Permits fur Ripley hunts

[Lee Borgersen]

               Permits available fur Camp Ripley archery hunts.

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Hunters who missed the lottery deadline for the Camp Ripley archery hunt can purchase surplus permits on a first-come first-served basis beginning noon on Friday, Sept. 16. Hunters who already received a permit will not be allowed to purchase a surplus permit.

A total of 1,081 permits remain for the first hunt which runs Thursday, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct. 21, while 257 permits remain for the second hunt which runs Saturday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 30. A person may only purchase a permit for one of the hunts.

Hunters can purchase a surplus permit at any DNR license agent or online. Permits will remain on-sale as long as they are available, or until Friday, Oct. 7. The cost of the permit is $12.

Hunters will need to use surplus permit code 677 and then choose from one of the two hunt dates: Oct. 20-21 (Thursday and Friday, code 668) or Oct. 29-30 (Saturday and Sunday, code 669). Successful applicants will receive a hunt packet in the mail, which includes a notice that is required to enter Camp Ripley.

The bag limit for this year’s hunt is one deer. Hunters must use their regular archery license, which is valid for either sex. Bonus permits cannot be used. Additional rules and instructions are available on the DNR’s deer hunting webpage.

The archery hunt at Camp Ripley is an annual event. The DNR coordinates the hunt in collaboration with the Department of Military Affairs and the Central Lakes College Natural Resources Department.

[proangler16]

Wow, low numbers of hunters applied this year as it sounds.     I heard a lot of reports from last years hunts about low deer numbers and lot's of wolves in there being seen.  Ummmm, Government, Predators need to be managed too.....