Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
Mountain-Prairie Region
Picture of handicap hunting blind

Picture of outside of handicapped blind

 
There are 2 special blind areas. These blinds are located in an area set aside for hunters with disabilities only. They have wheel chair access and offer great concealment for the novice and expert hunters alike. They are reconditioned each year just prior to the hunting season.
 

SPECIAL BLIND AREA REGULATIONS

Who can hunt: The registered hunter accompanied by one non-impaired companion or a capable retrieving dog.

Requirements:Utah Department of Motor Vehicle disabled license plate or window placard.
Vehicles utilized by registered hunters must have the license plate or the window placard displayed.

Hunting Days Available: Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.

Reservations: Call in advance from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday-Friday. 435 693 3122

Registration: All hunters sign in and out at the Kiosk by the Refuge entrance.

Parking: Vehicles may be driven into the blind site to unload and load only then parked at the parking lot located in the general hunting area adjacent to the beginning of the Special Blind Area access road.

Hunting zone: The area within 100 feet around each blind site

Retrieval zones: From approximately 100 yards past the hunting zone to the closed area. Loaded firearms are not allowed in the retrieval zone. No one may enter the closed zone at any time.
All hunters, regardless of their degree of mobility, must make a reasonable effort to retrieve birds downed in an area where birds can legally be retrieved.

When in doubt as to any regulation or use of the Refuge, contact a Refuge staff member.

 
     

Last Updated: November 13, 2012

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