COLUMBUS, OH -- Hunters wishing to apply for a permit to set up a blind to hunt ducks at an Ohio state park during the 2002-2003 waterfowl hunting season must enter a lottery drawing to be held at selected state park offices on Saturday, August 17.
A limited number of duck blind permits are available at 18 state park locations throughout Ohio. To enter the lottery, applicants must appear in person at a participating state park office and show proof of a current or 2001 Ohio hunting license, along with a current or 2001 federal duck stamp and state wetlands habitat stamp issued in the applicants name.
Applications will be taken beginning at 8 a.m. at most parks, with the lottery immediately following. Exceptions are Deer Creek and A.W. Marion state parks in Pickaway County, where the lotteries will be held at 9 a.m., and Buck Creek State Park in Clark County where the lottery is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.
Each entrant can apply for only one duck blind permit. No one can apply or draw for another person. There is a $50 non-refundable permit fee for lottery winners. Lottery winners have 45 days to construct their blinds. All blinds must be dismantled by March 15, 2003.
Participating state parks include Portage Lakes and West Branch in northeast Ohio; East Harbor and Lake Loramie in northwest Ohio; Dillon in southeast Ohio; Buck Creek, Caesar Creek, Cowan Lake, East Fork, Hueston Woods, Kiser Lake and Rocky Fork in southwest Ohio; and Alum Creek, A.W. Marion, Buckeye Lake, Deer Creek, Delaware and Indian Lake in central Ohio.
EDITORS NOTE: A LIST OF PARK ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS, ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF DUCK BLINDS AVAILABLE AT EACH PARTICIPATING PARK, IS BELOW.
For Further Information Contact:
Jean Backs, Parks and Recreation
(614) 265-7077
-or-
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
Alum Creek--(20 available)
3615 South Old State Road
Delaware, OH 43015-9673
(740) 548-4631 (Delaware County)
A.W. Marion--(3 available)
7317 Warner-Huffer Road
Circleville, OH 43113-9235
(740) 869-3124 (Pickaway County)
Buck Creek--(20 available)
1901 Buck Creek Lane
Springfield, OH 45502-8801
(937) 322-5284 (Clark County)
Buckeye Lake--(14 available)
2905 Liebs Island Road
Millersport, OH 43046-0488
(740) 467-2690 (Fairfield/Licking/Perry counties)
Caesar Creek--(22 available)
8570 E. State Rte. 73
Waynesville, OH 45068-9719
(513) 897-3055 (Warren/Clinton counties)
Meet at the Main Beach--Beach House
Cowan Lake--(10 available)
729 Beechwood Rd.
Wilmington, OH 45177-9737
(937) 289-2105 (Clinton County)
Deer Creek--(14 available)
20635 Waterloo Road
Mt. Sterling, OH 43143-9501
(740) 869-3124 (Pickaway/Fayette counties)
Delaware--(25 available)
5202 U.S. 23 North
Delaware, OH 43015-9714
(740) 369-2761 (Delaware County)
Dillon--(6 available)
5265 Dillon Hills Drive
Nashport, OH 43830-9568
(740) 453-4377 (Muskingum County)
East Fork--(24 available)
3294 Elklick Rd.
Bethel, OH 45106-9327
(513) 734-4323 (Clermont County)
East Harbor--(5 available)
1169 North Buck Rd.
Lakeside-Marblehead, OH 43440-9610
(419) 734-4424 (Ottawa County)
Hueston Woods--(12 available)
6301 Park Office Rd.
College Corner, OH 45003-9040
(513) 523-6347 (Preble/Butler counties)
Indian Lake--(34 available)
12774 State Rte. 235 North
Lakeview, OH 43331
(937) 843-2717 (Logan County)
Kiser Lake--(10 available)
P.O. Box 55
Rosewood, OH 43070-0055
(937) 362-3822 (Champaign County)
Lake Loramie--(19 available)
4401 Ft. Loramie Swanders Rd.
Minster, OH 45865-9311
(937) 295-2011 (Shelby/Auglaize counties)
Portage Lakes--(29 available)
5031 Manchester Road
Akron, OH 44319-3999
(330) 644-2220 (Summit County)
Rocky Fork--(16 available)
9800 North Shore Dr.
Hillsboro, OH 45133-9205
(937) 393-4284 (Highland County)
Meet at Visitors/Nature Center
West Branch--(16 available)
5708 Esworthy Road, Route #5
Ravenna, Ohio 44266-9659
(330) 296-3239 (Portage County)