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Opportunities abound for hunters with mobility impairments
MDC
July 2006
Sites all over the state have opportunities to hunt.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters who might ordinarily have trouble taking part in deer season will have access to special deer hunting opportunities at seven public areas this fall and winter.
Hunters who use wheelchairs, crutches, braces or canes to get around sometimes have trouble reaching good hunting spots. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offers special hunts on land around its reservoirs to help such hunters overcome barriers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a handicapped hunt at one of its Missouri wildlife refuges.
Hunt dates and places include:
--Nov. 4-5 Clearwater Lake in Reynolds County, two openings. Contact Jason Wilson, USACE, RR3, Box 3559D, Piedmont, MO 63957. Phone (573) 223-7777, ext. 235. Application deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 4-5 Truman Lake in Benton, Henry and St. Clair counties, 25 openings. Contact Larry Smith, USACE, 15968 Truman Road, Warsaw, MO 65355. Phone (660) 438-7317, ext. 1212. Application deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 4-5 Stockton Lake in Cedar, Dade and Polk counties, 20 openings. Contact Stanton Rains, USACE Stockton Project Office, 16435 E. Stockton Lake Drive, Stockton, 65785-9471, (417) 276-3113, Stanton.r.Rains@usace.army.mil.
--Nov. 18-19 Wappapello Lake in Wayne County, seven openings. Call James Gracey, (573) 222-8562. Deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 18-19 Mark Twain Lake in Ralls and Monroe counties, 30 openings. Contact Allen Mehrer, (573) 735-4097. E-mail allen.mehrer@mvs02.usace.army.mil. Application deadline Sept. 12.
--Nov. 18-19 Smithville Lake in Clay and Clinton counties, 60 openings. Contact Bruce Clark, USACE, P.O. Box 428, Smithville, MO 64089. Phone (816) 532-0174, ext. 10. E-mail bruce.k.clark@usace.army.mil. Applications can be requested starting Sept. 15 and must be received by Oct. 20.
--Nov. 18-19, Bois D'Arc in Greene County, 12 openings, Contact Mike Brooks, PO Box 1812, Bois D'Arc, MO 65612, Phone (417) 742-4361: Deadline Sept. 30.
--Dec. 2-3, Shaw Nature Reserve, three openings, Contact Glenn Beffa, PO Box 38, Gray Summit, MO 63039. Phone (636) 451-3512.
--Dec. 30 & 31 Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Chariton County, eight openings. Registration deadline Oct. 31. For reservations, contact John Guthrie, 16194 Swan Lake Ave., Sumner, MO 64681. Phone (660) 856-3323. E-mail swanlake@fws.gov.
-Jim Low-
MDC
July 2006
Sites all over the state have opportunities to hunt.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters who might ordinarily have trouble taking part in deer season will have access to special deer hunting opportunities at seven public areas this fall and winter.
Hunters who use wheelchairs, crutches, braces or canes to get around sometimes have trouble reaching good hunting spots. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offers special hunts on land around its reservoirs to help such hunters overcome barriers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a handicapped hunt at one of its Missouri wildlife refuges.
Hunt dates and places include:
--Nov. 4-5 Clearwater Lake in Reynolds County, two openings. Contact Jason Wilson, USACE, RR3, Box 3559D, Piedmont, MO 63957. Phone (573) 223-7777, ext. 235. Application deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 4-5 Truman Lake in Benton, Henry and St. Clair counties, 25 openings. Contact Larry Smith, USACE, 15968 Truman Road, Warsaw, MO 65355. Phone (660) 438-7317, ext. 1212. Application deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 4-5 Stockton Lake in Cedar, Dade and Polk counties, 20 openings. Contact Stanton Rains, USACE Stockton Project Office, 16435 E. Stockton Lake Drive, Stockton, 65785-9471, (417) 276-3113, Stanton.r.Rains@usace.army.mil.
--Nov. 18-19 Wappapello Lake in Wayne County, seven openings. Call James Gracey, (573) 222-8562. Deadline Sept. 30.
--Nov. 18-19 Mark Twain Lake in Ralls and Monroe counties, 30 openings. Contact Allen Mehrer, (573) 735-4097. E-mail allen.mehrer@mvs02.usace.army.mil. Application deadline Sept. 12.
--Nov. 18-19 Smithville Lake in Clay and Clinton counties, 60 openings. Contact Bruce Clark, USACE, P.O. Box 428, Smithville, MO 64089. Phone (816) 532-0174, ext. 10. E-mail bruce.k.clark@usace.army.mil. Applications can be requested starting Sept. 15 and must be received by Oct. 20.
--Nov. 18-19, Bois D'Arc in Greene County, 12 openings, Contact Mike Brooks, PO Box 1812, Bois D'Arc, MO 65612, Phone (417) 742-4361: Deadline Sept. 30.
--Dec. 2-3, Shaw Nature Reserve, three openings, Contact Glenn Beffa, PO Box 38, Gray Summit, MO 63039. Phone (636) 451-3512.
--Dec. 30 & 31 Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Chariton County, eight openings. Registration deadline Oct. 31. For reservations, contact John Guthrie, 16194 Swan Lake Ave., Sumner, MO 64681. Phone (660) 856-3323. E-mail swanlake@fws.gov.
-Jim Low-
