LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers will take applications through Aug. 15 for the 2012/2013 special deer and duck hunts that provide accessibility to mobility impaired hunters. The hunters will be selected via a random drawing in September.
Eligible applicants must be non-ambulatory individuals with a permanent physical condition that severely impairs their mobility from either paralysis or amputation of one or both of the lower extremities, which requires assistance from a wheelchair, braces, crutches or other similar aids of mobility.
A list of hunt locations, dates, allowable methods of harvest, and points of contact are provided in this notice. To obtain an application packet or get more information on a particular hunt, please contact the appropriate hunt coordinator.
2012-13 Mobility impaired hunting schedule
Location: Greeson
Date: Oct. 8-9
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Marty Reynolds
Phone: 870-285-2151 ext. 5003
Location: Ouachita
Date: Nov. 10-11
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Joe Bailey
Phone: 501-767-2108 ext. 4002
Location: Mt. Home
Date: Oct. 22-24
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Jeremy Jennings
Phone: 870-425-2700 ext. 145
Location: Nimrod
Date: Nov. 6-7
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Kent White
Phone: 479-272-4324
Location: DeQueen
Date: Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Victor Kuykendall
Phone: 870-584-4161
Location: Greers Ferry
Date: Nov. 6-8
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Jason Presley
Phone: 501-362-2416
Location: Clarksville
Date: Nov. 2-3
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Robert Ahlert
Phone: 501-340-1740
Location: AR Post
Date: Nov. 28-30
Method: Blackpowder
Contact: Daren Olson
Phone: 870-534-0451
Location: Cooks Lake
Date: Dec. 7-9
Method: Modern Gun
Contact: John Stark
Phone: 870-282-8247
Location: DeGray Duck
Date: Jan. 12-13
Method: Shotgun
Contact: Jeff Lockwood
Phone: 870-246-5501 ext. 4012
These special hunts on federal property are provided through a partnership with the corps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission.