Duck Blind Drawings Slated for Sept. 20; Different Date Than Years Past

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 Drawings for permanent duck blinds at Fort Gibson, Eufaula, Webbers Falls, Waurika, W.D. Mayo and Ft. Supply will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, a different date than normal according to officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

In years past, the duck blind drawings have been held the fourth Saturday in September in conjunction with National Hunt and Fish Day, This year, that weekend falls Sept. 26-28, which marks the dates of the Wildlife Department’s fourth annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo, so officials rescheduled the drawing so sportsmen would have the opportunity to attend both events.

Anyone wanting a permanent blind permit must be 16 years of age and they must be present at the drawings.

Registration and drawings for duck blinds at Fort Gibson, Eufaula and Webbers Falls will take place at the Wildlife Department’s field office in Porter, located between Wagoner and Muskogee on Hwy. 69. Registration and drawings for Fort Gibson will be at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., respectively; for Eufaula, 9:30 and 10:30, respectively; and for Webbers Falls, noon and 1 p.m., respectively.

Drawings for Waurika will be at 9 a.m. at the Corps of Engineers office at the Waurika Lake dam.

The drawing for duck blinds at W.D. Mayo will be at 10 a.m. at the Spiro City Council Chamber, 510 South Main St. (located at the south end of Main).

The drawing for duck blinds at Ft. Supply will be held from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Wildlife Department’s northwest region office in Woodward.

Applicants must have a current Oklahoma hunting or combination license, a valid state waterfowl license and a federal duck stamp, unless they are exempt. Additionally, they need a valid Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit.

For waterfowl hunting regulations and information, consult the “2008-09 Oklahoma Waterfowl Guide,” available in September.

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