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.
Release no. 16-019