ANNUAL TURKEY HUNT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES

Published March 9, 2016

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Paris Lions Club has scheduled the Annual Turkey Hunt for disabled persons that will be held at Mark Twain Lake.  The hunt will be held during the 2016 Missouri Spring Turkey season on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2016 in the Indian Creek Recreation Area.  The hunt will be restricted to 20 permanently disabled (non-ambulatory, semi-ambulatory) individuals having a valid 2016 Missouri spring season turkey tag and a hunter safety certification card.

                All hunters must comply with the 2016 Missouri Department of Conservation hunting regulations.  To insure a safe hunting experience, certain procedures will be in effect throughout the two-day hunt.  All hunters will be required to have hunter education.  Hunter must stay in blind at all time while in the field. 

Applications must be received before April 4, 2016, to qualify for the hunt.  A drawing to select participants will be held on April 6, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Mark Twain Lake Project Office.
Contact
Mark Twain Lake
573-735-4097
marktwaininfo@usace.army.mil
20642 Hwy J, Monroe City, MO, 63456

Release no. 16-019