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Drawing coming for KNWR deer blind for disabled
hunters |
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July 19, 2017 |
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) will
conduct a random drawing on August 15 to award
10 hunters with disabilities a special Deer Hunt
Permit. Hunters must provide proof of a valid
Idaho Disabled Hunting License prior to the
drawing.
Hunters who require easier accessibility may
apply to receive one of 10 seven-day deer hunt
permits as follows:
Archery Only; Antlered or Antlerless
* Week 1 ... Aug 30 – Sept 5
* Week 2 ... Sept 6 – Sept 12
* Week 3 ... Sept 13 – Sept 19
* Week 4 ... Sept 20 – Sept 26
Archery & Special Weapons*, Antlered or
Antlerless
* Week 5 ... Oct 10 – Oct 16
* Week 6 ... Oct 17 – Oct 23
* Week 7 ... Oct 24 – Oct 30
* Week 8 ... Oct 31 - Nov 6
* Week 9 ... Nov 7 – Nov 13
* Week 10 ... Nov 14 – Nov 20
All hunting under the permit will be conducted
from a blind located in the northwest corner of
the Refuge where the Myrtle Creek and Kootenai
River dikes merge. Selected hunters should have
a helper, if necessary, to assist with
retrieving/caring for down game.
Please be sure to know the regulations before
hunting on the Refuge.
For more information or to submit your name in
the Deer Hunt Permit drawing, contact the Refuge
Manager at (208) 267-3888.
*muzzleloader,
archery equipment, crossbow, a shotgun using
slugs, or a handgun using straightwalled
cartridges not originally established for
rifles. Use of non-toxic, non-lead ammunition is
required. |
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