Duck blind drawings to be held for area lakes

(September 1, 2009) - Hunters gearing up for Oklahoma’s waterfowl season can participate in the Oklahoma City Police Department’s annual drawings for hunting waterfowl from duck blinds at Lake Overholser and Lake Draper.

The drawing for spots at Lake Overholser begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 9 at the Lake Overholser pavilion, 1200 East Overholser Drive.  The Draper drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 12 at the lake marina, located east of SE 104 and W Draper Drive. 

Participants must be at least 18 and hold a current Oklahoma City hunting permit and an Oklahoma state-hunting license to qualify for the drawing. Permits will be available at the prior to the drawings at Overholser and Draper.  City permits are $3 per day or $12.50 annually.   The purchase of a hunting permit is unconditional and no refunds can be made.

A copy of the blind site locations and hunting regulations will be posted at the drawing site.  All hunting must be from designated blinds.  There will be no banking hunting or hunting from watercraft. All watercraft used to transport hunters to and from the blind locations must have a current city boating permit, which can be obtained, at the drawing site.  All Federal and State laws regarding the hunting of migratory waterfowl, as well as local City Ordinances will be enforced.

For more information, contact the Police Department’s Lake Overholser patrol station at 789-3746 or the Lake Draper patrol station at 794-5010.