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Youth Deer Hunt
This year's hunt: October 10 & 11, 2009
The youth deer hunt was made possible through the Deer 2000 and Beyond Project. The hunt is designed to give youth hunters, ages 12 - 15 who have successfully completed a hunter education program, an opportunity to hunt deer and gain valuable hunting experience at a time when other hunters are not authorized to hunt deer with a firearm.
On the first morning of the 2008 Youth Hunt, 12 year old Nelson Kreciak of Butternut, WI, shot this 7 point buck on his family's property in rural Price County. His step-father, John Kelto, commented: "the deer dropped where it stood with one shot of his .308 at 70 yards. I'm not sure which one of us was more excited! With a great first experience like this, I'm sure that Nelson will be a hooked on deer hunting for a long time." Congratulations Nelson!
Youth Hunt Rules and Regulations:
- Open to persons 12 - 15 years of age (resident and non-resident) who possess a hunter education certificate of accomplishment and a gun deer hunting license.
- Youth hunters may hunt deer with a gun on October 10 & 11, 2009 in all deer management units, except state park and non-quota units.
- The bag limit is one buck with their Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag plus additional antlerless deer per Antlerless Deer Carcass Tag valid for the DMU the youth hunter is hunting.
- In Deer Management Units (DMU's) designated as CWD, youth hunters are exempt from the earn-a-buck requirements to tag one buck using their "Gun Buck Deer Carcass Tag" during the October 10 & 11, 2009 youth gun deer hunt. This exemption only applies to the two day youth gun deer hunt. During all other deer hunting seasons, youth hunters are required to follow earn-a-buck requirements in DMUs designated as CWD.
- Allowable types of guns are those authorized on the first day of the regular gun deer season.
- Hunters shall be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older.
- One adult may not accompany more than 2 hunters and all other hunting regulations apply.
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