Kootenai Refuge offers special deer hunt blind for hunters with disabilities; reservation required

June 15, 2015

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge constructed a Deer Hunt Blind last year specifically for disabled big game hunters. The Refuge will conduct a random drawing on August 10, 2015, to award ten hunters a Deer Hunt Permit for the use of the disabled hunter blind. Hunters must provide proof of an Idaho Fish and Game “Disabled Hunting License” prior to the drawing. All hunting under this special deer hunt permit will be conducted from a blind located in the northwest corner of the Refuge where the Myrtle Creek and Kootenai River dikes merge. Selected hunters are required to have a helper, if necessary, to assist with retrieving/caring for down game. The use of the Deer Hunt Blind is only available through a lottery drawing. Hunters with valid Idaho Disabled Hunting Licenses and tags who require accessibility may apply to receive one of ten seven-day deer hunt permits as follows: Archery Only - Antlered or Antlerless   †Week 1.....Aug 30 – Sept 5   †Week 2.....Sept 6 – Sept 12   †Week 3.....Sept 13 – Sept 19   †Week 4.....Sept 20 – Sept 26 Archery & Special Weapons* - Antlered or Antlerless   †Week 5.....Oct 10 – Oct 16   †Week 6.....Oct 17 – Oct 23   †Week 7.....Oct 24 – Oct 30   †Week 8.....Oct 31 - Nov 6   †Week 9.....Nov 7 – Nov 13   †Week 10...Nov 14 – Nov 20 *Note: Special Weapons include: muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow, a shotgun using slugs, or a handgun using straightwalled cartridges not originally established for rifles. Use of non-toxic, non-lead ammunition is required. Also, note that some hunting regulations have changed on the Refuge so be sure to know the regulations before hunting on the Refuge. For more information, or to submit your name for the Disabled Hunter Deer Hunt Permit drawing, contact the Refuge Manager at (208) 267-3888.