"Every Member Draws" Procedure
Bob Brown, Columbia Bottom, Eagle Bluffs, Grand Pass, Marais Temps Clair, Otter Slough, and Ten Mile Pond Conservation Areas are using this procedure.
Reservation Parties
- The reservation holder must check in prior to official draw time and present a valid photo I.D. (unless they are under 16 years of age) to verify Missouri residency. Staff will confirm your reservation by referring to the reservation holder list and check off your name to ensure arrival prior to “official draw time”.
- RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE HONORED IF THE RESERVATION HOLDER HAS NOT CHECKED IN BY "OFFICIAL DRAW TIME".
- During the check-in procedure, the reservation holder will give the completed Waterfowl Hunting Tags and required hunting permits and stamps from each member of their party to the employee conducting the drawing. The reservation holder will then be allowed to draw one pill from the box that contains the number of "pills" equal to the number of hunting locations available (Example: if 27 locations are available, pills 1–27 will be used).
- NOTE: It is possible for a reservation holder to be on time and check in prior to official draw time, but not have enough time to draw a pill by official draw time. In this case, the reservation holder will be allowed to draw a pill after the official draw time (only if checked in on time), but prior to the morning talk and poor-line drawing.
Poor Line Parties (no reservation)
- All hunters from each party drawing in the "poor line" must sign the waiting list sign-in sheet prior to official draw time. (Reservation holders and their party members do not sign the poor line sign-in sheet.)
Drawing
- Prior to official draw time, Area Staff will ask if all hunters present have signed the waiting list sign-in sheet (excluding Reservation Holders) and double check to see if all of the reservation holders that are present have checked in at official draw time, staff will announce that “REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED” and take the waiting list sign-in sheet behind the counter.
- Area Staff will then count the number of signatures on the poor line sign-in sheet (e.g., 121 signatures) and check for duplicate signatures or other errors.
- Area Staff will then add the number from the poor line sign-in sheet to the number of reservation holders present (e.g., 10), then add three (to allow for error) and place the appropriate number of pills—no more, no less—in the box (e.g., 10 + 121 + 3 = 134). • If there is enough room, Area Staff will require that all poor line party members be present at the window to draw a pill.
- If space is a problem, each poor line party member need not be present to draw a pill. Instead, one party member can draw a pill for each party member. However… o If the party draws a pill for an absent member and that member is not in the room by the time their number is called, then the entire party forfeits their privilege to hunt the Area through the managed hunt system that day.
- The maximum hunting party size is four (4) and each party member must be properly licensed; only properly licensed hunting party members qualify to draw a pill. Observers may be included as part of a four (4) person party, but only properly licensed individuals will be allowed to draw a pill.
- Every poor line party must draw the appropriate number of pills. That is, if a party of four draws pill #1 on the first pull, they still must draw three more pills.
- After everyone has drawn, Area Staff will announce a “LAST CALL TO DRAW.” If everyone has drawn, Staff will announce the “DRAW IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.”
- After the drawing is closed—not before—Area Staff will return permits to applicants who want to leave because of their position in the draw.
Post-Draw Allocation of Hunting Locations
- Beginning with the lowest number first, Area Staff will proceed to issue hunting locations. NOTE: All poor line hunting party members must be present at the window to select a hunting location.
Disabled-Accessible Hunting Blinds
- Parties registered to hunt in disabled-accessible blinds may be processed as soon as possible so as to minimize crowding and confusion.
- Party members registered to hunt a disabled-accessible blind are not eligible to participate in the “Every Member Draws” procedure unless they first forfeit their ADA blind reservation.
