2010 QUOTA DEER HUNTS – HUNT DATES and APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce the 2010 Quota gun deer hunt dates and application procedures.

Two hunts (w/ any legal weapon) will be offered on the Refuge in 2010. The first hunt will be October 23 – 24, 2010 and the second hunt will be November 13 – 14, 2010. Limit will be two deer of either sex, one buck per day, and harvested deer will be considered “Bonus Deer.” Harvested deer will be reported to the Refuge’s “Check Station” on Highway 76 and replacement tags will be issued.

To apply, please send a U.S Post Office Pre-Stamped Post Card w/ primary applicants name on the front of the card in the return address slot. Post cards should be sent to 6772 Highway 76 South, Stanton, TN 38069 or may be hand delivered to the Refuge Headquarters. Up to two additional hunters may be added to the back of the post card, with full name and address of each applicant and choice of hunt (i.e. Oct. first; Nov. second, visa versa, or Oct. only, Nov. only, etc.). Incomplete, duplicate, or other post card types will be disqualified.

For more information, please call the Refuge Headquarters at (731) 772 – 0501.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 150-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System comprised of more than 550 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and other special management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fish and wildlife management offices, and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts.