take the eggs of aii>- such bird, on any lands herein designated, or in or on tho waters thereof, except under such general rules and regu- lations as may l^e prescribed from time to time by the Sec- retary of Agriculture. In witness whereof, I hereby set my hand and havi^ caused the seal of the United States to be afhxed. Done at the city of Washington this 17th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred 9,pd sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first. [seal.] Woodhow Wilsox. Bv the President: Secretary of State. WASHINGTON : GOVEUNMEXT I'UlNTINa OFFICE : 1917 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS