Shiawassee Hunt Application

2008 Deer Hunt Application and Information
(Federal Hunts Only)

Pre-Registered Drawings
On-line permit application

Please read this ENTIRE PAGE and be sure to answer all questions on your application.
(This information is also available as a PDF file by clicking download 2008 Rules PDF)

Welcome to our ON-LINE registration system. By selecting a hunt from the grid shown below, you can make your application via the internet.

You may also apply by submitting cards to the Refuge. Cards must be postmarked by August 1, 2008, to be entered into the drawing and to be eligible for priority points. (See instruction 2 below.)

There is no fee to apply.

Links: Applications Received Report Hunter Points Report Maps (in a separate window)

NEW PRIORITY POINT RULES FOR 2008
Please click and read 2008 Priority Point Rules (PDF file).

Instructions for Pre-Registered Hunt Applications

Applicants may apply once and may choose only ONE (1) hunt. Hunt choice code numbers are listed in the grid below.
Hunters may apply using this on-line form OR may apply by US Mail.

Hunters applying by mail must mail a card (at least 3" x 5", but not larger than 4" x 6", not a piece of paper) to:
Shiawassee NWR Deer Hunt
6975 Mower Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48601
If cards are sent they must contain the following complete information printed or typed on one side of the card:
Name
Address, including City, State and Zip
Phone Number
Driver's License Number or Sportcard Number
Hunt Choice Code Number
Please indicate if any of the above information has changed from past years.

Cards postmarked after the deadline or filled out incorrectly will not be entered into the drawing and no priority points will be awarded for the hunter.
Hunters may apply with one (1) partner. Please note that one partner may not be entered into the drawing nor receive priority points if his/her card information is incomplete. Partners must apply for the same hunt choice code number. (Download 2008 Priority Point Rules PDF)

For partners applying on-line, both applications are submitted on the same form.

For partners applying by mail, each hunter must fill out a card and then mail both cards, stapled together, in one envelope.

NO helper permits will be issued at a later date; hunters must apply with a partner if they need help in the field.
Youth applying for hunts must have one (1) supervising adult listed (aged 18 or older) as their partner. Youth hunters MUST have Hunter Safety certification.
Hunters who are successful for antlerless permits will be notified with instructions on how to purchase a Deer Management Unit 173 Public Lands Antlerless Deer license using the Retail Licensing system.
Only successful applicants will be notified by mail before September 6, 2008. Hunters may also check our website http://www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee (click on "Hunting") to check if he/she was drawn.
Permits cost $15. All permits must be claimed by October 24, 2008, or negative points will be assigned.

Priority Deer Drawing System Guidelines

A priority drawing system was started in 2001.
All applicants who apply for an either sex hunt, but are not selected, will receive one (1) priority point towards a higher preference each year he/she is unsuccessful in the drawing.
All applicants who apply for an antlerless only hunt will receive two (2) priority points towards a higher preference for an either sex permit and one (1) priority point towards a higher preference for an antlerless only hunt.
When an applicant is drawn for a permit, the points that he/she has accumulated to that point will return to zero for that type of permit. Any points for the other type of permit will remain.
If an applicant is selected and fails to pick up his/her permit, all points accumulated up to that point for both types of permits will be lost. In addition, the applicant will receive a negative total of two (2) points for both types of permits.
There is no penalty for the hunter who cannot make it into the field.
Only two (2) people can apply together as partners.
Law enforcement data banks will be tied to the program to automatically delete those applicants who are still serving probation periods.
Probation periods assigned to refuge violations will be served consecutively.
Please note that your points may not transfer if we are not made aware of changes in your identification number.

HUNT CHOICES
Select the ONE hunt you wish to apply for from the
table below by clicking the hunt number button.
That will take you to the application form.

View Maps in a separate window.

2008 DEER Hunt
Hunt Choice Code	Dates	Type	Hunt Area	Number Hunters	Harvest Permits
	OCT. 25 - OCT. 29	Archery	1 & 5	130	ANTLERLESS
	NOV. 01 - NOV. 05	Archery	1 & 5	80	EITHER SEX
	DEC. 01 - DEC. 05	Archery	4 & 5	100	EITHER SEX
	DEC. 27 - DEC. 31	Archery	4 & 5	100	EITHER SEX
	NOV. 19 - NOV. 20	Shotgun	3	75	ANTLERLESS
	NOV. 19 - NOV. 20	Shotgun	2	25	ANTLERLESS
	NOV. 23 - NOV. 24	Shotgun	3	75	ANTLERLESS
	NOV. 23 - NOV. 24	Shotgun	2	25	ANTLERLESS
	DEC. 12 - DEC. 13	Muzzleloader	3	65	ANTLERLESS
	DEC. 12 - DEC. 13	Muzzleloader	2	20	ANTLERLESS
	DEC. 14 - DEC. 15	Muzzleloader	3	65	ANTLERLESS
	DEC. 14 - DEC. 15	Muzzleloader	2	20	ANTLERLESS
	DEC. 20 - DEC. 21	Muzzleloader	3	65	EITHER SEX
	DEC. 20 - DEC. 21	Muzzleloader	2	20	EITHER SEX
Updated 05/27/2008 23:33			shia2230 rev 05/19/2006 16:55:18

2008 Non-Ambulatory DEER Hunt
Hunt Choice Code	Dates	Type	Hunt Area	Number Hunters	Harvest Permits
205	NOV. 15 - NOV. 16	Shotgun(N-A)*	3	18	N-A Shotgun hunts are 60% anterless & 40% either sex permits
206	NOV. 17 - NOV. 18	Shotgun(N-A)*	3	18

*N-A shotgun hunts are Non-Ambulatory hunts – you must be confined to a wheelchair.
YOU MUST APPLY BY CARD ONLY.

All hunters harvesting a deer must use a valid license to tag the deer.

Hunt Areas: (Maps will be included in the hunter packet if you are selected or you can visit our website to download them.)

Area 1 - The entire Refuge.
Area 2 - Area bordered by the northern boundary of the Refuge, south to the Shiawassee and Cass Rivers, plus Green Point Island.
Area 3 - Entire Refuge except for the area north of the Shiawassee and Cass Rivers, and Green Point Island.
Area 4 - Green Point Island and the entire Refuge except trails by Stroebel Road bounded by Bullhead Creek, Shiawassee and Tittabawassee Rivers.
Area 5 - Cass River Unit in Bridgeport Township.

There is no special youth hunt this year. Youth are encouraged to apply as partners with a supervising adult. Youth must show proof of having taken a Hunter Safety course.

Scouting Dates: September 6 and 7, 2008, daylight hours only, during our Open House Weekend.

APPLY ON-LINE: Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee and click on "Hunting" for more information. Deadline to apply on-line is 11:59 p.m., August 1, 2008.

New Partner selection rules are available on this web site.

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, MI 48601
Phone: 989/777-5930
V/TTY Users: 800/649-3777 (Michigan State Relay System).

Available in alternative formats upon request.

Equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is available to all individuals regardless of physical or mental disability. For information please contact the U.S. Department of Interior, Office for Equal Opportunity, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240

You can also apply for a Shiawassee River State Game Area hunt. Call (989) 865-6211 for more information.

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