www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee
www.HuntShiawassee.org

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Deer Hunt Lottery Application Site

Applications received have not been
posted for the 2012 season.

The list will be coming soon.

File: [shw-2012-app-log.txt]





2013 Deer Hunt Application and Information
(Federal Hunts Only)
This is the Last Year for the Priority Point System. Due to Federal laws regarding information that we may collect from the public, 2011 is the LAST year that we will use the priority point system to select hunters. Following this year’s drawing, all information, including hunters’ accumulated point totals, will be removed from our system. The refuge will employ a random lottery selection process to issue permits in 2012.
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 2013 Deer Hunt Information 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. The online application closes at 11:59 p.m. on August 1, 2013.

You may also apply by submitting cards to the Refuge by U.S. Mail. Cards must be postmarked by August 1, 2013.

There is no fee to apply.

Links:       Applications Received Report       2012 Hunter Points Report       Maps (in a separate window)

Instructions for Applying

  1. Applicants may only apply once either online or by submitting a card. Only one hunt may be selected. Hunt choice code numbers are listed below and on the PDF.

  2. If you apply online visit our website at www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee and click on the hunting link for more information.

  3. Hunters may apply using this on-line form OR may apply by US Mail.

    If submitting a card by mail or in person, include the following information on a 3.5” x 5” card and send to
    Shiawassee NWR Deer Hunt
    6975 Mower Rd.
    Saginaw, MI 48601
    Cards 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.
    If card cannot be read or has incomplete information, it will not be entered into the drawing.

  4. Hunters may apply with one (1) partner.

    All applications are manually reviewed upon receipt. Rule violations or intentional mis-representations may cause the application to be disqualified.

    Please note that if either partner submits incomplete information, he/she will not be entered into the drawing; the other partner's information will still be entered as long as it's complete. Partners must apply for the same hunt choice code number.

    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.

    ( Download 2013 Deer Hunt Information PDF)

  5. 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.

  6. Only successful applicants will be notified by mail before September 9, 2013. Hunters may also check our website to check if he/she was drawn.

  7. Permits cost $15. All permits must be claimed by October 28, 2013.
Priority Deer Drawing System Guidelines
  • A priority drawing system was started in 2001 and will end with the 2011 season.
  • Hunters who apply this year and already have points in our system will have a better chance of being drawn for popular either sex hunts compared to a first-time hunter with zero points.
  • Only two people can apply together as partners.
  • Law enforcement data is tied to the program to delete those applicants who are still serving probation periods.
  • Probation periods assigned to refuge violations will be served consecutively.
  • The hunter is responsible for notifying us of any changes to his/her address, phone number, identification number, etc. so that points can be transferred if necessary.
Hunters are restricted to using only the weapon of the hunt type listed;
* Shotgun (Non-Ambulatory) – hunters are in a wheelchair. Must apply by card only.


Hunt Areas: (Maps will be included in the hunter packet if you are selected or you can View Maps on this site.)
  • Area 1 - The entire refuge “core”
  • 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 5 – Cass River Unit in Bridgeport Township.

Scouting Dates: September 10 and 11, 2013, 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, 2013.

Partner selection rules are defined on our 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).
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

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