Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  887

BY: Senator(s) Posey

     AMEND lines 65 through 72 by striking paragraph (e) in its entirety and insert the following:

          (e)  The commission may establish an extended season with primitive weapons and bow and arrow without dogs from February 1 through February 15 for the area south of U.S. Highway 84 and east of Mississippi Highway 35 only for legal bucks.  If the commission establishes the extended season, then any antlered deer taken in this area during any open season under this subsection must be a legal buck as defined in this paragraph.  For purposes of this paragraph, the term "legal buck" means a deer with antlers of four (4) points or more with a minimum inside spread of ten (10) inches or a minimum main beam length of thirteen (13) inches.  The commission may delay the opening date and change the length of bow and arrow season in paragraph (1)(a) in this area.