Hunters Needed for Assisted Deer Hunt

With the 11^th annual youth/handicap assisted deer hunt just around the corner, now is the time to sign up. The Riley County Fish and Game Association, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), and the Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake are seeking participants for the hunt which will be held September 7^th and 8^th.

Kansas youth 11 through 16 years of age and Kansas residents with a certified disability are eligible to participate in this hunt. Participants will need a Kansas hunting license, a deer permit, and, if required by Kansas law, will also need to take or have taken an approved hunter education course. Assistance meeting these requirements, including scholarship assistance to purchase a hunting license and deer permit, can be provided by the sponsoring agencies and associations.

If participants do not have a rifle or ammo for the hunt, these items can be provided. During the hunt, each participant will be paired with an experienced hunter who will serve as guide. Arrangements have been made with area lockers where basic processing of harvested deer will be handled free of charge.

Other items provided for this hunt include accessible hunting blinds, hunting locations, hunter orange hats and vests, and transportation to the field. 

Hunt participants will also be required to attend a firearm safety presentation and sight-in at the Fancy Creek Shooting Range at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, August 18^th.

Many thanks go to other groups and organizations contributing to this hunt such as the Friends of Fancy Creek Range, Kansas City Chapter of Safari Club International, Kansas State Rifle Association and the Tuttle Creek Lake Association.

If you are interested in participating in this great opportunity to hunt Kansas whitetail deer, want more information or need an application, contact Steve Prockish at the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers office at (785) 539-8511, ext. 3167, or at Stephen.E.Prockish@usace.army.mil. Applications can also be downloaded here: http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Portals/29/docs/lakesites/tuttlecreek/Dear%20Prospective%20hunter%20ltr%20%20application.pdf. Applications will be accepted thru July 31^st.