Post by Woody Williams on Oct 25, 2005 16:51:11 GMT -5
Fairbanks Landing deer hunting news
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Plenty of openings remain for reserved deer hunts at new Fairbanks Landing FWA
About 200 hunting opportunities remain unfilled for reserved deer hunts at the new Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area in Vigo and Sullivan counties.
Deer hunters will be randomly drawn for hunts held on the weekends of Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-20 -- the first two weekends of deer firearms season.
"We currently have signed up 154 hunters for the first weekend hunt and 29 for the second weekend hunt," said Fairbanks/Minnehaha property manager Ron
Ronk. "Our quota is 200 hunters for each weekend."
Ronk says the tremendous amount of interest in last year's hunt during the first weekends of firearms season, long lines of hunters at check-in stations, and the numbers of hunters turned away during these weekends led the DNR to decide to pre-register Fairbanks FWA deer hunters during the first two weekends of this year's firearms season.
Hunters have until the end of October to sign up for a chance at one weekend hunt per person. Hunters can register for a reserved Fairbanks FWA hunt at the Minnehaha FWA office.
The Minnehaha FWA office, open 5 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays and 5 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekends during the sign-up period, is about 2.5 miles east of Sullivan on
state Route 54.
Applicants drawn for hunts, as well as those not drawn, will be notified by mail.
The 8,000-acre Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Area opened last November. The property is northwest of Fairbanks, Ind. in Vigo and Sullivan counties.
Bonus anterless deer licenses cannot be used at Fairbanks FWA.
Fairbanks Landing FWA map:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publications/fairbanks.htm
More information:
Minnehaha FWA: 812-268-5640
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Plenty of openings remain for reserved deer hunts at new Fairbanks Landing FWA
About 200 hunting opportunities remain unfilled for reserved deer hunts at the new Fairbanks Landing Fish and Wildlife Area in Vigo and Sullivan counties.
Deer hunters will be randomly drawn for hunts held on the weekends of Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-20 -- the first two weekends of deer firearms season.
"We currently have signed up 154 hunters for the first weekend hunt and 29 for the second weekend hunt," said Fairbanks/Minnehaha property manager Ron
Ronk. "Our quota is 200 hunters for each weekend."
Ronk says the tremendous amount of interest in last year's hunt during the first weekends of firearms season, long lines of hunters at check-in stations, and the numbers of hunters turned away during these weekends led the DNR to decide to pre-register Fairbanks FWA deer hunters during the first two weekends of this year's firearms season.
Hunters have until the end of October to sign up for a chance at one weekend hunt per person. Hunters can register for a reserved Fairbanks FWA hunt at the Minnehaha FWA office.
The Minnehaha FWA office, open 5 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays and 5 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekends during the sign-up period, is about 2.5 miles east of Sullivan on
state Route 54.
Applicants drawn for hunts, as well as those not drawn, will be notified by mail.
The 8,000-acre Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Area opened last November. The property is northwest of Fairbanks, Ind. in Vigo and Sullivan counties.
Bonus anterless deer licenses cannot be used at Fairbanks FWA.
Fairbanks Landing FWA map:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publications/fairbanks.htm
More information:
Minnehaha FWA: 812-268-5640
