Duck blind
drawings set for Sept. 18
Though it’s still hot, it’s not to early to mark the calendar
for Sept. 18 when a number of drawings will be held for permits to construct
permanent seasonal blinds on several lakes across Oklahoma.
Registration and drawings for duck blinds will be held for Ft.
Gibson, Eufaula, Webbers Falls, Waurika, W.D. Mayo, Ft. Supply, and Canton
lakes.
Registration and drawings for duck blinds at Fort Gibson,
Eufaula and Webbers Falls will take place at the Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation’s field office in Porter, located between Wagoner and
Muskogee on Hwy. 69. Registration for Fort Gibson will take place at 7 a.m.,
with drawings to follow at 8 a.m. For blinds at Eufaula, registration will
begin at 9:30 a.m., with drawings at 10:30 a.m. Registration will begin at
noon for Webbers Falls, with drawings at 1 p.m.
Drawings for Waurika blinds will be held at 9 a.m. at the Corps
of Engineers office located at the Waurika Lake Dam. Drawings for W.D. Mayo
will be held at 10 a.m. at the Spiro City Council chambers in Spiro (510 S.
Main St).
Hunters also may be drawn for duck blinds at Ft. Supply.
Drawings will take place at 10 a.m. at the Wildlife Department’s northwest
region field office in Woodward.
Duck blind permits for Canton Lake will be issued from 8 a.m. to
10 a.m. at the Overlook Café on the south end of Canton Lake dam. Permits
will be issued for Canton Lake on a first-come, first-served basis
Applicants for permanent blind permits must be at least 16 years
of age and possess all valid hunting licenses, signed stamps and permits as
required for hunting waterfowl during the waterfowl season, unless exempt.
Additionally, they need a valid Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit.
Applicants must be present at the drawings to be eligible.
Waterfowl hunting blinds constructed on Corps of Engineers and
Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs are classified in two categories: temporary
blinds (constructed for only one hunt and removed at the end of the hunt)
and permanent blinds (constructed for seasonal use). No permit is required
for temporary blinds.
To learn which lakes allow permanent and temporary blinds, log
on to wildlifedepartment.com.
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