Drawing for use of the deer hunt blind on the Wildlife Refuge

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) will conduct a random drawing on August 15, to award ten hunters with disabilities a special Deer Hunt Permit. Hunters must provide proof of a valid Idaho Disabled Hunting License prior to the drawing. Hunters who require easier 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

*muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow, a shotgun using slugs, or a handgun using straight-walled cartridges not originally established for rifles. Use of non-toxic, non-lead ammunition is required.

All hunting under the 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 should have a helper, if necessary, to assist with retrieving/caring for down game.

Please be sure to know the regulations BEFORE hunting on the Refuge. For more information or to submit your name in the Deer Hunt Permit drawing, contact the Refuge Manager at (208) 267-3888.