• Target shooting.
• Training pets and allowing pets off leash.
• All types of motorized vehicles on all refuge land (to include on frozen bodies of water) except on designated parking areas, access roads and public roads.
• Watercraft use except in designated areas. See the hunting and fishing brochures.
• Camping, open fires and overnight parking.
• Abandoning, discarding or otherwise leaving any personal property. All property brought onto a refuge must be removed at the end of each day. This includes all common items like vehicles, boats, decoys, trail cameras, blinds, geo-caching items, photography equipment, portable stands, climbing sticks, ice fishing shelters and trash.
• Destructing, defacing, disturbing or unauthorized removal of any natural object, artifact, cultural resource or government property.
• Introducing, liberating, or placing plants or animals or their parts taken elsewhere on refuge lands or waters.
• Disposing of animal carcasses, trash, refuse, rocks, wood or other debris.
• Cutting, mowing, sawing, digging, collecting, injuring or removing vegetation.
• Launching, landing or disturbing of wildlife by aircraft (drones) on the refuge. This includes for recreational or commercial purposes.
• Commercial enterprise without a special use permit.
• Use or possession of any illegal drug or drug paraphernalia is prohibited.

Hunting

• Hunting is an approved use on the refuge that may have additional requirements than state regulations based on location, timing, species, methods of take, etc… See refuge specific regulations below.
• Small game hunting is an approved use on the refuge. Hunters using shotguns, including turkey hunters, are required to use and possess only non-toxic shot.
• During the small game and migratory bird seasons, hunting dogs must be under the immediate control of the hunter.
• Hunters must wear an article of blaze orange/pink consistent with state regulations.
• We prohibit constructing or occupying permanent stands or blinds. We also prohibit the use of nails, wire, screws or bolts to attach a stand to a tree or hunting from a tree, into which a metal object has been driven to support a hunter. Portable hunting stands must be set up and removed each day.
• We prohibit the use or possession of alcoholic beverages while hunting.
• We prohibit distribution of feed or bait, or hunting over bait. This includes salts and minerals.

Trapping

• Trapping is an approved use on the refuge it is by special use permit only and may have additional requirements than state regulations. See refuge specific regulations below.
• Contact the refuge office for application information at 218-847-2641.

Fishing

• Fishing is an approved use on the refuge that may have additional requirements than state regulations based on location, timing, species, methods of take, etc... See refuge specific regulations below.
• We prohibit watercraft use except in designated areas. See hunting and fishing brochures.
• We prohibit all types of motorized vehicles on frozen water bodies.

Artificial Lights

• You may not use a spotlight, headlight or other artificial light to spot, locate or take any wild animal in a refuge.

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Specific

• ATVs and snowmobiles are prohibited on refuge lands and waters.
• Boating, canoeing and kayaking are permitted only on lakes open to summer fishing. See hunting and fishing brochures.
• Blackbird Lake is open to non-motorized boats or electric boat motor use only.
• Swimming, waterskiing, tubing, and motorized personal watercraft are prohibited.
• Fires are permitted only in grills at the Chippewa Picnic site.

Additional information

• The above information is a partial list of rules and regulations. Consult the Tamarac Refuge General Brochure for more details.
• Special-use permits may be issued for compatible secondary uses upon approval of the refuge manager. Contact the refuge office for application information at 218-847-2641.