Super Hunt Applications Due

The first Super Hunt drawing of 2006 raised $103,000 from 19,272 tickets sold, down 3,000 tickets from last year. The second Super Hunt drawing is coming up, and the deadline to apply is August 10. The second drawing for the 2006 Super Hunt will be August 15, when one Super Hunt Combo and Super Hunt tags for two elk, two deer, two antelope, and one moose hunt will be drawn. Winners are allowed to participate in any hunt-controlled or general--open anywhere in Idaho this fall for the species drawn. All other rules apply for the hunt chosen; for example, archery-only or muzzleloader-only hunts. The money raised by the Super Hunt drawings goes to fund the ACCESS YES! program, designed to improve hunter and angler access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners. The program goal is to provide access to at least 1 million acres of private land. More than 100 properties now are enrolled in the program, opening 622,000 acres of private land and access to an additional 700,000 acres of public land for hunting and fishing. This nearly doubles the amount of private land from last year. Hunters and anglers can support the program by applying for a Super Hunt drawing or by making a donation. Super Hunt applications are available at license vendors, Fish and Game offices, by phone at 800-554-8685 or 800-824-3729, by mail or online. Donations are accepted at all license vendors. Applications for the second Super Hunt drawing must be received at Fish and Game no later than August 10. Mail applications to IDFG License Section, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707. Applications are available online at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/superhunt/, at license vendors and Fish and Game offices, or by phone at 800-554-8685 or 800-824-3729.