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DFG Offers Special Game Bird Heritage Program Event at Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area

Permits for two special pheasant hunts (J-17) for junior hunters will be issued by drawing, announced the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). To be eligible, youths must have successfully completed a hunter education course and possess a valid California Junior Hunting License. The junior pheasant hunt events will be located south of the City of Sonoma at the Valley of the Moon Trap Club, and on DFG’s Ringstrom Bay Unit of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area.

Additional activities will include wildlife management and safety talks, shotgun patterning, and practice shooting at the trap range. This event is possible through DFG’s Gamebird Heritage Program and the generous contributions by The Valley of the Moon Trap Club and our many volunteers. The event times are as follows:

A.M. hunt: Nov. 19, 2005, 8 a.m. to noon
P.M. hunt: Nov. 19, 2005, 1 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.

Junior hunters interested in a permit must apply in writing on a standard size post card listing their:

Name
Mailing Address
Telephone Number
2005-2006 Junior Hunting License Number
Name of Adult Chaperone
Desired Hunt (A.M. or P.M.)
Second Choice

If the first choice has been filled, applicants will be assigned to their second choice (if another choice is indicated and it has not been filled). Two junior hunters may apply as a group if complete information for each hunter is included.

Submit written applications (standard post card) to:
Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, Junior Pheasant Hunt
Department of Fish and Game
P. O. Box 47
Yountville, CA 94599.

All applications must be received by Nov. 4, 2005. A total of 20 permits will be available for the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area hunts. All successful applicants will be notified by mail.

Hunts will be limited to 10 youths for each of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area hunts. A non-hunting 18 years of age or older adult is required to accompany and supervise the junior hunters. An experienced chaperone can be provided upon request.

Any vacancies after the drawing will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis through the receipt of applications. Questions concerning these special youth pheasant hunts should be directed to DFG’s Karen Taylor at (707) 944-5567.