Joe Manchin III, Governor

Frank Jezioro, Director

News Release : October 25, 2005

Hoy Murphy , Public Information Officer (304) 558-3380 hoymurphy@wvdnr.gov

Contact: Eliazbeth Gallaher, Wildlife Resources Section (304) 558-2771 wildlife@wvdnr.gov

Register for Beyond BOW – Women's Deer Hunt December 3-5

  The 4th Annual Women's Deer Hunt will be co-sponsored by the Main Street Inn and the WV Division of Natural Resources, December 3-5, 2005 in Upshur County . The registration fee for this Beyond BOW event will be $160 which includes lodging, a field dressing kit, and a hunting mentor. Participants will receive instruction on basic firearms safety and how to scout out your hunting location.

  To participate in this antlerless deer hunt, you must be at least 18 years old and preference will be given to those who have attended a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop, a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman hunter safety class, and who did not attend previous Beyond BOW deer hunts.

  Applications are now available but space is very limited. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Gallaher at 304-558-2771 or elizabethgallaher@wvdnr.gov or download the registration form at www.wvdnr.gov under Special Opportunities.

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