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Individuals with a big game violation in the last three years are not eligible to participate in this hunt. <br />Violation of this rule and other hunt rules will result in a lifetime hunting ban for this hunt. <br />Application and Fees <br />Application fee: $10 per person due at the time of application submission <br />Applications are due by August 16, 2019. <br />Successful applicants will be notified by August 26, 2019. <br />Successful applicants must attend a pre-hunt orientation on September 5, 2019 at 6:30pm at the Elk <br />River Public Works Building, 19000 Proctor Road, Elk River, MN 55330. <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 $10 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 />Twenty-Six (26) hunters will be selected by lottery for the 2019 archery hunt with two hunters <br />selected per zone; thirteen (13) total zones will be available to hunt. All selected hunters will be <br />eligible to participate in the hunts and are encouraged to coordinate hunting times and efforts with <br />the other 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. Your proficiency target must be presented at the time <br />of the orientation meeting to participate in the hunt. Your proficiency may be certified by making <br />arrangements to have it witnessed at Tales and Trails Sport Shop in Zimmerman or another archery <br />facility which conducts proficiency shooting tests. There may be a fee associated with conducting <br />the proficiency test dependent upon the vendor. <br />Lottery priority points are awarded as follows; <br />One point for each year of unsuccessful selection. <br />One point for an antlerless deer harvested 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 entered into the drawing as a team <br />and will be assigned the same hunt zone together. <br />Hunting Schedule <br />Parks will remain open to the public at all times for the duration of the hunt. Hunters will be <br />allowed to hunt each day of the open archery deer season. Two hunters will be selected to hunt <br /> <br />