MASON CITY – Effective for the 2012-13 Archery Deer Hunting Season, the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board will conduct a lottery for the 35 annual archery permits at the Lime Creek Conservation Area. Effective Monday August 27, 2012 at 8:00am lottery application forms will be available. Application forms will be limited to one entry per individual and all applications must be completed in full prior to being eligible for the lottery. Lottery applications may be picked up and dropped off at the conservation office or the outdoor application box at the LCNC.
Application forms will be accepted until September 7, 2012 at 4:00pm. The archery deer hunting lottery will be held Wednesday September 12, 2012 at 8:00am in the Lime Creek Nature Center Auditorium. The public is invited to attend the scheduled lottery event. The 35 successful lottery applicants will receive by mail a permit and window tag that must be present while hunting at LCCA (Non-transferrable). All Iowa DNR deer hunting rules and regulations will apply. Hunters will be required to return a post season survey and will be prohibited to hunt the following year if the survey is not returned. If you have any questions please contact Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board office at (641) 423-5309.
Archery hunts like this are a great and very effective way of controlling urban deer herds. Hats off to the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board. Good job!!!