Hunt #1 - 13th Annual Deer Hunt

Call for Applications: Options and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that applications for the 13th annual deer hunt for people with disabilities to be held at Rydell National Wildlife Refuge are ready to be released. As in years past the MinDak Border Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association will underwrite the hunt. The dates of the hunt will be October 9, 10, and 11. This year's hunt will be open for buck or doe.

Rydell National Game Refuge offers hunters with disabilities a unique experience by providing hunters the opportunity to hunt in one of the most accessible wildlife refuges in the Nation. Rydell has miles of
paved trails in addition to hard-packed trails. It is large enough to accommodate up to 20 hunters, having enough land so that risks associated with deer hunting are minimized. The refuge has all terrain vehicles
with accessible trailers so that if a hunter chooses they can be driven out to their stands. The refuge also has some accessible hunting platforms available.

Hunters are responsible for travel to and from the refuge, their sleeping accommodations while at the hunt, purchasing their license, and providing for their personal needs such as warm clothes, guns, ammo,
attendants, etc. Hunt organizers will assist hunters with getting from the refuge headquarters to and from their hunting site, providing volunteers to assist with the handling of the animal after it is shot (if requested), and meals. Meals will consist of a noon meal prior to hunting and an evening meal once the hunter has come back from hunting. If more applications are received than spots available applicants will be selected based on severity of disability, hunting experience as a person with a disability, hunting experience at Rydell Refuge. If all is equal a
random drawing will take place.

Anyone interested in applying for this year’s hunt please contact Options for a hunting application. Call 800- 726-3692. Applications must be postmarked by September 18, 2007. For those persons chosen, the
Refuge will be open for scouting and choosing a blind location on Sept 28, 2007. Questions can be directed to Randy at 800-726-3692

Hunt #2 - Rice Lake Announces Deer Hunt

Call for Applications: Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, in collaboration with the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that applications for the second annual deer hunt for people with disabilities are ready to be released. The dates of the hunt will be October 2nd - 5th, 2008. This hunt will be open for buck or doe.

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located five miles south of McGregor, Minnesota on Hwy 65. McGregor is located approximately mid-way between Brainerd and Duluth. The Refuge is large (18,000 acres),
offering hunters varied terrain from which to hunt. The habitat is a mix of upland deciduous forest, tamarack and black spruce bog, to lowland hardwood forest. The maximum number of hunters who can participate is
twenty.

Hunters are responsible for travel to and from the refuge, sleeping accommodations while at the hunt (limited accommodations are available at Camp New Hope), purchasing their license, and providing for their
personal needs such as warm clothes, guns, ammo, attendants, etc. Hunt organizers will assist hunters with getting from the refuge headquarters to and from their hunting site, providing volunteers to assist with the
handling of the animal after it is shot (if requested), and meals. Meals will consist of a noon meal prior to hunting and an evening meal once the hunter has come back from hunting. If more applications are received than spots available applicants will be selected based on severity of disability and hunting experience as a person with a disability. If all is equal a random drawing will take place.

Anyone interested in applying for this years hunt should request an application packet by calling Walt Ford, Refuge Manager, at 218-768-2402.

Applications must be postmarked by September 12, 2008. For those persons selected the Refuge will be open for scouting on Sept 27, 2008.

Hunt #3 - MINNESOTA & WISCONSIN - 2009 UFFDA HUNT DRAWINGS

If you are a physically challenged UFFDA member in good standing (with your dues paid to date - $25.00), we invite you to register for our 2009 UFFDA Hunts. Our organization is growing and more opportunities are becoming available all the time. Please read carefully the following instructions to keep the selection process trouble free. In the year 2009, UFFDA will sponsor 3 separate whitetail hunts. The first will take place at Camp Wilderness in Park Rapids, MN.

The second will take place at BSAA in Baraboo, WI and the third will take place in Rhinelander, WI. Please print out and then fill out the 2009 UFFDA Hunt Application that is attached to this message and return it to the UFFDA main desk as soon as possible. This application is your official entry form into the drawing for the 2009 hunts. If you have any questions about the hunts, contact the UFFDA main desk at 320-634-3660 or email us at bowtwang@runestone.net.

The drawing for the 2009 hunters will take place the first of June. Applications must be received by 5/09 to be included in the selection process. It is important to know that first time applicants are given priority in the drawing. If you have never been to an UFFDA hunt, you are guaranteed of being selected. The next group is taken from members who have been to a hunt and have not harvested a deer. If there are still places to fill, the final spots are given to UFFDA members who harvested deer at the previous year’s hunt. If you have any questions about what is expected of you or what is required for registration, call the UFFDA main desk at 320-634-3660.

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