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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will once again offer special refuge deer hunting permits for the 2008 nine-day state gun season and the 2008-09 late archery season.

Permit applications are available at the refuge office or may be downloaded online at www.fws.gov/midwest/trempealeau. Applications for the gun season must be returned no later than Oct. 10.

A random drawing will be held on Oct. 14 to select 35 hunters for the special refuge gun deer hunt. Permits for the late archery season may be purchased from now until Dec. 19.

Cost for a refuge deer permit (gun or archery) is $10. All applicants must possess a valid Wisconsin hunting license and a refuge permit to hunt on the refuge.

Wisconsin hunting regulations will be in effect while hunting on the refuge.

Interested hunters may contact Trempealeau refuge for more information or to request an application by calling (608) 539-2311, ext. 16. (TTY users

may call via the Wisconsin State Relay Service at 1-800-947-3529).

To request an application by mail, write to: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, W28488 Refuge Road, Trempealeau, WI 54661. E-mail requests go to trempealeau@fws.gov.