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must be one adult supervisor 21 or older to each youth under 18. Hunters under 18 years of age <br />must shoot their own deer. <br />Individuals with a big game violation in the last three years are not eligible to participate in this hunt. <br />Violation of this rule will result in a lifetime hunting ban for this hunt. <br />Application and Fees <br />Application fee: $5 per person due at the time of application submission <br />Applications are due by August 11, 2017. <br />Successful applicants will be notified by August 31, 2017. <br />Successful applicants must attend a pre-hunt orientation on September 5, 2017 at 6:30pm at the Elk <br />River Public Works Building, 19000 Proctor Road, Elk River, MN 55330. <br />Processing fee: $25 per person due at the pre-hunt orientation <br />Hunters may apply individually or as a member of a two person team. Hunters applying as a two <br />person team must submit both applications together along with the $5 application fee for each <br />hunter in the team. Hunters applying as a two person team will enter at the lower of the preference <br />levels of the two hunters. <br />Hunter Selection <br />Thirty (30) hunters will be selected by lottery for the 2017 archery hunt with two hunters selected <br />per zone; fifteen (15) total zones will be available to hunt. All selected hunters will be eligible to <br />participate in the hunts and are encouraged to coordinate hunting times and efforts with the other <br />hunter within their respective zones. <br />Each hunter must successfully complete an archery proficiency test consisting of placing 4 out of 6 <br />shots into an 8” diameter target at 20 yards before applying. Your proficiency may be certified by <br />making arrangements to have it witnessed at Tales and Trails Sport Shop in Zimmerman. Tails and <br />Trails Sport Shop will charge a $10 fee for this service. <br />Lottery priority points are awarded as follows; <br />One point for each year of unsuccessful selection. <br />One point for antlerless deer harvest the previous year. <br />One point for Elk River residency. <br />Each applicant will get one chance in the lottery, plus one additional chance for each bonus <br />point. Hunters who apply as a two person team will be individually entered into the <br />drawing; however if one person is selected both hunters in the team will be selected and <br />assigned the same hunt zone together. <br />