A drawing for area youth to hunt deer will take place next month. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will conduct a drawing on September 12th for three youth to hunt deer during the Illinois Youth Firearm Deer Season, October 10th through the 12th. The special youth hunt takes place at the Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Upland Management Area. To be eligible for the drawing, youth age 16 and under must put their name, mailing address and contact number on a 3x5 postcard and send it or bring it to the Coffeen Lake SFWA site by September 11th. The mailing address is P.O. Box 517 Coffeen, Illinois, 62017. Successful applicants will have until September 30th to apply for and report their Montgomery County youth firearm deer permit number to the Coffeen Lake site office. For more information, contact the Ramsey Lake State Park Office at 618-423-2215.
Thomack 8/25/15