Eighteen lucky hunters will have an opportunity to hunt deer this fall on the 6,000-acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in northeastern Okanogan County.
The deadline to submit an application for the limited-entry hunt is midnight on Aug. 14. For more information, go to the state Fish and Wildlife web site or call the department’s north central region office at 509-754-4624 or the headquarters at 360-902-25 15.
Eighteen applicants will be chosen by a random draw, and will receive access permits at no additional cost beyond a hunting license and the standard tags. Six permits will be reserved for bow hunters, six for muzzleloaders. and six for modern firearms.
Results of the drawing will be available on the department’s website the last week of August. Deer seasons for the area are Sept. 1-30 for bow hunters, Oct. 3-11 for muzzleloaders, and Oct. 17-27 for modern firearm hunters.
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