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CHESAPEAKE FOREST HUNT CLUB LOTTERY
FOR LEASES ON INDIVIDUAL FOREST TRACTS
Background:
The Department has completed its comprehensive planning process for managing hunting opportunities on Chesapeake Forest Lands, which will incorporate both Public Hunting and Leased Hunting. Chesapeake Forest tracts open to Public Hunting can be viewed on the Chesapeake Forest website. Hunt Clubs that are interested in obtaining a hunting lease agreement on Chesapeake Forest can enter a lottery for the 4 non-leased tracts that are currently available for Hunt Club leasing. The Department will be conducting a public lottery to allocate these available tracts as per the following instructions.
Lottery Guidelines:
Chesapeake Forest tracts along with maps and lease rates, that are currently available to a hunt club for leasing can be viewed by clicking on the following link: (Lottery Tracts). These will be offered to a valid hunt club via a lottery to be held on Friday, September 12, 2008, 3:00 p.m. at the MD DNR Forest Service, Wicomico Demonstration Forest, at 6095 Sixty Foot Road in Wicomico County.
The following are requirements and information for entering the Hunt Club Lottery:
- Only hunt clubs can participate. A hunt club is defined as a club of at least two members each with a Maryland Hunting License and one person designated as the club president.
- Each person must fill out a lottery form. Only one submittal per person will be placed in the lottery.There is NO FEE to enter into the lottery drawing.
- You are allowed to list up to 3 tracts for the Hunting Lottery, if your card is selected you will be awarded the first available tract on your list. It is recommended that you visit the tracts that you list on the lottery form. Some tracts have an access road. Tract maps are posted on this website or can be obtained through the Chesapeake Forest Office.
- A hunt club selected in the lottery must sign a Hunt Club Lease Agreement and make full payment for their selected tract by Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Hunt clubs are required to carry a Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy, with one million dollars per occurrence, two million annual aggregate, for the club.
- Hunt clubs are expected to help maintain access roads, gates and signage that on some tracts will need to be posted along Chesapeake Forest boundary lines.
- A Hunt club is also permitted to camp on a tract under lease, however they must obtain a camping permit from the Forest Manager for each camping trailer. Permits are $85 for the season.
- Any club that fails to make payment on a lease by the payment deadline indicated on the lottery form will forfeit their tract. The tract will then be offered to the first club selected in the lottery that had that tract listed on their lottery form, and were not successful in obtaining a lease on any other Chesapeake Forest tract.
Questions concerning the lottery should be directed to Denise Snyder at 410-632-3732 or dsnyder@dnr.state.md.us.
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