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White Mountain Apache Tribe Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation Division
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KEY OUTDOOR RECREATION REGULATIONS

  1. All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) including 3 & 4 wheelers and Dirt Bikes are strictly prohibited from the Reservation.
  2. Swimming is prohibited in all Reservation waters.
  3. Tubing in streams is prohibited except in the Salt River Canyon area see River Running Regulations.
  4. It is illegal to destroy or deface any signs or other campground facilities.
  5. It is illegal to shoot any type of firearm, arrow, or pneumatic weapon (airguns) on the Reservation without a permit.
  6. Vehicles must stay on established roadways at all times.
  7. Spotlightling of wildlife is prohibited.

KEY CAMPING REGULATIONS

  1. Campsites must be clean when vacated. Trash must be placed in proper containers. Do not bury trash or dump trash or sewage into streams, lakes or campground areas.
  2. All campfires must be of reasonable and controllable size. Campers must make sure all campfire coals are fully extinguished before leaving a campsite.
  3. Only dead and down wood may be collected to use in campfires. It is illegal to cut green trees or break branches from green trees.
  4. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Leashes may not exceed ten (10) feet in length.
  5. Please respect the comfort of other campers. Keep music and other audible activities at a reasonable volume.
  6. Discharging fireworks anywhere on the Reservation, including campgrounds, is strictly prohibited.
  7. Campers are limited to 1 table/daily permit or 2 tables per monthly permit.
  8. Do not put nails or other hardware into trees.
  9. Do not erect permanent structures in campgrounds.

KEY FISHING REGULATIONS
  1. It is unlawful to fish with more than one pole.
  2. It is unlawful for any person to leave a line or pole unattended while fishing.
  3. Live Bait may not be possessed nor used on any waters on the Reservation. Violators will be prosecuted and a reward of $100 will be paid by the Outdoor Recreation Department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person using live bait fish on waters on the Reservation.
  4. Chumming is prohibited. Chumming means the placing of any material upon which fish feed into the water for the purpose of attracting fish to a particular area in order that they may be taken.
  5. Waterdogs may only be used as bait to fish stock tanks on the Bonito Prairie and the Black and Salt Rivers.
  6. Digging for worms on the Reservation is unlawful and prohibited in all areas.
  7. It is unlawful to clean fish in any Reservation lake or stream.
  8. It is unlawful to fish from any Reservation boat dock.
  9. Ice fishing holes cannot exceed nine (9) inches in diameter.
  10. Any fish put on a stringer is yours to keep. They cannot be later released.


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Wildlife & Outdoor
Recreation Division
P.O. Box 220
Whiteriver, AZ 85941
(928) 338-4385 ext:234
gamefish@wmat.us