2007-2008 Waterfowl Hunt Applications
McNary Fee Hunt Unit

McNary National Wildlife Refuge
Burbank, Washington

PLEASE READ BEFORE PRINTING PERMIT APPLICATION
(Check with the Washington Department of Wildlife for all season dates!)

General Hunt Information for the McNary Fee Hunt Unit:
Waterfowl hunt permit applications for the McNary Fee Hunt Unit of McNary National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) are provided online.  Please feel free to print out a copy of the application, but remember that each hunter can submit only one application, and all applications must be submitted by mail.

Applications for advanced reservations on the Fee Hunt Unit will be accepted for the entire state waterfowl season on one application.  Please read the instructions carefully before filling out the form.  Applications may be completed using either pen or pencil, and you must provide your own envelope and postage.  Applications for the Burbank Slough Fee Hunt Area of McNary NWR must be received at the above noted address no later than September 21, 2007.

There is a non-refundable $5.00 application fee, which must be submitted with your application.  No cash will be accepted (it will be sent back to you)!.  Please make personal checks or certified checks/money orders payable to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  One check can pay for multiple permits and multiple permits can be mailed in one (1) envelope.

Other Hunting Information:

1. The Washinton waterfowl season dates will be determined soon.  Check with the Washington Department of Wildlife for specific dates.
2. The McNary Fee Hunt Unit of McNary NWR is open for hunting three days per week—Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays, as well as Thanksgiving Day and New Years Day.  The non-fee areas of McNary NWR (Peninsula, Two Rivers and Wallula Units) have different hunt days.  See the McNary NWR general hunt information page and specific "tearsheet" for information on these other hunt units.
3. No permit applications for adults are accepted for Youth Hunt Days, Saturday December 1.  To apply for the Youth Hunt Day, youths must send a standard postcard with name, address, and the words "McNary RefugeYouth Hunt Day."  Youths must be 10-17 years old to apply for a permit and participate in this hunt, have a hunter safety card, and must be accompanied by an adult companion at least 21 years old (two older companions per youth hunter will be allowed).  Both permit application fee and the hunt blind fees will be waived for youth hunters and their companions for the Youth Hunt Day.  Applications for the Youth Hunt must be received by November 5, 2007.  There will be no standby drawing available for non-youth hunters on Youth Hunt Day.
4. Reservation permit holders will receive numbers designating the order of blind selection.  The permittee with the lowest number receives first choice of blind sites.  Reservation holders selecting Slough Blinds will be allowed three guests.  Reservation holders selecting Field Blinds will be allowed a maximum of three guests.  After the reservation holders have selected their hunting sites, unoccupied sites will be filled by standby hunters, according to a drawing conducted at the Hunter Check Station.
5. 5. Blind fees for both permittees and standby hunters are $10.00 per hunter payable at the time of the hunt by cash or check.  Also, a $50.00 season pass is available and may be purchased at the Hunter Check Station.  There is no fee for youth hunters aged 15 years and younger.  Holders of Golden Age or Golden Access cards pay half price for hunt fees (daily hunt fee or season pass).
6. Upland bird hunting (pheasants and quail) is allowed on the McNary Fee Hunt Unit of McNary NWR from noon until the end of state shooting hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day, and New Years Day.  No permit or check-in will be required for upland hunters for the 2007 - 2008 hunt season.
7. All hunters must access the McNary Fee Hunt Unit from one of five designated parking areas.
8. During the 2007 - 2008 hunting season the hunter check station will be staffed from 1½ hours before legal shooting hours until 8:00am on scheduled hunt days.  The check station will reopen each hunt day at 11:30am for a drawing for afternoon hunting, and closes for the day at 1:00pm.

Click on the link below to access the permit application which you can print out and send by mail. If you have questions please call (509) 371-9212.

NOTE CHANGE:  KEEP POSTED here for the new location of hunter check station for the 2007-2008 season.

Click Here For PERMIT APPLICATION