Hunting draw to be held August 18

More than 270 per­mits are offered to hunters wish­ing to con­struct a blind to hunt ducks and geese on select Ohio State Park lakes this water­fowl hunt­ing sea­son. A lot­tery draw­ing for the per­mits will be held at 16 state parks and two wildlife areas the morn­ing of Sat­ur­day, Aug. 18.

Inter­ested appli­cants must appear in per­son at a par­tic­i­pat­ing state park office with proof of a 2012 Ohio hunt­ing license, state wet­lands stamp endorse­ment in the applicant’s name and a signed 2012 or 2011 fed­eral duck stamp. Appli­cants under the age of 18 must have a par­ent or legal guardian present sign the per­mit con­tract, and they must pro­vide the required license and stamps.

Par­tic­i­pat­ing state parks include Portage Lakes and West Branch in north­east Ohio; East Har­bor, Indian Lake and Lake Loramie in north­west Ohio; Buck Creek, Cae­sar Creek, Cowan Lake, East Fork, Hue­ston Woods and Rocky Fork in south­west Ohio; and Alum Creek, A.W. Mar­ion, Buck­eye Lake, Deer Creek and Delaware in cen­tral Ohio.

Appli­ca­tions will be accepted begin­ning at 7:30 a.m. at most parks, with the lot­tery draw­ings at 8 a.m. at the park office, unless oth­er­wise noted in the list­ing below.

Each hunter can apply for only one duck blind per­mit, and no one may apply or draw for another per­son. There is a $50 non-refundable per­mit fee for the state park lot­tery win­ners. Most loca­tions accept cash, checks or credit cards for pay­ment, except for Portage Lakes where pay­ment is by cash (exact change) or check only. Lot­tery win­ners have 45 days to con­struct their blinds, and all blinds must be dis­man­tled by March 15, 2013.

Hunters wish­ing to par­tic­i­pate in the lot­ter­ies at Delaware or Indian Lake state parks are advised that the nearby Delaware marina, and the Indian Lake park office and com­mis­sary no longer sell hunt­ing licenses and duck stamps. Hunters should pur­chase their license and stamp from another ven­dor prior to the lotteries.

Water­fowl hunt­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties are also offered through lot­tery draw­ings for blinds at the Mer­cer Wildlife Area on Grand Lake St. Marys and the Mos­quito Creek Wildlife Area adja­cent to Mos­quito Lake State Park. The draw­ings will be held at the respec­tive wildlife area offices on Aug. 18. There is no fee for use of the blinds at these areas. Lot­tery par­tic­i­pants must also have a cur­rent Har­vest Infor­ma­tion Pro­gram certification.

Infor­ma­tion on water­fowl hunt­ing sea­sons, loca­tions and restric­tions will be dis­cussed by park staff and wildlife offi­cers dur­ing the lot­ter­ies. For gen­eral infor­ma­tion about hunt­ing sea­sons and reg­u­la­tions, call 800-WILDLIFE or visit wildohio.com.

Posted by Rob Hamilton on Aug 8 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.