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Camp Ripley Disabled American Veteran’s Firearms Deer Hunt
The eighteenth annual Disabled American Veteran‟s firearms deer hunt on Camp Ripley
was held October 7-8, 2009. This year 52 hunters participated in the hunt. The weather was
warm, with some precipitation. Thirteen deer were killed (Table 31). The largest deer taken was a
174 pound buck.
Table 31. Disabled American Veteran‟s firearms white-tailed deer hunt at Camp Ripley, 1992-
2009.
Year
Deer
Harvested
Percent
Hunter
Success
Buck Does Fawns
Camp Ripley Deployed Soldiers Archery Deer Hunt
The fourth annual deployed soldier‟s archery deer hunt was held in conjunction with the
DAV firearms hunt on Camp Ripley. Permits were issued to soldiers that have been mobilized to
support the Global War on Terrorism since September 11, 2001. Soldiers were allowed to hunt in
any non-restricted areas north of Cassino Road. One hundred and fifty permits were available,
126 hunters applied and 51 hunters participated in this year‟s hunt. Eleven deer were taken, for a
success rate of 20 percent (Table 32 ).
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Permits
Issued
Number
of
Hunters
Dates
Largest
Deer
(lbs)
1992 7 37% 4 2 1 19 19 Oct. 14-15 152
1993 11 35% 5 4 2 31 31 Oct. 13-14 132
1994 14 35% 3 3 8 42 40 Oct. 12-13 185
1995 6 15% 1 5 0 40 39 Oct. 11-12 142
1996 9 23% 3 4 2 40 39 Oct. 9-10 132
1997 9 23% 2 2 5 40 38 Oct. 8-9 152
1998 11 30% 2 5 4 39 37 Oct. 7-8 129
1999 8 23% 4 3 1 38 35 Oct. 6-7 137
2000 14 37% 5 5 4 40 38 Oct. 4-5 181
2001 4 11% 1 1 2 45 38 Oct. 10-11 123
2002 12 26% 3 8 1 46 46 Oct. 9-10 144
2003 10 20% 4 6 0 50 48 Oct. 8-9 160
2004 15 33% 6 7 2 48 45 Oct. 6-7 184
2005 12 24.5% 3 7 2 52 49 Oct. 5-6 152
2006 9 19.5% 2 6 1 50 46 Oct. 4-5 146
2007 18 31% 7 8 3 59 59 Oct. 3-4 168
2008 9 16% 2 6 1 58 53 Oct 8-9 180
2009 13 25% 5 4 4 55 52 Oct 7-8 174
Total 191 62 86 43 752
Avg. 11 26% 3 5 2 42 151
2009 Conservation Program Report