Changes to Lottery System for Waterfowl Hunting?

November 19, 2020

Question: In past years, the night before lotteries have generally allowed hunters (with a few refuge exceptions) to add additional hunters to their lottery entry. Lottery refuge hunters went up and down the valley entering their names as well as their hunting partners’ names and GoID. This year, with COVID-19 limitations, hunters are limited to entering lotteries at one refuge per person. Will applicants be allowed to add an additional hunter to their ticket? What if the other hunter is at a separate check station entering his/her partner’s GoID? (Aaron)

Answer: For most wildlife areas and refuges this season, all hunters applying for the lotteries the night before shoot days have to be present. Therefore, you can no longer add your buddies’ names and hunting license numbers to your lottery application unless they are also present at the check station during the lottery. You can find answers to this and other questions on our COVID-19 wildlife area operational changes web page.