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Announcing the 4th Annual Paul Faircloth, Sr. Memorial Deer Hunt

December 14th-15th, 2007 - Near Quincy, Florida

Some very generous landowners, sponsors and volunteers will be conducting a rifle deer hunt for disabled and ill hunters in memory of the late Paul Faircloth, Sr., near Quincy, Florida. The hunt will begin at noon on Friday December 14th and end after the evening hunt on Saturday December 15th. The hunt will be provided at no cost to the hunters.
Hunting will be done on fields and cut lanes for bucks only on Friday, and bucks and does on Saturday. Baiting is legal and will be used on some locations. The land is flat and very accessible. Guides will be provided for each hunter, as well as game care, and some meals will be prepared for you. Ill and disabled hunters are encouraged to apply.
Hunters will need to pay their own lodging and license cost if drawn for the hunt. At this time we plan to stay at the Holiday Inn Express or another hotel near Quincy, FL.
To apply for the hunt, please answer the questions below and email your replies to fairclothhunt2007@yahoo.com ASAP. Drawn hunters will be notified at once. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT ATTENDING.
1. Full Name
2. Complete Mailing Address plus email address
3. All Phone Numbers
4. Age
5. Type and Extent of Disability or Illness?
6. Number of Deer Taken Since Disabled/ill?
7. If in wheelchair, manual or electric?
8. What Kind of vehicle will you bring to the hunt?
9. If selected, will you have to bring a non-hunting attendant with you?
10. How long have you been disabled/ill?
11. How often did you hunt last year?
To apply for the hunt, please answer the questions above and email your replies to fairclothhunt2007@yahoo.com ASAP.

NC Deer Hunt

NC Sportsmen Disabled Deer Hunts 2007
Either Sex
North Carolina Wildlife Commission Hunts
Disabled Hunters Companion can Hunt
Firearms Either Sex No Quota

Bladen Lakes Game Land October 5th
Holly Shelter Game Land October 5th
Roanoke River Game Lands October 16th 17th
Roanoke River Game Land November 5th 6th
Caswell Game Land November 1st 2nd
Sandhills Game Land November 1st 2nd

Contact NCWRC Brad Gunn 919-707-1722


NWR Either Sex No Quota
Pee Dee River NWR October 12th 13th
Contact NWR Janet Watson 704-694-4424

North Carolina Handicapped Sportsmen Inc
Either Sex
Cape Fear QDMA November 6th Quota 2
Cape Fear QDMA December 5th Quota 2
Contact Ed Richardson 919-602-2349

Orange County Hunt November 15th 16th Quota 15
Contact Ed Mays 252-441-4881

Eubanks Farm Hunt December 7TH 8TH
Quota 8 Companion can Hunt
Contact Joe Kirkpatrick 252-441-4881


These are the either sex deer hunts the North Carolina Handicapped Sportsmen Inc will be working on with other organizations in North Carolina this year except for the Armed Forces Foundation Hunts that NCHS will be hosting for wounded warriors. Disabled Hunters can apply for any of the above.
Ed Mays
President (NCHS)

MN Deer Hunt

12th Annual Deer Hunt Call for Applications

Options and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that applications for the 12th annual deer hunt for people with disabilities to be held at Rydell National Wildlife Refuge are ready to be released. The dates of the hunt will be October 11, 12, and 13. This years hunt will be open for buck or doe.

Rydell National Game Refuge offers hunters with disabilities a unique experience by providing hunters the opportunity to hunt in one of the most accessible wildlife refuges in the Nation. Rydell has miles of paved trails in addition to hard-packed trails. It is large enough to accommodate up to 20 hunters, having enough land so that risks associated with deer hunting are minimized. The refuge has all terrain vehicles with accessible trailers so that if a hunter chooses they can be driven out to their stands. The refuge also has some accessible hunting platforms available.

Hunters are responsible for travel to and from the refuge, their sleeping accommodations while at the hunt, purchasing their license, and providing for their personal needs such as warm clothes, guns, ammo, attendants, etc. Hunt organizers will assist hunters with getting from the refuge headquarters to and from their hunting site, providing volunteers to assist with the handling of the animal after it is shot (if requested), and meals. Meals will consist of a noon meal prior to hunting and an evening meal once the hunter has come back from hunting. If more applications are received than spots available applicants will be selected based on severity of disability, hunting experience as a person with a disability, hunting experience at Rydell Refuge. If all is equal a random drawing will take place.

Anyone interested in applying for this years hunt please contact Options for a hunting application. Call (800) 726-3692. Applications must be postmarked by September 15, 2006. For those persons chosen the Refuge will be open for scouting and choosing a blind location on Sept 30, 2007. Questions can be directed to Randy @ (800) 726-3692

MN Deer Hunt

1st Annual Deer Hunt Call for Applications

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that applications for the first annual deer hunt for people with disabilities are ready to be released. The dates of the hunt will be October 4th – 7th, 2007. This hunt will be open for buck or doe.

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located five miles south of McGregor, Minnesota on Hwy 65. McGregor is located approximately mid-way between Brainerd and Duluth. The Refuge is large (18,000 acres), offering hunters varied terrain from which to hunt. The habitat is a mix of upland deciduous forest, tamarack and black spruce bog, to lowland hardwood forest. The maximum number of hunters that can participate are fifteen.

Hunters are responsible for travel to and from the refuge, sleeping accommodations while at the hunt (limited accommodations are available at Camp New Hope), purchasing their license, and providing for their personal needs such as warm clothes, guns, ammo, attendants, etc. Hunt organizers will assist hunters with getting from the refuge headquarters to and from their hunting site, providing volunteers to assist with the handling of the animal after it is shot (if requested), and meals. Meals will consist of a noon meal prior to hunting and an evening meal once the hunter has come back from hunting. If more applications are received than spots available applicants will be selected based on severity of disability and hunting experience as a person with a disability. If all is equal a random drawing will take place.

Anyone interested in applying for this years hunt should contact Walt Ford, Refuge Manager, for a hunting application by calling (218) 768-2402.

Applications must be postmarked by September 15, 2007. For those persons selected the Refuge will be open for scouting and choosing a blind location on Sept 30, 2007.

IL Super Hunt Offered and volunteers Needed Too!

I am writing about a hunting opportunity for disabled huntersI work for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and my job is to convert closed military bases into National Wildlife Refuges. In this case I have worked to establish the Lost Mound Unit of the Savanna District of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. This area was once the Savanna Army Depot. The Depot was announced for closure in the 1995 BRAC and has not been hunted since then. We are located in Northwest Illinois in Jo-Daviss County. Jo-Daviss County has consistently produced some of the largest deer in the state. Anyway, There is 4,500 acres of land that has not been hunted since 1995 and this year we will be holding our first ever disabled deer hunt. The State tries to maintain a herd size around 35 deer per-square mile and through my best efforts to gather knowledge on the deer herd our counts indicate 80 deer per square mile. This is the biological reason for a hunt, but this is also make it a very successful hunt. I only have a few volunteers and am in dire need of more volunteer help as well as hunters to apply for the event.

For info contact ASAP:
Alan G Anderson - Wildlife Refuge Specialist Lost Mound Unit - Savanna District - Upper Miss. Refuge
3159 Crim Dr , Savanna, IL 61074
Office - 815-273-3184
FAX - 815-273-1132
alan_g_anderson@fws.gov