Antlerless Deer Permit Sales Begin October 10

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Sales of surplus antlerless deer permits will begin Tuesday, October 10th at all MassWildlife district offices and for online license holders at the MassOutdoors website. In the Southeast District, permit sales will be held at the Myles Standish State Forest (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mssf.htm)from October 10 – 13. Beginning October 16<SUP>th</SUP>, sales will be moved to the Bourne office (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfwdistr.htm) for the remainder of the season. Permits will be available for Wildlife Management Zones 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14. Online antlerless deer permits can only be purchased by online hunting or sporting license-holders. Hunters may purchase 1 permit/zone/day until the quotas are reached. To purchase a permit, hunters must present their original 2006 hunting or sporting license and the $5.00 fee. Duplicate certificates and/or photocopies of a license will not be accepted. A person may take other hunters’ original license(s) and purchase permits for them. As in past years, all permits will be issued on a first come, first serve basis. For more <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName>info</st1:PersonName>rmation contact Lori Cookman, Permits Specialist, 508/792-7270 x141. <o:p></o:p>

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Oct. 6, 2006 -- For clarification, from October 10 - 13 antlerless deer permit sales in the Southeast will take place at the Myles Standish State Forest (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mssf.htm#Myles) in place of the Southeast District Office. No surplus antlerless deer permits will be sold at the Southeast District Office in Bourne until Monday, October 16th.
Oct. 4, 2006 -- Sale of surplus antlerless deer permits will begin Tuesday, October 10th at Westboro, Acton, West Boylston, Pittsfield, and Belchertown offices (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfwdistr.htm) and for online license holders via the MassOutdoors website (http://www.mass.gov/massoutdoors) (Note: Online antlerless deer permits can only be purchased by online hunting or sporting license-holders.) In the Southeast District, permit sales will be held at the Myles Standish State Forest (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mssf.htm#Myles) from October 10 - 13. Beginning October 16th, Southeast District sales will be moved to the Bourne office (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfwdistr.htm) for the remainder of the season. For online permit availability, please check the Online Update Page (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/massoutdoors/online_adp.htm).
Surplus permits will be available only for Wildlife Management Zones 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14. (Note: There will be no surplus permits available for zones 1, 2, 3, 4N, 4S, 5, 6, 7, or 12). The table below shows the number of available surplus permits for 2006 as compared to 2005 figures. The approximate sell-out times/dates for each zone in 2005 are also provided.
<TABLE width=700 border=1><TBODY><TR bgColor=#000099><TD height=59>Wildlife
Management Zone
</TD><TD height=59># Permits Available (2006)
</TD><TD height=59># Permits Available (2005)
</TD><TD height=59>Approximate
2005 Sell-out Times
</TD></TR><TR><TD>8
</TD><TD>50
</TD><TD>891
</TD><TD>11 a.m. of first day
</TD></TR><TR><TD>9
</TD><TD>1,382
</TD><TD>1,927
</TD><TD>End of first day
</TD></TR><TR><TD>10
</TD><TD>6,668
</TD><TD>6,320
</TD><TD>2nd day of shotgun season
</TD></TR><TR><TD>11
</TD><TD>5,638
</TD><TD>5,592
</TD><TD>Did not sell out
</TD></TR><TR><TD>13
</TD><TD>2,700
</TD><TD>2,600
</TD><TD>Did not sell out
</TD></TR><TR><TD>14
</TD><TD>2,650
</TD><TD>2,600
</TD><TD>Did not sell out
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
To reduce time waiting in line, hunters who want to purchase permits for Zones 10, 11, 13 and 14 may want to consider making their purchases later in the week. Historically, Zone 10 permits have been available for weeks after over-the-counter sales begin, and Zones 11, 13 and 14 have not reached their quota.
Hunters may purchase 1 permit/zone/day until quotas are reached. To purchase a permit, hunters must present their original 2006 hunting or sporting license and the $5.00 fee. Duplicate certificates and/or photocopies of a license will not be accepted. A person may take other hunters' original license(s) and purchase permits for them. As in past years, all permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thank you!
MassWildlife
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